2008 Davis Cup World Group

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The 2008 Davis Cup World Group is the highest level of competition in the Davis Cup.

Contents 1 Participants 2 World Group 3 First Round 3.1 Russia v Serbia 3.2 Czech Republic v Belgium 3.3 Argentina v Great Britain 3.4 Israel v Sweden 3.5 Germany v South Korea 3.6 Peru v Spain 3.7 Romania v France 3.8 Austria v United States 4 Quarter Finals 4.1 Russia v Czech Republic 4.2 Argentina v Sweden 4.3 Germany v Spain 4.4 United States v France 5 Semi Finals 5.1 Argentina v Russia 5.2 Spain v United States 6 Final 6.1 Argentina v Spain

[edit] Participants

The following 16 nations qualified for the 2008 Davis Cup World Group.

Seeds	Other Qualifiers
Russia (1)	Austria
United States (2)	Czech Republic
Argentina (3)	Great Britain
Germany (4)	Israel
Spain (5)	Peru
Sweden (6)	Romania
France (7)	Serbia
Belgium (8)	South Korea

[edit] World Group

	First Round February 8-10					Quarter Finals April 11-13					Semi Finals September 19-21					Final November 21-23
	Moscow, Russia (indoor hard)
	1	Russia	3
						Moscow, Russia (indoor clay)
		Serbia	2
						1	Russia	3
	Ostrava, Czech Republic (ind. carpet)
							Czech Republic	2
	8	Belgium	2
											Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
		Czech Republic	3
											1	Russia	2
	Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
										3	Argentina	3
	3	Argentina	4
						Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
		Great Britain	1
						3	Argentina	4
	Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard)
						6	Sweden	1
	6	Sweden	3
																Argentina
		Israel	2
																3	Argentina
	Braunschweig, Germany (indoor clay)
															5	Spain
		South Korea	2
						Bremen, Germany (indoor carpet)
	5	Germany	3
						4	Germany	1
	Lima, Peru (clay)
						5	Spain	4
		Peru	0
											Madrid, Spain (clay)
	4	Spain	5
											5	Spain	4
	Sibiu, Romania (indoor hard)
										2	United States	1
		Romania	0
						Winston-Salem, USA (indoor hard)
	7	France	5
						7	France	1
	Vienna, Austria (indoor clay)
						2	United States	4
		Austria	1
	2	United States	4

[edit] First Round

[edit] Russia v Serbia

Russia 3	Luzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow, Russia February 8 - February 10, 2008 hard (indoors)		Serbia 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Mikhail Youzhny Nenad Zimonjić 2 6 6 3 6 2 6 4     2 Nikolay Davydenko Viktor Troicki 6 1 1 6 6 3 1 6 6 2   3 Mikhail Youzhny / Dmitry Tursunov Novak Đoković / Nenad Zimonjić 3 6 66 7 65 7       4 Nikolay Davydenko Novak Đoković 4 6 3 6 6 4       retired 5 Dmitry Tursunov Viktor Troicki 67 7 6 4 3 6

[edit] Czech Republic v Belgium

Czech Republic 3	ČEZ Aréna, Ostrava, Czech Republic February 8 - February 10, 2008 carpet (indoors)		Belgium 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Tomáš Berdych Kristof Vliegen 6 3 6 1 6 4       2 Radek Štěpánek Steve Darcis 6 4 7 64 7 65       3 Tomáš Berdych / Radek Štěpánek Kristof Vliegen / Olivier Rochus 62 7 7 66 7 5 5 7 6 4   4 Lukáš Dlouhý Steve Darcis 66 7 4 6         5 Pavel Vízner Ruben Bemelmans 7 64 5 7 2 2     retired

[edit] Argentina v Great Britain

Argentina 4	Estadio Parque Roca, Buenos Aires, Argentina February 8 - February 10, 2008 clay (outdoors)		Great Britain 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 David Nalbandian Jamie Baker 6 1 6 3 6 3       2 Agustín Calleri Alex Bogdanovic 6 3 6 1 6 1       3 José Acasuso / David Nalbandian Ross Hutchins / Jamie Murray 6 2 7 611 6 0       4 José Acasuso Alex Bogdanovic 7 5 7 5         5 Agustín Calleri Jamie Baker 64 7 4 6

[edit] Israel v Sweden

Israel 2	Canada Stadium, Ramat HaSharon, Israel February 8 - February 10, 2008 hard (outdoors)		Sweden 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Dudi Sela Jonas Björkman 7 68 6 3 6 1       2 Harel Levy Thomas Johansson 1 6 1 6 3 6       3 Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram Simon Aspelin / Robert Lindstedt 6 3 7 63 7 5       4 Dudi Sela Thomas Johansson 66 7 1 6 5 7       5 Harel Levy Jonas Björkman 6 0 4 6 3 6 66 7

[edit] Germany v South Korea

Germany 3	Volkswagen Halle, Braunschweig, Germany February 8 - February 10, 2008 clay (indoors)		South Korea 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Philipp Kohlschreiber Jae-Sung An 6 2 6 2 6 2       2 Florian Mayer Hyung-Taik Lee 5 7 3 6 6 1 7 66 3 6   3 Philipp Kohlschreiber / Philipp Petzschner Woong-Sun Jun / Jae-Sung An 6 1 6 3 6 3       4 Philipp Kohlschreiber Hyung-Taik Lee 6 0 4 6 6 1 7 66     5 Michael Berrer Woong-Sun Jun 1 6 6 3 4 6

[edit] Peru v Spain

Peru 0	Jockey Club de Peru, Lima, Peru February 8 - February 10, 2008 clay (outdoors)		Spain 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Matías Silva Nicolás Almagro 3 6 5 7 0 6       2 Iván Miranda Tommy Robredo 2 6 3 6 3 6       3 Luis Horna / Iván Miranda Feliciano López / Fernando Verdasco 3 6 4 6 64 7       4 Mauricio Echazú Tommy Robredo 4 6 1 6         5 Iván Miranda Nicolás Almagro 2 6 3 6

[edit] Romania v France

Romania 0	Sala Transilvania, Sibiu, Romania February 8 - February 10, 2008 hard (indoors)		France 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Victor Hanescu Richard Gasquet 65 7 4 6 5 7       2 Andrei Pavel Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7 62 4 6 4 6 4 6     3 Florin Mergea / Horia Tecau Arnaud Clement / Michael Llodra 3 6 4 6 7 66 6 3 2 6   4 Andrei Pavel Michael Llodra 65 7 67 7         5 Horia Tecau Arnaud Clement 63 7 6 2 4 6

[edit] Austria v United States

Austria 1	Ferry Dusika Hallenstadion, Vienna, Austria February 8 - February 10, 2008 clay (indoors)		United States 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jurgen Melzer Andy Roddick 4 6 6 4 3 6 7 64 3 6   2 Stefan Koubek James Blake 7 5 5 7 2 6 2 6     3 Julian Knowle / Jurgen Melzer Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 1 6 4 6 2 6       4 Stefan Koubek Mike Bryan 7 5 1 0         retired 5 Werner Eschauer Bob Bryan 0 6 6 3 63 7

[edit] Quarter Finals

[edit] Russia v Czech Republic

Russia 3	Luzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow, Russia April 11 - April 13, 2008 clay (indoors)		Czech Republic 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Marat Safin Tomáš Berdych 65 7 4 6 6 3 6 2 6 4   2 Igor Andreev Radek Štěpánek 3 6 2 6 4 6       3 Igor Andreev / Nikolay Davydenko Radek Štěpánek / Pavel Vízner 3 6 6 3 7 5 6 4     4 Nikolay Davydenko Tomáš Berdych 6 3 2 6 65 7 6 3 1 2   retired 5 Marat Safin Lukáš Dlouhý 3 6 3 6

[edit] Argentina v Sweden

Argentina 4	Estadio Parque Roca, Buenos Aires, Argentina April 11 - April 13, 2008 clay (outdoors)		Sweden 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 David Nalbandian Thomas Johansson 6 2 5 7 6 4 6 2     2 José Acasuso Robin Söderling 0 6 4 6 1 6       3 Guillermo Cañas / David Nalbandian Jonas Björkman / Robert Lindstedt 7 5 6 4 6 4       4 David Nalbandian Robin Söderling 6 4 1 6 4 6 6 4 9 7   5 Juan Mónaco Thomas Johansson 6 3 6 3

[edit] Germany v Spain

Germany 1	AWD Dome, Bremen, Germany April 11 - April 13, 2008 hard (indoors)		Spain 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Nicolas Kiefer Rafael Nadal 65 7 0 6 3 6       2 Philipp Kohlschreiber David Ferrer 7 63 3 6 4 6 2 6     3 Philipp Kohlschreiber / Philipp Petzschner Feliciano López / Fernando Verdasco 7 63 61 7 4 6 6 2 10 12   4 Michael Berrer Fernando Verdasco 6 2 65 7 4 6       5 Nicolas Kiefer Feliciano López 6 4 7 62

[edit] United States v France

United States 4	Joel Coliseum, Winston-Salem, NC, USA April 11 - April 13, 2008 hard (indoors)		France 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Andy Roddick Michael Llodra 6 4 7 63 7 65       2 James Blake Paul-Henri Mathieu 7 65 63 7 6 3 3 6 7 5   3 Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan Arnaud Clément / Michael Llodra 7 67 5 7 3 6 4 6     4 Andy Roddick Paul-Henri Mathieu 6 2 6 3 6 2       5 James Blake Richard Gasquet 64 7 6 4 6 4

[edit] Semi Finals

[edit] Argentina v Russia

Argentina 3	Estadio Parque Roca, Buenos Aires, Argentina September 19 - September 21, 2008 clay (outdoors)		Russia 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 David Nalbandian Igor Andreev 7 65 6 2 6 4       2 Juan Martin del Potro Nikolay Davydenko 6 1 6 4 6 2       3 Guillermo Canas / David Nalbandian Igor Kunitsyn / Dmitry Tursunov 2 6 1 6 7 69 6 3 6 8   4 David Nalbandian Nikolay Davydenko 6 3 3 6 62 7 0 6     5 Juan Martin del Potro Igor Andreev 6 4 6 2 6 1

[edit] Spain v United States

Spain 4	Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas, Madrid, Spain September 19 - September 21, 2008 clay (outdoors)		United States 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Rafael Nadal Sam Querrey 65 7 6 4 6 3 6 4     2 David Ferrer Andy Roddick 7 65 2 6 1 6 6 4 8 6   3 Feliciano Lopez / Fernando Verdasco Mike Bryan / Mardy Fish 6 4 4 6 3 6 6 4 4 6   4 Rafael Nadal Andy Roddick 6 4 6 0 6 4       5 Feliciano Lopez Sam Querrey 7 63 7 64

[edit] Final

[edit] Argentina v Spain

Argentina	Argentina November 21 - November 23, 2008		Spain
1 2 3 4 5 1               2               3               4               5

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