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2008 Fed Cup

{{Short description|2008 edition of the Fed Cup}}

{{ Infobox tennis circuit season

| name = 2008 Fed Cup

| image =

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| duration = 2 February – 14 September

| edition = 46th

| previous = 2007

| next = 2009

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The 2008 Fed Cup was the 46th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis.

The final took place at Club de Campo Villa de Madrid in Madrid, Spain, on 13–14 September. The home team, Spain, lost to the defending champion Russia, 0–4, giving Russia their fourth title in five years.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/sep/15/3|title=Kuznetsova leads Russians to another Fed Cup title|publisher=The Guardian|accessdate=15 April 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://www.deseret.com/2008/9/14/20274809/russia-wins-fed-cup-final-against-spain/|title=Russia wins Fed Cup final against Spain|publisher=deseret.com|accessdate=15 April 2025}}

World Group

{{details|2008 Fed Cup World Group}}

class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"
colspan=4|Participating Teams
style="width:25%;"| {{fed-big|CHN}}

!style="width:25%;"| {{fed-big|FRA}}

!style="width:25%;"| {{fed-big|GER}}

!style="width:25%;"| {{fed-big|ISR}}

{{fed-big|ITA}}

!{{fed-big|RUS}}

!{{fed-big|ESP}}

!{{fed-big|USA}}

=Draw=

{{8TeamBracket-info

| RD1-date=2–3 February

| RD2-date=26–27 April

| RD3-date=13–14 September

| teamwidth=16

| RD1T1-loc={{nowrap|Ramat HaSharon, Israel (Outdoor hard)}}

| RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team1={{fed|RUS}} | RD1-score1=4

| RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2={{fed|ISR}} | RD1-score2=1

| RD1T2-loc={{nowrap|La Jolla, United States (Outdoor hard)}}

| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3={{fed|GER}} | RD1-score3=1

| RD1-seed4=4 | RD1-team4={{fed|USA}} | RD1-score4=4

| RD1T3-loc={{nowrap|Beijing, China (Indoor hard)}}

| RD1-seed5=3 | RD1-team5={{fed|FRA}} | RD1-score5=2

| RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6={{fed|CHN}} | RD1-score6=3

| RD1T4-loc={{nowrap|Naples, Italy (Indoor hard)}}

| RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7={{fed|ESP}} | RD1-score7=3

| RD1-seed8=2 | RD1-team8={{fed|ITA}} | RD1-score8=2

| RD2T1-loc={{nowrap|Moscow, Russia (Indoor clay)}}

| RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team1={{fed|RUS}} | RD2-score1=3

| RD2-seed2=4 | RD2-team2={{fed|USA}} | RD2-score2=2

| RD2T2-loc={{nowrap|Beijing, China (Indoor hard)}}

| RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3={{fed|CHN}}| RD2-score3=1

| RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4={{fed|ESP}} | RD2-score4=4

| RD3T1-loc={{nowrap|Madrid, Spain (Outdoor clay)}}

| RD3-seed1=1 | RD3-team1={{fed|RUS}} | RD3-score1=4

| RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2={{fed|ESP}} | RD3-score2=0

}}

World Group play-offs

{{details|2008 Fed Cup World Group play-offs}}

The four losing teams in the World Group first round ties (France, Germany, Israel and Italy), and four winners of the World Group II ties (Argentina, Czech Republic, Japan and Ukraine) entered the draw for the World Group play-offs.

Date: 26–27 April

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VenueSurfaceHome teamScoreVisiting team
Ramat HaSharon, IsraelOutdoor hard{{fed|ISR}}align="center"|2–3{{fed|CZE}}
Buenos Aires, ArgentinaOutdoor clay{{fed|ARG}}align="center"|3–2{{fed|GER}}
Tokyo, JapanIndoor hard{{fed|JPN}}align="center"|1–4{{fed|FRA}}
Olbia, ItalyOutdoor clay{{fed|ITA}}align="center"|3–2{{fed|UKR}}

World Group II

{{details|2008 Fed Cup World Group II}}

The World Group II is the second highest level of Fed Cup competition in 2008. Winners advanced to the World Group play-offs, and losers played in the World Group II play-offs.

Date: 2–3 February

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VenueSurfaceHome teamScoreVisiting team
Kharkiv, UkraineIndoor clay{{fed|UKR}}align="center"|3–2{{fed|BEL}} (1)
Miki-shi, JapanIndoor hard{{fed|JPN}} (4)align="center"|4–1{{fed|CRO}}
Brno, Czech RepublicIndoor carpet{{fed|CZE}} (3)align="center"|3–2{{fed|SVK}}
Buenos Aires, ArgentinaOutdoor clay{{fed|ARG}}align="center"|4–1{{fed|AUT}} (2)

World Group II play-offs

{{details|2008 Fed Cup World Group II play-offs}}

The four losing teams from World Group II (Croatia, Slovakia, Belgium and Austria) played off against qualifiers from Zonal Group I. Two teams qualified from Europe/Africa Zone (Serbia and Switzerland), one team from the Asia/Oceania Zone (Uzbekistan), and one team from the Americas Zone (Colombia).

Date: 26–27 April

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VenueSurfaceHome teamScoreVisiting team
Zagreb, CroatiaIndoor hard{{fed|CRO}}align="center"|2–3{{fed|SRB|2004}}
Bratislava, SlovakiaIndoor clay{{fed|SVK}}align="center"|5–0{{fed|UZB}}
Mons, BelgiumIndoor hard{{fed|BEL}}align="center"|5–0{{fed|COL}}
Dornbirn, AustriaIndoor hard{{fed|AUT}}align="center"|2–3{{fed|SUI}}

Americas Zone

{{details|2008 Fed Cup Americas Zone}}

  • Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition.
  • Nations in italics were relegated down to a lower level of competition.

=Group I=

Venue: Club Deportivo El Rodeo, Medellín, Colombia (outdoor clay)

Dates: 30 January – 2 February

;Participating Teams

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  • {{fed|BRA}}
  • {{fed|CAN}}
  • {{fed|COL}}
  • {{fed|MEX}}
  • {{fed|PAR}}
  • {{fed|PUR}}
  • {{fed|URU}}

{{div col end}}

=Group II=

Venue: Country Club Cochabamba, Cochabamba, Bolivia (outdoor clay)

Dates: 23–26 April

;Participating Teams

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  • {{fed|BAH}}
  • {{fed|BAR}}
  • {{fed|BER}}
  • {{fed|BOL}}
  • {{fed|CHI}}
  • {{fed|CUB}}
  • {{fed|DOM}}
  • {{fed|ECU}}
  • {{fed|GUA}}
  • {{fed|HON}}
  • {{fed|PAN}}
  • {{fed|TRI}}
  • {{fed|VEN}}

{{div col end}}

Asia/Oceania Zone

{{details|2008 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone}}

=Group I=

Venue: National Tennis Development Centre, Bangkok, Thailand (outdoor hard)

Dates: 30 January – 2 February

;Participating Teams

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  • {{fed|AUS}}
  • {{fed|TPE}}
  • {{fed|HKG}}
  • {{fed|IND}}
  • {{fed|INA}}
  • {{fed|NZL}}
  • {{fed|THA}}
  • {{fed|UZB}}

{{div col end}}

=Group II=

Venue: National Tennis Development Centre, Bangkok, Thailand (outdoor hard)

Dates: 30 January – 2 February

;Participating Teams

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  • {{fed|KAZ}}
  • {{fed|PHI}}
  • {{fed|SIN}}
  • {{fed|KOR}}
  • {{fed|SRI}}
  • {{fed|SYR}}
  • {{fed|TKM}}

{{div col end}}

Europe/Africa Zone

{{details|2008 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone}}

=Group I=

Venue: SYMA Sportközpont, Budapest, Hungary (indoor carpet)

Dates: 30 January – 2 February

;Participating Teams

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  • {{fed|BLR}}
  • {{fed|BUL}}
  • {{fed|DEN}}
  • {{fed|GEO}}
  • {{fed|GBR}}
  • {{fed|HUN}}
  • {{fed|LUX}}
  • {{fed|NED}}
  • {{fed|POL}}
  • {{fed|POR}}
  • {{fed|ROU}}
  • {{fed|SRB}}
  • {{fed|SLO}}
  • {{fed|SWE}}
  • {{fed|SUI}}

{{div col end}}

=Group II=

Venue: Coral Tennis Club, Tallinn, Estonia (indoor hard)

Dates: 30 January – 2 February

;Participating Teams

{{div col|colwidth=22em}}

  • {{fed|BIH}}
  • {{fed|EST}}
  • {{fed|GRE}}
  • {{fed|IRL}}
  • {{fed|LTU}}
  • {{fed|RSA}}
  • {{fed|TUR}}

{{div col end}}

=Group III=

Venue: Master Class Tennis and Fitness Club, Yerevan, Armenia (outdoor clay)

Dates: 22–26 April

;Participating Teams

{{div col|colwidth=22em}}

  • {{fed|ARM}}
  • {{fed|EGY}}
  • {{fed|FIN}}
  • {{fed|ISL}}
  • {{fed|LAT}}
  • {{fed|MRI}}
  • {{fed|MDA}}
  • {{fed|MNE}}
  • {{fed|MAR}}
  • {{fed|NOR}}
  • {{fed|ZIM}}

{{div col end}}

Rankings

The rankings were measured after the three points during the year that play took place, and were collated by combining points earned from the previous four years.{{cite news|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/rankings/rankings-explained.aspx|title=Rankings Explained|access-date=21 June 2012|publisher=fedcup.com}}

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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"

! colspan="4" | 4 February

RankNationPoints{{cite book |publisher=ITF |year=2012 |title=Fed Cup Nations Ranking History}}Move
1{{fed|RUS}}36,050.0{{steady}}
2{{fed|ITA}}23,202.5{{steady}}
3{{fed|FRA}}11,397.5{{steady}}
4{{fed|ESP}}10,452.5{{increase}} 2
5{{fed|class=nowrap|USA}}10,405.0{{decrease}} 1
6{{fed|CHN}}9,625.0{{increase}} 1
7{{fed|BEL}}7785.0{{decrease}} 2
8{{fed|GER}}5,112.5{{increase}} 1
9{{fed|ISR}}5,012.5{{decrease}} 1
10{{fed|JPN}}4,857.5{{increase}} 2

|

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! colspan="4" | 28 April

RankNationPointsMove
1{{fed|RUS}}36,050.0{{steady}}
2{{fed|ITA}}21,687.5{{steady}}
3{{fed|ESP}}15,032.5{{increase}} 1
4{{fed|class=nowrap|USA}}10,405.0{{increase}} 1
5{{fed|FRA}}8,895.0{{decrease}} 2
6{{fed|CHN}}8,267.5{{steady}}
7{{fed|BEL}}6,795.0{{steady}}
8{{fed|class=nowrap|CZE}}6,150.0{{increase}} 3
9{{fed|ARG}}5,442.5{{increase}} 4
10{{fed|ISR}}4,225.0{{decrease}} 1

|

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"

! colspan="4" | 15 September

RankNationPointsMove
1{{fed|RUS}}37,895.0{{steady}}
2{{fed|ITA}}19,642.5{{steady}}
3{{fed|ESP}}15,032.5{{steady}}
4{{fed|class=nowrap|USA}}10,405.0{{steady}}
5{{fed|FRA}}8,895.0{{steady}}
6{{fed|CHN}}8,267.5{{steady}}
7{{fed|BEL}}6,795.0{{steady}}
8{{fed|class=nowrap|CZE}}6,150.0{{steady}}
9{{fed|ARG}}5,442.5{{steady}}
10{{fed|ISR}}4,225.0{{steady}}

|}

References

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External links

  • [http://www.fedcup.com/ Fed Cup]

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