2008 Fed Cup World Group#Final
{{Short description|Part of tennis tournament}}
{{main|2008 Fed Cup}}
{{Infobox tennis tournament year|2008|Fed Cup World Group
| date=2 February – 14 September
| edition=18th
| champ={{davis-big|RUS}}
| main_name=Fed Cup
}}
The World Group was the highest level of Fed Cup competition in 2008. Eight nations competed in a three-round knockout competition. Russia was the defending champion, and they succeeded in defending their title by defeating Spain in the final, 4–0.
Participating teams
| 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={{nowrap|{{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
}}
Quarterfinals
=Russia vs. Israel=
{{FedCupbox
|team1=Russia
|team2=Israel
|venue=Canada Stadium, Ramat HaSharon, Israel
|date=2–3 February 2008
|surface=Acrylic hard (outdoors)
|score1=4
|score2=1
|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Dinara Safina |6 |2 |2 |T2P1=Shahar Pe'er |0 |6 |6 }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Maria Sharapova |6 |6 | |T2P1=Tzipora Obziler |0 |4 }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Maria Sharapova |6 |6 | |T2P1=Shahar Pe'er |1 |1 | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Anna Chakvetadze |6 |6 | |T2P1=Tzipora Obziler |4 |2 | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Dinara Safina |T1P2=Elena Vesnina |6 |1 |6 |T2P1=Tzipora Obziler |T2P2=Shahar Pe'er |0 |6 |4 }}
}}
=Germany vs. United States=
{{FedCupbox
|team1=Germany
|team2=United States
|venue=La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club, La Jolla, California, United States
|date=2–3 February 2008
|surface=Decoturf (outdoors)
|score1=1
|score2=4
|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Sabine Lisicki |6 |7 | |T2P1=Lindsay Davenport |1 |5 | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Tatjana Malek |1 |3 | |T2P1=Ashley Harkleroad |6 |6 }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Julia Görges |1 |2 | |T2P1=Lindsay Davenport |6 |6 | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Sabine Lisicki |4 |5 | |T2P1=Ashley Harkleroad |6 |7 | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Anna-Lena Grönefeld |T1P2=Tatjana Malek |2 |0 | |T2P1=Lisa Raymond |T2P2=Lindsay Davenport |6 |6 | }}
}}
=France vs. China=
{{FedCupbox
|team1=France
|team2=China
|venue=Beijing International Tennis Centre, Beijing, China
|date=2–3 February 2008
|surface=Rebound Ace (indoors)
|score1=2
|score2=3
|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Alizé Cornet |3 |1 | |T2P1=Li Na |6 |6 | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Virginie Razzano |6 |3 |4 |T2P1=Peng Shuai |4 |6 |6 }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Virginie Razzano |4 |6 |6 |T2P1=Li Na |6 |2 |4}}
|R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Nathalie Dechy |6 |6 | |T2P1=Yan Zi |3 |2 | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Virginie Razzano |T1P2=Nathalie Dechy |5 |6.045 | |T2P1=Yan Zi |T2P2=Zheng Jie |7 |7 | }}
}}
=Spain vs. Italy=
{{FedCupbox
|team1=Spain
|team2=Italy
|venue=PalaEldo, Naples, Italy
|date=2–3 February 2008
|surface=RuKortHard (indoors)
|score1=3
|score2=2
|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Nuria Llagostera Vives |7 |3 |6 |T2P1=Francesca Schiavone |6.035 |6 |2 }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Anabel Medina Garrigues |6 |6 | |T2P1=Flavia Pennetta |2 |3 | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Anabel Medina Garrigues |6 |6 | |T2P1=Francesca Schiavone |4 |1 | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Lourdes Domínguez Lino |7 |4 |0|T2P1=Sara Errani |5 |6 |6 }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Nuria Llagostera Vives |T1P2=Carla Suárez Navarro |4 |3 | |T2P1=Tathiana Garbin |T2P2=Sara Errani |6 |6 | }}
}}
Semifinals
=Russia vs. United States=
{{FedCupbox
|team1=Russia
|team2=United States
|venue=Luzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow, Russia
|date=26–27 April 2008
|surface=Red clay (indoors)
|score1=3
|score2=2
|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Anna Chakvetadze |6 |7 | |T2P1=Vania King |4 |5 | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Svetlana Kuznetsova |6 |6 | |T2P1=Ahsha Rolle |2 |1 | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Vera Zvonareva |4 |6 |6 |T2P1=Vania King |6 |3 |2 }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Elena Vesnina |3 |4 | |T2P1=Ahsha Rolle |6 |6 | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Svetlana Kuznetsova |T1P2=Elena Vesnina |6.025 |4 | |T2P1=Liezel Huber |T2P2=Vania King |7 |6 | }}
}}
=China vs. Spain=
{{FedCupbox
|team1=China
|team2=Spain
|venue=Beijing International Tennis Centre, Beijing, China
|date=26–27 April 2008
|surface=Rebound Ace (indoors)
|score1=1
|score2=4
|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Peng Shuai |3 |6.035 | |T2P1=Carla Suárez Navarro |6 |7 | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Zheng Jie |3 |4 | |T2P1=Nuria Llagostera Vives |6 |6 | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Peng Shuai |4 |4 | |T2P1=Nuria Llagostera Vives |6 |6 | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Zheng Jie |7 |6 | |T2P1=Carla Suárez Navarro |6.045 |3 | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Peng Shuai |T1P2=Sun Tiantian |2 |1 | |T2P1=María José Martínez Sánchez |T2P2=Nuria Llagostera Vives |6 |6 | }}
}}
Final
=Russia vs. Spain=
{{FedCupbox
|team1=Russia
|team2=Spain
|venue=Club de Campo Villa de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
|date=13–14 September 2008
|surface=Red clay (outdoors)
|score1=4
|score2=0
|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Vera Zvonareva |6 |6 | |T2P1=Anabel Medina Garrigues |3 |4 | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Svetlana Kuznetsova |6 |6 | |T2P1=Carla Suárez Navarro |3 |1 | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Svetlana Kuznetsova |5 |6 |6 |T2P1=Anabel Medina Garrigues |7 |3 |4 }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Vera Zvonareva | | | |T2P1=Carla Suárez Navarro | | |np= }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Ekaterina Makarova |T1P2=Elena Vesnina |6 |6 | |T2P1=Nuria Llagostera Vives |T2P2=Carla Suárez Navarro |2 |1 | }}
}}
{{winners|fed|2008 Fed Cup champions|RUS|Fourth}}
References
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