2008 Davis Cup World Group

The first-round losers went into the Davis Cup World Group play-offs, and the winners progress to the quarterfinals. The quarterfinalists were guaranteed a World Group spot for 2009.

2008 Davis Cup World Group
Date	8 February – 23 November
Edition	28th
Champions
Spain
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Russia vs. Serbia

Russia 3	Luzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow, Russia 8-10 February 2008 Hard (i)		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 Djokovic / Nenad Zimonjić 3 6 66 78 65 77       4     Nikolay Davydenko Novak Djokovic 4 6 3 6 6 4       retired 5     Dmitry Tursunov Viktor Troicki 67 79 6 4 3 6

Czech Republic vs. Belgium

Czech Republic 3	ČEZ Aréna, Ostrava, Czech Republic 8-10 February 2008 Carpet (i)		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 77 64 77 65       3     Tomáš Berdych / Radek Štěpánek Kristof Vliegen / Olivier Rochus 62 77 78 66 7 5 5 7 6 4   4     Lukáš Dlouhý Steve Darcis 61 77 4 6         5     Pavel Vízner Ruben Bemelmans 77 64 5 7 2 2     retired

Argentina vs. Great Britain

Argentina 4	Estadio Parque Roca, Buenos Aires, Argentina 8-10 February 2008 Clay		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 2 713 611 6 0       4     José Acasuso Alex Bogdanovic 7 5 7 5         5     Agustín Calleri Jamie Baker 64 77 4 6

Israel vs. Sweden

Israel 2	Canada Stadium, Ramat HaSharon, Israel 8-10 February 2008 Hard		Sweden 3
1 2 3 4 5 1     Dudi Sela Jonas Björkman 710 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 77 63 7 5       4     Dudi Sela Thomas Johansson 66 78 1 6 5 7       5     Harel Levy Jonas Björkman 6 0 4 6 3 6 66 78

Germany vs. South Korea

Germany 3	Volkswagen Halle, Braunschweig, Germany 8-10 February 2008 Clay (i)		South Korea 2
1 2 3 4 5 1     Philipp Kohlschreiber An Jae-sung 6 2 6 2 6 2       2     Florian Mayer Hyung-Taik Lee 5 7 3 6 6 1 79 67 3 6   3     Philipp Kohlschreiber / Philipp Petzschner Woong-Sun Jun / An Jae-sung 6 1 6 3 6 3       4     Philipp Kohlschreiber Hyung-Taik Lee 6 0 4 6 6 1 77 61     5     Michael Berrer Woong-Sun Jun 1 6 6 3 4 6

Peru vs. Spain

Peru 0	Jockey Club de Peru, Lima, Peru 8-10 February 2008 Clay		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 77       4     Mauricio Echazú Tommy Robredo 4 6 1 6         5     Iván Miranda Nicolás Almagro 2 6 3 6

Romania vs. France

Romania 0	Sala Transilvania, Sibiu, Romania 8-10 February 2008 Hard (i)		France 5
1 2 3 4 5 1     Victor Hănescu Richard Gasquet 65 77 4 6 5 7       2     Andrei Pavel Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 77 62 4 6 4 6 4 6     3     Florin Mergea / Horia Tecău Arnaud Clément / Michaël Llodra 3 6 4 6 78 66 6 3 2 6   4     Andrei Pavel Michaël Llodra 65 77 67 79         5     Horia Tecău Arnaud Clément 63 77 6 2 4 6

Austria vs. United States

Austria 1	Ferry-Dusika-Hallenstadion, Vienna, Austria 8-10 February 2008 Clay (i)		United States 4
1 2 3 4 5 1     Jürgen Melzer Andy Roddick 4 6 6 4 3 6 77 64 3 6   2     Stefan Koubek James Blake 7 5 5 7 2 6 2 6     3     Julian Knowle / Jürgen 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 77

Russia vs. Czech Republic

Russia 3	Luzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow, Russia 11-13 April 2008 Clay (i)		Czech Republic 2
1 2 3 4 5 1     Marat Safin Tomáš Berdych 65 77 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 77 6 3 1 2   retired 5     Marat Safin Lukáš Dlouhý 3 6 3 6

Argentina vs. Sweden

Argentina 4	Estadio Parque Roca, Buenos Aires, Argentina 11-13 April 2008 Clay		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

Germany vs. Spain

Germany 1	AWD Dome, Bremen, Germany 11-13 April 2008 Hard (i)		Spain 4
1 2 3 4 5 1     Nicolas Kiefer Rafael Nadal 65 77 0 6 3 6       2     Philipp Kohlschreiber David Ferrer 77 63 3 6 4 6 2 6     3     Philipp Kohlschreiber / Philipp Petzschner Feliciano López / Fernando Verdasco 77 63 61 77 4 6 6 2 10 12   4     Michael Berrer Fernando Verdasco 6 2 65 77 4 6       5     Nicolas Kiefer Feliciano López 6 4 77 62

United States vs. France

United States 4	Joel Coliseum, Winston-Salem, United States 11-13 April 2008 Hard (i)		France 1
1 2 3 4 5 1     Andy Roddick Michaël Llodra 6 4 77 63 77 65       2     James Blake Paul-Henri Mathieu 77 65 63 77 6 3 3 6 7 5   3     Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan Arnaud Clément / Michaël Llodra 79 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 77 6 4 6 4

Argentina vs. Russia

Argentina 3	Estadio Parque Roca, Buenos Aires, Argentina 19-21 September 2008 Clay		Russia 2
1 2 3 4 5 1     David Nalbandian Igor Andreev 77 65 6 2 6 4       2     Juan Martín del Potro Nikolay Davydenko 6 1 6 4 6 2       3     Guillermo Cañas / David Nalbandian Igor Kunitsyn / Dmitry Tursunov 2 6 1 6 711 69 6 3 6 8   4     David Nalbandian Nikolay Davydenko 6 3 3 6 62 77 0 6     5     Juan Martín del Potro Igor Andreev 6 4 6 2 6 1

Spain vs. United States

Spain 4	Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas, Madrid, Spain 19-21 September 2008 Clay		United States 1
1 2 3 4 5 1     Rafael Nadal Sam Querrey 65 77 6 4 6 3 6 4     2     David Ferrer Andy Roddick 77 65 2 6 1 6 6 4 8 6   3     Feliciano López / 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 López Sam Querrey 77 63 77 64

Argentina vs. Spain

Argentina 1	Estadio Polideportivo, Mar del Plata, Argentina 21-23 November 2008 Hard (i)		Spain 3
1 2 3 4 5 1     David Nalbandian David Ferrer 6 3 6 2 6 3       2     Juan Martín del Potro Feliciano López 6 4 62 77 64 77 3 6     3     Agustín Calleri / David Nalbandian Feliciano López / Fernando Verdasco 7 5 5 7 65 77 3 6     4     José Acasuso Fernando Verdasco 3 6 77 63 6 4 3 6 1 6   5     David Nalbandian Feliciano López           not played