2008 Fed Cup

International women's tennis competition 2008 Fed Cup 2 February – 14 September 46th 2007 2009 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.https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/sep/15/3 Kuznetsova leads Russians to another Fed Cup title The Guardian 15 April 2025https://www.deseret.com/2008/9/14/20274809/russia-wins-fed-cup-final-against-spain/ Russia wins Fed Cup final against Spain deseret.com 15 April 2025 World Group 2008 Fed Cup World Group Participating teams CHN FRA GER ISRITARUSESPUSA Draw 2–3 February 26–27 April 13–14 September 16 Ramat HaSharon, Israel (Outdoor hard) 1 RUS 4 ISR 1 La Jolla, United States (Outdoor hard) GER 1 4 USA 4 Beijing, China (Indoor hard) 3 FRA 2 CHN 3 Naples, Italy (Indoor hard) ESP 3 2 ITA 2 Moscow, Russia (Indoor clay) 1 RUS 3 4 USA 2 Beijing, China (Indoor hard) CHN 1 ESP 4 Madrid, Spain (Outdoor clay) 1 RUS 4 ESP 0 World Group play-offs 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 VenueSurfaceHome team ScoreVisiting teamRamat HaSharon, Israel Outdoor hard ISR 2–3 CZEBuenos Aires, Argentina Outdoor clay ARG 3–2 GERTokyo, Japan Indoor hard JPN 1–4 FRAOlbia, Italy Outdoor clay ITA 3–2 UKR World Group II 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 VenueSurfaceHome team ScoreVisiting teamKharkiv, Ukraine Indoor clay UKR 3–2 BEL (1)Miki-shi, Japan Indoor hard JPN (4) 4–1 CROBrno, Czech Republic Indoor carpet CZE (3) 3–2 SVKBuenos Aires, Argentina Outdoor clay ARG 4–1 AUT (2) World Group II play-offs 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 VenueSurfaceHome teamScoreVisiting teamZagreb, Croatia Indoor hard CRO 2–3 SRB 2004Bratislava, Slovakia Indoor clay SVK 5–0 UZBMons, Belgium Indoor hard BEL 5–0 COLDornbirn, Austria Indoor hard AUT 2–3 SUI Americas Zone 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 22em BRA CAN COL MEX PAR PUR URU Group II Venue: Country Club Cochabamba, Cochabamba, Bolivia (outdoor clay) Dates: 23–26 April Participating teams 22em BAH BAR BER BOL CHI CUB DOM ECU GUA HON PAN TRI VEN withdrawn: Costa Rica, Jamaica, Peru Asia/Oceania Zone 2008 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I Venue: National Tennis Development Centre, Bangkok, Thailand (outdoor hard) Dates: 30 January – 2 February Participating teams 22em AUS TPE HKG IND INA NZL THA UZB Group II Venue: National Tennis Development Centre, Bangkok, Thailand (outdoor hard) Dates: 30 January – 2 February Participating teams 22em KAZ PHI SIN KOR SRI SYR 1980 TKM withdrawn: Jordan Europe/Africa Zone 2008 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I Venue: SYMA Sportközpont, Budapest, Hungary (indoor carpet) Dates: 30 January – 2 February Participating teams 22em BLR BUL DEN GEO GBR HUN LUX NED POL POR ROU SRB SLO SWE SUI Group II Venue: Coral Tennis Club, Tallinn, Estonia (indoor hard) Dates: 30 January – 2 February Participating teams 22em BIH EST GRE IRL LTU RSA TUR Group III Venue: Master Class Tennis and Fitness Club, Yerevan, Armenia (outdoor clay) Dates: 22–26 April Participating teams 22em ARM EGY FIN ISL LAT MRI MDA MNE MAR NOR ZIM withdrawn: Liechtenstein, Malta 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.http://www.fedcup.com/en/rankings/rankings-explained.aspx Rankings Explained 21 June 2012 fedcup.com 17 April 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190417221711/https://www.fedcup.com/en/rankings/rankings-explained.aspx dead 4 February Rank Nation PointsITF 2012 Fed Cup Nations Ranking History Move 1 RUS 36,050.0 2 ITA 23,202.5 3 FRA 11,397.5 4 ESP 10,452.5 2 5 nowrap USA 10,405.0 1 6 CHN 9,625.0 1 7 BEL 7785.0 2 8 GER 5,112.5 1 9 ISR 5,012.5 1 10 JPN 4,857.5 2 28 April Rank Nation Points Move 1 RUS 36,050.0 2 ITA 21,687.5 3 ESP 15,032.5 1 4 nowrap USA 10,405.0 1 5 FRA 8,895.0 2 6 CHN 8,267.5 7 BEL 6,795.0 8 nowrap CZE 6,150.0 3 9 ARG 5,442.5 4 10 ISR 4,225.0 1 15 September Rank Nation Points Move 1 RUS 37,895.0 2 ITA 19,642.5 3 ESP 15,032.5 4 nowrap USA 10,405.0 5 FRA 8,895.0 6 CHN 8,267.5 7 BEL 6,795.0 8 nowrap CZE 6,150.0 9 ARG 5,442.5 10 ISR 4,225.0 References External links Fed Cup https://web.archive.org/web/20101007224436/http://www.fedcup.com/ 2010-10-07 Category:Billie Jean King Cups by year Fed Cup Category:2008 in women's tennis