2008 Fed Cup


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.

World Group

Draw

World Group play-offs

The four losing teams in the World Group first round ties, and four winners of the World Group II ties entered the draw for the World Group play-offs.
Date: 26–27 April
VenueSurfaceHome teamScoreVisiting team
Ramat HaSharon, IsraelOutdoor hard2–3'
Buenos Aires, ArgentinaOutdoor clay'3–2
Tokyo, JapanIndoor hard1–4'
Olbia, ItalyOutdoor clay'3–2

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 teamScoreVisiting team
Kharkiv, UkraineIndoor clay'3–2
Miki-shi, JapanIndoor hard' 4–1
Brno, Czech RepublicIndoor carpet' 3–2
Buenos Aires, ArgentinaOutdoor clay'4–1

World Group II play-offs

The four losing teams from World Group II played off against qualifiers from Zonal Group I. Two teams qualified from Europe/Africa Zone, one team from the Asia/Oceania Zone, and one team from the Americas Zone.
Date: 26–27 April
VenueSurfaceHome teamScoreVisiting team
Zagreb, CroatiaIndoor hard2–3'
Bratislava, SlovakiaIndoor clay'5–0
Mons, BelgiumIndoor hard'5–0
Dornbirn, AustriaIndoor hard2–3'

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
Dates: 30 January – 2 February
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    Group II

Venue: Country Club Cochabamba, Cochabamba, Bolivia
Dates: 23–26 April
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Group I

Venue: National Tennis Development Centre, Bangkok, Thailand
Dates: 30 January – 2 February
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    Group II

Venue: National Tennis Development Centre, Bangkok, Thailand
Dates: 30 January – 2 February
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    Europe/Africa Zone

Group I

Venue: SYMA Sportközpont, Budapest, Hungary
Dates: 30 January – 2 February
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    Group II

Venue: Coral Tennis Club, Tallinn, Estonia
Dates: 30 January – 2 February
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  • Group III

Venue: Master Class Tennis and Fitness Club, Yerevan, Armenia
Dates: 22–26 April
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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.