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{{main|2008 Fed Cup}}

The '''Americas Zone''' was one of three zones of regional competition in the [[2008 Fed Cup]].

==Group I==
*Venue: [[Club Deportivo El Rodeo]], [[Medellín]], [[Colombia]] (outdoor clay) 
*Date: 30 January – 2 February

The seven teams were divided into two pools, one pool of four teams and one of three. The top team of each pool played against one other to decide which nation progresses to the [[2008 Fed Cup World Group II Play-offs|World Group II Play-offs]]. The four nations coming third in each pool then played-off to determine which team would join the fourth-placed team from the four-team pool in being relegated down to Group II for 2009.

===Pools===
{{col-float-begin|width=35em}}
{{4TeamRR
| title=[[2008 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I – Pool A|Pool A]]
| team-1-abbrev=BRA
| team-1={{fed|BRA}} (3–0)
| team-2-abbrev=PUR
| team-2={{nowrap|{{fed|PUR}} (2–1)}}
| team-3-abbrev=PAR
| team-3={{fed|PAR}} (1–2)
| team-4-abbrev=URU
| team-4={{fed|URU}} (0–3)

|          1v2=2–1 |1v3=3–0 |1v4=2–1
|2v1=1–2 |          2v3=3–0 |2v4=3–0
|3v1=0–3 |3v2=0–3 |          3v4=3–0
|4v1=1–2 |4v2=0–3 |4v3=0–3
}}
{{col-float-break|width=35em}}
{{3TeamRR
| title=[[2008 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I – Pool B|Pool B]]
| team-1-abbrev=COL
| team-1={{nowrap|{{fed|COL}} (2–0)}}
| team-2-abbrev=CAN
| team-2={{fed|CAN}} (1–1)
| team-3-abbrev=MEX
| team-3={{fed|MEX}} (0–2)

|          1v2=2–1 |1v3=3–0
|2v1=1–2 |          2v3=3–0
|3v1=0–3 |3v2=0–3 |
}}
{{col-float-end}}

===Play-offs===
{{main|2008 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I – Play-offs}}
{| class=wikitable style="border:1px solid #AAAAAA;"
|-
!Placing!!A Team!!Score!!B Team
|-
|Promotion ||{{fed|BRA}} ||align="center"|0–3 ||{{nowrap|'''{{fed|COL}}'''}}
|-
|3rd–4th ||{{nowrap|{{fed|PUR}}}} ||align="center"|0–3 ||{{fed|CAN}}
|-
|Relegation ||{{fed|PAR}} ||align="center"|3–0 ||''{{fed|MEX}}''
|-
|Relegation ||''{{fed|URU}}''|| align="center"|N/A|||
|}
* '''{{fed|COL}}''' advanced to 2008 World Group II Play-offs.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100010676|title=Belgium v Colombia|publisher=fedcup.com}}</ref>
* ''{{fed|MEX}}'' and ''{{fed|URU}}'' was relegated to Group II for 2009.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100013766|title=Mexico v Peru|publisher=fedcup.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=URU|title=Fed Cup Profile, Uruguay|publisher=fedcup.com}}</ref>

==Group II==
*Venue: [[Country Club Cochabamba]], [[Cochabamba]], [[Bolivia]] (outdoor clay) 
*Date: 23–26 April

The thirteen teams were divided into three pools of three teams and one pool of four. The top teams of each pool played-off against one other to decide which two nations progress to the [[2008 Fed Cup Americas Zone#Group I|Group I]].

===Pools===
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{{3TeamRR
| title=[[2008 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II – Pool A|Pool A]]
| team-1-abbrev=CHI
| team-1={{fed|CHI}} (2–0)
| team-2-abbrev=CUB
| team-2={{fed|CUB}} (1–1)
| team-3-abbrev=PAN
| team-3={{nowrap|{{fed|PAN}} (0–2)}}

|          1v2=2–1 |1v3=3–0
|2v1=1–2 |          2v3=3–0
|3v1=0–3 |3v2=0–3
}}
{{col-float-break|width=35em}}
{{3TeamRR
| title=[[2008 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II – Pool B|Pool B]]
| team-1-abbrev=BOL
| team-1={{fed|BOL}} (2–0)
| team-2-abbrev=ECU
| team-2={{fed|ECU}} (1–1)
| team-3-abbrev=HON
| team-3={{nowrap|{{fed|HON}} (0–2)}}

|          1v2=3–0 |1v3=3–0
|2v1=0–3 |          2v3=3–0
|3v1=0–3 |3v2=0–3 |
}}
{{col-float-end}}

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{{3TeamRR
| title=[[2008 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II – Pool C|Pool C]]
| team-1-abbrev=VEN
| team-1={{fed|VEN}} (2–0)
| team-2-abbrev=GUA
| team-2={{nowrap|{{fed|GUA}} (1–1)}}
| team-3-abbrev=BAR
| team-3={{fed|BAR}} (0–2)

|          1v2=2–1 |1v3=3–0
|2v1=1–2 |          2v3=3–0
|3v1=0–3 |3v2=0–3
}}
{{col-float-break|width=35em}}
{{4TeamRR
| title=[[2008 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II – Pool D|Pool D]]
| team-1-abbrev=BAH
| team-1={{fed|BAH}} (3–0)
| team-2-abbrev=DOM
| team-2={{nowrap|{{fed|DOM}} (2–1)}}
| team-3-abbrev=TRI
| team-3={{nowrap|{{fed|TRI}} (1–2)}}
| team-4-abbrev=BER
| team-4={{fed|BER}} (0–3)

|          1v2=3–0 |1v3=2–1 |1v4=3–0
|2v1=0–3 |          2v3=3–0 |2v4=3–0
|3v1=1–2 |3v2=0–3 |          3v4=3–0
|4v1=0–3 |4v2=0–3 |4v3=0–3
}}
{{col-float-end}}

===Play-offs===
{{main|2008 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II – Play-offs}}
{|
|-valign=top
|
{| class=wikitable style="border:1px solid #AAAAAA;"
|-
!Placing!!A Team!!Score!!C Team
|-
|Promotion ||{{fed|CHI}} ||align="center"|1–2 ||'''{{fed|VEN}}'''
|-
|5th–8th ||{{fed|CUB}} ||align="center"|2–1 ||{{fed|GUA}}
|-
|9th–12th ||{{fed|PAN}} ||align="center"|2–1 ||{{fed|BAR}}
|}
|
{| class=wikitable style="border:1px solid #AAAAAA;"
|-
!Placing!!B Team!!Score!!D Team
|-
|Promotion ||{{fed|BOL}} ||align="center"|1–2 ||'''{{fed|BAH}}'''
|-
|5th–8th ||{{fed|ECU}} ||align="center"|3–0 ||{{fed|DOM}}
|-
|9th–12th ||{{fed|HON}} ||align="center"|2–1 ||{{nowrap|{{fed|TRI}}}}
|-
|13th ||||align="center"|N/A ||{{fed|BER}}
|}
|}
* '''{{fed|VEN}}''' and '''{{fed|BAH}}''' advanced to Group I for 2009.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100013612|title=Puerto Rico v Bahamas|publisher=fedcup.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=VEN|title=Fed Cup Profile, Venezuela|publisher=fedcup.com}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Fed Cup structure]]

==References==
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{{refbegin|colwidth=30em}}
* [http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=BRA Fed Cup Profile, Brazil]
* [http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=CHI Fed Cup Profile, Chile]
* [http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=PAR Fed Cup Profile, Paraguay]
* [http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=PUR Fed Cup Profile, Puerto Rico]
* [http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=TRI Fed Cup Profile, Trinidad and Tobago]
* [http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=DOM Fed Cup Profile, Dominican Republic]
* [http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=COL Fed Cup Profile, Colombia]
* [http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=HON Fed Cup Profile, Honduras]
* [http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=BER Fed Cup Profile, Bermuda]
* [http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=CAN Fed Cup Profile, Canada]
* [http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=BOL Fed Cup Profile, Bolivia]
* [http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=PAN Fed Cup Profile, Panama]
* [http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=PAR Fed Cup Profile, Paraguay]
* [http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=BOL Fed Cup Profile, Bolivia]
* [http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=VEN Fed Cup Profile, Venezuela]
{{refend}}

==External links==
* [http://www.fedcup.com/en/home.aspx Fed Cup website]
{{Fed Cup Americas Zone}}
{{2008 WTA Tour}}

[[Category:2008 Fed Cup Americas Zone| ]]
[[Category:2008 Fed Cup|Americas]]
[[Category:Sports competitions in Medellín]]
[[Category:Tennis tournaments in Colombia]]
[[Category:Sport in Cochabamba]]
[[Category:Tennis tournaments in Bolivia]]
[[Category:2008 in Colombian tennis]]