2008 Fed Cup

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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.[1][2]

World Group

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Participating Teams
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China 		File:Flag of France.svg
France 		File:Flag of Germany.svg
Germany 		File:Flag of Israel.svg
Israel
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Italy 		File:Flag of Russia.svg
Russia 		File:Flag of Spain.svg
Spain 		File:Flag of the United States.svg
United States

Draw

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World Group play-offs

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Date: 26–27 April

Venue Surface Home team Score Visiting team
Ramat HaSharon, Israel Outdoor hard File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel 2–3 File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic
Buenos Aires, Argentina Outdoor clay File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina 3–2 File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany
Tokyo, Japan Indoor hard File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan 1–4 File:Flag of France.svg France
Olbia, Italy Outdoor clay File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 3–2 File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine

World Group II

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Date: 2–3 February

Venue Surface Home team Score Visiting team
Kharkiv, Ukraine Indoor clay File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine 3–2 File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium (1)
Miki-shi, Japan Indoor hard File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan (4) 4–1 File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia
Brno, Czech Republic Indoor carpet File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic (3) 3–2 File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia
Buenos Aires, Argentina Outdoor clay File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina 4–1 File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria (2)

World Group II play-offs

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Date: 26–27 April

Venue Surface Home team Score Visiting team
Zagreb, Croatia Indoor hard File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia 2–3 File:Flag of Serbia (2004–2010).svg Serbia
Bratislava, Slovakia Indoor clay File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia 5–0 File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan
Mons, Belgium Indoor hard File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium 5–0 File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia
Dornbirn, Austria Indoor hard File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria 2–3 File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland

Americas Zone

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  • 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

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Group II

Venue: Country Club Cochabamba, Cochabamba, Bolivia (outdoor clay)

Dates: 23–26 April

Participating Teams

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Asia/Oceania Zone

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Group I

Venue: National Tennis Development Centre, Bangkok, Thailand (outdoor hard)

Dates: 30 January – 2 February

Participating Teams

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Group II

Venue: National Tennis Development Centre, Bangkok, Thailand (outdoor hard)

Dates: 30 January – 2 February

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Europe/Africa Zone

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Group I

Venue: SYMA Sportközpont, Budapest, Hungary (indoor carpet)

Dates: 30 January – 2 February

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Group II

Venue: Coral Tennis Club, Tallinn, Estonia (indoor hard)

Dates: 30 January – 2 February

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Group III

Venue: Master Class Tennis and Fitness Club, Yerevan, Armenia (outdoor clay)

Dates: 22–26 April

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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.[3]

4 February
Rank Nation Points[4] Move
1 File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia 36,050.0 Steady
2 File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 23,202.5 Steady
3 File:Flag of France.svg France 11,397.5 Steady
4 File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain 10,452.5 Increase 2
5 File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 10,405.0 Decrease 1
6 File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China 9,625.0 Increase 1
7 File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium 7785.0 Decrease 2
8 File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany 5,112.5 Increase 1
9 File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel 5,012.5 Decrease 1
10 File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan 4,857.5 Increase 2
28 April
Rank Nation Points[4] Move
1 File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia 36,050.0 Steady
2 File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 21,687.5 Steady
3 File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain 15,032.5 Increase 1
4 File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 10,405.0 Increase 1
5 File:Flag of France.svg France 8,895.0 Decrease 2
6 File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China 8,267.5 Steady
7 File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium 6,795.0 Steady
8 File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic 6,150.0 Increase 3
9 File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina 5,442.5 Increase 4
10 File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel 4,225.0 Decrease 1
15 September
Rank Nation Points[4] Move
1 File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia 37,895.0 Steady
2 File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 19,642.5 Steady
3 File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain 15,032.5 Steady
4 File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 10,405.0 Steady
5 File:Flag of France.svg France 8,895.0 Steady
6 File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China 8,267.5 Steady
7 File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium 6,795.0 Steady
8 File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic 6,150.0 Steady
9 File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina 5,442.5 Steady
10 File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel 4,225.0 Steady

References

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External links

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