The 2008 Davis Cup was the 97th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in men's tennis. Sixteen teams participated in the World Group and more than one hundred others took part in different regional groups. The first matches were played on February 8–10. The final took place on November 21–23 at Estadio Polideportivo Islas Malvinas, Mar del Plata, Argentina, with Spain beating Argentina 3-1 to clinch their 3rd Davis Cup title.
Date: 19–21 September
The eight losing teams in the World Group first round ties, and eight winners of the Group I second round ties entered the draw for the World Group Play-offs. Eight seeded teams, based on the Davis Cup rankings as of 14 April, were drawn against eight unseeded teams.
Austria, Israel, Romania, and Serbia will remain in the World Group in 2009.
Chile, Croatia, Netherlands and Switzerland are promoted to the World Group in 2009.
Australia, Brazil, India and Slovakia will remain in Zonal Group I in 2009.
Belgium, Great Britain, Peru and South Korea are relegated to Zonal Group I in 2009.
Participating Teams
Brazil - advanced to World Group Play-offs
Canada
Chile - advanced to World Group Play-offs
Colombia
Mexico - relegated to Group II in 2009
Uruguay
Participating Teams
Bahamas
Bolivia - relegated to Group III in 2009
Dominican Republic
Ecuador - promoted to Group I in 2009
El Salvador - relegated to Group III in 2009
Netherlands Antilles
Paraguay
Venezuela
Participating Teams
Aruba - relegated to Group IV in 2009
Barbados
Guatemala - promoted to Group II in 2009
Honduras
Jamaica - promoted to Group II in 2009
Panama - relegated to Group IV in 2009
Puerto Rico
Withdrawn: Cuba
Participating Teams
Bermuda
Costa Rica - promoted to Group III in 2009
Haiti - promoted to Group III in 2009
U.S. Virgin Islands
Withdrawn: Trinidad and Tobago
Participating Teams
Australia - advanced to World Group Play-offs
Chinese Taipei
India - advanced to World Group Play-offs
Japan
Kazakhstan
Philippines - relegated to Group II in 2009
Thailand
Uzbekistan
Participating Teams
China - promoted to Group I in 2009
Hong Kong
Indonesia
Kuwait
Lebanon - relegated to Group III in 2009
New Zealand
Oman
Pacific Oceania - relegated to Group III in 2009
Participating Teams
Iran
Malaysia - promoted to Group II in 2009
Pakistan - promoted to Group II in 2009
Sri Lanka
Syria
Tajikistan
United Arab Emirates - relegated to Group IV in 2009
Vietnam - relegated to Group IV in 2009
Participating Teams
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Brunei
Iraq
Jordan
Mongolia
Myanmar
Qatar
Saudi Arabia - promoted to Group III in 2009
Singapore - promoted to Group III in 2009
Turkmenistan
Participating Teams
Belarus
Croatia - advanced to World Group Play-offs
Georgia - relegated to Group II in 2009
Italy
Latvia - relegated to Group II in 2009
Macedonia
Netherlands - advanced to World Group Play-offs
Poland
Slovakia - advanced to World Group Play-offs
Switzerland - advanced to World Group Play-offs
Participating Teams
Algeria
Cyprus
Denmark
Egypt
Finland
Greece - relegated to Group III in 2009
Hungary
Ireland
Luxembourg - relegated to Group III in 2009
Monaco
Morocco - relegated to Group III in 2009
Portugal
Slovenia
South Africa - promoted to Group I in 2009
Tunisia - relegated to Group III in 2009
Ukraine - promoted to Group I in 2009
Participating Teams
Bulgaria - promoted to Group II in 2009
Ivory Coast - relegated to Group IV in 2009
Madagascar
Montenegro - promoted to Group II in 2009
Turkey
Zimbabwe - relegated to Group IV in 2009
Withdrawn: Botswana and Nigeria
Participating Teams
Andorra
Armenia - relegated to Group IV in 2009
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Estonia
Ghana - relegated to Group IV in 2009
Lithuania - promoted to Group II in 2009
Moldova - promoted to Group II in 2009
Norway
Participating Teams
Iceland - promoted to Group III in 2009
Namibia - promoted to Group III in 2009
Rwanda - promoted to Group III in 2009
San Marino - promoted to Group III in 2009
Withdrawn: Libya, Malta, and Mauritius
