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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.

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The final took place at the 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 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

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

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

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

    Group II

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

    Dates: 23–26 April

    Participating Teams
  • withdrawn: Costa Rica, Jamaica, Peru
  • Group I

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

    Dates: 30 January – 2 February

    Participating Teams

    Group II

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

    Dates: 30 January – 2 February

    Participating Teams
  • withdrawn: Jordan
  • Group I

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

    Dates: 30 January – 2 February

    Participating Teams

    Group II

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

    Dates: 30 January – 2 February

    Participating Teams

    Group III

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

    Dates: 22–26 April

    Participating Teams
  • 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.

    References

    2008 Fed Cup Wikipedia