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
Participating teams
Draw
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 VenueSurfaceHome team ScoreVisiting teamRamat HaSharon, Israel Outdoor hard 2–3 Buenos Aires, Argentina Outdoor clay 3–2 Tokyo, Japan Indoor hard 1–4 Olbia, Italy Outdoor 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 team ScoreVisiting teamKharkiv, Ukraine Indoor clay 3–2 (1)Miki-shi, Japan Indoor hard (4) 4–1 Brno, Czech Republic Indoor carpet (3) 3–2 Buenos Aires, Argentina Outdoor clay 4–1 (2)
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
VenueSurfaceHome teamScoreVisiting teamZagreb, Croatia Indoor hard 2–3 Bratislava, Slovakia Indoor clay 5–0 Mons, Belgium Indoor hard 5–0 Dornbirn, Austria Indoor hard 2–3
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 (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withdrawn: Costa Rica, Jamaica, Peru
Asia/Oceania Zone
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withdrawn: Jordan
Europe/Africa Zone
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. 4 February Rank Nation Points Move 1 36,050.0 2 23,202.5 3 11,397.5 4 10,452.5 2 5 10,405.0 1 6 9,625.0 1 7 7785.0 2 8 5,112.5 1 9 5,012.5 1 10 4,857.5 2 28 April Rank Nation Points Move 1 36,050.0 2 21,687.5 3 15,032.5 1 4 10,405.0 1 5 8,895.0 2 6 8,267.5 7 6,795.0 8 6,150.0 3 9 5,442.5 4 10 4,225.0 1 15 September Rank Nation Points Move 1 37,895.0 2 19,642.5 3 15,032.5 4 10,405.0 5 8,895.0 6 8,267.5 7 6,795.0 8 6,150.0 9 5,442.5 10 4,225.0
References
External links Fed Cup