2008 Fed Cup World Group
Tennis tournament
2008 Fed Cup World Group | ||||
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Date | 2 February – 14 September | |||
Edition | 18th | |||
Champions | ||||
Russia | ||||
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The World Group was the highest level of Fed Cup competition in 2008. Eight nations competed in a three-round knockout competition. Russia was the defending champion, and they succeeded in defending their title by defeating Spain in the final, 4–0.
Participating teams
Participating teams | |||
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China | France | Germany | Israel |
Italy | Russia | Spain | United States |
Draw
Quarterfinals 2–3 February | Semifinals 26–27 April | Final 13–14 September | |||||||||||
Ramat HaSharon, Israel (Outdoor hard) | |||||||||||||
1 | Russia | 4 | |||||||||||
Moscow, Russia (Indoor clay) | |||||||||||||
Israel | 1 | ||||||||||||
1 | Russia | 3 | |||||||||||
La Jolla, United States (Outdoor hard) | |||||||||||||
4 | United States | 2 | |||||||||||
Germany | 1 | ||||||||||||
Madrid, Spain (Outdoor clay) | |||||||||||||
4 | United States | 4 | |||||||||||
1 | Russia | 4 | |||||||||||
Beijing, China (Indoor hard) | |||||||||||||
Spain | 0 | ||||||||||||
3 | France | 2 | |||||||||||
Beijing, China (Indoor hard) | |||||||||||||
China | 3 | ||||||||||||
China | 1 | ||||||||||||
Naples, Italy (Indoor hard) | |||||||||||||
Spain | 4 | ||||||||||||
Spain | 3 | ||||||||||||
2 | Italy | 2 | |||||||||||
Quarterfinals
Russia vs. Israel
Russia 4 | Canada Stadium, Ramat HaSharon, Israel 2–3 February 2008 Acrylic hard (outdoors) | Israel 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Germany vs. United States
Germany 1 | La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club, La Jolla, California, United States 2–3 February 2008 Decoturf (outdoors) | United States 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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France vs. China
France 2 | Beijing International Tennis Centre, Beijing, China 2–3 February 2008 Rebound Ace (indoors) | China 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Spain vs. Italy
Spain 3 | PalaEldo, Naples, Italy 2–3 February 2008 RuKortHard (indoors) | Italy 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Semifinals
Russia vs. United States
Russia 3 | Luzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow, Russia 26–27 April 2008 Red clay (indoors) | United States 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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China vs. Spain
China 1 | Beijing International Tennis Centre, Beijing, China 26–27 April 2008 Rebound Ace (indoors) | Spain 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Final
Russia vs. Spain
Russia 4 | Club de Campo Villa de Madrid, Madrid, Spain 13–14 September 2008 Red clay (outdoors) | Spain 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2008 Fed Cup champions |
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Russia Fourth title |
References
See also
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- WTA Championships, Doha (S, D)