2008 Davis Cup World Group play-offs

The World Group play-offs were the main play-offs of 2008 Davis Cup. Winners advanced to the World Group, and loser were relegated in the Zonal Regions I.

Teams edit

Bold indicates team has qualified for the 2009 Davis Cup World Group.

From World Group

Serbia
Belgium
Great Britain
Israel
South Korea
Peru
Romania
Austria

From Americas Group I

Chile
Brazil

From Asia/Oceania Group I

From Europe/Africa Group I

Croatia
Netherlands
Switzerland
Slovakia

Results edit

Seeded teams

Unseeded teams

Home team	Score	Visiting team	Location	Venue	Door	Surface
Chile	3–2	Australia	Antofagasta	Estadio Militar Antofagasta	Outdoor	Clay
Great Britain	2–3	Austria	Wimbledon, London	All England Lawn Tennis Club	Outdoor	Grass
Switzerland	4–1	Belgium	Lausanne	Centre Intercommunal de Glace Malley	Indoor	Hard
Croatia	4–1	Brazil	Zadar	Športski centar Višnjik	Indoor	Hard
Israel	4–1	Peru	Ramat HaSharon	Israel Tennis Center	Outdoor	Hard
Netherlands	4–1	South Korea	Apeldoorn	Omnisport Apeldoorn	Indoor	Clay
Romania	4–1	India	Bucharest	Clubul Sportiv Progresul	Outdoor	Clay
Slovakia	1–4	Serbia	Bratislava	Sibamac Arena	Indoor	Hard

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.

Playoff results edit

Chile vs. Australia edit

Chile
3

Estadio Militar Antofagasta, Antofagasta, Chile^[1]
September 19–21, 2008
Clay

Australia
2

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Nicolás Massú Chris Guccione	7⁷ 6⁵	7⁷ 6⁵	3 6	7⁷ 6²
2	Fernando González Peter Luczak	6 2	6 2	6 3
3	Fernando González / Nicolás Massú Carsten Ball / Chris Guccione	7⁷ 6⁵	6⁹ 7¹¹	3 6	7 5	5 7
4	Fernando González Chris Guccione	7⁷ 6⁴	7 5	6 3
5	Paul Capdeville Carsten Ball	3 6	6⁴ 7⁷

Great Britain vs. Austria edit

Great Britain
2

All England Lawn Tennis Club, Wimbledon, London, Great Britain^[2]
September 19–21, 2008
Grass

Austria
3

		1	2	3	4
1	Alex Bogdanović Jürgen Melzer	6 3	6⁴ 7⁷	2 6	1 6
2	Andy Murray Alexander Peya	6 4	6 1	6 3
3	Ross Hutchins / Jamie Murray Julian Knowle / Jürgen Melzer	4 6	3 6	1 6
4	Andy Murray Jürgen Melzer	6 4	5 7	6 4	6 1
5	Alex Bogdanović Alexander Peya	6 2	4 6	4 6	2 6

Switzerland vs. Belgium edit

Switzerland
4

Centre Intercommunal de Glace Malley, Lausanne, Switzerland^[3]
September 19–21, 2008
Hard (i)

Belgium
1

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Stanislas Wawrinka Steve Darcis	6⁴ 7⁷	6 1	6 3	2 6	6 4
2	Roger Federer Kristof Vliegen	7⁷ 6¹	6 4	6 2
3	Roger Federer / Stanislas Wawrinka Xavier Malisse / Olivier Rochus	4 6	7⁸ 6⁶	6 3	6 3
4	Stéphane Bohli Steve Darcis	6 3	1 6	6 3
5	Yves Allegro Xavier Malisse	3 6	2 6

Croatia vs. Brazil edit

Croatia
4

Športski centar Višnjik, Zadar, Croatia^[4]
September 19–21, 2008
Hard (i)

Brazil
1

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Mario Ančić Thomaz Bellucci	6 2	7⁷ 6⁵	7⁷ 6⁴
2	Ivo Karlović Thiago Alves	7⁷ 6⁵	7⁷ 6⁴	7 5
3	Ivo Karlović / Lovro Zovko Marcelo Melo / André Sá	7⁷ 6⁴	2 6	5 7	7⁷ 6⁵	3 6
4	Ivo Karlović Thomaz Bellucci	7⁷ 6⁵	6 4	6⁶ 7⁸	7⁷ 6⁵
5	Roko Karanušić Thiago Alves	7⁷ 6⁵	4 6	7⁷ 6⁵

Israel vs. Peru edit

Israel
4

Israel Tennis Center, Ramat HaSharon, Israel^[5]
September 19–21, 2008
Hard

Peru
1

		1	2	3	4
1	Harel Levy Luis Horna	5 7	7 5	6⁴ 7⁷	3 6
2	Dudi Sela Iván Miranda	6 2	6 1	3 6	6 4
3	Harel Levy / Andy Ram Mauricio Echazú / Matías Silva	6 1	6 1	6 2
4	Dudi Sela Luis Horna	6⁶ 7⁸	6 4	6 1	6 2
5	Noam Okun Iván Miranda	6 4	5 7	6 3

Netherlands vs. South Korea edit

Netherlands
3

Omnisport Apeldoorn, Apeldoorn, Netherlands^[6]
September 19–21, 2008
Clay (i)

South Korea
2

		1	2	3	4
1	Thiemo de Bakker Lee Hyung-taik	4 6	3 6	3 6
2	Jesse Huta Galung Im Kyu-tae	6 3	6 3	5 7	6 2
3	Jesse Huta Galung / Peter Wessels Jun Woong-sun / Lee Hyung-taik	4 6	6 4	6 4	6 3
4	Jesse Huta Galung Lee Hyung-taik	6 1	1 6	6⁵ 7⁷	2 6
5	Thiemo de Bakker Jun Woong-sun	6 2	6 1	6 3

Romania vs. India edit

Romania
4

Clubul Sportiv Progresul, Bucharest, Romania^[7]
September 19–21, 2008
Clay

India
1

		1	2	3	4
1	Victor Crivoi Prakash Amritraj	7 5	5 7	6 2	6 2
2	Victor Hănescu Somdev Devvarman	6 3	6 1	6 0
3	Adrian Cruciat / Horia Tecău Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes	4 6	6⁰ 7	4 6
4	Victor Hănescu Prakash Amritraj	6 2	6 3	6 1
5	Victor Crivoi Somdev Devvarman	4 6	7 5	6 3

Slovakia vs. Serbia edit

Slovakia
1

Sibamac Arena, Bratislava, Slovakia^[8]
September 19–21, 2008
Hard (i)

Serbia
4

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Dominik Hrbatý Novak Djokovic	2 6	4 6	3 6
2	Lukáš Lacko Janko Tipsarević	7⁷ 6³	6 4	4 6	6⁵ 7⁷	6 8
3	Michal Mertiňák / Filip Polášek Viktor Troicki / Nenad Zimonjić	6⁸ 7¹⁰	4 6	7⁹ 6⁷	6⁵ 7⁷
4	Lukáš Lacko Viktor Troicki	3 6	4 6
5	Filip Polášek Janko Tipsarević						w/o

References edit

^ "Chile v Australia". daviscup.com.
^ "Great Britain v Austria". daviscup.com.
^ "Switzerland v Belgium". daviscup.com.
^ "Croatia v Brazil". daviscup.com.
^ "Israel v Peru". daviscup.com.
^ "Netherlands v South Korea". daviscup.com.
^ "Romania v India". daviscup.com.
^ "Slovakia v Serbia". daviscup.com.

[1] "Chile v Australia". daviscup.com.

[2] "Great Britain v Austria". daviscup.com.

[3] "Switzerland v Belgium". daviscup.com.

[4] "Croatia v Brazil". daviscup.com.

[5] "Israel v Peru". daviscup.com.

[6] "Netherlands v South Korea". daviscup.com.

[7] "Romania v India". daviscup.com.

[8] "Slovakia v Serbia". daviscup.com.

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