# 2008 Davis Cup

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.

## World Group

Participating Teams :
| Argentina | Austria | Belgium | Czech Republic |
| France | Great Britain | Germany | Israel |
| Peru | Romania | Russia | Serbia |
| South Korea | Spain | Sweden | United States |

### Draw

| First round 8–10 February | First round 8–10 February | First round 8–10 February | Quarterfinals 11–13 April | Quarterfinals 11–13 April | Quarterfinals 11–13 April | Semifinals 19–21 September | Semifinals 19–21 September | Semifinals 19–21 September | Final 21–23 November | Final 21–23 November | Final 21–23 November |
| Moscow, Russia (indoor hard) | Moscow, Russia (indoor hard) | Moscow, Russia (indoor hard) | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Russia | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Russia | 3 | Moscow, Russia (indoor clay) | Moscow, Russia (indoor clay) | Moscow, Russia (indoor clay) | | | | | | |
| | Serbia | 2 | Moscow, Russia (indoor clay) | Moscow, Russia (indoor clay) | Moscow, Russia (indoor clay) | | | | | | |
| | Serbia | 2 | 1 | Russia | 3 | | | | | | |
| Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor carpet) | Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor carpet) | Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor carpet) | 1 | Russia | 3 | | | | | | |
| Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor carpet) | Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor carpet) | Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor carpet) | | Czech Republic | 2 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Belgium | 2 | | Czech Republic | 2 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Belgium | 2 | | | | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | | | |
| | Czech Republic | 3 | | | | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | | | |
| | Czech Republic | 3 | | | | 1 | Russia | 2 | | | |
| Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | | | | 1 | Russia | 2 | | | |
| Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | | | | 3 | Argentina | 3 | | | |
| 3 | Argentina | 4 | | | | 3 | Argentina | 3 | | | |
| 3 | Argentina | 4 | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | | | | | | |
| | Great Britain | 1 | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | | | | | | |
| | Great Britain | 1 | 3 | Argentina | 4 | | | | | | |
| Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard) | Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard) | Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard) | 3 | Argentina | 4 | | | | | | |
| Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard) | Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard) | Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard) | 6 | Sweden | 1 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Sweden | 3 | 6 | Sweden | 1 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Sweden | 3 | | | | | | | Mar del Plata, Argentina (indoor hard) | Mar del Plata, Argentina (indoor hard) | Mar del Plata, Argentina (indoor hard) |
| | Israel | 2 | | | | | | | Mar del Plata, Argentina (indoor hard) | Mar del Plata, Argentina (indoor hard) | Mar del Plata, Argentina (indoor hard) |
| | Israel | 2 | | | | | | | 3 | Argentina | 1 |
| Braunschweig, Germany (indoor clay) | Braunschweig, Germany (indoor clay) | Braunschweig, Germany (indoor clay) | | | | | | | 3 | Argentina | 1 |
| Braunschweig, Germany (indoor clay) | Braunschweig, Germany (indoor clay) | Braunschweig, Germany (indoor clay) | | | | | | | 5 | Spain | 3 |
| | South Korea | 2 | | | | | | | 5 | Spain | 3 |
| | South Korea | 2 | Bremen, Germany (indoor hard) | Bremen, Germany (indoor hard) | Bremen, Germany (indoor hard) | | | | | | |
| 4 | Germany | 3 | Bremen, Germany (indoor hard) | Bremen, Germany (indoor hard) | Bremen, Germany (indoor hard) | | | | | | |
| 4 | Germany | 3 | 4 | Germany | 1 | | | | | | |
| Lima, Peru (clay) | Lima, Peru (clay) | Lima, Peru (clay) | 4 | Germany | 1 | | | | | | |
| Lima, Peru (clay) | Lima, Peru (clay) | Lima, Peru (clay) | 5 | Spain | 4 | | | | | | |
| | Peru | 0 | 5 | Spain | 4 | | | | | | |
| | Peru | 0 | | | | Madrid, Spain (clay) | Madrid, Spain (clay) | Madrid, Spain (clay) | | | |
| 5 | Spain | 5 | | | | Madrid, Spain (clay) | Madrid, Spain (clay) | Madrid, Spain (clay) | | | |
| 5 | Spain | 5 | | | | 5 | Spain | 4 | | | |
| Sibiu, Romania (indoor hard) | Sibiu, Romania (indoor hard) | Sibiu, Romania (indoor hard) | | | | 5 | Spain | 4 | | | |
| Sibiu, Romania (indoor hard) | Sibiu, Romania (indoor hard) | Sibiu, Romania (indoor hard) | | | | 2 | United States | 1 | | | |
| | Romania | 0 | | | | 2 | United States | 1 | | | |
| | Romania | 0 | Winston-Salem, USA (indoor hard) | Winston-Salem, USA (indoor hard) | Winston-Salem, USA (indoor hard) | | | | | | |
| 7 | France | 5 | Winston-Salem, USA (indoor hard) | Winston-Salem, USA (indoor hard) | Winston-Salem, USA (indoor hard) | | | | | | |
| 7 | France | 5 | 7 | France | 1 | | | | | | |
| Vienna, Austria (indoor clay) | Vienna, Austria (indoor clay) | Vienna, Austria (indoor clay) | 7 | France | 1 | | | | | | |
| Vienna, Austria (indoor clay) | Vienna, Austria (indoor clay) | Vienna, Austria (indoor clay) | 2 | United States | 4 | | | | | | |
| | Austria | 1 | 2 | United States | 4 | | | | | | |
| 2 | United States | 4 | | | | | | | | | |

### Final

| Argentina 1 | Estadio Polideportivo, Mar del Plata, Argentina 21–23 November 2008 Hard (i) | Estadio Polideportivo, Mar del Plata, Argentina 21–23 November 2008 Hard (i) | Spain 3 |
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## World Group play-offs

* 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.
| 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 | 3–2 | 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.

## Americas Zone
### Group I

| Second Round Play-offs | Second Round Play-offs | Second Round Play-offs | First Round Play-offs | First Round Play-offs | First Round | First Round | First Round | | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round |
| | | | | | 1 | Chile | | | | | |
| | | | | | | bye | | | Santiago, Chile (clay) | Santiago, Chile (clay) | Santiago, Chile (clay) |
| | | | bye | bye | | | | | 1 | Chile | 3 |
| | | | Mexico | Mexico | Calgary, Canada (indoor carpet) | Calgary, Canada (indoor carpet) | Calgary, Canada (indoor carpet) | | | Canada | 2 |
| | | | | | Mexico | 1 | | | | |
| León, Mexico (indoor carpet) | León, Mexico (indoor carpet) | León, Mexico (indoor carpet) | | | Canada | Canada | | | 4 | | |
| Mexico | Mexico | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Uruguay | Uruguay | 3 | | | Punta del Este, Uruguay (clay) | Punta del Este, Uruguay (clay) | Punta del Este, Uruguay (clay) | | | | |
| | | | | | Uruguay | Uruguay | | | 2 | | |
| | | | | | Colombia | 3 | | Sorocaba, Brazil (clay) |
| | | | Uruguay | Uruguay | | | | | Colombia | 1 |
| | | | bye | bye | | | | | 2 | Brazil | 4 |
| | | | | | | bye | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Brazil | | | | | |
* Mexico relegated to Group II in 2009.
* Chile and Brazil advance to World Group Play-off.

### Group II

| Play-offs | Play-offs | Play-offs | First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round |
| | | | Emmastad, Curaçao (hard) | Emmastad, Curaçao (hard) | Emmastad, Curaçao (hard) | | | | | | |
| | | | 1 | Ecuador | 4 | | | | | | |
| Emmastad, Curaçao (hard) | Emmastad, Curaçao (hard) | Emmastad, Curaçao (hard) | | Netherlands Antilles | 1 | Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay) | | | |
| Netherlands Antilles | Netherlands Antilles | 3 | | | | 1 | Ecuador | 4 | | | |
| Bolivia | Bolivia | 2 | Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia (clay) | Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia (clay) | Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia (clay) | 4 | Dominican Republic | 1 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Dominican Republic | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Bolivia | 0 | | | | Lambaré, Paraguay (indoor hard) | Lambaré, Paraguay (indoor hard) | Lambaré, Paraguay (indoor hard) |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | Ecuador | 3 |
| | | | Nassau, Bahamas (hard) | Nassau, Bahamas (hard) | Nassau, Bahamas (hard) | | | | 2 | Paraguay | 2 |
| | | | | Bahamas | 4 | | | | |
| San Juan de los Morros, Ven. (hard) | San Juan de los Morros, Ven. (hard) | San Juan de los Morros, Ven. (hard) | 3 | Venezuela | 1 | Nassau, Bahamas (hard) | Nassau, Bahamas (hard) | Nassau, Bahamas (hard) | | | |
| 3 | Venezuela | 4 | | | | | Bahamas | 1 | | | |
| | El Salvador | 1 | Lambaré, Paraguay (clay) | Lambaré, Paraguay (clay) | Lambaré, Paraguay (clay) | 2 | Paraguay | 4 | | | |
| | | | | El Salvador | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Paraguay | 3 | | | | | | |
* Bolivia and El Salvador relegated to Group III in 2009.
* Ecuador promoted to Group I in 2009.

### Group III

* Venue: Country Club, Tegucigalpa, Honduras (hard)
* Date: 16–20 July
| | Group A | BAR | JAM | HON |
| 1 | Barbados (2–0) | | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Jamaica (1–1) | 1–2 | | 3–0 |
| 3 | Honduras (0–2) | 0–3 | 0–3 | |
| | Group B | GUA | PUR | PAN | ARU |
| 1 | Guatemala (3–0) | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Puerto Rico (2–1) | 0–3 | | 3–0 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Panama (1–2) | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 3–0 |
| 4 | Aruba (0–3) | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | |
Scores in italics carried over from groups
| | 1st–4th playoff | GUA | JAM | BAR | PUR |
| 1 | Guatemala (2–1) | | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Jamaica (2–1) | 2–1 | | 1–2 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Barbados (1–2) | 1–2 | 2–1 | | 1–2 |
| 4 | Puerto Rico (1–2) | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | |
| | 5th–7th playoff | HON | PAN | ARU |
| 1 | Honduras (2–0) | | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| 2 | Panama (1–1) | 1–2 | | 3–0 |
| 3 | Aruba (0–2) | 0–2 | 0–3 | |
* Cuba withdrew from the tournament. They remained in Group III in 2009.
* Guatemala and Jamaica promoted to Group II in 2009
* Aruba and Panama relegated to Group IV in 2009

### Group IV

* Venue: Country Club, Tegucigalpa, Honduras (hard)
* Date: 16–18 July
* Withdrawn: Trinidad and Tobago
| | | CRC | HAI | BER | ISV |
| 1 | Costa Rica (3–0) | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 |
| 2 | Haiti (2–1) | 1–2 | | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Bermuda (1–2) | 0–3 | 0–2 | | 3–0 |
| 4 | U.S. Virgin Islands (0–3) | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | |
* Costa Rica and Haiti promoted to Group III in 2009.

## Asia/Oceania Zone
### Group I

| Second-round play-offs | Second-round play-offs | Second-round play-offs | First-round play-offs | First-round play-offs | First-round play-offs | First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round |
| | | | | | | Kaohsiung, Taiwan (hard) | Kaohsiung, Taiwan (hard) | Kaohsiung, Taiwan (hard) | | | |
| | | | | | | 1 | Australia | 4 | | | |
| | | | Almaty, Kazakhstan (indoor hard) | Almaty, Kazakhstan (indoor hard) | Almaty, Kazakhstan (indoor hard) | | Chinese Taipei | 1 | Townsville, Australia (indoor hard) | Townsville, Australia (indoor hard) | Townsville, Australia (indoor hard) |
| | | | Chinese Taipei | Chinese Taipei | 3 | | | | 1 | Australia | 5 |
| | | | Kazakhstan | Kazakhstan | 2 | Almaty, Kazakhstan (indoor hard) | Almaty, Kazakhstan (indoor hard) | Almaty, Kazakhstan (indoor hard) | 3 | Thailand | 0 |
| | | | | | | 3 | Thailand | 3 | | |
| Astana, Kazakhstan (indoor clay) | Astana, Kazakhstan (indoor clay) | Astana, Kazakhstan (indoor clay) | | | | | Kazakhstan | 2 | | |
| Kazakhstan | Kazakhstan | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Philippines | Philippines | 0 | | | | New Delhi, India (grass) | New Delhi, India (grass) | New Delhi, India (grass) | | | |
| | | | | | | | Uzbekistan | 2 | | |
| | | | Manila, Philippines (indoor clay) | Manila, Philippines (indoor clay) | Manila, Philippines (indoor clay) | 4 | India | 3 | New Delhi, India (grass) | New Delhi, India (grass) | New Delhi, India (grass) |
| | | | Uzbekistan | Uzbekistan | 3 | | | | 4 | India | 3 |
| | | | Philippines | Philippines | 2 | Manila, Philippines (hard) | Manila, Philippines (hard) | Manila, Philippines (hard) | 2 | Japan | 2 |
| | | | | | | | Philippines | 0 | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | Japan | 5 | | | |
* Philippines relegated to Group II in 2009.
* Australia and India advance to World Group play-off.

### Group II

| Play-offs | Play-offs | Play-offs | First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Third Round | Third Round | Third Round |
| | | | Beijing, China (indoor hard) | Beijing, China (indoor hard) | Beijing, China (indoor hard) | | | | | | |
| | | | 1 | China | 5 | | | | | | |
| Hong Kong, China (hard) | Hong Kong, China (hard) | Hong Kong, China (hard) | | Lebanon | 0 | Jakarta, Indonesia (hard) | Jakarta, Indonesia (hard) | Jakarta, Indonesia (hard) | | | |
| Lebanon | Lebanon | 2 | | | | 1 | China | 3 | | | |
| Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 3 | Jakarta, Indonesia (hard) | Jakarta, Indonesia (hard) | Jakarta, Indonesia (hard) | 3 | Indonesia | 2 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Indonesia | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Hong Kong | 2 | | | | New Plymouth, New Zealand (indoor hard) | New Plymouth, New Zealand (indoor hard) | New Plymouth, New Zealand (indoor hard) |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | China | 3 |
| | | | Muscat, Oman (hard) | Muscat, Oman (hard) | Muscat, Oman (hard) | | | | 4 | New Zealand | 2 |
| | | | | Oman | 0 | | | | |
| Muscat, Oman (hard) | Muscat, Oman (hard) | Muscat, Oman (hard) | 4 | New Zealand | 5 | Mishref, Kuwait (hard) | Mishref, Kuwait (hard) | Mishref, Kuwait (hard) | | | |
| Oman | Oman | 3 | | | | 4 | New Zealand | 5 | | | |
| Pacific Oceania | Pacific Oceania | 2 | Mishref, Kuwait (hard) | Mishref, Kuwait (hard) | Mishref, Kuwait (hard) | 2 | Kuwait | 0 | | | |
| | | | | Pacific Oceania | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Kuwait | 4 | | | | | | |
* Lebanon and Pacific Oceania relegated to Group III in 2009.
* China promoted to Group I in 2009.

### Group III

* Venue: Enghelab Sports Complex, Tehran, Iran (clay)
* Date: 9–13 April
| | Group A | PAK | SYR | VIE | UAE |
| 1 | Pakistan (3–0) | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Syria (2–1) | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Vietnam (1–2) | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 3–0 |
| 4 | United Arab Emirates (0–3) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | |
| | Group B | MAS | IRI | SRI | TJK |
| 1 | Malaysia (3–0) | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| 2 | Iran (2–1) | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Sri Lanka (1–2) | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 2–1 |
| 4 | Tajikistan (0–3) | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | |
Top two teams advance to 1st–4th Play-off, bottom two teams advance to 5th–8th Play-off. Scores in italics carried over from pools.
| | 1st–4th Play-off | PAK | MAS | SYR | IRI |
| 1 | Pakistan (3–0) | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Malaysia (2–1) | 0–3 | | 3–0 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Syria (1–2) | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 2–1 |
| 4 | Iran (0–3) | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | |
| | 5th–8th Play-off | SRI | TJK | VIE | UAE |
| 1 | Sri Lanka (3–0) | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Tajikistan (2–1) | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Vietnam (1–2) | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 3–0 |
| 4 | United Arab Emirates (0–3) | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | |
* Pakistan and Malaysia promoted to Group II in 2009.
* Vietnam and United Arab Emirates relegated to Group IV in 2009.

### Group IV

* Venue: National Tennis Centre, Hassanal Bolkiah National Sports Complex, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei (hard)
* Date: 9–13 April
| | Pool A | SIN | MYA | BHR | IRQ | BRU |
| 1 | Singapore (4–0) | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Myanmar (3–1) | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Bahrain (2–2) | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 4 | Iraq (1–3) | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | | 3–0 |
| 5 | Brunei (0–4) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | |
| | Pool B | KSA | BAN | JOR | TKM | MGL | QAT |
| 1 | Saudi Arabia (5–0) | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Bangladesh (4–1) | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Jordan (3–2) | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| 4 | Turkmenistan (2–3) | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| 5 | Mongolia (1–4) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 2–1 |
| 6 | Qatar (0–5) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | |
* Singapore and Saudi Arabia promoted to Group III in 2009.

## Europe/Africa Zone
### Group I

| Second Round Play-offs | Second Round Play-offs | Second Round Play-offs | First Round Play-offs | First Round Play-offs | First Round Play-offs | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round |
| | | | | | | 1 | Croatia | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1 | Croatia | | Dubrovnik, Croatia (indoor hard) | Dubrovnik, Croatia (indoor hard) | Dubrovnik, Croatia (indoor hard) |
| | | | | | | | bye | | Dubrovnik, Croatia (indoor hard) | Dubrovnik, Croatia (indoor hard) | Dubrovnik, Croatia (indoor hard) |
| | | | Italy | Italy | | | bye | | 1 | Croatia | 3 |
| | | | bye | bye | | | | | | Italy | 2 |
| | | | bye | bye | | Italy | Italy | | | Italy | 2 |
| Montecatini, Italy (clay) | Montecatini, Italy (clay) | Montecatini, Italy (clay) | | | | Italy | Italy | | | | |
| Montecatini, Italy (clay) | Montecatini, Italy (clay) | Montecatini, Italy (clay) | | | | bye | bye | | | | |
| Italy | Italy | 3 | | | | bye | bye | | | | |
| Latvia | Latvia | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Latvia | Latvia | 2 | | | | 4 | Netherlands | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Netherlands | | Skopje, Macedonia (clay) | Skopje, Macedonia (clay) |
| | | | | | | | bye | | Skopje, Macedonia (clay) | Skopje, Macedonia (clay) |
| | | | bye | bye | | | bye | | 4 | Netherlands | 4 |
| | | | bye | bye | | Skopje, Macedonia (indoor clay) | Skopje, Macedonia (indoor clay) | Skopje, Macedonia (indoor clay) | 4 | Netherlands | 4 |
| | | | Latvia | Latvia | | Skopje, Macedonia (indoor clay) | Skopje, Macedonia (indoor clay) | Skopje, Macedonia (indoor clay) | | Macedonia | 1 |
| | | | Latvia | Latvia | | Latvia | Latvia | 1 | | Macedonia | 1 |
| | | | | | | Macedonia | Macedonia | 4 | | |
| | | | | | | Kreuzlingen, Switzerland (indoor hard) | Kreuzlingen, Switzerland (indoor hard) | Kreuzlingen, Switzerland (indoor hard) | | | |
| | | | | | | Switzerland | Switzerland | 4 | | |
| | | | Minsk, Belarus (hard) | Minsk, Belarus (hard) | Minsk, Belarus (hard) | Switzerland | Switzerland | 4 | Minsk, Belarus (indoor carpet) | Minsk, Belarus (indoor carpet) | Minsk, Belarus (indoor carpet) |
| | | | Minsk, Belarus (hard) | Minsk, Belarus (hard) | Minsk, Belarus (hard) | Poland | Poland | 1 | Minsk, Belarus (indoor carpet) | Minsk, Belarus (indoor carpet) | Minsk, Belarus (indoor carpet) |
| | | | | Poland | 4 | Poland | Poland | 1 | | Switzerland | 4 |
| | | | 3 | Belarus | 1 | | | | 3 | Belarus | 1 |
| | | | 3 | Belarus | 1 | | bye | | 3 | Belarus | 1 |
| Minsk, Belarus (hard) | Minsk, Belarus (hard) | Minsk, Belarus (hard) | | | | | bye | | | | |
| Minsk, Belarus (hard) | Minsk, Belarus (hard) | Minsk, Belarus (hard) | | | | 3 | Belarus | | | | |
| 3 | Belarus | 3 | | | | 3 | Belarus | | | | |
| | Georgia | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Georgia | 0 | | | | bye | bye | | | | |
| | | | | | | bye | bye | | Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor clay) | Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor clay) |
| | | | | | | Georgia | Georgia | | Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor clay) | Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor clay) |
| | | | Georgia | Georgia | | Georgia | Georgia | | | Georgia | 1 |
| | | | bye | bye | | | | | 2 | Slovakia | 4 |
| | | | bye | bye | | | bye | | 2 | Slovakia | 4 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Slovakia | | | | |
* Latvia and Georgia relegated to Group II in 2009.
* Croatia, Netherlands, Switzerland, and Slovakia advance to World Group Play-off.

### Group II

| Play-offs | Play-offs | Play-offs | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round |
| | | | Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg (indoor hard) | Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg (indoor hard) | Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg (indoor hard) | | | | | | |
| | | | 1 | Luxembourg | 0 | | | | | | |
| Hanko, Finland (clay) | Hanko, Finland (clay) | Hanko, Finland (clay) | 1 | Luxembourg | 0 | Johannesburg, South Africa (hard) | | | | | |
| Hanko, Finland (clay) | Hanko, Finland (clay) | Hanko, Finland (clay) | | Denmark | 5 | Johannesburg, South Africa (hard) | | | | | |
| 1 | Luxembourg | 2 | | Denmark | 5 | Denmark | Denmark | 0 | | | |
| 1 | Luxembourg | 2 | Helsinki, Finland (indoor hard) | Helsinki, Finland (indoor hard) | Helsinki, Finland (indoor hard) | Denmark | Denmark | 0 | | | |
| 7 | Finland | 3 | Helsinki, Finland (indoor hard) | Helsinki, Finland (indoor hard) | Helsinki, Finland (indoor hard) | South Africa | South Africa | 5 | | | |
| 7 | Finland | 3 | 7 | Finland | 1 | South Africa | South Africa | 5 | | | |
| | | | 7 | Finland | 1 | | | | Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France (clay) | Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France (clay) | Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France (clay) |
| | | | | South Africa | 4 | | | | Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France (clay) | Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France (clay) | Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France (clay) |
| | | | | South Africa | 4 | | | | | South Africa | 3 |
| | | | Algiers, Algeria (clay) | Algiers, Algeria (clay) | Algiers, Algeria (clay) | | | | | South Africa | 3 |
| | | | Algiers, Algeria (clay) | Algiers, Algeria (clay) | Algiers, Algeria (clay) | | | | 5 | Monaco | 2 |
| | | | 3 | Hungary | 2 | | | | 5 | Monaco | 2 |
| Thessaloniki, Greece (clay) | Thessaloniki, Greece (clay) | Thessaloniki, Greece (clay) | 3 | Hungary | 2 | Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France (clay) | Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France (clay) | Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France (clay) | | | |
| Thessaloniki, Greece (clay) | Thessaloniki, Greece (clay) | Thessaloniki, Greece (clay) | | Algeria | 3 | Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France (clay) | Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France (clay) | Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France (clay) | | | |
| 3 | Hungary | 5 | | Algeria | 3 | | Algeria | 0 | | | |
| 3 | Hungary | 5 | Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France (clay) | Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France (clay) | Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France (clay) | | Algeria | 0 | | | |
| | Greece | 0 | Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France (clay) | Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France (clay) | Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France (clay) | 5 | Monaco | 5 | | | |
| | Greece | 0 | 5 | Monaco | 3 | 5 | Monaco | 5 | | | |
| | | | | Greece | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | Cherkasy, Ukraine (indoor hard) | Cherkasy, Ukraine (indoor hard) | Cherkasy, Ukraine (indoor hard) | | | | | | |
| | | | | Egypt | 0 | | | | | | |
| Cairo, Egypt (clay) | Cairo, Egypt (clay) | Cairo, Egypt (clay) | | Egypt | 0 | Dublin, Ireland (grass) | | | | | |
| Cairo, Egypt (clay) | Cairo, Egypt (clay) | Cairo, Egypt (clay) | 6 | Ukraine | 5 | Dublin, Ireland (grass) | | | | | |
| | Egypt | 3 | 6 | Ukraine | 5 | 6 | Ukraine | 3 | | | |
| | Egypt | 3 | Dublin, Ireland (indoor carpet) | Dublin, Ireland (indoor carpet) | Dublin, Ireland (indoor carpet) | 6 | Ukraine | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Morocco | 2 | Dublin, Ireland (indoor carpet) | Dublin, Ireland (indoor carpet) | Dublin, Ireland (indoor carpet) | | Ireland | 2 | | | |
| 4 | Morocco | 2 | | Ireland | 3 | | Ireland | 2 | | | |
| | | | | Ireland | 3 | | | | Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine (indoor hard) | Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine (indoor hard) | Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine (indoor hard) |
| | | | 4 | Morocco | 2 | | | | Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine (indoor hard) | Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine (indoor hard) | Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine (indoor hard) |
| | | | 4 | Morocco | 2 | | | | 6 | Ukraine | 5 |
| | | | Nicosia, Cyprus (hard) | Nicosia, Cyprus (hard) | Nicosia, Cyprus (hard) | | | | 6 | Ukraine | 5 |
| | | | Nicosia, Cyprus (hard) | Nicosia, Cyprus (hard) | Nicosia, Cyprus (hard) | | | | 2 | Portugal | 0 |
| | | | | Cyprus | 3 | | | | 2 | Portugal | 0 |
| Tunis, Tunisia (clay) | Tunis, Tunisia (clay) | Tunis, Tunisia (clay) | | Cyprus | 3 | Porto, Portugal (clay) | Porto, Portugal (clay) | Porto, Portugal (clay) | | | |
| Tunis, Tunisia (clay) | Tunis, Tunisia (clay) | Tunis, Tunisia (clay) | 8 | Slovenia | 2 | Porto, Portugal (clay) | Porto, Portugal (clay) | Porto, Portugal (clay) | | | |
| 8 | Slovenia | 4 | 8 | Slovenia | 2 | | Cyprus | 0 | | | |
| 8 | Slovenia | 4 | Estoril, Portugal (clay) | Estoril, Portugal (clay) | Estoril, Portugal (clay) | | Cyprus | 0 | | | |
| | Tunisia | 1 | Estoril, Portugal (clay) | Estoril, Portugal (clay) | Estoril, Portugal (clay) | 2 | Portugal | 5 | | | |
| | Tunisia | 1 | | Tunisia | 1 | 2 | Portugal | 5 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Portugal | 4 | | | | | | |
* Luxembourg, Greece, Morocco, and Tunisia relegated to Group III in 2009.
* South Africa and Ukraine promoted to Group I in 2009.

### Group III
#### Zone A

* Venue: Tennis Club Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria (clay)
* Date: 9–13 April
* Withdrawn: Botswana and Nigeria
| | Zone A | BUL | MNE | TUR | MAD | CIV | ZIM |
| 1 | Bulgaria (5–0) | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Montenegro (4–1) | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Turkey (3–2) | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 4 | Madagascar (2–3) | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 5 | Ivory Coast (1–4) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 2–1 |
| 6 | Zimbabwe (0–5) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | |
* Bulgaria and Montenegro promoted to Group II in 2009.
* Ivory Coast and Zimbabwe relegated to Group IV in 2009.

#### Zone B

* Venue: Master Class Tennis and Fitness Club, Yerevan, Armenia (clay)
* Date: 7–11 May
| | Pool A | MDA | NOR | ARM | AND |
| 1 | Moldova (3–0) | | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Norway (2–1) | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Armenia (1–2) | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 2–1 |
| 4 | Andorra (0–3) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | |
| | Pool B | BIH | LTU | EST | GHA |
| 1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina (2–1, 7R) | | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Lithuania (2–1, 6R) | 2–1 | | 1–2 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Estonia (2–1, 5R) | 0–3 | 2–1 | | 3–0 |
| 4 | Ghana (0–3) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | |
Scores in italics carried over from pools.
| | 1st–4th Play-off | MDA | LTU | NOR | BIH |
| 1 | Moldova (3–0) | | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Lithuania (2–1) | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Norway (1–2) | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 2–1 |
| 4 | Bosnia and Herzegovina (0–3) | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | |
| | 5th–8th Play-off | EST | AND | ARM | GHA |
| 1 | Estonia (3–0) | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Andorra (1–2, 4R) | 0–3 | | 1–2 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Armenia (1–2, 3R) | 0–3 | 2–1 | | 1–2 |
| 4 | Ghana (1–2, 2R) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | |
Note: Tie between Bosnia & Herzegovina, Lithuania, and Estonia (Pool B) broken on number of rubbers won. Tie between Andorra, Armenia, and Ghana (6th–8th) broken on number of rubbers won.
* Moldova and Lithuania promoted to Group II for 2009.
* Armenia and Ghana relegated to Group IV for 2009.

### Group IV

* Venue: Master Class Tennis and Fitness Club, Yerevan, Armenia (clay)
* Date: 30 April–2 May
* Withdrawn: Libya, Malta and Mauritius
| | | ISL | NAM | SMR | RWA |
| 1 | Iceland (3–0) | | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Namibia (2–1) | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| 3 | San Marino (1–2) | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 3–0 |
| 4 | Rwanda (0–3) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | |
* Iceland, Namibia, San Marino, and Rwanda promoted to Group III in 2009.