2008 ARAG World Team Cup
# 2008 ARAG World Team Cup

The 2008 ARAG World Team Cup was a tennis tournament play on outdoor clay courts. It was the 30th edition of the World Team Cup, and was part of the 250 series of the 2008 ATP Tour. It took place at the Rochusclub in Düsseldorf, Germany, from 18 May through 24 May 2008.

Argentina were the defending champions but they failed to advance beyond the group stage. Sweden defeated Russia in the final, by two rubbers to one for their fourth title. It was also their first title since 1995.

## Blue group

### Standings

| Pos. | Country | Points | Matches | Sets |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1. | Russia | 2 – 1 | 6 – 3 | 12 – 9 |
| 2. | Italy | 2 – 1 | 5 – 4 | 13 – 9 |
| 3. | Germany | 1 – 2 | 3 – 6 | 8 – 13 |
| 4. | Spain | 1 – 2 | 4 – 5 | 9 – 11 |

### Germany vs. Spain

| Germany 2 | Düsseldorf, Germany May 18, 2008 (2008-05-18) + 19 May 2008 clay | Düsseldorf, Germany May 18, 2008 (2008-05-18) + 19 May 2008 clay | Spain 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Philipp Kohlschreiber David Ferrer 6 1 6 0     2 Denis Gremelmayr Feliciano López 4 6 3 6     3 Christopher Kas / Philipp Petzschner Marcel Granollers / Feliciano López $6^5$ $7^7$ 6 4 10 5 ||||

### Russia vs. Italy

| Russia 2 | Düsseldorf, Germany 18 May + 19 May 2008 clay | Düsseldorf, Germany 18 May + 19 May 2008 clay | Italy 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Mikhail Youzhny Potito Starace 6 4 5 7 6 2   2 Igor Andreev Simone Bolelli 6 3 $6^2$ $7^7$ 6 3   3 Igor Andreev / Dmitry Tursunov Simone Bolelli / Potito Starace 4 6 4 6 ||||

### Germany vs. Italy

| Germany 1 | Düsseldorf, Germany 20 May + 21 May 2008 clay | Düsseldorf, Germany 20 May + 21 May 2008 clay | Italy 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Philipp Kohlschreiber Potito Starace 6 2 $7^7$ $6^5$     2 Nicolas Kiefer Simone Bolelli $6^5$ $7^7$ 6 7     3 Christopher Kas / Philipp Petzschner Potito Starace / Simone Bolelli 6 2 3 6 4 10 ||||

### Spain vs. Russia

| Spain 2 | Düsseldorf, Germany 20 May + 21 May 2008 clay | Düsseldorf, Germany 20 May + 21 May 2008 clay | Russia 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 David Ferrer Mikhail Youzhny 6 3 6 3     2 Feliciano López Igor Andreev 6 4 6 4     3 Marcel Granollers / Feliciano López Dmitry Tursunov / Mikhail Youzhny 3 6 4 6 ||||

### Russia vs. Germany

| Russia 3 | Düsseldorf, Germany 22 May + 23 May 2008 clay | Düsseldorf, Germany 22 May + 23 May 2008 clay | Germany 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Igor Andreev Philipp Kohlschreiber 6 4 6 3     2 Dmitry Tursunov Nicolas Kiefer 6 4 3 6 7 5   3 Dmitry Tursunov / Mikhail Youzhny Christopher Kas / Philipp Petzschner $7^7$ $6^2$ 6 3 ||||

### Spain vs. Italy

| Spain 1 | Düsseldorf, Germany 22 May + 23 May 2008 clay | Düsseldorf, Germany 22 May + 23 May 2008 clay | Italy 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 David Ferrer Potito Starace 6 3 3 6 6 3   2 Feliciano López Simone Bolelli 4 6 3 6     3 Marcel Granollers / Feliciano López Simone Bolelli / Potito Starace 4 6 $6^4$ $7^7$ ||||

## Red group

### Standings

| Pos. | Country | Points | Matches | Sets |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1. | Sweden | 3 – 0 | 8 – 1 | 16 – 6 |
| 2. | United States | 2 – 1 | 4 – 5 | 10 – 12 |
| 3. | Argentina | 1 – 2 | 4 – 5 | 10 – 10 |
| 4. | Czech Republic | 0 – 3 | 2 – 7 | 7 – 15 |

### United States vs. Czech Republic

| United States 2 | Düsseldorf, Germany 18 May + 19 May 2008 clay | Düsseldorf, Germany 18 May + 19 May 2008 clay | Czech Republic 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 James Blake Tomáš Berdych $6^5$ $7^7$ $6^5$ $7^7$     2 Wayne Odesnik Ivo Minář 6 2 6 1     3 James Blake / Wayne Odesnik Tomáš Berdych / Pavel Vízner 0 6 7 5 10 8 ||||

### Argentina vs. Sweden

| Argentina 1 | Düsseldorf, Germany 18 May + 19 May 2008 clay | Düsseldorf, Germany 18 May + 19 May 2008 clay | Sweden 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Guillermo Cañas Robin Söderling 3 6 1 6     2 Juan Ignacio Chela Thomas Johansson 6 2 6 1     3 Lucas Arnold Ker / Sebastián Prieto Robin Söderling / Robert Lindstedt 5 7 2 6 ||||

### United States vs. Argentina

| United States 2 | Düsseldorf, Germany 20 May + 21 May 2008 clay | Düsseldorf, Germany 20 May + 21 May 2008 clay | Argentina 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 James Blake Guillermo Cañas $7^7$ $6^5$ 6 4     2 Wayne Odesnik Juan Ignacio Chela 5 7 1 6     3 Wayne Odesnik / Bobby Reynolds Lucas Arnold Ker / Sebastián Prieto 6 3 $6^5$ $7^7$ 10 7 ||||

### Czech Republic vs. Sweden

| Czech Republic 0 | Düsseldorf, Germany 20 May + 21 May 2008 clay | Düsseldorf, Germany 20 May + 21 May 2008 clay | Sweden 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Tomáš Berdych Robin Söderling 4 6 6 1 3 6   2 Michal Tabara Thomas Johansson 2 6 6 4 $6^5$ $7^7$   3 Michal Tabara / Pavel Vízner Robert Lindstedt / Robin Söderling 4 6 5 7 ||||

### United States vs. Sweden

| United States 0 | Düsseldorf, Germany 22 May + 23 May 2008 clay | Düsseldorf, Germany 22 May + 23 May 2008 clay | Sweden 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 James Blake Robin Söderling 7 5 3 6 0 6   2 Bobby Reynolds Thomas Johansson 3 6 6 2 3 6   3 Wayne Odesnik / Bobby Reynolds Robert Lindstedt / Robin Söderling 1 6 2 6 ||||

### Argentina vs. Czech Republic

| Argentina 2 | Düsseldorf, Germany 22 May + 23 May 2008 clay | Düsseldorf, Germany 22 May + 23 May 2008 clay | Czech Republic 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Guillermo Cañas Tomáš Berdych 2 6 6 3 3 6   2 Juan Ignacio Chela Michal Tabara 6 0 6 4     3 Lucas Arnold Ker / Sebastián Prieto Tomáš Berdych / Pavel Vízner $7^7$ $6^4$ 6 3 ||||

## Final

### Russia vs. Sweden

| Russia 1 | Düsseldorf, Germany 24 May 2008 clay | Düsseldorf, Germany 24 May 2008 clay | Sweden 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Mikhail Youzhny Robin Söderling 3 6 1 6     2 Igor Andreev Thomas Johansson 2 6 6 3 6 4   3 Dmitry Tursunov / Mikhail Youzhny Robert Lindstedt / Robin Söderling 6 4 $6^5$ $7^7$ 9 11 ||||
