2008 Davis Cup World Group Play-offs
# 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

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

## Results

| 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

### Chile vs. Australia

| Chile 3 | Estadio Militar Antofagasta, Antofagasta, Chile September 19–21, 2008 Clay | Estadio Militar Antofagasta, Antofagasta, Chile September 19–21, 2008 Clay | Australia 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Nicolás Massú Chris Guccione $7^7$ $6^5$ $7^7$ $6^5$ 3 6 $7^7$ $6^2$     2 Fernando González Peter Luczak 6 2 6 2 6 3       3 Fernando González / Nicolás Massú Carsten Ball / Chris Guccione $7^7$ $6^5$ $6^9$ $7^{11}$ 3 6 7 5 5 7   4 Fernando González Chris Guccione $7^7$ $6^4$ 7 5 6 3       5 Paul Capdeville Carsten Ball 3 6 $6^4$ $7^7$ ||||

### Great Britain vs. Austria

| Great Britain 2 | All England Lawn Tennis Club, Wimbledon, London, Great Britain September 19–21, 2008 Grass | All England Lawn Tennis Club, Wimbledon, London, Great Britain September 19–21, 2008 Grass | Austria 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Alex Bogdanović Jürgen Melzer 6 3 $6^4$ $7^7$ 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

| Switzerland 4 | Centre Intercommunal de Glace Malley, Lausanne, Switzerland September 19–21, 2008 Hard (i) | Centre Intercommunal de Glace Malley, Lausanne, Switzerland September 19–21, 2008 Hard (i) | Belgium 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Stanislas Wawrinka Steve Darcis $6^4$ $7^7$ 6 1 6 3 2 6 6 4   2 Roger Federer Kristof Vliegen $7^7$ $6^1$ 6 4 6 2       3 Roger Federer / Stanislas Wawrinka Xavier Malisse / Olivier Rochus 4 6 $7^8$ $6^6$ 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

| Croatia 4 | Športski centar Višnjik, Zadar, Croatia September 19–21, 2008 Hard (i) | Športski centar Višnjik, Zadar, Croatia September 19–21, 2008 Hard (i) | Brazil 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Mario Ančić Thomaz Bellucci 6 2 $7^7$ $6^5$ $7^7$ $6^4$       2 Ivo Karlović Thiago Alves $7^7$ $6^5$ $7^7$ $6^4$ 7 5       3 Ivo Karlović / Lovro Zovko Marcelo Melo / André Sá $7^7$ $6^4$ 2 6 5 7 $7^7$ $6^5$ 3 6   4 Ivo Karlović Thomaz Bellucci $7^7$ $6^5$ 6 4 $6^6$ $7^8$ $7^7$ $6^5$     5 Roko Karanušić Thiago Alves $7^7$ $6^5$ 4 6 $7^7$ $6^5$ ||||

### Israel vs. Peru

| Israel 4 | Israel Tennis Center, Ramat HaSharon, Israel September 19–21, 2008 Hard | Israel Tennis Center, Ramat HaSharon, Israel September 19–21, 2008 Hard | Peru 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Harel Levy Luis Horna 5 7 7 5 $6^4$ $7^7$ 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 $6^6$ $7^8$ 6 4 6 1 6 2     5 Noam Okun Iván Miranda 6 4 5 7 6 3 ||||

### Netherlands vs. South Korea

| Netherlands 3 | Omnisport Apeldoorn, Apeldoorn, Netherlands September 19–21, 2008 Clay (i) | Omnisport Apeldoorn, Apeldoorn, Netherlands September 19–21, 2008 Clay (i) | South Korea 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 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 $6^5$ $7^7$ 2 6     5 Thiemo de Bakker Jun Woong-sun 6 2 6 1 6 3 ||||

### Romania vs. India

| Romania 4 | Clubul Sportiv Progresul, Bucharest, Romania September 19–21, 2008 Clay | Clubul Sportiv Progresul, Bucharest, Romania September 19–21, 2008 Clay | India 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 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 $6^0$ 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

| Slovakia 1 | Sibamac Arena, Bratislava, Slovakia September 19–21, 2008 Hard (i) | Sibamac Arena, Bratislava, Slovakia 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 $7^7$ $6^3$ 6 4 4 6 $6^5$ $7^7$ 6 8   3 Michal Mertiňák / Filip Polášek Viktor Troicki / Nenad Zimonjić $6^8$ $7^{10}$ 4 6 $7^9$ $6^7$ $6^5$ $7^7$     4 Lukáš Lacko Viktor Troicki 3 6 4 6         5 Filip Polášek Janko Tipsarević           w/o ||||
