The World Group is the highest level of Fed Cup competition in 2008.

Contents 1 Draw 2 First Round 2.1 Israel vs. Russia 2.2 United States vs. Germany 2.3 China vs. France 2.4 Italy vs. Spain 3 Semifinals 3.1 Russia vs. United States 3.2 China vs. Spain 4 Final 4.1 Spain vs. Russia 5 See also

[edit] Draw

	1st Round 2-3 February					Semifinals 26-27 April					Final 13-14 September
	Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard)
	1	Russia	4
		Israel	1			Moscow, Russia (indoor clay)
						1	Russia	3
La Jolla, CA, USA (hard)						4	United States	2
	4	United States	4
		Germany	1								Madrid, Spain (clay)
											1	Russia	4
	Beijing, China (indoor hard)											Spain	0
		China	3
	3	France	2			Beijing, China (indoor hard)
							China	1
Naples, Italy (indoor hard)							Spain	4
		Spain	3
	2	Italy	2

[edit] First Round

[edit] Israel vs. Russia

Israel 1	Canada Stadium, Ramat HaSharon, Israel 2 February - 3 February 2008 Hard (Acrylic) - Outdoors		Russia 4
1 2 3 1 Shahar Pe'er Dinara Safina 0 6 6 2 6 2   2 Tzipora Obziler Maria Sharapova 0 6 4 6     3 Shahar Pe'er Maria Sharapova 1 6 1 6     4 Tzipora Obziler Anna Chakvetadze 4 6 2 6     5 Tzipora Obziler / Shahar Pe'er Dinara Safina / Elena Vesnina 0 6 6 1 4 6

[edit] United States vs. Germany

United States 4	La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club, La Jolla, CA, United States 2 February - 3 February 2008 Hard (DecoTurf) - Outdoors		Germany 1
1 2 3 1 Lindsay Davenport Sabine Lisicki 1 6 5 7     2 Ashley Harkleroad Tatjana Malek 6 1 6 3     3 Lindsay Davenport Julia Goerges 6 1 6 2     4 Ashley Harkleroad Sabine Lisicki 6 4 7 5     5 Lisa Raymond / Lindsay Davenport Anna-Lena Grönefeld / Tatjana Malek 6 2 6 0

[edit] China vs. France

China 3	Beijing International Tennis Centre, Beijing, China 2 February - 3 February 2008 Hard (Rebound Ace) - Indoors		France 2
1 2 3 1 Li Na Alizé Cornet 6 3 6 1     2 Peng Shuai Virginie Razzano 4 6 6 3 6 4   3 Li Na Virginie Razzano 6 4 2 6 4 6   4 Yan Zi Nathalie Dechy 3 6 2 6     5 Yan Zi / Zheng Jie Virginie Razzano / Nathalie Dechy 7 5 7 65

[edit] Italy vs. Spain

Italy 2	PalaEldo, Naples, Italy 2 February - 3 February 2008 Hard (RuKortHard) - Indoors		Spain 3
1 2 3 1 Francesca Schiavone Nuria Llagostera Vives 64 7 6 3 2 6   2 Flavia Pennetta Anabel Medina Garrigues 2 6 3 6     3 Francesca Schiavone Anabel Medina Garrigues 4 6 1 6     4 Sara Errani Lourdes Domínguez Lino 5 7 6 4 6 0   5 Tathiana Garbin / Sara Errani Nuria Llagostera Vives / Carla Suárez-Navarro 6 4 6 3

[edit] Semifinals

[edit] Russia vs. United States

Russia 3	Luzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow, Russia 26 April - 27 April 2008 Clay (Red Clay) - Indoors		United States 2
1 2 3 1 Anna Chakvetadze Vania King 6 4 7 5     2 Svetlana Kuznetsova Ahsha Rolle 6 2 6 1     3 Vera Zvonareva Vania King 4 6 6 3 6 2   4 Elena Vesnina Ahsha Rolle 3 6 4 6     5 Svetlana Kuznetsova / Elena Vesnina Liezel Huber / Vania King 64 7 4 6

[edit] China vs. Spain

China 1	Beijing International Tennis Centre, Beijing, China 26 April - 27 April 2008 Hard (Rebound Ace) - Indoors		Spain 4
1 2 3 1 Peng Shuai Carla Suárez Navarro 3 6 65 7     2 Zheng Jie Nuria Llagostera Vives 3 6 4 6     3 Peng Shuai Nuria Llagostera Vives 4 6 4 6     4 Zheng Jie Carla Suárez Navarro 7 65 6 3     5 Peng Shuai / Sun Tiantian María José Martínez Sánchez / Nuria Llagostera Vives 2 6 1 6

[edit] Final

[edit] Spain vs. Russia

Spain 0	Club de Campo Villa de Madrid, Madrid, Spain 13 September - 14 September 2008 Clay		Russia 4
1 2 3 1 Anabel Medina Garrigues Vera Zvonareva 3 6 4 6     2 Carla Suárez-Navarro Svetlana Kuznetsova 3 6 1 6     3 Anabel Medina Garrigues Svetlana Kuznetsova 7 5 3 6 4 6   4 Carla Suárez-Navarro Vera Zvonareva       not played 5 Nuria Llagostera Vives / Virginia Ruano-Pascual Elena Vesnina / Ekaterina Makarova 2 6 1 6

[edit] See also

• Fed Cup structure

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