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 play-offs
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.
 * Date: 19–21 September


 * ,, , and  will remain in the World Group in 2009.
 * ,, and  are promoted to the World Group in 2009.
 * ,, and  will remain in Zonal Group I in 2009.
 * ,, and  are relegated to Zonal Group I in 2009.

Group I

 * Participating Teams


 * – advanced to World Group play-offs
 * – advanced to World Group play-offs
 * – relegated to Group II in 2009
 * – relegated to Group II in 2009
 * – relegated to Group II in 2009

Group II

 * Participating Teams


 * – relegated to Group III in 2009
 * – promoted to Group I in 2009
 * – relegated to Group III in 2009
 * – promoted to Group I in 2009
 * – relegated to Group III in 2009

Group III

 * Participating Teams


 * – relegated to Group IV in 2009
 * – promoted to Group II in 2009
 * – promoted to Group II in 2009
 * – relegated to Group IV in 2009
 * Withdrawn: Cuba
 * – relegated to Group IV in 2009
 * Withdrawn: Cuba
 * Withdrawn: Cuba

Group IV

 * Participating Teams


 * – promoted to Group III in 2009
 * – promoted to Group III in 2009
 * Withdrawn: Trinidad and Tobago
 * Withdrawn: Trinidad and Tobago
 * Withdrawn: Trinidad and Tobago

Group I

 * Participating Teams
 * – advanced to World Group play-offs
 * – advanced to World Group play-offs
 * – relegated to Group II in 2009
 * – relegated to Group II in 2009
 * – relegated to Group II in 2009
 * – relegated to Group II in 2009

Group II

 * Participating Teams


 * – promoted to Group I in 2009
 * – relegated to Group III in 2009
 * Pacific Oceania – relegated to Group III in 2009
 * – relegated to Group III in 2009
 * Pacific Oceania – relegated to Group III in 2009
 * Pacific Oceania – relegated to Group III in 2009
 * Pacific Oceania – relegated to Group III in 2009
 * Pacific Oceania – relegated to Group III in 2009

Group III

 * Participating Teams


 * – promoted to Group II in 2009
 * – promoted to Group II in 2009
 * – relegated to Group IV in 2009
 * – relegated to Group IV in 2009
 * – relegated to Group IV in 2009
 * – relegated to Group IV in 2009
 * – relegated to Group IV in 2009
 * – relegated to Group IV in 2009

Group IV

 * Participating Teams


 * – promoted to Group III in 2009
 * – promoted to Group III in 2009
 * – promoted to Group III in 2009
 * – promoted to Group III in 2009
 * – promoted to Group III in 2009
 * – promoted to Group III in 2009
 * – promoted to Group III in 2009
 * – promoted to Group III in 2009
 * – promoted to Group III in 2009
 * – promoted to Group III in 2009

Group I

 * Participating Teams
 * – advanced to World Group play-offs
 * – relegated to Group II in 2009
 * – relegated to Group II in 2009
 * – advanced to World Group play-offs
 * – advanced to World Group play-offs
 * – advanced to World Group play-offs
 * – advanced to World Group play-offs
 * – advanced to World Group play-offs
 * – advanced to World Group play-offs
 * – advanced to World Group play-offs

Group II

 * Participating Teams
 * – relegated to Group III in 2009
 * – relegated to Group III in 2009
 * – relegated to Group III in 2009
 * – promoted to Group I in 2009
 * – relegated to Group III in 2009
 * – promoted to Group I in 2009
 * – relegated to Group III in 2009
 * – relegated to Group III in 2009
 * – promoted to Group I in 2009
 * – relegated to Group III in 2009
 * – promoted to Group I in 2009
 * – promoted to Group I in 2009
 * – relegated to Group III in 2009
 * – promoted to Group I in 2009
 * – relegated to Group III in 2009
 * – promoted to Group I in 2009

Venue 1

 * Participating Teams
 * – promoted to Group II in 2009
 * – relegated to Group IV in 2009
 * – promoted to Group II in 2009
 * – relegated to Group IV in 2009
 * Withdrawn: Botswana and Nigeria
 * – relegated to Group IV in 2009
 * Withdrawn: Botswana and Nigeria

Venue 2

 * Participating Teams
 * – relegated to Group IV in 2009
 * – relegated to Group IV in 2009
 * – promoted to Group II in 2009
 * – promoted to Group II in 2009
 * – relegated to Group IV in 2009
 * – promoted to Group II in 2009
 * – promoted to Group II in 2009

Group IV

 * Participating Teams
 * – promoted to Group III in 2009
 * – promoted to Group III in 2009
 * – promoted to Group III in 2009
 * – promoted to Group III in 2009
 * Withdrawn: Libya, Malta, and Mauritius