2008 Davis Cup

2008 Davis Cup
Details
Duration8 February – 23 November 2008
Edition97th
Champion
Winning nation Spain
2007
2009

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.[1]

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
Quarterfinals
11–13 April
Semifinals
19–21 September
Final
21–23 November
Moscow, Russia (indoor hard)
1 Russia3
Moscow, Russia (indoor clay)
 Serbia2
1 Russia3
Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor carpet)
 Czech Republic2
8 Belgium2
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
 Czech Republic3
1 Russia2
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
3 Argentina3
3 Argentina4
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
 Great Britain1
3 Argentina4
Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard)
6 Sweden1
6 Sweden3
Mar del Plata, Argentina (indoor hard)
 Israel2
3 Argentina1
Braunschweig, Germany (indoor clay)
5 Spain3
 South Korea2
Bremen, Germany (indoor hard)
4 Germany3
4 Germany1
Lima, Peru (clay)
5 Spain4
 Peru0
Madrid, Spain (clay)
5 Spain5
5 Spain4
Sibiu, Romania (indoor hard)
2 United States1
 Romania0
Winston-Salem, USA (indoor hard)
7 France5
7 France1
Vienna, Austria (indoor clay)
2 United States4
 Austria1
2 United States4

Final


Argentina
1
Estadio Polideportivo, Mar del Plata, Argentina[2]
21–23 November 2008
Hard (i)

Spain
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
David Nalbandian
David Ferrer
6
3
6
2
6
3
     
2
Juan Martín del Potro
Feliciano López
6
4
62
77
64
77
3
6
   
3
Agustín Calleri / David Nalbandian
Feliciano López / Fernando Verdasco
7
5
5
7
65
77
3
6
   
4
José Acasuso
Fernando Verdasco
3
6
77
63
6
4
3
6
1
6
 
5
David Nalbandian
Feliciano López
          not
played

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

Americas Zone

Group I

Second Round Play-offsFirst Round Play-offsFirst RoundSecond Round
1 Chile
byeSantiago, Chile (clay)
bye1 Chile3
 MexicoCalgary, Canada (indoor carpet) Canada2
 Mexico1
León, Mexico (indoor carpet) Canada4
 Mexico2
 Uruguay3Punta del Este, Uruguay (clay)
 Uruguay2
 Colombia3Sorocaba, Brazil (clay)
 Uruguay Colombia1
bye2 Brazil4
bye
2 Brazil
  • Mexico relegated to Group II in 2009.
  • Chile and Brazil advance to World Group Play-off.

Group II

The Americas Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2008.

In the Americas Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams compete against each other to advance to the upper tier. Winners in Group II advanced to the Americas Zone Group I. Teams who lost their respective ties competed in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group II, whereas teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Americas Zone Group III in 2009.[3]

Participating nations

Draw

  • Bolivia and El Salvador relegated to Group III in 2009.
  • Ecuador promoted to Group I in 2009.

First round

Netherlands Antilles vs. Ecuador


Netherlands Antilles
1
S.O.V. Asiento, Emmastad, Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles[4]
8–10 February 2008
Hard

Ecuador
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Romano Tatuhey
Julio César Campozano
6
2
4
6
79
67
77
64
   
2
Alexander Blom
Carlos Avellán
3
6
2
6
2
6
     
3
Alexander Blom / Romano Tatuhey
Carlos Avellán / Iván Endara
77
64
64
77
1
6
64
77
   
4
Nick Van Rosberg
Julio César Campozano
2
6
1
6
3
6
     
5
Jason Engelhardt
Iván Endara
2
6
0
6
       

Bolivia vs. Dominican Republic


Bolivia
0
Club de Tenis Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia[5]
8–10 February 2008
Clay

Dominican Republic
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Mauricio Estívariz
Jhonson García
4
6
4
6
6
3
6
4
2
6
 
2
José Roberto Velasco
Víctor Estrella Burgos
2
6
6
4
2
6
4
6
   
3
Diego Camacho / José Roberto Velasco
Víctor Estrella Burgos / Jhonson García
6
3
3
6
4
6
0
6
   
4
Mauricio Doria-Medina
Víctor Estrella Burgos
2
6
3
6
       
5
Diego Camacho
Henry Estrella
6
3
4
6
5
7
     

Bahamas vs. Venezuela


Bahamas
4
National Tennis Center, Nassau, Bahamas[6]
8–10 February 2008
Hard

Venezuela
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Timothy Neilly
Yohny Romero
4
6
0
6
610
712
     
2
Devin Mullings
José de Armas
6
2
7
5
6
0
     
3
Mark Knowles / Marvin Rolle
José de Armas / Piero Luisi
6
1
6
4
4
6
77
64
   
4
Devin Mullings
Yohny Romero
2
6
6
4
79
67
6
3
   
5
Timothy Neilly
Piero Luisi
6
1
6
4
       

Paraguay vs. El Salvador


Paraguay
3
Yacht y Golf Club Paraguayo, Lambaré, Paraguay[7]
8–10 February 2008
Clay

El Salvador
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Ramón Delgado
Marcelo Arévalo
6
1
6
0
6
2
     
2
Juan Carlos Ramírez
Rafael Arévalo
3
6
0
6
0
6
     
3
Juan-Enrique Crosa / Ramón Delgado
Rafael Arévalo / Marcelo Arévalo
63
77
5
7
3
6
     
4
Ramón Delgado
Rafael Arévalo
6
2
4
6
6
1
2
6
6
4
 
5
Juan Carlos Ramírez
Marcelo Arévalo
3
6
6
1
6
1
6
3
   

Second round

Ecuador vs. Dominican Republic


Ecuador
4
Guayaquil Tenis Club, Guayaquil, Ecuador[8]
11–13 April 2008
Clay

Dominican Republic
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Julio César Campozano
Víctor Estrella Burgos
711
69
3
6
65
77
6
3
6
4
 
2
Nicolás Lapentti
Jhonson García
6
2
7
5
6
0
     
3
Carlos Avellán / Nicolás Lapentti
Víctor Estrella Burgos / Jhonson García
6
3
6
2
3
6
6
1
   
4
Carlos Avellán
Luis Delgado
6
1
6
0
       
5
Iván Endara
Jhonson García
6
3
3
6
2
6
     

Bahamas vs. Paraguay


Bahamas
1
National Tennis Center, Nassau, Bahamas[9]
11–13 April 2008
Hard

Paraguay
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Timothy Neilly
Ramón Delgado
1
6
0
6
2
6
     
2
Devin Mullings
Ricardo Mena
6
3
64
77
4
6
4
6
   
3
Mark Knowles / Marvin Rolle
Juan-Enrique Crosa / Juan Carlos Ramírez
6
4
6
3
6
3
     
4
Devin Mullings
Ramón Delgado
2
6
3
6
4
6
     
5
Marvin Rolle
Juan Carlos Ramírez
6
0
4
6
2
6
     

Relegation play-offs

Netherlands Antilles vs. Bolivia


Netherlands Antilles
3
S.O.V. Asiento, Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles[10]
11–13 April 2008
Hard

Bolivia
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Romano Tatuhey
Mauricio Doria-Medina
6
3
6
4
6
4
     
2
Alexander Blom
José Roberto Velasco
4
6
2
6
6
0
6
0
7
5
 
3
Romano Tatuhey / Martijn van Haasteren
Diego Camacho / Mauricio Estívariz
6
3
68
710
77
65
6
3
   
4
Alexander Blom
Mauricio Doria-Medina
4
6
3
6
       
5
Nick Van Rosberg
Mauricio Estívariz
1
6
62
77
       

Venezuela vs. El Salvador


Venezuela
4
Ciudad Olímpica de San Juan de Los Morros, San Juan de los Morros, Venezuela[11]
11–13 April 2008
Hard

El Salvador
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Román Recarte
Rafael Arévalo
3
6
4
6
3
6
     
2
Yohny Romero
Marcelo Arévalo
4
6
6
2
6
4
2
4
   
retired
3
Piero Luisi / Roberto Maytín
Rafael Arévalo / César Escobar Serrano
6
1
6
2
7
5
     
4
Yohny Romero
Rafael Arévalo
6
1
6
4
3
6
6
3
   
5
Piero Luisi
César Escobar Serrano
6
2
6
2
       

Third round

Paraguay vs. Ecuador


Paraguay
2
Polideportivo de la Cooperativa Lambaré, Lambaré, Paraguay[12]
19–21 September 2008
Hard (indoors)

Ecuador
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Juan Carlos Ramírez
Nicolás Lapentti
3
6
1
6
0
6
     
2
Ramón Delgado
Julio César Campozano
6
3
6
1
6
1
     
3
Ramón Delgado / Gustavo Ramírez
Carlos Avellán / Nicolás Lapentti
6
1
2
6
1
6
5
7
   
4
Ramón Delgado
Nicolás Lapentti
6
3
6
4
62
77
64
77
4
6
 
5
Gustavo Ramírez
Iván Endara
4
6
6
4
6
3
     

Group III

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

The Americas Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2008.

In the Americas Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier. The four teams in Group IV played in a single Round-robin tournament. The top two teams were promoted to the Americas Zone Group III in 2009. All other teams remained in Group IV.[13]

Draw

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.

Results

Bermuda vs. Costa Rica


Bermuda
0
Country Club, Tegucigalpa, Honduras[14]
16 July 2008
Hard

Costa Rica
3
1 2 3
1
Jenson Bascome
Ignaci Roca
4
6
1
6
   
2
Gavin Manders
Federico Chavarría
2
6
0
6
   
3
Jordan Talbot / David Thomas
Federico Chavarría / Fernando Martínez Manrique
3
6
1
6
   

Haiti vs. U.S. Virgin Islands


Haiti
2
Country Club, Tegucigalpa, Honduras[15]
16 July 2008
Hard

U.S. Virgin Islands
1
1 2 3
1
Jean Marc Bazanne
Kristepher Elien
62
77
2
6
   
2
Olivier Sajous
Kevin Motta
6
4
6
1
   
3
Ronald Agénor / Olivier Sajous
Kristepher Elien / Henry Christian Nelthropp
6
3
6
3
   

Bermuda vs. U.S. Virgin Islands


Bermuda
3
Country Club, Tegucigalpa, Honduras[16]
17 July 2008
Hard

U.S. Virgin Islands
0
1 2 3
1
Jenson Bascome
Kristepher Elien
77
64
6
1
   
2
Gavin Manders
Kevin Motta
6
0
6
1
   
3
Jordan Talbot / David Thomas
Henry Christian Nelthropp / Alric Kevin Plaskett
6
3
7
5
   

Costa Rica vs. Haiti


Costa Rica
2
Country Club, Tegucigalpa, Honduras[17]
17 July 2008
Hard

Haiti
1
1 2 3
1
Ignaci Roca
Jean Marc Bazanne
4
6
4
6
   
2
Federico Chavarría
Olivier Sajous
6
2
6
3
   
3
Federico Chavarría / Fernando Martínez Manrique
Jean Marc Bazanne / Olivier Sajous
77
62
2
6
6
2
 

Bermuda vs. Haiti


Bermuda
0
Country Club, Tegucigalpa, Honduras[18]
18 July 2008
Hard

Haiti
2
1 2 3
1
Jenson Bascome
Jean Marc Bazanne
2
6
4
6
   
2
Gavin Manders
Olivier Sajous
3
6
2
6
   
3
         

Costa Rica vs. U.S. Virgin Islands


Costa Rica
2
Country Club, Tegucigalpa, Honduras[19]
18 July 2008
Hard

U.S. Virgin Islands
0
1 2 3
1
Federico Chavarría
Kristepher Elien
6
0
6
3
   
2
Pablo Núñez
Kevin Motta
6
3
6
3
   
3
         

Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I

Second-round play-offsFirst-round play-offsFirst RoundSecond Round
Kaohsiung, Taiwan (hard)
1 Australia4
Almaty, Kazakhstan (indoor hard) Chinese Taipei1Townsville, Australia (indoor hard)
 Chinese Taipei31 Australia5
 Kazakhstan2Almaty, Kazakhstan (indoor hard)3 Thailand0
3 Thailand3
Astana, Kazakhstan (indoor clay) Kazakhstan2
 Kazakhstan5
 Philippines0New Delhi, India (grass)
 Uzbekistan2
Manila, Philippines (indoor clay)4 India3New Delhi, India (grass)
 Uzbekistan34 India3
 Philippines2Manila, Philippines (hard)2 Japan2
 Philippines0
2 Japan5

Group II

Play-offsFirst RoundSecond RoundThird Round
Beijing, China (indoor hard)
1 China5
Hong Kong, China (hard) Lebanon0Jakarta, Indonesia (hard)
 Lebanon21 China3
 Hong Kong3Jakarta, Indonesia (hard)3 Indonesia2
3 Indonesia3
 Hong Kong2New Plymouth, New Zealand (indoor hard)
1 China3
Muscat, Oman (hard)4 New Zealand2
 Oman0
Muscat, Oman (hard)4 New Zealand5Mishref, Kuwait (hard)
 Oman34 New Zealand5
 Pacific Oceania2Mishref, Kuwait (hard)2 Kuwait0
 Pacific Oceania1
2 Kuwait4
  • Lebanon and Pacific Oceania relegated to Group III in 2009.
  • China promoted to Group I in 2009.

Group III

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

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-offsFirst Round Play-offsFirst roundSecond round
1 Croatia
Dubrovnik, Croatia (indoor hard)
bye
 Italy1 Croatia3
bye Italy2
 Italy
Montecatini, Italy (clay)
bye
 Italy3
 Latvia2
4 Netherlands
Skopje, Macedonia (clay)
bye
bye4 Netherlands4
Skopje, Macedonia (indoor clay)
 Latvia Macedonia1
 Latvia1
 Macedonia4
Kreuzlingen, Switzerland (indoor hard)
  Switzerland4
Minsk, Belarus (hard)Minsk, Belarus (indoor carpet)
 Poland1
 Poland4  Switzerland4
3 Belarus13 Belarus1
bye
Minsk, Belarus (hard)
3 Belarus
3 Belarus3
 Georgia0
bye
Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor clay)
 Georgia
 Georgia Georgia1
bye2 Slovakia4
bye
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-offsFirst roundSecond roundThird round
Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg (indoor hard)
1 Luxembourg0
Hanko, Finland (clay)Johannesburg, South Africa (hard)
 Denmark5
1 Luxembourg2 Denmark0
Helsinki, Finland (indoor hard)
7 Finland3 South Africa5
7 Finland1
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France (clay)
 South Africa4
 South Africa3
Algiers, Algeria (clay)
5 Monaco2
3 Hungary2
Thessaloniki, Greece (clay)Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France (clay)
 Algeria3
3 Hungary5 Algeria0
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France (clay)
 Greece05 Monaco5
5 Monaco3
 Greece2
Cherkasy, Ukraine (indoor hard)
 Egypt0
Cairo, Egypt (clay)Dublin, Ireland (grass)
6 Ukraine5
 Egypt36 Ukraine3
Dublin, Ireland (indoor carpet)
4 Morocco2 Ireland2
 Ireland3
Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine (indoor hard)
4 Morocco2
6 Ukraine5
Nicosia, Cyprus (hard)
2 Portugal0
 Cyprus3
Tunis, Tunisia (clay)Porto, Portugal (clay)
8 Slovenia2
8 Slovenia4 Cyprus0
Estoril, Portugal (clay)
 Tunisia12 Portugal5
 Tunisia1
2 Portugal4
  • 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

The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2008.

In the Europe/Africa Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier. Group III was split into two tournaments. One tournament was held in Tennis Club Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, April 9–13, on outdoor clay courts, while the other was held in Master Class Tennis and Fitness Club, Yerevan, Armenia, May 7–11, also on outdoor clay courts.[20]

Format

Botswana and Nigeria withdrew from the Plovdiv tournament. They remained in Group III in 2009. The six remaining teams in the Plovdiv tournament played in a round-robin format. The top two teams were promoted to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2009. The bottom two teams were demoted to the Europe/Africa Zone Group IV in 2009.[20]

Draw

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

Results

Bulgaria vs. Montenegro


Bulgaria
3
Tennis Club Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria[21]
8 April 2008
Clay

Montenegro
0
1 2 3
1
Grigor Dimitrov
Daniel Danilović
7
5
6
4
   
2
Todor Enev
Goran Tošić
6
4
6
0
   
3
Tihomir Grozdanov / Simeon Ivanov
Daniel Danilović / Nemanja Kontić
77
62
6
4
   

Ivory Coast vs. Madagascar


Ivory Coast
0
Tennis Club Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria[22]
8 April 2008
Clay

Madagascar
3
1 2 3
1
Charles Irie
Jacob Rasolondrazana
7
5
2
6
4
6
 
2
Valentin Sanon
Tony Rajaobelina
77
65
1
6
0
6
 
3
Claude N'Goran / Lavry Sylvain N'Yaba
Tony Rajaobelina / Germain Rasolondrazana
4
6
6
2
3
6
 

Turkey vs. Zimbabwe


Turkey
3
Tennis Club Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria[23]
8 April 2008
Clay

Zimbabwe
0
1 2 3
1
Haluk Akkoyun
Takanyi Garanganga
6
3
6
2
   
2
Marsel İlhan
Mlandeli Ndlela
6
0
6
1
   
3
Haluk Akkoyun / Ergün Zorlu
Mark Fynn / Mlandeli Ndlela
6
3
7
5
   

Bulgaria vs. Ivory Coast


Bulgaria
3
Tennis Club Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria[24]
9 April 2008
Clay

Ivory Coast
0
1 2 3
1
Grigor Dimitrov
Charles Irie
6
1
6
1
   
2
Todor Enev
Lavry Sylvain N'Yaba
6
1
6
2
   
3
Tihomir Grozdanov / Simeon Ivanov
Charles Irie / Claude N'Goran
4
6
6
2
6
0
 

Madagascar vs. Turkey


Madagascar
0
Tennis Club Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria[25]
9 April 2008
Clay

Turkey
3
1 2 3
1
Jacob Rasolondrazana
Haluk Akkoyun
77
63
1
6
0
6
 
2
Tony Rajaobelina
Marsel İlhan
6
4
2
6
1
6
 
3
Germain Rasolondrazana / Jacob Rasolondrazana
Serkan-Akın Dilek / Ergün Zorlu
6
2
3
6
4
6
 

Montenegro vs. Zimbabwe


Montenegro
3
Tennis Club Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria[26]
9 April 2008
Clay

Zimbabwe
0
1 2 3
1
Marko Begović
Takanyi Garanganga
710
68
6
1
   
2
Goran Tošić
Mlandeli Ndlela
6
1
6
3
   
3
Daniel Danilović / Nemanja Kontić
Mark Fynn / Mlandeli Ndlela
6
4
6
2
   

Bulgaria vs. Madagascar


Bulgaria
2
Tennis Club Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria[27]
10 April 2008
Clay

Madagascar
1
1 2 3
1
Grigor Dimitrov
Jacob Rasolondrazana
6
3
6
3
   
2
Todor Enev
Tony Rajaobelina
3
6
2
6
   
3
Grigor Dimitrov / Todor Enev
Tony Rajaobelina / Germain Rasolondrazana
6
1
6
3
   

Ivory Coast vs. Zimbabwe


Ivory Coast
2
Tennis Club Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria[28]
10 April 2008
Clay

Zimbabwe
1
1 2 3
1
Charles Irie
Mark Fynn
7
5
6
2
   
2
Lavry Sylvain N'Yaba
Mlandeli Ndlela
5
7
6
1
77
63
 
3
Charles Irie / Lavry Sylvain N'Yaba
Mark Fynn / Mlandeli Ndlela
4
6
5
7
   

Montenegro vs. Turkey


Montenegro
2
Tennis Club Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria[29]
10 April 2008
Clay

Turkey
1
1 2 3
1
Daniel Danilović
Haluk Akkoyun
6
4
67
79
7
5
 
2
Goran Tošić
Marsel İlhan
5
7
611
713
   
3
Daniel Danilović / Goran Tošić
Marsel İlhan / Ergün Zorlu
6
4
79
67
   

Bulgaria vs. Turkey


Bulgaria
3
Tennis Club Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria[30]
11 April 2008
Clay

Turkey
0
1 2 3
1
Grigor Dimitrov
Ergün Zorlu
6
0
6
3
   
2
Todor Enev
Marsel İlhan
6
2
6
3
   
3
Tihomir Grozdanov / Simeon Ivanov
Haluk Akkoyun / Ergün Zorlu
6
3
77
65
   

Ivory Coast vs. Montenegro


Ivory Coast
0
Tennis Club Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria[31]
11 April 2008
Clay

Montenegro
3
1 2 3
1
Charles Irie
Daniel Danilović
1
6
4
6
   
2
Lavry Sylvain N'Yaba
Goran Tošić
3
6
0
6
   
3
Charles Irie / Lavry Sylvain N'Yaba
Daniel Danilović / Goran Tošić
1
6
3
6
   

Madagascar vs. Zimbabwe


Madagascar
3
Tennis Club Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria[32]
11 April 2008
Clay

Zimbabwe
0
1 2 3
1
Thierry Rajaobelina
Mark Fynn
6
2
6
1
   
2
Jacob Rasolondrazana
Mlandeli Ndlela
6
2
6
2
   
3
Thierry Rajaobelina / Germain Rasolondrazana
Mark Fynn / Takanyi Garanganga
6
1
7
5
   

Bulgaria vs. Zimbabwe


Bulgaria
3
Tennis Club Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria[33]
12 April 2008
Clay

Zimbabwe
0
1 2 3
1
Grigor Dimitrov
Takanyi Garanganga
6
3
6
2
   
2
Simeon Ivanov
Mlandeli Ndlela
6
1
6
2
   
3
Tihomir Grozdanov / Simeon Ivanov
Mark Fynn / Mlandeli Ndlela
6
4
6
1
   

Ivory Coast vs. Turkey


Ivory Coast
0
Tennis Club Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria[34]
12 April 2008
Clay

Turkey
3
1 2 3
1
Charles Irie
Haluk Akkoyun
3
6
7
5
4
6
 
2
Lavry Sylvain N'Yaba
Marsel İlhan
4
6
67
79
   
3
Charles Irie / Lavry Sylvain N'Yaba
Haluk Akkoyun / Ergün Zorlu
77
65
2
6
3
6
 

Madagascar vs. Montenegro


Madagascar
1
Tennis Club Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria[35]
12 April 2008
Clay

Montenegro
2
1 2 3
1
Thierry Rajaobelina
Daniel Danilović
2
6
65
77
   
2
Jacob Rasolondrazana
Goran Tošić
1
6
2
6
   
3
Thierry Rajaobelina / Germain Rasolondrazana
Marko Begović / Nemanja Kontić
77
63
6
4
   

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.

The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2008.

In the Europe/Africa Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier. Group III was split into two tournaments. One tournament was held in Tennis Club Lokomotiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, April 9–13, on outdoor clay courts, while the other was held in Master Class Tennis and Fitness Club, Yerevan, Armenia, May 7–11, also on outdoor clay courts.[20]

Format

The eight teams in the Yerevan tournament were split into two pools and played in a round-robin format. The top two teams of each pool advanced to the promotion pool, from which the two top teams were promoted to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2009. The bottom two teams of each group were placed in the relegation pool, from which the two bottom teams were demoted to the Europe/Africa Zone Group IV in 2009.[20]

Pool A

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

Andorra vs. Norway


Andorra
0
Master Class Tennis and Fitness Club, Yerevan, Armenia[36]
7 May 2008
Clay

Norway
3
1 2 3
1
Jordi Vila-Vila
Frederik Sletting-Johnsen
5
7
4
6
   
2
Jean-Baptiste Poux-Gautier
Stian Boretti
6
3
5
7
1
2
 
3
Hector Hormigo-Herrera / Jordi Vila-Vila
Stian Boretti / Philip Riise-Hansen
1
6
0
6
   

Armenia vs. Moldova


Armenia
0
Master Class Tennis and Fitness Club, Yerevan, Armenia[37]
7 May 2008
Clay

Moldova
3
1 2 3
1
Hovhannes Davtyan
Andrei Gorban
2
6
2
6
   
2
Harutyun Sofyan
Roman Borvanov
2
6
4
6
   
3
Harutyun Sofyan / Hayk Zohranyan
Andrei Ciumac / Andrei Gorban
5
7
4
6
   

Andorra vs. Armenia


Andorra
1
Master Class Tennis and Fitness Club, Yerevan, Armenia[38]
8 May 2008
Clay

Armenia
2
1 2 3
1
Jordi Vila-Vila
Hovhannes Davtyan
4
6
6
4
6
4
 
2
Jean-Baptiste Poux-Gautier
Harutyun Sofyan
5
7
65
77
   
3
Jean-Baptiste Poux-Gautier / Jordi Vila-Vila
Harutyun Sofyan / Hayk Zohranyan
4
6
2
6
   

Moldova vs. Norway


Moldova
2
Master Class Tennis and Fitness Club, Yerevan, Armenia[39]
8 May 2008
Clay

Norway
1
1 2 3
1
Andrei Gorban
Philip Riise-Hansen
6
4
6
1
   
2
Roman Borvanov
Stian Boretti
3
6
3
6
   
3
Roman Borvanov / Andrei Ciumac
Stian Boretti / Philip Riise-Hansen
6
3
64
77
6
3
 

Andorra vs. Moldova


Andorra
0
Master Class Tennis and Fitness Club, Yerevan, Armenia[40]
9 May 2008
Clay

Moldova
3
1 2 3
1
Hector Hormigo-Herrera
Andrei Gorban
1
6
2
6
   
2
Jean-Baptiste Poux-Gautier
Roman Borvanov
3
4
    retired
 
3
Jean-Baptiste Poux-Gautier / Jordi Vila-Vila
Radu Albot / Andrei Gorban
       
w/o

Armenia vs. Norway


Armenia
0
Master Class Tennis and Fitness Club, Yerevan, Armenia[41]
9 May 2008
Clay

Norway
3
1 2 3
1
Hayk Zohranyan
Philip Riise-Hansen
0
6
0
6
   
2
Harutyun Sofyan
Stian Boretti
3
6
3
6
   
3
Hovhannes Davtyan / Roman Yedigaryan
Fredrik Ask / Frederik Sletting-Johnsen
3
6
3
6
   

Pool B

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

Note: Tie between Bosnia & Herzegovina, Lithuania, and Estonia broken on number of rubbers won.

Lithuania vs. Estonia


Lithuania
1
Master Class Tennis and Fitness Club, Yerevan, Armenia[42]
7 May 2008
Clay

Estonia
2
1 2 3
1
Laurynas Grigelis
Vladimir Ivanov
2
6
65
77
   
2
Gvidas Sabeckis
Mait Künnap
3
6
3
6
   
3
Daniel Lencina-Ribes / Gvidas Sabeckis
Mait Künnap / Jürgen Zopp
6
4
77
64
   

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Ghana


Bosnia and Herzegovina
3
Master Class Tennis and Fitness Club, Yerevan, Armenia[43]
7 May 2008
Clay

Ghana
0
1 2 3
1
Aleksandar Marić
Emmanuel Mensah
3
6
6
3
6
4
 
2
Aldin Šetkić
Mohammed Salifu
6
3
3
6
6
3
 
3
Mirza Bašić / Tomislav Brkić
Emmanuel Mensah / Mohammed Salifu
6
4
78
66
   

Lithuania vs. Ghana


Lithuania
3
Master Class Tennis and Fitness Club, Yerevan, Armenia[44]
8 May 2008
Clay

Ghana
0
1 2 3
1
Daniel Lencina-Ribes
Emmanuel Mensah
6
4
6
0
   
2
Gvidas Sabeckis
Mohammed Salifu
6
3
6
4
   
3
Daniel Lencina-Ribes / Gvidas Sabeckis
Menford Owusu / Mohammed Salifu
6
2
4
6
6
3
 

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Estonia


Bosnia and Herzegovina
3
Master Class Tennis and Fitness Club, Yerevan, Armenia[45]
8 May 2008
Clay

Estonia
0
1 2 3
1
Aleksandar Marić
Jürgen Zopp
6
2
6
4
   
2
Aldin Šetkić
Mait Künnap
6
1
6
4
   
3
Mirza Bašić / Tomislav Brkić
Mait Künnap / Jürgen Zopp
7
5
77
62
   

Lithuania vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina


Lithuania
2
Master Class Tennis and Fitness Club, Yerevan, Armenia[46]
9 May 2008
Clay

Bosnia and Herzegovina
1
1 2 3
1
Daniel Lencina-Ribes
Aleksandar Marić
6
4
3
6
6
4
 
2
Gvidas Sabeckis
Aldin Šetkić
6
4
7
5
   
3
Daniel Lencina-Ribes / Gvidas Sabeckis
Mirza Bašić / Tomislav Brkić
3
6
77
65
3
6
 

Ghana vs. Estonia


Ghana
0
Master Class Tennis and Fitness Club, Yerevan, Armenia[47]
9 May 2008
Clay

Estonia
3
1 2 3
1
Menford Owusu
Jürgen Zopp
2
6
0
6
   
2
Mohammed Salifu
Vladimir Ivanov
4
6
6
4
2
6
 
3
Emmanuel Mensah / Mohammed Salifu
Mikk Irdoja / Mait Künnap
1
6
2
6
   

Promotion pool

The top two teams from each of Pools A and B advanced to the Promotion pool. Results and points from games against the opponent from the preliminary round were carried forward.

(scores in italics carried over from Groups)

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

Moldova and Lithuania promoted to Group II for 2009.

Moldova vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina


Moldova
3
Master Class Tennis and Fitness Club, Yerevan, Armenia[48]
10 May 2008
Clay

Bosnia and Herzegovina
0
1 2 3
1
Andrei Gorban
Mirza Bašić
6
1
6
0
   
2
Roman Borvanov
Aldin Šetkić
6
2
7
5
   
3
Roman Borvanov / Andrei Ciumac
Mirza Bašić / Tomislav Brkić
77
64
2
6
6
3
 

Lithuania vs. Norway


Lithuania
2
Master Class Tennis and Fitness Club, Yerevan, Armenia[49]
10 May 2008
Clay

Norway
1
1 2 3
1
Daniel Lencina-Ribes
Philip Riise-Hansen
7
5
1
6
7
5
 
2
Gvidas Sabeckis
Stian Boretti
3
6
2
6
   
3
Daniel Lencina-Ribes / Gvidas Sabeckis
Stian Boretti / Frederik Sletting-Johnsen
63
77
6
3
78
66
 

Moldova vs. Lithuania


Moldova
3
Master Class Tennis and Fitness Club, Yerevan, Armenia[50]
11 May 2008
Clay

Lithuania
0
1 2 3
1
Radu Albot
Mindaugas Čeledinas
6
4
6
2
   
2
Andrei Gorban
Laurynas Grigelis
6
1
6
2
   
3
Radu Albot / Andrei Ciumac
Mindaugas Čeledinas / Laurynas Grigelis
6
3
6
2
   

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Norway


Bosnia and Herzegovina
1
Master Class Tennis and Fitness Club, Yerevan, Armenia[51]
11 May 2008
Clay

Norway
2
1 2 3
1
Tomislav Brkić
Philip Riise-Hansen
4
6
6
4
2
6
 
2
Mirza Bašić
Stian Boretti
5
7
2
6
   
3
Mirza Bašić / Tomislav Brkić
Fredrik Ask / Frederik Sletting-Johnsen
77
63
6
4
   

Relegation pool

The bottom two teams from Pools A and B were placed in the relegation group. Results and points from games against the opponent from the preliminary round were carried forward.

(scores in italics carried over from Groups)

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 Andorra, Armenia, and Ghana broken on number of rubbers won.

Armenia and Ghana relegated to Group IV for 2009.

Estonia vs. Andorra


Estonia
3
Master Class Tennis and Fitness Club, Yerevan, Armenia[52]
10 May 2008
Clay

Andorra
0
1 2 3
1
Jürgen Zopp
Jordi Vila-Vila
6
1
6
4
   
2
Vladimir Ivanov
Jean-Baptiste Poux-Gautier
7
5
7
5
   
3
Mikk Irdoja / Mait Künnap
Hector Hormigo-Herrera / Jean-Baptiste Poux-Gautier
4
6
6
2
6
2
 

Armenia vs. Ghana


Armenia
1
Master Class Tennis and Fitness Club, Yerevan, Armenia[53]
10 May 2008
Clay

Ghana
2
1 2 3
1
Roman Yedigaryan
Emmanuel Mensah
4
6
1
6
   
2
Harutyun Sofyan
Mohammed Salifu
77
65
1
6
2
6
 
3
Hovhannes Davtyan / Hayk Zohranyan
Menford Owusu / Mohammed Salifu
6
1
61
77
6
4
 

Estonia vs. Armenia


Estonia
3
Master Class Tennis and Fitness Club, Yerevan, Armenia[54]
11 May 2008
Clay

Armenia
0
1 2 3
1
Jürgen Zopp
Hovhannes Davtyan
77
65
6
4
   
2
Vladimir Ivanov
Harutyun Sofyan
6
1
6
2
   
3
Mikk Irdoja / Mait Künnap
Hovhannes Davtyan / Hayk Zohranyan
6
2
6
4
   

Andorra vs. Ghana


Andorra
3
Master Class Tennis and Fitness Club, Yerevan, Armenia[55]
11 May 2008
Clay

Ghana
0
1 2 3
1
Jordi Vila-Vila
Emmanuel Mensah
6
3
6
2
   
2
Jean-Baptiste Poux-Gautier
Mohammed Salifu
4
6
6
3
6
3
 
3
Jean-Baptiste Poux-Gautier / Jordi Vila-Vila
Albert Arthur / Menford Owusu
5
7
6
1
6
4
 

Final standings

Rank Team
1  Moldova
2  Lithuania
3  Norway
4  Bosnia and Herzegovina
5  Estonia
6  Andorra
7  Armenia
8  Ghana

Group IV

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

See also

References

  1. ^ "Davis Cup scorecards – 2008". www.daviscup.com. ITF.
  2. ^ "Argentina v Spain". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ "2008 Americas Group II". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Netherlands Antilles v Ecuador". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ "Bolivia v Dominican Republic". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "Bahamas v Venezuela". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ "Paraguay v El Salvador". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Ecuador v Dominican Republic". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "Bahamas v Paraguay". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ "Netherlands Antilles v Bolivia". daviscup.com.
  11. ^ "Venezuela v El Salvador". daviscup.com.
  12. ^ "Paraguay v Ecuador". daviscup.com.
  13. ^ "Davis Cup Result Archives". Retrieved 2024-10-20.
  14. ^ "Bermuda v Costa Rica". daviscup.com.
  15. ^ "Haiti v U.S. Virgin Islands". daviscup.com.
  16. ^ "Bermuda v U.S. Virgin Islands". daviscup.com.
  17. ^ "Costa Rica v Haiti". daviscup.com.
  18. ^ "Bermuda v Haiti". daviscup.com.
  19. ^ "Costa Rica v U.S. Virgin Islands". daviscup.com.
  20. ^ a b c d "Davis Cup – Draws & Results".
  21. ^ "Bulgaria v Montenegro". daviscup.com.
  22. ^ "Ivory Coast v Madagascar". daviscup.com.
  23. ^ "Turkey v Zimbabwe". daviscup.com.
  24. ^ "Bulgaria v Ivory Coast". daviscup.com.
  25. ^ "Madagascar v Turkey". daviscup.com.
  26. ^ "Montenegro v Zimbabwe". daviscup.com.
  27. ^ "Bulgaria v Madagascar". daviscup.com.
  28. ^ "Ivory Coast v Zimbabwe". daviscup.com.
  29. ^ "Montenegro v Turkey". daviscup.com.
  30. ^ "Bulgaria v Turkey". daviscup.com.
  31. ^ "Ivory Coast v Montenegro". daviscup.com.
  32. ^ "Madagascar v Zimbabwe". daviscup.com.
  33. ^ "Bulgaria v Zimbabwe". daviscup.com.
  34. ^ "Ivory Coast v Turkey". daviscup.com.
  35. ^ "Madagascar v Montenegro". daviscup.com.
  36. ^ "Andorra v Norway". daviscup.com.
  37. ^ "Armenia v Moldova". daviscup.com.
  38. ^ "Andorra v Armenia". daviscup.com.
  39. ^ "Moldova v Norway". daviscup.com.
  40. ^ "Andorra v Moldova". daviscup.com.
  41. ^ "Armenia v Norway". daviscup.com.
  42. ^ "Lithuania v Estonia". daviscup.com.
  43. ^ "Bosnia and Herzegovina v Ghana". daviscup.com.
  44. ^ "Lithuania v Ghana". daviscup.com.
  45. ^ "Bosnia and Herzegovina v Estonia". daviscup.com.
  46. ^ "Lithuania v Bosnia and Herzegovina". daviscup.com.
  47. ^ "Ghana v Estonia". daviscup.com.
  48. ^ "Moldova v Bosnia and Herzegovina". daviscup.com.
  49. ^ "Lithuania v Norway". daviscup.com.
  50. ^ "Moldova v Lithuania". daviscup.com.
  51. ^ "Bosnia and Herzegovina v Norway". daviscup.com.
  52. ^ "Estonia v Andorra". daviscup.com.
  53. ^ "Armenia v Ghana". daviscup.com.
  54. ^ "Estonia v Armenia". daviscup.com.
  55. ^ "Andorra v Ghana". daviscup.com.