2008 ARAG World Team Cup

2008 World Team Cup
Date	18 May – 24 May
Edition	30th
Category	World Team Cup
Surface	Clay / outdoor
Location	Düsseldorf, Germany
Venue	Rochusclub
Champions
Sweden

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 third title.^[1] 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 + 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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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

References

1. "ATP – 2008 World Team Championship" (PDF). ATP.