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The European and African Zone was one of the three regional Davis Cup competition zones in 2008.

In the European and African Zone, there are four different groups in which teams compete against each other to advance to the next group.

Participating teams

•  Belarus
•  Croatia
•  Georgia
•  Italy
•  Latvia
•  Macedonia
•  Netherlands
•  Slovakia
•   Switzerland
•  Poland

Draw

Second Round Play-offs

First Round Play-offs

First round

Second round

1

Croatia

Dubrovnik, Croatia (indoor hard)

bye

Italy

1

Croatia

3

bye

Italy

2

Italy

Montecatini, Italy (clay)

bye

Italy

3

Latvia

2

4

Netherlands

Skopje, Macedonia (clay)

bye

bye

4

Netherlands

4

Skopje, Macedonia (indoor clay)

Latvia

Macedonia

1

Latvia

1

Macedonia

4

Kreuzlingen, Switzerland (indoor hard)

Switzerland

4

Minsk, Belarus (hard)

Minsk, Belarus (indoor carpet)

Poland

1

Poland

4

Switzerland

4

3

Belarus

1

3

Belarus

1

bye

Minsk, Belarus (hard)

3

Belarus

3

Belarus

3

Georgia

0

bye

Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor clay)

Georgia

Georgia

Georgia

1

bye

2

Slovakia

4

bye

2

Slovakia

• Latvia and Georgia relegated to Group II in 2009.
• Croatia, Netherlands, Switzerland, and Slovakia advance to World Group Play-off.

First Round Matches

Latvia vs. Macedonia

Latvia 1	Jane Sandanski Hall, Skopje, Macedonia 8–10 February 2008 clay (indoor)		Macedonia 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Ernests Gulbis Lazar Magdinčev 6 2 4 6 2 6 6 1 2 6   2 Andis Juška Predrag Rusevski 63 77 3 6 5 7       3 Andis Juška / Deniss Pavlovs Lazar Magdinčev / Predrag Rusevski 1 6 3 6 0 6       4 Karlis Lejnieks Ilija Martinoski 3 6 4 6         5 Deniss Pavlovs Tomislav Jotovski 6 2 6 2

Switzerland vs. Poland

Switzerland 4	Bodensee-Arena, Kreuzlingen, Switzerland 8–10 February 2008 hard (indoor)		Poland 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Stéphane Bohli Dawid Olejniczak 6 4 77 63 6 4       2 Stanislas Wawrinka Blazej Koniusz 6 3 77 65 6 3       3 Yves Allegro / Michael Lammer Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski 6 4 6 3 2 6 6 3     4 Michael Lammer Dawid Olejniczak 6 3 2 2       retired   5 Stéphane Bohli Tomislav Jotovski 2 1           retired

Second Round Matches

Croatia vs. Italy

Croatia 3	Sportska Dvorana, Dubrovnik, Croatia 11–13 April 2008 hard (indoor)		Italy 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Ivo Karlović Simone Bolelli 67 79 3 6 4 6       2 Mario Ančić Andreas Seppi 6 2 6 4 7 5       3 Mario Ančić / Marin Čilić Simone Bolelli / Potito Starace 77 63 6 4 1 6 6 3     4 Marin Čilić Andreas Seppi 79 67 4 6 4 6 77 63 1 6   5 Mario Ančić Simone Bolelli 6 4 6 4 6 2

Netherlands vs. Macedonia

Netherlands 4	Tennis Club JUG, Skopje, Macedonia 11–13 April 2008 clay (outdoor)		Macedonia 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Robin Haase Lazar Magdinčev 6 3 6 2 6 2       2 Thiemo de Bakker Predrag Rusevski 5 7 7 5 6 1 7 5     3 Robin Haase / Peter Wessels Lazar Magdinčev / Predrag Rusevski 7 5 5 7 66 78     retired   4 Robin Haase Predrag Rusevski 6 4 6 0 6 3       5 Thiemo de Bakker Ilija Martinoski 77 63 6 3

Switzerland vs. Belarus

Switzerland 4	Football Manege, Minsk, Belarus 11–13 April 2008 carpter (indoor)		Belarus 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Stéphane Bohli Max Mirnyi 6 4 6 4 77 65       2 Stanislas Wawrinka Uladzimir Ignatik 4 6 6 1 77 62 6 2     3 Yves Allegro / Stanislas Wawrinka Max Mirnyi / Vladimir Voltchkov 6 3 3 6 1 6 2 6     4 Stanislas Wawrinka Vladimir Voltchkov 78 66 4 6 0 6 7 5 6 4   5 Yves Allegro Uladzimir Ignatik 77 65 6 0

Georgia vs. Slovakia

Georgia 1	Sibamac Arena, National Tennis Centre, Bratislava, Slovakia 11–13 April 2008 clay (indoor)		Slovakia 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Irakli Labadze Lukáš Lacko 4 6 78 66 3 6 6 3 19 17   2 Nodar Itonishvili Dominik Hrbatý 4 6 4 6 4 6       3 Nodar Itonishvili / Irakli Labadze Michal Mertiňák / Filip Polášek 3 6 3 6 5 7       4 Nodar Itonishvili Lukáš Lacko 3 6 1 6 3 6       5 Revaz Osadze Filip Polášek 0 6 4 6

First Round Play-offs Matches

Poland vs. Belarus

Poland 4	Republic Olympic Training Center for Tennis, Minsk, Belarus 18–20 July 2008 hard (outdoor)		Belarus 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Michał Przysiężny Vladimir Voltchkov 6 2 4 6 6 1 6 2     2 Jerzy Janowicz Max Mirnyi 6 4 7 5 6 4       3 Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski Andrei Karatchenia / Pavel Katliarov 6 4 6 0 6 2       4 Michał Przysiężny Pavel Katliarov 6 1 6 2         5 Jerzy Janowicz Andrei Karatchenia 6 3 2 6 4 6

Second Round Play-offs Matches

Italy vs. Latvia

Italy 3	Sporting Club Montecatini, Montecatini, Italy 19–21 September 2008 clay (outdoor)		Latvia 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Fabio Fognini Ernests Gulbis 62 77 1 6 1 6       2 Andreas Seppi Andis Juška 6 4 6 2 77 65       3 Andreas Seppi / Potito Starace Ernests Gulbis / Andis Juška 3 6 6 3 6 2 6 4     4 Andreas Seppi Ernests Gulbis 6 3 7 5 3 6 63 77 3 6   5 Potito Starace Andis Juška 6 3 6 4 77 63

Belarus vs. Georgia

Belarus 3	Republic Olympic Training Center for Tennis, Minsk, Belarus 18–20 July 2008 hard (outdoor)		Georgia 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Uladzimir Ignatik Lado Chikhladze 6 3 6 2 6 4       2 Andrei Karatchenia Irakli Labadze 77 65 3 6 2 6 7 5 5 3   3 Siarhei Betau / Max Mirnyi Lado Chikhladze / Irakli Labadze 6 3 3 0         retired 4 Uladzimir Ignatik Nodar Itonishvili 6 4         not completed 5 Siarhei Betau George Khrikadze           not played