2008 Fed Cup Americas Zone

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

Group I

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The seven teams were divided into two pools, one pool of four teams and one of three. The top team of each pool played against one other to decide which nation progresses to the World Group II Play-offs. The four nations coming third in each pool then played-off to determine which team would join the fourth-placed team from the four-team pool in being relegated down to Group II for 2009.

Pools

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Pool A BRA PUR PAR URU
1   Brazil (3–0) 2–1 3–0 2–1
2   Puerto Rico (2–1) 1–2 3–0 3–0
3   Paraguay (1–2) 0–3 0–3 3–0
4   Uruguay (0–3) 1–2 0–3 0–3
Pool B COL CAN MEX
1   Colombia (2–0) 2–1 3–0
2   Canada (1–1) 1–2 3–0
3   Mexico (0–2) 0–3 0–3

Play-offs

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Placing A Team Score B Team
Promotion   Brazil 0–3   Colombia
3rd–4th   Puerto Rico 0–3   Canada
Relegation   Paraguay 3–0   Mexico
Relegation   Uruguay N/A

Group II

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The thirteen teams were divided into three pools of three teams and one pool of four. The top teams of each pool played-off against one other to decide which two nations progress to the Group I.

Pools

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Pool A CHI CUB PAN
1   Chile (2–0) 2–1 3–0
2   Cuba (1–1) 1–2 3–0
3   Panama (0–2) 0–3 0–3
Pool B BOL ECU HON
1   Bolivia (2–0) 3–0 3–0
2   Ecuador (1–1) 0–3 3–0
3   Honduras (0–2) 0–3 0–3
Pool C VEN GUA BAR
1   Venezuela (2–0) 2–1 3–0
2   Guatemala (1–1) 1–2 3–0
3   Barbados (0–2) 0–3 0–3
Pool D BAH DOM TRI BER
1   Bahamas (3–0) 3–0 2–1 3–0
2   Dominican Republic (2–1) 0–3 3–0 3–0
3   Trinidad and Tobago (1–2) 1–2 0–3 3–0
4   Bermuda (0–3) 0–3 0–3 0–3

Play-offs

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Placing A Team Score C Team
Promotion   Chile 1–2   Venezuela
5th–8th   Cuba 2–1   Guatemala
9th–12th   Panama 2–1   Barbados
Placing B Team Score D Team
Promotion   Bolivia 1–2   Bahamas
5th–8th   Ecuador 3–0   Dominican Republic
9th–12th   Honduras 2–1   Trinidad and Tobago
13th N/A   Bermuda

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Belgium v Colombia". fedcup.com.
  2. ^ "Mexico v Peru". fedcup.com.
  3. ^ "Fed Cup Profile, Uruguay". fedcup.com.
  4. ^ "Puerto Rico v Bahamas". fedcup.com.
  5. ^ "Fed Cup Profile, Venezuela". fedcup.com.
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