2008 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group I

Main articles: 2008 Davis Cup and 2008 Davis Cup Americas Zone

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

In the Americas Zone there are three different groups in which teams compete against each other to advance to the next group.

## Participating nations

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Seeds:

1. Chile
2. Brazil

Remaining Nations

* Canada
* Colombia
* Mexico
* Uruguay

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## Draw

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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Second Round Play-offs| | | First Round Play-offs| | | First Round| | | Second Round
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| 1|  Chile|
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| | | | bye| | | | Santiago, Chile (clay)
| | | | | | | |
| bye| | | 1|  Chile| 3
| | | | |
| | |  Mexico| | | | Calgary, Canada (indoor carpet)| | | |  Canada| 2
| | | | | | |
| |  Mexico| 1|
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| León, Mexico (indoor carpet)| | |  Canada| 4| |
| | |
|  Mexico| 2|
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|  Uruguay| 3| | | Punta del Este, Uruguay (clay)
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| |  Uruguay| 2
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| | |  Colombia| 3| | | Sorocaba, Brazil (clay)
| | | | |
| |  Uruguay| | | |  Colombia| 1
| | | | | | |
| | | | bye| | | | | | 2|  Brazil| 4
| | | | |
| | | | bye| |
| | | | |
| | | | 2|  Brazil| | |
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| | | | | | | |

* Mexico relegated to Group II in 2009.
* Chile and Brazil advance to World Group Play-off.

## First round

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### Canada vs. Mexico

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Canada
4 | The Corral at Stampede Park, Calgary, Canada[1]
8 – 10 February 2008
Carpet (indoor)  |
Mexico

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|  |  |  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  |

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1  |
| Frédéric Niemeyer
Santiago González | 6
4  | 6
4  | 77
61 |  |  |
2  |
| Peter Polansky
Bruno Echagaray | 6
3  | 7
5  | 6
2  |  |  |
3  |
| Daniel Nestor / Frédéric Niemeyer
Bruno Echagaray / Santiago González | 6
4  | 6
4  | 6
4  |  |  |
4  |
| Vasek Pospisil
Bruno Rodríguez | 6
2  | 1
6  | 5
7  |  |  |
5  |
| Peter Polansky
César Ramírez | 78
66 | 77
64 |  |  |  |

### Uruguay vs. Colombia

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Uruguay
2 | Cantegril Country Club, Punta del Este, Uruguay[2]
8 – 10 February 2008
Clay  |
Colombia

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|  |  |  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  |

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1  |
| Marcel Felder
Alejandro Falla | 2
6  | 5
7  | 2
6  |  |  |
2  |
| Pablo Cuevas
Santiago Giraldo | 6
4  | 3
6  | 5
7  | 78
66 | 6
4  |
3  |
| Pablo Cuevas / Marcel Felder
Michael Quintero / Carlos Salamanca | 6
4  | 63
77 | 6
3  | 64
77 | 8
6  |
4  |
| Pablo Cuevas
Alejandro Falla | 2
6  | 3
6  | 2
6  |  |  |
5  |
| Marcel Felder
Santiago Giraldo | 2
6  | 4
6  | 66
78 |  |  |

## Second round

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### Chile vs. Canada

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Chile
3 | Estadio Nacional, Santiago de Chile, Chile[3]
11 – 13 April 2008
Clay  |
Canada

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|  |  |  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  |

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1  |
| Fernando González
Peter Polansky | 77
64 | 77
63 | 5
7  | 6
2  |  |
2  |
| Nicolás Massú
Frédéric Niemeyer | 3
6  | 6
4  | 6
4  | 5
7  | 6
3  |
3  |
| Fernando González / Nicolás Massú
Daniel Nestor / Frédéric Niemeyer | 3
6  | 63
77 | 6
3  | 7
5  | 6
4  |
4  |
| Paul Capdeville
Frédéric Niemeyer | 3
6  | 4
6  |  |  |  |
5  |
| Hans Podlipnik-Castillo
Peter Polansky | 3
6  | 2
6  |  |  |  |

### Brazil vs. Colombia

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Brazil
4 | Tenis Clube de Sorocaba, Sorocaba, Brazil[4]
11 – 13 April 2008
Clay  |
Colombia

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1  |
| Thomaz Bellucci
Santiago Giraldo | 78
66 | 6
4  | 3
6  | 4
6  | 2
6  |
2  |
| Marcos Daniel
Juan Sebastián Cabal | 6
1  | 5
1  |  |  |  |
retired
3  |
| Marcelo Melo / André Sá
Michael Quintero / Carlos Salamanca | 6
3  | 6
3  | 6
1  |  |  |
4  |
| Marcos Daniel
Santiago Giraldo | 6
4  | 77
61 | 68
710 | 6
5  |  |
retired
5  |
| Thomaz Bellucci
Juan Sebastián Cabal | 6
4  | 7
5  |  |  |  |

## Second round playoffs

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### Mexico vs. Uruguay

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Mexico
2 | Domo de la Feria de Leon, León, Mexico[5]
19 – 21 September 2008
Carpet (indoor)  |
Uruguay

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1  |
| Daniel Garza
Pablo Cuevas | 64
77 | 6
4  | 7
5  | 710
68 |  |
2  |
| Bruno Rodríguez
Marcel Felder | 4
6  | 6
4  | 6
3  | 69
711 | 0
6  |
3  |
| Miguel Gallardo Valles / Víctor Romero
Pablo Cuevas / Marcel Felder | 77
62 | 5
7  | 6
2  | 77
61 |  |
4  |
| Miguel Gallardo Valles
Pablo Cuevas | 1
6  | 77
64 | 3
6  | 4
6  |  |
5  |
| Daniel Garza
Marcel Felder | 6
3  | 0
6  | 1
6  | 6
4  | 3
6  |

## References

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* Draw

1. ^ "Canada v Mexico". daviscup.com.
2. ^ "Uruguay v Colombia". daviscup.com.
3. ^ "Chile v Canada". daviscup.com.
4. ^ "Brazil v Colombia". daviscup.com.
5. ^ "Mexico v Uruguay". daviscup.com.