The 2008 Fed Cup was the 46th edition of the most important competition between national teams in women's tennis. The final took place at Club de Campo Villa de Madrid in Madrid, Spain, on 13–14 September. The home team, Spain, lost to the defending champion Russia, 0–4, giving Russia their fourth title in five years.

World Group

Draw

World Group play-offs

The four losing teams in the World Group first round ties (France, Germany, Israel and Italy), and four winners of the World Group II ties (Argentina, Czech Republic, Japan and Ukraine) entered the draw for the World Group play-offs. Date: 26–27 April

World Group II

The World Group II is the second highest level of Fed Cup competition in 2008. Winners advanced to the World Group play-offs, and losers played in the World Group II play-offs. Date: 2–3 February

World Group II play-offs

The four losing teams from World Group II (Croatia, Slovakia, Belgium and Austria) played off against qualifiers from Zonal Group I. Two teams qualified from Europe/Africa Zone (Serbia and Switzerland), one team from the Asia/Oceania Zone (Uzbekistan), and one team from the Americas Zone (Colombia). Date: 26–27 April

Americas Zone

Group I

Venue: Club Deportivo El Rodeo, Medellín, Colombia (outdoor clay) Dates: 30 January – 2 February

Group II

Venue: Country Club Cochabamba, Cochabamba, Bolivia (outdoor clay) Dates: 23–26 April

Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I

Venue: National Tennis Development Centre, Bangkok, Thailand (outdoor hard) Dates: 30 January – 2 February

Group II

Venue: National Tennis Development Centre, Bangkok, Thailand (outdoor hard) Dates: 30 January – 2 February

Europe/Africa Zone

Group I

Venue: SYMA Sportközpont, Budapest, Hungary (indoor carpet) Dates: 30 January – 2 February

Group II

Venue: Coral Tennis Club, Tallinn, Estonia (indoor hard) Dates: 30 January – 2 February

Group III

Venue: Master Class Tennis and Fitness Club, Yerevan, Armenia (outdoor clay) Dates: 22–26 April

Rankings

The rankings were measured after the three points during the year that play took place, and were collated by combining points earned from the previous four years.