Tickets for Davis Cup Final – Mar del Plata, Argentina

Tickets for Davis Cup Final – Update

The Argentine Tennis Federation has announced that tickets for the 2008 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group Final between Argentina and Spain, held 21-23 November at the Estadio Polideportivo in Mar Del Plata, will go on sale on Monday 10 November.

The best-of-five match series begins Friday 19 November with two singles matches pitting each country’s world No. 1 against the other country’s No. 2 player. Saturday’s schedule features the doubles match, and on the final day of play on Sunday, the two ‘reverse singles’ will take place where the No. 1 players face each other followed by the match between the No. 2 players.

Argentina is bidding to become the first South American nation to be crowned Davis Cup champion and this is the first time that two-time runner-up will host the final. World No. 1 Rafael Nadal is expected to lead Spain’s challenge for a third Davis Cup title.The visitors lifted the prestigious trophy in 2000 and 2004.

Official team nominations will be announced on Tuesday 11 November.

Preview:
This is the third meeting between the two nations and Spain has won both previous matches, played on outdoor clay in Spain. Spain defeated Argentina 3-1 in a 1926 zonal quarterfinal and more recently Carlos Moya clinched the decisive fifth rubber for a 3-2 victory in the 2003 quarterfinal after Argentina had fought back from 0-2 down.
Estadio Islas Malvinas, Mar del Plata
Stadium Capacity: 11,132
21 November – 23 November 2008
Day 1: 13.00 hours local (15.00 hours GMT)
Day 2: 14.00 hours local (16.00 hours GMT)
Day 3: 12.00 hours local (14.00 hours GMT)
Surface: Hard (Acrylic) – Indoors
Ball Type: Head ATP Hard Court The ticket hotline number is +54 115 237 7200.

Ticket prices
(all 3-day tickets) Please note that the US$ equivalent price is subject to the prevailing exchange rate at the time:
Side court upper tier – ARS 990 (US$300)
Side court middle tier – ARS 2150 (US$652)
Side court lower tier – ARS 4100 (US$1243)
End court upper tier – ARS 2960 (US$897)
End court lower tier – ARS 4100 (US$1243)
Corner upper tier – ARS 2500 (US$758)
Corner lower tier – ARS 4100 (US$1243)
Boxes:
Side court middle section box (cost per seat) – ARS 4500 (US$1364)
End court box (cost per seat) – ARS 4500 (US$1364)

Preview
This is the third meeting between the two nations and Spain has won both previous matches, played on outdoor clay in Spain. Spain defeated Argentina 3-1 in a 1926 zonal quarterfinal and more recently Carlos Moya clinched the decisive fifth rubber for a 3-2 victory in the 2003 quarterfinal after Argentina had fought back from 0-2 down.
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SOURCE:
Davis Cup Official Website
http://www.daviscup.com