2006 Davis Cup

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2006 Davis Cup
Details
Duration10 February – 3 December 2006
Edition95th
Champion
Winning nation Russia
← 2005
2007 →

The 2006 Davis Cup was the 95th edition of the most important tournament between nations in men's tennis. Sixteen teams participated in the World Group and 125 participated in total. The first round matches were played 10–12 February and the final took place 1–3 December 2006 at the Olympic Stadium, Moscow, with Russia defeating Argentina.[1][2][3][4]

World Group

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Main article: 2006 Davis Cup World Group
2006 World Group Teams

Argentina
Australia
Austria
Belarus

Chile
Croatia
France
Germany

Netherlands
Romania
Russia
Slovakia

Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
United States

Draw

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First round
10-12 February		Quarterfinals
7-9 April		Semifinals
22-24 September		Final
1-3 December
Graz, Austria (indoor clay)
S Croatia3
Zagreb, Croatia (indoor carpet)
 Austria2
S Croatia2
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
S Argentina3
S Argentina5
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
 Sweden0
S Argentina5
Minsk, Belarus (indoor carpet)
S Australia0
S Spain1
Melbourne, Australia (hard)
 Belarus4
 Belarus0
Geneva, Switzerland (indoor clay)
S Australia5
S Australia3
Moscow, Russia (indoor carpet)
  Switzerland2
S Argentina2
Halle, Germany (indoor hard)
S Russia3
 Germany2
Pau, France (indoor carpet)
S France3
S France1
Amsterdam, Netherlands (ind. carpet)
S Russia4
 Netherlands0
Moscow, Russia (indoor clay)
S Russia5
S Russia3
La Jolla, United States (hard)
S United States2
 Romania1
Rancho Mirage, USA (grass)
S United States4
S United States3
Rancagua, Chile (clay)
 Chile2
 Chile4
S Slovakia1

First round losers play along with Zonal Group I qualifiers in World Group play-offs.

Final

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Russia
3 		Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia[5]
1-3 December 2006
Carpet (i)
Argentina
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Russia
Argentina 		Nikolay Davydenko
Juan Ignacio Chela 		6
1 		6
2 		5
7 		6
4 		   
2 Russia
Argentina 		Marat Safin
David Nalbandian 		4
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
3 Russia
Argentina 		Marat Safin / Dmitry Tursunov
Agustín Calleri / David Nalbandian 		6
2 		6
3 		6
4 		     
4 Russia
Argentina 		Nikolay Davydenko
David Nalbandian 		2
6 		2
6 		6
4 		4
6 		   
5 Russia
Argentina 		Marat Safin
José Acasuso 		6
3 		3
6 		6
3 		77
65 		   

World Group play-offs

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Main article: 2006 Davis Cup World Group play-offs

Date: 22–24 September

Home team Score Visiting team Location Venue Door Surface
 Austria 5–0  Mexico Pörtschach Werzer Arena Outdoor Clay
 Germany 4–1  Thailand Düsseldorf Rochus Club Outdoor Clay
 Netherlands 1–4  Czech Republic Leiden Groenoordhallen Indoor Carpet
 Romania 4–1  South Korea Bucharest Club Sportiv Progresul Bucuresti Outdoor Clay
 Slovakia 2–3  Belgium Bratislava Sibamac Arena Indoor Hard
 Spain 4–1  Italy Santander Real Sociedad de Tenis de La Magdalena Outdoor Clay
 Brazil 1–3  Sweden Belo Horizonte Expominas Outdoor Clay
  Switzerland 4–1  Serbia and Montenegro Geneva Palexpo Indoor Hard

Americas Zone

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Group I

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Second Round Play-offsFirst Round Play-offsFirst RoundSecond Round
1 Ecuador
Lima, Peru (clay)byeCuenca, Ecuador (clay)
1 Ecuador11 Ecuador0
 Peru4Asia, Peru (clay) Brazil4
 Peru2
Higuerote, Venezuela (hard) Brazil3
1 Ecuador0
 Venezuela5Maracay, Venezuela (hard)
 Venezuela1
Granby, Canada (hard) Mexico4Mexico City (clay)
 Venezuela1 Mexico4
2 Canada32 Canada1
bye
2 Canada
  •  Ecuador relegated to Group II in 2007.
  •  Brazil and  Mexico advance to World Group Play-off.

Group II

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  • Bolivia and Guatemala relegated to Group III in 2007.
  • Colombia promoted to Group I in 2007.

Group III

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Further information: 2006 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group III

Venue: Maya Country Club, Santa Tecla, El Salvador (clay)
Date: 14–18 June

Group A BAH PUR TRI HON
1  Bahamas (2–1) 3–0 2–1 1–2
2  Puerto Rico (2–1) 0–3 3–0 3–0
3  Trinidad and Tobago (1–2) 1–2 0–3 3–0
4  Honduras (1–2) 2–1 0–3 0–3
Group B ESA CUB HAI CRC
1  El Salvador (2–1) 2–1 3–0 1–2
2  Cuba (2–1) 1–2 3–0 2–1
3  Haiti (1–2) 0–3 0–3 2–1
4  Costa Rica (1–2) 2–1 1–2 1–2

(scores in italics carried over from Groups)

1st–4th Play-off ESA CUB BAH PUR
1  El Salvador (3–0) 2–1 3–0 2–1
2  Cuba (2–1) 1–2 3–0 2–1
3  Bahamas (1–2) 0–3 0–3 3–0
4  Puerto Rico (0–3) 1–2 1–2 0–3
5th–8th Play-off HAI CRC TRI HON
1  Haiti (2–1) 2–1 2–1 0–3
2  Costa Rica (2–1) 1–2 2–1 2–1
3  Trinidad and Tobago (1–2) 1–2 1–2 3–0
4  Honduras (1–2) 3–0 1–2 0–3
  • El Salvador and Cuba promoted to Group II in 2007.
  • Trinidad & Tobago and Honduras relegated to Group IV in 2007.

Group IV

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BAR PAN LCA ISV BER
1  Barbados (3–1) 2–1 2–1 1–2 3–0
2  Panama (3–1) 1–2 2–1 2–1 3–0
3  Saint Lucia (2–2) 1–2 1–2 3–0 3–0
4  U.S. Virgin Islands (2–2) 2–1 1–2 0–3 3–0
5  Bermuda (0–4) 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3
  • Barbados and Panama promoted to Group III in 2007.

Asia/Oceania Zone

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Group I

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Second round play-offsFirst round play-offsFirst roundSecond round
Changwon, South Korea (hard)
S India1
Mumbai, India (grass) South Korea4Taipei, Taiwan (hard)
S India3 South Korea3
S Pakistan2Taipei, Taiwan (hard) Chinese Taipei2
S Pakistan2
Beijing, China (indoor hard) Chinese Taipei3
S Pakistan0
 China5Osaka, Japan (indoor carpet)
 China0
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (clay)S Japan5Bangkok, Thailand (hard)
 China0S Japan2
 Uzbekistan3Tashkent, Uzbekistan (indoor hard)S Thailand3
 Uzbekistan2
S Thailand3
  • Pakistan relegated to Group II in 2007.
  • South Korea and Thailand advance to World Group Play-off.

Group II

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  • Lebanon and Malaysia relegated to Group III in 2007.
  • Kazakhstan promoted to Group I in 2007.

Group III

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Further information: 2006 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group III

Venue: Manila Polo Club, Makati, Manila, Philippines (indoor clay)
Date: 19–23 July

Group A PHI SRI VIE SIN
1  Philippines (3–0) 3–0 3–0 3–0
2  Sri Lanka (2–1) 0–3 2–1 3–0
3  Vietnam (1–2) 0–3 1–2 2–1
4  Singapore (0–3) 0–3 0–3 1–2
Group B IRI KSA BRN BAN
1  Iran (3–0) 3–0 3–0 3–0
2  Saudi Arabia (2–1) 0–3 2–1 2–1
3  Bahrain (1–2) 0–3 1–2 2–1
4  Bangladesh (0–3) 0–3 1–2 1–2

(scores in italics carried over from Groups)

1st–4th Play-off PHI IRI SRI KSA
1  Philippines (3–0) 3–0 3–0 3–0
2  Iran (2–1) 0–3 2–1 3–0
3  Sri Lanka (1–2) 0–3 1–2 2–1
4  Saudi Arabia (0–3) 0–3 0–3 1–2
5th–8th Play-off VIE SIN BRN BAN
1  Vietnam (3–0) 2–1 3–0 2–1
2  Singapore (2–1) 1–2 2–1 2–1
3  Bahrain (1–2) 0–3 1–2 2–1
4  Bangladesh (0–3) 1–2 1–2 1–2
  • Philippines and Iran promoted to Group II in 2007.
  • Bahrain and Bangladesh relegated to Group IV in 2007.

Group IV

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Further information: 2006 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group IV

Venue: Al Hussein Tennis Club, Amman, Jordan (hard)
Date: 6–9 April

Pool A OMA IRQ MYA QAT
1  Oman (3–0) 3–0 3–0 3–0
2  Iraq (2–1) 0–3 2–1 2–1
3  Myanmar (1–2) 0–3 1–2 2–1
4  Qatar (0–3) 0–3 1–2 1–2
Pool B UAE SYR TJK JOR TKM
1  United Arab Emirates (4–0) 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0
2  Syria (3–1) 1–2 2–1 2–1 3–0
3  Tajikistan (2–2) 0–3 1–2 2–1 3–0
4  Jordan (1–3) 0–3 1–2 1–2 3–0
5  Turkmenistan (0–4) 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3
  • Oman and United Arab Emirates promoted to Group III in 2007.

Europe/Africa Zone

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Group I

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Second Round Play-offsFirst Round Play-offsFirst roundSecond round
1 Czech Republic
Oujda, Morocco (clay)
bye
 Morocco1 Czech Republic5
bye Morocco0
 Morocco
Marrakech, Morocco (clay)
bye
 Morocco2
 Portugal3
3 Italy
Torre del Greco, Italy (clay)
bye
bye3 Italy5
Esch/Alzette, Luxembourg (indoor hard)
 Portugal Luxembourg0
 Portugal1
 Luxembourg4
Ramat Hasharon, Israel (hard)
 Israel1
Eastbourne, UK (grass)Glasgow, UK (indoor carpet)
 Serbia and Montenegro4
 Israel3 Serbia and Montenegro3
4 Great Britain24 Great Britain2
bye
Odesa, Ukraine (clay)
4 Great Britain
4 Great Britain3
 Ukraine2
bye
Kyiv, Ukraine (indoor carpet)
 Ukraine
 Ukraine Ukraine1
bye2 Belgium4
bye
2 Belgium
  • Morocco and Ukraine relegated to Group II in 2007.
  • Czech Republic, Italy, Serbia and Montenegro, and Belgium advance to World Group Play-off.

Group II

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Play-offsFirst roundSecond roundThird round
Harare, Zimbabwe (hard)
S Zimbabwe1
Thessaloniki, Greece (clay)Oslo, Norway (clay)
 Norway4
S Zimbabwe1 Norway2
Athens, Greece (clay)
S Greece4 North Macedonia3
S Greece1
Skopje, North Macedonia (clay)
 North Macedonia4
 North Macedonia3
Helsinki, Finland (indoor hard)
S Finland2
S Finland3
Dublin, Ireland (grass)Hanko, Finland (clay)
 Ireland2
 Ireland1S Finland4
Algiers, Algeria (clay)
S Slovenia4 Algeria1
S Slovenia2
 Algeria3
Hódmezővásárhely, Hungary (indoor hard)
 Egypt0
Cairo, Egypt (clay)Plovdiv, Bulgaria (clay)
S Hungary5
 Egypt2S Hungary3
Plovdiv, Bulgaria (clay)
 Cyprus3S Bulgaria2
 Cyprus2
Budapest, Hungary (clay)
S Bulgaria3
S Hungary2
Poznań, Poland (indoor carpet)
 Georgia3
 Latvia0
Jūrmala, Latvia (clay)Gdynia, Poland (clay)
S Poland5
 Latvia3S Poland2
Tbilisi, Georgia (indoor carpet)
S South Africa2 Georgia3
 Georgia3
S South Africa2

Group III

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Venue 1
  1.  Monaco — promoted to Group II in 2007
  2.  Estonia — promoted to Group II in 2007
  3.  Turkey
  4.  Lithuania
  5.  Bosnia and Herzegovina
  6.  Moldova
  7.  Armenia — relegated to Group IV in 2007
  8.  Andorra — relegated to Group IV in 2007
Venue 2
  1.  Denmark — promoted to Group II in 2007
  2.  Nigeria — promoted to Group II in 2007
  3.  Ghana
  4.  Namibia
  5.  Tunisia
  6.  Ivory Coast
  7.  Botswana — relegated to Group IV in 2007
  8.  Rwanda — relegated to Group IV in 2007

Group IV

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  1.  Mauritius — promoted to Group III in 2007
  2.  Madagascar — promoted to Group III in 2007
  3.  Iceland — promoted to Group III in 2007
  4.  San Marino — promoted to Group III in 2007
  5.  Malta
  6.  Azerbaijan
  7.  Uganda

 Senegal (withdrew)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Davis Cup scorecards – 2006". www.daviscup.com. ITF.
  2. ^ "Rejuvenated Safin steers Russia to second Davis Cup triumph". The Guardian. 4 December 2006.
  3. ^ "Safin wins Davis Cup for Russia". www.cnn.com. CNN. 3 December 2006.
  4. ^ "Safin seals Russian Davis Cup win". news.bbc.co.uk. BBC. 3 December 2006.
  5. ^ "Russia v Argentina". daviscup.com.
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