2004 World Team Cup

2004 World Team Cup
Date16 May – 22 May
Edition26th
CategoryWorld Team Cup
SurfaceClay / outdoor
LocationDüsseldorf, Germany
VenueRochusclub
Champions
Chile Chile
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The 2004 ARAG World Team Cup was a tennis tournament play on outdoor clay courts. It was the 26th edition of the World Team Cup, and was part of the 2004 ATP Tour. It took place at the Rochusclub in Düsseldorf, Germany, from 16 May through 21 May 2004.

Chile were the defending champions,[1] and they won the title again, defeating Australia in the final by two rubbers to one.[2]

Squads

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Blue group

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Red group

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  • Rankings are as of May 17, 2004.[3][4]

Round robin

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Blue group

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Standings

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Pos. Country Points Matches Sets
1.  Australia 3 7–2 15–9
2.  Argentina 2 6–3 14–12
3.  United States 1 4–5 12–12
4.  Netherlands 0 1–8 8–16

Australia vs. United States

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Australia
2
Düsseldorf, Germany
17 May 2004
clay

United States
1
1 2 3
1 Australia
United States
Mark Philippoussis
Vince Spadea
61
77
6
3
77
64
 
2 Australia
United States
Lleyton Hewitt
Robby Ginepri
7
5
61
77
6
4
 
3 Australia
United States
Wayne Arthurs / Paul Hanley
Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan
2
6
4
6
   

Netherlands vs. Argentina

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Netherlands
0
Düsseldorf, Germany
17 May 2004
clay

Argentina
3
1 2 3
1 Netherlands
Argentina
Sjeng Schalken
Juan Ignacio Chela
3
6
7
5
5
7
 
2 Netherlands
Argentina
Martin Verkerk
Gastón Gaudio
6
4
2
6
4
6
 
3 Netherlands
Argentina
John van Lottum / Martin Verkerk
Lucas Arnold Ker / Mariano Zabaleta
6
3
3
6
3
6
 

Australia vs. Netherlands

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Australia
3
Düsseldorf, Germany
19 May 2004
clay

Netherlands
0
1 2 3
1 Australia
Netherlands
Mark Philippoussis
Sjeng Schalken
4
6
77
65
7
5
 
2 Australia
Netherlands
Lleyton Hewitt
Martin Verkerk
1
6
77
62
7
5
 
3 Australia
Netherlands
Wayne Arthurs / Paul Hanley
John van Lottum / Martin Verkerk
6
4
77
65
   

Argentina vs. United States

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Argentina
2
Düsseldorf, Germany
19 May 2004
clay

United States
1
1 2 3
1 Argentina
United States
Juan Ignacio Chela
Vince Spadea
6
3
3
6
6
4
 
2 Argentina
United States
Mariano Zabaleta
Robby Ginepri
65
77
6
3
7
5
 
3 Argentina
United States
Lucas Arnold Ker / Gastón Gaudio
Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan
7
5
1
6
3
6
 

Australia vs. Argentina

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Australia
2
Düsseldorf, Germany
21 May 2004
clay

Argentina
1
1 2 3
1 Australia
Argentina
Lleyton Hewitt
Gastón Gaudio
3
6
7
5
65
77
 
2 Australia
Argentina
Mark Philippoussis
Mariano Zabaleta
4
6
6
3
7
5
 
3 Australia
Argentina
Wayne Arthurs / Paul Hanley
Lucas Arnold Ker / Juan Ignacio Chela
6
3
6
4
   

Netherlands vs. United States

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Netherlands
1
Düsseldorf, Germany
21 May 2004
clay

United States
2
1 2 3
1 Netherlands
United States
Martin Verkerk
Vince Spadea
77
65
6
2
   
2 Netherlands
United States
John van Lottum
Robby Ginepri
5
7
78
66
1
6
 
3 Netherlands
United States
Sjeng Schalken / Martin Verkerk
Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan
3
6
0
6
   

Red group

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Standings

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Pos. Country Points Matches Sets
1.  Chile 3 7–2 13–7
2.  Germany 2 5–4 11–8
3.  Czech Republic 1 5–4 11–8
4.  Spain 0 1–8 3–15

Germany vs. Spain

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Germany
2
Düsseldorf, Germany
16 May 2004
clay

Spain
1
1 2 3
1 Germany
Spain
Rainer Schüttler
Feliciano López
6
3
6
4
   
2 Germany
Spain
Tommy Haas
Albert Costa
63
77
2
6
   
3 Germany
Spain
Nicolas Kiefer / Rainer Schüttler
Albert Costa / Àlex Corretja
6
2
6
3
   

Chile vs. Czech Republic

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Chile
2
Düsseldorf, Germany
16 May 2004
clay

Czech Republic
1
1 2 3
1 Chile
Czech Republic
Nicolás Massú
Jiří Novák
66
78
0
6
   
2 Chile
Czech Republic
Fernando González
Radek Štěpánek
6
3
6
4
   
3 Chile
Czech Republic
Fernando González / Nicolás Massú
Jiří Novák / Radek Štěpánek
4
6
6
2
6
2
 

Germany vs. Czech Republic

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Germany
2
Düsseldorf, Germany
18 May 2004
clay

Czech Republic
1
1 2 3
1 Germany
Czech Republic
Rainer Schüttler
Jiří Novák
6
4
6
3
   
2 Germany
Czech Republic
Nicolas Kiefer
Radek Štěpánek
77
64
6
3
   
3 Germany
Czech Republic
Nicolas Kiefer / Rainer Schüttler
Jiří Novák / Radek Štěpánek
5
7
2
6
   

Chile vs. Spain

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Chile
3
Düsseldorf, Germany
18 May 2004
clay

Spain
0
1 2 3
1 Chile
Spain
Nicolás Massú
Albert Costa
4
1
     
retired
2 Chile
Spain
Fernando González
Àlex Corretja
6
4
3
6
6
2
 
3 Chile
Spain
Adrián García / Nicolás Massú
Àlex Corretja / Feliciano López
6
3
6
3
   

Chile vs. Germany

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Chile
2
Düsseldorf, Germany
20 May 2004
clay

Germany
1
1 2 3
1 Chile
Germany
Nicolás Massú
Rainer Schüttler
6
4
4
6
6
2
 
2 Chile
Germany
Fernando González
Tommy Haas
6
4
77
64
   
3 Chile
Germany
Adrián García / Nicolás Massú
Tommy Haas / Rainer Schüttler
5
7
2
6
   

Spain vs. Czech Republic

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Spain
0
Düsseldorf, Germany
20 May 2004
clay

Czech Republic
3
1 2 3
1 Spain
Czech Republic
Feliciano López
Jiří Novák
63
77
1
6
   
2 Spain
Czech Republic
Albert Costa
Radek Štěpánek
4
6
3
6
   
3 Spain
Czech Republic
Galo Blanco / Àlex Corretja
Jiří Novák / Radek Štěpánek
0
6
1
6
   

Final

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Chile vs. Australia

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Chile
2
Düsseldorf, Germany
22 May 2004
clay

Australia
1
1 2 3
1 Chile
Australia
Nicolás Massú
Mark Philippoussis
6
3
6
1
   
2 Chile
Australia
Fernando González
Lleyton Hewitt
7
5
6
2
   
3 Chile
Australia
Adrián García / Nicolás Massú
Wayne Arthurs / Paul Hanley
4
6
4
6
   

References

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  • "Draw" (PDF). atpworldtour.com. ATP Tour, Inc. Retrieved 2014-12-20.
  • "Tournament Overview". itftennis.com. Retrieved 2014-12-20.
  1. ^ "Roddick Wins Title; French Open Is Next". New York Times. 25 May 2003. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Chile wins second straight ATP World Team Championship". USA Today. 22 May 2004. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  3. ^ "ATP Singles Rankings May 17, 2004". ATP Tour, inc. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  4. ^ "ATP Doubles Rankings May 17, 2004". ATP Tour, inc. Retrieved 20 December 2014.