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The 2005 Davis Cup was the 94th edition of the most important tournament between nations in men's tennis. A total of 130 teams participated in the tournament. The final took place 2-4 December at the Sibamac Arena in Bratislava, Slovakia, with Croatia defeating Slovakia for their first title.

World Group

Main article: 2005 Davis Cup World Group

Participating Teams
Argentina	Australia	Austria	Belarus
Czech Republic	Chile	Croatia	France
Netherlands	Romania	Russia	Slovakia
Spain	Sweden	Switzerland	United States

Draw

First round 4-6 March			Quarterfinals 15-17 July				Semifinals 23-25 September			Final 2-4 December

Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard)
1	Spain	1
			Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard)
	Slovakia	4
				Slovakia	4
Fribourg, Switzerland (indoor hard)
				Netherlands	1
7	Switzerland	2
							Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard)
	Netherlands	3
								Slovakia	4
Sydney, Australia (grass)
						6	Argentina	1
4	Australia	5
			Sydney, Australia (grass)
	Austria	0
			4	Australia	1
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
			6	Argentina	4
6	Argentina	5
										Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard)
	Czech Republic	0
											Slovakia	2
Moscow, Russia (indoor carpet)
										Croatia	3
	Chile	1
			Moscow, Russia (indoor clay)
5	Russia	4
			5	Russia	3
Strasbourg, France (indoor clay)
			3	France	2
	Sweden	1
							Split, Croatia (indoor carpet)
3	France	4
							5	Russia	2
Braşov, Romania (indoor clay)
							Croatia	3
	Romania	3
			Split, Croatia (indoor carpet)
8	Belarus	2
				Romania	1
Carson, CA, United States (hard)
				Croatia	4
	Croatia	3

2	United States	2

First round losers compete in Play-off ties with Zonal Group I Qualifiers.

Final

Slovakia
2

Sibamac Arena, Bratislava, Slovakia
2 December - 4 December 2005
hard (indoors)

Croatia
3

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Karol Kučera Ivan Ljubičić	3 6	4 6	3 6
2	Dominik Hrbatý Mario Ančić	7⁷ 6⁵	6 4	6⁵ 7⁷	6 4
3	Dominik Hrbatý / Michal Mertiňák Mario Ančić / Ivan Ljubičić	6⁵ 7⁷	3 6	6⁵ 7⁷
4	Dominik Hrbatý Ivan Ljubičić	4 6	6 3	6 4	3 6	6 4
5	Michal Mertiňák Mario Ančić	6 7	3 6	4 6

World Group Play-offs

Main article: 2005 Davis Cup World Group Play-offs

Date: 23-25 September

Venue (surface)	Home Team	Score	Visiting Team
Pörtschach, Austria (hard)	Austria	4–1	Ecuador
Toronto, Canada (hard)	Canada	2–3	Belarus
Santiago, Chile (clay)	Chile	5–0	Pakistan
Liberec, Czech Republic (indoor clay)	Czech Republic	2–3	Germany
Torre del Greco, Italy (clay)	Italy	2–3	Spain
New Delhi, India (grass)	India	1–3	Sweden
Geneva, Switzerland (indoor clay)	Switzerland	5–0	Great Britain
Leuven, Belgium (indoor clay)	Belgium	1–4	United States

Germany promoted to World Group in 2006.
Austria, Belarus, Chile, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and United States remain in World Group in 2006.
Belgium (EA), Canada (AM), Ecuador (AM), Great Britain (EA), India (AO), Italy (EA), and Pakistan (AO) remain in Group I in 2006.
Czech Republic (EA) relegated to Group I in 2006.

Americas Zone

Main article: 2005 Davis Cup Americas Zone

Group I

Participating Teams

Canada — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round
Ecuador — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round
Mexico
Paraguay — relegated to Group II in 2006
Peru
Venezuela

Group II

Participating Teams

Bahamas — relegated to Group III in 2006
Brazil — promoted to Group I in 2006
Colombia
Cuba — relegated to Group III in 2006
Dominican Republic
Jamaica
Netherlands Antilles
Uruguay

Group III

Participating Teams

Bolivia — promoted to Group II in 2006
El Salvador
Guatemala — promoted to Group II in 2006
Haiti
Honduras
Panama — relegated to Group IV in 2006
Puerto Rico
Saint Lucia — relegated to Group IV in 2006

Group IV

Participating Teams

Barbados
Bermuda
Costa Rica — promoted to Group III in 2006
Trinidad and Tobago — promoted to Group III in 2006
U.S. Virgin Islands