2006 Davis Cup

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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.

World Group

2006 World Group Teams
Argentina	Australia	Austria	Belarus
Chile	Croatia	France	Germany
Netherlands	Romania	Russia	Slovakia
Spain	Sweden	Switzerland	United States

Draw

First round 10-12 February

Quarterfinals 7-9 April

Semifinals 22-24 September

Final 1-3 December

Graz, Austria (indoor clay)

S

Croatia

3

Zagreb, Croatia (indoor carpet)

Austria

2

S

Croatia

2

Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)

S

Argentina

3

S

Argentina

5

Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)

Sweden

0

S

Argentina

5

Minsk, Belarus (indoor carpet)

S

Australia

0

S

Spain

1

Melbourne, Australia (hard)

Belarus

4

Belarus

0

Geneva, Switzerland (indoor clay)

S

Australia

5

S

Australia

3

Moscow, Russia (indoor carpet)

Switzerland

2

S

Argentina

2

Halle, Germany (indoor hard)

S

Russia

3

Germany

2

Pau, France (indoor carpet)

S

France

3

S

France

1

Amsterdam, Netherlands (ind. carpet)

S

Russia

4

Netherlands

0

Moscow, Russia (indoor clay)

S

Russia

5

S

Russia

3

La Jolla, United States (hard)

S

United States

2

Romania

1

Rancho Mirage, USA (grass)

S

United States

4

S

United States

3

Rancagua, Chile (clay)

Chile

2

Chile

4

S

Slovakia

1

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

Final

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

World Group Play-offs

Date: 22 Sep - 24 Sep

Venue	Home team	Score	Visiting team
Pörtschach, Austria (clay)	Austria	5-0	Mexico
Düsseldorf, Germany (clay)	Germany	4-1	Thailand
Leiden, Netherlands (indoor carpet)	Netherlands	1-4	Czech Republic
Bucharest, Romania (clay)	Romania	4-1	South Korea
Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard)	Slovakia	2-3	Belgium
Santander, Spain (clay)	Spain	4-1	Italy
Belo Horizonte, Brazil (clay)	Brazil	1-3	Sweden
Geneva, Switzerland (indoor hard)	Switzerland	4-1	Serbia and Montenegro

• Belgium and Czech Republic promoted to World Group in 2007.
• Austria, Germany, Romania, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland remain in World Group in 2007.
• Brazil (Am), Italy (EA), Mexico (Am), Serbia and Montenegro (EA), South Korea (AO), and Thailand (AO) remain in Group I in 2007.
• Netherlands (EA) and Slovakia (EA) relegated to Group I in 2007.

Americas Zone

Group I

•  Brazil — advanced to World Group Play-offs
•  Canada
•  Ecuador — relegated to Group II in 2007
•  Mexico — advanced to World Group Play-offs
•  Peru
•  Venezuela

Group II

•  Bolivia — relegated to Group III in 2007
•  Colombia — promoted to Group I in 2007
•  Dominican Republic
•  Guatemala — relegated to Group III in 2007
•  Jamaica
•  Netherlands Antilles
•  Paraguay
•  Uruguay

Group III

1.  El Salvador — promoted to Group II in 2007
2.  Cuba — promoted to Group II in 2007
3.  Bahamas
4.  Puerto Rico
5.  Costa Rica
6.  Haiti
7.  Honduras — relegated to Group IV in 2007
8.  Trinidad and Tobago — relegated to Group IV in 2007

Group IV

1.  Barbados — promoted to Group III in 2007
2.  Panama — promoted to Group III in 2007
3.  Saint Lucia
4.  U.S. Virgin Islands
5.  Bermuda

Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I

•  China
•  Chinese Taipei
•  India
•  Japan
•  South Korea — advanced to World Group Play-offs
•  Pakistan — relegated to Group II in 2007
•  Thailand — advanced to World Group Play-offs
•  Uzbekistan

Group II

•  Hong Kong
•  Indonesia
•  Kazakhstan — promoted to Group I in 2007
•  Kuwait
•  Lebanon — relegated to Group III in 2007
•  Malaysia — relegated to Group III in 2007
•  New Zealand
•  Pacific Oceania

Group III

1.  Philippines — promoted to Group II in 2007
2.  Iran — promoted to Group II in 2007
3.  Sri Lanka
4.  Saudi Arabia
5.  Vietnam
6.  Singapore
7.  Bahrain — relegated to Group IV in 2007
8.  Bangladesh — relegated to Group IV in 2007

Group IV

Pool A

1.  Oman — promoted to Group III in 2007
2.  Iraq
3.  Myanmar
4.  Qatar

Pool B

1.  United Arab Emirates — promoted to Group III in 2007
2.  Syria
3.  Tajikistan
4.  Jordan
5.  Turkmenistan

Europe/Africa Zone

Group I

•  Belgium — advanced to World Group Play-offs
•  Czech Republic — advanced to World Group Play-offs
•  Great Britain
•  Israel
•  Italy — advanced to World Group Play-offs
•  Luxembourg
•  Morocco — relegated to Group II in 2007
•  Portugal
•  Serbia and Montenegro — advanced to World Group Play-offs
•  Ukraine — relegated to Group II in 2007

Group II

•  Algeria
•  Bulgaria
•  Cyprus
•  Egypt — relegated to Group III in 2007
•  Finland
•  Georgia — promoted to Group I in 2007
•  Greece
•  Hungary
•  Ireland — relegated to Group III in 2007
•  Latvia
•  Macedonia — promoted to Group I in 2007
•  Norway
•  Poland
•  Slovenia
•  South Africa — relegated to Group III in 2007
•  Zimbabwe — relegated to Group III in 2007

Group III

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.  Côte d'Ivoire
7.  Botswana — relegated to Group IV in 2007
8.  Rwanda — relegated to Group IV in 2007

Group IV

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

• Davis Cup

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