2006 Davis Cup

2006 edition of the Davis Cup
2006 Davis Cup
Details
Duration10 February – 3 December 2006
Edition95th
Champion
Winning Nation Russia
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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.[1][2][3][4]

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 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


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

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

Group I

Group II

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

Group II

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

Group II

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.  Ivory Coast
  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

References

  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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