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]
| Details | |
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| Duration | 10 February – 3 December 2006 |
| Edition | 95th |
| Champion | |
| Winning Nation |  Russia |
← 2005 2007 → | |
World Group edit
| 2006 World Group Teams | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina |
 Australia |
 Austria |
 Belarus |
 Chile |
 Croatia |
 France |
 Germany |
 Netherlands |
 Romania |
 Russia |
 Slovakia |
 Spain |
 Sweden |
 Switzerland |
 United States |
Draw edit
| 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 edit
 Russia 3 |
Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia[5] 1-3 December 2006 Carpet (i) |
 Argentina 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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World Group play-offs edit
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 |
Austria, 
Germany, 
Romania, 
Spain, 
Sweden and 
Switzerland will remain in the World Group in 2007.
Belgium and 
Czech Republic are promoted to the World Group in 2007.
Brazil, 
Italy, 
Mexico, 
Serbia and Montenegro, 
South Korea and 
Thailand will remain in Zonal Group I in 2007.
Netherlands and 
Slovakia are relegated to Zonal Group I in 2007.
Americas Zone edit
Group I edit
- 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 edit
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 edit
El Salvador — promoted to Group II in 2007
Cuba — promoted to Group II in 2007
Bahamas
Puerto Rico
Costa Rica
Haiti
Honduras — relegated to Group IV in 2007
Trinidad and Tobago — relegated to Group IV in 2007
Group IV edit
Barbados — promoted to Group III in 2007
Panama — promoted to Group III in 2007
Saint Lucia
U.S. Virgin Islands
Bermuda
Asia/Oceania Zone edit
Group I edit
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 edit
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 edit
Philippines — promoted to Group II in 2007
Iran — promoted to Group II in 2007
Sri Lanka
Saudi Arabia
Vietnam
Singapore
Bahrain — relegated to Group IV in 2007
Bangladesh — relegated to Group IV in 2007
Group IV edit
- Pool A
- Pool B
United Arab Emirates — promoted to Group III in 2007
Syria
Tajikistan
Jordan
Turkmenistan
Europe/Africa Zone edit
Group I edit
- Belgium — advanced to World Group play-offs
- Czech Republic — advanced to World Group play-offs
- Italy — advanced to World Group play-offs
- Serbia and Montenegro — advanced to World Group play-offs
Great Britain
Israel
Luxembourg
Portugal
Morocco — relegated to Group II in 2007
Ukraine — relegated to Group II in 2007
Group II edit
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 edit
- Venue 1
Monaco — promoted to Group II in 2007
Estonia — promoted to Group II in 2007
Turkey
Lithuania
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Moldova
Armenia — relegated to Group IV in 2007
Andorra — relegated to Group IV in 2007
- Venue 2
Denmark — promoted to Group II in 2007
Nigeria — promoted to Group II in 2007
Ghana
Namibia
Tunisia
Ivory Coast
Botswana — relegated to Group IV in 2007
Rwanda — relegated to Group IV in 2007
Group IV edit
Mauritius — promoted to Group III in 2007
Madagascar — promoted to Group III in 2007
Iceland — promoted to Group III in 2007
San Marino — promoted to Group III in 2007
Malta
Azerbaijan
Uganda
Senegal (withdrew)
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Davis Cup scorecards – 2006". www.daviscup.com. ITF.
- ^ "Rejuvenated Safin steers Russia to second Davis Cup triumph". The Guardian. 4 December 2006.
- ^ "Safin wins Davis Cup for Russia". www.cnn.com. CNN. 3 December 2006.
- ^ "Safin seals Russian Davis Cup win". news.bbc.co.uk. BBC. 3 December 2006.
- ^ "Russia v Argentina". daviscup.com.
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