2006 Davis Cup

2006 Davis Cup
Details
Duration	10 February – 3 December 2006
Edition	95th
Champion
Winning nation	Russia
	← 2005 2007 →

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

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^[5]
1-3 December 2006
Carpet (i)

Argentina
2

		1	2	3	4
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: 22–24 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

Group I


Second Round Play-offs			First Round Play-offs			First Round			Second Round



						1	Ecuador

			Lima, Peru (clay)				bye		Cuenca, Ecuador (clay)

			1	Ecuador	1				1	Ecuador	0

				Peru	4	Asia, Peru (clay)				Brazil	4

						Peru		2

Higuerote, Venezuela (hard)						Brazil		3

1	Ecuador	0

	Venezuela	5				Maracay, Venezuela (hard)

						Venezuela		1

			Granby, Canada (hard)			Mexico		4	Mexico City (clay)

				Venezuela	1					Mexico	4

			2	Canada	3				2	Canada	1

							bye

						2	Canada

Ecuador relegated to Group II in 2007.
Brazil and Mexico advance to World Group Play-off.

Group II


Play-offs			First Round			Second Round			Third Round

			Santa Cruz, Bolivia (clay)

			1	Paraguay	4

Salto, Uruguay (clay)				Bolivia	1	Bogotá, Colombia (clay)

	Bolivia	0				1	Paraguay	1

3	Uruguay	5	Bogotá, Colombia (clay)				Colombia	4

			3	Uruguay	1

				Colombia	4				Santo Domingo, Dominican Rep. (hard)

										Colombia	5

			Emmastad, Curaçao (hard)						2	Dominican Republic	0

				Guatemala	2

Montego Bay, Jamaica (hard)			4	Netherlands Antilles	3	Emmastad, Curaçao (hard)

Guatemala		2				4	Netherlands Antilles	2

Jamaica		3	Santiago, Dominican Republic (clay)			2	Dominican Republic	3

				Jamaica	0

			2	Dominican Republic	5

Bolivia and Guatemala relegated to Group III in 2007.
Colombia promoted to Group I in 2007.

Group III

Venue: Maya Country Club, Santa Tecla, El Salvador (clay)
Date: 14–18 June

	Group A	BAH	PUR	TRI	HON
1	Bahamas (2–1)		3–0	2–1	1–2
2	Puerto Rico (2–1)	0–3		3–0	3–0
3	Trinidad and Tobago (1–2)	1–2	0–3		3–0
4	Honduras (1–2)	2–1	0–3	0–3

	Group B	ESA	CUB	HAI	CRC
1	El Salvador (2–1)		2–1	3–0	1–2
2	Cuba (2–1)	1–2		3–0	2–1
3	Haiti (1–2)	0–3	0–3		2–1
4	Costa Rica (1–2)	2–1	1–2	1–2

(scores in italics carried over from Groups)

	1st–4th Play-off	ESA	CUB	BAH	PUR
1	El Salvador (3–0)		2–1	3–0	2–1
2	Cuba (2–1)	1–2		3–0	2–1
3	Bahamas (1–2)	0–3	0–3		3–0
4	Puerto Rico (0–3)	1–2	1–2	0–3

	5th–8th Play-off	HAI	CRC	TRI	HON
1	Haiti (2–1)		2–1	2–1	0–3
2	Costa Rica (2–1)	1–2		2–1	2–1
3	Trinidad and Tobago (1–2)	1–2	1–2		3–0
4	Honduras (1–2)	3–0	1–2	0–3

El Salvador and Cuba promoted to Group II in 2007.
Trinidad & Tobago and Honduras relegated to Group IV in 2007.

Group IV

Venue: Maya Country Club, Santa Tecla, El Salvador (clay)
Date: 14–18 June

		BAR	PAN	LCA	ISV	BER
1	Barbados (3–1)		2–1	2–1	1–2	3–0
2	Panama (3–1)	1–2		2–1	2–1	3–0
3	Saint Lucia (2–2)	1–2	1–2		3–0	3–0
4	U.S. Virgin Islands (2–2)	2–1	1–2	0–3		3–0
5	Bermuda (0–4)	0–3	0–3	0–3	0–3

Barbados and Panama promoted to Group III in 2007.

Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I

Second round play-offs

First round play-offs

First round

Second round

Changwon, South Korea (hard)

S

India

1

Mumbai, India (grass)

South Korea

4

Taipei, Taiwan (hard)

S

India

3

South Korea

3

S

Pakistan

2

Taipei, Taiwan (hard)

Chinese Taipei

2

S

Pakistan

2

Beijing, China (indoor hard)

Chinese Taipei

3

S

Pakistan

0

China

5

Osaka, Japan (indoor carpet)

China

0

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (clay)

S

Japan

5

Bangkok, Thailand (hard)

China

0

S

Japan

2

Uzbekistan

3

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (indoor hard)

S

Thailand

3

Uzbekistan

2

S

Thailand

3

Pakistan relegated to Group II in 2007.
South Korea and Thailand advance to World Group Play-off.

Group II


Play-offs			First Round			Second Round			Third Round

			Auckland, New Zealand (indoor hard)

			1	New Zealand	5

Jounieh, Lebanon (clay)				Lebanon	0	Almaty, Kazakhstan (indoor hard)

	Lebanon	0				1	New Zealand	2

3	Kuwait	5	Kuwait City, Kuwait (hard)				Kazakhstan	3

			3	Kuwait	2

				Kazakhstan	3				Almaty, Kazakhstan (indoor hard)

										Kazakhstan	3

			Hong Kong, China (hard)						2	Indonesia	2

				Pacific Oceania	1

Nouméa, New Caledonia (hard)			4	Hong Kong	4	Surabaya, Indonesia (hard)

Pacific Oceania		3				4	Hong Kong	0

Malaysia		2	Balikpapan, Indonesia (hard)			2	Indonesia	5

				Malaysia	0

			2	Indonesia	5

Lebanon and Malaysia relegated to Group III in 2007.
Kazakhstan promoted to Group I in 2007.

Group III

Venue: Manila Polo Club, Makati, Manila, Philippines (indoor clay)
Date: 19–23 July

	Group A	PHI	SRI	VIE	SIN
1	Philippines (3–0)		3–0	3–0	3–0
2	Sri Lanka (2–1)	0–3		2–1	3–0
3	Vietnam (1–2)	0–3	1–2		2–1
4	Singapore (0–3)	0–3	0–3	1–2

	Group B	IRI	KSA	BRN	BAN
1	Iran (3–0)		3–0	3–0	3–0
2	Saudi Arabia (2–1)	0–3		2–1	2–1
3	Bahrain (1–2)	0–3	1–2		2–1
4	Bangladesh (0–3)	0–3	1–2	1–2

(scores in italics carried over from Groups)

	1st–4th Play-off	PHI	IRI	SRI	KSA
1	Philippines (3–0)		3–0	3–0	3–0
2	Iran (2–1)	0–3		2–1	3–0
3	Sri Lanka (1–2)	0–3	1–2		2–1
4	Saudi Arabia (0–3)	0–3	0–3	1–2

	5th–8th Play-off	VIE	SIN	BRN	BAN
1	Vietnam (3–0)		2–1	3–0	2–1
2	Singapore (2–1)	1–2		2–1	2–1
3	Bahrain (1–2)	0–3	1–2		2–1
4	Bangladesh (0–3)	1–2	1–2	1–2

Philippines and Iran promoted to Group II in 2007.
Bahrain and Bangladesh relegated to Group IV in 2007.

Group IV

Venue: Al Hussein Tennis Club, Amman, Jordan (hard)
Date: 6–9 April

	Pool A	OMA	IRQ	MYA	QAT
1	Oman (3–0)		3–0	3–0	3–0
2	Iraq (2–1)	0–3		2–1	2–1
3	Myanmar (1–2)	0–3	1–2		2–1
4	Qatar (0–3)	0–3	1–2	1–2

	Pool B	UAE	SYR	TJK	JOR	TKM
1	United Arab Emirates (4–0)		2–1	3–0	3–0	3–0
2	Syria (3–1)	1–2		2–1	2–1	3–0
3	Tajikistan (2–2)	0–3	1–2		2–1	3–0
4	Jordan (1–3)	0–3	1–2	1–2		3–0
5	Turkmenistan (0–4)	0–3	0–3	0–3	0–3