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.[1][2][3][4]

2006 Davis Cup
Details
Duration10 February – 3 December 2006
Edition95th
Champion
Winning nation Russia

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

 
Russia
3 		Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia[5]
1-3 December 2006
Carpet (i) 		 
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

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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
  •   Ecuador relegated to Group II in 2007.
  •   Brazil and   Mexico advance to World Group Play-off.
  • Bolivia and Guatemala relegated to Group III in 2007.
  • Colombia promoted to Group I in 2007.

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

(scores in italics carried over from Groups)

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

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.
  • Pakistan relegated to Group II in 2007.
  • South Korea and Thailand advance to World Group Play-off.
  • Lebanon and Malaysia relegated to Group III in 2007.
  • Kazakhstan promoted to Group I in 2007.

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

(scores in italics carried over from Groups)

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

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
  • Oman and United Arab Emirates promoted to Group III in 2007.
  • Morocco and Ukraine relegated to Group II in 2007.
  • Czech Republic, Italy, Serbia and Montenegro, and Belgium advance to World Group Play-off.
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
  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)

  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.