2006 Davis Cup
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Article ImagesThe 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]
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Duration | 10 February – 3 December 2006 |
Edition | 95th |
Champion | |
Winning nation | Russia |
← 2005 2007 → |
2006 World Group Teams | |||
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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 | 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.
Russia 3 |
Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia[5] 1-3 December 2006 Carpet (i) |
Argentina 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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World Group play-offs
Date: 22–24 September
Home team | Score | Visiting team | Location | Venue | Door | Surface |
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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.
- 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 | |
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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 | |
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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.
- 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
- 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
- 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)
- ^ "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.