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2006 Davis Cup

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
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Duration10 February – 3 December 2006
Edition95th
Champion
Winning nation Russia
← 2005
2007 →

World Group

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Main article: 2006 Davis Cup World Group
2006 World Group Teams
 
Argentina 		 
Australia 		 
Austria 		 
Belarus
 
Chile 		 
Croatia 		 
France 		 
Germany
 
Netherlands 		 
Romania 		 
Russia 		 
Slovakia
 
Spain 		 
Sweden 		 
Switzerland 		 
United States

Draw

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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

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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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Main article: 2006 Davis Cup 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

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Group I

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This section is transcluded from 2006 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group I. (edit | history)
Second Round Play-offsFirst Round Play-offsFirst RoundSecond Round
1  Ecuador
Lima, Peru (clay)byeCuenca, Ecuador (clay)
1  Ecuador11  Ecuador0
  Peru4Asia, Peru (clay)  Brazil4
  Peru2
Higuerote, Venezuela (hard)  Brazil3
1  Ecuador0
  Venezuela5Maracay, Venezuela (hard)
  Venezuela1
Granby, Canada (hard)  Mexico4Mexico City (clay)
  Venezuela1  Mexico4
2  Canada32  Canada1
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2  Canada
  •   Ecuador relegated to Group II in 2007.
  •   Brazil and   Mexico advance to World Group Play-off.

Group II

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

Group III

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

Group A BAH PUR HON TRI
1   Bahamas (2–1) 3–0 1–2 2–1
2   Puerto Rico (2–1) 0–3 3–0 3–0
3   Honduras (1–2) 2–1 0–3 0–3
4   Trinidad and Tobago (1–2) 1–2 0–3 3–0
Group B CUB ESA CRC HAI
1   Cuba (2–1) 1–2 2–1 3–0
2   El Salvador (2–1) 2–1 1–2 3–0
3   Costa Rica (1–2) 1–2 2–1 1–2
4   Haiti (1–2) 0–3 0–3 2–1

(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 CRC HAI HON TRI
1   Costa Rica (2–1) 1–2 2–1 2–1
2   Haiti (2–1) 2–1 0–3 2–1
3   Honduras (1–2) 1–2 3–0 0–3
4   Trinidad and Tobago (1–2) 1–2 1–2 3–0
  • El Salvador and Cuba promoted to Group II in 2007.
  • Honduras and Trinidad and Tobago relegated to Group IV in 2007.

Group IV

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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

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Group I

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Second round play-offsFirst round play-offsFirst roundSecond round
Changwon, South Korea (hard)
S  India1
Mumbai, India (grass)  South Korea4Taipei, Taiwan (hard)
S  India3  South Korea3
S  Pakistan2Taipei, Taiwan (hard)  Chinese Taipei2
S  Pakistan2
Beijing, China (indoor hard)  Chinese Taipei3
S  Pakistan0
  China5Osaka, Japan (indoor carpet)
  China0
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (clay)S  Japan5Bangkok, Thailand (hard)
  China0S  Japan2
  Uzbekistan3Tashkent, Uzbekistan (indoor hard)S  Thailand3
  Uzbekistan2
S  Thailand3
  • Pakistan relegated to Group II in 2007.
  • South Korea and Thailand advance to World Group Play-off.

Group II

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Play-offsFirst RoundSecond RoundThird Round
Auckland, New Zealand (indoor hard)
1  New Zealand5
Jounieh, Lebanon (clay)  Lebanon0Almaty, Kazakhstan (indoor hard)
  Lebanon01  New Zealand2
3  Kuwait5Kuwait City, Kuwait (hard)  Kazakhstan3
3  Kuwait2
  Kazakhstan3Almaty, Kazakhstan (indoor hard)
  Kazakhstan3
Hong Kong, China (hard)2  Indonesia2
  Pacific Oceania1
Nouméa, New Caledonia (hard)4  Hong Kong4Surabaya, Indonesia (hard)
  Pacific Oceania34  Hong Kong0
  Malaysia2Balikpapan, Indonesia (hard)2  Indonesia5
  Malaysia0
2  Indonesia5
  • Lebanon and Malaysia relegated to Group III in 2007.
  • Kazakhstan promoted to Group I in 2007.

Group III

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Further information: 2006 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone 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

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Further information: 2006 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone 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
  • Oman and United Arab Emirates promoted to Group III in 2007.

Europe/Africa Zone

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Group I

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Second Round Play-offsFirst Round Play-offsFirst roundSecond round
1  Czech Republic
Oujda, Morocco (clay)
bye
  Morocco1  Czech Republic5
bye  Morocco0
  Morocco
Marrakech, Morocco (clay)
bye
  Morocco2
  Portugal3
3  Italy
Torre del Greco, Italy (clay)
bye
bye3  Italy5
Esch/Alzette, Luxembourg (indoor hard)
  Portugal  Luxembourg0
  Portugal1
  Luxembourg4
Ramat Hasharon, Israel (hard)
  Israel1
Eastbourne, UK (grass)Glasgow, UK (indoor carpet)
  Serbia and Montenegro4
  Israel3  Serbia and Montenegro3
4  Great Britain24  Great Britain2
bye
Odesa, Ukraine (clay)
4  Great Britain
4  Great Britain3
  Ukraine2
bye
Kyiv, Ukraine (indoor carpet)
  Ukraine
  Ukraine  Ukraine1
bye2  Belgium4
bye
2  Belgium
  • Morocco and Ukraine relegated to Group II in 2007.
  • Czech Republic, Italy, Serbia and Montenegro, and Belgium advance to World Group Play-off.

Group II

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Group III

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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

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  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

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References

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  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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