2006 Davis Cup

2006 Davis Cup

Details
Duration	10 February – 3 December 2006
Edition	95th
Champion
Winning nation	Russia
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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 Olympic Stadium in Moscow, with Russia defeating Argentina.^[1][2][3][4]

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

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

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.

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

The Americas Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2006.

In the Americas Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams compete against each other to advance to the upper tier. Winners in Group II advanced to the Americas Zone Group I. Teams who lost their respective ties competed in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group II, whereas teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Americas Zone Group III in 2007.^[6]

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

Bolivia 1	Club de Tenis de Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia[7] 10–12 February 2006 Clay		Paraguay 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Mauricio Estívariz Emilio Báez Brítez 3 6 3 6 1 6       2 José Roberto Velasco Ramón Delgado 0 6 2 6 4 6       3 José Antelo / Mauricio Estívariz Emilio Báez Brítez / Ramón Delgado 2 6 5 7 2 6       4 Carlos Álvarez Juan Lorenzo González 6 1 66 78 2 6       5 José Roberto Velasco Juan Carlos Ramírez 6 2 4 6 6 1

Colombia 4	America Tennis Club, Bogotá, Colombia[8] 10–12 February 2006 Clay		Uruguay 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Alejandro Falla Marcel Felder 6 2 6 1 6 2       2 Santiago Giraldo Pablo Cuevas 6 4 77 64 77 63       3 Alejandro Falla / Carlos Salamanca Pablo Cuevas / Martín Vilarrubí 4 6 5 7 6 2 6 4 6 3   4 Pablo González Martín Vilarrubí 66 78 2 6         5 Carlos Salamanca Federico Sansonetti 6 3 6 1

Netherlands Antilles 3	Sport & Ontspannings Vereniging Asiento - Rust & Burg Tennis Club, Emmastad, Netherlands Antilles[9] 10–12 February 2006 Hard		Guatemala 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jean-Julien Rojer Israel Morales 6 3 6 2 6 1       2 Rasid Winklaar Cristian Paiz 6 3 4 6 65 77 7 5 4 6   3 Raoul Behr / Jean-Julien Rojer Cristian Paiz / Luis Pérez Chete 6 4 77 63 6 3       4 Jean-Julien Rojer Cristian Paiz 6 1 6 2 6 3       5 Alexander Blom Israel Morales 6 1 1 6 6 6     retired

Dominican Republic 5	Centro Español, Santiago, Dominican Republic[10] 10–12 February 2006 Clay		Jamaica 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jhonson García Scott Willinsky 6 1 6 3 6 0       2 Víctor Estrella Burgos Ryan Russell 6 3 6 2 6 0       3 Víctor Estrella Burgos / Jhonson García Ryan Russell / Jermaine Smith 6 3 6 3 7 5       4 Henry Estrella Elvis Henry 3 6 6 4 6 2       5 Jesús Francisco Félix Scott Willinsky 6 2 63 77 6 3

Colombia 4	America Tennis Club, Bogotá, Colombia[11] 7–9 April 2006 Clay		Paraguay 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Santiago Giraldo Ramón Delgado 6 2 6 4 61 77 64 77 8 10   2 Alejandro Falla Emilio Báez Brítez 6 2 5 7 6 0 6 3     3 Alejandro Falla / Carlos Salamanca Ramón Delgado / Francisco Rodríguez 7 5 3 6 6 6       retired 4 Alejandro Falla Francisco Rodríguez 6 0 6 1 6 3       5 Pablo González Emilio Báez Brítez 6 2 6 1

Netherlands Antilles 2	SOV Asiento - Rust & Burgh Tennis Club, Emmastad, Netherlands Antilles[12] 7–9 April 2006 Hard		Dominican Republic 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jean-Julien Rojer Víctor Estrella Burgos 6 1 61 77 7 5 6 1     2 Alexander Blom Jhonson García 0 6 3 6 1 6       3 Raoul Behr / Jean-Julien Rojer Víctor Estrella Burgos / Jhonson García 63 77 4 6 4 6       4 Jean-Julien Rojer Jhonson García 6 3 3 6 64 77 6 2 6 4   5 Rasid Winklaar Víctor Estrella Burgos 2 6 3 6 5 7

Uruguay 5	Club Remeros de Salto, Salto, Uruguay[13] 7–9 April 2006 Clay		Bolivia 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Pablo Cuevas José Roberto Velasco 6 2 6 2 2 6 6 2     2 Martín Vilarrubí Mauricio Estívariz 3 6 6 4 6 2 6 2     3 Pablo Cuevas / Marcel Felder Carlos Álvarez / José Roberto Velasco 6 0 6 4 6 2       4 Marcel Felder Mauricio Estívariz 6 2 6 0         5 Federico Sansonetti Jorge Villanueva 6 1 6 1

Jamaica 3	Tryall Club, Montego Bay, Jamaica[14] 7–9 April 2006 Hard		Guatemala 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Ryan Russell Israel Morales 6 4 6 3 6 2       2 Damion Johnson Cristian Paiz 4 6 4 6 7 5 3 6     3 Ryan Russell / Jermaine Smith Manuel Chávez / Luis Pérez Chete 77 65 6 3 6 1       4 Ryan Russell Cristian Paiz 6 3 6 0 3 0       retired 5 Eldad Campbell Israel Morales 4 6 1 6

Dominican Republic 0	Pabellon de Tenis del Parque del Este, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic[15] 22–24 September 2006 Hard		Colombia 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jhonson García Alejandro Falla 2 6 3 6 3 6       2 Víctor Estrella Burgos Santiago Giraldo 1 6 7 5 4 6 0 4   retired   3 Víctor Estrella Burgos / Jhonson García Alejandro Falla / Carlos Salamanca 4 6 4 6 4 6       4 Jesús Francisco Félix Pablo González 0 6 1 6         5 José Hernández-Fernández Santiago Giraldo 711 69 3 6 1 6

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.
• Trinidad & Tobago and Honduras relegated to Group IV in 2007.

The Americas Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2006.

In the Americas Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier. The five teams in Group IV played in a single Round-robin tournament. The top two teams were promoted to the Americas Zone Group III in 2007. All other teams remained in Group IV.^[16]

• 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.

Saint Lucia 3	Maya Country Club, Santa Tecla, El Salvador[17] 14 June 2006 Clay		Bermuda 0
1 2 3 1 Vernon Lewis Jovan Whitter 6 2 6 1     2 Alberton Richelieu Romar Douglas 6 1 6 3     3 Sirsean Arlain / Alberton Richelieu Romar Douglas / Jovan Whitter 6 3 6 3

Barbados 1	Maya Country Club, Santa Tecla, El Salvador[18] 14 June 2006 Clay		U.S. Virgin Islands 2
1 2 3 1 Russell Moseley Kristepher Elien 5 7 3 6     2 Haydn Lewis Terrance Eugene Highfield 1 6 4 6     3 Damien Applewhaite / Michael Date Shane Dalton / Whitney McFarlane 6 2 6 4

Panama 2	Maya Country Club, Santa Tecla, El Salvador[19] 15 June 2006 Clay		Saint Lucia 1
1 2 3 1 Arnulfo Courtney Vernon Lewis 6 3 64 77 6 8   2 Alberto González Alberton Richelieu 6 1 3 6 6 1   3 Arnulfo Courtney / Alberto González Sirsean Arlain / Alberton Richelieu 6 4 6 1

Barbados 3	Maya Country Club, Santa Tecla, El Salvador[20] 15 June 2006 Clay		Bermuda 0
1 2 3 1 Russell Moseley Jovan Whitter 6 0 6 3     2 Haydn Lewis Romar Douglas 6 1 6 3     3 Damien Applewhaite / Michael Date Romar Douglas / Tony Thompson 6 1 6 2

Panama 3	Maya Country Club, Santa Tecla, El Salvador[21] 16 June 2006 Clay		Bermuda 0
1 2 3 1 Arnulfo Courtney David Thomas 6 4 6 0     2 Alberto González Romar Douglas 6 0 6 3     3 Alberto González / Juan Miguel González David Thomas / Jovan Whitter 7 5 6 2

Saint Lucia 3	Maya Country Club, Santa Tecla, El Salvador[22] 16 June 2006 Clay		U.S. Virgin Islands 0
1 2 3 1 Vernon Lewis Kristepher Elien 6 0 6 1     2 Alberton Richelieu Terrance Eugene Highfield 6 4 5 7 6 2   3 Vernon Lewis / Alberton Richelieu Shane Dalton / Kristepher Elien 6 3 6 4

Panama 2	Maya Country Club, Santa Tecla, El Salvador[23] 17 June 2006 Clay		U.S. Virgin Islands 1
1 2 3 1 Arnulfo Courtney Kristepher Elien 6 4 6 0     2 Alberto González Terrance Eugene Highfield 6 3 4 6 6 2   3 Juan Miguel González / Mario Cal Kristepher Elien / Whitney McFarlane 5 7 3 6

Saint Lucia 1	Maya Country Club, Santa Tecla, El Salvador[24] 17 June 2006 Clay		Barbados 2
1 2 3 1 Vernon Lewis Russell Moseley 6 1 6 2     2 Alberton Richelieu Haydn Lewis 3 6 1 6     3 Vernon Lewis / Alberton Richelieu Haydn Lewis / Russell Moseley 64 77 2 6

Panama 1	Maya Country Club, Santa Tecla, El Salvador[25] 18 June 2006 Clay		Barbados 2
1 2 3 1 Arnulfo Courtney Russell Moseley 3 6 6 0 6 1   2 Alberto González Haydn Lewis 6 3 5 7 3 6   3 Arnulfo Courtney / Alberto González Haydn Lewis / Russell Moseley 2 6 2 6

Bermuda 0	Maya Country Club, Santa Tecla, El Salvador[26] 18 June 2006 Clay		U.S. Virgin Islands 3
1 2 3 1 Jovan Whitter Kristepher Elien 4 6 0 6     2 David Thomas Terrance Eugene Highfield 0 6 1 6     3 Romar Douglas / David Thomas Kristepher Elien / Terrance Eugene Highfield 1 6 1 6

• 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

• 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.

•  Zimbabwe,  Ireland,  Egypt, and  South Africa relegated to Group III in 2007.
•  North Macedonia and  Georgia promoted to Group I in 2007.

• Venue: Teniski Klub 'MLADOST', Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina (outdoor clay)
• Date: 19–23 July

Rank	Team
1	Monaco
2	Estonia
3	Turkey
4	Lithuania
5	Bosnia and Herzegovina
6	Moldova
7	Armenia
8	Andorra

•  Monaco and  Estonia promoted to Group II in 2007.
•  Armenia and  Andorra relegated to Group IV in 2007.

• Venue: BTA Centre (Notswane Courts), Gaborone, Botswana (outdoor hard)
• Date: 26–30 July

Rank	Team
1	Denmark
2	Nigeria
3	Ghana
4	Namibia
5	Tunisia
6	Ivory Coast
7	Botswana
8	Rwanda

•  Denmark and  Nigeria promoted to Group II in 2007.
•  Botswana and  Rwanda relegated to Group IV in 2007.

• Venue: Marsa Sports Club, Marsa, Malta (outdoor hard)
• Date: 19–23 July

The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2006.

In the Europe/Africa Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier. The Group IV tournament was held July 19–23, in Marsa Sports Club, Marsa, Malta, on outdoor hard courts. ^[27]

Senegal withdrew from the tournament. The seven remaining teams were split into two groups and played in a round-robin format. The top two teams of each group were promoted to the Europe/Africa Zone Group III in 2007. They were placed in the promotion pool to determine places 1–4. The remaining teams in each group from the preliminary round were placed in a second pool to determine places 5–7.^[27]

Iceland 2	Marsa Sports Club, Marsa, Malta[28] 19 July 2006 Hard		San Marino 1
1 2 3 1 Andri Jonsson Domenico Vicini 1 6 5 7     2 Arnar Sigurðsson Diego Zonzini 6 4 6 2     3 Andri Jonsson / Arnar Sigurðsson Christian Rosti / Domenico Vicini 2 6 6 1 6 2

Malta 2	Marsa Sports Club, Marsa, Malta[29] 19 July 2006 Hard		Uganda 1
1 2 3 1 Matthew Asciak Patrick Olobo 6 1 7 5     2 Daniel Ceross Patrick Ochan 3 6 64 77     3 Matthew Asciak / Daniel Ceross Patrick Ochan / Patrick Olobo 66 78 7 5 6 3

Iceland 2	Marsa Sports Club, Marsa, Malta[30] 20 July 2006 Hard		Malta 1
1 2 3 1 Andri Jonsson Matthew Asciak 0 6 2 6     2 Arnar Sigurðsson Daniel Ceross 6 2 6 1     3 Andri Jonsson / Arnar Sigurðsson Gordon Asciak / Matthew Asciak 6 4 77 63

San Marino 2	Marsa Sports Club, Marsa, Malta[31] 20 July 2006 Hard		Uganda 1
1 2 3 1 Domenico Vicini Patrick Olobo 77 64 6 2     2 Diego Zonzini Patrick Ochan 2 6 2 6     3 Christian Rosti / Domenico Vicini Cedric Babu / Patrick Ochan 6 2 77 65

Iceland 2	Marsa Sports Club, Marsa, Malta[32] 21 July 2006 Hard		Uganda 1
1 2 3 1 Jón Axel Jónsson Godfrey Uzunga 77 63 0 6 2 6   2 Arnar Sigurðsson Patrick Ochan 6 1 6 0     3 Arnar Sigurðsson / Jón Axel Jónsson Cedric Babu / Patrick Olobo 6 2 6 2

San Marino 2	Marsa Sports Club, Marsa, Malta[33] 21 July 2006 Hard		Malta 1
1 2 3 1 Christian Rosti Matthew Asciak 1 6 4 6     2 Domenico Vicini Daniel Ceross 6 4 5 7 6 2   3 Christian Rosti / Domenico Vicini Matthew Asciak / Daniel Ceross 7 5 4 6 6 1

Azerbaijan 0	Marsa Sports Club, Marsa, Malta[34] 19 July 2006 Hard		Madagascar 3
1 2 3 1 Farid Shirinov Thierry Rajaobelina 0 6 2 6     2 Emin Ağayev Jacob Rasolondrazana 2 6 4 6     3 Emin Ağayev / Fakhraddin Shirinov Antso Rakotondramanga / Vatsy Rakotondramanga 4 6 6 2 4 6

Madagascar 1	Marsa Sports Club, Marsa, Malta[35] 20 July 2006 Hard		Mauritius 2
1 2 3 1 Thierry Rajaobelina Kamil Patel 5 7 6 0 6 1   2 Jacob Rasolondrazana Bruno Gorayah 3 6 6 4 4 6   3 Thierry Rajaobelina / Antso Rakotondramanga Bruno Gorayah / Kamil Patel 64 77 2 6

Azerbaijan 1	Marsa Sports Club, Marsa, Malta[36] 21 July 2006 Hard		Mauritius 2
1 2 3 1 Fakhraddin Shirinov Kamil Patel 0 6 78 66 5 7   2 Emin Ağayev Bruno Gorayah 61 77 66 78     3 Emin Ağayev / Ramin Hajiyev Alexandre Daruty / Bruno Gorayah 6 3 6 2

The top two teams from each of Pools A and B advanced to the Promotion pool. Results and points from games against the opponent from the preliminary round were carried forward.

(scores in italics carried over from Groups)

Mauritius, Madagascar, Iceland, and San Marino promoted to Group III in 2007.

Iceland 1	Marsa Sports Club, Marsa, Malta[37] 22 July 2006 Hard		Madagascar 2
1 2 3 1 Andri Jonsson Thierry Rajaobelina 0 6 1 6     2 Arnar Sigurðsson Jacob Rasolondrazana 6 2 6 1     3 Magnús Gunnarsson / Jón Axel Jónsson Thierry Rajaobelina / Jacob Rasolondrazana 2 6 0 6

San Marino 1	Marsa Sports Club, Marsa, Malta[38] 22 July 2006 Hard		Mauritius 2
1 2 3 1 Diego Zonzini Kamil Patel 1 6 1 6     2 William Forcellini Alexandre Daruty 6 3 1 6 6 2   3 Christian Rosti / Domenico Vicini Bruno Gorayah / Kamil Patel 5 7 6 2 3 6

Iceland 0	Marsa Sports Club, Marsa, Malta[39] 23 July 2006 Hard		Mauritius 3
1 2 3 1 Magnús Gunnarsson Kamil Patel 0 6 0 6     2 Jón Axel Jónsson Bruno Gorayah 1 6 2 6     3 Magnús Gunnarsson / Jón Axel Jónsson Bruno Gorayah / Kamil Patel 1 6 1 6

San Marino 0	Marsa Sports Club, Marsa, Malta[40] 23 July 2006 Hard		Madagascar 3
1 2 3 1 Diego Zonzini Thierry Rajaobelina 2 6 3 6     2 William Forcellini Antso Rakotondramanga 0 6 4 6     3 Domenico Vicini / Diego Zonzini Vatsy Rakotondramanga / Jacob Rasolondrazana 3 6 3 6

The bottom two teams from Pool A and the bottom team from Pool B were placed in the placement pool to determine places 5–7. Results and points from games against the opponent from the preliminary round were carried forward.

(scores in italics carried over from Groups)

Azerbaijan 1	Marsa Sports Club, Marsa, Malta[41] 22 July 2006 Hard		Malta 2
1 2 3 1 Ramin Hajiyev Phillip Zarb Mizzi 5 7 1 6     2 Fakhraddin Shirinov Daniel Ceross 3 6 6 1     retired 3 Emin Ağayev / Fakhraddin Shirinov Gordon Asciak / Matthew Asciak 0 6 1 6

Azerbaijan 3	Marsa Sports Club, Marsa, Malta[42] 23 July 2006 Hard		Uganda 0
1 2 3 1 Ramin Hajiyev N.A.       w/o   2 Fakhraddin Shirinov N.A.       w/o   3 Ramin Hajiyev / Fakhraddin Shirinov N.A. / N.A.       w/o

Rank	Team
1	Mauritius
2	Madagascar
3	Iceland
4	San Marino
5	Malta
6	Azerbaijan
7	Uganda

•  Mauritius,  Madagascar,  Iceland, and  San Marino promoted to Group III in 2007.
•  Senegal withdrew from the tournament.

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