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
Details
Duration10 February – 3 December
Edition95th
Champion
Winning Nation Russia
← 2005
2007 →

World Group
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
  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 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
Main article: 2006 Davis Cup World Group Play-offs

Date: 22–24 September

Home teamScoreVisiting teamLocationVenueDoorSurface
 Austria5–0 MexicoPörtschachWerzer ArenaOutdoorClay
 Germany4–1 ThailandDüsseldorfRochus ClubOutdoorClay
 Netherlands1–4 Czech RepublicLeidenGroenoordhallenIndoorCarpet
 Romania4–1 South KoreaBucharestClub Sportiv Progresul BucurestiOutdoorClay
 Slovakia2–3 BelgiumBratislavaSibamac ArenaIndoorHard
 Spain4–1 ItalySantanderReal Sociedad de Tenis de La MagdalenaOutdoorClay
 Brazil1–3 SwedenBelo HorizonteExpominasOutdoorClay
  Switzerland4–1 Serbia and MontenegroGenevaPalexpoIndoorHard

Americas Zone
Main article: 2006 Davis Cup Americas Zone

Group I

Group II

Group III
  1.  El Salvador — promoted to Group II in 2007
  2.  Cuba — promoted to Group II in 2007
  3.  Bahamas
  4.  Puerto Rico
  5.  Costa Rica
  6.  Haiti
  7.  Honduras — relegated to Group IV in 2007
  8.  Trinidad and Tobago — relegated to Group IV in 2007

Group IV
  1.  Barbados — promoted to Group III in 2007
  2.  Panama — promoted to Group III in 2007
  3.  Saint Lucia
  4.  U.S. Virgin Islands
  5.  Bermuda

Asia/Oceania Zone
Main article: 2006 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I

Group II

Group III
  1.  Philippines — promoted to Group II in 2007
  2.  Iran — promoted to Group II in 2007
  3.  Sri Lanka
  4.  Saudi Arabia
  5.  Vietnam
  6.  Singapore
  7.  Bahrain — relegated to Group IV in 2007
  8.  Bangladesh — relegated to Group IV in 2007

Group IV
Pool A
  1.  Oman — promoted to Group III in 2007
  2.  Iraq
  3.  Myanmar
  4.  Qatar
Pool B
  1.  United Arab Emirates — promoted to Group III in 2007
  2.  Syria
  3.  Tajikistan
  4.  Jordan
  5.  Turkmenistan

Europe/Africa Zone
Main article: 2006 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone

Group I

Group II

Group III
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
  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

References
  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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