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2006 edition of the Davis Cup
| Details | |
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| Duration | 10 February – 3 December 2006 |
| Edition | 95th |
| Champion | |
| Winning nation |  Russia |
← 2005 2007 → | |
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.
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 1-3 December 2006 Carpet (i) |
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World Group play-offs
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 |
- 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.
Americas Zone
Group I
| Second Round Play-offs | First Round Play-offs | First Round | Second Round | |||||||||||||||
| 1 |  Ecuador | |||||||||||||||||
| Lima, Peru (clay) | bye | Cuenca, Ecuador (clay) | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Ecuador | 1 | 1 | Ecuador | 0 | |||||||||||||
 Peru | 4 | Asia, Peru (clay) | Brazil | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Peru | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Higuerote, Venezuela (hard) | Brazil | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Ecuador | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
 Venezuela | 5 | Maracay, Venezuela (hard) | ||||||||||||||||
| Venezuela | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Granby, Canada (hard) | Mexico | 4 | Mexico City (clay) | |||||||||||||||
| Venezuela | 1 | Mexico | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| 2 |  Canada | 3 | 2 | Canada | 1 | |||||||||||||
| bye | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Canada | |||||||||||||||||
Group II
| Play-offs | First Round | Second Round | Third Round | |||||||||||||||
| Santa Cruz, Bolivia (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Paraguay | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salto, Uruguay (clay) |  Bolivia | 1 | Bogotá, Colombia (clay) | |||||||||||||||
| Bolivia | 0 | Paraguay | 1 | |||||||||||||||
 Uruguay | 5 | Bogotá, Colombia (clay) |  Colombia | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Uruguay | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Colombia | 4 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Rep. (hard) | ||||||||||||||||
| Colombia | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Emmastad, Curaçao (hard) |  Dominican Republic | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
 Guatemala | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Montego Bay, Jamaica (hard) |  Netherlands Antilles | 3 | Emmastad, Curaçao (hard) | |||||||||||||||
| Guatemala | 2 | Netherlands Antilles | 2 | |||||||||||||||
 Jamaica | 3 | Santiago, Dominican Republic (clay) | Dominican Republic | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Jamaica | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dominican Republic | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
- Bolivia and Guatemala relegated to Group III in 2007.
- Colombia promoted to Group I in 2007.
Group III
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)
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0–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| 3 |  Honduras (1–2)
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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
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)
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1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| 4 |  U.S. Virgin Islands (2–2)
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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
Group I
| Second round play-offs | First round play-offs | First round | Second round | |||||||||||||||
| Changwon, South Korea (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
| S |  India | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mumbai, India (grass) | South Korea | 4 | Taipei, Taiwan (hard) | |||||||||||||||
| S | India | 3 | South Korea | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| S |  Pakistan | 2 | Taipei, Taiwan (hard) |  Chinese Taipei | 2 | |||||||||||||
| S | Pakistan | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Beijing, China (indoor hard) | Chinese Taipei | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| S | Pakistan | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
 China | 5 | Osaka, Japan (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||
| China | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Tashkent, Uzbekistan (clay) | S |  Japan | 5 | Bangkok, Thailand (hard) | ||||||||||||||
| China | 0 | S | Japan | 2 | ||||||||||||||
 Uzbekistan | 3 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan (indoor hard) | S | Thailand | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Uzbekistan | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| S | Thailand | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
- Pakistan relegated to Group II in 2007.
- South Korea and Thailand advance to World Group Play-off.
Group II
| Play-offs | First Round | Second Round | Third Round | |||||||||||||||
| Auckland, New Zealand (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 |  New Zealand | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jounieh, Lebanon (clay) |  Lebanon | 0 | Almaty, Kazakhstan (indoor hard) | |||||||||||||||
| Lebanon | 0 | 1 | New Zealand | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 |  Kuwait | 5 | Kuwait City, Kuwait (hard) |  Kazakhstan | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Kuwait | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kazakhstan | 3 | Almaty, Kazakhstan (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||
| Kazakhstan | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Hong Kong, China (hard) | 2 |  Indonesia | 2 | |||||||||||||||
 Pacific Oceania | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nouméa, New Caledonia (hard) | 4 |  Hong Kong | 4 | Surabaya, Indonesia (hard) | ||||||||||||||
| Pacific Oceania | 3 | 4 | Hong Kong | 0 | ||||||||||||||
 Malaysia | 2 | Balikpapan, Indonesia (hard) | 2 | Indonesia | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Malaysia | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Indonesia | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
- Lebanon and Malaysia relegated to Group III in 2007.
- Kazakhstan promoted to Group I in 2007.
Group III
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)
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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
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)
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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
Group I
| Second Round Play-offs | First Round Play-offs | First round | Second round | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Czech Republic | |||||||||||||||||
| Oujda, Morocco (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| bye | ||||||||||||||||||
 Morocco | 1 | Czech Republic | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| bye | Morocco | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Morocco | ||||||||||||||||||
| Marrakech, Morocco (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| bye | ||||||||||||||||||
| Morocco | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
 Portugal | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Italy | |||||||||||||||||
| Torre del Greco, Italy (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| bye | ||||||||||||||||||
| bye | 3 | Italy | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| Esch/Alzette, Luxembourg (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Portugal |  Luxembourg | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Portugal | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ramat Hasharon, Israel (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Israel | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Eastbourne, UK (grass) | Glasgow, UK (indoor carpet) | |||||||||||||||||
| Serbia and Montenegro | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Israel | 3 | Serbia and Montenegro | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| 4 |  Great Britain | 2 | 4 | Great Britain | 2 | |||||||||||||
| bye | ||||||||||||||||||
| Odesa, Ukraine (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Great Britain | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Great Britain | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
 Ukraine | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| bye | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kyiv, Ukraine (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ukraine | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ukraine | Ukraine | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| bye | 2 | Belgium | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| 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
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
Group III
- 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
Group IV
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)
See also
References
- "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.
