2006 Davis Cup

2006 Davis Cup
Details
Edition	95th
Achievements (singles)
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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 the Olympic Stadium, Moscow, with Russia defeating Argentina.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

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
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

Date: 22 Sep - 24 Sep

Venue	Home team	Score	Visiting team
Pörtschach, Austria (clay)	Austria	5-0	Mexico
Düsseldorf, Germany (clay)	Germany	4-1	Thailand
Leiden, Netherlands (indoor carpet)	Netherlands	1-4	Czech Republic
Bucharest, Romania (clay)	Romania	4-1	South Korea
Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard)	Slovakia	2-3	Belgium
Santander, Spain (clay)	Spain	4-1	Italy
Belo Horizonte, Brazil (clay)	Brazil	1-3	Sweden
Geneva, Switzerland (indoor hard)	Switzerland	4-1	Serbia and Montenegro

Belgium and Czech Republic promoted to World Group in 2007.
Austria, Germany, Romania, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland remain in World Group in 2007.
Brazil (Am), Italy (EA), Mexico (Am), Serbia and Montenegro (EA), South Korea (AO), and Thailand (AO) remain in Group I in 2007.
Netherlands (EA) and Slovakia (EA) relegated to Group I in 2007.

Americas Zone

Group I

Brazil — advanced to World Group Play-offs
Canada
Ecuador — relegated to Group II in 2007
Mexico — advanced to World Group Play-offs
Peru
Venezuela

Group II

Bolivia — relegated to Group III in 2007
Colombia — promoted to Group I in 2007
Dominican Republic
Guatemala — relegated to Group III in 2007
Jamaica
Netherlands Antilles
Paraguay
Uruguay

Group III

El Salvador — promoted to Group II in 2007
Cuba — promoted to Group II in 2007
Bahamas
Puerto Rico
Costa Rica
Haiti
Honduras — relegated to Group IV in 2007
Trinidad and Tobago — relegated to Group IV in 2007

Group IV

Barbados — promoted to Group III in 2007
Panama — promoted to Group III in 2007
Saint Lucia
U.S. Virgin Islands
Bermuda