2005 Davis Cup

2005 Davis Cup
Details
Duration4 March – 4 December 2005
Edition94th
Teams130
Champion
Winning nation Croatia
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2006 →

The 2005 Davis Cup was the 94th edition of the most important tournament between nations in men's tennis. A total of 130 teams participated in the tournament. The final took place 2–4 December at the Sibamac Arena in Bratislava, Slovakia, with Croatia defeating Slovakia for their first title.[1][2][3]

World Group

Main article: 2005 Davis Cup World Group
Participating Teams

Argentina
Australia
Austria
Belarus

Czech Republic
Chile
Croatia
France

Netherlands
Romania
Russia
Slovakia

Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
United States

Draw

First round
4-6 March		Quarterfinals
15-17 July		Semifinals
23-25 September		Final
2-4 December
Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard)
1 Spain1
Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard)
 Slovakia4
 Slovakia4
Fribourg, Switzerland (indoor hard)
 Netherlands1
7  Switzerland2
Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard)
 Netherlands3
 Slovakia4
Sydney, Australia (grass)
6 Argentina1
4 Australia5
Sydney, Australia (grass)
 Austria0
4 Australia1
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
6 Argentina4
6 Argentina5
Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard)
 Czech Republic0
 Slovakia2
Moscow, Russia (indoor carpet)
 Croatia3
 Chile1
Moscow, Russia (indoor clay)
5 Russia4
5 Russia3
Strasbourg, France (indoor clay)
3 France2
 Sweden1
Split, Croatia (indoor carpet)
3 France4
5 Russia2
Braşov, Romania (indoor clay)
 Croatia3
 Romania3
Split, Croatia (indoor carpet)
8 Belarus2
 Romania1
Los Angeles, United States (hard)
 Croatia4
 Croatia3
2 United States2

First round losers compete in play-off ties with Zonal Group I Qualifiers.

Final


Slovakia
2 		Sibamac Arena, Bratislava, Slovakia[4]
2–4 December 2005
Hard (i)
Croatia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Slovakia
Croatia 		Karol Kučera
Ivan Ljubičić 		3
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     
2 Slovakia
Croatia 		Dominik Hrbatý
Mario Ančić 		77
64 		6
4 		64
77 		6
4 		   
3 Slovakia
Croatia 		Dominik Hrbatý / Michal Mertiňák
Mario Ančić / Ivan Ljubičić 		65
77 		3
6 		65
77 		     
4 Slovakia
Croatia 		Dominik Hrbatý
Ivan Ljubičić 		4
6 		6
3 		6
4 		3
6 		6
4 		 
5 Slovakia
Croatia 		Michal Mertiňák
Mario Ančić 		61
77 		3
6 		4
6 		     

World Group play-offs

Main article: 2005 Davis Cup World Group play-offs

Date: 23–25 September

Home team Score Visiting team Location Venue Door Surface
 Austria 4–1  Ecuador Pörtschach Werzer Arena Outdoor Hard
 Canada 2–3  Belarus Toronto Rexall Centre Outdoor Hard
 Chile 5–0  Pakistan Santiago Estadio Nacional Outdoor Clay
 Czech Republic 2–3  Germany Liberec Tipsport Arena (Liberec) Indoor Clay
 Italy 2–3  Spain Torre del Greco Sporting Club Oplonti Outdoor Clay
 India 1–3  Sweden New Delhi R.K. Khanna Tennis Complex Outdoor Grass
  Switzerland 5–0  Great Britain Geneva Palexpo Indoor Clay
 Belgium 1–4  United States Leuven Sportplaza Leuven Indoor Clay

Americas Zone

Group I

This section is transcluded from 2005 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group I. (edit | history)
Second Round Play-offsFirst Round Play-offsFirst RoundSecond Round
1 Canada
byeValencia, Venezuela (clay)
bye1 Canada4
 PeruCaracas, Venezuela (hard) Venezuela0
 Venezuela4
Lima, Peru (clay) Peru1
 Peru5
2 Paraguay0Guanajuato, Mexico (indoor hard)
 Mexico2
Puebla, Mexico (indoor hard) Ecuador3Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)
 Mexico5 Ecuador5
2 Paraguay02 Paraguay0
bye
2 Paraguay
  • Paraguay relegated to Group II in 2006.
  • Canada and Ecuador advance to World Group Play-off.

Group II

This section is transcluded from 2005 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group II. (edit | history)
  • Bahamas and Cuba relegated to Group III in 2006.
  • Brazil promoted to Group I in 2006.

Group III

Further information: 2005 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group III

Venue: Club de Tenis La Paz, La Paz, Bolivia (clay)
Date: Week of 28 February

Group A BOL HAI HON LCA
1  Bolivia (3–0) 3–0 3–0 3–0
2  Haiti (2–1) 0–3 3–0 2–1
3  Honduras (1–2) 0–3 0–3 3–0
4  Saint Lucia (0–3) 0–3 1–2 0–3
Group B GUA PUR ESA PAN
1  Guatemala (3–0) 2–1 2–1 3–0
2  Puerto Rico (2–1) 1–2 2–1 2–1
3  El Salvador (1–2) 1–2 1–2 3–0
4  Panama (0–3) 0–3 1–2 0–3

(scores in italics carried over from Groups)

1st–4th Play-off GUA BOL PUR HAI
1  Guatemala (3–0) 3–0 2–1 3–0
2  Bolivia (2–1) 0–3 3–0 3–0
3  Puerto Rico (1–2) 1–2 0–3 2–0
4  Haiti (0–3) 0–3 0–3 0–2
5th–8th Play-off HON ESA PAN LCA
1  Honduras (3–0) 2–0 2–1 3–0
2  El Salvador (2–1) 0–2 3–0 3–0
3  Panama (1–2) 1–2 0–3 2–0
4  Saint Lucia (0–3) 0–3 0–3 0–2
  • Guatemala and Bolivia promoted to Group II in 2006.
  • Panama and St. Lucia relegated to Group IV in 2006.

Group IV

This section is transcluded from 2005 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group IV. (edit | history)
Team Pld W L MF MA
 Trinidad and Tobago 4 3 1 10 2
 Costa Rica 4 3 1 8 4
 Barbados 4 3 1 8 4
 Bermuda 4 1 3 3 9
 U.S. Virgin Islands 4 0 4 1 11

Trinidad & Tobago and Costa Rica promoted to Group III for 2006.

Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I

This section is transcluded from 2005 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I. (edit | history)
Second-round play-offsFirst-round play-offsFirst RoundSecond Round
Lahore, Pakistan (grass)
S Thailand2
Osaka, Japan (indoor carpet) Pakistan3Lahore, Pakistan (grass)
S Thailand1 Pakistan4
 Japan4Taoyuan, Taiwan (hard)S Chinese Taipei1
S Chinese Taipei3
Bangkok, Thailand (hard) Japan2
S Thailand4
 Indonesia1Jakarta, Indonesia (hard)
 Indonesia2
Tianjin, China (hard)S Uzbekistan3Jaipur, India (grass)
 Indonesia1S Uzbekistan0
S China4New Delhi, India (grass) India5
 India5
S China0
  • Indonesia relegated to Group II in 2006.
  • Pakistan and India advance to World Group play-off.

Group II

This section is transcluded from 2005 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II. (edit | history)
Play-offsFirst RoundSecond RoundThird Round
Auckland, New Zealand (indoor hard)
1 New Zealand4
Tehran, Iran (clay) Kazakhstan1Auckland, New Zealand (indoor hard)
 Kazakhstan31 New Zealand3
4 Iran2Tehran, Iran (clay) Kuwait2
4 Iran1
 Kuwait4Auckland, New Zealand (indoor hard)
1 New Zealand2
Lautoka, Fiji (hard)2 South Korea3
 Pacific Oceania3
Beirut, Lebanon (clay)3 Lebanon2Seoul, South Korea (hard)
3 Lebanon3 Pacific Oceania0
 Philippines2Manila, Philippines (indoor clay)2 South Korea5
 Philippines2
2 South Korea3
  • Iran and the Philippines relegated to Group III in 2006.
  • South Korea promoted to Group I in 2006.

Group III

Further information: 2005 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group III

Venue: Victoria Park Tennis Centre, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard)
Date: 13–17 July

Group A HKG MAS KSA TJK
1  Hong Kong (3–0) 3–0 3–0 3–0
2  Malaysia (2–1) 0–3 2–1 3–0
3  Saudi Arabia (1–2) 0–3 1–2 2–1
4  Tajikistan (0–3) 0–3 0–3 1–2
Group B VIE SRI BRN QAT
1  Vietnam (3–0) 2–1 2–1 3–0
2  Sri Lanka (2–1) 1–2 3–0 3–0
3  Bahrain (1–2) 1–2 0–3 2–1
4  Qatar (0–3) 0–3 0–3 1–2

(scores in italics carried over from Groups)

1st–4th Play-off HKG MAS VIE SRI
1  Hong Kong (3–0) 3–0 3–0 3–0
2  Malaysia (2–1) 0–3 3–0 3–0
3  Vietnam (1–2) 0–3 0–3 2–1
4  Sri Lanka (0–3) 0–3 0–3 1–2
5th–8th Play-off BRN KSA QAT TJK
1  Bahrain (2–1) 2–1 2–1 1–2
2  Saudi Arabia (2–1) 1–2 2–1 2–1
3  Qatar (1–2) 1–2 1–2 2–1
4  Tajikistan (1–2) 2–1 1–2 1–2
  • Hong Kong and Malaysia promoted to Group II in 2006.
  • Qatar and Tajikistan relegated to Group IV in 2006.

Group IV

Further information: 2005 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group IV

Venue: Thein Byu Tennis Club, Yangon, Myanmar (hard)
Date: 27 April–01 May

Pool A BAN UAE SYR KGZ TKM
1  Bangladesh (4–0) 2–1 2–1 3–0 2–1
2  United Arab Emirates (3–1) 1–2 2–1 2–1 3–0
3  Syria (2–2) 1–2 1–2 3–0 3–0
4  Kyrgyzstan (1–3) 0–3 1–2 0–3 3–0
5  Turkmenistan (0–4) 1–2 0–3 0–3 0–3
Pool B SIN OMA MYA JOR IRQ
1  Singapore (4–0) 2–1 3–0 2–1 3–0
2  Oman (3–1) 1–2 3–0 3–0 3–0
3  Myanmar (2–2) 0–3 0–3 3–0 3–0
4  Jordan (1–3) 1–2 0–3 0–3 3–0
5  Iraq (0–4) 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3
  • Bangladesh and Singapore promoted to Group III in 2006.

Europe/Africa Zone

Group I

This section is transcluded from 2005 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I. (edit | history)
Second Round Play-offsFirst Round Play-offsFirst roundSecond round
S Great Britain
Ramat Hasharon, Israel (hard)
bye
 IsraelS Great Britain3
bye Israel2
 Israel
Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard)
bye
 Israel4
 Zimbabwe1
S Belgium
Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro (clay)
bye
byeS Belgium3
Novi Sad, Serbia and Montenegro (indoor clay)
 Zimbabwe Serbia and Montenegro2
 Serbia and Montenegro5
 Zimbabwe0
Luxembourg City, Lux. (indoor hard)
 Italy5
Esch/Alzette, Luxembourg (indoor hard)Rome, Italy (clay)
 Luxembourg0
 Luxembourg3 Italy4
S Morocco2S Morocco1
bye
Khemisset, Morocco (clay)
S Morocco
S Morocco4
 South Africa1
bye
Doornfontein, South Africa (indoor hard)
 South Africa
 South Africa South Africa2
byeS Germany3
bye
S Germany
  • Zimbabwe and South Africa relegated to Group II in 2006.
  • Great Britain, Belgium, Italy, and Germany advance to World Group Play-off.

Group II

This section is transcluded from 2005 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II. (edit | history)
Relegation Play-offsFirst RoundSecond RoundThird Round
Accra, Ghana (hard)
 Ghana0
Accra, Ghana (hard)Helsinki, Finland (clay)
S Finland5
 Ghana2S Finland2
Sofia, Bulgaria (indoor carpet)
 Georgia3S Bulgaria3
S Bulgaria4
Donetsk, Ukraine (hard)
 Georgia1
S Bulgaria1
Hódmezővásárhely, Hungary (ind. hard)
S Ukraine4
S Hungary4
Oslo, Norway (clay)Donetsk, Ukraine (hard)
 Monaco1
 Monaco1S Hungary2
Kyiv, Ukraine (indoor carpet)
 Norway4S Ukraine3
S Ukraine4
 Norway1
Tallinn, Estonia (indoor carpet)
 Estonia1
Gdynia, Poland (clay)Lisbon, Portugal (clay)
S Portugal4
 Estonia0S Portugal3
Algiers, Algeria (clay)
S Poland5 Algeria2
 Algeria3
Estoril, Portugal (clay)
S Poland2
S Portugal4
Kranj, Slovenia (indoor hard)
S Slovenia1
 Ivory Coast0
Athens, Greece (clay)Kranj, Slovenia (clay)
S Slovenia5
 Ivory Coast0S Slovenia5
Jūrmala, Latvia (indoor carpet)
S Greece5 Latvia0
 Latvia4
S Greece1
  • Georgia, Monaco, Estonia, and Côte d'Ivoire relegated to Group III in 2006.
  • Ukraine and Portugal promoted to Group I in 2006.

Group III

Zone A

Further information: 2005 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Zone A

Venue: Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt (clay)
Date: 27 April – 1 May

Pool A MKD DEN NAM KEN
1  North Macedonia (3–0) 3–0 3–0 3–0
2  Denmark (2–1) 0–3 3–0 3–0
3  Namibia (1–2) 0–3 0–3 2–1
4  Kenya (0–3) 0–3 0–3 1–2
Pool B EGY BIH LTU MAD
1  Egypt (3–0) 3–0 2–1 3–0
2  Bosnia and Herzegovina (2–1) 0–3 2–1 2–1
3  Lithuania (1–2) 1–2 1–2 3–0
4  Madagascar (0–2) 0–3 1–2 0–3

(scores in italics carried over)

1st–4th Play-off MKD EGY DEN BIH
1  North Macedonia (3–0) 2–1 3–0 3–0
2  Egypt (2–1) 1–2 2–0 3–0
3  Denmark (1–2) 0–3 0–2 2–1
4  Bosnia and Herzegovina (0–3) 0–3 0–3 1–2
5th–8th Play-off LTU NAM MAD KEN
1  Lithuania (3–0) 2–1 3–0 3–0
2  Namibia (2–1) 1–2 2–1 2–1
3  Madagascar (1–2) 0–3 1–2 3–0
4  Kenya (0–3) 0–3 1–2 0–3
  • North Macedonia and Egypt promoted to Group II in 2006.
  • Madagascar and Kenya relegated to Group IV in 2006.

Zone B

Further information: 2005 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Zone B

Venue: Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland (grass)
Date: 13–17 July

Pool A IRL ARM NGR ISL
1  Ireland (3–0) 3–0 3–0 3–0
2  Armenia (2–1) 0–3 2–1 2–1
3  Nigeria (1–2) 0–3 1–2 3–0
4  Iceland (0–3) 0–3 1–2 0–3
Pool B CYP TUN TUR SMR
1  Cyprus (3–0) 3–0 2–1 3–0
2  Tunisia (2–1) 0–3 2–1 3–0
3  Turkey (1–2) 1–2 1–2 3–0
4  San Marino (0–3) 0–3 0–3 0–3

(scores in italics carried over)

1st–4th Play-off CYP IRL ARM TUN
1  Cyprus (3–0) 2–1 2–1 2–1
2  Ireland (2–1) 1–2 3–0 3–0
3  Armenia (1–2) 1–2 0–3 2–1
4  Tunisia (0–3) 1–2 0–3 1–2
5th–8th Play-off NGR TUR ISL SMR
1  Nigeria (3–0) 2–1 3–0 3–0
2  Turkey (2–1) 1–2 2–1 3–0
3  Iceland (1–2) 0–3 1–2 2–1
4  San Marino (0–3) 0–3 0–3 1–2
  • Cyprus and Ireland promoted to Group II in 2006.
  • Iceland and San Marino relegated to Group IV in 2006.

Group IV

Further information: 2005 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group IV

Venue: Lugogo Tennis Club, Kampala, Uganda (clay)
Date: 1–5 March

Pool A MDA BOT BEN MLT DJI
1  Moldova (4–0) 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0
2  Botswana (3–1) 1–2 2–1 3–0 3–0
3  Benin (2–2) 0–3 1–2 3–0 3–0
4  Malta (1–3) 0–3 0–3 0–3 3–0
5  Djibouti (0–4) 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3
Pool B AND RWA AZE SEN UGA MRI
1  Andorra (5–0) 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0
2  Rwanda (3–2) 1–2 1–2 2–1 2–1 3–0
3  Azerbaijan (3–2) 0–3 2–1 1–2 2–1 3–0
4  Senegal (3–2) 0–3 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–1
5  Uganda (1–4) 0–3 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–1
6  Mauritius (0–5) 0–3 0–3 0–3 1–2 1–2
  • Moldova, Andorra, Botswana and Rwanda promoted to Group III in 2006.

References

  1. ^ "Davis Cup scorecards – 2005". www.daviscup.com. ITF.
  2. ^ "Anchor Ancic seals unforgettable first Davis Cup win for Croatia". The Guardian. 5 December 2005.
  3. ^ "Croatia win first Davis Cup title". news.bbc.co.uk. BBC. 4 December 2005.
  4. ^ "Slovakia v Croatia". daviscup.com.