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.
World Group
2006 World Group Teams
Draw
First round losers play along with Zonal Group I qualifiers in World Group play-offs.
Final
World Group play-offs
Date: 22–24 September
Home team Score Visiting team Location Venue Door Surface 5–0 Pörtschach Werzer Arena Outdoor Clay 4–1 Düsseldorf Rochus Club Outdoor Clay 1–4 Leiden Groenoordhallen Indoor Carpet 4–1 Bucharest Club Sportiv Progresul Bucuresti Outdoor Clay 2–3 Bratislava Sibamac Arena Indoor Hard 4–1 Santander Real Sociedad de Tenis de La Magdalena Outdoor Clay 1–3 Belo Horizonte Expominas Outdoor Clay 4–1 Geneva Palexpo Indoor Hard
, , , , and will remain in the World Group in 2007. and are promoted to the World Group in 2007. , , , , and will remain in Zonal Group I in 2007. and are relegated to Zonal Group I in 2007.
Americas Zone
Group I
Group II 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.
Participating nations
Draw
Bolivia and Guatemala relegated to Group III in 2007. Colombia promoted to Group I in 2007.
First round
Bolivia vs. Paraguay
Colombia vs. Uruguay
Netherlands Antilles vs. Guatemala
Dominican Republic vs. Jamaica
Second round
Colombia vs. Paraguay
Netherlands Antilles vs. Dominican Republic
Relegation play-offs
Uruguay vs. Bolivia
Jamaica vs. Guatemala
Third round
Dominican Republic vs. Colombia
Group III
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.
Group IV 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.
Draw Venue: Maya Country Club, Santa Tecla, El Salvador (clay) Date: 14–18 June
Barbados and Panama promoted to Group III in 2007.
Results
Saint Lucia vs. Bermuda
Barbados vs. U.S. Virgin Islands
Panama vs. Saint Lucia
Barbados vs. Bermuda
Panama vs. Bermuda
Saint Lucia vs. U.S. Virgin Islands
Panama vs. U.S. Virgin Islands
Saint Lucia vs. Barbados
Panama vs. Barbados
Bermuda vs. U.S. Virgin Islands
Asia/Oceania Zone
Group I
Group II
Group III
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.
Group IV
Venue: Al Hussein Tennis Club, Amman, Jordan (hard) Date: 6–9 April
Oman and United Arab Emirates promoted to Group III in 2007.
Europe/Africa Zone
Group I
Group II
Group III
Zone A Venue: Teniski Klub 'MLADOST', Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina (outdoor clay) Date: 19–23 July
Zone B Venue: BTA Centre (Notswane Courts), Gaborone, Botswana (outdoor hard) Date: 26–30 July
Group IV 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.
Format 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.
Pool A
Iceland vs. San Marino
Malta vs. Uganda
Iceland vs. Malta
San Marino vs. Uganda
Iceland vs. Uganda
San Marino vs. Malta
Pool B
Azerbaijan vs. Madagascar
Madagascar vs. Mauritius
Azerbaijan vs. Mauritius
Promotion pool 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 vs. Madagascar
San Marino vs. Mauritius
Iceland vs. Mauritius
San Marino vs. Madagascar
Placement pool 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 vs. Malta
Azerbaijan vs. Uganda
Final standings Rank Team1234567
, , , and promoted to Group III in 2007. withdrew from the tournament.
See also Davis Cup
References
External links Official website