Davis Cup 2005

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In 2005 the Davis Cup was held for the 94th time. 16 teams played in the world group for the title. The final took place from December 2nd to 4th in the Sibamac Arena in Bratislava ( Slovakia ). The Croatian team secured the title.

Attendees

World group

The tournament

  1st round
4th-6th March 		  Quarter-finals
15-17 July 		  Semi-finals
23-25 September 		  Finals
2-4 December
                                     
SlovakiaSlovakia Slovakia 4th                  
SpainSpain Spain 1  
SlovakiaSlovakia Slovakia 4th
  NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands 1  
SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland 2
 
NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands 3  
SlovakiaSlovakia Slovakia 4th
  ArgentinaArgentina Argentina 1  
AustraliaAustralia Australia 5      
 
AustriaAustria Austria 0  
AustraliaAustralia Australia 1
  ArgentinaArgentina Argentina 4th  
ArgentinaArgentina Argentina 5
 
Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic 0  
SlovakiaSlovakia Slovakia 2
  CroatiaCroatia Croatia 3
United StatesUnited States United States 2            
 
CroatiaCroatia Croatia 3  
CroatiaCroatia Croatia 4th
  RomaniaRomania Romania 1  
RomaniaRomania Romania 3
 
Belarus 1995Belarus Belarus 2  
CroatiaCroatia Croatia 3
  RussiaRussia Russia 2  
RussiaRussia Russia 4th      
 
ChileChile Chile 1  
RussiaRussia Russia 3
  FranceFrance France 2  
FranceFrance France 4th
 
SwedenSweden Sweden 1  

Round of 16

date Home team Result Visiting team place
4th-6th March SlovakiaSlovakia Slovakia 4: 1 SpainSpain Spain Bratislava
4th-6th March SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland 2: 3 NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands Friborg
4th-6th March AustraliaAustralia Australia 5-0 AustriaAustria Austria Sydney
4th-6th March ArgentinaArgentina Argentina 5-0 Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic Buenos Aires
4th-6th March RussiaRussia Russia 4: 1 ChileChile Chile Moscow
4th-6th March FranceFrance France 4: 1 SwedenSweden Sweden Strasbourg
4th-6th March RomaniaRomania Romania 3: 2 Belarus 1995Belarus Belarus Brașov
4th-6th March United StatesUnited States United States 2: 3 CroatiaCroatia Croatia Carson

Quarter finals

date Home team Result Visiting team place
15-17 July SlovakiaSlovakia Slovakia 4: 1 NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands Bratislava
15-17 July AustraliaAustralia Australia 1: 4 ArgentinaArgentina Argentina Sydney
15-17 July RussiaRussia Russia 3: 2 FranceFrance France Moscow
15-17 July CroatiaCroatia Croatia 4: 1 RomaniaRomania Romania Split

Semifinals

date Home team Result Visiting team place
23-25 September SlovakiaSlovakia Slovakia 4: 1 ArgentinaArgentina Argentina Bratislava
23-25 September CroatiaCroatia Croatia 3: 2 RussiaRussia Russia Split

final

Slovakia final Croatia
SlovakiaSlovakia

Date : December 2 to December 4, 2005
Location : Sibamac Arena , Bratislava ( Slovakia )
Surface : Hard court (hall)

Karol Kučera 3: 6, 4: 6, 3: 6 Ivan Ljubičić
Dominik Hrbatý 7: 6 4 , 6: 3, 6: 7 4 , 6: 4 Mario Ančić
Dominik Hrbatý
Michal Mertiňák 		6: 7 5 , 3: 6, 6: 7 5 Mario Ančić
Ivan Ljubičić
Dominik Hrbatý 4: 6, 6: 3, 6: 4, 3: 6, 6: 4 Ivan Ljubičić
Michal Mertiňák 6: 7 1 , 3: 6, 4: 6 Mario Ančić

Result : 2: 3

CroatiaCroatia

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