Davis Cup 2006

The national tennis team competition in men's tennis was held for the 95th time in 2006 . Of the 16 teams that started in the main round (world group), Russia and Argentina remained at the end of the year . From December 1st to 3rd, the final was played in Moscow , which Russia won 3-2.

The teams

World group

Argentina  Australia  Chile  Germany

France  Croatia  Netherlands  Austria

Romania  Russia  Sweden  Switzerland

Slovakia  Spain  Belarus  United States

Relegation round

Belgium  Brazil

Italy  Thailand

South Korea  Mexico

Serbia and Montenegro  Czech Republic

America Zone

Ecuador

Venezuela

Peru

Canada

Europe / Africa zone

Great Britain  Israel

Luxembourg  Morocco

Portugal

Ukraine

Oceania / Asia zone

India  Japan

Pakistan  Taiwan

Uzbekistan

People's Republic of China

Results

World group

	1st round 10-12 February					Quarter-finals 7th – 9th April					Semi-finals 22–24 September					Final 1st – 3rd December
		Croatia	3
		Austria	2
							Croatia	2
							Argentina	3
		Argentina	5
		Sweden	0
												Argentina	5
												Australia	0
		Spain	1
		Belarus	4th
							Belarus	0
							Australia	5
		Australia	3
		Switzerland	2
																	Argentina	2
																	Russia	3
		Germany	2
		France	3
							France	1
							Russia	4th
		Netherlands	0
		Russia	5
												Russia	3
												United States	2
		Romania	1
		United States	4th
							United States	3
							Chile	2
		Chile	4th
		Slovakia	1

Round of 16

date	Home team	Result	Visiting team	Venue
10-12 February	Austria	2: 3	Croatia	Unterpremstätten
10-12 February	Argentina	5-0	Sweden	Buenos Aires
10-12 February	Belarus	4: 1	Spain	Minsk
10-12 February	Switzerland	2: 3	Australia	Geneva
10-12 February	Germany	2: 3	France	Halle (Westphalia)
10-12 February	Netherlands	0: 5	Russia	Amsterdam
10-12 February	United States	4: 1	Romania	La Jolla
10-12 February	Chile	4: 1	Slovakia	Rancagua

Quarter finals

date	Home team	Result	Visiting team	Venue
7th-9th April	Croatia	2: 3	Argentina	Zagreb
7th-9th April	Australia	5-0	Belarus	Melbourne
7th-9th April	France	1: 4	Russia	Pau
7th-9th April	United States	3: 2	Chile	Rancho Mirage

Semifinals

date	Home team	Result	Visiting team	Venue
22.-24. September	Argentina	5-0	Australia	Buenos Aires
22.-24. September	Russia	3: 2	United States	Moscow

final

date	Home team	Result	Visiting team	Venue
1st - 3rd December	Russia	3: 2	Argentina	Moscow

Relegation round

date	Home team	Result	Visiting team	Venue
22.-24. September	Austria	5-0	Mexico	Pörtschach
22.-24. September	Germany	4: 1	Thailand	Dusseldorf
22.-24. September	Netherlands	1: 4	Czech Republic	Suffer
22.-24. September	Romania	4: 1	South Korea	Bucharest
22.-24. September	Slovakia	2: 3	Belgium	Bratislava
22.-24. September	Spain	4: 1	Italy	Santander
22.-24. September	Brazil	1: 3	Sweden	Belo Horizonte
22.-24. September	Switzerland	4: 1	Serbia and Montenegro	Geneva

• Austria, Germany, Czech Republic, Romania, Belgium, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland qualified for the world group.

America Zone

First round

date	Home team	Result	Visiting team	Venue
10-12 February	Brazil	3: 2	Peru	Asia
10-12 February	Venezuela	1: 4	Mexico	Maracaya

Second round

date	Home team	Result	Visiting team	Venue
7th-9th April	Ecuador	0: 4	Brazil	Cuenca
7th-9th April	Mexico	4: 1	Canada	Mexico city

• Brazil and Mexico qualified for relegation

Europe / Africa zone

First round

date	Home team	Result	Visiting team	Venue
10-12 February	Luxembourg	4: 1	Portugal	Esch
10-12 February	Israel	1: 4	Serbia and Montenegro	Ramat Hasharon

Second round

date	Home team	Result	Visiting team	Venue
7th-9th April	Morocco	0: 5	Czech Republic	Oudja
7th-9th April	Italy	5-0	Luxembourg	Torre del Greco
7th-9th April	Great Britain	2: 3	Serbia and Montenegro	Glasgow
7th-9th April	Ukraine	1: 4	Belgium	Kiev

• The Czech Republic, Italy, Serbia and Montenegro and Belgium were thus qualified for the relegation.

Oceania / Asia zone

First round

date	Home team	Result	Visiting team	Venue
10-12 February	South Korea	4: 1	India	Changwon
10-12 February	Taiwan	3: 2	Pakistan	Taipei
10-12 February	Japan	5-0	People's Republic of China	Osaka
10-12 February	Uzbekistan	2: 3	Thailand	Tashkent

Second round

date	Home team	Result	Visiting team	Venue
7th-9th April	Taiwan	1: 4	South Korea	Taipei
7th-9th April	Thailand	3: 2	Japan	Bangkok

• South Korea and Thailand qualified for the relegation.

World group match reports

Round of 16

Austria 2-3 Croatia

• Jürgen Melzer - Mario Ančić 7: 6, 7: 6, 4: 6, 4: 6, 3: 6
• Stefan Koubek - Ivan Ljubičić 2: 6, 2: 6, 4: 6
• Julian Knowle / Jürgen Melzer - Mario Ančić / Ivan Ljubičić 6: 3, 6: 3, 4: 6, 4: 6, 6: 8
• Alexander Peya - Ivan Cerović 4: 6, 6: 2, 6: 4
• Stefan Koubek - Marin Čilić 6-1, 7-5

Argentina 5-0 Sweden

• David Nalbandian - Robin Soderling 3: 6, 6: 2, 6: 4, 6: 1
• José Acasuso - Thomas Johansson 6-1, 6-1, 6-3
• David Nalbandian / Agustín Calleri - Jonas Björkman / Simon Aspelin 6: 2, 7: 6, 2: 6, 6: 4
• Juan Ignacio Chela - Thomas Johansson 6-4 , 6-1
• José Acasuso - Jonas Björkman 6-0, 6-1

Belarus 4-1 Spain

• Max Mirny - Tommy Robredo 6: 3, 6: 7, 6: 3, 6: 3
• Uladsimir Waltschkou - David Ferrer 6: 3,6: 4, 6: 3
• Max Mirny / Uladsimir Waltschkou - Feliciano López / Fernando Verdasco 7: 6, 6: 4, 7: 5
• Serguei Tarasewitsch - David Ferrer 2: 6, 1: 6
• Uladsimir Waltschkou - Tommy Robredo 7: 6, 6: 3

Switzerland - Australia 2: 3

• Michael Lammer - Peter Luczak 6: 1, 3: 6, 0: 6, 3: 6
• Stan Wawrinka - Chris Guccione 7-5, 3-6, 6-4, 7-6
• Yves Allegro / Stan Wawrinka - Wayne Arthurs / Paul Hanley 6: 7, 4: 6, 6: 4, 6: 7
• Stan Wawrinka - Peter Luczak 6: 4, 6: 2, 6: 7, 6: 2
• George Bastl - Chris Guccione 5: 7, 3: 6, 6: 7

Germany - France 2: 3

• Nicolas Kiefer - Sébastien Grosjean 5: 7, 6: 7, 0: 6
• Tommy Haas - Richard Gasquet 6: 1, 4: 6, 4: 6, 7: 6, 3: 6
• Tommy Haas / Alexander Waske - Arnaud Clément / Michaël Llodra 7: 6, 3: 6, 4: 6, 1: 6
• Rainer Schüttler - Arnaud Clément 6: 4, 6: 3
• Tommy Haas - Michaël Llodra 6: 3, 6: 3

Netherlands 0-5 Russia

• Raemon Sluiter - Dmitri Tursunov 7: 6, 4: 6, 6: 7, 6: 7
• Melle van Gemerden - Nikolai Dawydenko 6: 7, 5: 7, 4: 6
• Raemon Sluiter / John van Lottum - Igor Andrejew / Michail Juschny 2: 6, 6: 3, 4: 6, 4: 6
• Jesse Huta Galung - Igor Andreev 3: 6, 6: 4, 6: 7
• Melle van Gemerden - Dmitri Tursunow 6: 7, 6: 7

USA - Romania 4-1

• Andy Roddick - Andrei Pavel 7: 6, 6: 2, 6: 7, 2: 6, 4: 6
• James Blake - Victor Hănescu 6: 4, 7: 6, 6: 2
• Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan - Victor Hănescu / Horia Tecău 6: 2 (task Hănescu and Tecău)
• Andy Roddick - Răzvan Sabău 6-3, 6-3, 6-2
• James Blake - Horia Tecău 6: 1, 7: 5

Chile - Slovakia 4-1

• Fernando González - Michal Mertiňák 7: 6, 7: 6, 6: 3
• Nicolás Massú - Dominik Hrbatý 6: 7, 6: 3, 6.1, 7: 6
• Fernando González / Nicolás Massú - Lukáš Lacko / Michal Mertiňák 6: 2, 7: 5, 3: 6, 6: 4
• Paul Capdeville - Viktor Bruthans 6: 4, 7: 5
• Adrián García - Lukáš Lacko 4: 6, 1: 4 (García gave up)

Quarter finals

Croatia 2-3 Argentina

• Ivan Ljubičić - Agustín Calleri 6: 7, 5: 7, 7: 6, 6: 1, 6: 2
• Marin Čilić - David Nalbandian 1: 6, 1: 6, 2: 6
• Marin Čilić / Ivan Ljubičić - José Acasuso / David Nalbandian 4: 6, 2: 6, 6: 3, 4: 6
• Ivan Ljubičić - David Nalbandian 6: 3, 6: 4, 6: 4
• Saša Tuksar - Juan Ignacio Chela 6: 3, 4: 6, 6: 7, 6: 7

Australia 5-0 Belarus

• Chris Guccione - Max Mirny 7: 6, 3: 6, 7: 5, 3: 6, 6: 4
• Lleyton Hewitt - Uladsimir Waltschkou 6: 2, 6: 1, 6: 2
• Wayne Arthurs / Paul Hanley - Max Mirny / Uladsimir Waltschkou 3: 6, 6: 4, 5: 7, 6: 3, 7: 5
• Wayne Arthurs - Serguei Tarasewitsch 7: 6, 6: 3
• Chris Guccione - Alexandr Zotow 6: 1, 6: 3

France 1-4 Russia

• Richard Gasquet - Marat Safin 6: 7, 6: 4, 3: 6, 7: 6, 1: 6
• Arnaud Clément - Nikolai Dawydenko 6: 3, 2: 6, 4: 6, 6: 7
• Arnaud Clément / Michaël Llodra - Dmitri Tursunow / Michail Juschny 6: 3, 6: 3, 6: 7, 5: 7, 6: 3
• Richard Gasquet - Dmitri Tursunov 1: 6, 6: 3, 7: 6, 4: 6, 5: 7
• Michaël Llodra - Michail Juschny 2: 6, 6: 4, 6: 7

USA 3-2 Chile

• James Blake - Fernando González 7: 6, 6: 0, 6: 7, 4: 6, 8:10
• Andy Roddick - Nicolás Massú 6: 3, 7: 6, 7: 6
• Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan - Paul Capdeville / Adrián García 6: 1, 6: 2, 6: 4
• Andy Roddick - Fernando González 4-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-2
• James Blake - Paul Capdeville 3: 6, 4: 6

Semifinals

Argentina - Australia 5-0

• David Nalbandian - Mark Philippoussis 6: 4, 6: 3, 6: 3
• José Acasuso - Lleyton Hewitt 1: 6, 6: 4, 4: 6, 6: 2, 6: 1
• David Nalbandian / Agustín Calleri - Wayne Arthurs / Paul Hanley 6: 4, 6: 4, 7: 5
• Agustín Calleri - Paul Hanley 6-0, 6-3
• Juan Ignacio Chela - Wayne Arthurs (Task Athurs)

Russia 3-2 USA

• Marat Safin - Andy Roddick 6-4 , 6-3, 7-6
• Michail Juschny - James Blake 7: 5, 1: 6, 6: 1, 7: 5
• Dmitri Tursunow / Michail Juschny - Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 3: 6, 4: 6, 2: 6
• Dmitri Tursunow - Andy Roddick 6: 4, 6: 3, 5: 7, 3: 6, 17:15
• Marat Safin - James Blake 5: 7, 6: 7

final

Russia	final	Argentina
	Date : December 1 to December 3, 2006 Location : Olimpijski , Moscow ( Russia ) Surface : Carpet (hall) Nikolai Davydenko 6: 1, 6: 2, 5: 7, 6: 4 Juan Ignacio Chela Marat Safin 4: 6, 4: 6, 4: 6 David Nalbandian Marat Safin Dmitri Tursunov 6: 2, 6: 3, 6: 4 Agustín Calleri David Nalbandian Nikolai Davydenko 2: 6, 2: 6, 6: 4, 4: 6 David Nalbandian Marat Safin 6: 3, 3: 6, 6: 3, 7: 6 5 José Acasuso Result : 3: 2

See also

• Fed Cup
• Davis Cup

Web links

Commons : Davis Cup 2006  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Official website of the Davis Cup