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2005 Davis Cup

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Duration
  
4 March – 4 December

Winning Nation
  
Croatia

Edition
  
94th

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.

Contents

Draw

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

World Group Play-offs

Date: 23-25 September

  •  Austria,  Belarus,  Chile,  Spain,  Sweden,   Switzerland and  United States will remain in the World Group in 2006.
  •  Germany are promoted to the World Group in 2006.
  •  Belgium,  Canada,  Ecuador,  Great Britain,  India,  Italy and  Pakistan will remain in Zonal Group I in 2006.
  •  Czech Republic are relegated to Zonal Group I in 2006.

    • Group I

    Participating Teams
  •  Canada — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round
  •  Ecuador — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round
  •  Mexico
  •  Paraguay — relegated to Group II in 2006
  •  Peru
  •  Venezuela

    • Group II

    Participating Teams
  •  Bahamas — relegated to Group III in 2006
  •  Brazil — promoted to Group I in 2006
  •  Colombia
  •  Cuba — relegated to Group III in 2006
  •  Dominican Republic
  •  Jamaica
  •  Netherlands Antilles
  •  Uruguay

    • Group III

    Participating Teams
  •  Bolivia — promoted to Group II in 2006
  •  El Salvador
  •  Guatemala — promoted to Group II in 2006
  •  Haiti
  •  Honduras
  •  Panama — relegated to Group IV in 2006
  •  Puerto Rico
  •  Saint Lucia — relegated to Group IV in 2006

    • Group IV

    Participating Teams
  •  Barbados
  •  Bermuda
  •  Costa Rica — promoted to Group III in 2006
  •  Trinidad and Tobago — promoted to Group III in 2006
  •  U.S. Virgin Islands

    • Group I

    Participating Teams
  •  China
  •  Chinese Taipei
  •  India — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round
  •  Indonesia — relegated to Group II in 2006
  •  Japan
  •  Pakistan — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round
  •  Thailand
  •  Uzbekistan

    • Group II

    Participating Teams
  •  Iran — relegated to Group III in 2006
  •  Kazakhstan
  •  Kuwait
  •  Lebanon
  •  New Zealand
  • Pacific Oceania
  •  Philippines — relegated to Group III in 2006
  •  South Korea — promoted to Group I in 2006

    • Group III

    Participating Teams
  •  Bahrain
  •  Hong Kong — promoted to Group II in 2006
  •  Malaysia — promoted to Group II in 2006
  •  Qatar — relegated to Group IV in 2006
  •  Saudi Arabia
  •  Sri Lanka
  •  Tajikistan — relegated to Group IV in 2006
  •  Vietnam

    • Group IV

    Participating Teams
  •  Bangladesh — promoted to Group III in 2006
  •  Iraq
  •  Jordan
  •  Kyrgyzstan
  •  Myanmar
  •  Oman
  •  Singapore — promoted to Group III in 2006
  •  Syria
  •  Turkmenistan
  •  United Arab Emirates

    • Group I

    Participating Teams
  •  Belgium — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round
  •  Germany — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round
  •  Great Britain — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round
  •  Israel
  •  Italy — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round
  •  Luxembourg
  •  Morocco
  •  Serbia and Montenegro
  •  South Africa — relegated to Group II in 2006
  •  Zimbabwe — relegated to Group II in 2006

    • Group II

    Participating Teams
  •  Algeria
  •  Bulgaria
  •  Ivory Coast — relegated to Group III in 2006
  •  Estonia — relegated to Group III in 2006
  •  Finland
  •  Georgia
  •  Ghana — relegated to Group III in 2006
  •  Greece
  •  Hungary
  •  Latvia
  •  Monaco — relegated to Group III in 2006
  •  Norway
  •  Poland
  •  Portugal — promoted to Group I in 2006
  •  Slovenia
  •  Ukraine — promoted to Group I in 2006

    • Venue I

    Participating Teams
  •  Bosnia and Herzegovina
  •  Denmark
  •  Egypt — promoted to Group II in 2006
  •  Kenya — relegated to Group IV in 2006
  •  Lithuania
  •  Macedonia — promoted to Group II in 2006
  •  Madagascar — relegated to Group IV in 2006
  •  Namibia

    • Venue II

    Participating Teams
  •  Armenia
  •  Cyprus — promoted to Group II in 2006
  •  Iceland — relegated to Group IV in 2006
  •  Ireland — promoted to Group II in 2006
  •  Nigeria
  •  San Marino — relegated to Group IV in 2006
  •  Tunisia
  •  Turkey

    • Group IV

    Participating Teams
  •  Andorra — promoted to Group III in 2006
  •  Azerbaijan
  •  Benin
  •  Botswana — promoted to Group III in 2006
  •  Djibouti
  •  Malta
  •  Mauritius
  •  Moldova — promoted to Group III in 2006
  •  Rwanda — promoted to Group III in 2006
  •  Senegal
  •  Uganda

    • References

    2005 Davis Cup Wikipedia
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