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2006 Davis Cup

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Edition
  
95th

Winning Nation
  
Russia

Duration
  
10 February – 3 December

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 the Olympic Stadium, Moscow, with Russia defeating Argentina.

Contents

Draw

First round losers play along with Zonal Group I qualifiers in World Group Play-offs.

World Group Play-offs

Date: 22-24 September

  •  Austria,  Germany,  Romania,  Spain,  Sweden and   Switzerland will remain in the World Group in 2007.
  •  Belgium and  Czech Republic are promoted to the World Group in 2007.
  •  Brazil,  Italy,  Mexico,  Serbia and Montenegro,  South Korea and  Thailand will remain in Zonal Group I in 2007.
  •  Netherlands and  Slovakia are relegated to Zonal Group I in 2007.

    • Group I

  •  Brazil — advanced to World Group Play-offs
  •  Canada
  •  Ecuador — relegated to Group II in 2007
  •  Mexico — advanced to World Group Play-offs
  •  Peru
  •  Venezuela

    • Group II

  •  Bolivia — relegated to Group III in 2007
  •  Colombia — promoted to Group I in 2007
  •  Dominican Republic
  •  Guatemala — relegated to Group III in 2007
  •  Jamaica
  •  Netherlands Antilles
  •  Paraguay
  •  Uruguay

    • Group III

    1.  El Salvador — promoted to Group II in 2007
    2.  Cuba — promoted to Group II in 2007
    3.  Bahamas
    4.  Puerto Rico
    5.  Costa Rica
    6.  Haiti
    7.  Honduras — relegated to Group IV in 2007
    8.  Trinidad and Tobago — relegated to Group IV in 2007

    Group IV

    1.  Barbados — promoted to Group III in 2007
    2.  Panama — promoted to Group III in 2007
    3.  Saint Lucia
    4.  U.S. Virgin Islands
    5.  Bermuda

    Group I

  •  China
  •  Chinese Taipei
  •  India
  •  Japan
  •  South Korea — advanced to World Group Play-offs
  •  Pakistan — relegated to Group II in 2007
  •  Thailand — advanced to World Group Play-offs
  •  Uzbekistan

    • Group II

  •  Hong Kong
  •  Indonesia
  •  Kazakhstan — promoted to Group I in 2007
  •  Kuwait
  •  Lebanon — relegated to Group III in 2007
  •  Malaysia — relegated to Group III in 2007
  •  New Zealand
  • Pacific Oceania

    • Group III

    1.  Philippines — promoted to Group II in 2007
    2.  Iran — promoted to Group II in 2007
    3.  Sri Lanka
    4.  Saudi Arabia
    5.  Vietnam
    6.  Singapore
    7.  Bahrain — relegated to Group IV in 2007
    8.  Bangladesh — relegated to Group IV in 2007

    Group IV

    Pool A
    1.  Oman — promoted to Group III in 2007
    2.  Iraq
    3.  Myanmar
    4.  Qatar
    Pool B
    1.  United Arab Emirates — promoted to Group III in 2007
    2.  Syria
    3.  Tajikistan
    4.  Jordan
    5.  Turkmenistan

    Group I

  •  Belgium — advanced to World Group Play-offs
  •  Czech Republic — advanced to World Group Play-offs
  •  Italy — advanced to World Group Play-offs
  •  Serbia and Montenegro — advanced to World Group Play-offs
  •  Great Britain
  •  Israel
  •  Luxembourg
  •  Portugal
  •  Morocco — relegated to Group II in 2007
  •  Ukraine — relegated to Group II in 2007

    • Group II

  •  Algeria
  •  Bulgaria
  •  Cyprus
  •  Egypt — relegated to Group III in 2007
  •  Finland
  •  Georgia — promoted to Group I in 2007
  •  Greece
  •  Hungary
  •  Ireland — relegated to Group III in 2007
  •  Latvia
  •  Macedonia — promoted to Group I in 2007
  •  Norway
  •  Poland
  •  Slovenia
  •  South Africa — relegated to Group III in 2007
  •  Zimbabwe — relegated to Group III in 2007

    • Group III

    Venue 1
    1.  Monaco — promoted to Group II in 2007
    2.  Estonia — promoted to Group II in 2007
    3.  Turkey
    4.  Lithuania
    5.  Bosnia and Herzegovina
    6.  Moldova
    7.  Armenia — relegated to Group IV in 2007
    8.  Andorra — relegated to Group IV in 2007
    Venue 2
    1.  Denmark — promoted to Group II in 2007
    2.  Nigeria — promoted to Group II in 2007
    3.  Ghana
    4.  Namibia
    5.  Tunisia
    6.  Ivory Coast
    7.  Botswana — relegated to Group IV in 2007
    8.  Rwanda — relegated to Group IV in 2007

    Group IV

    1.  Mauritius — promoted to Group III in 2007
    2.  Madagascar — promoted to Group III in 2007
    3.  Iceland — promoted to Group III in 2007
    4.  San Marino — promoted to Group III in 2007
    5.  Malta
    6.  Azerbaijan
    7.  Uganda

     Senegal (withdrew)

    References

    2006 Davis Cup Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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