2005 Davis Cup

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.

World Group

Participating Teams
File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina	File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia	File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria	File:Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus
File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic	File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile	File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia	File:Flag of France.svg France
File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands	File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania	File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia	File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia
File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain	File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden	File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland	File:Flag of the United States.svg United States

Draw

Template:DCWorld First round losers compete in play-off ties with Zonal Group I Qualifiers.

Final

File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia 2	Sibamac Arena, Bratislava, Slovakia 2–4 December 2005 Hard (i)		File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Karol Kučera Ivan Ljubičić 3 6 4 6 3 6       2 Dominik Hrbatý Mario Ančić 77 64 6 4 64 77 6 4     3 Dominik Hrbatý / Michal Mertiňák Mario Ančić / Ivan Ljubičić 65 77 3 6 65 77       4 Dominik Hrbatý Ivan Ljubičić 4 6 6 3 6 4 3 6 6 4   5 Michal Mertiňák Mario Ančić 61 77 3 6 4 6

World Group play-offs

Date: 23–25 September

Home team	Score	Visiting team	Location	Venue	Door	Surface
Austria	4–1	Ecuador	Pörtschach	Werzer Arena	Outdoor	Hard
Canada	2–3	Belarus	Toronto	Rexall Centre	Outdoor	Hard
Chile	5–0	Pakistan	Santiago	Estadio Nacional	Outdoor	Clay
Czech Republic	2–3	Germany	Liberec	Tipsport Arena (Liberec)	Indoor	Clay
Italy	2–3	Spain	Torre del Greco	Sporting Club Oplonti	Outdoor	Clay
India	1–3	Sweden	New Delhi	R.K. Khanna Tennis Complex	Outdoor	Grass
Switzerland	5–0	Great Britain	Geneva	Palexpo	Indoor	Clay
Belgium	1–4	United States	Leuven	Sportplaza Leuven	Indoor	Clay

• 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.

Americas Zone

Group I

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Group II

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Group III

Venue: Club de Tenis La Paz, La Paz, Bolivia (clay)
Date: Week of 28 February

	Group A	BOL	HAI	HON	LCA
1	Bolivia (3–0)		3–0	3–0	3–0
2	Haiti (2–1)	0–3		3–0	2–1
3	Honduras (1–2)	0–3	0–3		3–0
4	Saint Lucia (0–3)	0–3	1–2	0–3

	Group B	GUA	PUR	ESA	PAN
1	Guatemala (3–0)		2–1	2–1	3–0
2	Puerto Rico (2–1)	1–2		2–1	2–1
3	El Salvador (1–2)	1–2	1–2		3–0
4	Panama (0–3)	0–3	1–2	0–3

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	1st–4th Play-off	GUA	BOL	PUR	HAI
1	Guatemala (3–0)		3–0	2–1	3–0
2	Bolivia (2–1)	0–3		3–0	3–0
3	Puerto Rico (1–2)	1–2	0–3		2–0
4	Haiti (0–3)	0–3	0–3	0–2

	5th–8th Play-off	HON	ESA	PAN	LCA
1	Honduras (3–0)		2–0	2–1	3–0
2	El Salvador (2–1)	0–2		3–0	3–0
3	Panama (1–2)	1–2	0–3		2–0
4	Saint Lucia (0–3)	0–3	0–3	0–2

• Guatemala and Bolivia promoted to Group II in 2006.
• Panama and St. Lucia relegated to Group IV in 2006.

The Group III tournament was held in the Week commencing February 28, in Club de Tenis La Paz, La Paz, Bolivia, on outdoor clay courts.

Format

The eight teams were split into two groups and played in a round-robin format. The top two teams of each group advanced to the promotion pool, from which the two top teams were promoted to the Americas Zone Group II in 2006. The last two placed teams of each group from the preliminary round were relegated into the relegation pool, from which the two bottom teams were relegated to the Americas Zone Group IV in 2006.

Pool A

	Group A	BOL	HAI	HON	LCA
1	Bolivia (3–0)		3–0	3–0	3–0
2	Haiti (2–1)	0–3		3–0	2–1
3	Honduras (1–2)	0–3	0–3		3–0
4	Saint Lucia (0–3)	0–3	1–2	0–3

Pool B

	Group B	GUA	PUR	ESA	PAN
1	Guatemala (3–0)		2–1	2–1	3–0
2	Puerto Rico (2–1)	1–2		2–1	2–1
3	El Salvador (1–2)	1–2	1–2		3–0
4	Panama (0–3)	0–3	1–2	0–3

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.

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	1st–4th Play-off	GUA	BOL	PUR	HAI
1	Guatemala (3–0)		3–0	2–1	3–0
2	Bolivia (2–1)	0–3		3–0	3–0
3	Puerto Rico (1–2)	1–2	0–3		2–0
4	Haiti (0–3)	0–3	0–3	0–2

• Guatemala and Bolivia promoted to Group II in 2006.

Relegation pool

The bottom two teams from Pools A and B were placed in the relegation group. Results and points from games against the opponent from the preliminary round were carried forward.

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	5th–8th Play-off	HON	ESA	PAN	LCA
1	Honduras (3–0)		2–0	2–1	3–0
2	El Salvador (2–1)	0–2		3–0	3–0
3	Panama (1–2)	1–2	0–3		2–0
4	Saint Lucia (0–3)	0–3	0–3	0–2

• Panama and St. Lucia relegated to Group IV in 2006.

Final standings

Rank	Team
1	Guatemala
2	Bolivia
3	Puerto Rico
4	Haiti
5	Honduras
6	El Salvador
7	Panama
8	Saint Lucia

• Guatemala and Bolivia promoted to Group II in 2006.
• Panama and Saint Lucia relegated to Group IV in 2006.

Group IV

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Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I

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Group II

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Group III

Venue: Victoria Park Tennis Centre, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard)
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	Group A	HKG	MAS	KSA	TJK
1	Hong Kong (3–0)		3–0	3–0	3–0
2	Malaysia (2–1)	0–3		2–1	3–0
3	Saudi Arabia (1–2)	0–3	1–2		2–1
4	Tajikistan (0–3)	0–3	0–3	1–2

	Group B	VIE	SRI	BRN	QAT
1	Vietnam (3–0)		2–1	2–1	3–0
2	Sri Lanka (2–1)	1–2		3–0	3–0
3	Bahrain (1–2)	1–2	0–3		2–1
4	Qatar (0–3)	0–3	0–3	1–2

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	1st–4th Play-off	HKG	MAS	VIE	SRI
1	Hong Kong (3–0)		3–0	3–0	3–0
2	Malaysia (2–1)	0–3		3–0	3–0
3	Vietnam (1–2)	0–3	0–3		2–1
4	Sri Lanka (0–3)	0–3	0–3	1–2

	5th–8th Play-off	BRN	KSA	QAT	TJK
1	Bahrain (2–1)		2–1	2–1	1–2
2	Saudi Arabia (2–1)	1–2		2–1	2–1
3	Qatar (1–2)	1–2	1–2		2–1
4	Tajikistan (1–2)	2–1	1–2	1–2

• Hong Kong and Malaysia promoted to Group II in 2006.
• Qatar and Tajikistan relegated to Group IV in 2006.

Group IV

Venue: Thein Byu Tennis Club, Yangon, Myanmar (hard)
Date: 27 April–01 May

	Pool A	BAN	UAE	SYR	KGZ	TKM
1	Bangladesh (4–0)		2–1	2–1	3–0	2–1
2	United Arab Emirates (3–1)	1–2		2–1	2–1	3–0
3	Syria (2–2)	1–2	1–2		3–0	3–0
4	Kyrgyzstan (1–3)	0–3	1–2	0–3		3–0
5	Turkmenistan (0–4)	1–2	0–3	0–3	0–3

	Pool B	SIN	OMA	MYA	JOR	IRQ
1	Singapore (4–0)		2–1	3–0	2–1	3–0
2	Oman (3–1)	1–2		3–0	3–0	3–0
3	Myanmar (2–2)	0–3	0–3		3–0	3–0
4	Jordan (1–3)	1–2	0–3	0–3		3–0
5	Iraq (0–4)	0–3	0–3	0–3	0–3

• Bangladesh and Singapore promoted to Group III in 2006.

Europe/Africa Zone

Group I

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Group II

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Group III

Zone A

Venue: Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt (clay)
Date: 27 April – 1 May

	Pool A	MKD	DEN	NAM	KEN
1	#REDIRECT Template:Country data North Macedonia (3–0)		3–0	3–0	3–0
2	Denmark (2–1)	0–3		3–0	3–0
3	Namibia (1–2)	0–3	0–3		2–1
4	Kenya (0–3)	0–3	0–3	1–2

	Pool B	EGY	BIH	LTU	MAD
1	Egypt (3–0)		3–0	2–1	3–0
2	Bosnia and Herzegovina (2–1)	0–3		2–1	2–1
3	Lithuania (1–2)	1–2	1–2		3–0
4	Madagascar (0–2)	0–3	1–2	0–3

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	1st–4th Play-off	MKD	EGY	DEN	BIH
1	REDIRECT Template:Country data North Macedonia (3–0)		2–1	3–0	3–0
2	Egypt (2–1)	1–2		2–1	3–0
3	Denmark (1–2)	0–3	1–2		2–1
4	Bosnia and Herzegovina (0–3)	0–3	0–3	1–2

	5th–8th Play-off	LTU	NAM	MAD	KEN
1	Lithuania (3–0)		2–1	3–0	3–0
2	Namibia (2–1)	1–2		2–1	2–1
3	Madagascar (1–2)	0–3	1–2		3–0
4	Kenya (0–3)	0–3	1–2	0–3

• North Macedonia and Egypt promoted to Group II in 2006.
• Madagascar and Kenya relegated to Group IV in 2006.

Zone B

Venue: Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland (grass)
Date: 13–17 July

	Pool A	IRL	ARM	NGR	ISL
1	Ireland (3–0)		3–0	3–0	3–0
2	Armenia (2–1)	0–3		2–1	2–1
3	Nigeria (1–2)	0–3	1–2		3–0
4	Iceland (0–3)	0–3	1–2	0–3

	Pool B	CYP	TUN	TUR	SMR
1	Cyprus (3–0)		3–0	2–1	3–0
2	Tunisia (2–1)	0–3		2–1	3–0
3	Turkey (1–2)	1–2	1–2		3–0
4	San Marino (0–3)	0–3	0–3	0–3

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	1st–4th Play-off	CYP	IRL	ARM	TUN
1	Cyprus (3–0)		2–1	2–1	3–0
2	Ireland (2–1)	1–2		3–0	3–0
3	Armenia (1–2)	1–2	0–3		2–1
4	Tunisia (0–3)	0–3	0–3	1–2

	5th–8th Play-off	NGR	TUR	ISL	SMR
1	Nigeria (3–0)		2–1	3–0	3–0
2	Turkey (2–1)	1–2		2–1	3–0
3	Iceland (1–2)	0–3	1–2		2–1
4	San Marino (0–3)	0–3	0–3	1–2

• Cyprus and Ireland promoted to Group II in 2006.
• Iceland and San Marino relegated to Group IV in 2006.

Group IV

Venue: Lugogo Tennis Club, Kampala, Uganda (clay)
Date: 1–5 March

	Pool A	MDA	BOT	BEN	MLT	DJI
1	Moldova (4–0)		2–1	3–0	3–0	3–0
2	Botswana (3–1)	1–2		2–1	3–0	3–0
3	Benin (2–2)	0–3	1–2		3–0	3–0
4	Malta (1–3)	0–3	0–3	0–3		3–0
5	Djibouti (0–4)	0–3	0–3	0–3	0–3

	Pool B	AND	RWA	AZE	SEN	UGA	MRI
1	Andorra (5–0)		2–1	3–0	3–0	3–0	3–0
2	Rwanda (3–2)	1–2		1–2	2–1	2–1	3–0
3	Azerbaijan (3–2)	0–3	2–1		1–2	2–1	3–0
4	Senegal (3–2)	0–3	1–2	2–1		2–1	2–1
5	Uganda (1–4)	0–3	1–2	1–2	1–2		2–1
6	Mauritius (0–5)	0–3	0–3	0–3	1–2	1–2

• Moldova, Andorra, Botswana and Rwanda promoted to Group III in 2006.

The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2005.

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 March 1–5, in Lugogo Tennis Club, Kampala, Uganda, on outdoor clay courts.

Format

The eleven 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 2006.

Pool A

	Pool A	MDA	BOT	BEN	MLT	DJI
1	Moldova (4–0)		2–1	3–0	3–0	3–0
2	Botswana (3–1)	1–2		2–1	3–0	3–0
3	Benin (2–2)	0–3	1–2		3–0	3–0
4	Malta (1–3)	0–3	0–3	0–3		3–0
5	Djibouti (0–4)	0–3	0–3	0–3	0–3

Moldova and Botswana promoted to Group III in 2006.

Pool B

	Pool B	AND	RWA	AZE	SEN	UGA	MRI
1	Andorra (5–0)		2–1	3–0	3–0	3–0	3–0
2	Rwanda (3–2)	1–2		1–2	2–1	2–1	3–0
3	Azerbaijan (3–2)	0–3	2–1		1–2	2–1	3–0
4	Senegal (3–2)	0–3	1–2	2–1		2–1	2–1
5	Uganda (1–4)	0–3	1–2	1–2	1–2		2–1
6	Mauritius (0–5)	0–3	0–3	0–3	1–2	1–2

Andorra and Rwanda promoted to Group III in 2006.

External links

• Official website