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.^[1][2][3]

2005 Davis Cup

Details
Duration	4 March – 4 December 2005
Edition	94th
Teams	130
Champion
Winning nation	Croatia
← 2004 2006 →

World Group

Main article: 2005 Davis Cup World Group

Participating Teams
Argentina	Australia	Austria	Belarus
Czech Republic	Chile	Croatia	France
Netherlands	Romania	Russia	Slovakia
Spain	Sweden	Switzerland	United States

Draw

	First round 4-6 March					Quarterfinals 15-17 July					Semifinals 23-25 September					Final 2-4 December
	Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard)
	1	Spain	1
						Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard)
		Slovakia	4
						Slovakia		4
	Fribourg, Switzerland (indoor hard)
						Netherlands		1
	7	Switzerland	2
											Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard)
		Netherlands	3
												Slovakia	4
	Sydney, Australia (grass)
											6	Argentina	1
	4	Australia	5
						Sydney, Australia (grass)
		Austria	0
						4	Australia	1
	Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
						6	Argentina	4
	6	Argentina	5
																Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard)
		Czech Republic	0
																Slovakia		2
	Moscow, Russia (indoor carpet)
																Croatia		3
		Chile	1
						Moscow, Russia (indoor clay)
	5	Russia	4
						5	Russia	3
	Strasbourg, France (indoor clay)
						3	France	2
		Sweden	1
											Split, Croatia (indoor carpet)
	3	France	4
											5	Russia	2
	Braşov, Romania (indoor clay)
												Croatia	3
		Romania	3
						Split, Croatia (indoor carpet)
	8	Belarus	2
						Romania		1
	Los Angeles, United States (hard)
						Croatia		4
		Croatia	3
	2	United States	2

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

Final

Slovakia 2	Sibamac Arena, Bratislava, Slovakia[4] 2–4 December 2005 Hard (i)		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

Main article: 2005 Davis Cup 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

This section is transcluded from 2005 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group I. (edit | history)

Second Round Play-offs

First Round Play-offs

First Round

Second Round

1

Canada

bye

Valencia, Venezuela (clay)

bye

1

Canada

4

Peru

Caracas, Venezuela (hard)

Venezuela

0

Venezuela

4

Lima, Peru (clay)

Peru

1

Peru

5

2

Paraguay

0

Guanajuato, Mexico (indoor hard)

Mexico

2

Puebla, Mexico (indoor hard)

Ecuador

3

Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)

Mexico

5

Ecuador

5

2

Paraguay

0

2

Paraguay

0

bye

2

Paraguay

• Paraguay relegated to Group II in 2006.
• Canada and Ecuador advance to World Group Play-off.

Group II

This section is transcluded from 2005 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group II. (edit | history)

	Play-offs					First Round					Second Round					Third Round
						Bogotá, Colombia (clay)
							Colombia	0
	Bogotá, Colombia (clay)					1	Brazil	5			Santa Catarina, Brazil (indoor clay)
		Colombia	5								1	Brazil	5
	3	Bahamas	0			Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles (hard)						Netherlands Antilles	0
						3	Bahamas	2
							Netherlands Antilles	3								Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)
																1	Brazil	3
						Havana, Cuba (hard)										4	Uruguay	2
							Cuba	2
	Kingston, Jamaica (hard)					4	Uruguay	3			Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)
	Cuba		1								4	Uruguay	4
	Jamaica		3			Kingston, Jamaica (hard)					2	Dominican Republic	1
							Jamaica	2
						2	Dominican Republic	3

• Bahamas and Cuba relegated to Group III in 2006.
• Brazil promoted to Group I in 2006.

Group III

Further information: 2005 Davis Cup Americas Zone 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

(scores in italics carried over from Groups)

	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.^[5]

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

Haiti vs. Saint Lucia

Haiti 2	Club de Tenis La Paz, La Paz, Bolivia[6] 2 March 2005 Clay		Saint Lucia 1
1 2 3 1 Bertrand Madsen Vernon Lewis 6 3 6 4     2 Olivier Sajous Sirsean Arlain 6 2 6 1     3 Gael Gaetjens / Iphton Louis Kane Easter / Vernon Lewis 4 6 4 6

Honduras vs. Bolivia

Honduras 0	Club de Tenis La Paz, La Paz, Bolivia[7] 2 March 2005 Clay		Bolivia 3
1 2 3 1 José Moncada José Antelo 5 7 2 6     2 Calton Álvarez Mauricio Estívariz 2 6 5 7     3 Carlos Cáceres / José Moncada José Antelo / Mauricio Estívariz 6 2 5 7 2 6

Haiti vs. Bolivia

Haiti 0	Club de Tenis La Paz, La Paz, Bolivia[8] 3 March 2005 Clay		Bolivia 3
1 2 3 1 Bertrand Madsen José Antelo 6 3 3 6 4 6   2 Olivier Sajous Mauricio Estívariz 1 6 68 710     3 Iphton Louis / Bertrand Madsen Mario Salinas / Jorge Villanueva 2 6 77 62 8 10

Honduras vs. Saint Lucia

Honduras 3	Club de Tenis La Paz, La Paz, Bolivia[9] 3 March 2005 Clay		Saint Lucia 0
1 2 3 1 José Moncada Alberton Richelieu 6 4 7 5     2 Calton Álvarez Vernon Lewis 6 1 6 4     3 Carlos Cáceres / José Moncada Kane Easter / Vernon Lewis 6 3 2 6 7 5

Haiti vs. Honduras

Haiti 3	Club de Tenis La Paz, La Paz, Bolivia[10] 4 March 2005 Clay		Honduras 0
1 2 3 1 Bertrand Madsen José Moncada 6 3 6 4     2 Olivier Sajous Calton Álvarez 77 65 6 4     3 Gael Gaetjens / Iphton Louis Carlos Cáceres / José Moncada 6 3 6 3

Bolivia vs. Saint Lucia

Bolivia 3	Club de Tenis La Paz, La Paz, Bolivia[11] 4 March 2005 Clay		Saint Lucia 0
1 2 3 1 José Antelo Kane Easter 6 0 6 3     2 Mauricio Estívariz Sirsean Arlain 6 0 6 1     3 Mario Salinas / Jorge Villanueva Sirsean Arlain / Kane Easter 6 3 6 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

Guatemala vs. Panama

Guatemala 3	Club de Tenis La Paz, La Paz, Bolivia[12] 2 March 2005 Clay		Panama 0
1 2 3 1 Cristian Paiz Alberto González 6 3 6 2     2 Jacobo Chávez Augusto Alvarado 6 1 6 2     3 Manuel Chávez / Luis Pérez Chete Braen Aneiros-Romero / Alberto González 6 2 6 4

El Salvador vs. Puerto Rico

El Salvador 1	Club de Tenis La Paz, La Paz, Bolivia[13] 2 March 2005 Clay		Puerto Rico 2
1 2 3 1 Manuel-Antonio Tejada-Ruiz Jorge Rangel 1 6 4 6     2 Rafael Arévalo Gabriel Montilla 6 2 6 0     3 Rafael Arévalo / Manuel-Antonio Tejada-Ruiz Gilberto Álvarez / Gabriel Montilla 3 6 4 6

Guatemala vs. Puerto Rico

Guatemala 2	Club de Tenis La Paz, La Paz, Bolivia[14] 3 March 2005 Clay		Puerto Rico 1
1 2 3 1 Cristian Paiz Jorge Rangel 6 2 6 1     2 Jacobo Chávez Gabriel Montilla 6 3 6 2     3 Manuel Chávez / Luis Pérez Chete Gilberto Álvarez / Gabriel Montilla 7 5 65 77 4 6

El Salvador vs. Panama

El Salvador 3	Club de Tenis La Paz, La Paz, Bolivia[15] 3 March 2005 Clay		Panama 0
1 2 3 1 Manuel-Antonio Tejada-Ruiz Juan José Fuentes 6 2 6 2     2 Rafael Arévalo Alberto González 6 2 6 1     3 Rafael Arévalo / Manuel-Antonio Tejada-Ruiz Juan José Fuentes / Alberto González 6 3 6 3

Guatemala vs. El Salvador

Guatemala 2	Club de Tenis La Paz, La Paz, Bolivia[16] 4 March 2005 Clay		El Salvador 1
1 2 3 1 Cristian Paiz Manuel-Antonio Tejada-Ruiz 6 3 6 4     2 Jacobo Chávez Rafael Arévalo 3 6 1 6     3 Manuel Chávez / Luis Pérez Chete Rafael Arévalo / Manuel-Antonio Tejada-Ruiz 6 4 6 4

Puerto Rico vs. Panama

Puerto Rico 2	Club de Tenis La Paz, La Paz, Bolivia[17] 4 March 2005 Clay		Panama 1
1 2 3 1 Gilberto Álvarez Braen Aneiros-Romero 6 4 6 2     2 Gabriel Montilla Alberto González 3 6 5 7     3 Gilberto Álvarez / Gabriel Montilla Juan José Fuentes / Alberto González 6 3 6 2

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.

(scores in italics carried over from Groups)

	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.

Bolivia vs. Puerto Rico

Bolivia 3	Club de Tenis La Paz, La Paz, Bolivia[18] 5 March 2005 Clay		Puerto Rico 0
1 2 3 1 José Antelo Gilberto Álvarez 6 2 6 2     2 Mauricio Estívariz Gabriel Montilla 7 5 6 2     3 José Antelo / Mauricio Estívariz Gilberto Álvarez / Gabriel Montilla 5 7 6 3 6 2

Haiti vs. Guatemala

Haiti 0	Club de Tenis La Paz, La Paz, Bolivia[19] 5 March 2005 Clay		Guatemala 3
1 2 3 1 Bertrand Madsen Luis Pérez Chete 4 6 6 2 4 6   2 Olivier Sajous Cristian Paiz 5 7 2 6     3 Gael Gaetjens / Iphton Louis Jacobo Chávez / Luis Pérez Chete 4 6 2 6

Bolivia vs. Guatemala

Bolivia 0	Club de Tenis La Paz, La Paz, Bolivia[20] 6 March 2005 Clay		Guatemala 3
1 2 3 1 José Antelo Luis Pérez Chete 0 6 5 7     2 Mauricio Estívariz Cristian Paiz 64 77 3 6     3 Mario Salinas / Jorge Villanueva Jacobo Chávez / Manuel Chávez 6 2 4 6 2 6

Haiti vs. Puerto Rico

Haiti 0	Club de Tenis La Paz, La Paz, Bolivia[21] 6 March 2005 Clay		Puerto Rico 2
1 2 3 1 Gael Gaetjens Gilberto Álvarez 0 6 0 6     2 Olivier Sajous Jorge Rangel 3 6 3 6     3 Gael Gaetjens / Olivier Sajous Gilberto Álvarez / Jorge Rangel       not played

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.

(scores in italics carried over from Groups)

	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.

Honduras vs. Panama

Honduras 2	Club de Tenis La Paz, La Paz, Bolivia[22] 5 March 2005 Clay		Panama 1
1 2 3 1 José Moncada Braen Aneiros-Romero 3 6 6 3 6 2   2 Calton Álvarez Alberto González 5 7 4 6     3 Carlos Cáceres / José Moncada Braen Aneiros-Romero / Alberto González 6 4 77 63

Saint Lucia vs. El Salvador

Saint Lucia 0	Club de Tenis La Paz, La Paz, Bolivia[23] 5 March 2005 Clay		El Salvador 3
1 2 3 1 Vernon Lewis Manuel-Antonio Tejada-Ruiz 6 3 0 6 2 6   2 Sirsean Arlain Rafael Arévalo 1 6 0 6     3 Kane Easter / Alberton Richelieu Rafael Arévalo / Manuel-Antonio Tejada-Ruiz 1 6 4 6

Honduras vs. El Salvador

Honduras 2	Club de Tenis La Paz, La Paz, Bolivia[24] 6 March 2005 Clay		El Salvador 0
1 2 3 1 Carlos Cáceres Marcelo Arévalo 6 1 6 1     2 José Moncada Manuel-Antonio Tejada-Ruiz 6 4 63 77 6 1   3 Carlos Cáceres / José Moncada Marcelo Arévalo / Manuel-Antonio Tejada-Ruiz       not played

Saint Lucia vs. Panama

Saint Lucia 0	Club de Tenis La Paz, La Paz, Bolivia[25] 6 March 2005 Clay		Panama 2
1 2 3 1 Kane Easter Braen Aneiros-Romero 68 710 6 4 4 6   2 Sirsean Arlain Alberto González 3 6 3 6     3 Sirsean Arlain / Kane Easter Braen Aneiros-Romero / Alberto González       not played

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

This section is transcluded from 2005 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group IV. (edit | history)

• Venue: Costa Rica Tennis Club, San José, Costa Rica (outdoor hard)
• Date: 13 - 17 July

Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA
Trinidad and Tobago	4	3	1	10	2
Costa Rica	4	3	1	8	4
Barbados	4	3	1	8	4
Bermuda	4	1	3	3	9
U.S. Virgin Islands	4	0	4	1	11

Trinidad & Tobago and Costa Rica promoted to Group III for 2006.

Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I

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Second-round play-offs

First-round play-offs

First Round

Second Round

Lahore, Pakistan (grass)

S

Thailand

2

Osaka, Japan (indoor carpet)

Pakistan

3

Lahore, Pakistan (grass)

S

Thailand

1

Pakistan

4

Japan

4

Taoyuan, Taiwan (hard)

S

Chinese Taipei

1

S

Chinese Taipei

3

Bangkok, Thailand (hard)

Japan

2

S

Thailand

4

Indonesia

1

Jakarta, Indonesia (hard)

Indonesia

2

Tianjin, China (hard)

S

Uzbekistan

3

Jaipur, India (grass)

Indonesia

1

S

Uzbekistan

0

S

China

4

New Delhi, India (grass)

India

5

India

5

S

China

0

• Indonesia relegated to Group II in 2006.
• Pakistan and India advance to World Group play-off.

Group II

This section is transcluded from 2005 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II. (edit | history)

	Play-offs					First Round					Second Round					Third Round
						Auckland, New Zealand (indoor hard)
						1	New Zealand	4
	Tehran, Iran (clay)						Kazakhstan	1			Auckland, New Zealand (indoor hard)
		Kazakhstan	3								1	New Zealand	3
	4	Iran	2			Tehran, Iran (clay)						Kuwait	2
						4	Iran	1
							Kuwait	4								Auckland, New Zealand (indoor hard)
																1	New Zealand	2
						Lautoka, Fiji (hard)										2	South Korea	3
							Pacific Oceania	3
	Beirut, Lebanon (clay)					3	Lebanon	2			Seoul, South Korea (hard)
	3	Lebanon	3									Pacific Oceania	0
		Philippines	2			Manila, Philippines (indoor clay)					2	South Korea	5
							Philippines	2
						2	South Korea	3

• Iran and the Philippines relegated to Group III in 2006.
• South Korea promoted to Group I in 2006.

Group III

Further information: 2005 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group III

Venue: Victoria Park Tennis Centre, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard)
Date: 13–17 July

	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

(scores in italics carried over from Groups)

	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

Further information: 2005 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone 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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Second Round Play-offs

First Round Play-offs

First round

Second round

S

Great Britain

Ramat Hasharon, Israel (hard)

bye

Israel

S

Great Britain

3

bye

Israel

2

Israel

Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard)

bye

Israel

4

Zimbabwe

1

S

Belgium

Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro (clay)

bye

bye

S

Belgium

3

Novi Sad, Serbia and Montenegro (indoor clay)

Zimbabwe

Serbia and Montenegro

2

Serbia and Montenegro

5

Zimbabwe

0

Luxembourg City, Lux. (indoor hard)

Italy

5

Esch/Alzette, Luxembourg (indoor hard)

Rome, Italy (clay)

Luxembourg

0

Luxembourg

3

Italy

4

S

Morocco

2

S

Morocco

1

bye

Khemisset, Morocco (clay)

S

Morocco

S

Morocco

4

South Africa

1

bye

Doornfontein, South Africa (indoor hard)

South Africa

South Africa

South Africa

2

bye

S

Germany

3

bye

S

Germany

• Zimbabwe and South Africa relegated to Group II in 2006.
• Great Britain, Belgium, Italy, and Germany advance to World Group Play-off.

Group II

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Relegation Play-offs

First Round

Second Round

Third Round

Accra, Ghana (hard)

Ghana

0

Accra, Ghana (hard)

Helsinki, Finland (clay)

S

Finland

5

Ghana

2

S

Finland

2

Sofia, Bulgaria (indoor carpet)

Georgia

3

S

Bulgaria

3

S

Bulgaria

4

Donetsk, Ukraine (hard)

Georgia

1

S

Bulgaria

1

Hódmezővásárhely, Hungary (ind. hard)

S

Ukraine

4

S

Hungary

4

Oslo, Norway (clay)

Donetsk, Ukraine (hard)

Monaco

1

Monaco

1

S

Hungary

2

Kyiv, Ukraine (indoor carpet)

Norway

4

S

Ukraine

3

S

Ukraine

4

Norway

1

Tallinn, Estonia (indoor carpet)

Estonia

1

Gdynia, Poland (clay)

Lisbon, Portugal (clay)

S

Portugal

4

Estonia

0

S

Portugal

3

Algiers, Algeria (clay)

S

Poland

5

Algeria

2

Algeria

3

Estoril, Portugal (clay)

S

Poland

2

S

Portugal

4

Kranj, Slovenia (indoor hard)

S

Slovenia

1

Ivory Coast

0

Athens, Greece (clay)

Kranj, Slovenia (clay)

S

Slovenia

5

Ivory Coast

0

S

Slovenia

5

Jūrmala, Latvia (indoor carpet)

S

Greece

5

Latvia

0

Latvia

4

S

Greece

1

• Georgia, Monaco, Estonia, and Côte d'Ivoire relegated to Group III in 2006.
• Ukraine and Portugal promoted to Group I in 2006.

Group III

Zone A

Further information: 2005 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – Zone A

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

	Pool A	MKD	DEN	NAM	KEN
1	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

(scores in italics carried over)

	1st–4th Play-off	MKD	EGY	DEN	BIH
1	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

Further information: 2005 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III – 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

(scores in italics carried over)

	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

Further information: 2005 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone 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. ^[26]

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.^[26]

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.

Moldova vs. Djibouti

Moldova 3	Lugogo Tennis Club, Kampala, Uganda[27] 2 March 2005 Clay		Djibouti 0
1 2 3 1 Evghenii Plugariov Abdi-Fatah Abdourahman-Youssouf 6 0 6 0     2 Andrei Ciumac Kadar Mogueh 6 0 6 0     3 Sergei Cupțov / Artiom Podgainii Abdi-Fatah Abdourahman-Youssouf / Kadar Mogueh 6 0 6 0

Botswana vs. Benin

Botswana 2	Lugogo Tennis Club, Kampala, Uganda[28] 2 March 2005 Clay		Benin 1
1 2 3 1 Bokang Setshogo Romain Setomey 6 2 4 6 6 3   2 Phenyo Matong Armand Segodo 612 714 6 0 6 2   3 Phenyo Matong / Bokang Setshogo Alphonse Gandonou / Armand Segodo 2 6 4 6

Moldova vs. Malta

Moldova 3	Lugogo Tennis Club, Kampala, Uganda[29] 3 March 2005 Clay		Malta 0
1 2 3 1 Evghenii Plugariov Marcus Delicata 6 0 6 1     2 Andrei Ciumac Daniel Ceross 6 2 6 1     3 Sergei Cupțov / Artiom Podgainii Matthew Asciak / Marcus Delicata 6 3 65 77 6 1

Benin vs. Djibouti

Benin 3	Lugogo Tennis Club, Kampala, Uganda[30] 3 March 2005 Clay		Djibouti 0
1 2 3 1 Jean Segodo Fahim Osman-Obsien 6 0 6 0     2 Armand Segodo Kadar Mogueh 6 0 6 0     3 Jean Segodo / Romain Setomey Abdi-Fatah Abdourahman-Youssouf / Fahim Osman-Obsien 6 0 6 1

Moldova vs. Benin

Moldova 3	Lugogo Tennis Club, Kampala, Uganda[31] 4 March 2005 Clay		Benin 0
1 2 3 1 Evghenii Plugariov Romain Setomey 7 5 6 2     2 Andrei Ciumac Armand Segodo 6 1 6 1     3 Sergei Cupțov / Artiom Podgainii Alphonse Gandonou / Armand Segodo 77 65 77 65

Botswana vs. Malta

Botswana 3	Lugogo Tennis Club, Kampala, Uganda[32] 4 March 2005 Clay		Malta 0
1 2 3 1 Bokang Setshogo Marcus Delicata 6 2 6 3     2 Phenyo Matong Daniel Ceross 3 6 6 3 6 4   3 Phenyo Matong / Bokang Setshogo Matthew Asciak / Marcus Delicata 3 6 6 3 6 4

Moldova vs. Botswana

Moldova 2	Lugogo Tennis Club, Kampala, Uganda[33] 5 March 2005 Clay		Botswana 1
1 2 3 1 Evghenii Plugariov Bokang Setshogo 6 2 6 4     2 Andrei Ciumac Phenyo Matong 7 5 6 3     3 Sergei Cupțov / Artiom Podgainii Phenyo Matong / Bokang Setshogo 6 4 1 6 3 6

Malta vs. Djibouti

Malta 3	Lugogo Tennis Club, Kampala, Uganda[34] 5 March 2005 Clay		Djibouti 0
1 2 3 1 Marcus Delicata Abdi-Fatah Abdourahman-Youssouf 6 1 6 0     2 Daniel Ceross Kadar Mogueh 6 1 6 1     3 Matthew Asciak / Daniel Ceross Abdi-Fatah Abdourahman-Youssouf / Kadar Mogueh 6 1 6 1

Botswana vs. Djibouti

Botswana 3	Lugogo Tennis Club, Kampala, Uganda[35] 6 March 2005 Clay		Djibouti 0
1 2 3 1 Bino Rasedisa Fahim Osman-Obsien 6 1 6 0     2 Bokang Setshogo Kadar Mogueh 6 0 6 0     3 Bino Rasedisa / Tshepang Tlhankane Abdi-Fatah Abdourahman-Youssouf / Fahim Osman-Obsien 6 3 6 1

Benin vs. Malta

Benin 3	Lugogo Tennis Club, Kampala, Uganda[36] 6 March 2005 Clay		Malta 0
1 2 3 1 Jean Segodo Matthew Asciak 77 64 6 1     2 Armand Segodo Daniel Ceross 6 4 6 4     3 Jean Segodo / Romain Setomey Daniel Ceross / Marcus Delicata 6 3 6 4

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.

Azerbaijan vs. Uganda

Azerbaijan 2	Lugogo Tennis Club, Kampala, Uganda[37] 1 March 2005 Clay		Uganda 1
1 2 3 1 Farid Shirinov Godfrey Uzunga 78 66 7 5     2 Fakhraddin Shirinov Patrick Olobo 64 77 5 7     3 Fakhraddin Shirinov / Farid Shirinov Cedric Babu / Patrick Olobo 78 66 77 62

Rwanda vs. Senegal

Rwanda 2	Lugogo Tennis Club, Kampala, Uganda[38] 1 March 2005 Clay		Senegal 1
1 2 3 1 Jean-Claude Gasigwa Cheikh Salif Kanté 6 3 78 66     2 Eric Hagenimana Youssou Berthé 6 0 6 3     3 Eric Hagenimana / Alain Hakizimana Youssou Berthé / Cheikh Salif Kanté 6 1 3 6 3 6

Andorra vs. Mauritius

Andorra 3	Lugogo Tennis Club, Kampala, Uganda[39] 1 March 2005 Clay		Mauritius 0
1 2 3 1 Jean-Baptiste Poux-Gautier Olivier Rey 6 0 6 1     2 Pau Gerbaud-Farras Jerome Mamet 6 1 6 0     3 Jean-Baptiste Poux-Gautier / Axel Rabanal Olivier Rey / Mathieu Vallet 6 2 6 2

Azerbaijan vs. Senegal

Azerbaijan 1	Lugogo Tennis Club, Kampala, Uganda[40] 2 March 2005 Clay		Senegal 2
1 2 3 1 Talat Rahimov Cheikh Salif Kanté 5 7 0 6     2 Fakhraddin Shirinov Youssou Berthé 4 6 6 1 1 6   3 Talat Rahimov / Farid Shirinov Omar Kâ / Mamadou Seye 6 1 6 4

Rwanda vs. Andorra

Rwanda 1	Lugogo Tennis Club, Kampala, Uganda[41] 2 March 2005 Clay		Andorra 2
1 2 3 1 Jean-Claude Gasigwa Jean-Baptiste Poux-Gautier 1 6 1 6     2 Eric Hagenimana Pau Gerbaud-Farras 6 4 6 3     3 Eric Hagenimana / Alain Hakizimana Pau Gerbaud-Farras / Jean-Baptiste Poux-Gautier 2 6 0 6

Mauritius vs. Uganda

Mauritius 1	Lugogo Tennis Club, Kampala, Uganda[42] 2 March 2005 Clay		Uganda 2
1 2 3 1 Olivier Rey Godfrey Uzunga 3 6 0 6     2 Mathieu Vallet Patrick Olobo 0 6 2 6     3 Jerome Mamet / Olivier Rey James Odongo / Godfrey Uzunga 6 1 4 6 6 2

Azerbaijan vs. Mauritius

Azerbaijan 3	Lugogo Tennis Club, Kampala, Uganda[43] 3 March 2005 Clay		Mauritius 0
1 2 3 1 Farid Shirinov Mathieu Vallet 6 0 6 2     2 Fakhraddin Shirinov Jerome Mamet 6 3 6 0     3 Ramin Hajiyev / Farid Shirinov Olivier Rey / Mathieu Vallet 6 3 63 77 7 5

Rwanda vs. Uganda

Rwanda 2	Lugogo Tennis Club, Kampala, Uganda[44] 3 March 2005 Clay		Uganda 1
1 2 3 1 Jean-Claude Gasigwa Godfrey Uzunga 6 1 65 77 5 5 retired   2 Eric Hagenimana Patrick Olobo 6 4 6 2     3 Eric Hagenimana / Alain Hakizimana Cedric Babu / Patrick Olobo 6 0 6 3

Andorra vs. Senegal

Andorra 3	Lugogo Tennis Club, Kampala, Uganda[45] 3 March 2005 Clay		Senegal 0
1 2 3 1 Jean-Baptiste Poux-Gautier Cheikh Salif Kanté 6 0 6 0     2 Pau Gerbaud-Farras Youssou Berthé 6 1 6 1     3 Jean-Baptiste Poux-Gautier / Axel Rabanal Youssou Berthé / Cheikh Salif Kanté 6 4 2 6 6 0

Azerbaijan vs. Andorra

Azerbaijan 0	Lugogo Tennis Club, Kampala, Uganda[46] 4 March 2005 Clay		Andorra 3
1 2 3 1 Ramin Hajiyev Jean-Baptiste Poux-Gautier 0 6 0 6     2 Fakhraddin Shirinov Pau Gerbaud-Farras 0 6 0 6     3 Ramin Hajiyev / Talat Rahimov Pau Gerbaud-Farras / Axel Rabanal 2 6 2 6

Rwanda vs. Mauritius

Rwanda 3	Lugogo Tennis Club, Kampala, Uganda[47] 4 March 2005 Clay		Mauritius 0
1 2 3 1 Eric Hagenimana Olivier Rey 6 3 6 2     2 Alain Hakizimana Jerome Mamet 6 0 6 1     3 Eric Hagenimana / Alain Hakizimana Olivier Rey / Mathieu Vallet 6 2 6 2

Senegal vs. Uganda

Senegal 2	Lugogo Tennis Club, Kampala, Uganda[48] 4 March 2005 Clay		Uganda 1
1 2 3 1 Cheikh Salif Kanté James Odongo 6 3 6 1     2 Youssou Berthé Patrick Olobo 6 0 6 3     3 Youssou Berthé / Cheikh Salif Kanté Cedric Babu / Patrick Olobo 6 4 3 6 4 6

Azerbaijan vs. Rwanda

Azerbaijan 2	Lugogo Tennis Club, Kampala, Uganda[49] 5 March 2005 Clay		Rwanda 1
1 2 3 1 Farid Shirinov Jean-Claude Gasigwa 6 4 6 3     2 Fakhraddin Shirinov Eric Hagenimana 2 6 2 6     3 Fakhraddin Shirinov / Farid Shirinov Eric Hagenimana / Alain Hakizimana 64 77 78 66 6 3

Andorra vs. Uganda

Andorra 3	Lugogo Tennis Club, Kampala, Uganda[50] 5 March 2005 Clay		Uganda 0
1 2 3 1 Jean-Baptiste Poux-Gautier James Odongo 6 1 6 0     2 Pau Gerbaud-Farras Patrick Olobo 6 0 6 2     3 Jean-Baptiste Poux-Gautier / Axel Rabanal Cedric Babu / Patrick Olobo 6 3 6 3

Mauritius vs. Senegal

Mauritius 1	Lugogo Tennis Club, Kampala, Uganda[51] 5 March 2005 Clay		Senegal 2
1 2 3 1 Olivier Rey Omar Kâ 6 0 77 63     2 Mathieu Vallet Youssou Berthé 1 6 1 6     3 Jerome Mamet / Olivier Rey Youssou Berthé / Cheikh Salif Kanté 2 6 3 6