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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 Olympic Stadium in Moscow, with Russia defeating Argentina.[1][2][3][4]

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World Group

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Draw

First round
10-12 February
Quarterfinals
7-9 April
Semifinals
22-24 September
Final
1-3 December
Graz, Austria (indoor clay)
S Croatia3
Zagreb, Croatia (indoor carpet)
 Austria2
S Croatia2
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
S Argentina3
S Argentina5
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
 Sweden0
S Argentina5
Minsk, Belarus (indoor carpet)
S Australia0
S Spain1
Melbourne, Australia (hard)
 Belarus4
 Belarus0
Geneva, Switzerland (indoor clay)
S Australia5
S Australia3
Moscow, Russia (indoor carpet)
  Switzerland2
S Argentina2
Halle, Germany (indoor hard)
S Russia3
 Germany2
Pau, France (indoor carpet)
S France3
S France1
Amsterdam, Netherlands (ind. carpet)
S Russia4
 Netherlands0
Moscow, Russia (indoor clay)
S Russia5
S Russia3
La Jolla, United States (hard)
S United States2
 Romania1
Rancho Mirage, USA (grass)
S United States4
S United States3
Rancagua, Chile (clay)
 Chile2
 Chile4
S Slovakia1

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

Final

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World Group play-offs

Date: 22–24 September

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Americas Zone

Group I

Second Round Play-offsFirst Round Play-offsFirst RoundSecond Round
1 Ecuador
Lima, Peru (clay)byeCuenca, Ecuador (clay)
1 Ecuador11 Ecuador0
 Peru4Asia, Peru (clay) Brazil4
 Peru2
Higuerote, Venezuela (hard) Brazil3
1 Ecuador0
 Venezuela5Maracay, Venezuela (hard)
 Venezuela1
Granby, Canada (hard) Mexico4Mexico City (clay)
 Venezuela1 Mexico4
2 Canada32 Canada1
bye
2 Canada
  •  Ecuador relegated to Group II in 2007.
  •  Brazil and  Mexico advance to World Group Play-off.

Group II

The Americas Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2006.

In the Americas Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams compete against each other to advance to the upper tier. Winners in Group II advanced to the Americas Zone Group I. Teams who lost their respective ties competed in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group II, whereas teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Americas Zone Group III in 2007.[6]

Participating nations

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  • Bolivia and Guatemala relegated to Group III in 2007.
  • Colombia promoted to Group I in 2007.
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First round

Bolivia vs. Paraguay

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Colombia vs. Uruguay

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Netherlands Antilles vs. Guatemala

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Dominican Republic vs. Jamaica

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Second round

Colombia vs. Paraguay

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Netherlands Antilles vs. Dominican Republic

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Relegation play-offs

Uruguay vs. Bolivia

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Jamaica vs. Guatemala

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Third round

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Dominican Republic vs. Colombia

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Group III

Venue: Maya Country Club, Santa Tecla, El Salvador (clay)
Date: 14–18 June

Group A BAH PUR TRI HON
1  Bahamas (2–1) 3–0 2–1 1–2
2  Puerto Rico (2–1) 0–3 3–0 3–0
3  Trinidad and Tobago (1–2) 1–2 0–3 3–0
4  Honduras (1–2) 2–1 0–3 0–3
Group B ESA CUB HAI CRC
1  El Salvador (2–1) 2–1 3–0 1–2
2  Cuba (2–1) 1–2 3–0 2–1
3  Haiti (1–2) 0–3 0–3 2–1
4  Costa Rica (1–2) 2–1 1–2 1–2

(scores in italics carried over from Groups)

1st–4th Play-off ESA CUB BAH PUR
1  El Salvador (3–0) 2–1 3–0 2–1
2  Cuba (2–1) 1–2 3–0 2–1
3  Bahamas (1–2) 0–3 0–3 3–0
4  Puerto Rico (0–3) 1–2 1–2 0–3
5th–8th Play-off HAI CRC TRI HON
1  Haiti (2–1) 2–1 2–1 0–3
2  Costa Rica (2–1) 1–2 2–1 2–1
3  Trinidad and Tobago (1–2) 1–2 1–2 3–0
4  Honduras (1–2) 3–0 1–2 0–3
  • El Salvador and Cuba promoted to Group II in 2007.
  • Trinidad & Tobago and Honduras relegated to Group IV in 2007.

Group IV

The Americas Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2006.

In the Americas Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier. The five teams in Group IV played in a single Round-robin tournament. The top two teams were promoted to the Americas Zone Group III in 2007. All other teams remained in Group IV.[16]

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Draw

BAR PAN LCA ISV BER
1  Barbados (3–1) 2–1 2–1 1–2 3–0
2  Panama (3–1) 1–2 2–1 2–1 3–0
3  Saint Lucia (2–2) 1–2 1–2 3–0 3–0
4  U.S. Virgin Islands (2–2) 2–1 1–2 0–3 3–0
5  Bermuda (0–4) 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3
  • Barbados and Panama promoted to Group III in 2007.

Results

Saint Lucia vs. Bermuda

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Barbados vs. U.S. Virgin Islands

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Panama vs. Saint Lucia

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Barbados vs. Bermuda

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Panama vs. Bermuda

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Saint Lucia vs. U.S. Virgin Islands

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Panama vs. U.S. Virgin Islands

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Saint Lucia vs. Barbados

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Panama vs. Barbados

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Bermuda vs. U.S. Virgin Islands

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Asia/Oceania Zone

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Group I

Second round play-offsFirst round play-offsFirst roundSecond round
Changwon, South Korea (hard)
S India1
Mumbai, India (grass) South Korea4Taipei, Taiwan (hard)
S India3 South Korea3
S Pakistan2Taipei, Taiwan (hard) Chinese Taipei2
S Pakistan2
Beijing, China (indoor hard) Chinese Taipei3
S Pakistan0
 China5Osaka, Japan (indoor carpet)
 China0
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (clay)S Japan5Bangkok, Thailand (hard)
 China0S Japan2
 Uzbekistan3Tashkent, Uzbekistan (indoor hard)S Thailand3
 Uzbekistan2
S Thailand3
  • Pakistan relegated to Group II in 2007.
  • South Korea and Thailand advance to World Group Play-off.

Group II

  • Lebanon and Malaysia relegated to Group III in 2007.
  • Kazakhstan promoted to Group I in 2007.

Group III

Venue: Manila Polo Club, Makati, Manila, Philippines (indoor clay)
Date: 19–23 July

Group A PHI SRI VIE SIN
1  Philippines (3–0) 3–0 3–0 3–0
2  Sri Lanka (2–1) 0–3 2–1 3–0
3  Vietnam (1–2) 0–3 1–2 2–1
4  Singapore (0–3) 0–3 0–3 1–2
Group B IRI KSA BRN BAN
1  Iran (3–0) 3–0 3–0 3–0
2  Saudi Arabia (2–1) 0–3 2–1 2–1
3  Bahrain (1–2) 0–3 1–2 2–1
4  Bangladesh (0–3) 0–3 1–2 1–2

(scores in italics carried over from Groups)

1st–4th Play-off PHI IRI SRI KSA
1  Philippines (3–0) 3–0 3–0 3–0
2  Iran (2–1) 0–3 2–1 3–0
3  Sri Lanka (1–2) 0–3 1–2 2–1
4  Saudi Arabia (0–3) 0–3 0–3 1–2
5th–8th Play-off VIE SIN BRN BAN
1  Vietnam (3–0) 2–1 3–0 2–1
2  Singapore (2–1) 1–2 2–1 2–1
3  Bahrain (1–2) 0–3 1–2 2–1
4  Bangladesh (0–3) 1–2 1–2 1–2
  • Philippines and Iran promoted to Group II in 2007.
  • Bahrain and Bangladesh relegated to Group IV in 2007.

Group IV

Venue: Al Hussein Tennis Club, Amman, Jordan (hard)
Date: 6–9 April

Pool A OMA IRQ MYA QAT
1  Oman (3–0) 3–0 3–0 3–0
2  Iraq (2–1) 0–3 2–1 2–1
3  Myanmar (1–2) 0–3 1–2 2–1
4  Qatar (0–3) 0–3 1–2 1–2
Pool B UAE SYR TJK JOR TKM
1  United Arab Emirates (4–0) 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0
2  Syria (3–1) 1–2 2–1 2–1 3–0
3  Tajikistan (2–2) 0–3 1–2 2–1 3–0
4  Jordan (1–3) 0–3 1–2 1–2 3–0
5  Turkmenistan (0–4) 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3
  • Oman and United Arab Emirates promoted to Group III in 2007.
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Europe/Africa Zone

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Group I

Second Round Play-offsFirst Round Play-offsFirst roundSecond round
1 Czech Republic
Oujda, Morocco (clay)
bye
 Morocco1 Czech Republic5
bye Morocco0
 Morocco
Marrakech, Morocco (clay)
bye
 Morocco2
 Portugal3
3 Italy
Torre del Greco, Italy (clay)
bye
bye3 Italy5
Esch/Alzette, Luxembourg (indoor hard)
 Portugal Luxembourg0
 Portugal1
 Luxembourg4
Ramat Hasharon, Israel (hard)
 Israel1
Eastbourne, UK (grass)Glasgow, UK (indoor carpet)
 Serbia and Montenegro4
 Israel3 Serbia and Montenegro3
4 Great Britain24 Great Britain2
bye
Odesa, Ukraine (clay)
4 Great Britain
4 Great Britain3
 Ukraine2
bye
Kyiv, Ukraine (indoor carpet)
 Ukraine
 Ukraine Ukraine1
bye2 Belgium4
bye
2 Belgium
  • Morocco and Ukraine relegated to Group II in 2007.
  • Czech Republic, Italy, Serbia and Montenegro, and Belgium advance to World Group Play-off.

Group II

Relegation Play-offsFirst RoundSecond RoundThird Round
Harare, Zimbabwe (hard)
S Zimbabwe1
Thessaloniki, Greece (clay)Oslo, Norway (clay)
 Norway4
 Zimbabwe1S Norway2
Athens, Greece (clay)
S Greece4 North Macedonia3
S Greece1
Skopje, North Macedonia (clay)
 North Macedonia4
 North Macedonia3
Helsinki, Finland (indoor hard)
S Finland2
S Finland3
Dublin, Ireland (grass)Hanko, Finland (clay)
 Ireland2
 Ireland1S Finland4
Algiers, Algeria (clay)
S Slovenia4 Algeria1
S Slovenia2
 Algeria3
Hódmezővásárhely, Hungary (indoor hard)
 Egypt0
Cairo, Egypt (clay)Plovdiv, Bulgaria (clay)
S Hungary5
S Egypt2 Hungary3
Plovdiv, Bulgaria (clay)
 Cyprus3S Bulgaria2
 Cyprus2
Budapest, Hungary (clay)
S Bulgaria3
S Hungary2
Poznań, Poland (indoor carpet)
 Georgia3
 Latvia0
Jūrmala, Latvia (clay)Gdynia, Poland (clay)
S Poland5
 Latvia3S Poland2
Tbilisi, Georgia (indoor carpet)
S South Africa2 Georgia3
 Georgia3
S South Africa2

Group III

Zone A

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Zone B

  • Venue: BTA Centre (Notswane Courts), Gaborone, Botswana (outdoor hard)
  • Date: 26–30 July
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Group IV

The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2006.

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 July 19–23, in Marsa Sports Club, Marsa, Malta, on outdoor hard courts. [27]

Format

Senegal withdrew from the tournament. The seven remaining 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 2007. They were placed in the promotion pool to determine places 1–4. The remaining teams in each group from the preliminary round were placed in a second pool to determine places 5–7.[27]

Pool A

Pool A ISL SMR MLT UGA
1  Iceland (3–0) 2–1 2–1 2–1
2  San Marino (2–1) 1–2 2–1 2–1
3  Malta (1–2) 1–2 1–2 2–1
4  Uganda (0–3) 1–2 1–2 1–2

Iceland vs. San Marino

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Malta vs. Uganda

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Iceland vs. Malta

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San Marino vs. Uganda

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Iceland vs. Uganda

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San Marino vs. Malta

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Pool B

Pool B MRI MAD AZE
1  Mauritius (2–0) 2–1 2–1
2  Madagascar (1–1) 1–2 3–0
3  Azerbaijan (0–2) 1–2 0–3

Azerbaijan vs. Madagascar

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Madagascar vs. Mauritius

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Azerbaijan vs. Mauritius

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Promotion pool

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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 MRI MAD ISL SMR
1  Mauritius (3–0) 2–1 3–0 2–1
2  Madagascar (2–1) 1–2 2–1 3–0
3  Iceland (1–2) 0–3 1–2 2–1
4  San Marino (0–3) 1–2 0–3 1–2

Mauritius, Madagascar, Iceland, and San Marino promoted to Group III in 2007.

Iceland vs. Madagascar

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San Marino vs. Mauritius

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Iceland vs. Mauritius

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San Marino vs. Madagascar

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Placement pool

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The bottom two teams from Pool A and the bottom team from Pool B were placed in the placement pool to determine places 5–7. Results and points from games against the opponent from the preliminary round were carried forward.

(scores in italics carried over from Groups)

5th–7th Play-off MLT AZE UGA
1  Malta (2–0) 2–1 2–1
2  Azerbaijan (1–1) 1–2 3–0
3  Uganda (0–2) 1–2 0–3

Azerbaijan vs. Malta

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Azerbaijan vs. Uganda

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Final standings

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