2005 Davis Cup

2005 Davis Cup
Details
Duration4 March – 4 December 2005
Edition94th
Teams130
Champion
Winning nation Croatia
2004
2006

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]

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 Spain1
Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard)
 Slovakia4
 Slovakia4
Fribourg, Switzerland (indoor hard)
 Netherlands1
7  Switzerland2
Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard)
 Netherlands3
 Slovakia4
Sydney, Australia (grass)
6 Argentina1
4 Australia5
Sydney, Australia (grass)
 Austria0
4 Australia1
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
6 Argentina4
6 Argentina5
Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard)
 Czech Republic0
 Slovakia2
Moscow, Russia (indoor carpet)
 Croatia3
 Chile1
Moscow, Russia (indoor clay)
5 Russia4
5 Russia3
Strasbourg, France (indoor clay)
3 France2
 Sweden1
Split, Croatia (indoor carpet)
3 France4
5 Russia2
Braşov, Romania (indoor clay)
 Croatia3
 Romania3
Split, Croatia (indoor carpet)
8 Belarus2
 Romania1
Los Angeles, United States (hard)
 Croatia4
 Croatia3
2 United States2

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

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

Americas Zone

Group I

First round
4-6 March
Quarterfinals
15-17 July
Semifinals
23-25 September
Final
2-4 December
Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard)
1 Spain1
Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard)
 Slovakia4
 Slovakia4
Fribourg, Switzerland (indoor hard)
 Netherlands1
7  Switzerland2
Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard)
 Netherlands3
 Slovakia4
Sydney, Australia (grass)
6 Argentina1
4 Australia5
Sydney, Australia (grass)
 Austria0
4 Australia1
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
6 Argentina4
6 Argentina5
Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard)
 Czech Republic0
 Slovakia2
Moscow, Russia (indoor carpet)
 Croatia3
 Chile1
Moscow, Russia (indoor clay)
5 Russia4
5 Russia3
Strasbourg, France (indoor clay)
3 France2
 Sweden1
Split, Croatia (indoor carpet)
3 France4
5 Russia2
Braşov, Romania (indoor clay)
 Croatia3
 Romania3
Split, Croatia (indoor carpet)
8 Belarus2
 Romania1
Los Angeles, United States (hard)
 Croatia4
 Croatia3
2 United States2

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

Group II

First round
4-6 March
Quarterfinals
15-17 July
Semifinals
23-25 September
Final
2-4 December
Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard)
1 Spain1
Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard)
 Slovakia4
 Slovakia4
Fribourg, Switzerland (indoor hard)
 Netherlands1
7  Switzerland2
Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard)
 Netherlands3
 Slovakia4
Sydney, Australia (grass)
6 Argentina1
4 Australia5
Sydney, Australia (grass)
 Austria0
4 Australia1
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
6 Argentina4
6 Argentina5
Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard)
 Czech Republic0
 Slovakia2
Moscow, Russia (indoor carpet)
 Croatia3
 Chile1
Moscow, Russia (indoor clay)
5 Russia4
5 Russia3
Strasbourg, France (indoor clay)
3 France2
 Sweden1
Split, Croatia (indoor carpet)
3 France4
5 Russia2
Braşov, Romania (indoor clay)
 Croatia3
 Romania3
Split, Croatia (indoor carpet)
8 Belarus2
 Romania1
Los Angeles, United States (hard)
 Croatia4
 Croatia3
2 United States2

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

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

Group IV

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

Second-round play-offsFirst-round play-offsFirst RoundSecond Round
Lahore, Pakistan (grass)
S Thailand2
Osaka, Japan (indoor carpet) Pakistan3Lahore, Pakistan (grass)
S Thailand1 Pakistan4
 Japan4Taoyuan, Taiwan (hard)S Chinese Taipei1
S Chinese Taipei3
Bangkok, Thailand (hard) Japan2
S Thailand4
 Indonesia1Jakarta, Indonesia (hard)
 Indonesia2
Tianjin, China (hard)S Uzbekistan3Jaipur, India (grass)
 Indonesia1S Uzbekistan0
S China4New Delhi, India (grass) India5
 India5
S China0
  • Indonesia relegated to Group II in 2006.
  • Pakistan and India advance to World Group play-off.

Group II

Play-offsFirst RoundSecond RoundThird Round
Auckland, New Zealand (indoor hard)
1 New Zealand4
Tehran, Iran (clay) Kazakhstan1Auckland, New Zealand (indoor hard)
 Kazakhstan31 New Zealand3
4 Iran2Tehran, Iran (clay) Kuwait2
4 Iran1
 Kuwait4Auckland, New Zealand (indoor hard)
1 New Zealand2
Lautoka, Fiji (hard)2 South Korea3
 Pacific Oceania3
Beirut, Lebanon (clay)3 Lebanon2Seoul, South Korea (hard)
3 Lebanon3 Pacific Oceania0
 Philippines2Manila, Philippines (indoor clay)2 South Korea5
 Philippines2
2 South Korea3
  • Iran and the Philippines relegated to Group III in 2006.
  • South Korea promoted to Group I in 2006.

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

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

Second Round Play-offsFirst Round Play-offsFirst roundSecond round
S Great Britain
Ramat Hasharon, Israel (hard)
bye
 IsraelS Great Britain3
bye Israel2
 Israel
Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard)
bye
 Israel4
 Zimbabwe1
S Belgium
Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro (clay)
bye
byeS Belgium3
Novi Sad, Serbia and Montenegro (indoor clay)
 Zimbabwe Serbia and Montenegro2
 Serbia and Montenegro5
 Zimbabwe0
Luxembourg City, Lux. (indoor hard)
 Italy5
Esch/Alzette, Luxembourg (indoor hard)Rome, Italy (clay)
 Luxembourg0
 Luxembourg3 Italy4
S Morocco2S Morocco1
bye
Khemisset, Morocco (clay)
S Morocco
S Morocco4
 South Africa1
bye
Doornfontein, South Africa (indoor hard)
 South Africa
 South Africa South Africa2
byeS Germany3
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

Relegation Play-offsFirst RoundSecond RoundThird Round
Accra, Ghana (hard)
 Ghana0
Accra, Ghana (hard)Helsinki, Finland (clay)
S Finland5
 Ghana2S Finland2
Sofia, Bulgaria (indoor carpet)
 Georgia3S Bulgaria3
S Bulgaria4
Donetsk, Ukraine (hard)
 Georgia1
S Bulgaria1
Hódmezővásárhely, Hungary (ind. hard)
S Ukraine4
S Hungary4
Oslo, Norway (clay)Donetsk, Ukraine (hard)
 Monaco1
 Monaco1S Hungary2
Kyiv, Ukraine (indoor carpet)
 Norway4S Ukraine3
S Ukraine4
 Norway1
Tallinn, Estonia (indoor carpet)
 Estonia1
Gdynia, Poland (clay)Lisbon, Portugal (clay)
S Portugal4
 Estonia0S Portugal3
Algiers, Algeria (clay)
S Poland5 Algeria2
 Algeria3
Estoril, Portugal (clay)
S Poland2
S Portugal4
Kranj, Slovenia (indoor hard)
S Slovenia1
 Ivory Coast0
Athens, Greece (clay)Kranj, Slovenia (clay)
S Slovenia5
 Ivory Coast0S Slovenia5
Jūrmala, Latvia (indoor carpet)
S Greece5 Latvia0
 Latvia4
S Greece1
  • 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

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

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

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
   

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