2006 Davis Cup

2006 Davis Cup
Details
Duration10 February – 3 December 2006
Edition95th
Champion
Winning nation Russia
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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]

World Group

Main article: 2006 Davis Cup World Group
2006 World Group Teams

Argentina
Australia
Austria
Belarus

Chile
Croatia
France
Germany

Netherlands
Romania
Russia
Slovakia

Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
United States

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


Russia
3 		Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia[5]
1-3 December 2006
Carpet (i)
Argentina
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Nikolay Davydenko
Juan Ignacio Chela 		6
1 		6
2 		5
7 		6
4 		   
2
Marat Safin
David Nalbandian 		4
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
3
Marat Safin / Dmitry Tursunov
Agustín Calleri / David Nalbandian 		6
2 		6
3 		6
4 		     
4
Nikolay Davydenko
David Nalbandian 		2
6 		2
6 		6
4 		4
6 		   
5
Marat Safin
José Acasuso 		6
3 		3
6 		6
3 		77
65 		   

World Group play-offs

Main article: 2006 Davis Cup World Group play-offs

Date: 22–24 September

Home team Score Visiting team Location Venue Door Surface
 Austria 5–0  Mexico Pörtschach Werzer Arena Outdoor Clay
 Germany 4–1  Thailand Düsseldorf Rochus Club Outdoor Clay
 Netherlands 1–4  Czech Republic Leiden Groenoordhallen Indoor Carpet
 Romania 4–1  South Korea Bucharest Club Sportiv Progresul Bucuresti Outdoor Clay
 Slovakia 2–3  Belgium Bratislava Sibamac Arena Indoor Hard
 Spain 4–1  Italy Santander Real Sociedad de Tenis de La Magdalena Outdoor Clay
 Brazil 1–3  Sweden Belo Horizonte Expominas Outdoor Clay
  Switzerland 4–1  Serbia and Montenegro Geneva Palexpo Indoor Hard

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

Draw

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

First round

Bolivia vs. Paraguay


Bolivia
1 		Club de Tenis de Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia[7]
10–12 February 2006
Clay
Paraguay
4
1 2 3 4 5
1
Mauricio Estívariz
Emilio Báez Brítez 		3
6 		3
6 		1
6 		     
2
José Roberto Velasco
Ramón Delgado 		0
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
3
José Antelo / Mauricio Estívariz
Emilio Báez Brítez / Ramón Delgado 		2
6 		5
7 		2
6 		     
4
Carlos Álvarez
Juan Lorenzo González 		6
1 		66
78 		2
6 		     
5
José Roberto Velasco
Juan Carlos Ramírez 		6
2 		4
6 		6
1 		     

Colombia vs. Uruguay


Colombia
4 		America Tennis Club, Bogotá, Colombia[8]
10–12 February 2006
Clay
Uruguay
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Alejandro Falla
Marcel Felder 		6
2 		6
1 		6
2 		     
2
Santiago Giraldo
Pablo Cuevas 		6
4 		77
64 		77
63 		     
3
Alejandro Falla / Carlos Salamanca
Pablo Cuevas / Martín Vilarrubí 		4
6 		5
7 		6
2 		6
4 		6
3 		 
4
Pablo González
Martín Vilarrubí 		66
78 		2
6 		       
5
Carlos Salamanca
Federico Sansonetti 		6
3 		6
1 		       

Netherlands Antilles vs. Guatemala


Netherlands Antilles
3 		Sport & Ontspannings Vereniging Asiento - Rust & Burg Tennis Club, Emmastad, Netherlands Antilles[9]
10–12 February 2006
Hard
Guatemala
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Jean-Julien Rojer
Israel Morales 		6
3 		6
2 		6
1 		     
2
Rasid Winklaar
Cristian Paiz 		6
3 		4
6 		65
77 		7
5 		4
6 		 
3
Raoul Behr / Jean-Julien Rojer
Cristian Paiz / Luis Pérez Chete 		6
4 		77
63 		6
3 		     
4
Jean-Julien Rojer
Cristian Paiz 		6
1 		6
2 		6
3 		     
5
Alexander Blom
Israel Morales 		6
1 		1
6 		6
6 		    retired
 

Dominican Republic vs. Jamaica


Dominican Republic
5 		Centro Español, Santiago, Dominican Republic[10]
10–12 February 2006
Clay
Jamaica
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Jhonson García
Scott Willinsky 		6
1 		6
3 		6
0 		     
2
Víctor Estrella Burgos
Ryan Russell 		6
3 		6
2 		6
0 		     
3
Víctor Estrella Burgos / Jhonson García
Ryan Russell / Jermaine Smith 		6
3 		6
3 		7
5 		     
4
Henry Estrella
Elvis Henry 		3
6 		6
4 		6
2 		     
5
Jesús Francisco Félix
Scott Willinsky 		6
2 		63
77 		6
3 		     

Second round

Colombia vs. Paraguay


Colombia
4 		America Tennis Club, Bogotá, Colombia[11]
7–9 April 2006
Clay
Paraguay
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Santiago Giraldo
Ramón Delgado 		6
2 		6
4 		61
77 		64
77 		8
10 		 
2
Alejandro Falla
Emilio Báez Brítez 		6
2 		5
7 		6
0 		6
3 		   
3
Alejandro Falla / Carlos Salamanca
Ramón Delgado / Francisco Rodríguez 		7
5 		3
6 		6
6 		     
retired
4
Alejandro Falla
Francisco Rodríguez 		6
0 		6
1 		6
3 		     
5
Pablo González
Emilio Báez Brítez 		6
2 		6
1 		       

Netherlands Antilles vs. Dominican Republic


Netherlands Antilles
2 		SOV Asiento - Rust & Burgh Tennis Club, Emmastad, Netherlands Antilles[12]
7–9 April 2006
Hard
Dominican Republic
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Jean-Julien Rojer
Víctor Estrella Burgos 		6
1 		61
77 		7
5 		6
1 		   
2
Alexander Blom
Jhonson García 		0
6 		3
6 		1
6 		     
3
Raoul Behr / Jean-Julien Rojer
Víctor Estrella Burgos / Jhonson García 		63
77 		4
6 		4
6 		     
4
Jean-Julien Rojer
Jhonson García 		6
3 		3
6 		64
77 		6
2 		6
4 		 
5
Rasid Winklaar
Víctor Estrella Burgos 		2
6 		3
6 		5
7 		     

Relegation play-offs

Uruguay vs. Bolivia


Uruguay
5 		Club Remeros de Salto, Salto, Uruguay[13]
7–9 April 2006
Clay
Bolivia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Pablo Cuevas
José Roberto Velasco 		6
2 		6
2 		2
6 		6
2 		   
2
Martín Vilarrubí
Mauricio Estívariz 		3
6 		6
4 		6
2 		6
2 		   
3
Pablo Cuevas / Marcel Felder
Carlos Álvarez / José Roberto Velasco 		6
0 		6
4 		6
2 		     
4
Marcel Felder
Mauricio Estívariz 		6
2 		6
0 		       
5
Federico Sansonetti
Jorge Villanueva 		6
1 		6
1 		       

Jamaica vs. Guatemala


Jamaica
3 		Tryall Club, Montego Bay, Jamaica[14]
7–9 April 2006
Hard
Guatemala
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Ryan Russell
Israel Morales 		6
4 		6
3 		6
2 		     
2
Damion Johnson
Cristian Paiz 		4
6 		4
6 		7
5 		3
6 		   
3
Ryan Russell / Jermaine Smith
Manuel Chávez / Luis Pérez Chete 		77
65 		6
3 		6
1 		     
4
Ryan Russell
Cristian Paiz 		6
3 		6
0 		3
0 		     
retired
5
Eldad Campbell
Israel Morales 		4
6 		1
6 		       

Third round

Dominican Republic vs. Colombia


Dominican Republic
0 		Pabellon de Tenis del Parque del Este, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic[15]
22–24 September 2006
Hard
Colombia
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Jhonson García
Alejandro Falla 		2
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
2
Víctor Estrella Burgos
Santiago Giraldo 		1
6 		7
5 		4
6 		0
4 		  retired
 
3
Víctor Estrella Burgos / Jhonson García
Alejandro Falla / Carlos Salamanca 		4
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
4
Jesús Francisco Félix
Pablo González 		0
6 		1
6 		       
5
José Hernández-Fernández
Santiago Giraldo 		711
69 		3
6 		1
6 		     

Group III

Further information: 2006 Davis Cup Americas Zone 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]

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


Saint Lucia
3 		Maya Country Club, Santa Tecla, El Salvador[17]
14 June 2006
Clay
Bermuda
0
1 2 3
1
Vernon Lewis
Jovan Whitter 		6
2 		6
1 		   
2
Alberton Richelieu
Romar Douglas 		6
1 		6
3 		   
3
Sirsean Arlain / Alberton Richelieu
Romar Douglas / Jovan Whitter 		6
3 		6
3 		   

Barbados vs. U.S. Virgin Islands


Barbados
1 		Maya Country Club, Santa Tecla, El Salvador[18]
14 June 2006
Clay
U.S. Virgin Islands
2
1 2 3
1
Russell Moseley
Kristepher Elien 		5
7 		3
6 		   
2
Haydn Lewis
Terrance Eugene Highfield 		1
6 		4
6 		   
3
Damien Applewhaite / Michael Date
Shane Dalton / Whitney McFarlane 		6
2 		6
4 		   

Panama vs. Saint Lucia


Panama
2 		Maya Country Club, Santa Tecla, El Salvador[19]
15 June 2006
Clay
Saint Lucia
1
1 2 3
1
Arnulfo Courtney
Vernon Lewis 		6
3 		64
77 		6
8 		 
2
Alberto González
Alberton Richelieu 		6
1 		3
6 		6
1 		 
3
Arnulfo Courtney / Alberto González
Sirsean Arlain / Alberton Richelieu 		6
4 		6
1 		   

Barbados vs. Bermuda


Barbados
3 		Maya Country Club, Santa Tecla, El Salvador[20]
15 June 2006
Clay
Bermuda
0
1 2 3
1
Russell Moseley
Jovan Whitter 		6
0 		6
3 		   
2
Haydn Lewis
Romar Douglas 		6
1 		6
3 		   
3
Damien Applewhaite / Michael Date
Romar Douglas / Tony Thompson 		6
1 		6
2 		   

Panama vs. Bermuda


Panama
3 		Maya Country Club, Santa Tecla, El Salvador[21]
16 June 2006
Clay
Bermuda
0
1 2 3
1
Arnulfo Courtney
David Thomas 		6
4 		6
0 		   
2
Alberto González
Romar Douglas 		6
0 		6
3 		   
3
Alberto González / Juan Miguel González
David Thomas / Jovan Whitter 		7
5 		6
2 		   

Saint Lucia vs. U.S. Virgin Islands


Saint Lucia
3 		Maya Country Club, Santa Tecla, El Salvador[22]
16 June 2006
Clay
U.S. Virgin Islands
0
1 2 3
1
Vernon Lewis
Kristepher Elien 		6
0 		6
1 		   
2
Alberton Richelieu
Terrance Eugene Highfield 		6
4 		5
7 		6
2 		 
3
Vernon Lewis / Alberton Richelieu
Shane Dalton / Kristepher Elien 		6
3 		6
4 		   

Panama vs. U.S. Virgin Islands


Panama
2 		Maya Country Club, Santa Tecla, El Salvador[23]
17 June 2006
Clay
U.S. Virgin Islands
1
1 2 3
1
Arnulfo Courtney
Kristepher Elien 		6
4 		6
0 		   
2
Alberto González
Terrance Eugene Highfield 		6
3 		4
6 		6
2 		 
3
Juan Miguel González / Mario Cal
Kristepher Elien / Whitney McFarlane 		5
7 		3
6 		   

Saint Lucia vs. Barbados


Saint Lucia
1 		Maya Country Club, Santa Tecla, El Salvador[24]
17 June 2006
Clay
Barbados
2
1 2 3
1
Vernon Lewis
Russell Moseley 		6
1 		6
2 		   
2
Alberton Richelieu
Haydn Lewis 		3
6 		1
6 		   
3
Vernon Lewis / Alberton Richelieu
Haydn Lewis / Russell Moseley 		64
77 		2
6 		   

Panama vs. Barbados


Panama
1 		Maya Country Club, Santa Tecla, El Salvador[25]
18 June 2006
Clay
Barbados
2
1 2 3
1
Arnulfo Courtney
Russell Moseley 		3
6 		6
0 		6
1 		 
2
Alberto González
Haydn Lewis 		6
3 		5
7 		3
6 		 
3
Arnulfo Courtney / Alberto González
Haydn Lewis / Russell Moseley 		2
6 		2
6 		   

Bermuda vs. U.S. Virgin Islands


Bermuda
0 		Maya Country Club, Santa Tecla, El Salvador[26]
18 June 2006
Clay
U.S. Virgin Islands
3
1 2 3
1
Jovan Whitter
Kristepher Elien 		4
6 		0
6 		   
2
David Thomas
Terrance Eugene Highfield 		0
6 		1
6 		   
3
Romar Douglas / David Thomas
Kristepher Elien / Terrance Eugene Highfield 		1
6 		1
6 		   

Asia/Oceania Zone

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

Further information: 2006 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone 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

Further information: 2006 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone 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.

Europe/Africa Zone

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

Rank Team
1  Monaco
2  Estonia
3  Turkey
4  Lithuania
5  Bosnia and Herzegovina
6  Moldova
7  Armenia
8  Andorra

Zone B

  • Venue: BTA Centre (Notswane Courts), Gaborone, Botswana (outdoor hard)
  • Date: 26–30 July
Rank Team
1  Denmark
2  Nigeria
3  Ghana
4  Namibia
5  Tunisia
6  Ivory Coast
7  Botswana
8  Rwanda

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


Iceland
2 		Marsa Sports Club, Marsa, Malta[28]
19 July 2006
Hard
San Marino
1
1 2 3
1
Andri Jonsson
Domenico Vicini 		1
6 		5
7 		   
2
Arnar Sigurðsson
Diego Zonzini 		6
4 		6
2 		   
3
Andri Jonsson / Arnar Sigurðsson
Christian Rosti / Domenico Vicini 		2
6 		6
1 		6
2 		 

Malta vs. Uganda


Malta
2 		Marsa Sports Club, Marsa, Malta[29]
19 July 2006
Hard
Uganda
1
1 2 3
1
Matthew Asciak
Patrick Olobo 		6
1 		7
5 		   
2
Daniel Ceross
Patrick Ochan 		3
6 		64
77 		   
3
Matthew Asciak / Daniel Ceross
Patrick Ochan / Patrick Olobo 		66
78 		7
5 		6
3 		 

Iceland vs. Malta


Iceland
2 		Marsa Sports Club, Marsa, Malta[30]
20 July 2006
Hard
Malta
1
1 2 3
1
Andri Jonsson
Matthew Asciak 		0
6 		2
6 		   
2
Arnar Sigurðsson
Daniel Ceross 		6
2 		6
1 		   
3
Andri Jonsson / Arnar Sigurðsson
Gordon Asciak / Matthew Asciak 		6
4 		77
63 		   

San Marino vs. Uganda


San Marino
2 		Marsa Sports Club, Marsa, Malta[31]
20 July 2006
Hard
Uganda
1
1 2 3
1
Domenico Vicini
Patrick Olobo 		77
64 		6
2 		   
2
Diego Zonzini
Patrick Ochan 		2
6 		2
6 		   
3
Christian Rosti / Domenico Vicini
Cedric Babu / Patrick Ochan 		6
2 		77
65 		   

Iceland vs. Uganda


Iceland
2 		Marsa Sports Club, Marsa, Malta[32]
21 July 2006
Hard
Uganda
1
1 2 3
1
Jón Axel Jónsson
Godfrey Uzunga 		77
63 		0
6 		2
6 		 
2
Arnar Sigurðsson
Patrick Ochan 		6
1 		6
0 		   
3
Arnar Sigurðsson / Jón Axel Jónsson
Cedric Babu / Patrick Olobo 		6
2 		6
2 		   

San Marino vs. Malta


San Marino
2 		Marsa Sports Club, Marsa, Malta[33]
21 July 2006
Hard
Malta
1
1 2 3
1
Christian Rosti
Matthew Asciak 		1
6 		4
6 		   
2
Domenico Vicini
Daniel Ceross 		6
4 		5
7 		6
2 		 
3
Christian Rosti / Domenico Vicini
Matthew Asciak / Daniel Ceross 		7
5 		4
6 		6
1 		 

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


Azerbaijan
0 		Marsa Sports Club, Marsa, Malta[34]
19 July 2006
Hard
Madagascar
3
1 2 3
1
Farid Shirinov
Thierry Rajaobelina 		0
6 		2
6 		   
2
Emin Ağayev
Jacob Rasolondrazana 		2
6 		4
6 		   
3
Emin Ağayev / Fakhraddin Shirinov
Antso Rakotondramanga / Vatsy Rakotondramanga 		4
6 		6
2 		4
6 		 

Madagascar vs. Mauritius


Madagascar
1 		Marsa Sports Club, Marsa, Malta[35]
20 July 2006
Hard
Mauritius
2
1 2 3
1
Thierry Rajaobelina
Kamil Patel 		5
7 		6
0 		6
1 		 
2
Jacob Rasolondrazana
Bruno Gorayah 		3
6 		6
4 		4
6 		 
3
Thierry Rajaobelina / Antso Rakotondramanga
Bruno Gorayah / Kamil Patel 		64
77 		2
6 		   

Azerbaijan vs. Mauritius


Azerbaijan
1 		Marsa Sports Club, Marsa, Malta[36]
21 July 2006
Hard
Mauritius
2
1 2 3
1
Fakhraddin Shirinov
Kamil Patel 		0
6 		78
66 		5
7 		 
2
Emin Ağayev
Bruno Gorayah 		61
77 		66
78 		   
3
Emin Ağayev / Ramin Hajiyev
Alexandre Daruty / Bruno Gorayah 		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 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


Iceland
1 		Marsa Sports Club, Marsa, Malta[37]
22 July 2006
Hard
Madagascar
2
1 2 3
1
Andri Jonsson
Thierry Rajaobelina 		0
6 		1
6 		   
2
Arnar Sigurðsson
Jacob Rasolondrazana 		6
2 		6
1 		   
3
Magnús Gunnarsson / Jón Axel Jónsson
Thierry Rajaobelina / Jacob Rasolondrazana 		2
6 		0
6 		   

San Marino vs. Mauritius


San Marino
1 		Marsa Sports Club, Marsa, Malta[38]
22 July 2006
Hard
Mauritius
2
1 2 3
1
Diego Zonzini
Kamil Patel 		1
6 		1
6 		   
2
William Forcellini
Alexandre Daruty 		6
3 		1
6 		6
2 		 
3
Christian Rosti / Domenico Vicini
Bruno Gorayah / Kamil Patel 		5
7 		6
2 		3
6 		 

Iceland vs. Mauritius


Iceland
0 		Marsa Sports Club, Marsa, Malta[39]
23 July 2006
Hard
Mauritius
3
1 2 3
1
Magnús Gunnarsson
Kamil Patel 		0
6 		0
6 		   
2
Jón Axel Jónsson
Bruno Gorayah 		1
6 		2
6 		   
3
Magnús Gunnarsson / Jón Axel Jónsson
Bruno Gorayah / Kamil Patel 		1
6 		1
6 		   

San Marino vs. Madagascar


San Marino
0 		Marsa Sports Club, Marsa, Malta[40]
23 July 2006
Hard
Madagascar
3
1 2 3
1
Diego Zonzini
Thierry Rajaobelina 		2
6 		3
6 		   
2
William Forcellini
Antso Rakotondramanga 		0
6 		4
6 		   
3
Domenico Vicini / Diego Zonzini
Vatsy Rakotondramanga / Jacob Rasolondrazana 		3
6 		3
6 		   

Placement pool

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


Azerbaijan
1 		Marsa Sports Club, Marsa, Malta[41]
22 July 2006
Hard
Malta
2
1 2 3
1
Ramin Hajiyev
Phillip Zarb Mizzi 		5
7 		1
6 		   
2
Fakhraddin Shirinov
Daniel Ceross 		3
6 		6
1 		   
retired
3
Emin Ağayev / Fakhraddin Shirinov
Gordon Asciak / Matthew Asciak 		0
6 		1
6 		   

Azerbaijan vs. Uganda


Azerbaijan
3 		Marsa Sports Club, Marsa, Malta[42]
23 July 2006
Hard
Uganda
0
1 2 3
1
Ramin Hajiyev
N.A. 		      w/o
 
2
Fakhraddin Shirinov
N.A. 		      w/o
 
3
Ramin Hajiyev / Fakhraddin Shirinov
N.A. / N.A. 		      w/o
 

Final standings

Rank Team
1  Mauritius
2  Madagascar
3  Iceland
4  San Marino
5  Malta
6  Azerbaijan
7  Uganda

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Rejuvenated Safin steers Russia to second Davis Cup triumph". The Guardian. 4 December 2006.
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  4. ^ "Safin seals Russian Davis Cup win". news.bbc.co.uk. BBC. 3 December 2006.
  5. ^ "Russia v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ "2006 Americas Group II". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
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  8. ^ "Colombia v Uruguay". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ "Netherlands Antilles v Guatemala". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ "Dominican Republic v Jamaica". daviscup.com.
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  12. ^ "Netherlands Antilles v Dominican Republic". daviscup.com.
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  15. ^ "Dominican Republic v Colombia". daviscup.com.
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  18. ^ "Barbados v U.S. Virgin Islands". daviscup.com.
  19. ^ "Panama v Saint Lucia". daviscup.com.
  20. ^ "Barbados v Bermuda". daviscup.com.
  21. ^ "Panama v Bermuda". daviscup.com.
  22. ^ "Saint Lucia v U.S. Virgin Islands". daviscup.com.
  23. ^ "Panama v U.S. Virgin Islands". daviscup.com.
  24. ^ "Saint Lucia v Barbados". daviscup.com.
  25. ^ "Panama v Barbados". daviscup.com.
  26. ^ "Bermuda v U.S. Virgin Islands". daviscup.com.
  27. ^ a b "Davis Cup – Draws & Results".
  28. ^ "Iceland v San Marino". daviscup.com.
  29. ^ "Malta v Uganda". daviscup.com.
  30. ^ "Iceland v Malta". daviscup.com.
  31. ^ "San Marino v Uganda". daviscup.com.
  32. ^ "Iceland v Uganda". daviscup.com.
  33. ^ "San Marino v Malta". daviscup.com.
  34. ^ "Azerbaijan v Madagascar". daviscup.com.
  35. ^ "Madagascar v Mauritius". daviscup.com.
  36. ^ "Azerbaijan v Mauritius". daviscup.com.
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  38. ^ "San Marino v Mauritius". daviscup.com.
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  40. ^ "San Marino v Madagascar". daviscup.com.
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  42. ^ "Azerbaijan v Uganda". daviscup.com.
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