2005 Davis Cup World Group
Date4 March – 4 December
Edition25th
Champions

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The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 2005. The first-round losers went into the Davis Cup World Group play-offs, and the winners progress to the quarterfinals. The quarterfinalists were guaranteed a World Group spot for 2006.

On February 13, 2006, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) announced that Karol Beck had tested positive for the beta agonist clenbuterol during the semifinal for Slovakia against Argentina. As a consequence, the ITF suspended him from the game for two years.[1][2]

Participating teams

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)[3]
1 Spain1
Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard)[11]
 Slovakia4
 Slovakia4
Fribourg, Switzerland (indoor hard)[4]
 Netherlands1
7  Switzerland2
Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard)[15]
 Netherlands3
 Slovakia4
Sydney, Australia (grass)[5]
6 Argentina1
4 Australia5
Sydney, Australia (grass)[12]
 Austria0
4 Australia1
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)[6]
6 Argentina4
6 Argentina5
Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard)[17]
 Czech Republic0
 Slovakia2
Moscow, Russia (indoor carpet)[7]
 Croatia3
 Chile1
Moscow, Russia (indoor clay)[13]
5 Russia4
5 Russia3
Strasbourg, France (indoor clay)[8]
3 France2
 Sweden1
Split, Croatia (indoor carpet)[16]
3 France4
5 Russia2
Brașov, Romania (indoor clay)[9]
 Croatia3
 Romania3
Split, Croatia (indoor carpet)[14]
8 Belarus2
 Romania1
Los Angeles, United States (hard)[10]
 Croatia4
 Croatia3
2 United States2

First round

Slovakia vs. Spain


Slovakia
4 		National Tennis Centre, Bratislava, Slovakia[3]
4–6 March 2005
Hard (i)
Spain
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Slovakia
Spain 		Karol Beck
Feliciano López 		6
4 		7
5 		6
3 		     
2 Slovakia
Spain 		Dominik Hrbatý
Fernando Verdasco 		6
3 		6
4 		67
79 		6
3 		   
3 Slovakia
Spain 		Karol Beck / Michal Mertiňák
Albert Costa / Rafael Nadal 		63
77 		6
4 		710
68 		     
4 Slovakia
Spain 		Michal Mertiňák
Feliciano López 		6
0 		63
77 		6
4 		     
5 Slovakia
Spain 		Kamil Čapkovič
Fernando Verdasco 		2
6 		2
6 		       

Switzerland vs. Netherlands


Switzerland
2 		Expo Centre, Fribourg, Switzerland[4]
4–6 March 2005
Hard (i)
Netherlands
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Switzerland
Netherlands 		Marco Chiudinelli
Sjeng Schalken 		64
77 		6
4 		3
6 		7
5 		2
6 		 
2 Switzerland
Netherlands 		Stanislas Wawrinka
Peter Wessels 		613
715 		77
64 		67
79 		4
6 		   
3 Switzerland
Netherlands 		Yves Allegro / George Bastl
Dennis van Scheppingen / Peter Wessels 		5
7 		4
6 		77
65 		7
5 		9
7 		 
4 Switzerland
Netherlands 		Stanislas Wawrinka
Sjeng Schalken 		6
1 		2
6 		4
6 		6
2 		7
9 		 
5 Switzerland
Netherlands 		Marco Chiudinelli
Peter Wessels 		4
6 		         
retired

Australia vs. Austria


Australia
5 		Sydney International Tennis Centre, Sydney, Australia[5]
4–6 March 2005
Grass
Austria
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Australia
Austria 		Lleyton Hewitt
Alexander Peya 		6
2 		6
3 		6
4 		     
2 Australia
Austria 		Wayne Arthurs
Jürgen Melzer 		77
65 		6
2 		6
4 		     
3 Australia
Austria 		Wayne Arthurs / Todd Woodbridge
Julian Knowle / Jürgen Melzer 		4
6 		6
3 		2
6 		6
4 		7
5 		 
4 Australia
Austria 		Todd Woodbridge
Marco Mirnegg 		6
3 		4
6 		7
5 		     
5 Australia
Austria 		Chris Guccione
Alexander Peya 		6
3 		6
4 		       

Argentina vs. Czech Republic


Argentina
5 		Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina[6]
4–6 March 2005
Clay
Czech Republic
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Argentina
Czech Republic 		David Nalbandian
Jiří Novák 		4
6 		6
2 		6
3 		6
4 		   
2 Argentina
Czech Republic 		Guillermo Coria
Tomáš Berdych 		6
3 		3
6 		6
0 		6
3 		   
3 Argentina
Czech Republic 		Guillermo Cañas / David Nalbandian
Jan Hernych / Tomáš Zíb 		6
3 		4
6 		6
1 		6
2 		   
4 Argentina
Czech Republic 		Guillermo Coria
Jan Hernych 		6
3 		6
0 		       
5 Argentina
Czech Republic 		Agustín Calleri
Tomáš Zíb 		6
2 		6
4 		       

Russia vs. Chile


Russia
4 		Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia[7]
4–6 March 2005
Carpet (i)
Chile
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Russia
Chile 		Mikhail Youzhny
Fernando González 		64
77 		7
5 		3
6 		64
77 		   
2 Russia
Chile 		Marat Safin
Adrián García 		6
1 		3
6 		6
3 		77
64 		   
3 Russia
Chile 		Marat Safin / Mikhail Youzhny
Adrián García / Fernando González 		6
3 		6
4 		6
3 		     
4 Russia
Chile 		Marat Safin
Fernando González 		77
64 		77
65 		1
6 		63
77 		6
4 		 
5 Russia
Chile 		Nikolay Davydenko
Paul Capdeville 		6
2 		6
1 		       

France vs. Sweden


France
3 		Hall Rhénus Sport, Strasbourg, France[8]
4–6 March 2005
Clay (i)
Sweden
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
Sweden 		Paul-Henri Mathieu
Joachim Johansson 		6
3 		6
4 		6
2 		     
2 France
Sweden 		Sébastien Grosjean
Thomas Johansson 		4
6 		4
6 		61
77 		     
3 France
Sweden 		Arnaud Clément / Michaël Llodra
Simon Aspelin / Jonas Björkman 		77
65 		6
4 		64
77 		6
4 		   
4 France
Sweden 		Sébastien Grosjean
Joachim Johansson 		6
3 		1
6 		4
6 		1
6 		   
5 France
Sweden 		Paul-Henri Mathieu
Thomas Johansson 		6
1 		6
4 		64
77 		6
4 		   

Romania vs. Belarus


Romania
3 		Dumitru Popescu Colibași Sports Hall, Brașov, Romania[9]
4–6 March 2005
Clay (i)
Belarus
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Romania
Belarus 		Victor Hănescu
Max Mirnyi 		66
78 		4
6 		6
3 		4
6 		   
2 Romania
Belarus 		Andrei Pavel
Vladimir Voltchkov 		6
4 		77
62 		77
62 		     
3 Romania
Belarus 		Andrei Pavel / Gabriel Trifu
Max Mirnyi / Vladimir Voltchkov 		63
77 		3
6 		4
6 		     
4 Romania
Belarus 		Andrei Pavel
Max Mirnyi 		6
1 		77
60 		4
6 		6
3 		   
5 Romania
Belarus 		Victor Hănescu
Vladimir Voltchkov 		77
62 		6
4 		78
66 		     

United States vs. Croatia


United States
2 		The Home Depot Center, Los Angeles, United States[10]
4–6 March 2005
Hard
Croatia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
Croatia 		Andre Agassi
Ivan Ljubičić 		3
6 		60
77 		3
6 		     
2 United States
Croatia 		Andy Roddick
Mario Ančić 		4
6 		6
2 		6
1 		6
4 		   
3 United States
Croatia 		Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan
Mario Ančić / Ivan Ljubičić 		6
3 		68
710 		4
6 		4
6 		   
4 United States
Croatia 		Andy Roddick
Ivan Ljubičić 		6
4 		3
6 		611
713 		79
67 		2
6 		 
5 United States
Croatia 		Bob Bryan
Roko Karanušić 		6
2 		3
6 		6
1 		     

Quarterfinals

Slovakia vs. Netherlands


Slovakia
4 		Sibamac Arena National Tennis Centre, Bratislava, Slovakia[11]
15–17 July 2005
Hard (i)
Netherlands
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Slovakia
Netherlands 		Dominik Hrbatý
Raemon Sluiter 		6
1 		5
7 		6
4 		6
3 		   
2 Slovakia
Netherlands 		Karol Beck
Peter Wessels 		77
65 		5
7 		77
63 		4
6 		2
6 		 
3 Slovakia
Netherlands 		Karol Beck / Michal Mertiňák
Paul Haarhuis / Melle van Gemerden 		5
7 		6
3 		6
4 		7
5 		   
4 Slovakia
Netherlands 		Dominik Hrbatý
Peter Wessels 		6
3 		6
1 		3
0 		     
retired
5 Slovakia
Netherlands 		Michal Mertiňák
Melle van Gemerden 		4
6 		6
3 		6
4 		     

Australia vs. Argentina


Australia
1 		Sydney International Tennis Centre, Sydney, Australia[12]
15–17 July 2005
Grass
Argentina
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Australia
Argentina 		Lleyton Hewitt
Guillermo Coria 		77
65 		6
1 		1
6 		6
2 		   
2 Australia
Argentina 		Wayne Arthurs
David Nalbandian 		3
6 		68
710 		7
5 		2
6 		   
3 Australia
Argentina 		Wayne Arthurs / Lleyton Hewitt
David Nalbandian / Mariano Puerta 		66
78 		4
6 		3
6 		     
4 Australia
Argentina 		Lleyton Hewitt
David Nalbandian 		2
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
5 Australia
Argentina 		Peter Luczak
Guillermo Coria 		3
6 		611
713 		       

Russia vs. France


Russia
3 		Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia[13]
15–17 July 2005
Clay (i)
France
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Russia
France 		Igor Andreev
Richard Gasquet 		4
6 		3
6 		61
77 		     
2 Russia
France 		Nikolay Davydenko
Paul-Henri Mathieu 		7
5 		6
2 		7
5 		     
3 Russia
France 		Igor Andreev / Mikhail Youzhny
Arnaud Clément / Michaël Llodra 		5
7 		4
6 		77
63 		2
6 		   
4 Russia
France 		Nikolay Davydenko
Richard Gasquet 		6
2 		4
6 		6
2 		6
1 		   
5 Russia
France 		Igor Andreev
Paul-Henri Mathieu 		6
0 		6
2 		6
1 		     

Croatia vs. Romania


Croatia
4 		Dvorana SC Gripe, Split, Croatia[14]
15–17 July 2005
Carpet (i)
Romania
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Croatia
Romania 		Mario Ančić
Andrei Pavel 		6
1 		4
6 		6
4 		3
6 		4
6 		 
2 Croatia
Romania 		Ivan Ljubičić
Victor Hănescu 		6
3 		6
2 		77
63 		     
3 Croatia
Romania 		Mario Ančić / Ivan Ljubičić
Andrei Pavel / Gabriel Trifu 		5
7 		6
4 		69
711 		6
4 		6
4 		 
4 Croatia
Romania 		Ivan Ljubičić
Andrei Pavel 		6
3 		6
4 		6
3 		     
5 Croatia
Romania 		Mario Ančić
Victor Hănescu 		77
63 		710
68 		       

Semifinals

Slovakia vs. Argentina


Slovakia
4 		Sibamac Arena National Tennis Centre, Bratislava, Slovakia[15]
23–25 September 2005
Hard (i)
Argentina
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Slovakia
Argentina 		Karol Beck
Guillermo Coria 		7
5 		6
4 		6
4 		     
2 Slovakia
Argentina 		Dominik Hrbatý
David Nalbandian 		6
3 		5
7 		5
7 		3
6 		   
3 Slovakia
Argentina 		Karol Beck / Michal Mertiňák
David Nalbandian / Mariano Puerta 		77
65 		7
5 		77
65 		     
4 Slovakia
Argentina 		Dominik Hrbatý
Guillermo Coria 		77
62 		6
2 		6
3 		     
5 Slovakia
Argentina 		Karol Kučera
Mariano Puerta 		4
6 		6
3 		2
1 		     
retired

Croatia vs. Russia


Croatia
3 		Dvorana SC Gripe, Split, Croatia[16]
23–25 September 2005
Hard (i)
Russia
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Croatia
Russia 		Mario Ančić
Nikolay Davydenko 		5
7 		4
6 		7
5 		4
6 		   
2 Croatia
Russia 		Ivan Ljubičić
Mikhail Youzhny 		3
6 		6
3 		6
4 		4
6 		6
4 		 
3 Croatia
Russia 		Mario Ančić / Ivan Ljubičić
Igor Andreev / Dmitry Tursunov 		6
2 		4
6 		77
65 		3
6 		6
4 		 
4 Croatia
Russia 		Ivan Ljubičić
Nikolay Davydenko 		6
3 		78
66 		6
4 		     
5 Croatia
Russia 		Ivo Karlović
Dmitry Tursunov 		4
6 		4
6 		       

Final

Slovakia vs. Croatia


Slovakia
2 		Sibamac Arena, Bratislava, Slovakia[17]
2–4 December 2005
Hard (i)
Croatia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Slovakia
Croatia 		Karol Kučera
Ivan Ljubičić 		3
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     
2 Slovakia
Croatia 		Dominik Hrbatý
Mario Ančić 		77
64 		6
4 		64
77 		6
4 		   
3 Slovakia
Croatia 		Dominik Hrbatý / Michal Mertiňák
Mario Ančić / Ivan Ljubičić 		65
77 		3
6 		65
77 		     
4 Slovakia
Croatia 		Dominik Hrbatý
Ivan Ljubičić 		4
6 		6
3 		6
4 		3
6 		6
4 		 
5 Slovakia
Croatia 		Michal Mertiňák
Mario Ančić 		61
77 		3
6 		4
6 		     

References

  1. ^ "Beck hit with two-year doping ban". BBC Sport. BBC. 13 February 2006. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
  2. ^ "Davis Cup scorecards – 2005". www.daviscup.com. ITF.
  3. ^ a b "Slovakia v Spain". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ a b "Switzerland v Netherlands". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ a b "Australia v Austria". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ a b "Argentina v Czech Republic". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ a b "Russia v Chile". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ a b "France v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ a b "Romania v Belarus". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ a b "United States v Croatia". daviscup.com.
  11. ^ a b "Slovakia v Netherlands". daviscup.com.
  12. ^ a b "Australia v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  13. ^ a b "Russia v France". daviscup.com.
  14. ^ a b "Croatia v Romania". daviscup.com.
  15. ^ a b "Slovakia v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  16. ^ a b "Croatia v Russia". daviscup.com.
  17. ^ a b "Slovakia v Croatia". daviscup.com.
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