2006 Davis Cup World Group
Date10 February – 3 December
Edition26th
Champions

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The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 2006. 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 2007.

Participating teams

Participating 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)[1]
S Croatia3
Zagreb, Croatia (indoor carpet)[9]
 Austria2
S Croatia2
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)[2]
S Argentina3
S Argentina5
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)[13]
 Sweden0
S Argentina5
Minsk, Belarus (indoor carpet)[3]
S Australia0
S Spain1
Melbourne, Australia (hard)[10]
 Belarus4
 Belarus0
Geneva, Switzerland (indoor clay)[4]
S Australia5
S Australia3
Moscow, Russia (indoor carpet)[15]
  Switzerland2
S Argentina2
Halle, Germany (indoor hard)[5]
S Russia3
 Germany2
Pau, France (indoor carpet)[11]
S France3
S France1
Amsterdam, Netherlands (ind. carpet)[6]
S Russia4
 Netherlands0
Moscow, Russia (indoor clay)[14]
S Russia5
S Russia3
La Jolla, United States (hard)[7]
S United States2
 Romania1
Rancho Mirage, USA (grass)[12]
S United States4
S United States3
Rancagua, Chile (clay)[8]
 Chile2
 Chile4
S Slovakia1

First round

Austria vs. Croatia


Austria
2 		Schwarzl Freizeit Zentrum, Graz, Austria[1]
10–12 February 2006
Clay (i)
Croatia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Austria
Croatia 		Jürgen Melzer
Mario Ančić 		77
62 		77
64 		4
6 		4
6 		3
6 		 
2 Austria
Croatia 		Stefan Koubek
Ivan Ljubičić 		2
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
3 Austria
Croatia 		Julian Knowle / Jürgen Melzer
Mario Ančić / Ivan Ljubičić 		6
3 		6
3 		4
6 		4
6 		6
8 		 
4 Austria
Croatia 		Alexander Peya
Ivan Cerović 		4
6 		6
2 		6
4 		     
5 Austria
Croatia 		Stefan Koubek
Marin Čilić 		6
1 		7
5 		       

Argentina vs. Sweden


Argentina
5 		Parque Roca, Buenos Aires, Argentina[2]
10–12 February 2006
Clay
Sweden
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Argentina
Sweden 		David Nalbandian
Robin Söderling 		3
6 		6
2 		6
4 		6
1 		   
2 Argentina
Sweden 		José Acasuso
Thomas Johansson 		6
1 		6
1 		6
3 		     
3 Argentina
Sweden 		Agustín Calleri / David Nalbandian
Simon Aspelin / Jonas Björkman 		6
2 		77
64 		2
6 		6
4 		   
4 Argentina
Sweden 		Juan Ignacio Chela
Thomas Johansson 		6
4 		6
1 		       
5 Argentina
Sweden 		José Acasuso
Jonas Björkman 		6
0 		6
1 		       

Belarus vs. Spain


Belarus
4 		Football Manege, Minsk, Belarus[3]
10–12 February 2006
Carpet (i)
Spain
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Belarus
Spain 		Max Mirnyi
Tommy Robredo 		6
3 		65
77 		6
3 		6
3 		   
2 Belarus
Spain 		Vladimir Voltchkov
David Ferrer 		6
3 		6
4 		6
3 		     
3 Belarus
Spain 		Max Mirnyi / Vladimir Voltchkov
Feliciano López / Fernando Verdasco 		77
62 		6
4 		7
5 		     
4 Belarus
Spain 		Serguei Tarasevitch
David Ferrer 		2
6 		1
6 		       
5 Belarus
Spain 		Vladimir Voltchkov
Tommy Robredo 		78
66 		6
3 		       

Switzerland vs. Australia


Switzerland
2 		SEG Geneva Arena, Geneva, Switzerland[4]
10–12 February 2006
Clay (i)
Australia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Switzerland
Australia 		Michael Lammer
Peter Luczak 		6
1 		3
6 		0
6 		3
6 		   
2 Switzerland
Australia 		Stanislas Wawrinka
Chris Guccione 		7
5 		3
6 		6
4 		78
66 		   
3 Switzerland
Australia 		Yves Allegro / Stanislas Wawrinka
Wayne Arthurs / Paul Hanley 		66
78 		4
6 		6
4 		65
77 		   
4 Switzerland
Australia 		Stanislas Wawrinka
Peter Luczak 		6
4 		6
2 		67
79 		6
2 		   
5 Switzerland
Australia 		George Bastl
Chris Guccione 		5
7 		3
6 		67
79 		     

Germany vs. France


Germany
2 		Gerry Weber Stadium, Halle, Germany[5]
10–12 February 2006
Hard (i)
France
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Germany
France 		Nicolas Kiefer
Sébastien Grosjean 		5
7 		67
79 		0
6 		     
2 Germany
France 		Tommy Haas
Richard Gasquet 		6
1 		4
6 		4
6 		77
61 		3
6 		 
3 Germany
France 		Tommy Haas / Alexander Waske
Arnaud Clément / Michaël Llodra 		78
66 		3
6 		4
6 		1
6 		   
4 Germany
France 		Rainer Schüttler
Arnaud Clément 		6
4 		6
3 		       
5 Germany
France 		Tommy Haas
Michaël Llodra 		6
3 		6
3 		       

Netherlands vs. Russia


Netherlands
0 		Amsterdam RAI, Amsterdam, Netherlands[6]
10–12 February 2006
Carpet (i)
Russia
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Netherlands
Russia 		Raemon Sluiter
Dmitry Tursunov 		77
62 		4
6 		65
77 		65
77 		   
2 Netherlands
Russia 		Melle Van Gemerden
Nikolay Davydenko 		66
78 		5
7 		4
6 		     
3 Netherlands
Russia 		Raemon Sluiter / John Van Lottum
Igor Andreev / Mikhail Youzhny 		2
6 		6
3 		4
6 		4
6 		   
4 Netherlands
Russia 		Jesse Huta Galung
Igor Andreev 		3
6 		6
4 		67
79 		     
5 Netherlands
Russia 		Melle Van Gemerden
Dmitry Tursunov 		64
77 		65
77 		       

United States vs. Romania


United States
4 		La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club, La Jolla, United States[7]
10–12 February 2006
Hard
Romania
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
Romania 		Andy Roddick
Andrei Pavel 		77
62 		6
2 		68
710 		2
6 		4
6 		 
2 United States
Romania 		James Blake
Victor Hănescu 		6
4 		77
65 		6
2 		     
3 United States
Romania 		Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan
Victor Hănescu / Horia Tecău 		6
2 		0
0 		       
retired
4 United States
Romania 		Andy Roddick
Răzvan Sabău 		6
3 		6
3 		6
2 		     
5 United States
Romania 		James Blake
Horia Tecău 		6
1 		7
5 		       

Chile vs. Slovakia


Chile
4 		Medialuna de Rancagua, Rancagua, Chile[8]
10–12 February 2006
Clay
Slovakia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Chile
Slovakia 		Fernando González
Michal Mertiňák 		77
65 		77
63 		6
3 		     
2 Chile
Slovakia 		Nicolás Massú
Dominik Hrbatý 		65
77 		6
3 		6
1 		77
64 		   
3 Chile
Slovakia 		Fernando González / Nicolás Massú
Lukáš Lacko / Michal Mertiňák 		6
2 		7
5 		3
6 		6
4 		   
4 Chile
Slovakia 		Paul Capdeville
Viktor Bruthans 		6
4 		7
5 		       
5 Chile
Slovakia 		Adrián García
Lukáš Lacko 		4
6 		1
4 		      retired
 

Quarterfinals

Croatia vs. Argentina


Croatia
2 		Dom Sportova, Zagreb, Croatia[9]
7–9 April 2006
Carpet (i)
Argentina
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Croatia
Argentina 		Ivan Ljubičić
Agustín Calleri 		67
79 		5
7 		78
66 		6
1 		6
2 		 
2 Croatia
Argentina 		Marin Čilić
David Nalbandian 		1
6 		1
6 		2
6 		     
3 Croatia
Argentina 		Marin Čilić / Ivan Ljubičić
José Acasuso / David Nalbandian 		4
6 		2
6 		6
3 		4
6 		   
4 Croatia
Argentina 		Ivan Ljubičić
David Nalbandian 		6
3 		6
4 		6
4 		     
5 Croatia
Argentina 		Saša Tuksar
Juan Ignacio Chela 		6
3 		4
6 		66
78 		65
77 		   

Australia vs. Belarus


Australia
5 		Kooyong Stadium, Melbourne, Australia[10]
7–9 April 2006
Hard
Belarus
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Australia
Belarus 		Chris Guccione
Max Mirnyi 		77
64 		3
6 		7
5 		3
6 		6
4 		 
2 Australia
Belarus 		Lleyton Hewitt
Vladimir Voltchkov 		6
2 		6
1 		6
2 		     
3 Australia
Belarus 		Wayne Arthurs / Paul Hanley
Max Mirnyi / Vladimir Voltchkov 		3
6 		6
4 		5
7 		6
3 		7
5 		 
4 Australia
Belarus 		Wayne Arthurs
Serguei Tarasevitch 		78
66 		6
2 		       
5 Australia
Belarus 		Chris Guccione
Alexandr Zotov 		6
1 		6
3 		       

France vs. Russia


France
1 		Palais des Sports, Pau, France[11]
7–9 April 2006
Carpet (i)
Russia
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
Russia 		Richard Gasquet
Marat Safin 		64
77 		6
4 		3
6 		77
61 		1
6 		 
2 France
Russia 		Arnaud Clément
Nikolay Davydenko 		6
3 		2
6 		4
6 		64
77 		   
3 France
Russia 		Arnaud Clément / Michaël Llodra
Dmitry Tursunov / Mikhail Youzhny 		6
3 		6
3 		63
77 		5
7 		6
2 		 
4 France
Russia 		Richard Gasquet
Dmitry Tursunov 		1
6 		6
3 		77
64 		3
6 		5
7 		 
5 France
Russia 		Michaël Llodra
Mikhail Youzhny 		2
6 		6
4 		63
77 		     

United States vs. Chile


United States
3 		Mission Hills Country Club, Rancho Mirage, United States[12]
7–9 April 2006
Grass
Chile
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 United States
Chile 		James Blake
Fernando González 		77
65 		6
0 		62
77 		4
6 		8
10 		 
2 United States
Chile 		Andy Roddick
Nicolás Massú 		6
3 		77
65 		77
65 		     
3 United States
Chile 		Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan
Paul Capdeville / Adrián García 		6
1 		6
2 		6
4 		     
4 United States
Chile 		Andy Roddick
Fernando González 		4
6 		7
5 		6
3 		6
2 		   
5 United States
Chile 		James Blake
Paul Capdeville 		3
6 		4
6 		       

Semifinals

Argentina vs. Australia


Argentina
5 		Parque Roca, Buenos Aires, Argentina[13]
22–24 September 2006
Clay
Australia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Argentina
Australia 		David Nalbandian
Mark Philippoussis 		6
4 		6
3 		6
3 		     
2 Argentina
Australia 		José Acasuso
Lleyton Hewitt 		1
6 		6
4 		4
6 		6
2 		6
1 		 
3 Argentina
Australia 		Agustín Calleri / David Nalbandian
Wayne Arthurs / Paul Hanley 		6
4 		6
4 		7
5 		     
4 Argentina
Australia 		Agustín Calleri
Paul Hanley 		6
0 		6
3 		       
5 Argentina
Australia 		Juan Ignacio Chela
Wayne Arthurs 		          w/o
 

Russia vs. United States


Russia
3 		Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia[14]
22–24 September 2006
Clay (i)
United States
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Russia
United States 		Marat Safin
Andy Roddick 		6
4 		6
3 		77
65 		     
2 Russia
United States 		Mikhail Youzhny
James Blake 		7
5 		1
6 		6
1 		7
5 		   
3 Russia
United States 		Dmitry Tursunov / Mikhail Youzhny
Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 		3
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
4 Russia
United States 		Dmitry Tursunov
Andy Roddick 		6
3 		6
4 		5
7 		3
6 		17
15 		 
5 Russia
United States 		Marat Safin
James Blake 		5
7 		64
77 		       

Final

Russia vs. Argentina


Russia
3 		Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia[15]
1–3 December 2006
Carpet (i)
Argentina
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Russia
Argentina 		Nikolay Davydenko
Juan Ignacio Chela 		6
1 		6
2 		5
7 		6
4 		   
2 Russia
Argentina 		Marat Safin
David Nalbandian 		4
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
3 Russia
Argentina 		Marat Safin / Dmitry Tursunov
Agustín Calleri / David Nalbandian 		6
2 		6
3 		6
4 		     
4 Russia
Argentina 		Nikolay Davydenko
David Nalbandian 		2
6 		2
6 		6
4 		4
6 		   
5 Russia
Argentina 		Marat Safin
José Acasuso 		6
3 		3
6 		6
3 		77
65 		   

References

  1. ^ a b "Austria v Croatia". daviscup.com.
  2. ^ a b "Argentina v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ a b "Belarus v Spain". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ a b "Switzerland v Australia". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ a b "Germany v France". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ a b "Netherlands v Russia". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ a b "United States v Romania". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ a b "Chile v Slovakia". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ a b "Croatia v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ a b "Australia v Belarus". daviscup.com.
  11. ^ a b "France v Russia". daviscup.com.
  12. ^ a b "United States v Chile". daviscup.com.
  13. ^ a b "Argentina v Australia". daviscup.com.
  14. ^ a b "Russia v United States". daviscup.com.
  15. ^ a b "Russia v Argentina". daviscup.com.
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