2005 Davis Cup World Group

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.

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

Croatia
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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

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Participating teams
 
Argentina
 
Australia
 
Austria
 
Belarus
 
Czech Republic
 
Chile
 
Croatia
 
France
 
Netherlands
 
Romania
 
Russia
 
Slovakia
 
Spain
 
Sweden
 
Switzerland
 
United States

Draw

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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

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Slovakia vs. Spain

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

Switzerland vs. Netherlands

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

Australia vs. Austria

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

Argentina vs. Czech Republic

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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  
 
David Nalbandian
Jiří Novák
4
6
6
2
6
3
6
4
   
2  
 
Guillermo Coria
Tomáš Berdych
6
3
3
6
6
0
6
3
   
3  
 
Guillermo Cañas / David Nalbandian
Jan Hernych / Tomáš Zíb
6
3
4
6
6
1
6
2
   
4  
 
Guillermo Coria
Jan Hernych
6
3
6
0
       
5  
 
Agustín Calleri
Tomáš Zíb
6
2
6
4
       

Russia vs. Chile

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

France vs. Sweden

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

Romania vs. Belarus

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

United States vs. Croatia

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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  
 
Andre Agassi
Ivan Ljubičić
3
6
60
77
3
6
     
2  
 
Andy Roddick
Mario Ančić
4
6
6
2
6
1
6
4
   
3  
 
Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan
Mario Ančić / Ivan Ljubičić
6
3
68
710
4
6
4
6
   
4  
 
Andy Roddick
Ivan Ljubičić
6
4
3
6
611
713
79
67
2
6
 
5  
 
Bob Bryan
Roko Karanušić
6
2
3
6
6
1
     

Quarterfinals

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Slovakia vs. Netherlands

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

Australia vs. Argentina

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

Russia vs. France

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

Croatia vs. Romania

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

Semifinals

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Slovakia vs. Argentina

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

Croatia vs. Russia

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

Final

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Slovakia vs. Croatia

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Slovakia
2
Sibamac Arena, Bratislava, Slovakia[17]
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
     

References

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  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.