2006 ARAG World Team Cup

The 2006 ARAG World Team Cup was a tennis tournament play on outdoor clay courts. It was the 28th edition of the World Team Cup, and was part of the 2006 ATP Tour. It took place at the Rochusclub in Düsseldorf, Germany, from 21 through 27 May 2006.

2006 World Team Cup
Date21 May – 27 May
Edition28th
CategoryWorld Team Cup
SurfaceClay / outdoor
LocationDüsseldorf, Germany
Champions
Croatia Croatia
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Argentina were the defending champions but they failed to advance beyond the group stage. Croatia defeated Germany in the final, by two rubbers to one for their first title.

Players

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Red group

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Blue group

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  • Rankings are as of May 22, 2006

Round robin

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Red group

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Standings

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Pos. Country Points Matches Sets
1   Croatia 3–0 7–2 14–8
2   Chile 2–1 5–4 11–10
3   Spain 1–2 3–6 9–12
4   United States 0–3 3–6 7–11

Chile vs. Spain

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Chile
3
Düsseldorf, Germany
Sunday, May 21, 2006
Red Clay
 
Spain
0
1 2 3
1  
 
Nicolás Massú
Fernando Verdasco
6
2
4
6
6
4
 
2  
 
Fernando González
David Ferrer
7
5
66
78
6
3
 
3  
 
Paul Capdeville / Adrián García
Feliciano López / Fernando Verdasco
6
3
6
2
   

Croatia vs. United States of America

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Croatia
2
Düsseldorf, Germany
Monday, May 22, 2006
Red Clay
 
United States
1
1 2 3
1  
 
Ivan Ljubičić
James Blake
5
7
6
3
77
64
 
2  
 
Ivo Karlović
Robby Ginepri
4
6
61
77
   
3  
 
Ivo Karlović / Ivan Ljubičić
Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan
6
3
77
65
   

Croatia vs. Spain

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Croatia
2
Düsseldorf, Germany
Wednesday, May 24, 2006
Red Clay
 
Spain
1
1 2 3
1  
 
Ivan Ljubičić
David Ferrer
2
6
2
6
   
2  
 
Mario Ančić
Feliciano López
7
5
4
6
6
4
 
3  
 
Ivo Karlović / Ivan Ljubičić
Feliciano López / Fernando Verdasco
6
3
77
64
   

Chile vs. United States of America

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Chile
2
Düsseldorf, Germany
Wednesday, May 24, 2006
Red Clay
 
United States
1
1 2 3
1  
 
Nicolás Massú
Andy Roddick
4
2
     
retired
2  
 
Paul Capdeville
Robby Ginepri
6
4
6
4
   
3  
 
Fernando González / Nicolás Massú
Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan
4
6
5
7
   

Spain vs. United States of America

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Spain
2
Düsseldorf, Germany
Friday, May 26, 2006
Red Clay
 
United States
1
1 2 3
1  
 
Fernando Verdasco
Bob Bryan
6
2
3
6
6
1
 
2  
 
David Ferrer
Robby Ginepri
6
3
6
3
   
3  
 
Feliciano López / Fernando Verdasco
Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan
3
4
    retired
 

Chile vs. Croatia

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Chile
0
Düsseldorf, Germany
Friday, May 26, 2006
Red Clay
 
Croatia
3
1 2 3
1  
 
Fernando González
Ivan Ljubičić
5
7
77
64
4
6
 
2  
 
Nicolás Massú
Mario Ančić
3
6
2
6
   
3  
 
Paul Capdeville / Adrián García
Mario Ančić / Ivo Karlović
5
7
6
4
15
17
 

Blue group

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Standings

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Pos. Country Points Matches Sets
1   Germany 3–0 6–3 15–8
2   Czech Republic 2–1 5–4 14–9
3   Argentina 1–2 4–5 8–12
4   Italy 0–3 3–6 6–14

Germany vs. Italy

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Germany
2
Düsseldorf, Germany
Sunday, May 21, 2006
Red Clay
 
Italy
1
1 2 3
1  
 
Nicolas Kiefer
Filippo Volandri
712
610
6
3
   
2  
 
Philipp Kohlschreiber
Davide Sanguinetti
6
3
3
6
4
6
 
3  
 
Michael Kohlmann / Alexander Waske
Davide Sanguinetti / Filippo Volandri
6
4
6
4
   

Argentina vs. Czech Republic

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Argentina
1
Düsseldorf, Germany
Monday, May 22, 2006
Red Clay
 
Czech Republic
2
1 2 3
1  
 
Gastón Gaudio
Robin Vik
65
77
3
6
   
2  
 
David Nalbandian
Tomáš Berdych
4
6
4
6
   
3  
 
José Acasuso / Sebastián Prieto
Tomáš Berdych / Leoš Friedl
6
0
2
6
10
3
 

Argentina vs. Germany

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Argentina
1
Düsseldorf, Germany
Tuesday, May 23, 2006
Red Clay
 
Germany
2
1 2 3
1  
 
José Acasuso
Alexander Waske
4
6
6
4
77
61
 
2  
 
Gastón Gaudio
Nicolas Kiefer
2
6
3
6
   
3  
 
David Nalbandian / Sebastián Prieto
Michael Kohlmann / Alexander Waske
3
6
3
6
   

Czech Republic vs. Italy

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Czech Republic
2
Düsseldorf, Germany
Tuesday, May 23, 2006
Red Clay
 
Italy
1
1 2 3
1  
 
Tomáš Berdych
Filippo Volandri
6
1
6
4
   
2  
 
Robin Vik
Davide Sanguinetti
67
79
6
2
4
6
 
3  
 
Tomáš Berdych / Leoš Friedl
Davide Sanguinetti / Filippo Volandri
6
2
6
1
   

Argentina vs. Italy

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Argentina
2
Düsseldorf, Germany
Thursday, May 25, 2006
Red Clay
 
Italy
1
1 2 3
1  
 
José Acasuso
Davide Sanguinetti
6
2
6
0
   
2  
 
David Nalbandian
Filippo Volandri
4
6
5
7
   
3  
 
José Acasuso / Sebastián Prieto
Davide Sanguinetti / Filippo Volandri
77
63
6
1
   

Czech Republic vs. Germany

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Czech Republic
1
Düsseldorf, Germany
Thursday, May 25, 2006
Red Clay
 
Germany
2
1 2 3
1  
 
Robin Vik
Philipp Kohlschreiber
3
6
6
3
1
6
 
2  
 
Tomáš Berdych
Nicolas Kiefer
65
77
6
3
6
3
 
3  
 
Tomáš Berdych / Leoš Friedl
Michael Kohlmann / Alexander Waske
4
6
77
62
5
10
 

Final

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Croatia vs. Germany

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Croatia
2
Düsseldorf, Germany
27 May 2006
Red Clay
 
Germany
1
1 2 3
1  
 
Ivo Karlović
Alexander Waske
77
65
6
4
   
2  
 
Ivan Ljubičić
Nicolas Kiefer
6
4
6
4
   
3  
 
Ivo Karlović / Ivan Ljubičić
Michael Kohlmann / Alexander Waske
63
77
3
6
   
2006 World Team Cup Champions
 
Croatia
First title

See also

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