The 2004 Davis Cup was the 93rd edition of the tournament between nations in men's

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. A total of 130 nations participated in the tournament. In the final,

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defeated the

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at the

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, on 3–5 December, giving Spain their second title.

World Group

Draw

First round losers compete in play-off ties with Zonal Group I Qualifiers.

Final

World Group play-offs

Date: 24–26 September * , , , , and will remain in the World Group in

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. * and are promoted to the World Group in

. * , , , , and will remain in Zonal Group I in

. * and are relegated to Zonal Group I in

Americas Zone

Group I

Group II

The Americas Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2004. 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 2005.

Participating nations

* * * * * * * *

Draw

*Puerto Rico and Haiti relegated to Group III in 2005. *Mexico promoted to Group I in 2005.

First round

Puerto Rico vs. Bahamas

Jamaica vs. Mexico

Haiti vs. Uruguay

Cuba vs. Dominican Republic

Second round

Mexico vs. Bahamas

Dominican Republic vs. Uruguay

Relegation play-offs

Puerto Rico vs. Jamaica

Cuba vs. Haiti

Third round

Mexico vs. Dominican Republic

Group III

* Venue: Country Club de Tegucigalpa,

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Honduras Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Ocean at the Gulf of Fonseca, ...

(outdoor hard) * Date: 4-8 February

Group IV

Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I

Group II

Group III

Venue: Phu Tho Tennis Centre,

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(hard)
Date: 7–11 April ;Pool A ;Pool B ;Promotion pool ;Relegation pool

Group IV

Venue: Al Hussein Sport City,

Amman Amman ( , ; , ) is the capital and the largest city of Jordan, and the country's economic, political, and cultural center. With a population of four million as of 2021, Amman is Jordan's primate city and is the largest city in the Levant ...

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(hard)
Date: 7–11 April *Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka promoted to Group III in 2005.

Europe/Africa Zone

Group I

Group II

The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2004. 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. Winners in Group II advanced to the Europe/Africa 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 Europe/Africa Zone Group III in 2005.

Participating nations

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Draw

*, , , and relegated to Group III in 2005. * and promoted to Group I in 2005.

First round

Italy vs. Georgia

Bulgaria vs. Egypt

Slovenia vs. Poland

Tunisia vs. Portugal

Serbia and Montenegro vs. Latvia

Ireland vs. Hungary

Norway vs. Ukraine

Second round

Italy vs. Bulgaria

Poland vs. Algeria

Portugal vs. Serbia and Montenegro

Hungary vs. Norway

Relegation play-offs

Georgia vs. Egypt

Latvia vs. Tunisia

Ukraine vs. Ireland

Third round

Italy vs. Poland

Hungary vs. Serbia and Montenegro

Group III

Zone A

Venue: Namibia National Tennis Stadium,

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(hard)
Date: 12–16 May (scores in ''italics'' carried over) *Ivory Coast and Ghana promoted to Group II in 2005. *Benin and Togo withdrew from the tournament and relegated to Group IV in 2005. The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2004. 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. Group III was split into two tournaments. One tournament was held in Namibia National Tennis Stadium,

, May 12–16, on outdoor hard courts, while the other was held in Orange Tennis Centre,

Kaunas Kaunas (; ) is the second-largest city in Lithuania after Vilnius, the fourth largest List of cities in the Baltic states by population, city in the Baltic States and an important centre of Lithuanian economic, academic, and cultural life. Kaun ...

Lithuania Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania, is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea, bordered by Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south, P ...

, February 2–8, on indoor carpet courts.

Format

Benin and Togo withdrew from the Windhoek tournament and relegated to Europe/Africa Zone Group IV in 2005. The six remaining teams in the Windhoek tournament were split into two pools and played in a round-robin format. The top two teams of each pool advanced to the promotion pool, from which the two top teams were promoted to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2005. The remaining teams of each group played against each other in the 5th–6th Play-off and remained in Group III in 2005.

Pool A

Turkey vs. Kenya

Ivory Coast vs. Kenya

Ivory Coast vs. Turkey

Pool B

Madagascar vs. Namibia

Ghana vs. Namibia

Ghana vs. Madagascar

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) Ivory Coast and Ghana promoted to Group II in 2005.

Ivory Coast vs. Namibia

Turkey vs. Ghana

Ivory Coast vs. Ghana

Turkey vs. Namibia

5th–6th Play-off: Kenya vs. Madagascar

Final standings

* and promoted to Group II in 2005. * and withdrew from the tournament and relegated to Group IV in 2005.

Zone B

Venue: Orange Tennis Centre,

(indoor carpet)
Date: 2–8 February (scores in ''italics'' carried over) *Monaco and Estonia promoted to Group II in 2005. *Andorra relegated to Group IV in 2005. *Azerbaijan withdrew from the tournament and relegated to Group IV in 2005. The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2004. 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. Group III was split into two tournaments. One tournament was held in Namibia National Tennis Stadium,

, May 12–16, on outdoor hard courts, while the other was held in Orange Tennis Centre,

, February 2–8, on indoor carpet courts.

Format

Azerbaijan withdrew from the Kaunas tournament and relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group IV in 2005. The seven remaining teams in the Kaunas tournament were split into two pools and played in a round-robin format. The top two teams of each pool advanced to the promotion pool, from which the two top teams were promoted to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2005. The remaining teams in each group from the preliminary round were relegated into the relegation pool, from which the bottom team relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group IV in 2005.

Pool A

Cyprus vs. Lithuania

Cyprus vs. Estonia

Estonia vs. Lithuania

Pool B

North Macedonia vs. Iceland

Monaco vs. Andorra

North Macedonia vs. Andorra

Monaco vs. Iceland

North Macedonia vs. Monaco

Andorra vs. Iceland

Promotion pool

Monaco vs. Lithuania

Estonia vs. North Macedonia

Monaco vs. Estonia

North Macedonia vs. Lithuania

Relegation pool

The bottom team from Pool A and the bottom two teams from Pool B were placed in the relegation group. Results and points from games against the opponent from the preliminary round were carried forward. (scores in ''italics'' carried over from Groups) Andorra relegated to Group IV in 2005.

Andorra vs. Cyprus

Iceland vs. Cyprus

Final standings

* and promoted to Group II in 2005. * relegated to Group IV in 2005. * withdrew from the tournament and relegated to Group IV in 2005.

Group IV

Zone A

Zone B

Venue: Tennis Club Ali-Ten,

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(clay)
Date: 15–18 July (scores in ''italics'' carried over) *Bosnia and Herzegovina and Armenia promoted to Group III in 2005. The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2004. 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. Group IV was split into two tournaments. One tournament was held in Olympique Club de Dakar,

Dakar Dakar ( ; ; ) is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Senegal, largest city of Senegal. The Departments of Senegal, department of Dakar has a population of 1,278,469, and the population of the Dakar metropolitan area was at 4.0 mill ...

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, February 4–8, on outdoor hard courts, while the other was held in Tennis Club Ali-Ten,

, July 15–18, on outdoor clay courts.

Format

The eight teams in the Chișinău tournament were split into two groups and played in a round-robin format. The top two teams of each group advanced to the promotion pool, from which the two top teams were promoted to the Europe/Africa Zone Group III in 2005. The bottom two teams of each group were placed in a second pool to determine places 5–8.

Pool A

Armenia vs. Mauritius

Botswana vs. Malta

Armenia vs. Malta

Botswana vs. Mauritius

Armenia vs. Botswana

Malta vs. Mauritius

Pool B

Moldova vs. Uganda

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Rwanda

Moldova vs. Rwanda

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Uganda

Moldova vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina

Rwanda vs. Uganda

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) Bosnia and Herzegovina and Armenia promoted to Group III in 2005.

Armenia vs. Moldova

Mauritius vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina

Armenia vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina

Mauritius vs. Moldova

Placement pool

The bottom two teams from Pools A and B were placed in the placement group. Results and points from games against the opponent from the preliminary round were carried forward. (scores in ''italics'' carried over from Groups)

Botswana vs. Rwanda

Malta vs. Uganda

Botswana vs. Uganda

Malta vs. Rwanda

Final standings

* and promoted to Group III in 2005.

References

External links

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