The 2005 Davis Cup was the 94th edition of the most important tournament between nations in men's tennis. A total of 130 teams participated in the tournament. The final took place 2–4 December at the
Sibamac Arena in
Bratislava
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Slovakia
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, with
Croatia
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defeating
Slovakia
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for their first title.
World Group
Draw
First round losers compete in play-off ties with Zonal Group I Qualifiers.
Final
World Group play-offs
Date: 23–25 September
* , , , , , and will remain in the World Group in
2006.
* are promoted to the World Group in
2006.
* , , , , , and will remain in Zonal Group I in
2006.
* are relegated to Zonal Group I in
2006.
Americas Zone
Group I
Group II
Group III
Venue: Club de Tenis La Paz,
La Paz
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Bolivia
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(clay)
Date: Week of 28 February
(scores in ''italics'' carried over from Groups)
*Guatemala and Bolivia promoted to Group II in 2006.
*Panama and St. Lucia relegated to Group IV in 2006.
The Group III tournament was held in the Week commencing February 28, in Club de Tenis La Paz,
La Paz
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Bolivia
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, on outdoor clay courts.
Format
The eight teams 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 Americas Zone Group II in 2006. The last two placed teams of each group from the preliminary round were relegated into the relegation pool, from which the two bottom teams were relegated to the Americas Zone Group IV in 2006.
Pool A
Haiti vs. Saint Lucia
Honduras vs. Bolivia
Haiti vs. Bolivia
Honduras vs. Saint Lucia
Haiti vs. Honduras
Bolivia vs. Saint Lucia
Pool B
Guatemala vs. Panama
El Salvador vs. Puerto Rico
Guatemala vs. Puerto Rico
El Salvador vs. Panama
Guatemala vs. El Salvador
Puerto Rico vs. Panama
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)
*Guatemala and Bolivia promoted to Group II in 2006.
Bolivia vs. Puerto Rico
Haiti vs. Guatemala
Bolivia vs. Guatemala
Haiti vs. Puerto Rico
Relegation pool
The bottom two teams from Pools A and 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)
*Panama and St. Lucia relegated to Group IV in 2006.
Honduras vs. Panama
Saint Lucia vs. El Salvador
Honduras vs. El Salvador
Saint Lucia vs. Panama
Final standings
* and promoted to Group II in 2006.
* and relegated to Group IV in 2006.
Group IV
Asia/Oceania Zone
Group I
Group II
Group III
Venue:
Victoria Park Tennis Centre,
Causeway Bay,
Hong Kong
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(hard)
Date: 13–17 July
(scores in ''italics'' carried over from Groups)
*Hong Kong and Malaysia promoted to Group II in 2006.
*Qatar and Tajikistan relegated to Group IV in 2006.
Group IV
Venue: Thein Byu Tennis Club,
Yangon
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Myanmar
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(hard)
Date: 27 April–01 May
*Bangladesh and Singapore promoted to Group III in 2006.
Europe/Africa Zone
Group I
Group II
Group III
Zone A
Venue: Smash Tennis Academy,
Cairo
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Egypt
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(clay)
Date: 27 April – 1 May
(scores in ''italics'' carried over)
*North Macedonia and Egypt promoted to Group II in 2006.
*Madagascar and Kenya relegated to Group IV in 2006.
Zone B
Venue:
Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club,
Dublin
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Ireland
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(grass)
Date: 13–17 July
(scores in ''italics'' carried over)
*Cyprus and Ireland promoted to Group II in 2006.
*Iceland and San Marino relegated to Group IV in 2006.
Group IV
Venue: Lugogo Tennis Club,
Kampala
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Uganda
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(clay)
Date: 1–5 March
* Moldova, Andorra, Botswana and Rwanda promoted to Group III in 2006.
The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2005.
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. The Group IV tournament was held March 1–5, in Lugogo Tennis Club,
Kampala
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Uganda
Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the ...
, on outdoor clay courts.
Format
The eleven teams were split into two groups and played in a
round-robin format. The top two teams of each group were promoted to the Europe/Africa Zone Group III in 2006.
Pool A
Moldova and Botswana promoted to Group III in 2006.
Moldova vs. Djibouti
Botswana vs. Benin
Moldova vs. Malta
Benin vs. Djibouti
Moldova vs. Benin
Botswana vs. Malta
Moldova vs. Botswana
Malta vs. Djibouti
Botswana vs. Djibouti
Benin vs. Malta
Pool B
Andorra and Rwanda promoted to Group III in 2006.
Azerbaijan vs. Uganda
Rwanda vs. Senegal
Andorra vs. Mauritius
Azerbaijan vs. Senegal
Rwanda vs. Andorra
Mauritius vs. Uganda
Azerbaijan vs. Mauritius
Rwanda vs. Uganda
Andorra vs. Senegal
Azerbaijan vs. Andorra
Rwanda vs. Mauritius
Senegal vs. Uganda
Azerbaijan vs. Rwanda
Andorra vs. Uganda
Mauritius vs. Senegal
References
External links
Official website
{{2005 in tennis
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Davis Cups by year