2006 Davis Cup World Group
Date	10 February – 3 December
Edition	26th
Champions
Russia
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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

Croatia

3

Zagreb, Croatia (indoor carpet) [9]

Austria

2

S

Croatia

2

Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) [2]

S

Argentina

3

S

Argentina

5

Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) [13]

Sweden

0

S

Argentina

5

Minsk, Belarus (indoor carpet) [3]

S

Australia

0

S

Spain

1

Melbourne, Australia (hard) [10]

Belarus

4

Belarus

0

Geneva, Switzerland (indoor clay) [4]

S

Australia

5

S

Australia

3

Moscow, Russia (indoor carpet) [15]

Switzerland

2

S

Argentina

2

Halle, Germany (indoor hard) [5]

S

Russia

3

Germany

2

Pau, France (indoor carpet) [11]

S

France

3

S

France

1

Amsterdam, Netherlands (ind. carpet) [6]

S

Russia

4

Netherlands

0

Moscow, Russia (indoor clay) [14]

S

Russia

5

S

Russia

3

La Jolla, United States (hard) [7]

S

United States

2

Romania

1

Rancho Mirage, USA (grass) [12]

S

United States

4

S

United States

3

Rancagua, Chile (clay) [8]

Chile

2

Chile

4

S

Slovakia

1

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 Jürgen Melzer Mario Ančić 77 62 77 64 4 6 4 6 3 6   2 Stefan Koubek Ivan Ljubičić 2 6 2 6 4 6       3 Julian Knowle /  Jürgen Melzer Mario Ančić /  Ivan Ljubičić 6 3 6 3 4 6 4 6 6 8   4 Alexander Peya Ivan Cerović 4 6 6 2 6 4       5 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 David Nalbandian Robin Söderling 3 6 6 2 6 4 6 1     2 José Acasuso Thomas Johansson 6 1 6 1 6 3       3 Agustín Calleri /  David Nalbandian Simon Aspelin /  Jonas Björkman 6 2 77 64 2 6 6 4     4 Juan Ignacio Chela Thomas Johansson 6 4 6 1         5 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 Max Mirnyi Tommy Robredo 6 3 65 77 6 3 6 3     2 Vladimir Voltchkov David Ferrer 6 3 6 4 6 3       3 Max Mirnyi /  Vladimir Voltchkov Feliciano López /  Fernando Verdasco 77 62 6 4 7 5       4 Serguei Tarasevitch David Ferrer 2 6 1 6         5 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 Michael Lammer Peter Luczak 6 1 3 6 0 6 3 6     2 Stanislas Wawrinka Chris Guccione 7 5 3 6 6 4 78 66     3 Yves Allegro /  Stanislas Wawrinka Wayne Arthurs /  Paul Hanley 66 78 4 6 6 4 65 77     4 Stanislas Wawrinka Peter Luczak 6 4 6 2 67 79 6 2     5 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 Nicolas Kiefer Sébastien Grosjean 5 7 67 79 0 6       2 Tommy Haas Richard Gasquet 6 1 4 6 4 6 77 61 3 6   3 Tommy Haas /  Alexander Waske Arnaud Clément /  Michaël Llodra 78 66 3 6 4 6 1 6     4 Rainer Schüttler Arnaud Clément 6 4 6 3         5 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 Raemon Sluiter Dmitry Tursunov 77 62 4 6 65 77 65 77     2 Melle Van Gemerden Nikolay Davydenko 66 78 5 7 4 6       3 Raemon Sluiter /  John Van Lottum Igor Andreev /  Mikhail Youzhny 2 6 6 3 4 6 4 6     4 Jesse Huta Galung Igor Andreev 3 6 6 4 67 79       5 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 Andy Roddick Andrei Pavel 77 62 6 2 68 710 2 6 4 6   2 James Blake Victor Hănescu 6 4 77 65 6 2       3 Bob Bryan /  Mike Bryan Victor Hănescu /  Horia Tecău 6 2 0 0         retired 4 Andy Roddick Răzvan Sabău 6 3 6 3 6 2       5 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 Fernando González Michal Mertiňák 77 65 77 63 6 3       2 Nicolás Massú Dominik Hrbatý 65 77 6 3 6 1 77 64     3 Fernando González /  Nicolás Massú Lukáš Lacko /  Michal Mertiňák 6 2 7 5 3 6 6 4     4 Paul Capdeville Viktor Bruthans 6 4 7 5         5 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 Ivan Ljubičić Agustín Calleri 67 79 5 7 78 66 6 1 6 2   2 Marin Čilić David Nalbandian 1 6 1 6 2 6       3 Marin Čilić /  Ivan Ljubičić José Acasuso /  David Nalbandian 4 6 2 6 6 3 4 6     4 Ivan Ljubičić David Nalbandian 6 3 6 4 6 4       5 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 Chris Guccione Max Mirnyi 77 64 3 6 7 5 3 6 6 4   2 Lleyton Hewitt Vladimir Voltchkov 6 2 6 1 6 2       3 Wayne Arthurs /  Paul Hanley Max Mirnyi /  Vladimir Voltchkov 3 6 6 4 5 7 6 3 7 5   4 Wayne Arthurs Serguei Tarasevitch 78 66 6 2         5 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 Richard Gasquet Marat Safin 64 77 6 4 3 6 77 61 1 6   2 Arnaud Clément Nikolay Davydenko 6 3 2 6 4 6 64 77     3 Arnaud Clément /  Michaël Llodra Dmitry Tursunov /  Mikhail Youzhny 6 3 6 3 63 77 5 7 6 2   4 Richard Gasquet Dmitry Tursunov 1 6 6 3 77 64 3 6 5 7   5 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 James Blake Fernando González 77 65 6 0 62 77 4 6 8 10   2 Andy Roddick Nicolás Massú 6 3 77 65 77 65       3 Bob Bryan /  Mike Bryan Paul Capdeville /  Adrián García 6 1 6 2 6 4       4 Andy Roddick Fernando González 4 6 7 5 6 3 6 2     5 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 David Nalbandian Mark Philippoussis 6 4 6 3 6 3       2 José Acasuso Lleyton Hewitt 1 6 6 4 4 6 6 2 6 1   3 Agustín Calleri /  David Nalbandian Wayne Arthurs /  Paul Hanley 6 4 6 4 7 5       4 Agustín Calleri Paul Hanley 6 0 6 3         5 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 Marat Safin Andy Roddick 6 4 6 3 77 65       2 Mikhail Youzhny James Blake 7 5 1 6 6 1 7 5     3 Dmitry Tursunov /  Mikhail Youzhny Bob Bryan /  Mike Bryan 3 6 4 6 2 6       4 Dmitry Tursunov Andy Roddick 6 3 6 4 5 7 3 6 17 15   5 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 Nikolay Davydenko Juan Ignacio Chela 6 1 6 2 5 7 6 4     2 Marat Safin David Nalbandian 4 6 4 6 4 6       3 Marat Safin /  Dmitry Tursunov Agustín Calleri /  David Nalbandian 6 2 6 3 6 4       4 Nikolay Davydenko David Nalbandian 2 6 2 6 6 4 4 6     5 Marat Safin José Acasuso 6 3 3 6 6 3 77 65

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