2004 Davis Cup

2004 Davis Cup

Details
Duration	6 February – 5 December
Edition	93rd
Teams	130
Champion
Winning Nation	Spain
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The 2004 Davis Cup was the 93rd edition of the tournament between nations in men's tennis. A total of 130 nations participated in the tournament. In the final, Spain defeated the United States at the Estadio de La Cartuja in Seville, Spain, on 3–5 December, giving Spain their second title.^[1]

World Group

Participating Teams
Argentina	Australia	Austria	Belarus
Canada	Czech Republic	Croatia	France
Morocco	Netherlands	Romania	Russia
Spain	Sweden	Switzerland	United States

Draw

	First Round 6–8 February					Quarterfinals 9–11 April					Semifinals 24–26 September					Final 3–5 December
	Adelaide, Australia (hard)
	1	Australia	1
						Delray Beach, United States (hard)
		Sweden	4
							Sweden	1
	Uncasville, USA (indoor hard)
						7	United States	4
	7	United States	5
											Charleston, United States (hard)
		Austria	0
											7	United States	4
	Minsk, Belarus (indoor carpet)
											Belarus	0
	4	Russia	2
						Minsk, Belarus (indoor carpet)
		Belarus	3
							Belarus	5
	Agadir, Morocco (indoor hard)
						5	Argentina	0
	5	Argentina	5
																Seville, Spain (indoor clay)
		Morocco	0
																7	United States	2
	Bucharest, Romania (indoor clay)
																2	Spain	3
		Romania	2
						Prilly, Switzerland (indoor hard)
	6	Switzerland	3
						6	Switzerland	2
	Metz, France (indoor clay)
						3	France	3
		Croatia	1
											Alicante, Spain (clay)
	3	France	4
											3	France	1
	Maastricht, Netherlands (indoor clay)
										2	Spain	4
		Canada	1
						Palma de Mallorca, Spain (clay)
	8	Netherlands	4
						8	Netherlands	1
	Brno, Czech Republic (indoor carpet)
						2	Spain	4
		Czech Republic	2
	2	Spain	3

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

Final

Spain 3	Estadio Olímpico, Seville, Spain[2] 3–5 December 2004 Clay (i)		United States 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Carlos Moyà Mardy Fish 6 4 6 2 6 3 2 Rafael Nadal Andy Roddick 66 78 6 2 78 66 6 2 3 Juan Carlos Ferrero / Tommy Robredo Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 0 6 3 6 2 6 4 Carlos Moyà Andy Roddick 6 2 77 61 77 65 5 Tommy Robredo Mardy Fish 68 710 2 6

World Group Play-offs

Date: 24–26 September

Home team	Score	Visiting team	Location	Venue	Door	Surface
Australia	4–1	Morocco	West Perth	Royal Kings Park	Outdoor	Grass
Chile	5–0	Japan	Viña del Mar	Club Naval de Campo Las Salinas	Outdoor	Clay
Croatia	3–2	Belgium	Rijeka	Dvorana Mladosti	Indoor	Carpet
Paraguay	0–5	Czech Republic	Lambaré	Yacht y Golf Club Paraguayo	Outdoor	Clay
Slovakia	3–2	Germany	Bratislava	National Tennis Centre	Indoor	Hard
Austria	3–2	Great Britain	Pörtschach	Werzer Arena Pörtschach	Outdoor	Clay
Romania	4–1	Canada	Bucharest	Clubul Sportiv Progresul Bucuresti	Outdoor	Clay
Russia	5–0	Thailand	Moscow	Olympic Stadium	Indoor	Clay

• Australia, Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Romania and Russia will remain in the World Group in 2005.
• Chile and Slovakia are promoted to the World Group in 2005.
• Belgium, Germany, Great Britain, Japan, Paraguay and Thailand will remain in Zonal Group I in 2005.
• Canada and Morocco are relegated to Zonal Group I in 2005.

Americas Zone

Group I

Participating Teams

• Brazil — relegated to Group II in 2005
• Chile — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round
• Ecuador
• Paraguay — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round
• Peru
• Venezuela

Group II

Participating Teams

• Bahamas
• Cuba
• Dominican Republic
• Haiti — relegated to Group III in 2005
• Jamaica
• Mexico — promoted to Group I in 2005
• Puerto Rico — relegated to Group III in 2005
• Uruguay

Group III

Participating Teams

• Bolivia
• Colombia — promoted to Group II in 2005
• El Salvador
• Honduras
• Netherlands Antilles — promoted to Group II in 2005
• Trinidad and Tobago — relegated to Group IV in 2005
• Panama
• U.S. Virgin Islands — relegated to Group IV in 2005

Group IV

Participating Teams

• Barbados
• Bermuda
• Costa Rica
• Eastern Caribbean
• Guatemala — promoted to Group III in 2005
• Saint Lucia — promoted to Group III in 2005

Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I

Participating Teams

• Chinese Taipei
• India
• Indonesia
• Japan — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round
• New Zealand — relegated to Group II in 2005
• Pakistan
• Thailand — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round
• Uzbekistan

Group II

Participating Teams

• China — promoted to Group I in 2005
• Hong Kong — relegated to Group III in 2005
• Iran
• Kuwait
• Lebanon
• Malaysia — relegated to Group III in 2005
• Philippines
• South Korea

Group III

Participating Teams

• Bahrain
• Oman — relegated to Group IV in 2005
• Kazakhstan — promoted to Group II in 2005
• Pacific Oceania — promoted to Group II in 2005
• Qatar
• Syria — relegated to Group IV in 2005
• Tajikistan
• Vietnam

Group IV

Participating Teams

• Bangladesh
• Brunei
• Iraq
• Jordan
• Kyrgyzstan
• Myanmar
• Saudi Arabia — promoted to Group III in 2005
• Singapore
• Sri Lanka — promoted to Group III in 2005
• Turkmenistan
• United Arab Emirates

Europe/Africa Zone

Group I

Participating Teams

• Belgium — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round
• Finland — relegated to Group II in 2005
• Germany — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round
• Great Britain — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round
• Greece — relegated to Group II in 2005
• Israel
• Luxembourg
• Slovakia — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round
• South Africa
• Zimbabwe

Group II

Participating Teams

• Algeria
• Bulgaria
• Denmark — withdrew; relegated to Group III in 2005
• Egypt — relegated to Group III in 2005
• Georgia
• Hungary
• Ireland — relegated to Group III in 2005
• Italy — promoted to Group I in 2005
• Latvia
• Norway
• Poland
• Portugal
• Serbia and Montenegro — promoted to Group I in 2005
• Slovenia
• Tunisia — relegated to Group III in 2005
• Ukraine

Group III

Venue I

Participating Teams

• Ivory Coast — promoted to Group II in 2005
• Ghana — promoted to Group II in 2005
• Kenya
• Madagascar
• Namibia
• Turkey

Venue II

Participating Teams

• Andorra — relegated to Group IV in 2005
• Cyprus
• Estonia — promoted to Group II in 2005
• Iceland
• Lithuania
• Macedonia
• Monaco — promoted to Group II in 2005

Group IV

Venue I

Participating Teams

• Gabon
• Mali
• Nigeria — promoted to Group III in 2005
• San Marino — promoted to Group III in 2005
• Senegal

Venue II

Participating Teams

• Armenia — promoted to Group III in 2005
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — promoted to Group III in 2005
• Botswana
• Malta
• Mauritius
• Moldova
• Rwanda
• Uganda

References

External links

• Official Site