2005 Davis Cup World Group

2005 Davis Cup 2005 Davis Cup World Group 4 March – 4 December 25th CRO Davis Cup The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 2005. 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 2006. On February 13, 2006, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) announced that Karol Beck had tested positive for the beta agonist clenbuterol during the semifinal for Slovakia against Argentina. As a consequence, the ITF suspended him from the game for two years.Beck hit with two-year doping ban BBC Sport BBC 13 February 2006 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/4665526.stm 18 January 2011 Davis Cup scorecards – 2005 http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/scorecards/scorecards-2005.aspx www.daviscup.com ITF Participating teams Participating teams ARG AUS AUT BLRCZECHICROFRANEDROURUSSVKESPSWESUIUSA Draw 4–6 March 15–17 July 23–25 September 2–4 December Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard) 1 ESP 1 SVK 4 Fribourg, Switzerland (indoor hard) 7 SUI 2 NED 3 Sydney, Australia (grass) 4 AUS 5 AUT 0 Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) 6 ARG 5 CZE 0 Moscow, Russia (indoor carpet) CHI 1 5 RUS 4 Strasbourg, France (indoor clay) SWE 1 3 FRA 4 Brașov, Romania (indoor clay) ROU 3 8 BLR 2 Los Angeles, United States (hard) CRO 3 2 USA 2 Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard) SVK 4 NED 1 Sydney, Australia (grass) 4 AUS 1 6 ARG 4 Moscow, Russia (indoor clay) 5 RUS 3 3 FRA 2 Split, Croatia (indoor carpet) ROU 1 CRO 4 Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard) SVK 4 6 ARG 1 Split, Croatia (indoor carpet) 5 RUS 2 CRO 3 Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard) SVK 2 CRO 3 First round Slovakia vs. Spain SVK ESP National Tennis Centre, Bratislava, Slovakiahttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100006597 Slovakia v Spain daviscup.com 4–6 March 2005 Hard (i) 4 1 Karol Beck 6 7 6 Feliciano López 4 5 3 Dominik Hrbatý 6 6 6.065 6 Fernando Verdasco 3 4 7 3 Karol Beck Michal Mertiňák 7 6 7 Albert Costa Rafael Nadal 6.025 4 6.075 Michal Mertiňák 6 6.025 6 Feliciano López 0 7 4 Kamil Čapkovič 2 2 Fernando Verdasco 6 6 Switzerland vs. Netherlands SUI NED Expo Centre, Fribourg, Switzerlandhttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100006598 Switzerland v Netherlands daviscup.com 4–6 March 2005 Hard (i) 2 3 Marco Chiudinelli 6.035 6 3 7 2 Sjeng Schalken 7 4 6 5 6 Stanislas Wawrinka 6.12 7 6.065 4 Peter Wessels 7 6.035 7 6 Yves Allegro George Bastl 5 4 7 7 9 Dennis van Scheppingen Peter Wessels 7 6 6.045 5 7 Stanislas Wawrinka 6 2 4 6 7 Sjeng Schalken 1 6 6 2 9 Marco Chiudinelli 4 Peter Wessels 6 2 Australia vs. Austria AUS AUT Sydney International Tennis Centre, Sydney, Australiahttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100006599 Australia v Austria daviscup.com 4–6 March 2005 Grass 5 0 Lleyton Hewitt 6 6 6 Alexander Peya 2 3 4 Wayne Arthurs 7 6 6 Jürgen Melzer 6.045 2 4 Wayne Arthurs Todd Woodbridge 4 6 2 6 7 Julian Knowle Jürgen Melzer 6 3 6 4 5 Todd Woodbridge 6 4 7 Marco Mirnegg 3 6 5 Chris Guccione 6 6 Alexander Peya 3 4 Argentina vs. Czech Republic ARG CZE Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentinahttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100006600 Argentina v Czech Republic daviscup.com 4–6 March 2005 Clay 5 0 David Nalbandian 4 6 6 6 Jiří Novák 6 2 3 4 Guillermo Coria 6 3 6 6 Tomáš Berdych 3 6 0 3 Guillermo Cañas David Nalbandian 6 4 6 6 Jan Hernych Tomáš Zíb 3 6 1 2 Guillermo Coria 6 6 Jan Hernych 3 0 Agustín Calleri 6 6 Tomáš Zíb 2 4 Russia vs. Chile RUS CHI Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russiahttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100006601 Russia v Chile daviscup.com 4–6 March 2005 Carpet (i) 4 1 Mikhail Youzhny 6.035 7 3 6.035 Fernando González 7 5 6 7 Marat Safin 6 3 6 7 Adrián García 1 6 3 6.035 Marat Safin Mikhail Youzhny 6 6 6 Adrián García Fernando González 3 4 3 Marat Safin 7 7 1 6.025 6 Fernando González 6.035 6.045 6 7 4 Nikolay Davydenko 6 6 Paul Capdeville 2 1 France vs. Sweden FRA SWE Hall Rhénus Sport, Strasbourg, Francehttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100006602 France v Sweden daviscup.com 4–6 March 2005 Clay (i) 3 2 Paul-Henri Mathieu 6 6 6 Joachim Johansson 3 4 2 Sébastien Grosjean 4 4 6.01 Thomas Johansson 6 6 7 Arnaud Clément Michaël Llodra 7 6 6.035 6 Simon Aspelin Jonas Björkman 6.045 4 7 4 Sébastien Grosjean 6 1 4 1 Joachim Johansson 3 6 6 6 Paul-Henri Mathieu 6 6 6.035 6 Thomas Johansson 1 4 7 4 Romania vs. Belarus ROU BLR Dumitru Popescu Colibași Sports Hall, Brașov, Romaniahttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100006603 Romania v Belarus daviscup.com 2016-04-09 2014-09-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20160409181038/http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100006603 dead 4–6 March 2005 Clay (i) 3 2 Victor Hănescu 6.055 4 6 4 Max Mirnyi 7 6 3 6 Andrei Pavel 6 7 7 Vladimir Voltchkov 4 6.015 6.015 Andrei Pavel Gabriel Trifu 6.025 3 4 Max Mirnyi Vladimir Voltchkov 7 6 6 Andrei Pavel 6 7 4 6 Max Mirnyi 1 6.00 6 3 Victor Hănescu 7 6 7 Vladimir Voltchkov 6.015 4 6.055 United States vs. Croatia USA CRO The Home Depot Center, Los Angeles, United Stateshttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100006604 United States v Croatia daviscup.com 4–6 March 2005 Hard 2 3 Andre Agassi 3 6.00 3 Ivan Ljubičić 6 7 6 Andy Roddick 4 6 6 6 Mario Ančić 6 2 1 4 Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 6 6.075 4 4 Mario Ančić Ivan Ljubičić 3 7 6 6 Andy Roddick 6 3 6.105 7 2 Ivan Ljubičić 4 6 7 6.065 6 Bob Bryan 6 3 6 Roko Karanušić 2 6 1 Quarterfinals Slovakia vs. Netherlands SVK NED Sibamac Arena National Tennis Centre, Bratislava, Slovakiahttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100006605 Slovakia v Netherlands daviscup.com 15–17 July 2005 Hard (i) 4 1 Dominik Hrbatý 6 5 6 6 Raemon Sluiter 1 7 4 3 Karol Beck 7 5 7 4 2 Peter Wessels 6.045 7 6.025 6 6 Karol Beck Michal Mertiňák 5 6 6 7 Paul Haarhuis Melle van Gemerden 7 3 4 5 Dominik Hrbatý 6 6 3 Peter Wessels 3 1 0 3 Michal Mertiňák 4 6 6 Melle van Gemerden 6 3 4 Australia vs. Argentina AUS ARG Sydney International Tennis Centre, Sydney, Australiahttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100006606 Australia v Argentina daviscup.com 15–17 July 2005 Grass 1 4 Lleyton Hewitt 7 6 1 6 Guillermo Coria 6.045 1 6 2 Wayne Arthurs 3 6.075 7 2 David Nalbandian 6 7 5 6 Wayne Arthurs Lleyton Hewitt 6.055 4 3 David Nalbandian Mariano Puerta 7 6 6 Lleyton Hewitt 2 4 4 David Nalbandian 6 6 6 Peter Luczak 3 6.105 Guillermo Coria 6 7 Russia vs. France RUS FRA Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russiahttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100006607 Russia v France daviscup.com 15–17 July 2005 Clay (i) 3 2 Igor Andreev 4 3 6.01 Richard Gasquet 6 6 7 Nikolay Davydenko 7 6 7 Paul-Henri Mathieu 5 2 5 Igor Andreev Mikhail Youzhny 5 4 7 2 Arnaud Clément Michaël Llodra 7 6 6.025 6 Nikolay Davydenko 6 4 6 6 Richard Gasquet 2 6 2 1 Igor Andreev 6 6 6 Paul-Henri Mathieu 0 2 1 Croatia vs. Romania CRO ROU Dvorana SC Gripe, Split, Croatiahttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100006608 Croatia v Romania daviscup.com 15–17 July 2005 Carpet (i) 4 1 Mario Ančić 6 4 6 3 4 Andrei Pavel 1 6 4 6 6 Ivan Ljubičić 6 6 7 Victor Hănescu 3 2 6.025 Mario Ančić Ivan Ljubičić 5 6 6.085 6 6 Andrei Pavel Gabriel Trifu 7 4 7 4 4 Ivan Ljubičić 6 6 6 Andrei Pavel 3 4 3 Mario Ančić 7 7 Victor Hănescu 6.025 6.075 Semifinals Slovakia vs. Argentina SVK ARG Sibamac Arena National Tennis Centre, Bratislava, Slovakiahttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100006608 Slovakia v Argentina daviscup.com 23–25 September 2005 Hard (i) 4 1 Karol Beck 7 6 6 Guillermo Coria 5 4 4 Dominik Hrbatý 6 5 5 3 David Nalbandian 3 7 7 6 Karol Beck Michal Mertiňák 7 7 7 David Nalbandian Mariano Puerta 6.045 5 6.045 Dominik Hrbatý 7 6 6 Guillermo Coria 6.015 2 3 Karol Kučera 4 6 2 Mariano Puerta 6 3 1 3 Croatia vs. Russia CRO RUS Dvorana SC Gripe, Split, Croatiahttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100006610 Croatia v Russia daviscup.com 23–25 September 2005 Hard (i) 3 2 Mario Ančić 5 4 7 4 Nikolay Davydenko 7 6 5 6 Ivan Ljubičić 3 6 6 4 6 Mikhail Youzhny 6 3 4 6 4 Mario Ančić Ivan Ljubičić 6 4 7 3 6 Igor Andreev Dmitry Tursunov 2 6 6.045 6 4 Ivan Ljubičić 6 7 6 Nikolay Davydenko 3 6.055 4 Ivo Karlović 4 4 Dmitry Tursunov 6 6 Final Slovakia vs. Croatia SVK CRO Sibamac Arena, Bratislava, Slovakiahttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100006611 Slovakia v Croatia daviscup.com 2015-09-23 2014-09-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20150923224550/http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100006611 dead 2–4 December 2005 Hard (i) 2 3 Karol Kučera 3 4 3 Ivan Ljubičić 6 6 6 Dominik Hrbatý 7 6 6.035 6 Mario Ančić 6.035 4 7 4 Dominik Hrbatý Michal Mertiňák 6.045 3 6.045 Mario Ančić Ivan Ljubičić 7 6 7 Dominik Hrbatý 4 6 6 3 6 Ivan Ljubičić 6 3 4 6 4 Michal Mertiňák 6.01 3 4 Mario Ančić 7 6 6 References World Group