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, Slovakia, with Croatia defeating Slovakia for their first title.

[edit] World Group

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

[edit] Draw

	First round 4-6 March					Quarterfinals 15-17 July					Semifinals 23-25 September					Final 2-4 December
	Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard)
	1	Spain	1
						Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard)
		Slovakia	4
							Slovakia	4
	Fribourg, Switzerland (indoor hard)
							Netherlands	1
	7	Switzerland	2
											Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard)
		Netherlands	3
												Slovakia	4
	Sydney, Australia (grass)
										6	Argentina	1
	4	Australia	5
						Sydney, Australia (grass)
		Austria	0
						4	Australia	1
	Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
						6	Argentina	4
	6	Argentina	5
																Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard)
		Czech Republic	0
																	Slovakia	2
	Moscow, Russia (indoor carpet)
																Croatia	3
		Chile	1
						Moscow, Russia (indoor clay)
	5	Russia	4
						5	Russia	3
	Strasbourg, France (indoor clay)
						3	France	2
		Sweden	1
											Split, Croatia (indoor carpet)
	3	France	4
											5	Russia	2
	Braşov, Romania (indoor clay)
											Croatia	3
		Romania	3
						Split, Croatia (indoor carpet)
	8	Belarus	2
							Romania	1
	Carson, CA, United States (hard)
							Croatia	4
		Croatia	3
	2	United States	2

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

[edit] Final

Slovakia 2	Sibamac Arena, Bratislava, Slovakia 2 December - 4 December 2005 hard (indoors)		Croatia 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Karol Kučera Ivan Ljubičić 3 6 4 6 3 6       2 Dominik Hrbatý Mario Ančić 7 65 6 4 65 7 6 4     3 Dominik Hrbatý / Michal Mertiňák Mario Ančić / Ivan Ljubičić 65 7 3 6 65 7       4 Dominik Hrbatý Ivan Ljubičić 4 6 6 3 6 4 3 6 6 4   5 Michal Mertiňák Mario Ančić 6 7 3 6 4 6

[edit] World Group Play-offs

Date: 23-25 September

Venue (surface)	Winner	Score	Loser
Pörtschach, Austria (hard)	Austria	4-1	Ecuador
Toronto, Canada (hard)	Belarus	3-2	Canada
Santiago, Chile (clay)	Chile	5-0	Pakistan
Liberec, Czech Republic (indoor clay)	Germany	3-2	Czech Republic
Torre del Greco, Italy (clay)	Spain	3-2	Italy
New Delhi, India (grass)	Sweden	3-1	India
Geneva, Switzerland (indoor clay)	Switzerland	5-0	Great Britain
Leuven, Belgium (indoor clay)	United States	4-1	Belgium

• Germany promoted to World Group in 2006.
• Austria, Belarus, Chile, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and United States remain in World Group in 2006.
• Belgium (EA), Canada (AM), Ecuador (AM), Great Britain (EA), India (AO), Italy (EA), and Pakistan (AO) remain in Group I in 2006.
• Czech Republic (EA) relegated to Group I in 2006.

[edit] Americas Zone

[edit] Group I

Participating Teams

•  Canada — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round
•  Ecuador — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round
•  Mexico
•  Paraguay — relegated to Group II in 2006
•  Peru
•  Venezuela

[edit] Group II

Participating Teams

•  Bahamas — relegated to Group III in 2006
•  Brazil — promoted to Group I in 2006
•  Colombia
•  Cuba — relegated to Group III in 2006
•  Dominican Republic
•  Jamaica
•  Netherlands Antilles
•  Uruguay

[edit] Group III

Participating Teams

•  Bolivia — promoted to Group II in 2006
•  El Salvador
•  Guatemala — promoted to Group II in 2006
•  Haiti
•  Honduras
•  Panama — relegated to Group IV in 2006
•  Puerto Rico
•  Saint Lucia — relegated to Group IV in 2006

[edit] Group IV

Participating Teams

•  Barbados
•  Bermuda
•  Costa Rica — promoted to Group III in 2006
•  Trinidad and Tobago — promoted to Group III in 2006
•  U.S. Virgin Islands

[edit] Asia/Oceania Zone

[edit] Group I

Participating Teams

•  China
•  Chinese Taipei
•  India — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round
•  Indonesia — relegated to Group II in 2006
•  Japan
•  Pakistan — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round
•  Thailand
•  Uzbekistan

[edit] Group II

Participating Teams

•  Iran — relegated to Group III in 2006
•  Kazakhstan
•  Kuwait
•  Lebanon
•  New Zealand
•  Pacific Oceania
•  Philippines — relegated to Group III in 2006
•  South Korea — promoted to Group I in 2006

[edit] Group III

Participating Teams

•  Bahrain
•  Hong Kong — promoted to Group II in 2006
•  Malaysia — promoted to Group II in 2006
•  Qatar — relegated to Group IV in 2006
•  Saudi Arabia
•  Sri Lanka
•  Tajikistan — relegated to Group IV in 2006
•  Vietnam

[edit] Group IV

Participating Teams

•  Bangladesh — promoted to Group III in 2006
•  Iraq
•  Jordan
•  Kyrgyzstan
•  Myanmar
•  Oman
•  Singapore — promoted to Group III in 2006
•  Syria
•  Turkmenistan
•  United Arab Emirates

[edit] Europe/Africa Zone

[edit] Group I

Participating Teams

•  Belgium — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round
•  Germany — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round
•  Great Britain — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round
•  Israel
•  Italy — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round
•  Luxembourg
•  Morocco
•  Serbia and Montenegro
•  South Africa — relegated to Group II in 2006
•  Zimbabwe — relegated to Group II in 2006

[edit] Group II

Participating Teams

•  Algeria
•  Bulgaria
•  Côte d'Ivoire — relegated to Group III in 2006
•  Estonia — relegated to Group III in 2006
•  Finland
•  Georgia
•  Ghana — relegated to Group III in 2006
•  Greece
•  Hungary
•  Latvia
•  Monaco — relegated to Group III in 2006
•  Norway
•  Poland
•  Portugal — promoted to Group I in 2006
•  Slovenia
•  Ukraine — promoted to Group I in 2006

[edit] Group III

[edit] Venue I

Participating Teams

•  Bosnia and Herzegovina
•  Denmark
•  Egypt — promoted to Group II in 2006
•  Kenya — relegated to Group IV in 2006
•  Lithuania
•  Macedonia — promoted to Group II in 2006
•  Madagascar — relegated to Group IV in 2006
•  Namibia

[edit] Venue II

Participating Teams

•  Armenia
•  Cyprus — promoted to Group II in 2006
•  Iceland — relegated to Group IV in 2006
•  Ireland — promoted to Group II in 2006
•  Nigeria
•  San Marino — relegated to Group IV in 2006
•  Tunisia
•  Turkey

[edit] Group IV

Participating Teams

•  Andorra — promoted to Group III in 2006
•  Azerbaijan
•  Benin
•  Botswana — promoted to Group III in 2006
•  Djibouti
•  Malta
•  Mauritius
•  Moldova — promoted to Group III in 2006
•  Rwanda — promoted to Group III in 2006
•  Senegal
•  Uganda

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