2006 Davis Cup

The 2006 Davis Cup was the 95th edition of the most important tournament between nations in men's tennis. Sixteen teams participated in the World Group and 125 participated in total. The first round matches were played 10–12 February and the final took place 1–3 December 2006 at Olympic Stadium in Moscow, with Russia defeating Argentina.

World Group

Draw

First round losers play along with Zonal Group I qualifiers in World Group play-offs.

World Group play-offs

Date: 22–24 September

Home team	Score	Visiting team	Location	Venue	Door	Surface
'	5–0		Pörtschach	Werzer Arena	Outdoor	Clay
'	4–1		Düsseldorf	Rochus Club	Outdoor	Clay
	1–4	'	Leiden	Groenoordhallen	Indoor	Carpet
'	4–1		Bucharest	Club Sportiv Progresul Bucuresti	Outdoor	Clay
	2–3	'	Bratislava	Sibamac Arena	Indoor	Hard
'	4–1		Santander	Real Sociedad de Tenis de La Magdalena	Outdoor	Clay
	1–3	'	Belo Horizonte	Expominas	Outdoor	Clay
'	4–1		Geneva	Palexpo	Indoor	Hard

,,,, and will remain in the World Group in 2007.
and are promoted to the World Group in 2007.
,,,, and will remain in Zonal Group I in 2007.
and are relegated to Zonal Group I in 2007.

Americas Zone

Group II

The Americas Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2006.
In the Americas Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams compete against each other to advance to the upper tier. Winners in Group II advanced to the Americas Zone Group I. Teams who lost their respective ties competed in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group II, whereas teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Americas Zone Group III in 2007.

Participating nations

Draw

Bolivia and Guatemala relegated to Group III in 2007.
Colombia promoted to Group I in 2007.

Third round

Group III

Venue: Maya Country Club, Santa Tecla, El Salvador

Date: 14–18 June

El Salvador and Cuba promoted to Group II in 2007.
Trinidad & Tobago and Honduras relegated to Group IV in 2007.

Group IV

The Americas Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2006.
In the Americas Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier. The five teams in Group IV played in a single Round-robin tournament. The top two teams were promoted to the Americas Zone Group III in 2007. All other teams remained in Group IV.

Draw

Venue: Maya Country Club, Santa Tecla, El Salvador
Date: 14–18 June
Barbados and Panama promoted to Group III in 2007.

Results

Saint Lucia vs. Barbados

Asia/Oceania Zone

Group III

Venue: Manila Polo Club, Makati, Manila, Philippines

Date: 19–23 July

Philippines and Iran promoted to Group II in 2007.
Bahrain and Bangladesh relegated to Group IV in 2007.

Group IV

Venue: Al Hussein Tennis Club, Amman, Jordan

Date: 6–9 April

Oman and United Arab Emirates promoted to Group III in 2007.

Europe/Africa Zone

Group III

Zone A

Venue: Teniski Klub 'MLADOST', Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Date: 19–23 July

Zone B

Venue: BTA Centre, Gaborone, Botswana
Date: 26–30 July

Group IV

Venue: Marsa Sports Club, Marsa, Malta
Date: 19–23 July

The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2006.
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 July 19–23, in Marsa Sports Club, Marsa, Malta, on outdoor hard courts.

Format

Senegal withdrew from the tournament. The seven remaining 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 2007. They were placed in the promotion pool to determine places 1–4. The remaining teams in each group from the preliminary round were placed in a second pool to determine places 5–7.

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.
Mauritius, Madagascar, Iceland, and San Marino promoted to Group III in 2007.

Placement pool

The bottom two teams from Pool A and the bottom team from Pool B were placed in the placement pool to determine places 5–7. Results and points from games against the opponent from the preliminary round were carried forward.

Final standings

,,, and promoted to Group III in 2007.
withdrew from the tournament.