2005 Davis Cup

2005 edition of the Davis Cup From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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.[1][2][3]

Duration4 March – 4 December 2005
Edition94th
Teams130
Winning nation Croatia
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2005 Davis Cup
Details
Duration4 March – 4 December 2005
Edition94th
Teams130
Champion
Winning nation Croatia
2004
2006
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World Group

More information Participating Teams, Argentina ...
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Draw

First round
4-6 March
Quarterfinals
15-17 July
Semifinals
23-25 September
Final
2-4 December
Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard)
1 Spain1
Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard)
 Slovakia4
 Slovakia4
Fribourg, Switzerland (indoor hard)
 Netherlands1
7  Switzerland2
Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard)
 Netherlands3
 Slovakia4
Sydney, Australia (grass)
6 Argentina1
4 Australia5
Sydney, Australia (grass)
 Austria0
4 Australia1
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
6 Argentina4
6 Argentina5
Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard)
 Czech Republic0
 Slovakia2
Moscow, Russia (indoor carpet)
 Croatia3
 Chile1
Moscow, Russia (indoor clay)
5 Russia4
5 Russia3
Strasbourg, France (indoor clay)
3 France2
 Sweden1
Split, Croatia (indoor carpet)
3 France4
5 Russia2
Braşov, Romania (indoor clay)
 Croatia3
 Romania3
Split, Croatia (indoor carpet)
8 Belarus2
 Romania1
Los Angeles, United States (hard)
 Croatia4
 Croatia3
2 United States2

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

Final

More information Slovakia 2, Croatia 3 ...

Slovakia
2
Sibamac Arena, Bratislava, Slovakia[4]
2–4 December 2005
Hard (i)

Croatia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Slovakia
Croatia
Karol Kučera
Ivan Ljubičić
3
6
4
6
3
6
     
2 Slovakia
Croatia
Dominik Hrbatý
Mario Ančić
77
64
6
4
64
77
6
4
   
3 Slovakia
Croatia
Dominik Hrbatý / Michal Mertiňák
Mario Ančić / Ivan Ljubičić
65
77
3
6
65
77
     
4 Slovakia
Croatia
Dominik Hrbatý
Ivan Ljubičić
4
6
6
3
6
4
3
6
6
4
 
5 Slovakia
Croatia
Michal Mertiňák
Mario Ančić
61
77
3
6
4
6
     
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World Group play-offs

Date: 23–25 September

More information Home team, Score ...
Home teamScoreVisiting teamLocationVenueDoorSurface
 Austria4–1 EcuadorPörtschachWerzer ArenaOutdoorHard
 Canada2–3 BelarusTorontoRexall CentreOutdoorHard
 Chile5–0 PakistanSantiagoEstadio NacionalOutdoorClay
 Czech Republic2–3 GermanyLiberecTipsport Arena (Liberec)IndoorClay
 Italy2–3 SpainTorre del GrecoSporting Club OplontiOutdoorClay
 India1–3 SwedenNew DelhiR.K. Khanna Tennis ComplexOutdoorGrass
  Switzerland5–0 Great BritainGenevaPalexpoIndoorClay
 Belgium1–4 United StatesLeuvenSportplaza LeuvenIndoorClay
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Americas Zone

Group I

Second Round Play-offsFirst Round Play-offsFirst RoundSecond Round
1 Canada
byeValencia, Venezuela (clay)
bye1 Canada4
 PeruCaracas, Venezuela (hard) Venezuela0
 Venezuela4
Lima, Peru (clay) Peru1
 Peru5
2 Paraguay0Guanajuato, Mexico (indoor hard)
 Mexico2
Puebla, Mexico (indoor hard) Ecuador3Guayaquil, Ecuador (clay)
 Mexico5 Ecuador5
2 Paraguay02 Paraguay0
bye
2 Paraguay
  • Paraguay relegated to Group II in 2006.
  • Canada and Ecuador advance to World Group Play-off.

Group II

Play-offsFirst RoundSecond RoundThird Round
Bogotá, Colombia (clay)
 Colombia0
Bogotá, Colombia (clay)1 Brazil5Santa Catarina, Brazil (indoor clay)
 Colombia51 Brazil5
3 Bahamas0Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles (hard) Netherlands Antilles0
3 Bahamas2
 Netherlands Antilles3Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)
1 Brazil3
Havana, Cuba (hard)4 Uruguay2
 Cuba2
Kingston, Jamaica (hard)4 Uruguay3Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)
 Cuba14 Uruguay4
 Jamaica3Kingston, Jamaica (hard)2 Dominican Republic1
 Jamaica2
2 Dominican Republic3
  • Bahamas and Cuba relegated to Group III in 2006.
  • Brazil promoted to Group I in 2006.

Group III

Venue: Club de Tenis La Paz, La Paz, Bolivia (clay)
Date: Week of 28 February

Group A BOL HAI HON LCA
1  Bolivia (3–0) 3–0 3–0 3–0
2  Haiti (2–1) 0–3 3–0 2–1
3  Honduras (1–2) 0–3 0–3 3–0
4  Saint Lucia (0–3) 0–3 1–2 0–3
Group B GUA PUR ESA PAN
1  Guatemala (3–0) 2–1 2–1 3–0
2  Puerto Rico (2–1) 1–2 2–1 2–1
3  El Salvador (1–2) 1–2 1–2 3–0
4  Panama (0–3) 0–3 1–2 0–3

(scores in italics carried over from Groups)

1st–4th Play-off GUA BOL PUR HAI
1  Guatemala (3–0) 3–0 2–1 3–0
2  Bolivia (2–1) 0–3 3–0 3–0
3  Puerto Rico (1–2) 1–2 0–3 2–0
4  Haiti (0–3) 0–3 0–3 0–2
5th–8th Play-off HON ESA PAN LCA
1  Honduras (3–0) 2–0 2–1 3–0
2  El Salvador (2–1) 0–2 3–0 3–0
3  Panama (1–2) 1–2 0–3 2–0
4  Saint Lucia (0–3) 0–3 0–3 0–2
  • Guatemala and Bolivia promoted to Group II in 2006.
  • Panama and St. Lucia relegated to Group IV in 2006.

The Group III tournament was held in the Week commencing February 28, in Club de Tenis La Paz, La Paz, Bolivia, on outdoor clay courts.[5]

Format

The eight teams were split into two groups and played in a round-robin format. The top two teams of each group advanced to the promotion pool, from which the two top teams were promoted to the Americas Zone Group II in 2006. The last two placed teams of each group from the preliminary round were relegated into the relegation pool, from which the two bottom teams were relegated to the Americas Zone Group IV in 2006.

Pool A

Group A BOL HAI HON LCA
1  Bolivia (3–0) 3–0 3–0 3–0
2  Haiti (2–1) 0–3 3–0 2–1
3  Honduras (1–2) 0–3 0–3 3–0
4  Saint Lucia (0–3) 0–3 1–2 0–3

Haiti vs. Saint Lucia

More information Haiti 2, Saint Lucia 1 ...

Haiti
2
Club de Tenis La Paz, La Paz, Bolivia[6]
2 March 2005
Clay

Saint Lucia
1
1 2 3
1 Haiti
Saint Lucia
Bertrand Madsen
Vernon Lewis
6
3
6
4
   
2 Haiti
Saint Lucia
Olivier Sajous
Sirsean Arlain
6
2
6
1
   
3 Haiti
Saint Lucia
Gael Gaetjens / Iphton Louis
Kane Easter / Vernon Lewis
4
6
4
6
   
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Honduras vs. Bolivia

More information Honduras 0, Bolivia 3 ...

Honduras
0
Club de Tenis La Paz, La Paz, Bolivia[7]
2 March 2005
Clay

Bolivia
3
1 2 3
1 Honduras
Bolivia
José Moncada
José Antelo
5
7
2
6
   
2 Honduras
Bolivia
Calton Álvarez
Mauricio Estívariz
2
6
5
7
   
3 Honduras
Bolivia
Carlos Cáceres / José Moncada
José Antelo / Mauricio Estívariz
6
2
5
7
2
6
 
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Haiti vs. Bolivia

More information Haiti 0, Bolivia 3 ...

Haiti
0
Club de Tenis La Paz, La Paz, Bolivia[8]
3 March 2005
Clay

Bolivia
3
1 2 3
1 Haiti
Bolivia
Bertrand Madsen
José Antelo
6
3
3
6
4
6
 
2 Haiti
Bolivia
Olivier Sajous
Mauricio Estívariz
1
6
68
710
   
3 Haiti
Bolivia
Iphton Louis / Bertrand Madsen
Mario Salinas / Jorge Villanueva
2
6
77
62
8
10
 
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Honduras vs. Saint Lucia

More information Honduras 3, Saint Lucia 0 ...

Honduras
3
Club de Tenis La Paz, La Paz, Bolivia[9]
3 March 2005
Clay

Saint Lucia
0
1 2 3
1 Honduras
Saint Lucia
José Moncada
Alberton Richelieu
6
4
7
5
   
2 Honduras
Saint Lucia
Calton Álvarez
Vernon Lewis
6
1
6
4
   
3 Honduras
Saint Lucia
Carlos Cáceres / José Moncada
Kane Easter / Vernon Lewis
6
3
2
6
7
5
 
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Haiti vs. Honduras

More information Haiti 3, Honduras 0 ...

Haiti
3
Club de Tenis La Paz, La Paz, Bolivia[10]
4 March 2005
Clay

Honduras
0
1 2 3
1 Haiti
Honduras
Bertrand Madsen
José Moncada
6
3
6
4
   
2 Haiti
Honduras
Olivier Sajous
Calton Álvarez
77
65
6
4
   
3 Haiti
Honduras
Gael Gaetjens / Iphton Louis
Carlos Cáceres / José Moncada
6
3
6
3
   
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Bolivia vs. Saint Lucia

More information Bolivia 3, Saint Lucia 0 ...

Bolivia
3
Club de Tenis La Paz, La Paz, Bolivia[11]
4 March 2005
Clay

Saint Lucia
0
1 2 3
1 Bolivia
Saint Lucia
José Antelo
Kane Easter
6
0
6
3
   
2 Bolivia
Saint Lucia
Mauricio Estívariz
Sirsean Arlain
6
0
6
1
   
3 Bolivia
Saint Lucia
Mario Salinas / Jorge Villanueva
Sirsean Arlain / Kane Easter
6
3
6
3
   
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Pool B

Group B GUA PUR ESA PAN
1  Guatemala (3–0) 2–1 2–1 3–0
2  Puerto Rico (2–1) 1–2 2–1 2–1
3  El Salvador (1–2) 1–2 1–2 3–0
4  Panama (0–3) 0–3 1–2 0–3

Guatemala vs. Panama

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Guatemala
3
Club de Tenis La Paz, La Paz, Bolivia[12]
2 March 2005
Clay

Panama
0
1 2 3
1 Guatemala
Panama
Cristian Paiz
Alberto González
6
3
6
2
   
2 Guatemala
Panama
Jacobo Chávez
Augusto Alvarado
6
1
6
2
   
3 Guatemala
Panama
Manuel Chávez / Luis Pérez Chete
Braen Aneiros-Romero / Alberto González
6
2
6
4
   
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El Salvador vs. Puerto Rico

More information El Salvador 1, Puerto Rico 2 ...

El Salvador
1
Club de Tenis La Paz, La Paz, Bolivia[13]
2 March 2005
Clay

Puerto Rico
2
1 2 3
1 El Salvador
Puerto Rico
Manuel-Antonio Tejada-Ruiz
Jorge Rangel
1
6
4
6
   
2 El Salvador
Puerto Rico
Rafael Arévalo
Gabriel Montilla
6
2
6
0
   
3 El Salvador
Puerto Rico
Rafael Arévalo / Manuel-Antonio Tejada-Ruiz
Gilberto Álvarez / Gabriel Montilla
3
6
4
6
   
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Guatemala vs. Puerto Rico

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Guatemala
2
Club de Tenis La Paz, La Paz, Bolivia[14]
3 March 2005
Clay

Puerto Rico
1
1 2 3
1 Guatemala
Puerto Rico
Cristian Paiz
Jorge Rangel
6
2
6
1
   
2 Guatemala
Puerto Rico
Jacobo Chávez
Gabriel Montilla
6
3
6
2
   
3 Guatemala
Puerto Rico
Manuel Chávez / Luis Pérez Chete
Gilberto Álvarez / Gabriel Montilla
7
5
65
77
4
6
 
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El Salvador vs. Panama

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El Salvador
3
Club de Tenis La Paz, La Paz, Bolivia[15]
3 March 2005
Clay

Panama
0
1 2 3
1 El Salvador
Panama
Manuel-Antonio Tejada-Ruiz
Juan José Fuentes
6
2
6
2
   
2 El Salvador
Panama
Rafael Arévalo
Alberto González
6
2
6
1
   
3 El Salvador
Panama
Rafael Arévalo / Manuel-Antonio Tejada-Ruiz
Juan José Fuentes / Alberto González
6
3
6
3
   
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Guatemala vs. El Salvador

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Guatemala
2
Club de Tenis La Paz, La Paz, Bolivia[16]
4 March 2005
Clay

El Salvador
1
1 2 3
1 Guatemala
El Salvador
Cristian Paiz
Manuel-Antonio Tejada-Ruiz
6
3
6
4
   
2 Guatemala
El Salvador
Jacobo Chávez
Rafael Arévalo
3
6
1
6
   
3 Guatemala
El Salvador
Manuel Chávez / Luis Pérez Chete
Rafael Arévalo / Manuel-Antonio Tejada-Ruiz
6
4
6
4
   
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Puerto Rico vs. Panama

More information Puerto Rico 2, Panama 1 ...

Puerto Rico
2
Club de Tenis La Paz, La Paz, Bolivia[17]
4 March 2005
Clay

Panama
1
1 2 3
1 Puerto Rico
Panama
Gilberto Álvarez
Braen Aneiros-Romero
6
4
6
2
   
2 Puerto Rico
Panama
Gabriel Montilla
Alberto González
3
6
5
7
   
3 Puerto Rico
Panama
Gilberto Álvarez / Gabriel Montilla
Juan José Fuentes / Alberto González
6
3
6
2
   
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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.

(scores in italics carried over from Groups)

1st–4th Play-off GUA BOL PUR HAI
1  Guatemala (3–0) 3–0 2–1 3–0
2  Bolivia (2–1) 0–3 3–0 3–0
3  Puerto Rico (1–2) 1–2 0–3 2–0
4  Haiti (0–3) 0–3 0–3 0–2
  • Guatemala and Bolivia promoted to Group II in 2006.

Bolivia vs. Puerto Rico

More information Bolivia 3, Puerto Rico 0 ...

Bolivia
3
Club de Tenis La Paz, La Paz, Bolivia[18]
5 March 2005
Clay

Puerto Rico
0
1 2 3
1 Bolivia
Puerto Rico
José Antelo
Gilberto Álvarez
6
2
6
2
   
2 Bolivia
Puerto Rico
Mauricio Estívariz
Gabriel Montilla
7
5
6
2
   
3 Bolivia
Puerto Rico
José Antelo / Mauricio Estívariz
Gilberto Álvarez / Gabriel Montilla
5
7
6
3
6
2
 
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Haiti vs. Guatemala

More information Haiti 0, Guatemala 3 ...

Haiti
0
Club de Tenis La Paz, La Paz, Bolivia[19]
5 March 2005
Clay

Guatemala
3
1 2 3
1 Haiti
Guatemala
Bertrand Madsen
Luis Pérez Chete
4
6
6
2
4
6
 
2 Haiti
Guatemala
Olivier Sajous
Cristian Paiz
5
7
2
6
   
3 Haiti
Guatemala
Gael Gaetjens / Iphton Louis
Jacobo Chávez / Luis Pérez Chete
4
6
2
6
   
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Bolivia vs. Guatemala

More information Bolivia 0, Guatemala 3 ...

Bolivia
0
Club de Tenis La Paz, La Paz, Bolivia[20]
6 March 2005
Clay

Guatemala
3
1 2 3
1 Bolivia
Guatemala
José Antelo
Luis Pérez Chete
0
6
5
7
   
2 Bolivia
Guatemala
Mauricio Estívariz
Cristian Paiz
64
77
3
6
   
3 Bolivia
Guatemala
Mario Salinas / Jorge Villanueva
Jacobo Chávez / Manuel Chávez
6
2
4
6
2
6
 
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Haiti vs. Puerto Rico

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Haiti
0
Club de Tenis La Paz, La Paz, Bolivia[21]
6 March 2005
Clay

Puerto Rico
2
1 2 3
1 Haiti
Puerto Rico
Gael Gaetjens
Gilberto Álvarez
0
6
0
6
   
2 Haiti
Puerto Rico
Olivier Sajous
Jorge Rangel
3
6
3
6
   
3 Haiti
Puerto Rico
Gael Gaetjens / Olivier Sajous
Gilberto Álvarez / Jorge Rangel
      not
played
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Relegation pool

The bottom two teams from Pools A and B were placed in the relegation group. Results and points from games against the opponent from the preliminary round were carried forward.

(scores in italics carried over from Groups)

5th–8th Play-off HON ESA PAN LCA
1  Honduras (3–0) 2–0 2–1 3–0
2  El Salvador (2–1) 0–2 3–0 3–0
3  Panama (1–2) 1–2 0–3 2–0
4  Saint Lucia (0–3) 0–3 0–3 0–2
  • Panama and St. Lucia relegated to Group IV in 2006.

Honduras vs. Panama

More information Honduras 2, Panama 1 ...

Honduras
2
Club de Tenis La Paz, La Paz, Bolivia[22]
5 March 2005
Clay

Panama
1
1 2 3
1 Honduras
Panama
José Moncada
Braen Aneiros-Romero
3
6
6
3
6
2
 
2 Honduras
Panama
Calton Álvarez
Alberto González
5
7
4
6
   
3 Honduras
Panama
Carlos Cáceres / José Moncada
Braen Aneiros-Romero / Alberto González
6
4
77
63
   
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Saint Lucia vs. El Salvador

More information Saint Lucia 0, El Salvador 3 ...

Saint Lucia
0
Club de Tenis La Paz, La Paz, Bolivia[23]
5 March 2005
Clay

El Salvador
3
1 2 3
1 Saint Lucia
El Salvador
Vernon Lewis
Manuel-Antonio Tejada-Ruiz
6
3
0
6
2
6
 
2 Saint Lucia
El Salvador
Sirsean Arlain
Rafael Arévalo
1
6
0
6
   
3 Saint Lucia
El Salvador
Kane Easter / Alberton Richelieu
Rafael Arévalo / Manuel-Antonio Tejada-Ruiz
1
6
4
6
   
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Honduras vs. El Salvador

More information Honduras 2, El Salvador 0 ...

Honduras
2
Club de Tenis La Paz, La Paz, Bolivia[24]
6 March 2005
Clay

El Salvador
0
1 2 3
1 Honduras
El Salvador
Carlos Cáceres
Marcelo Arévalo
6
1
6
1
   
2 Honduras
El Salvador
José Moncada
Manuel-Antonio Tejada-Ruiz
6
4
63
77
6
1
 
3 Honduras
El Salvador
Carlos Cáceres / José Moncada
Marcelo Arévalo / Manuel-Antonio Tejada-Ruiz
      not
played
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Saint Lucia vs. Panama

More information Saint Lucia 0, Panama 2 ...

Saint Lucia
0
Club de Tenis La Paz, La Paz, Bolivia[25]
6 March 2005
Clay

Panama
2
1 2 3
1 Saint Lucia
Panama
Kane Easter
Braen Aneiros-Romero
68
710
6
4
4
6
 
2 Saint Lucia
Panama
Sirsean Arlain
Alberto González
3
6
3
6
   
3 Saint Lucia
Panama
Sirsean Arlain / Kane Easter
Braen Aneiros-Romero / Alberto González
      not
played
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Final standings

More information Rank, Team ...
RankTeam
1  Guatemala
2  Bolivia
3  Puerto Rico
4  Haiti
5  Honduras
6  El Salvador
7  Panama
8  Saint Lucia
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Group IV

More information Team, Pld ...
Team Pld W L MF MA
 Trinidad and Tobago431102
 Costa Rica43184
 Barbados43184
 Bermuda41339
 U.S. Virgin Islands404111
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Trinidad & Tobago and Costa Rica promoted to Group III for 2006.

Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I

Second-round play-offsFirst-round play-offsFirst RoundSecond Round
Lahore, Pakistan (grass)
S Thailand2
Osaka, Japan (indoor carpet) Pakistan3Lahore, Pakistan (grass)
S Thailand1 Pakistan4
 Japan4Taoyuan, Taiwan (hard)S Chinese Taipei1
S Chinese Taipei3
Bangkok, Thailand (hard) Japan2
S Thailand4
 Indonesia1Jakarta, Indonesia (hard)
 Indonesia2
Tianjin, China (hard)S Uzbekistan3Jaipur, India (grass)
 Indonesia1S Uzbekistan0
S China4New Delhi, India (grass) India5
 India5
S China0
  • Indonesia relegated to Group II in 2006.
  • Pakistan and India advance to World Group play-off.

Group II

Play-offsFirst RoundSecond RoundThird Round
Auckland, New Zealand (indoor hard)
1 New Zealand4
Tehran, Iran (clay) Kazakhstan1Auckland, New Zealand (indoor hard)
 Kazakhstan31 New Zealand3
4 Iran2Tehran, Iran (clay) Kuwait2
4 Iran1
 Kuwait4Auckland, New Zealand (indoor hard)
1 New Zealand2
Lautoka, Fiji (hard)2 South Korea3
 Pacific Oceania3
Beirut, Lebanon (clay)3 Lebanon2Seoul, South Korea (hard)
3 Lebanon3 Pacific Oceania0
 Philippines2Manila, Philippines (indoor clay)2 South Korea5
 Philippines2
2 South Korea3
  • Iran and the Philippines relegated to Group III in 2006.
  • South Korea promoted to Group I in 2006.

Group III

Venue: Victoria Park Tennis Centre, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard)
Date: 13–17 July

Group A HKG MAS KSA TJK
1  Hong Kong (3–0) 3–0 3–0 3–0
2  Malaysia (2–1) 0–3 2–1 3–0
3  Saudi Arabia (1–2) 0–3 1–2 2–1
4  Tajikistan (0–3) 0–3 0–3 1–2
Group B VIE SRI BRN QAT
1  Vietnam (3–0) 2–1 2–1 3–0
2  Sri Lanka (2–1) 1–2 3–0 3–0
3  Bahrain (1–2) 1–2 0–3 2–1
4  Qatar (0–3) 0–3 0–3 1–2

(scores in italics carried over from Groups)

1st–4th Play-off HKG MAS VIE SRI
1  Hong Kong (3–0) 3–0 3–0 3–0
2  Malaysia (2–1) 0–3 3–0 3–0
3  Vietnam (1–2) 0–3 0–3 2–1
4  Sri Lanka (0–3) 0–3 0–3 1–2
5th–8th Play-off BRN KSA QAT TJK
1  Bahrain (2–1) 2–1 2–1 1–2
2  Saudi Arabia (2–1) 1–2 2–1 2–1
3  Qatar (1–2) 1–2 1–2 2–1
4  Tajikistan (1–2) 2–1 1–2 1–2
  • Hong Kong and Malaysia promoted to Group II in 2006.
  • Qatar and Tajikistan relegated to Group IV in 2006.

Group IV

Venue: Thein Byu Tennis Club, Yangon, Myanmar (hard)
Date: 27 April–01 May

Pool A BAN UAE SYR KGZ TKM
1  Bangladesh (4–0) 2–1 2–1 3–0 2–1
2  United Arab Emirates (3–1) 1–2 2–1 2–1 3–0
3  Syria (2–2) 1–2 1–2 3–0 3–0
4  Kyrgyzstan (1–3) 0–3 1–2 0–3 3–0
5  Turkmenistan (0–4) 1–2 0–3 0–3 0–3
Pool B SIN OMA MYA JOR IRQ
1  Singapore (4–0) 2–1 3–0 2–1 3–0
2  Oman (3–1) 1–2 3–0 3–0 3–0
3  Myanmar (2–2) 0–3 0–3 3–0 3–0
4  Jordan (1–3) 1–2 0–3 0–3 3–0
5  Iraq (0–4) 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3
  • Bangladesh and Singapore promoted to Group III in 2006.

Europe/Africa Zone

Group I

Second Round Play-offsFirst Round Play-offsFirst roundSecond round
S Great Britain
Ramat Hasharon, Israel (hard)
bye
 IsraelS Great Britain3
bye Israel2
 Israel
Harare, Zimbabwe (indoor hard)
bye
 Israel4
 Zimbabwe1
S Belgium
Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro (clay)
bye
byeS Belgium3
Novi Sad, Serbia and Montenegro (indoor clay)
 Zimbabwe Serbia and Montenegro2
 Serbia and Montenegro5
 Zimbabwe0
Luxembourg City, Lux. (indoor hard)
 Italy5
Esch/Alzette, Luxembourg (indoor hard)Rome, Italy (clay)
 Luxembourg0
 Luxembourg3 Italy4
S Morocco2S Morocco1
bye
Khemisset, Morocco (clay)
S Morocco
S Morocco4
 South Africa1
bye
Doornfontein, South Africa (indoor hard)
 South Africa
 South Africa South Africa2
byeS Germany3
bye
S Germany
  • Zimbabwe and South Africa relegated to Group II in 2006.
  • Great Britain, Belgium, Italy, and Germany advance to World Group Play-off.

Group II

Relegation Play-offsFirst RoundSecond RoundThird Round
Accra, Ghana (hard)
 Ghana0
Accra, Ghana (hard)Helsinki, Finland (clay)
S Finland5
 Ghana2S Finland2
Sofia, Bulgaria (indoor carpet)
 Georgia3S Bulgaria3
S Bulgaria4
Donetsk, Ukraine (hard)
 Georgia1
S Bulgaria1
Hódmezővásárhely, Hungary (ind. hard)
S Ukraine4
S Hungary4
Oslo, Norway (clay)Donetsk, Ukraine (hard)
 Monaco1
 Monaco1S Hungary2
Kyiv, Ukraine (indoor carpet)
 Norway4S Ukraine3
S Ukraine4
 Norway1
Tallinn, Estonia (indoor carpet)
 Estonia1
Gdynia, Poland (clay)Lisbon, Portugal (clay)
S Portugal4
 Estonia0S Portugal3
Algiers, Algeria (clay)
S Poland5 Algeria2
 Algeria3
Estoril, Portugal (clay)
S Poland2
S Portugal4
Kranj, Slovenia (indoor hard)
S Slovenia1
 Ivory Coast0
Athens, Greece (clay)Kranj, Slovenia (clay)
S Slovenia5
 Ivory Coast0S Slovenia5
Jūrmala, Latvia (indoor carpet)
S Greece5 Latvia0
 Latvia4
S Greece1
  • Georgia, Monaco, Estonia, and Côte d'Ivoire relegated to Group III in 2006.
  • Ukraine and Portugal promoted to Group I in 2006.

Group III

Zone A

Venue: Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt (clay)
Date: 27 April – 1 May

Pool A MKD DEN NAM KEN
1  North Macedonia (3–0) 3–0 3–0 3–0
2  Denmark (2–1) 0–3 3–0 3–0
3  Namibia (1–2) 0–3 0–3 2–1
4  Kenya (0–3) 0–3 0–3 1–2
Pool B EGY BIH LTU MAD
1  Egypt (3–0) 3–0 2–1 3–0
2  Bosnia and Herzegovina (2–1) 0–3 2–1 2–1
3  Lithuania (1–2) 1–2 1–2 3–0
4  Madagascar (0–2) 0–3 1–2 0–3

(scores in italics carried over)

1st–4th Play-off MKD EGY DEN BIH
1  North Macedonia (3–0) 2–1 3–0 3–0
2  Egypt (2–1) 1–2 2–1 3–0
3  Denmark (1–2) 0–3 1–2 2–1
4  Bosnia and Herzegovina (0–3) 0–3 0–3 1–2
5th–8th Play-off LTU NAM MAD KEN
1  Lithuania (3–0) 2–1 3–0 3–0
2  Namibia (2–1) 1–2 2–1 2–1
3  Madagascar (1–2) 0–3 1–2 3–0
4  Kenya (0–3) 0–3 1–2 0–3
  • North Macedonia and Egypt promoted to Group II in 2006.
  • Madagascar and Kenya relegated to Group IV in 2006.

Zone B

Venue: Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland (grass)
Date: 13–17 July

Pool A IRL ARM NGR ISL
1  Ireland (3–0) 3–0 3–0 3–0
2  Armenia (2–1) 0–3 2–1 2–1
3  Nigeria (1–2) 0–3 1–2 3–0
4  Iceland (0–3) 0–3 1–2 0–3
Pool B CYP TUN TUR SMR
1  Cyprus (3–0) 3–0 2–1 3–0
2  Tunisia (2–1) 0–3 2–1 3–0
3  Turkey (1–2) 1–2 1–2 3–0
4  San Marino (0–3) 0–3 0–3 0–3

(scores in italics carried over)

1st–4th Play-off CYP IRL ARM TUN
1  Cyprus (3–0) 2–1 2–1 3–0
2  Ireland (2–1) 1–2 3–0 3–0
3  Armenia (1–2) 1–2 0–3 2–1
4  Tunisia (0–3) 0–3 0–3 1–2
5th–8th Play-off NGR TUR ISL SMR
1  Nigeria (3–0) 2–1 3–0 3–0
2  Turkey (2–1) 1–2 2–1 3–0
3  Iceland (1–2) 0–3 1–2 2–1
4  San Marino (0–3) 0–3 0–3 1–2
  • Cyprus and Ireland promoted to Group II in 2006.
  • Iceland and San Marino relegated to Group IV in 2006.

Group IV

Venue: Lugogo Tennis Club, Kampala, Uganda (clay)
Date: 1–5 March

Pool A MDA BOT BEN MLT DJI
1  Moldova (4–0) 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0
2  Botswana (3–1) 1–2 2–1 3–0 3–0
3  Benin (2–2) 0–3 1–2 3–0 3–0
4  Malta (1–3) 0–3 0–3 0–3 3–0
5  Djibouti (0–4) 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3
Pool B AND RWA AZE SEN UGA MRI
1  Andorra (5–0) 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0
2  Rwanda (3–2) 1–2 1–2 2–1 2–1 3–0
3  Azerbaijan (3–2) 0–3 2–1 1–2 2–1 3–0
4  Senegal (3–2) 0–3 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–1
5  Uganda (1–4) 0–3 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–1
6  Mauritius (0–5) 0–3 0–3 0–3 1–2 1–2
  • Moldova, Andorra, Botswana and Rwanda promoted to Group III in 2006.

The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2005.

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 March 1–5, in Lugogo Tennis Club, Kampala, Uganda, on outdoor clay courts.[26]

Format

The eleven 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 2006.[26]

Pool A

Pool A MDA BOT BEN MLT DJI
1  Moldova (4–0) 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0
2  Botswana (3–1) 1–2 2–1 3–0 3–0
3  Benin (2–2) 0–3 1–2 3–0 3–0
4  Malta (1–3) 0–3 0–3 0–3 3–0
5  Djibouti (0–4) 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3

Moldova and Botswana promoted to Group III in 2006.

Moldova vs. Djibouti

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Moldova
3
Lugogo Tennis Club, Kampala, Uganda[27]
2 March 2005
Clay

Djibouti
0
1 2 3
1 Moldova
Djibouti
Evghenii Plugariov
Abdi-Fatah Abdourahman-Youssouf
6
0
6
0
   
2 Moldova
Djibouti
Andrei Ciumac
Kadar Mogueh
6
0
6
0
   
3 Moldova
Djibouti
Sergei Cupțov / Artiom Podgainii
Abdi-Fatah Abdourahman-Youssouf / Kadar Mogueh
6
0
6
0
   
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Botswana vs. Benin

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Botswana
2
Lugogo Tennis Club, Kampala, Uganda[28]
2 March 2005
Clay

Benin
1
1 2 3
1 Botswana
Benin
Bokang Setshogo
Romain Setomey
6
2
4
6
6
3
 
2 Botswana
Benin
Phenyo Matong
Armand Segodo
612
714
6
0
6
2
 
3 Botswana
Benin
Phenyo Matong / Bokang Setshogo
Alphonse Gandonou / Armand Segodo
2
6
4
6
   
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Moldova vs. Malta

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Moldova
3
Lugogo Tennis Club, Kampala, Uganda[29]
3 March 2005
Clay

Malta
0
1 2 3
1 Moldova
Malta
Evghenii Plugariov
Marcus Delicata
6
0
6
1
   
2 Moldova
Malta
Andrei Ciumac
Daniel Ceross
6
2
6
1
   
3 Moldova
Malta
Sergei Cupțov / Artiom Podgainii
Matthew Asciak / Marcus Delicata
6
3
65
77
6
1
 
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Benin vs. Djibouti

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Benin
3
Lugogo Tennis Club, Kampala, Uganda[30]
3 March 2005
Clay

Djibouti
0
1 2 3
1 Benin
Djibouti
Jean Segodo
Fahim Osman-Obsien
6
0
6
0
   
2 Benin
Djibouti
Armand Segodo
Kadar Mogueh
6
0
6
0
   
3 Benin
Djibouti
Jean Segodo / Romain Setomey
Abdi-Fatah Abdourahman-Youssouf / Fahim Osman-Obsien
6
0
6
1
   
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Moldova vs. Benin

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Moldova
3
Lugogo Tennis Club, Kampala, Uganda[31]
4 March 2005
Clay

Benin
0
1 2 3
1 Moldova
Benin
Evghenii Plugariov
Romain Setomey
7
5
6
2
   
2 Moldova
Benin
Andrei Ciumac
Armand Segodo
6
1
6
1
   
3 Moldova
Benin
Sergei Cupțov / Artiom Podgainii
Alphonse Gandonou / Armand Segodo
77
65
77
65
   
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Botswana vs. Malta

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Botswana
3
Lugogo Tennis Club, Kampala, Uganda[32]
4 March 2005
Clay

Malta
0
1 2 3
1 Botswana
Malta
Bokang Setshogo
Marcus Delicata
6
2
6
3
   
2 Botswana
Malta
Phenyo Matong
Daniel Ceross
3
6
6
3
6
4
 
3 Botswana
Malta
Phenyo Matong / Bokang Setshogo
Matthew Asciak / Marcus Delicata
3
6
6
3
6
4
 
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Moldova vs. Botswana

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Moldova
2
Lugogo Tennis Club, Kampala, Uganda[33]
5 March 2005
Clay

Botswana
1
1 2 3
1 Moldova
Botswana
Evghenii Plugariov
Bokang Setshogo
6
2
6
4
   
2 Moldova
Botswana
Andrei Ciumac
Phenyo Matong
7
5
6
3
   
3 Moldova
Botswana
Sergei Cupțov / Artiom Podgainii
Phenyo Matong / Bokang Setshogo
6
4
1
6
3
6
 
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Malta vs. Djibouti

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Malta
3
Lugogo Tennis Club, Kampala, Uganda[34]
5 March 2005
Clay

Djibouti
0
1 2 3
1 Malta
Djibouti
Marcus Delicata
Abdi-Fatah Abdourahman-Youssouf
6
1
6
0
   
2 Malta
Djibouti
Daniel Ceross
Kadar Mogueh
6
1
6
1
   
3 Malta
Djibouti
Matthew Asciak / Daniel Ceross
Abdi-Fatah Abdourahman-Youssouf / Kadar Mogueh
6
1
6
1
   
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Botswana vs. Djibouti

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Botswana
3
Lugogo Tennis Club, Kampala, Uganda[35]
6 March 2005
Clay

Djibouti
0
1 2 3
1 Botswana
Djibouti
Bino Rasedisa
Fahim Osman-Obsien
6
1
6
0
   
2 Botswana
Djibouti
Bokang Setshogo
Kadar Mogueh
6
0
6
0
   
3 Botswana
Djibouti
Bino Rasedisa / Tshepang Tlhankane
Abdi-Fatah Abdourahman-Youssouf / Fahim Osman-Obsien
6
3
6
1
   
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Benin vs. Malta

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Benin
3
Lugogo Tennis Club, Kampala, Uganda[36]
6 March 2005
Clay

Malta
0
1 2 3
1 Benin
Malta
Jean Segodo
Matthew Asciak
77
64
6
1
   
2 Benin
Malta
Armand Segodo
Daniel Ceross
6
4
6
4
   
3 Benin
Malta
Jean Segodo / Romain Setomey
Daniel Ceross / Marcus Delicata
6
3
6
4
   
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Pool B

Pool B AND RWA AZE SEN UGA MRI
1  Andorra (5–0) 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0
2  Rwanda (3–2) 1–2 1–2 2–1 2–1 3–0
3  Azerbaijan (3–2) 0–3 2–1 1–2 2–1 3–0
4  Senegal (3–2) 0–3 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–1
5  Uganda (1–4) 0–3 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–1
6  Mauritius (0–5) 0–3 0–3 0–3 1–2 1–2

Andorra and Rwanda promoted to Group III in 2006.

Azerbaijan vs. Uganda

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Azerbaijan
2
Lugogo Tennis Club, Kampala, Uganda[37]
1 March 2005
Clay

Uganda
1
1 2 3
1 Azerbaijan
Uganda
Farid Shirinov
Godfrey Uzunga
78
66
7
5
   
2 Azerbaijan
Uganda
Fakhraddin Shirinov
Patrick Olobo
64
77
5
7
   
3 Azerbaijan
Uganda
Fakhraddin Shirinov / Farid Shirinov
Cedric Babu / Patrick Olobo
78
66
77
62
   
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Rwanda vs. Senegal

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Rwanda
2
Lugogo Tennis Club, Kampala, Uganda[38]
1 March 2005
Clay

Senegal
1
1 2 3
1 Rwanda
Senegal
Jean-Claude Gasigwa
Cheikh Salif Kanté
6
3
78
66
   
2 Rwanda
Senegal
Eric Hagenimana
Youssou Berthé
6
0
6
3
   
3 Rwanda
Senegal
Eric Hagenimana / Alain Hakizimana
Youssou Berthé / Cheikh Salif Kanté
6
1
3
6
3
6
 
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Andorra vs. Mauritius

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Andorra
3
Lugogo Tennis Club, Kampala, Uganda[39]
1 March 2005
Clay

Mauritius
0
1 2 3
1 Andorra
Mauritius
Jean-Baptiste Poux-Gautier
Olivier Rey
6
0
6
1
   
2 Andorra
Mauritius
Pau Gerbaud-Farras
Jerome Mamet
6
1
6
0
   
3 Andorra
Mauritius
Jean-Baptiste Poux-Gautier / Axel Rabanal
Olivier Rey / Mathieu Vallet
6
2
6
2
   
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Azerbaijan vs. Senegal

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Azerbaijan
1
Lugogo Tennis Club, Kampala, Uganda[40]
2 March 2005
Clay

Senegal
2
1 2 3
1 Azerbaijan
Senegal
Talat Rahimov
Cheikh Salif Kanté
5
7
0
6
   
2 Azerbaijan
Senegal
Fakhraddin Shirinov
Youssou Berthé
4
6
6
1
1
6
 
3 Azerbaijan
Senegal
Talat Rahimov / Farid Shirinov
Omar Kâ / Mamadou Seye
6
1
6
4
   
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Rwanda vs. Andorra

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Rwanda
1
Lugogo Tennis Club, Kampala, Uganda[41]
2 March 2005
Clay

Andorra
2
1 2 3
1 Rwanda
Andorra
Jean-Claude Gasigwa
Jean-Baptiste Poux-Gautier
1
6
1
6
   
2 Rwanda
Andorra
Eric Hagenimana
Pau Gerbaud-Farras
6
4
6
3
   
3 Rwanda
Andorra
Eric Hagenimana / Alain Hakizimana
Pau Gerbaud-Farras / Jean-Baptiste Poux-Gautier
2
6
0
6
   
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Mauritius vs. Uganda

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Mauritius
1
Lugogo Tennis Club, Kampala, Uganda[42]
2 March 2005
Clay

Uganda
2
1 2 3
1 Mauritius
Uganda
Olivier Rey
Godfrey Uzunga
3
6
0
6
   
2 Mauritius
Uganda
Mathieu Vallet
Patrick Olobo
0
6
2
6
   
3 Mauritius
Uganda
Jerome Mamet / Olivier Rey
James Odongo / Godfrey Uzunga
6
1
4
6
6
2
 
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Azerbaijan vs. Mauritius

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Azerbaijan
3
Lugogo Tennis Club, Kampala, Uganda[43]
3 March 2005
Clay

Mauritius
0
1 2 3
1 Azerbaijan
Mauritius
Farid Shirinov
Mathieu Vallet
6
0
6
2
   
2 Azerbaijan
Mauritius
Fakhraddin Shirinov
Jerome Mamet
6
3
6
0
   
3 Azerbaijan
Mauritius
Ramin Hajiyev / Farid Shirinov
Olivier Rey / Mathieu Vallet
6
3
63
77
7
5
 
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Rwanda vs. Uganda

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Rwanda
2
Lugogo Tennis Club, Kampala, Uganda[44]
3 March 2005
Clay

Uganda
1
1 2 3
1 Rwanda
Uganda
Jean-Claude Gasigwa
Godfrey Uzunga
6
1
65
77
5
5
retired
 
2 Rwanda
Uganda
Eric Hagenimana
Patrick Olobo
6
4
6
2
   
3 Rwanda
Uganda
Eric Hagenimana / Alain Hakizimana
Cedric Babu / Patrick Olobo
6
0
6
3
   
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Andorra vs. Senegal

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Andorra
3
Lugogo Tennis Club, Kampala, Uganda[45]
3 March 2005
Clay

Senegal
0
1 2 3
1 Andorra
Senegal
Jean-Baptiste Poux-Gautier
Cheikh Salif Kanté
6
0
6
0
   
2 Andorra
Senegal
Pau Gerbaud-Farras
Youssou Berthé
6
1
6
1
   
3 Andorra
Senegal
Jean-Baptiste Poux-Gautier / Axel Rabanal
Youssou Berthé / Cheikh Salif Kanté
6
4
2
6
6
0
 
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Azerbaijan vs. Andorra

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Azerbaijan
0
Lugogo Tennis Club, Kampala, Uganda[46]
4 March 2005
Clay

Andorra
3
1 2 3
1 Azerbaijan
Andorra
Ramin Hajiyev
Jean-Baptiste Poux-Gautier
0
6
0
6
   
2 Azerbaijan
Andorra
Fakhraddin Shirinov
Pau Gerbaud-Farras
0
6
0
6
   
3 Azerbaijan
Andorra
Ramin Hajiyev / Talat Rahimov
Pau Gerbaud-Farras / Axel Rabanal
2
6
2
6
   
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Rwanda vs. Mauritius

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Rwanda
3
Lugogo Tennis Club, Kampala, Uganda[47]
4 March 2005
Clay

Mauritius
0
1 2 3
1 Rwanda
Mauritius
Eric Hagenimana
Olivier Rey
6
3
6
2
   
2 Rwanda
Mauritius
Alain Hakizimana
Jerome Mamet
6
0
6
1
   
3 Rwanda
Mauritius
Eric Hagenimana / Alain Hakizimana
Olivier Rey / Mathieu Vallet
6
2
6
2
   
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Senegal vs. Uganda

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Senegal
2
Lugogo Tennis Club, Kampala, Uganda[48]
4 March 2005
Clay

Uganda
1
1 2 3
1 Senegal
Uganda
Cheikh Salif Kanté
James Odongo
6
3
6
1
   
2 Senegal
Uganda
Youssou Berthé
Patrick Olobo
6
0
6
3
   
3 Senegal
Uganda
Youssou Berthé / Cheikh Salif Kanté
Cedric Babu / Patrick Olobo
6
4
3
6
4
6
 
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Azerbaijan vs. Rwanda

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Azerbaijan
2
Lugogo Tennis Club, Kampala, Uganda[49]
5 March 2005
Clay

Rwanda
1
1 2 3
1 Azerbaijan
Rwanda
Farid Shirinov
Jean-Claude Gasigwa
6
4
6
3
   
2 Azerbaijan
Rwanda
Fakhraddin Shirinov
Eric Hagenimana
2
6
2
6
   
3 Azerbaijan
Rwanda
Fakhraddin Shirinov / Farid Shirinov
Eric Hagenimana / Alain Hakizimana
64
77
78
66
6
3
 
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Andorra vs. Uganda

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Andorra
3
Lugogo Tennis Club, Kampala, Uganda[50]
5 March 2005
Clay

Uganda
0
1 2 3
1 Andorra
Uganda
Jean-Baptiste Poux-Gautier
James Odongo
6
1
6
0
   
2 Andorra
Uganda
Pau Gerbaud-Farras
Patrick Olobo
6
0
6
2
   
3 Andorra
Uganda
Jean-Baptiste Poux-Gautier / Axel Rabanal
Cedric Babu / Patrick Olobo
6
3
6
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Mauritius vs. Senegal

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Mauritius
1
Lugogo Tennis Club, Kampala, Uganda[51]
5 March 2005
Clay

Senegal
2
1 2 3
1 Mauritius
Senegal
Olivier Rey
Omar Kâ
6
0
77
63
   
2 Mauritius
Senegal
Mathieu Vallet
Youssou Berthé
1
6
1
6
   
3 Mauritius
Senegal
Jerome Mamet / Olivier Rey
Youssou Berthé / Cheikh Salif Kanté
2
6
3
6
   
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