2004 Davis Cup World Group

Main article: 2004 Davis Cup

2004 Davis Cup World Group
Date	6 February – 5 December
Edition	24th
Champions
Spain
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The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 2004. 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 2005.

Participating teams

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]
	1	Australia	1
						Delray Beach, United States (hard) [2]
		Sweden	4
							Sweden	1
	Uncasville, United States (indoor hard) [3]
						7	United States	4
	7	United States	5
											Charleston, United States (hard) [4]
		Austria	0
											7	United States	4
	Minsk, Belarus (indoor carpet) [5]
												Belarus	0
	4	Russia	2
						Minsk, Belarus (indoor carpet) [6]
		Belarus	3
							Belarus	5
	Agadir, Morocco (indoor hard) [7]
						5	Argentina	0
	5	Argentina	5
																Seville, Spain (indoor clay) [8]
		Morocco	0
																7	United States	2
	Bucharest, Romania (indoor clay) [9]
																2	Spain	3
		Romania	2
						Prilly, Switzerland (indoor hard) [10]
	6	Switzerland	3
						6	Switzerland	2
	Metz, France (indoor clay) [11]
						3	France	3
		Croatia	1
											Alicante, Spain (clay) [12]
	3	France	4
											3	France	1
	Maastricht, Netherlands (indoor clay) [13]
											2	Spain	4
		Canada	1
						Palma de Mallorca, Spain (clay) [14]
	8	Netherlands	4
						8	Netherlands	1
	Brno, Czech Republic (indoor carpet) [15]
						2	Spain	4
		Czech Republic	2
	2	Spain	3

First round

Australia vs. Sweden

Australia 1	Memorial Drive, Adelaide, Australia [1] 6–8 February 2004 Hard		Sweden 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Mark Philippoussis Thomas Enqvist 3 6 4 6 2 6       2 Lleyton Hewitt Robin Söderling 6 4 6 3 6 1       3 Wayne Arthurs  /  Todd Woodbridge Jonas Björkman  /  Joachim Johansson 65 77 4 6 6 2 77 64 5 7   4 Mark Philippoussis Jonas Björkman 5 7 2 6 2 6       5 Wayne Arthurs Thomas Enqvist 68 710 6 3 4 6

United States vs. Austria

United States 5	Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States [3] 6–8 February 2004 Hard (i)		Austria 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Robby Ginepri Jürgen Melzer 66 78 4 6 6 4 6 4 6 2   2 Andy Roddick Stefan Koubek 6 4 6 4 6 2       3 Bob Bryan  /  Mike Bryan Julian Knowle  /  Jürgen Melzer 6 2 6 1 6 4       4 Andy Roddick Jürgen Melzer 6 4 6 2         5 Robby Ginepri Stefan Koubek 7 5 6 2

Belarus vs. Russia

Belarus 3	Football Manege, Minsk, Belarus [5] 6–8 February 2004 Carpet (i)		Russia 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Vladimir Voltchkov Igor Andreev 77 63 64 77 7 5 4 4   retired   2 Max Mirnyi Marat Safin 77 63 77 65 1 6 4 6 11 9   3 Max Mirnyi  /  Alexander Shvets Marat Safin  /  Mikhail Youzhny 4 6 5 7 64 77       4 Max Mirnyi Igor Andreev 6 3 6 4 6 4       5 Vladimir Voltchkov Mikhail Youzhny 7 5 6 2 6 4

Morocco vs. Argentina

Morocco 0	Salle Inbiaat, Agadir, Morocco [7] 6–8 February 2004 Hard (i)		Argentina 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Mounir El Aarej Guillermo Coria 1 6 1 6 4 6       2 Hicham Arazi David Nalbandian 6 4 1 6 5 7 1 2   retired   3 Mounir El Aarej  /  Mehdi Tahiri Agustín Calleri  /  Lucas Arnold Ker 1 6 4 6 2 6       4 Mehdi Tahiri Guillermo Coria 2 6 64 77         5 Mounir El Aarej Agustín Calleri 61 77 6 3 1 6

Romania vs. Switzerland

Romania 2	Sala Polivalentă, Bucharest, Romania [9] 6–8 February 2004 Clay (i)		Switzerland 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Andrei Pavel Michel Kratochvil 6 4 6 3 5 7 6 4     2 Victor Hănescu Roger Federer 64 77 3 6 1 6       3 Andrei Pavel  /  Gabriel Trifu Yves Allegro  /  Roger Federer 4 6 6 1 3 6 6 3 8 10   4 Andrei Pavel Roger Federer 3 6 2 6 5 7       5 Victor Hănescu Stanislas Wawrinka 6 3 63 77 6 3

France vs. Croatia

France 4	Arènes de Metz, Metz, France [11] 6–8 February 2004 Clay (i)		Croatia 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Arnaud Clément Mario Ančić 6 4 6 3 6 3       2 Thierry Ascione Ivan Ljubičić 5 7 4 6 4 6       3 Nicolas Escudé  /  Michaël Llodra Mario Ančić  /  Ivo Karlović 6 1 77 65 6 3       4 Arnaud Clément Ivan Ljubičić 6 2 3 6 77 63 6 4     5 Nicolas Escudé Ivo Karlović 77 65 6 2

Netherlands vs. Canada

Netherlands 4	MECC, Maastricht, Netherlands [13] 6–8 February 2004 Clay (i)		Canada 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Sjeng Schalken Frank Dancevic 6 3 5 7 6 2 6 1     2 Martin Verkerk Simon Larose 6 4 711 69 4 6 6 3     3 Paul Haarhuis  /  Martin Verkerk Daniel Nestor  /  Frédéric Niemeyer 610 712 0 1       retired   4 Martin Verkerk Frank Dancevic 65 77 6 2 7 5 6 3     5 Sjeng Schalken Simon Larose 6 2 7 5

Czech Republic vs. Spain

Czech Republic 2	Brno Exhibition Center, Brno, Czech Republic [15] 6–8 February 2004 Carpet (i)		Spain 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jiří Novák Rafael Nadal 77 62 6 3 77 63       2 Radek Štěpánek Tommy Robredo 5 7 6 3 64 77 67 79     3 Jiří Novák  /  Radek Štěpánek Rafael Nadal  /  Tommy Robredo 6 4 78 66 6 3       4 Tomáš Berdych Feliciano López 4 6 77 62 3 6 2 6     5 Radek Štěpánek Rafael Nadal 62 77 64 77 3 6

Quarterfinals

United States vs. Sweden

United States 4	Delray Beach Tennis Center, Delray Beach, United States [2] 9–11 April 2004 Hard		Sweden 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Mardy Fish Jonas Björkman 6 4 3 6 2 6 5 7     2 Andy Roddick Thomas Enqvist 6 4 7 5 6 2       3 Bob Bryan  /  Mike Bryan Jonas Björkman  /  Thomas Johansson 6 3 6 3 6 4       4 Andy Roddick Jonas Björkman 77 63 6 4 6 0       5 Mardy Fish Thomas Johansson 3 6 6 1 6 4

Belarus vs. Argentina

Belarus 5	Football Manege, Minsk, Belarus [6] 9–11 April 2004 Carpet (i)		Argentina 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Vladimir Voltchkov Agustín Calleri 6 3 6 4 6 2       2 Max Mirnyi Guillermo Cañas 6 2 6 2 6 2       3 Max Mirnyi  /  Vladimir Voltchkov Lucas Arnold Ker  /  Agustín Calleri 6 3 6 4 6 1       4 Max Mirnyi Lucas Arnold Ker 6 1 6 2         5 Vladimir Voltchkov Juan Mónaco 3 6 6 3 6 3

Switzerland vs. France

Switzerland 2	Centre Intercommunal de Glace de Malley, Prilly, Switzerland [10] 9–11 April 2004 Hard (i)		France 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Roger Federer Nicolas Escudé 6 2 6 4 6 4       2 Ivo Heuberger Arnaud Clément 3 6 3 6 2 6       3 Yves Allegro  /  Roger Federer Nicolas Escudé  /  Michaël Llodra 77 64 3 6 65 77 3 6     4 Roger Federer Arnaud Clément 6 2 7 5 6 4       5 Michel Kratochvil Nicolas Escudé 63 77 4 6 66 78

Spain vs. Netherlands

Spain 4	Plaza de Toros Coliseo, Palma de Mallorca, Spain [14] 9–11 April 2004 Clay		Netherlands 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Carlos Moyá Martin Verkerk 6 2 7 5 6 4       2 Juan Carlos Ferrero Raemon Sluiter 6 2 6 2 6 4       3 Rafael Nadal  /  Tommy Robredo John van Lottum  /  Martin Verkerk 6 3 6 2 3 6 2 6 2 6   4 Juan Carlos Ferrero Martin Verkerk 6 4 65 77 4 6 7 5 6 1   5 Carlos Moyá Sjeng Schalken 6 3 6 4

Semifinals

United States vs. Belarus

United States 4	Family Circle Tennis Center, Charleston, United States [4] 24–26 September 2004 Hard		Belarus 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Andy Roddick Vladimir Voltchkov 6 1 6 4 6 4       2 Mardy Fish Max Mirnyi 7 5 6 2 3 6 6 3     3 Bob Bryan  /  Mike Bryan Max Mirnyi  /  Vladimir Voltchkov 6 1 6 3 7 5       4 Andy Roddick Alexander Skrypko 6 4 6 2         5 Mardy Fish Andrei Karatchenia 3 0         not completed

Spain vs. France

Spain 4	Plaza de Toros de Alicante, Alicante, Spain [12] 24–26 September 2004 Clay		France 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Carlos Moyá Paul-Henri Mathieu 3 6 6 3 6 2 3 6 3 6   2 Juan Carlos Ferrero Fabrice Santoro 6 3 6 1 1 6 6 3     3 Rafael Nadal  /  Tommy Robredo Arnaud Clément  /  Michaël Llodra 77 64 4 6 6 2 2 6 6 3   4 Rafael Nadal Arnaud Clément 6 4 6 1 6 2       5 Tommy Robredo Paul-Henri Mathieu 6 4 6 4

Final

Spain vs. United States

Spain 3	Estadio Olímpico, Seville, Spain [8] 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

References

1. "Australia v Sweden". daviscup.com.
2. "United States v Sweden". daviscup.com.
3. "United States v Austria". daviscup.com.
4. "United States v Belarus". daviscup.com.
5. "Belarus v Russia". daviscup.com.
6. "Belarus v Argentina". daviscup.com.
7. "Morocco v Argentina". daviscup.com.
8. "Spain v France". daviscup.com.
9. "Romania v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
10. "Switzerland v France". daviscup.com.
11. "France v Croatia". daviscup.com.
12. "Spain v France". daviscup.com.
13. "Netherlands v Canada". daviscup.com.
14. "Spain v Netherlands". daviscup.com.
15. "Czech Republic v Spain". daviscup.com.