2004 Davis Cup

The 2004 Davis Cup was the 93rd edition of the tournament between nations in men's tennis. A total of 130 nations participated in the tournament. In the final, Spain defeated the United States at the Estadio de La Cartuja in Seville, Spain, on 3–5 December, giving Spain their second title.[1]

2004 Davis Cup
Details
Duration6 February – 5 December
Edition93rd
Teams130
Champion
Winning Nation Spain
← 2003
2005 →

World Group
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 Australia1
Delray Beach, United States (hard)
 Sweden4
 Sweden1
Uncasville, USA (indoor hard)
7 United States4
7 United States5
Charleston, United States (hard)
 Austria0
7 United States4
Minsk, Belarus (indoor carpet)
 Belarus0
4 Russia2
Minsk, Belarus (indoor carpet)
 Belarus3
 Belarus5
Agadir, Morocco (indoor hard)
5 Argentina0
5 Argentina5
Seville, Spain (indoor clay)
 Morocco0
7 United States2
Bucharest, Romania (indoor clay)
2 Spain3
 Romania2
Prilly, Switzerland (indoor hard)
6  Switzerland3
6  Switzerland2
Metz, France (indoor clay)
3 France3
 Croatia1
Alicante, Spain (clay)
3 France4
3 France1
Maastricht, Netherlands (indoor clay)
2 Spain4
 Canada1
Palma de Mallorca, Spain (clay)
8 Netherlands4
8 Netherlands1
Brno, Czech Republic (indoor carpet)
2 Spain4
 Czech Republic2
2 Spain3

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

Final

Spain
3		 Estadio Olímpico, Seville, Spain[2]
3–5 December 2004
Clay (i)
United States
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Spain
United States		 Carlos Moyà
Mardy Fish		 6
4		 6
2		 6
3		      
2 Spain
United States		 Rafael Nadal
Andy Roddick		 66
78		 6
2		 78
66		 6
2		    
3 Spain
United States		 Juan Carlos Ferrero / Tommy Robredo
Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan		 0
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
4 Spain
United States		 Carlos Moyà
Andy Roddick		 6
2		 77
61		 77
65		      
5 Spain
United States		 Tommy Robredo
Mardy Fish		 68
710		 2
6 		       

World Group play-offs

Date: 24–26 September

Home teamScoreVisiting teamLocationVenueDoorSurface
 Australia4–1 MoroccoWest PerthRoyal Kings ParkOutdoorGrass
 Chile5–0 JapanViña del MarClub Naval de Campo Las SalinasOutdoorClay
 Croatia3–2 BelgiumRijekaDvorana MladostiIndoorCarpet
 Paraguay0–5 Czech RepublicLambaréYacht y Golf Club ParaguayoOutdoorClay
 Slovakia3–2 GermanyBratislavaNational Tennis CentreIndoorHard
 Austria3–2 Great BritainPörtschachWerzer Arena PörtschachOutdoorClay
 Romania4–1 CanadaBucharestClubul Sportiv Progresul BucurestiOutdoorClay
 Russia5–0 ThailandMoscowOlympic StadiumIndoorClay

Americas Zone

Group I
Participating Teams
  •  Brazil — relegated to Group II in 2005
  •  Chile — advanced to World Group qualifying round
  •  Ecuador
  •  Paraguay — advanced to World Group qualifying round
  •  Peru
  •  Venezuela

Group II
Participating Teams
  •  Bahamas
  •  Cuba
  •  Dominican Republic
  •  Haiti — relegated to Group III in 2005
  •  Jamaica
  •  Mexico — promoted to Group I in 2005
  •  Puerto Rico — relegated to Group III in 2005
  •  Uruguay

Group III
Participating Teams
  •  Bolivia
  •  Colombia — promoted to Group II in 2005
  •  El Salvador
  •  Honduras
  •  Netherlands Antilles — promoted to Group II in 2005
  •  Trinidad and Tobago — relegated to Group IV in 2005
  •  Panama
  •  U.S. Virgin Islands — relegated to Group IV in 2005

Group IV
Participating Teams
  •  Barbados
  •  Bermuda
  •  Costa Rica
  • Eastern Caribbean
  •  Guatemala — promoted to Group III in 2005
  •  Saint Lucia — promoted to Group III in 2005

Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I
Participating Teams
  •  Chinese Taipei
  •  India
  •  Indonesia
  •  Japan — advanced to World Group qualifying round
  •  New Zealand — relegated to Group II in 2005
  •  Pakistan
  •  Thailand — advanced to World Group qualifying round
  •  Uzbekistan

Group II
Participating Teams
  •  China — promoted to Group I in 2005
  •  Hong Kong — relegated to Group III in 2005
  •  Iran
  •  Kuwait
  •  Lebanon
  •  Malaysia — relegated to Group III in 2005
  •  Philippines
  •  South Korea

Group III
Participating Teams
  •  Bahrain
  •  Oman — relegated to Group IV in 2005
  •  Kazakhstan — promoted to Group II in 2005
  • Pacific Oceania — promoted to Group II in 2005
  •  Qatar
  •  Syria — relegated to Group IV in 2005
  •  Tajikistan
  •  Vietnam

Group IV
Participating Teams
  •  Bangladesh
  •  Brunei
  •  Iraq
  •  Jordan
  •  Kyrgyzstan
  •  Myanmar
  •  Saudi Arabia — promoted to Group III in 2005
  •  Singapore
  •  Sri Lanka — promoted to Group III in 2005
  •  Turkmenistan
  •  United Arab Emirates

Europe/Africa Zone

Group I
Participating Teams
  •  Belgium — advanced to World Group qualifying round
  •  Finland — relegated to Group II in 2005
  •  Germany — advanced to World Group qualifying round
  •  Great Britain — advanced to World Group qualifying round
  •  Greece — relegated to Group II in 2005
  •  Israel
  •  Luxembourg
  •  Slovakia — advanced to World Group qualifying round
  •  South Africa
  •  Zimbabwe

Group II
Participating Teams
  •  Algeria
  •  Bulgaria
  •  Denmark — withdrew; relegated to Group III in 2005
  •  Egypt — relegated to Group III in 2005
  •  Georgia
  •  Hungary
  •  Ireland — relegated to Group III in 2005
  •  Italy — promoted to Group I in 2005
  •  Latvia
  •  Norway
  •  Poland
  •  Portugal
  •  Serbia and Montenegro — promoted to Group I in 2005
  •  Slovenia
  •  Tunisia — relegated to Group III in 2005
  •  Ukraine

Venue I
Participating Teams
  •  Ivory Coast — promoted to Group II in 2005
  •  Ghana — promoted to Group II in 2005
  •  Kenya
  •  Madagascar
  •  Namibia
  •  Turkey

Venue II
Participating Teams
  •  Andorra — relegated to Group IV in 2005
  •  Cyprus
  •  Estonia — promoted to Group II in 2005
  •  Iceland
  •  Lithuania
  •  Macedonia
  •  Monaco — promoted to Group II in 2005

Venue I
Participating Teams
  •  Gabon
  •  Mali
  •  Nigeria — promoted to Group III in 2005
  •  San Marino — promoted to Group III in 2005
  •  Senegal

Venue II
Participating Teams
  •  Armenia — promoted to Group III in 2005
  •  Bosnia and Herzegovina — promoted to Group III in 2005
  •  Botswana
  •  Malta
  •  Mauritius
  •  Moldova
  •  Rwanda
  •  Uganda

References
  1. "Davis Cup Result Archives". Retrieved 2014-02-05.
  2. "Spain v United States". daviscup.com.
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