2004 Davis Cup

Details
Edition	93rd
Teams	130
Champion
Winning Nation	Spain
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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]

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

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 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

World Group Play-offs

Date: 24-26 September

Home team	Score	Visiting team	Location	Venue	Door	Surface
Australia	4-1	Morocco	West Perth	Royal Kings Park	Outdoor	Grass
Chile	5-0	Japan	Viña del Mar	Club Naval de Campo Las Salinas	Outdoor	Clay
Croatia	3-2	Belgium	Rijeka	Dvorana Mladosti	Indoor	Carpet
Paraguay	0-5	Czech Republic	Lambaré	Yacht y Golf Club Paraguayo	Outdoor	Clay
Slovakia	3-2	Germany	Bratislava	National Tennis Centre	Indoor	Hard
Austria	3-2	Great Britain	Pörtschach	Werzer Arena Pörtschach	Outdoor	Clay
Romania	4-1	Canada	Bucharest	Clubul Sportiv Progresul Bucuresti	Outdoor	Clay
Russia	5-0	Thailand	Moscow	Olympic Stadium	Indoor	Clay

•  Australia,  Austria,  Croatia,  Czech Republic,  Romania and  Russia will remain in the World Group in 2005.
•  Chile and  Slovakia are promoted to the World Group in 2005.
•  Belgium,  Germany,  Great Britain,  Japan,  Paraguay and  Thailand will remain in Zonal Group I in 2005.
•  Canada and  Morocco are relegated to Zonal Group I in 2005.

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

Group III

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

Group IV

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

External links

• Official Site