2006 Davis Cup World Group Play-offs

The World Group Play-offs were the main play-offs of 2006 Davis Cup. Winners advanced to the World Group, and loser were relegated in the Zonal Regions I.

Teams

Bold indicates team has qualified for the 2007 Davis Cup World Group.

Results

Home team	Score	Visiting team	Location	Venue	Door	Surface
Austria	5–0	Mexico	Pörtschach	Werzer Arena	Outdoor	Clay
Germany	4–1	Thailand	Düsseldorf	Rochus Club	Outdoor	Clay
Netherlands	1–4	Czech Republic	Leiden	Groenoordhallen	Indoor	Carpet
Romania	4–1	South Korea	Bucharest	Club Sportiv Progresul Bucuresti	Outdoor	Clay
Slovakia	2–3	Belgium	Bratislava	Sibamac Arena	Indoor	Hard
Spain	4–1	Italy	Santander	Real Sociedad de Tenis de La Magdalena	Outdoor	Clay
Brazil	1–3	Sweden	Belo Horizonte	Expominas	Outdoor	Clay
Switzerland	4–1	Serbia and Montenegro	Geneva	Palexpo	Indoor	Hard

•  Austria,  Germany,  Romania,  Spain,  Sweden and   Switzerland will remain in the World Group in 2007.
•  Belgium and  Czech Republic are promoted to the World Group in 2007.
•  Brazil,  Italy,  Mexico,  Serbia and Montenegro,  South Korea and  Thailand will remain in Zonal Group I in 2007.
•  Netherlands and  Slovakia are relegated to Zonal Group I in 2007.

Playoff results

Austria vs. Mexico

Austria 5	Werzer Arena, Pörtschach, Austria[1] 22–24 September 2006 Clay		Mexico 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Oliver Marach Bruno Echagaray 6 2 4 6 77 64 6 4     2 Jürgen Melzer Santiago González 6 2 6 1 6 1       3 Julian Knowle / Jürgen Melzer Bruno Echagaray / Santiago González 6 3 5 7 7 5 77 63     4 Rainer Etzinger Daniel Garza 6 3 6 1         5 Oliver Marach Carlos Palencia 6 0 6 1

Germany vs. Thailand

Germany 4	Rochus Club, Düsseldorf, Germany[2] 22–24 September 2006 Clay		Thailand 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Tommy Haas Danai Udomchoke 3 6 6 2 66 78 6 3 3 6   2 Florian Mayer Paradorn Srichaphan 3 6 77 64 3 6 6 2 6 3   3 Michael Kohlmann / Alexander Waske Sanchai Ratiwatana / Sonchat Ratiwatana 6 1 6 2 6 0       4 Alexander Waske Paradorn Srichaphan 6 4 7 5 714 612       5 Florian Mayer Sanchai Ratiwatana 6 1 6 3

Netherlands vs. Czech Republic

Netherlands 1	Groenoordhallen, Leiden, Netherlands[3] 22–24 September 2006 Carpet (i)		Czech Republic 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Raemon Sluiter Jiří Novák 2 6 65 77 6 4 613 715     2 Robin Haase Tomáš Berdych 2 6 4 6 4 6       3 Rogier Wassen / Peter Wessels Tomáš Berdych / Martin Damm 64 77 5 7 77 62 64 77     4 Raemon Sluiter Tomáš Berdych 3 6 64 77         5 Robin Haase Jan Hernych 6 4 6 4

Romania vs. South Korea

Romania 4	Club Sportiv Progresul Bucuresti, Bucharest, Romania[4] 22–24 September 2006 Clay		South Korea 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Andrei Pavel Jun Woong-Sun 6 0 6 4 6 3       2 Victor Crivoi Lee Hyung-Taik 1 6 1 6 0 6       3 Andrei Pavel / Horia Tecău Chung Hee-Seok / Lee Hyung-Taik 2 6 6 2 6 3 7 5     4 Andrei Pavel Lee Hyung-Taik 4 6 6 4 6 3 6 2     5 Florin Mergea Jun Woong-Sun 6 2 2 6 6 4

Slovakia vs. Belgium

Slovakia 2	Sibamac Arena, Bratislava, Slovakia[5] 22–24 September 2006 Hard (i)		Belgium 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Dominik Hrbatý Kristof Vliegen 2 6 6 4 6 3 3 6 6 2   2 Michal Mertiňák Olivier Rochus 77 61 2 6 3 6 4 6     3 Dominik Hrbatý / Michal Mertiňák Olivier Rochus / Kristof Vliegen 2 6 6 3 3 0 6 6 5 7   4 Dominik Hrbatý Olivier Rochus 2 6 3 6 3 6       5 Lukáš Lacko Dick Norman 77 65 6 3

Spain vs. Italy

Spain 4	Real Sociedad de Tenis de La Magdalena, Santander, Spain[6] 22–24 September 2006 Clay		Italy 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Tommy Robredo Filippo Volandri 3 6 5 7 3 6       2 Rafael Nadal Andreas Seppi 6 0 6 4 6 3       3 Rafael Nadal / Fernando Verdasco Daniele Bracciali / Giorgio Galimberti 6 2 3 6 6 3 77 64     4 Rafael Nadal Filippo Volandri 3 6 7 5 6 3 6 3     5 David Ferrer Andreas Seppi 6 2 6 2

Brazil vs. Sweden

Brazil 1	Expominas, Belo Horizonte, Brazil[7] 22–24 September 2006 Clay		Sweden 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Flávio Saretta Andreas Vinciguerra 6 4 1 6 3 6 6 2 7 5   2 Ricardo Mello Robin Söderling 0 6 1 6 4 6       3 Gustavo Kuerten / André Sá Simon Aspelin / Jonas Björkman 78 66 3 6 2 6 5 7     4 Flávio Saretta Robin Söderling 0 6 3 6 64 77       5 Ricardo Mello Andreas Vinciguerra           not played

Switzerland vs Serbia and Montenegro

Switzerland 4	Palexpo, Geneva, Switzerland[8] 22–24 September 2006 Hard (i)		Serbia and Montenegro 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Roger Federer Janko Tipsarević 6 3 6 2 6 2       2 Stanislas Wawrinka Novak Djokovic 4 6 6 3 6 2 63 77 4 6   3 Yves Allegro / Roger Federer Ilija Bozoljac / Nenad Zimonjić 77 63 6 4 6 4       4 Roger Federer Novak Djokovic 6 3 6 2 6 3       5 Marco Chiudinelli Janko Tipsarević 6 4 6 1

References

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