2004 Davis Cup World Group

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.

Main article: 2004 Davis Cup

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.
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