2004 Davis Cup World Group Play-offs

The World Group Play-offs were the main play-offs of 2004 Davis Cup. Winners advanced to the World Group, and loser were relegated in the Zonal Regions I.

Main article: 2004 Davis Cup

Teams

Bold indicates team has qualified for the 2005 Davis Cup World Group.

Results
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

Playoff results

Australia vs. Morocco

Australia
4		 Royal Kings Park, West Perth, Australia[1]
24–26 September 2004
Grass
Morocco
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Wayne Arthurs
Mounir El Aarej		 78
66		 6
4		 6
3		      
2
Lleyton Hewitt
Mehdi Tahiri		 6
0		 6
2		 6
2		      
3
Wayne Arthurs / Todd Woodbridge
Mounir El Aarej / Mehdi Tahiri		 710
68		 77
62		 6
3		      
4
Todd Reid
Mounir El Aarej		 2
6 		3
6 		       
5
Todd Woodbridge
Mehdi Ziadi		 6
0		 6
2		        

Chile vs. Japan

Chile
5		 Club Naval de Campo Las Salinas, Viña del Mar, Chile[2]
24–26 September 2004
Clay
Japan
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Nicolás Massú
Gouichi Motomura		 6
1		 6
1		 6
1		      
2
Fernando González
Takao Suzuki		 6
4		 6
2		 77
61		      
3
Fernando González / Nicolás Massú
Thomas Shimada / Takao Suzuki		 6
3		 6
3		 6
1		      
4
Hermes Gamonal
Takao Suzuki		 7
5		 2
6 		6
2		      
5
Fernando González
Gouichi Motomura		 6
3		 6
3		        

Croatia vs. Belgium

Croatia
3		 Dvorana Mladosti, Rijeka, Croatia[3]
24–26 September 2004
Carpet (i)
Belgium
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Ivan Ljubičić
Gilles Elseneer		 78
66		 7
5		 6
4		      
2
Mario Ančić
Olivier Rochus		 6
3		 77
62		 6
1		      
3
Mario Ančić / Ivan Ljubičić
Dick Norman / Kristof Vliegen		 68
710		 6
4		 61
77		 6
3		 7
5		  
4
Saša Tuksar
Olivier Rochus		 6
4		 3
6 		3
6 		     
5
Mario Ančić
Gilles Elseneer		 64
77		 1
2		       retired
 

Paraguay vs. Czech Republic

Paraguay
0		 Yacht y Golf Club Paraguayo, Lambaré, Paraguay[4]
24–26 September 2004
Clay
Czech Republic
5
1 2 3 4 5
1
Paulo Carvallo
Jiří Novák		 6
3		 4
6 		5
7 		3
6 		   
2
Ramón Delgado
Tomáš Berdych		 6
3		 6
4		 3
6 		2
6 		4
6 		 
3
Paulo Carvallo / Ramón Delgado
Jiří Novák / Radek Štěpánek		 2
6 		5
7 		3
6 		     
4
Ramón Delgado
Radek Štěpánek		 4
6 		2
6 		       
5
Francisco Rodríguez
Michal Tabara		 3
6 		1
6 		       

Slovakia vs. Germany

Slovakia
3		 National Tennis Centre, Bratislava, Slovakia[5]
24–26 September 2004
Hard (i)
Germany
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Dominik Hrbatý
Florian Mayer		 6
3		 6
1		 6
3		      
2
Karol Beck
Tommy Haas		 77
62		 1
6 		1
6 		1
6 		   
3
Dominik Hrbatý / Karol Kučera
Tommy Haas / Alexander Waske		 3
6 		3
6 		6
3		 6
4		 3
6 		 
4
Dominik Hrbatý
Tommy Haas		 6
3		 6
3		 7
5		      
5
Karol Kučera
Florian Mayer		 6
4		 6
0		 6
2		      

Austria vs. Great Britain

Austria
3		 Werzer Arena Pörtschach, Pörtschach, Austria[6]
24-26 September 2004
Clay
Great Britain
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Stefan Koubek
Tim Henman		 6
3		 6
3		 6
1		      
2
Jürgen Melzer
Greg Rusedski		 6
3		 3
6		 4
6		 64
77		    
3
Julian Knowle / Alexander Peya
Tim Henman / Greg Rusedski		 6
4		 1
6		 6
2		 6
1		    
4
Jürgen Melzer
Tim Henman		 6
0		 2
6		 64
77		 2
6		    
5
Stefan Koubek
Greg Rusedski		 77
62		 6
4		 7
5		      

Romania vs. Canada

Romania
4		 Clubul Sportiv Progresul Bucuresti, Bucharest, Romania[7]
24–26 September 2004
Clay
Canada
1
1 2 3 4 5
1
Andrei Pavel
Simon Larose		 7
5		 6
3		 6
2		      
2
Victor Hănescu
Frank Dancevic		 5
7 		6
3		 3
6 		6
3		 6
4		  
3
Victor Ioniță / Florin Mergea
Daniel Nestor / Frédéric Niemeyer		 4
6 		4
6 		6
2		 2
6 		   
4
Andrei Pavel
Frank Dancevic		 6
2		 6
4		 6
2		      
5
Victor Ioniță
Simon Larose		 4
2		          
retired

Russia vs. Thailand

Russia
5		 Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia[8]
24–26 September 2004
Clay (i)
Thailand
0
1 2 3 4 5
1
Igor Andreev
Paradorn Srichaphan		 7
5		 6
2		 6
4		      
2
Marat Safin
Danai Udomchoke		 6
4		 6
1		 6
2		      
3
Marat Safin / Mikhail Youzhny
Sanchai Ratiwatana / Sonchat Ratiwatana		 6
2		 6
1		 6
4		      
4
Nikolay Davydenko
Sonchat Ratiwatana		 6
2		 6
0		        
5
Mikhail Youzhny
Sanchai Ratiwatana		 6
4		 6
2		        

References
  1. "Australia v Morocco". daviscup.com.
  2. "Chile v Japan". daviscup.com.
  3. "Croatia v Belgium". daviscup.com.
  4. "Paraguay v Czech Republic". daviscup.com.
  5. "Slovakia v Germany". daviscup.com.
  6. "Austria v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  7. "Romania v Canada". daviscup.com.
  8. "Russia v Thailand". daviscup.com.
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