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 3âÂÂ5 December, giving Spain their second title. Turkmenistan made its first appearance in the tournament.
First round losers compete in play-off ties with Zonal Group I Qualifiers.
Date: 24âÂÂ26 September
The Americas Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2004.
In the Americas Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams compete against each other to advance to the upper tier. Winners in Group II advanced to the Americas Zone Group I. Teams who lost their respective ties competed in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group II, whereas teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Americas Zone Group III in 2005.
Venue: Phu Tho Tennis Centre, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (hard)<br /> Date: 7âÂÂ11 April
Venue: Al Hussein Sport City, Amman, Jordan (hard)<br /> Date: 7âÂÂ11 April
The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2004.
In the Europe/Africa Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier. Winners in Group II advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group I. Teams who lost their respective ties competed in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group II, whereas teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group III in 2005.
Venue: Namibia National Tennis Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia (hard)<br> Date: 12âÂÂ16 May
(scores in italics carried over)
The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2004.
In the Europe/Africa Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier. Group III was split into two tournaments. One tournament was held in Namibia National Tennis Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia, May 12âÂÂ16, on outdoor hard courts, while the other was held in Orange Tennis Centre, Kaunas, Lithuania, February 2âÂÂ8, on indoor carpet courts.
Benin and Togo withdrew from the Windhoek tournament and relegated to Europe/Africa Zone Group IV in 2005. The six remaining teams in the Windhoek tournament were split into two pools and played in a round-robin format. The top two teams of each pool advanced to the promotion pool, from which the two top teams were promoted to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2005. The remaining teams of each group played against each other in the 5thâÂÂ6th Play-off and remained in Group III in 2005.
The top two teams from each of Pools A and B advanced to the Promotion pool. Results and points from games against the opponent from the preliminary round were carried forward.
(scores in italics carried over from Groups)
Ivory Coast and Ghana promoted to Group II in 2005.
Venue: Orange Tennis Centre, Kaunas, Lithuania (indoor carpet)<br> Date: 2âÂÂ8 February
(scores in italics carried over)
The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2004.
In the Europe/Africa Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier. Group III was split into two tournaments. One tournament was held in Namibia National Tennis Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia, May 12âÂÂ16, on outdoor hard courts, while the other was held in Orange Tennis Centre, Kaunas, Lithuania, February 2âÂÂ8, on indoor carpet courts.
Azerbaijan withdrew from the Kaunas tournament and relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group IV in 2005. The seven remaining teams in the Kaunas tournament were split into two pools and played in a round-robin format. The top two teams of each pool advanced to the promotion pool, from which the two top teams were promoted to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2005. The remaining teams in each group from the preliminary round were relegated into the relegation pool, from which the bottom team relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group IV in 2005.
The top two teams from each of Pools A and B advanced to the Promotion pool. Results and points from games against the opponent from the preliminary round were carried forward.
(scores in italics carried over from Groups)
Monaco and Estonia promoted to Group II in 2005.
The bottom team from Pool A and the bottom two teams from Pool B were placed in the relegation group. Results and points from games against the opponent from the preliminary round were carried forward.
(scores in italics carried over from Groups)
Andorra relegated to Group IV in 2005.
Venue: Tennis Club Ali-Ten, ChiÃÂinÃÂu, Moldova (clay)<br> Date: 15âÂÂ18 July
(scores in italics carried over)
The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2004.
In the Europe/Africa Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier. Group IV was split into two tournaments. One tournament was held in Olympique Club de Dakar, Dakar, Senegal, February 4âÂÂ8, on outdoor hard courts, while the other was held in Tennis Club Ali-Ten, ChiÃÂinÃÂu, Moldova, July 15âÂÂ18, on outdoor clay courts.
The eight teams in the ChiÃÂinÃÂu tournament were split into two groups and played in a round-robin format. The top two teams of each group advanced to the promotion pool, from which the two top teams were promoted to the Europe/Africa Zone Group III in 2005. The bottom two teams of each group were placed in a second pool to determine places 5âÂÂ8.
The top two teams from each of Pools A and B advanced to the Promotion pool. Results and points from games against the opponent from the preliminary round were carried forward.
(scores in italics carried over from Groups)
Bosnia and Herzegovina and Armenia promoted to Group III in 2005.
The bottom two teams from Pools A and B were placed in the placement group. Results and points from games against the opponent from the preliminary round were carried forward.
(scores in italics carried over from Groups)