The 2005 Davis Cup was the 94th edition of the most important tournament between nations in men's tennis. A total of 130 teams participated in the tournament. The final took place 2âÂÂ4 December at the Sibamac Arena in Bratislava, Slovakia, with Croatia defeating Slovakia for their first title.
First round losers compete in play-off ties with Zonal Group I Qualifiers.
Date: 23âÂÂ25 September
Venue: Club de Tenis La Paz, La Paz, Bolivia (clay)<br /> Date: Week of 28 February
(scores in italics carried over from Groups)
The Group III tournament was held in the Week commencing February 28, in Club de Tenis La Paz, La Paz, Bolivia, on outdoor clay courts.
The eight teams 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 Americas Zone Group II in 2006. The last two placed teams of each group from the preliminary round were relegated into the relegation pool, from which the two bottom teams were relegated to the Americas Zone Group IV in 2006.
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)
The bottom two teams from Pools A and 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)
Venue: Victoria Park Tennis Centre, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard)<br /> Date: 13âÂÂ17 July
(scores in italics carried over from Groups)
Venue: Thein Byu Tennis Club, Yangon, Myanmar (hard)<br /> Date: 27 AprilâÂÂ01 May
Venue: Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt (clay)<br> Date: 27 April â 1 May
(scores in italics carried over)
Venue: Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland (grass)<br> Date: 13âÂÂ17 July
(scores in italics carried over)
Venue: Lugogo Tennis Club, Kampala, Uganda (clay)<br /> Date: 1âÂÂ5 March
The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2005.
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. The Group IV tournament was held March 1âÂÂ5, in Lugogo Tennis Club, Kampala, Uganda, on outdoor clay courts.
The eleven teams were split into two groups and played in a round-robin format. The top two teams of each group were promoted to the Europe/Africa Zone Group III in 2006.
Moldova and Botswana promoted to Group III in 2006.
Andorra and Rwanda promoted to Group III in 2006.