The 2006 Davis Cup was the 95th edition of the most important tournament between nations in men's tennis. Sixteen teams participated in the World Group and 125 participated in total. The first round matches were played 10âÂÂ12 February and the final took place 1âÂÂ3 December 2006 at Olympic Stadium in Moscow, with Russia defeating Argentina.
First round losers play along with Zonal Group I qualifiers in World Group play-offs.
Date: 22âÂÂ24 September
The Americas Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2006.
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 2007.
Venue: Maya Country Club, Santa Tecla, El Salvador (clay)<br /> Date: 14âÂÂ18 June
(scores in italics carried over from Groups)
The Americas Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2006.
In the Americas Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier. The five teams in Group IV played in a single Round-robin tournament. The top two teams were promoted to the Americas Zone Group III in 2007. All other teams remained in Group IV.
Venue: Manila Polo Club, Makati, Manila, Philippines (indoor clay)<br /> Date: 19âÂÂ23 July
(scores in italics carried over from Groups)
Venue: Al Hussein Tennis Club, Amman, Jordan (hard)<br /> Date: 6âÂÂ9 April
The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2006.
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 July 19âÂÂ23, in Marsa Sports Club, Marsa, Malta, on outdoor hard courts.
Senegal withdrew from the tournament. The seven remaining 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 2007. They were placed in the promotion pool to determine places 1âÂÂ4. The remaining teams in each group from the preliminary round were placed in a second pool to determine places 5âÂÂ7.
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)
Mauritius, Madagascar, Iceland, and San Marino promoted to Group III in 2007.
The bottom two teams from Pool A and the bottom team from Pool B were placed in the placement pool to determine places 5âÂÂ7. Results and points from games against the opponent from the preliminary round were carried forward.
(scores in italics carried over from Groups)