2004 Davis Cup Explained

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 3–5 December, giving Spain their second title.^[1]

World Group

See main article: 2004 Davis Cup World Group.

Draw

First round losers compete in play-off ties with Zonal Group I Qualifiers.

Final

World Group play-offs

See main article: 2004 Davis Cup World Group play-offs. Date: 24–26 September

Home team	Score	Visiting team	Location	Venue	Door	Surface
	4–1			Royal Kings Park	Outdoor	Grass
	5–0			Club Naval de Campo Las Salinas	Outdoor	Clay
	3–2				Indoor	Carpet
	0–5			Yacht y Golf Club Paraguayo	Outdoor	Clay
	3–2				Indoor	Hard
	3–2				Outdoor	Clay
	4–1			Clubul Sportiv Progresul Bucuresti	Outdoor	Clay
	5–0				Indoor	Clay

• ,,,, and will remain in the World Group in 2005.
• and are promoted to the World Group in 2005.
• ,,,, and will remain in Zonal Group I in 2005.
• and are relegated to Zonal Group I in 2005.

Americas Zone

Group III

• Venue: Country Club de Tegucigalpa, Tegucigalpa, Honduras (outdoor hard)
• Date: 4-8 February

Group IV

Asia/Oceania Zone

Group III

Venue: Phu Tho Tennis Centre, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (hard)
Date: 7–11 April

(scores in italics carried over from Groups)

• Kazakhstan and Pacific Oceania promoted to Group II in 2005.
• Oman and Syria relegated to Group IV in 2005.

Group IV

Venue: Al Hussein Sport City, Amman, Jordan (hard)
Date: 7–11 April

• Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka promoted to Group III in 2005.

Europe/Africa Zone

Group III

Venue 1

Venue: Orange Tennis Centre, Kaunas, Lithuania (indoor carpet)
Date: 2–8 February

(scores in italics carried over)

• Monaco and Estonia promoted to Group II in 2005.
• Cyprus and Andorra relegated to Group IV in 2005.

Venue 2

Venue: National Tennis Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia (hard)
Date: 12–16 May

Pool A CIV TUR KEN 1 align=left 2–1 3–0 2 align=left 1–2 3–0 3 align=left 0–3 0–3

Pool B GHA NAM MAD 1 align=left 2–1 2–1 2 align=left 1–2 3–0 3 align=left 1–2 0–3

(scores in italics carried over)

5th–6th Play-off KEN MAD 1 align=left (1–0) 3–0 2 align=left (0–1) 0–3

• Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana promoted to Group II in 2005.
• Kenya and Madagascar relegated to Group IV in 2005.

Group IV

Venue 1

Venue: Olympique Club de Dakar, Dakar, Senegal (hard)
Date: 2–8 February

• Nigeria and San Marino promoted to Group III in 2005.

Venue 2

Venue: Tennis Club Ali-Ten, Chişinău, Moldova (clay)
Date: 12–18 July

(scores in italics carried over)

• Bosnia and Herzegovina and Armenia promoted to Group III in 2005.

External links

• Official Site

Notes and References

1. Web site: Davis Cup Result Archives. 2014-02-05.