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2004 Davis Cup World Group

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{{Infobox tennis tournament year|2004|Davis Cup World Group

| date=6 February – 5 December

| edition=24th

| champ={{davis-big|ESP}}

| main_name=Davis Cup

}}

The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 2004. The first-round losers went into the Davis Cup World Group play-offs, and the winners progress to the quarterfinals. The quarterfinalists were guaranteed a World Group spot for 2005.

Participating teams

class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"
colspan=4|Participating teams
style="width:25%;"| {{Davis-big|ARG}}

!style="width:25%;"| {{Davis-big|AUS}}

!style="width:25%;"| {{Davis-big|AUT}}

!style="width:25%;"| {{Davis-big|BLR}}

{{Davis-big|CAN}}

!{{Davis-big|CZE}}

!{{Davis-big|CRO}}

!{{Davis-big|FRA}}

{{Davis-big|MAR}}

!{{Davis-big|NED}}

!{{Davis-big|ROU}}

!{{Davis-big|RUS}}

{{Davis-big|ESP}}

!{{Davis-big|SWE}}

!{{Davis-big|SUI}}

!{{Davis-big|USA}}

Draw

{{DCWorld

| RD1-date=6–8 February

| RD2-date=9–11 April

| RD3-date=24–26 September

| RD4-date=3–5 December

| RD1T1-loc=Adelaide, Australia (hard)

| RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team1={{Davis|AUS}} | RD1-score1=1

| RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2={{Davis|SWE}} | RD1-score2=4

| RD1T2-loc=Uncasville, United States (indoor hard)

| RD1-seed3=7 | RD1-team3={{Davis|USA}} | RD1-score3=5

| RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4={{Davis|AUT}} | RD1-score4=0

| RD1T3-loc=Minsk, Belarus (indoor carpet)

| RD1-seed5=4 | RD1-team5={{Davis|RUS}} | RD1-score5=2

| RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6={{Davis|BLR}} | RD1-score6=3

| RD1T4-loc=Agadir, Morocco (indoor hard)

| RD1-seed7=5 | RD1-team7={{Davis|ARG}} | RD1-score7=5

| RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8={{Davis|MAR}} | RD1-score8=0

| RD1T5-loc=Bucharest, Romania (indoor clay)

| RD1-seed9= | RD1-team9={{Davis|ROU}} | RD1-score9=2

| RD1-seed10=6 | RD1-team10={{Davis|SUI}} | RD1-score10=3

| RD1T6-loc=Metz, France (indoor clay)

| RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11={{Davis|CRO}} | RD1-score11=1

| RD1-seed12=3 | RD1-team12={{Davis|FRA}} | RD1-score12=4

| RD1T7-loc=Maastricht, Netherlands (indoor clay)

| RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13={{Davis|CAN}} | RD1-score13=1

| RD1-seed14=8 | RD1-team14={{Davis|NED}} | RD1-score14=4

| RD1T8-loc=Brno, Czech Republic (indoor carpet)

| RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15={{Davis|CZE}} | RD1-score15=2

| RD1-seed16=2 | RD1-team16={{Davis|ESP}} | RD1-score16=3

| RD2T1-loc=Delray Beach, United States (hard)

| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1={{Davis|SWE}} | RD2-score1=1

| RD2-seed2=7 | RD2-team2={{Davis|USA}} | RD2-score2=4

| RD2T2-loc=Minsk, Belarus (indoor carpet)

| RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3={{Davis|BLR}} | RD2-score3=5

| RD2-seed4=5 | RD2-team4={{Davis|ARG}} | RD2-score4=0

| RD2T3-loc=Prilly, Switzerland (indoor hard)

| RD2-seed5=6 | RD2-team5={{Davis|SUI}} | RD2-score5=2

| RD2-seed6=3 | RD2-team6={{Davis|FRA}} | RD2-score6=3

| RD2T4-loc=Palma de Mallorca, Spain (clay)

| RD2-seed7=8 | RD2-team7={{Davis|NED}} | RD2-score7=1

| RD2-seed8=2 | RD2-team8={{Davis|ESP}} | RD2-score8=4

| RD3T1-loc=Charleston, United States (hard)

| RD3-seed1=7 | RD3-team1={{Davis|USA}} | RD3-score1=4

| RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2={{Davis|BLR}} | RD3-score2=0

| RD3T2-loc=Alicante, Spain (clay)

| RD3-seed3=3 | RD3-team3={{Davis|FRA}} | RD3-score3=1

| RD3-seed4=2 | RD3-team4={{Davis|ESP}} | RD3-score4=4

| RD4T1-loc=Seville, Spain (indoor clay)

| RD4-seed1=7 | RD4-team1={{Davis|USA}} | RD4-score1=2

| RD4-seed2=2 | RD4-team2={{Davis|ESP}} | RD4-score2=3

}}

First round

=Australia vs. Sweden=

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=AUS

|team2=SWE

|venue=Memorial Drive, Adelaide, Australia{{cite news|url=http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100004802|title=Australia v Sweden|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=6–8 February 2004

|surface=Hard

|score1=1

|score2=4

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Mark Philippoussis |3 |4 |2 | | |T2P1=Thomas Enqvist |6 |6 |6 | | }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Lleyton Hewitt |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Robin Söderling |4 |3 |1 | | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Wayne Arthurs |T1P2=Todd Woodbridge |6.045 |4 |6 |7 |5 |T2P1=Jonas Björkman |T2P2=Joachim Johansson |7 |6 |2 |6.035 |7 }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Mark Philippoussis |5 |2 |2 | | |T2P1=Jonas Björkman |7 |6 |6 | | }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Wayne Arthurs |6.075 |6 |4 | | |T2P1=Thomas Enqvist |7 |3 |6 | | }}

}}

=United States vs. Austria=

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=USA

|team2=AUT

|venue=Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States{{cite news|url=http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100004803|title=United States v Austria|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=6–8 February 2004

|surface=Hard (i)

|score1=5

|score2=0

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Robby Ginepri |6.055 |4 |6 |6 |6 |T2P1=Jürgen Melzer |7 |6 |4 |4 |2 }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Andy Roddick |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Stefan Koubek |4 |4 |2 | | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Bob Bryan |T1P2=Mike Bryan |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Julian Knowle |T2P2=Jürgen Melzer |2 |1 |4 | | }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Andy Roddick |6 |6 | | | |T2P1=Jürgen Melzer |4 |2 | | | }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Robby Ginepri |7 |6 | | | |T2P1=Stefan Koubek |5 |2 | | | }}

}}

=Belarus vs. Russia=

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=BLR

|team2=RUS

|venue=Football Manege, Minsk, Belarus{{cite news|url=http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100004804|title=Belarus v Russia|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=6–8 February 2004

|surface=Carpet (i)

|score1=3

|score2=2

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Vladimir Voltchkov |7 |6.035 |7 |4 | |re1=4 |T2P1=Igor Andreev |6.025 |7 |5 |4 | }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Max Mirnyi |7 |7 |1 |4 |11 |T2P1=Marat Safin |6.025 |6.045 |6 |6 |9 }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Max Mirnyi |T1P2=Alexander Shvets |4 |5 |6.035 | | |T2P1=Marat Safin |T2P2=Mikhail Youzhny |6 |7 |7 | | }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Max Mirnyi |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Igor Andreev |3 |4 |4 | | }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Vladimir Voltchkov |7 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Mikhail Youzhny |5 |2 |4 | | }}

}}

=Morocco vs. Argentina=

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=MAR

|team2=ARG

|venue=Salle Inbiaat, Agadir, Morocco{{cite news|url=http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100004805|title=Morocco v Argentina|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=6–8 February 2004

|surface=Hard (i)

|score1=0

|score2=5

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Mounir El Aarej |1 |1 |4 | | |T2P1=Guillermo Coria |6 |6 |6 | | }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Hicham Arazi |6 |1 |5 |1 | |re1=4 |T2P1=David Nalbandian |4 |6 |7 |2 | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Mounir El Aarej |T1P2=Mehdi Tahiri |1 |4 |2 | | |T2P1=Agustín Calleri |T2P2=Lucas Arnold Ker |6 |6 |6 | | }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Mehdi Tahiri |2 |6.035 | | | |T2P1=Guillermo Coria |6 |7 | | | }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Mounir El Aarej |6.01 |6 |1 | | |T2P1=Agustín Calleri |7 |3 |6 | | }}

}}

=Romania vs. Switzerland=

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=ROU

|team2=SUI

|venue=Sala Polivalentă, Bucharest, Romania{{cite news|url=http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100004806|title=Romania v Switzerland|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=6–8 February 2004

|surface=Clay (i)

|score1=2

|score2=3

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Andrei Pavel |6 |6 |5 |6 | |T2P1=Michel Kratochvil |4 |3 |7 |4 | }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Victor Hănescu |6.035 |3 |1 | | |T2P1=Roger Federer |7 |6 |6 | | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Andrei Pavel |T1P2=Gabriel Trifu |4 |6 |3 |6 |8 |T2P1=Yves Allegro |T2P2=Roger Federer |6 |1 |6 |3 |10 }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Andrei Pavel |3 |2 |5 | | |T2P1=Roger Federer |6 |6 |7 | | }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Victor Hănescu |6 |6.025 |6 | | |T2P1=Stanislas Wawrinka |3 |7 |3 | | }}

}}

=France vs. Croatia=

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=FRA

|team2=CRO

|venue=Arènes de Metz, Metz, France{{cite news|url=http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100004807|title=France v Croatia|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=6–8 February 2004

|surface=Clay (i)

|score1=4

|score2=1

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Arnaud Clément |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Mario Ančić |4 |3 |3 | | }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Thierry Ascione |5 |4 |4 | | |T2P1=Ivan Ljubičić |7 |6 |6 | | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Nicolas Escudé |T1P2=Michaël Llodra |6 |7 |6 | | |T2P1=Mario Ančić |T2P2=Ivo Karlović |1 |6.045 |3 | | }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Arnaud Clément |6 |3 |7 |6 | |T2P1=Ivan Ljubičić |2 |6 |6.025 |4 | }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Nicolas Escudé |7 |6 | | | |T2P1=Ivo Karlović |6.045 |2 | | | }}

}}

=Netherlands vs. Canada=

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=NED

|team2=CAN

|venue=MECC, Maastricht, Netherlands{{cite news|url=http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100004808|title=Netherlands v Canada|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=6–8 February 2004

|surface=Clay (i)

|score1=4

|score2=1

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Sjeng Schalken |6 |5 |6 |6 | |T2P1=Frank Dancevic |3 |7 |2 |1 | }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Martin Verkerk |6 |7 |4 |6 | |T2P1=Simon Larose |4 |6.085 |6 |3 | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Paul Haarhuis |T1P2=Martin Verkerk |6.10 |0 | | | |re1=2 |T2P1=Daniel Nestor |T2P2=Frédéric Niemeyer |7 |1 | | | }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Martin Verkerk |6.045 |6 |7 |6 | |T2P1=Frank Dancevic |7 |2 |5 |3 | }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Sjeng Schalken |6 |7 | | | |T2P1=Simon Larose |2 |5 | | | }}

}}

=Czech Republic vs. Spain=

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=CZE

|team2=ESP

|venue=Brno Exhibition Center, Brno, Czech Republic{{cite news|url=http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100004809|title=Czech Republic v Spain|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=6–8 February 2004

|surface=Carpet (i)

|score1=2

|score2=3

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Jiří Novák |7 |6 |7 | | |T2P1=Rafael Nadal |6.015 |3 |6.025 | | }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Radek Štěpánek |5 |6 |6.035 |6.065 | |T2P1=Tommy Robredo |7 |3 |7 |7 | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Jiří Novák |T1P2=Radek Štěpánek |6 |7 |6 | | |T2P1=Rafael Nadal |T2P2=Tommy Robredo |4 |6.055 |3 | | }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Tomáš Berdych |4 |7 |3 |2 | |T2P1=Feliciano López |6 |6.015 |6 |6 | }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Radek Štěpánek |6.015 |6.035 |3 | | |T2P1=Rafael Nadal |7 |7 |6 | | }}

}}

Quarterfinals

=United States vs. Sweden=

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=USA

|team2=SWE

|venue=Delray Beach Tennis Center, Delray Beach, United States{{cite news|url=http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100004810|title=United States v Sweden|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=9–11 April 2004

|surface=Hard

|score1=4

|score2=1

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Mardy Fish |6 |3 |2 |5 | |T2P1=Jonas Björkman |4 |6 |6 |7 | }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Andy Roddick |6 |7 |6 | | |T2P1=Thomas Enqvist |4 |5 |2 | | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Bob Bryan |T1P2=Mike Bryan |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Jonas Björkman |T2P2=Thomas Johansson |3 |3 |4 | | }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Andy Roddick |7 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Jonas Björkman |6.025 |4 |0 | | }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Mardy Fish |3 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Thomas Johansson |6 |1 |4 | | }}

}}

=Belarus vs. Argentina=

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=BLR

|team2=ARG

|venue=Football Manege, Minsk, Belarus{{cite news|url=http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100004811|title=Belarus v Argentina|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=9–11 April 2004

|surface=Carpet (i)

|score1=5

|score2=0

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Vladimir Voltchkov |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Agustín Calleri |3 |4 |2 | | }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Max Mirnyi |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Guillermo Cañas |2 |2 |2 | | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Max Mirnyi |T1P2=Vladimir Voltchkov |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Lucas Arnold Ker |T2P2=Agustín Calleri |3 |4 |1 | | }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Max Mirnyi |6 |6 | | | |T2P1=Lucas Arnold Ker |1 |2 | | | }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Vladimir Voltchkov |3 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Juan Mónaco |6 |3 |3 | | }}

}}

=Switzerland vs. France=

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=SUI

|team2=FRA

|venue=Centre Intercommunal de Glace de Malley, Prilly, Switzerland{{cite news|url=http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100004812|title=Switzerland v France|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=9–11 April 2004

|surface=Hard (i)

|score1=2

|score2=3

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Roger Federer |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Nicolas Escudé |2 |4 |4 | | }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Ivo Heuberger |3 |3 |2 | | |T2P1=Arnaud Clément |6 |6 |6 | | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Yves Allegro |T1P2=Roger Federer |7 |3 |6.045 |3 | |T2P1=Nicolas Escudé |T2P2=Michaël Llodra |6.035 |6 |7 |6 | }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Roger Federer |6 |7 |6 | | |T2P1=Arnaud Clément |2 |5 |4 | | }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Michel Kratochvil |6.025 |4 |6.055 | | |T2P1=Nicolas Escudé |7 |6 |7 | | }}

}}

=Spain vs. Netherlands=

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=ESP

|team2=NED

|venue=Plaza de Toros Coliseo, Palma de Mallorca, Spain{{cite news|url=http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100004813|title=Spain v Netherlands|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=9–11 April 2004

|surface=Clay

|score1=4

|score2=1

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Carlos Moyá |6 |7 |6 | | |T2P1=Martin Verkerk |2 |5 |4 | | }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Juan Carlos Ferrero |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Raemon Sluiter |2 |2 |4 | | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Rafael Nadal |T1P2=Tommy Robredo |6 |6 |3 |2 |2 |T2P1=John van Lottum |T2P2=Martin Verkerk |3 |2 |6 |6 |6 }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Juan Carlos Ferrero |6 |6.045 |4 |7 |6 |T2P1=Martin Verkerk |4 |7 |6 |5 |1 }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Carlos Moyá |6 |6 | | | |T2P1=Sjeng Schalken |3 |4 | | | }}

}}

Semifinals

=United States vs. Belarus=

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=USA

|team2=BLR

|venue=Family Circle Tennis Center, Charleston, United States{{cite news|url=http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100004814|title=United States v Belarus|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=24–26 September 2004

|surface=Hard

|score1=4

|score2=0

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Andy Roddick |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Vladimir Voltchkov |1 |4 |4 | | }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Mardy Fish |7 |6 |3 |6 | |T2P1=Max Mirnyi |5 |2 |6 |3 | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Bob Bryan |T1P2=Mike Bryan |6 |6 |7 | | |T2P1=Max Mirnyi |T2P2=Vladimir Voltchkov |1 |3 |5 | | }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Andy Roddick |6 |6 | | | |T2P1=Alexander Skrypko |4 |2 | | | }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Mardy Fish |3 | | | | |T2P1=Andrei Karatchenia |0 | | | |nc=1 }}

}}

=Spain vs. France=

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=ESP

|team2=FRA

|venue=Plaza de Toros de Alicante, Alicante, Spain{{cite news|url=http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100004815|title=Spain v France|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=24–26 September 2004

|surface=Clay

|score1=4

|score2=1

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Carlos Moyá |3 |6 |6 |3 |3 |T2P1=Paul-Henri Mathieu |6 |3 |2 |6 |6 }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Juan Carlos Ferrero |6 |6 |1 |6 | |T2P1=Fabrice Santoro |3 |1 |6 |3 | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Rafael Nadal |T1P2=Tommy Robredo |7 |4 |6 |2 |6 |T2P1=Arnaud Clément |T2P2=Michaël Llodra |6.035 |6 |2 |6 |3 }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Rafael Nadal |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Arnaud Clément |4 |1 |2 | | }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Tommy Robredo |6 |6 | | | |T2P1=Paul-Henri Mathieu |4 |4 | | | }}

}}

Final

=Spain vs. United States=

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=ESP

|team2=USA

|venue=Estadio Olímpico, Seville, Spain{{cite news|url=http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100004816|title=Spain v France|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=3–5 December 2004

|surface=Clay (i)

|score1=3

|score2=2

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Carlos Moyà |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Mardy Fish |4 |2 |3 | | }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Rafael Nadal |6.055 |6 |7 |6 | |T2P1=Andy Roddick |7 |2 |6.055 |2 | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Juan Carlos Ferrero |T1P2=Tommy Robredo |0 |3 |2 | | |T2P1=Bob Bryan |T2P2=Mike Bryan |6 |6 |6 | | }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Carlos Moyà |6 |7 |7 | | |T2P1=Andy Roddick |2 |6.01 |6.045 | | }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Tommy Robredo |6.075 |2 | | | |T2P1=Mardy Fish |7 |6 | | | }}

|}}

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