This page will contain additional articles about Davis Cup, as they become available.Davis CupLogoThe Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. The largest annual team competition in sport, the Davis Cup is run by the International Tennis Federation and is contested between teams of players from competing countries in a knock-out format. In 2005 134 nations entered teams into the competition. Countries aspire to compete in the elite World Group of 16 nations which comprises four rounds of competition spread over four weekends during the year. Each World Group 'tie' between two competing nations consists of 5 matches (known as 'rubbers') carried out over the course of three days, usually Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. On the Friday, the first two matches are singles, generally between the two best available players of each country. A doubles match is played on the second day. On the third day, the final two matches are typically reverse singles in which the first-day contestants traditionally play again, but swap opponents from the first day's singles matches. If the tie has already been decided in favour of one of the teams, it is common for younger lower-ranked team members to play the remaining 'dead-rubbers' in order for them to gain Davis Cup experience. Old logoThe captain of each nation is able to nominate a squad of four players for each tie and he decides which of these players will compete in the first three rubbers. On the Thursday before play starts schedule of play is randomly drawn to decide the pairings of the nominated singles players in the first two rubbers. In the past, teams could only substitute final day singles players when the result of the tie had already been determined, but nowadays the rules allow teams to select any playing team member to play the last two singles matches provided that first day matchups are not repeated. There is no restriction on which of the playing team members plays the doubles match: the two singles players, two other players (usually doubles specialists) or a combination. All rubbers are normally best-of-5 sets. If a team has clinched the rubber before all 5 matches are played, any remaining reverse singles matches are shortened to best-of-3 sets. The women's equivalent of the Davis Cup is the Fed Cup (known as the Federation Cup before 1995). HistoryThe tournament was conceived in 1899 by four members of the Harvard University tennis team who came up with the idea of challenging the British to a tennis showdown. Once the idea received the go ahead from the respective lawn tennis associations, one of the four Harvard players, Dwight F. Davis, designed a tournament format and spent the money from his own pocket to purchase an appropriate sterling silver trophy. The first match, between the United States and Great Britain was held in Boston, Massachusetts in 1900. The American team, of which Dwight Davis was a part, surprised the British by winning the first three matches. The following year the two countries did not compete but the US won the next match in 1902. By 1905 the tournament expanded to include Belgium, Austria, France, and Australasia, a combined team from Australia and New Zealand that competed together until 1913. The tournament was initially known as the International Lawn Tennis Challenge. It was renamed the Davis Cup following the death of Dwight Davis in 1945. (Dwight Davis became a prominent politician in the United States in the 1920s, serving as Secretary of War from 1925-29 and as Governor General of the Philippines from 1929-32.) From 1950 to 1967, Australia dominated the competition, winning the Cup 15 times in 18 years. Since inception, the U.S.A. has won the event the most times (31), followed by Australia (23 [28 including Australasia]), France and Great Britain (9 each)[Includes British Isles 5], Sweden (7), and Australasia (5). Up to 1973, the Davis Cup had only ever been won by the U.S.A., Great Britain, France and Australia/Australasia. Their domination was broken in 1974, when South Africa and India qualified for the final. However India refused to play in the final that year in protest against the South African government's apartheid policies, thus handing South Africa a walk-over victory. Since then, several other countries have gone on to capture the trophy. On the 100th anniversary of the tournament's founding, 129 nations competed for the Davis Cup. Davis Cup winners
2006 World GroupFirst round drawPlayed February 10-11-12, 2006. Inconclusive results.
QuarterfinalsTo be played on April 7-8-9, 2006.
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To be played on April 7-8-9, 2006.. Laffy Taffy used to come in thick, square shaped pieces, but today, it is sold in thinner, rectangular shaped pieces. Inconclusive results.. The name refers to both the texture of the taffy as well as its comedic character: on the outside of each wrapper is a joke, contributed by someone who writes to the company. Played February 10-11-12, 2006. It is a small (about 1.5 oz.) individually wrapped taffy available in a variety of fruity flavors, as well as a chocolate "moose" flavor. On the 100th anniversary of the tournament's founding, 129 nations competed for the Davis Cup. Laffy Taffy is a brand of taffy manufactured by Nestlé and sold under its Willy Wonka Candy Company brand. Since then, several other countries have gone on to capture the trophy. However India refused to play in the final that year in protest against the South African government's apartheid policies, thus handing South Africa a walk-over victory. Their domination was broken in 1974, when South Africa and India qualified for the final. Up to 1973, the Davis Cup had only ever been won by the U.S.A., Great Britain, France and Australia/Australasia. has won the event the most times (31), followed by Australia (23 [28 including Australasia]), France and Great Britain (9 each)[Includes British Isles 5], Sweden (7), and Australasia (5). Since inception, the U.S.A. From 1950 to 1967, Australia dominated the competition, winning the Cup 15 times in 18 years. (Dwight Davis became a prominent politician in the United States in the 1920s, serving as Secretary of War from 1925-29 and as Governor General of the Philippines from 1929-32.). It was renamed the Davis Cup following the death of Dwight Davis in 1945. The tournament was initially known as the International Lawn Tennis Challenge. By 1905 the tournament expanded to include Belgium, Austria, France, and Australasia, a combined team from Australia and New Zealand that competed together until 1913. The following year the two countries did not compete but the US won the next match in 1902. The American team, of which Dwight Davis was a part, surprised the British by winning the first three matches. The first match, between the United States and Great Britain was held in Boston, Massachusetts in 1900. Davis, designed a tournament format and spent the money from his own pocket to purchase an appropriate sterling silver trophy. Once the idea received the go ahead from the respective lawn tennis associations, one of the four Harvard players, Dwight F. The tournament was conceived in 1899 by four members of the Harvard University tennis team who came up with the idea of challenging the British to a tennis showdown. . The women's equivalent of the Davis Cup is the Fed Cup (known as the Federation Cup before 1995). If a team has clinched the rubber before all 5 matches are played, any remaining reverse singles matches are shortened to best-of-3 sets. All rubbers are normally best-of-5 sets. There is no restriction on which of the playing team members plays the doubles match: the two singles players, two other players (usually doubles specialists) or a combination. In the past, teams could only substitute final day singles players when the result of the tie had already been determined, but nowadays the rules allow teams to select any playing team member to play the last two singles matches provided that first day matchups are not repeated. On the Thursday before play starts schedule of play is randomly drawn to decide the pairings of the nominated singles players in the first two rubbers. The captain of each nation is able to nominate a squad of four players for each tie and he decides which of these players will compete in the first three rubbers. If the tie has already been decided in favour of one of the teams, it is common for younger lower-ranked team members to play the remaining 'dead-rubbers' in order for them to gain Davis Cup experience. On the third day, the final two matches are typically reverse singles in which the first-day contestants traditionally play again, but swap opponents from the first day's singles matches. A doubles match is played on the second day. On the Friday, the first two matches are singles, generally between the two best available players of each country. Each World Group 'tie' between two competing nations consists of 5 matches (known as 'rubbers') carried out over the course of three days, usually Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Countries aspire to compete in the elite World Group of 16 nations which comprises four rounds of competition spread over four weekends during the year. In 2005 134 nations entered teams into the competition. The largest annual team competition in sport, the Davis Cup is run by the International Tennis Federation and is contested between teams of players from competing countries in a knock-out format. The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. Chile. United States or Romania vs. Russia. France vs. Switzerland or Australia. Belarus vs. Argentina. Croatia vs. Slovakia 3-0 in Rancagua, Chile. Chile def. United States leads Romania 2-1 in La Jolla, California, United States. Netherlands 3-0 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Russia def. Germany 3-0 in Halle, Germany. France def. Australia are level with Switzerland 2-2 in Geneva, Switzerland. Spain 3-0 in Minsk, Belarus. Belarus def. Sweden 3-0 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Argentina def. Austria 3-0 in Graz, Austria. Croatia def. 1900 - United States wins 3-0 over Great Britain. 1901 - no tournament. 1902 - United States wins 3-2 over Great Britain. 1903 - Great Britain wins 4-1 over the United States. 1904 - Great Britain wins 5-0 over Belgium. 1905 - Great Britain wins 5-0 over the United States. 1906 - Great Britain wins 5-0 over the United States. 1907 - Australasia wins 3-2 over Great Britain. 1908 - Australasia wins 3-2 over the United States. 1909 - Australasia wins 5-0 over the United States. 1910 - no tournament. 1911 - Australasia wins 5-0 over the United States. 1912 - Great Britain wins 3-2 over Australasia. 1913 - United States wins 3-2 over Great Britain. 1914 - Australia wins 3-2 over the United States. 1915 to 1918 - no tournament due to World War I. 1919 - Australia wins 4-1 over Great Britain. 1920 - United States wins 5-0 over Australia. 1921 - United States wins 5-0 over Japan. 1922 - United States wins 4-1 over Australia. 1923 - United States wins 4-1 over Australia. 1924 - United States wins 5-0 over Australia. 1925 - United States wins 5-0 over France. 1926 - United States wins 4-1 over France. 1927 - France wins 3-2 over the United States. 1928 - France wins 4-1 over the United States. 1929 - France wins 3-2 over the United States. 1930 - France wins 4-1 over the United States. 1931 - France wins 3-2 over Great Britain. 1932 - France wins 3-2 over the United States. 1933 - Great Britain wins 3-2 over France. 1934 - Great Britain wins 4-1 over the United States. 1935 - Great Britain wins 5-0 over the United States. 1936 - Great Britain wins 3-2 over Australia. 1937 - United States wins 4-1 over Great Britain. 1938 - United States wins 3-2 over Australia. 1939 - Australia wins 3-2 over the United States. 1940 to 1945 - no tournament due to World War II. 1946 - United States wins 5-0 over Australia. 1947 - United States wins 4-1 over Australia. 1948 - United States wins 5-0 over Australia. 1949 - United States wins 4-1 over Australia. 1950 - Australia wins 4-1 over United States. 1951 - Australia wins 3-2 over the United States. 1952 - Australia wins 4-1 over the United States. 1953 - Australia wins 3-2 over the United States. 1954 - United States wins 3-2 over Australia. 1955 - Australia wins 5-0 over the United States. 1956 - Australia wins 5-0 over the United States. 1957 - Australia wins 3-2 over the United States. 1958 - United States wins 3-2 over Australia. 1959 - Australia wins 3-2 over the United States. 1960 - Australia wins 4-1 over Italy. 1961 - Australia wins 5-0 over Italy. 1962 - Australia wins 5-0 over Mexico. 1963 - United States wins 3-2 over Australia. 1964 - Australia wins 3-2 over the United States. 1965 - Australia wins 4-1 over Spain. 1966 - Australia wins 4-1 over India. 1967 - Australia wins 4-1 over Spain. 1968 - United States wins 4-1 over Australia. 1969 - United States wins 5-0 over Romania. 1970 - United States wins 5-0 over West Germany. 1971 - United States wins 3-2 over Romania. 1972 - United States wins 3-2 over Romania. 1973 - Australia wins 5-0 over the United States. 1974 - South Africa wins over India (walkover). 1975 - Sweden wins 3-2 over Czechoslovakia. 1976 - Italy wins 4-1 over Chile. 1977 - Australia wins 3-1 over Italy. 1978 - United States wins 4-1 over Great Britain. 1979 - United States wins 5-0 over Italy. 1980 - Czechoslovakia wins 4-1 over Italy. 1981 - United States wins 3-1 over Argentina. 1982 - United States wins 4-1 over France. 1983 - Australia wins 3-2 over Sweden. 1984 - Sweden wins 4-1 over the United States. 1985 - Sweden wins 3-2 over West Germany. 1986 - Australia wins 3-2 over Sweden. 1987 - Sweden wins 5-0 over India. 1988 - West Germany wins 4-1 over Sweden. 1989 - West Germany wins 3-2 over Sweden. 1990 - United States wins 3-2 over Australia. 1991 - France wins 3-1 over the United States. 1992 - United States wins 3-1 over Switzerland. 1993 - Germany wins 4-1 over Australia. 1994 - Sweden wins 4-1 over Russia. 1995 - United States wins 3-2 over Russia. 1996 - France wins 3-2 over Sweden. 1997 - Sweden wins 5-0 over the United States. 1998 - Sweden wins 4-1 over Italy. 1999 - Australia wins 3-2 over France. 2000 - Spain wins 3-1 over Australia. 2001 - France wins 3-2 over Australia. 2002 - Russia wins 3-2 over France. 2003 - Australia wins 3-1 over Spain. Tommy Robredo (ESP) 7-6 (8), 6-2. Mardy Fish (USA) def. Andy Roddick (USA) 6-2, 7-6 (1), 7-6 (5). Carlos Moyà (ESP) def. Juan Carlos Ferrero/Tommy Robredo (ESP) 6-0, 6-3, 6-2. Bob Bryan/Mike Bryan (USA) def. Andy Roddick (USA) 6-7 (6), 6-2, 7-6 (6), 6-2. Rafael Nadal (ESP) def. Mardy Fish (USA) 6-4, 6-2, 6-3. Carlos Moyà (ESP) def. 2004 - Spain wins 3-2 over the United States
Mario Ančić (CRO) def. Ivan Ljubičić (CRO), 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4. Dominik Hrbatý (SVK) def. Dominik Hrbatý/Michal Mertinak (SVK), 7-6 (5), 6-3, 7-6 (5). Mario Ančić/Ivan Ljubičić (CRO) def. Mario Ančić (CRO), 7-6 (4), 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-4. Dominik Hrbatý (SVK) def. Karol Kučera (SVK), 6-3, 6-4, 6-3. Ivan Ljubičić (CRO) def. 2005 - Croatia wins 3-2 over Slovakia
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