2004 Davis Cup

The 2004 Davis Cup was the 93rd edition of the most important tournament between nations in men's tennis. A total of 131 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.

World Group

Main article: 2004 Davis Cup World Group

Participating Teams
Argentina	Australia	Austria	Belarus
Canada	Czech Republic	Croatia	France
Morocco	Netherlands	Romania	Russia
Spain	Sweden	Switzerland	United States

Draw

	First round 6-8 February					Quarterfinals 9-11 April					Semifinals 24-26 September					Final 3-5 December
	Adelaide, Australia (hard)
	1	Australia	1
						Delray Beach, FL, United States (hard)
		Sweden	4
							Sweden	1
	Uncasville, CT, USA (indoor hard)
						7	United States	4
	7	United States	5
											Charleston, SC, United States (hard)
		Austria	0
											7	United States	4
	Minsk, Belarus (indoor carpet)
											Belarus	0
	4	Russia	2
						Minsk, Belarus (indoor carpet)
		Belarus	3
							Belarus	5
	Agadir, Morocco (indoor hard)
						5	Argentina	0
	5	Argentina	5
																Seville, Spain (indoor clay)
		Morocco	0
																7	United States	2
	Bucharest, Romania (indoor clay)
															2	Spain	3
		Romania	2
						Prilly, Switzerland (indoor hard)
	6	Switzerland	3
						6	Switzerland	2
	Metz, France (indoor clay)
						3	France	3
		Croatia	1
											Alicante, Spain (clay)
	3	France	4
											3	France	1
	Maastricht, Netherlands (indoor clay)
										2	Spain	4
		Canada	1
						Palma de Mallorca, Spain (clay)
	8	Netherlands	4
						8	Netherlands	1
	Brno, Czech Republic (indoor carpet)
						2	Spain	4
		Czech Republic	2
	2	Spain	3

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

Final

Spain 3	Estadio de la Cartuja, Seville, Spain 3 December - 5 December 2004 indoor clay		United States 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Carlos Moyà Mardy Fish 6 4 6 2 6 3       2 Rafael Nadal Andy Roddick 66 78 6 2 78 66 6 2     3 Juan Carlos Ferrero / Tommy Robredo Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 0 6 3 6 2 6       4 Carlos Moyà Andy Roddick 6 2 77 62 77 65       5 Tommy Robredo Mardy Fish 69 711 2 6

World Group Playoffs

Main article: 2004 Davis Cup World Group Play-offs

Date: 24-26 September

Venue	Home Team	Score	Visiting Team
Perth, Australia (grass)	Australia	4-1	Morocco
Viña del Mar, Chile (clay)	Chile	5-0	Japan
Rijeka, Croatia (indoor carpet)	Croatia	3-2	Belgium
Lambaré, Paraguay (clay)	Paraguay	0-5	Czech Republic
Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard)	Slovakia	3-2	Germany
Pörtschach, Austria (clay)	Austria	3-2	Great Britain
Bucharest, Romania (clay)	Romania	4-1	Canada
Moscow, Russia (indoor clay)	Russia	5-0	Thailand

• Chile and Slovakia promoted to World Group in 2005.
• Australia, Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Romania, and Russia remain in World Group in 2005.
• Belgium (EA), Germany (EA), Great Britain (EA), Japan (AO), Paraguay (Am), and Thailand (AO) remain in Group I in 2005.
• Canada (Am) and Morocco (EA) relegated to Group I in 2005.

Americas Zone

Main article: 2004 Davis Cup Americas Zone

Group I

Participating Teams

• Brazil — relegated to Group II in 2005
• Chile — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round
• Ecuador
• Paraguay — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round
• Peru
• Venezuela

Group II

Participating Teams

• Bahamas
• Cuba
• Dominican Republic
• Haiti — relegated to Group III in 2005
• Jamaica
• Mexico — promoted to Group I in 2005
• Puerto Rico — relegated to Group III in 2005
• Uruguay

Group III

Participating Teams

• Bolivia
• Colombia — promoted to Group II in 2005
• El Salvador
• Honduras
• Netherlands Antilles — promoted to Group II in 2005
• Trinidad and Tobago — relegated to Group IV in 2005
• Panama
• U.S. Virgin Islands — relegated to Group IV in 2005

Group IV

Participating Teams

• Barbados
• Bermuda
• Costa Rica
• Eastern Caribbean
• Guatemala — promoted to Group III in 2005
• Saint Lucia — promoted to Group III in 2005

Asia/Oceania Zone

Main article: 2004 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I

Participating Teams

• Chinese Taipei
• India
• Indonesia
• Japan — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round
• New Zealand — relegated to Group II in 2005
• Pakistan
• Thailand — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round
• Uzbekistan

Group II

Participating Teams

• China — promoted to Group I in 2005
• Hong Kong — relegated to Group III in 2005
• Iran
• Kuwait
• Lebanon
• Malaysia — relegated to Group III in 2005
• Philippines
• South Korea

Group III

Participating Teams

• Bahrain
• Oman — relegated to Group IV in 2005
• Kazakhstan — promoted to Group II in 2005
• Pacific Oceania — promoted to Group II in 2005
• Qatar
• Syria — relegated to Group IV in 2005
• Tajikistan
• Vietnam

Group IV

Participating Teams

• Bangladesh
• Bahrain
• Iraq
• Jordan
• Kyrgyzstan
• Myanmar
• Saudi Arabia — promoted to Group III in 2005
• Singapore
• Sri Lanka — promoted to Group III in 2005
• Turkmenistan
• United Arab Emirates

Europe/Africa Zone

Main article: 2004 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone

Group I

Participating Teams

• Belgium — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round
• Finland — relegated to Group II in 2005
• Germany — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round
• Great Britain — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round
• Greece — relegated to Group II in 2005
• Israel
• Luxembourg
• Slovakia — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round
• South Africa
• Zimbabwe

Group II

Participating Teams

• Algeria
• Bulgaria
• Denmark — relegated to Group III in 2005
• Egypt — relegated to Group III in 2005
• Georgia
• Hungary
• Ireland — relegated to Group III in 2005
• Italy — promoted to Group I in 2005
• Latvia
• Norway
• Poland
• Portugal
• Serbia and Montenegro — promoted to Group I in 2005
• Slovenia
• Tunisia — relegated to Group III in 2005
• Ukraine

Group III

Venue I

Participating Teams

• Ivory Coast — promoted to Group II in 2005
• Ghana — promoted to Group II in 2005
• Kenya
• Madagascar
• Namibia
• Turkey

Venue II

Participating Teams

• Andorra — relegated to Group IV in 2005
• Cyprus
• Estonia — promoted to Group II in 2005
• Iceland
• Lithuania
• Macedonia
• Monaco — promoted to Group II in 2005

Group IV

Venue I

Participating Teams

• Gabon
• Mali
• Nigeria — promoted to Group III in 2005
• San Marino — promoted to Group III in 2005
• Senegal

Venue II

Participating Teams

• Armenia — promoted to Group III in 2005
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — promoted to Group III in 2005
• Botswana
• Malta
• Mauritius
• Moldova
• Rwanda
• Uganda