2006 ARAG World Team Cup

2006 World Team Cup
Date	21 May – 27 May
Edition	28th
Category	World Team Cup
Surface	Clay / outdoor
Location	Düsseldorf, Germany
Champions
Croatia

The 2006 ARAG World Team Cup was a tennis tournament play on outdoor clay courts. It was the 28th edition of the World Team Cup, and was part of the 2006 ATP Tour. It took place at the Rochusclub in Düsseldorf, Germany, from 21 through 27 May 2006.

Argentina were the defending champions but they failed to advance beyond the group stage. Croatia defeated Germany in the final, by two rubbers to one for their first title.

Players

Red group

Croatia

• Ivan Ljubičić (# 4)
• Mario Ančić (# 12)
• Ivo Karlović (# 51)

Chile

• Fernando González (# 9)
• Nicolás Massú (# 35)
• Paul Capdeville (# 124)
• Adrián García (# 197 Doubles)

Spain

• David Ferrer (# 15)
• Fernando Verdasco (# 31)
• Feliciano López (# 46)

United States

• Andy Roddick (# 5)
• James Blake (# 8)
• Robby Ginepri (# 17)
• Bob Bryan (# 1 Doubles)
• Mike Bryan (# 1 Doubles)

Blue group

Germany

• Nicolas Kiefer (# 13)
• Philipp Kohlschreiber (# 83)
• Alexander Waske (# 38 Doubles)
• Michael Kohlmann (# 53 Doubles)

Czech Republic

• Tomáš Berdych (# 20)
• Robin Vik (# 67)
• Leoš Friedl (# 18 Doubles)

Argentina

• David Nalbandian (# 3)
• Gastón Gaudio (# 10)
• José Acasuso (# 29)
• Sebastián Prieto (# 26 Doubles)

Italy

• Filippo Volandri (# 55)
• Davide Sanguinetti (# 65)

• Rankings are as of May 22, 2006

Round robin

Red group

Standings

Pos.	Country	Points	Matches	Sets
1	Croatia	3–0	7–2	14–8
2	Chile	2–1	5–4	11–10
3	Spain	1–2	3–6	9–12
4	United States	0–3	3–6	7–11

Chile vs. Spain

Chile 3	Düsseldorf, Germany Sunday, May 21, 2006 Red Clay		Spain 0
1 2 3 1 Nicolás Massú Fernando Verdasco 6 2 4 6 6 4   2 Fernando González David Ferrer 7 5 66 78 6 3   3 Paul Capdeville / Adrián García Feliciano López / Fernando Verdasco 6 3 6 2

Croatia vs. United States of America

Croatia 2	Düsseldorf, Germany Monday, May 22, 2006 Red Clay		United States 1
1 2 3 1 Ivan Ljubičić James Blake 5 7 6 3 77 64   2 Ivo Karlović Robby Ginepri 4 6 61 77     3 Ivo Karlović / Ivan Ljubičić Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 6 3 77 65

Croatia vs. Spain

Croatia 2	Düsseldorf, Germany Wednesday, May 24, 2006 Red Clay		Spain 1
1 2 3 1 Ivan Ljubičić David Ferrer 2 6 2 6     2 Mario Ančić Feliciano López 7 5 4 6 6 4   3 Ivo Karlović / Ivan Ljubičić Feliciano López / Fernando Verdasco 6 3 77 64

Chile vs. United States of America

Chile 2	Düsseldorf, Germany Wednesday, May 24, 2006 Red Clay		United States 1
1 2 3 1 Nicolás Massú Andy Roddick 4 2       retired 2 Paul Capdeville Robby Ginepri 6 4 6 4     3 Fernando González / Nicolás Massú Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 4 6 5 7

Spain vs. United States of America

Spain 2	Düsseldorf, Germany Friday, May 26, 2006 Red Clay		United States 1
1 2 3 1 Fernando Verdasco Bob Bryan 6 2 3 6 6 1   2 David Ferrer Robby Ginepri 6 3 6 3     3 Feliciano López / Fernando Verdasco Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 3 4     retired

Chile vs. Croatia

Chile 0	Düsseldorf, Germany Friday, May 26, 2006 Red Clay		Croatia 3
1 2 3 1 Fernando González Ivan Ljubičić 5 7 77 64 4 6   2 Nicolás Massú Mario Ančić 3 6 2 6     3 Paul Capdeville / Adrián García Mario Ančić / Ivo Karlović 5 7 6 4 15 17

Blue group

Standings

Pos.	Country	Points	Matches	Sets
1	Germany	3–0	6–3	15–8
2	Czech Republic	2–1	5–4	14–9
3	Argentina	1–2	4–5	8–12
4	Italy	0–3	3–6	6–14

Germany vs. Italy

Germany 2	Düsseldorf, Germany Sunday, May 21, 2006 Red Clay		Italy 1
1 2 3 1 Nicolas Kiefer Filippo Volandri 712 610 6 3     2 Philipp Kohlschreiber Davide Sanguinetti 6 3 3 6 4 6   3 Michael Kohlmann / Alexander Waske Davide Sanguinetti / Filippo Volandri 6 4 6 4

Argentina vs. Czech Republic

Argentina 1	Düsseldorf, Germany Monday, May 22, 2006 Red Clay		Czech Republic 2
1 2 3 1 Gastón Gaudio Robin Vik 65 77 3 6     2 David Nalbandian Tomáš Berdych 4 6 4 6     3 José Acasuso / Sebastián Prieto Tomáš Berdych / Leoš Friedl 6 0 2 6 10 3

Argentina vs. Germany

Argentina 1	Düsseldorf, Germany Tuesday, May 23, 2006 Red Clay		Germany 2
1 2 3 1 José Acasuso Alexander Waske 4 6 6 4 77 61   2 Gastón Gaudio Nicolas Kiefer 2 6 3 6     3 David Nalbandian / Sebastián Prieto Michael Kohlmann / Alexander Waske 3 6 3 6

Czech Republic vs. Italy

Czech Republic 2	Düsseldorf, Germany Tuesday, May 23, 2006 Red Clay		Italy 1
1 2 3 1 Tomáš Berdych Filippo Volandri 6 1 6 4     2 Robin Vik Davide Sanguinetti 67 79 6 2 4 6   3 Tomáš Berdych / Leoš Friedl Davide Sanguinetti / Filippo Volandri 6 2 6 1

Argentina vs. Italy

Argentina 2	Düsseldorf, Germany Thursday, May 25, 2006 Red Clay		Italy 1
1 2 3 1 José Acasuso Davide Sanguinetti 6 2 6 0     2 David Nalbandian Filippo Volandri 4 6 5 7     3 José Acasuso / Sebastián Prieto Davide Sanguinetti / Filippo Volandri 77 63 6 1

Czech Republic vs. Germany

Czech Republic 1	Düsseldorf, Germany Thursday, May 25, 2006 Red Clay		Germany 2
1 2 3 1 Robin Vik Philipp Kohlschreiber 3 6 6 3 1 6   2 Tomáš Berdych Nicolas Kiefer 65 77 6 3 6 3   3 Tomáš Berdych / Leoš Friedl Michael Kohlmann / Alexander Waske 4 6 77 62 5 10

Final

Croatia vs. Germany

Croatia 2	Düsseldorf, Germany 27 May 2006 Red Clay		Germany 1
1 2 3 1 Ivo Karlović Alexander Waske 77 65 6 4     2 Ivan Ljubičić Nicolas Kiefer 6 4 6 4     3 Ivo Karlović / Ivan Ljubičić Michael Kohlmann / Alexander Waske 63 77 3 6

2006 World Team Cup Champions
Croatia First title

See also

• 2006 Davis Cup World Group
• 2006 Hopman Cup

External links

• Draw