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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. Turkmenistan made its first appearance in the tournament.

World Group
Draw First round losers compete in play-off ties with Zonal Group I Qualifiers. Final {{DavisCupbox == World Group play-offs ==
World Group play-offs
Date: 24–26 September • , , , , 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==
Americas Zone
Group I Group II The Americas Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2004. In the Americas Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams compete against each other to advance to the upper tier. Winners in Group II advanced to the Americas Zone Group I. Teams who lost their respective ties competed in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group II, whereas teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Americas Zone Group III in 2005. ==Participating nations==
Participating nations
• • • • • • • • Draw • Puerto Rico and Haiti relegated to Group III in 2005. • Mexico promoted to Group I in 2005. ==First round==
First round
Puerto Rico vs. Bahamas {{DavisCupbox Jamaica vs. Mexico {{DavisCupbox Haiti vs. Uruguay {{DavisCupbox Cuba vs. Dominican Republic {{DavisCupbox ==Second round==
Second round
Mexico vs. Bahamas {{DavisCupbox Dominican Republic vs. Uruguay {{DavisCupbox ==Relegation play-offs==
Relegation play-offs
Puerto Rico vs. Jamaica {{DavisCupbox Cuba vs. Haiti {{DavisCupbox ==Third round==
Third round
Mexico vs. Dominican Republic {{DavisCupbox Group III • Venue: Country Club de Tegucigalpa, Tegucigalpa, Honduras (outdoor hard) • Date: 4-8 February Group IV ==Asia/Oceania Zone==
Asia/Oceania Zone
Group I Group II Group III Venue: Phu Tho Tennis Centre, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (hard) Date: 7–11 April ;Pool A ;Pool B ;Promotion pool ;Relegation pool 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==
Europe/Africa Zone
Group I Group II The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2004. In the Europe/Africa Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier. Winners in Group II advanced to the Europe/Africa Zone Group I. Teams who lost their respective ties competed in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group II, whereas teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group III in 2005. ==Participating nations==
Participating nations
• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Draw • , , , and relegated to Group III in 2005. • and promoted to Group I in 2005. ==First round==
First round
Italy vs. Georgia {{DavisCupbox Bulgaria vs. Egypt {{DavisCupbox Slovenia vs. Poland {{DavisCupbox Tunisia vs. Portugal {{DavisCupbox Serbia and Montenegro vs. Latvia {{DavisCupbox Ireland vs. Hungary {{DavisCupbox Norway vs. Ukraine {{DavisCupbox ==Second round==
Second round
Italy vs. Bulgaria {{DavisCupbox Poland vs. Algeria {{DavisCupbox Portugal vs. Serbia and Montenegro {{DavisCupbox Hungary vs. Norway {{DavisCupbox ==Relegation play-offs==
Relegation play-offs
Georgia vs. Egypt {{DavisCupbox Latvia vs. Tunisia {{DavisCupbox Ukraine vs. Ireland {{DavisCupbox ==Third round==
Third round
Italy vs. Poland {{DavisCupbox Hungary vs. Serbia and Montenegro {{DavisCupbox Group III Zone A Venue: Namibia National Tennis Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia (hard) Date: 12–16 May (scores in italics carried over) • Ivory Coast and Ghana promoted to Group II in 2005. • Benin and Togo withdrew from the tournament and relegated to Group IV in 2005. The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2004. In the Europe/Africa Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier. Group III was split into two tournaments. One tournament was held in Namibia National Tennis Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia, May 12–16, on outdoor hard courts, while the other was held in Orange Tennis Centre, Kaunas, Lithuania, February 2–8, on indoor carpet courts. ==Format==
Format
Benin and Togo withdrew from the Windhoek tournament and relegated to Europe/Africa Zone Group IV in 2005. The six remaining teams in the Windhoek tournament were split into two pools and played in a round-robin format. The top two teams of each pool advanced to the promotion pool, from which the two top teams were promoted to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2005. The remaining teams of each group played against each other in the 5th–6th Play-off and remained in Group III in 2005. ==Pool A==
Pool A
Turkey vs. Kenya {{DavisCupBox3 Ivory Coast vs. Kenya {{DavisCupBox3 Ivory Coast vs. Turkey {{DavisCupBox3 ==Pool B==
Pool B
Madagascar vs. Namibia {{DavisCupBox3 Ghana vs. Namibia {{DavisCupBox3 Ghana vs. Madagascar {{DavisCupBox3 ==Promotion pool==
Promotion pool
The top two teams from each of Pools A and B advanced to the Promotion pool. Results and points from games against the opponent from the preliminary round were carried forward. (scores in italics carried over from Groups) Ivory Coast and Ghana promoted to Group II in 2005. Ivory Coast vs. Namibia {{DavisCupBox3 Turkey vs. Ghana {{DavisCupBox3 Ivory Coast vs. Ghana {{DavisCupBox3 Turkey vs. Namibia {{DavisCupBox3 ==5th–6th Play-off: Kenya vs. Madagascar==
Final standings
• and promoted to Group II in 2005. • and withdrew from the tournament and relegated to Group IV in 2005. Zone B 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. • Andorra relegated to Group IV in 2005. • Azerbaijan withdrew from the tournament and relegated to Group IV in 2005. The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2004. In the Europe/Africa Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier. Group III was split into two tournaments. One tournament was held in Namibia National Tennis Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia, May 12–16, on outdoor hard courts, while the other was held in Orange Tennis Centre, Kaunas, Lithuania, February 2–8, on indoor carpet courts. ==Format==
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