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The 2005 Davis Cup was the 94th edition of the most important tournament between nations in men's tennis. A total of 130 teams participated in the tournament. The final took place 2–4 December at the Sibamac Arena in Bratislava, Slovakia, with Croatia defeating Slovakia for their first title.

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: 23–25 September • , , , , , and will remain in the World Group in 2006. • are promoted to the World Group in 2006. • , , , , , and will remain in Zonal Group I in 2006. • are relegated to Zonal Group I in 2006. ==Americas Zone==
Americas Zone
Group I • Paraguay relegated to Group II in 2006. • Canada and Ecuador advance to World Group Play-off. Group II • Bahamas and Cuba relegated to Group III in 2006. • Brazil promoted to Group I in 2006. Group III Venue: Club de Tenis La Paz, La Paz, Bolivia (clay) Date: Week of 28 February (scores in italics carried over from Groups) • Guatemala and Bolivia promoted to Group II in 2006. • Panama and St. Lucia relegated to Group IV in 2006. The Group III tournament was held in the Week commencing February 28, in Club de Tenis La Paz, La Paz, Bolivia, on outdoor clay courts. ==Format==
Format
The eight teams were split into two groups and played in a round-robin format. The top two teams of each group advanced to the promotion pool, from which the two top teams were promoted to the Americas Zone Group II in 2006. The last two placed teams of each group from the preliminary round were relegated into the relegation pool, from which the two bottom teams were relegated to the Americas Zone Group IV in 2006. ==Pool A==
Pool A
Haiti vs. Saint Lucia {{DavisCupBox3 Honduras vs. Bolivia {{DavisCupBox3 Haiti vs. Bolivia {{DavisCupBox3 Honduras vs. Saint Lucia {{DavisCupBox3 Haiti vs. Honduras {{DavisCupBox3 Bolivia vs. Saint Lucia {{DavisCupBox3 ==Pool B==
Pool B
Guatemala vs. Panama {{DavisCupBox3 El Salvador vs. Puerto Rico {{DavisCupBox3 Guatemala vs. Puerto Rico {{DavisCupBox3 El Salvador vs. Panama {{DavisCupBox3 Guatemala vs. El Salvador {{DavisCupBox3 Puerto Rico vs. Panama {{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) • Guatemala and Bolivia promoted to Group II in 2006. Bolivia vs. Puerto Rico {{DavisCupBox3 Haiti vs. Guatemala {{DavisCupBox3 Bolivia vs. Guatemala {{DavisCupBox3 Haiti vs. Puerto Rico {{DavisCupBox3 ==Relegation pool==
Relegation pool
The bottom two teams from Pools A and B were placed in the relegation group. Results and points from games against the opponent from the preliminary round were carried forward. (scores in italics carried over from Groups) • Panama and St. Lucia relegated to Group IV in 2006. Honduras vs. Panama {{DavisCupBox3 Saint Lucia vs. El Salvador {{DavisCupBox3 Honduras vs. El Salvador {{DavisCupBox3 Saint Lucia vs. Panama {{DavisCupBox3 ==Final standings==
Final standings
• and promoted to Group II in 2006. • and relegated to Group IV in 2006. Group IV ==Asia/Oceania Zone==
Asia/Oceania Zone
Group I Group II Group III Venue: Victoria Park Tennis Centre, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard) Date: 13–17 July (scores in italics carried over from Groups) • Hong Kong and Malaysia promoted to Group II in 2006. • Qatar and Tajikistan relegated to Group IV in 2006. Group IV Venue: Thein Byu Tennis Club, Yangon, Myanmar (hard) Date: 27 April–01 May • Bangladesh and Singapore promoted to Group III in 2006. ==Europe/Africa Zone==
Europe/Africa Zone
Group I Group II Group III Zone A Venue: Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt (clay) Date: 27 April – 1 May (scores in italics carried over) • North Macedonia and Egypt promoted to Group II in 2006. • Madagascar and Kenya relegated to Group IV in 2006. Zone B Venue: Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland (grass) Date: 13–17 July (scores in italics carried over) • Cyprus and Ireland promoted to Group II in 2006. • Iceland and San Marino relegated to Group IV in 2006. Group IV Venue: Lugogo Tennis Club, Kampala, Uganda (clay) Date: 1–5 March • Moldova, Andorra, Botswana and Rwanda promoted to Group III in 2006. The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2005. 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. The Group IV tournament was held March 1–5, in Lugogo Tennis Club, Kampala, Uganda, on outdoor clay courts. ==Format==
Format
The eleven teams were split into two groups and played in a round-robin format. The top two teams of each group were promoted to the Europe/Africa Zone Group III in 2006. ==Pool A==
Pool A
Moldova and Botswana promoted to Group III in 2006. Moldova vs. Djibouti {{DavisCupBox3 Botswana vs. Benin {{DavisCupBox3 Moldova vs. Malta {{DavisCupBox3 Benin vs. Djibouti {{DavisCupBox3 Moldova vs. Benin {{DavisCupBox3 Botswana vs. Malta {{DavisCupBox3 Moldova vs. Botswana {{DavisCupBox3 Malta vs. Djibouti {{DavisCupBox3 Botswana vs. Djibouti {{DavisCupBox3 Benin vs. Malta {{DavisCupBox3 ==Pool B==
Pool B
Andorra and Rwanda promoted to Group III in 2006. Azerbaijan vs. Uganda {{DavisCupBox3 Rwanda vs. Senegal {{DavisCupBox3 Andorra vs. Mauritius {{DavisCupBox3 Azerbaijan vs. Senegal {{DavisCupBox3 Rwanda vs. Andorra {{DavisCupBox3 Mauritius vs. Uganda {{DavisCupBox3 Azerbaijan vs. Mauritius {{DavisCupBox3 Rwanda vs. Uganda {{DavisCupBox3 Andorra vs. Senegal {{DavisCupBox3 Azerbaijan vs. Andorra {{DavisCupBox3 Rwanda vs. Mauritius {{DavisCupBox3 Senegal vs. Uganda {{DavisCupBox3 Azerbaijan vs. Rwanda {{DavisCupBox3 Andorra vs. Uganda {{DavisCupBox3 Mauritius vs. Senegal {{DavisCupBox3 ==References==
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