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The 2006 Davis Cup was the 95th edition of the most important tournament between nations in men's tennis. Sixteen teams participated in the World Group and 125 participated in total. The first round matches were played 10–12 February and the final took place 1–3 December 2006 at Olympic Stadium in Moscow, with Russia defeating Argentina.

World Group
Draw First round losers play along with Zonal Group I qualifiers in World Group play-offs. Final {{DavisCupbox ==World Group play-offs==
World Group play-offs
Date: 22–24 September • , , , , and will remain in the World Group in 2007. • and are promoted to the World Group in 2007. • , , , , and will remain in Zonal Group I in 2007. • and are relegated to Zonal Group I in 2007. ==Americas Zone==
Americas Zone
Group I Group II The Americas Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2006. 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 2007. ==Participating nations==
Participating nations
• • • • • • • • Draw • Bolivia and Guatemala relegated to Group III in 2007. • Colombia promoted to Group I in 2007. ==First round==
First round
Bolivia vs. Paraguay {{DavisCupbox Colombia vs. Uruguay {{DavisCupbox Netherlands Antilles vs. Guatemala {{DavisCupbox Dominican Republic vs. Jamaica {{DavisCupbox ==Second round==
Second round
Colombia vs. Paraguay {{DavisCupbox Netherlands Antilles vs. Dominican Republic {{DavisCupbox ==Relegation play-offs==
Relegation play-offs
Uruguay vs. Bolivia {{DavisCupbox Jamaica vs. Guatemala {{DavisCupbox ==Third round==
Third round
Dominican Republic vs. Colombia {{DavisCupbox Group III Venue: Maya Country Club, Santa Tecla, El Salvador (clay) Date: 14–18 June (scores in italics carried over from Groups) • El Salvador and Cuba promoted to Group II in 2007. • Trinidad & Tobago and Honduras relegated to Group IV in 2007. Group IV The Americas Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2006. In the Americas Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier. The five teams in Group IV played in a single Round-robin tournament. The top two teams were promoted to the Americas Zone Group III in 2007. All other teams remained in Group IV. ==Draw==
Draw
• Venue: Maya Country Club, Santa Tecla, El Salvador (clay) • Date: 14–18 June • Barbados and Panama promoted to Group III in 2007. ==Results==
Results
Saint Lucia vs. Bermuda {{DavisCupBox3 Barbados vs. U.S. Virgin Islands {{DavisCupBox3 Panama vs. Saint Lucia {{DavisCupBox3 Barbados vs. Bermuda {{DavisCupBox3 Panama vs. Bermuda {{DavisCupBox3 Saint Lucia vs. U.S. Virgin Islands {{DavisCupBox3 Panama vs. U.S. Virgin Islands {{DavisCupBox3 Saint Lucia vs. Barbados {{DavisCupBox3 Panama vs. Barbados {{DavisCupBox3 Bermuda vs. U.S. Virgin Islands {{DavisCupBox3 ==Asia/Oceania Zone==
Asia/Oceania Zone
Group I Group II Group III Venue: Manila Polo Club, Makati, Manila, Philippines (indoor clay) Date: 19–23 July (scores in italics carried over from Groups) • Philippines and Iran promoted to Group II in 2007. • Bahrain and Bangladesh relegated to Group IV in 2007. Group IV Venue: Al Hussein Tennis Club, Amman, Jordan (hard) Date: 6–9 April • Oman and United Arab Emirates promoted to Group III in 2007. ==Europe/Africa Zone==
Europe/Africa Zone
Group I Group II Group III Zone A • Venue: Teniski Klub 'MLADOST', Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina (outdoor clay) • Date: 19–23 July Zone B • Venue: BTA Centre (Notswane Courts), Gaborone, Botswana (outdoor hard) • Date: 26–30 July Group IV • Venue: Marsa Sports Club, Marsa, Malta (outdoor hard) • Date: 19–23 July The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2006. 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 July 19–23, in Marsa Sports Club, Marsa, Malta, on outdoor hard courts. ==Format==
Format
Senegal withdrew from the tournament. The seven remaining 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 2007. They were placed in the promotion pool to determine places 1–4. The remaining teams in each group from the preliminary round were placed in a second pool to determine places 5–7. ==Pool A==
Pool A
Iceland vs. San Marino {{DavisCupBox3 Malta vs. Uganda {{DavisCupBox3 Iceland vs. Malta {{DavisCupBox3 San Marino vs. Uganda {{DavisCupBox3 Iceland vs. Uganda {{DavisCupBox3 San Marino vs. Malta {{DavisCupBox3 ==Pool B==
Pool B
Azerbaijan vs. Madagascar {{DavisCupBox3 Madagascar vs. Mauritius {{DavisCupBox3 Azerbaijan vs. Mauritius {{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) Mauritius, Madagascar, Iceland, and San Marino promoted to Group III in 2007. Iceland vs. Madagascar {{DavisCupBox3 San Marino vs. Mauritius {{DavisCupBox3 Iceland vs. Mauritius {{DavisCupBox3 San Marino vs. Madagascar {{DavisCupBox3 ==Placement pool==
Placement pool
The bottom two teams from Pool A and the bottom team from Pool B were placed in the placement pool to determine places 5–7. Results and points from games against the opponent from the preliminary round were carried forward. (scores in italics carried over from Groups) Azerbaijan vs. Malta {{DavisCupBox3 Azerbaijan vs. Uganda {{DavisCupBox3 ==Final standings==
Final standings
• , , , and promoted to Group III in 2007. • withdrew from the tournament. ==See also==
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