Davis Cup
April 25-May 1, 2005

Euro/African Zone - Group I
Second Round
Belgium d. Serbia & Montenegro 3-2 at Belgrade, Serbia & Montenegro: Clay
Singles
Janko Tipsarevic (SCG) d. Christophe Rochus (BEL) 2-6 4-6 7-5 6-4 6-1
Olivier Rochus (BEL) d. Novak Djokovic (SCG) 1-6 7-5 6-7(3) 6-1 6-3

Doubles
Dick Norman/Kristof Vliegen (BEL) d. Dusan Vemic/Nenad Zimonjic (SCG) 6-3 6-4 3-6 6-4

Reverse Singles
Janko Tipsarevic (SCG) d. Olivier Rochus (BEL) 6-7(8) 3-6 7-6(3) 6-2 6-4
Kristof Vliegen (BEL) d. Novak Djokovic (SCG) 6-3 6-3 3-6 6-2


Italy d. Morocco 4-1 at Rome, Italy: Clay
Singles
Potito Starace (ITA) d. Mounir El Aarej (MAR) 6-0 3-6 7-5 6-0
Filippo Volandri (ITA) d. Younes El Aynaoui (MAR) 6-2 6-4 6-1

Doubles
Daniele Bracciali/Giorgio Galimberti (ITA) d. Younes El Aynaoui/Mehdi Tahiri (MAR) 7-5 6-1 6-2

Reverse Singles
Mounir El Aarej (MAR) d. Filippo Volandri (ITA) 6-3 1-6 6-1
Potito Starace (ITA) d. Mehdi Tahiri (MAR) 6-1 3-6 6-4


American Zone - Group I
Second Round
Canada d. Venezuela 4-0 at Valencia, Venezuela: Clay
Singles
Frank Dancevic (CAN) d. Yohny Romero (VEN) 6-4 7-6(4) 6-0
Frederic Niemeyer (CAN) d. Jose de Armas (VEN) 7-6(2) 6-1 6-3

Doubles
Daniel Nestor/Frederic Niemeyer (CAN) d. Jose de Armas/Yohny Romero (VEN) 6-4 3-6 6-3 6-2

Reverse Singles
Robert Steckley (CAN) d. Daniel Vallverdu (VEN) 6-7(2) 6-1 6-4
Yohny Romero (VEN) vs Frederic Niemeyer (CAN) not played


Ecuador d. Paraguay 5-0 at Guayaquil, Ecuador: Clay
Singles
Giovanni Lapentti (ECU) d. Gustavo Ramirez (PAR) 6-0 7-6(3) 6-3
Carlos Avellan (ECU) d. Daniel Lopez (PAR) 6-3 6-0 7-5

Doubles
Carlos Avellan/Nicolas Lapentti (ECU) d. Enzo Pigola/Juan Carlos Ramirez (PAR) 6-3 6-4 6-1

Reverse Singles
Giovanni Lapentti (ECU) d. Daniel Lopez (PAR) 6-2 6-1
Carlos Avellan (ECU) d. Enzo Pigola (PAR) 6-4 6-1


Asia/Oceania Zone - Group I
Second Round
Pakistan d. Taipei 4-1 at Lahore, Pakistan: Grass
Singles
Aisam Qureshi (PAK) d. Yeu-Tzuoo Wang (TPE) 6-2 6-1 6-3
Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE) d. Aqeel Khan (PAK) 7-6(4) 4-6 7-5 7-6(5)

Doubles
Aqeel Khan/Aisam Qureshi (PAK) d. Yen-Hsun Lu/Yeu-Tzuoo Wang (TPE) 7-6(3) 6-2 7-5

Reverse Singles
Aisam Qureshi (PAK) d. Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE) 6-3 6-4 6-3
Aqeel Khan (PAK) d. Ti Chen (TPE) 6-7(5) 6-4 6-2


India d. Uzbekistan 5-0 at Jaipur, India: Grass
Singles
Leander Paes (IND) d. Farrukh Dustov (UZB) 7-6(4) 6-2 6-0
Prakash Amritraj (IND) d. Denis Istomin (UZB) 6-3 6-2 6-2

Doubles
Mahesh Bhupathi/Leander Paes (IND) d. Murad Inoyatov/Denis Istomin (UZB) 6-3 6-4 6-4

Reverse Singles
Prakash Amritraj (IND) d. Farrukh Dustov (UZB) 6-7(4) 6-4 6-2
Harsh Mankad (IND) d. Murad Inoyatov (UZB) 7-5 6-1

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Euro/African Zone - Group III: Zone A
Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt: Clay

Group A
Denmark
Kenya
Macedonia
Namibia

Group B
Bosnia/Herzegovina
Egypt
Lithuania
Madagascar

Round Robin
Wednesday, April 27, 2005

Group A
Denmark d. Kenya 3-0
Mik Ledvonova (DEN) d. Christian Vitulli (KEN) 6-3 6-3
Frederik Nielsen (DEN) d. Allan Cooper (KEN) 6-0 6-4
Frederik Nielsen/Morgan Thempler (DEN) d. Willis Mbandi/Christian Vitulli (KEN) 6-2 6-2

Macedonia d. Namibia 3-0
Predrag Rusevski (MKD) d. Johan Theron (NAM) 6-0 6-3
Lazar Magdincev (MKD) d. Jurgens Strydom (NAM) 6-4 6-0
Lazar Magdincev/Predrag Rusevski (MKD) d. Henrico du Plessis/Jurgens Strydom (NAM) 6-1 6-1


Group B
Egypt d. Madagascar 3-0
Mohamed Maamoun (EGY) d. Jacob Rasolondrazana (MAD) 6-1 6-2
Karim Maamoun (EGY) d. Germain Rasolondrazana (MAD) 6-2 6-0
Omar Hedayet/Mohamed Nashaat (EGY) d. Thierry Rajaobelina/Germain Rasolondrazana (MAD) 6-3 7-6(4)

Bosnia/Herzegovina d. Lithuania 2-1
Bojan Vujic (BIH) d. Rolandos Murashka (LTU) 6-3 3-6 6-0
Daniel Lencina (LTU) d. Ivan Dodig (BIH) 6-4 7-6(5)
Ivan Dodig/Bojan Vujic (BIH) d. Daniel Lencina/Rolandos Murashka (LTU) 6-4 6-2


Thursday, April 28, 2005
Group A
Denmark d. Namibia 3-0
Mik Ledvonova (DEN) d. Johan Theron (NAM) 6-2 6-2
Frederik Nielsen (DEN) d. Jurgens Strydom (NAM) 6-0 6-2
Frederik Nielsen/Morgan Thempler (DEN) d. Henrico du Plessis/Jean-Pierre Huish (NAM) 6-2 6-2

Macedonia d. Kenya 3-0
Predrag Rusevski (MKD) d. Willis Mbandi (KEN) 6-0 6-0
Lazar Magdincev (MKD) d. Allan Cooper (KEN) 6-1 6-1
Dimitar Grabulovski/Predrag Rusevski (MKD) d. Allan Cooper/Maurice Wamukowa (KEN) 6-2 6-3


Group B
Egypt d. Bosnia/Herzegovina 3-0
Mohamed Maamoun (EGY) d. Bojan Vujic (BIH) 6-4 6-4
Karim Maamoun (EGY) d. Ivan Dodig (BIH) 5-7 6-2 6-4
Karim Maamoun/Mohamed Maamoun (EGY) d. Ivan Dodig/Bojan Vujic (BIH) 6-1 6-4

Lithuania d. Madagascar 3-0
Gvidas Sabeckis (LTU) d. Thierry Rajaobelina (MAD) 6-1 6-3
Daniel Lencina (LTU) d. Germain Rasolondrazana (MAD) 6-3 6-3
Rolandos Murashka/Gvidas Sabeckis (LTU) d. Antso Rakotondramanaga/Germain Rasolondrazana (MAD) 6-2 7-6(2)


Friday, April 29, 2005
Group A
Macedonia d. Denmark 3-0
Predrag Rusevski (MKD) d. Mik Ledvonova (DEN) 5-7 6-3 6-2
Lazar Magdincev (MKD) d. Frederik Nielsen (DEN) 6-1 7-6(3)
Lazar Magdincev/Predrag Rusevski (MKD) d. Frederik Nielsen/Morgan Thempler (DEN) 6-2 6-3

Namibia d. Kenya 2-1
Christian Vitulli (KEN) d. Johan Theron (NAM) 6-1 4-6 6-3
Jurgens Strydom (NAM) d. Allan Cooper (KEN) 6-7(1) 6-3 6-3
Henrico du Plessis/Jurgens Strydom (NAM) d. Allan Cooper/Christian Vitulli (KEN) 6-7(4) 6-2 6-4


Group B
Egypt d. Lithuania 2-1
Rolandos Murashka (LTU) d. Mohamed Maamoun (EGY) 0-6 6-1 6-3
Karim Maamoun (EGY) d. Daniel Lencina (LTU) 6-2 7-6(3)
Karim Maamoun/Mohamed Maamoun (EGY) d. Rolandas Murashka/Gvidas Sabeckis (LTU) 4-6 7-6(7) 6-4

Bosnia/Herzegovina d. Madagascar 2-1
Bojan Vujic (BIH) d. Antso Rakotondramanga (MAD) 6-2 6-2
Ivan Dodig (BIH) d. Jacob Rasolondrazana (MAD) 6-3 3-6 6-3
Thierry Rajaobelina/Germain Rasolondrazana (MAD) d. Aleksandar Maric/Ugljesa Ostojic (BIH) 6-3 6-3


Saturday, April 30, 2005
Playoffs for 1st-4th Positions
Macedonia d. Bosnia/Herzegovina 3-0
Predrag Rusevski (MKD) d. Bojan Vujic (BIH) 6-2 6-0
Lazar Magdincev (MKD) d. Ivan Dodig (BIH) 6-2 6-2
Lazar Magdincev/Predrag Rusevski (MKD) d. Aleksandar Maric/Ugljesa Ostojic (BIH) 6-1 7-5

Egypt d. Denmark 2-1
Mohamed Maamoun (EGY) d. Mik Ledvonova (DEN) 6-2 6-3
Frederik Nielsen (DEN) d. Karim Maamoun (EGY) 6-4 6-3
Karim Maamoun/Mohamed Maamoun (EGY) d. Frederik Nielsen/Morgan Thempler (DEN) 6-2 2-6 6-3


Playoffs for 5th-8th Positions
Namibia d. Madagascar 2-1
Johan Theron (NAM) d. Thierry Rajaobelina (MAD) 7-5 2-6 6-3
Jurgens Strydom (NAM) d. Germain Rasolondrazana (MAD) 6-2 6-3
Antso Rakotondramanga/Germain Rasolondrazana (MAD) d. Henrico du Plessis/Jurgens Strydom (NAM) 6-3 3-6 6-4

Lithuania d. Kenya 3-0
Gvidas Sabeckis (LTU) d. Christian Vitulli (KEN) 6-3 6-7(4) 6-4
Daniel Lencina (LTU) d. Allan Cooper (KEN) 6-1 5-7 9-7
Arturas Gotovskis/Rolandos Murashka (LTU) d. Christian Vitulli/Maurice Wamukowa (KEN) 3-6 6-2 6-0


Sunday, May 1, 2005
Playoffs for 1st-4th Positions
Macedonia d. Egypt 2-1
Omar Hedayet (EGY) d. Dimitar Grabulovski (MKD) 6-3 6-3
Predrag Rusevski (MKD) d. Mohamed Nashaat (EGY) 6-4 6-2
Lazar Magdincev/Predrag Rusevski (MKD) d. Mohamed Maamoun/Mohamed Nashaat (EGY) 2-6 6-4 6-3

Denmark d. Bosnia/Herzegovina 2-1
Jacob Melskens (DEN) d. Aleksandar Maric (BIH) 6-4 2-6 6-4
Frederik Nielsen (DEN) d. Ugljesa Ostojic (BIH) 6-1 6-0
Aleksandar Maric/Bojan Vujic (BIH) d. Jacob Melskens/Morgan Thempler (DEN) 6-2 7-6(2)


Playoffs for 5th-8th Positions
Lithuania d. Namibia 2-1
Jean-Pierre Huish (NAM) d. Arturas Gotovskis (LTU) 6-1 6-3
Rolandos Murashka (LTU) d. Jurgens Strydom (NAM) 6-2 6-2
Daniel Lencina/Rolandos Murashka (LTU) d. Jean-Pierre Huish/Jurgens Strydom (NAM) 7-6(6) 6-1

Madagascar d. Kenya 3-0
Antso Rakotondramanga (MAD) d. Maurice Wamukowa (KEN) 6-3 7-5
Germain Rasolondrazana (MAD) d. Willis Mbandi (KEN) 6-2 6-1
Antso Rakotondramanaga/Germain Rasolondrazana (MAD) d. Willis Mbandi/Maurice Wamukowa (KEN) 6-4 6-2


Final Standings
1. Macedonia*
2. Egypt*
3. 
4. 
5. 
6. 
7. Madagascar**
8. Kenya**

*  Macedonia and Egypt promoted to Euro/African Zone-Group II in 2006
** Madagascar and Kenya relegated to Euro/African Zone-Group IV in 2006

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Asia/Oceania Zone - Group IV
Thein Byu Tennis Club, Yangon, Myanmar: Hard

Group A
Bangladesh
Kyrgyzstan
Syria
Turkmenistan
United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Group B
Iraq
Jordan
Myanmar
Oman
Singapore


Round Robin

Wednesday, April 27, 2005
Group A
UAE d. Turkmenistan 3-0
Mohamed Abdul Aziz Al Nuaimi (UAE) d. Stanislav Naydenov (TKM) 6-1 6-4
Omar Bahrouzyan (UAE) d. Myalikkuli Mamedkuliev (TKM) 6-0 6-1
Mahmoud-Nader Al Balushi/Omar Bahrouzyan (UAE) d. Dovran Chagylov/Myalikkuli Mamedkuliev (TKM) 7-5 6-4

Bangladesh d. Syria 2-1
Laith Salim (SYR) d. Shibu Lal (BAN) 6-2 4-6 7-5
Sree-Amol Roy (BAN) d. Abraham Ibrahim (SYR) 6-1 6-2
Shibu Lal/Sree-Amol Roy (BAN) d. Laith Salim/Yashar Sheet (SYR) 6-2 7-6(4)


Group B
Oman d. Myanmar 3-0
Mohammed Al Nabhani (OMA) d. Zaw-Zaw Latt (MYA) 6-7(4) 4-2 ret.
Khalid Al Nabhani (OMA) d. Tu-Maw Maung (MYA) 6-7(5) 7-5 6-0
Khalid Al Nabhani/Mohammed Al Nabhani (OMA) d. Min Min/Hla-Win Naing (MYA) 7-5 6-2

Singapore d. Iraq 3-0
Andrew Kam (SIN) d. Akram Al Karim (IRQ) 6-3 6-2
Stanley Armando (SIN) d. Nasir Hatam (IRQ) 6-1 3-6 6-2
Heryanta Dewandaka/Ming-Chye Lim (SIN) d. Akram Al Karim/Hussain-Ahmed Rashid (IRQ) 6-1 6-2


Thursday, April 28, 2005
Group A
UAE d. Kyrgyzstan 2-1
Mahmoud-Nader Al Balushi (UAE) d. Ruslan Eshmoukhamedov (KGZ) 6-4 6-3
Omar Bahrouzyan (UAE) d. Sergey Ni (KGZ) 7-6(3) 6-0
Boris Baichorov/Anton Litvinov (KGZ) d. Ghanem Al Hassani/Mohamed Abdul Aziz Al Nuaimi (UAE) 6-0 6-2

Syria d. Turkmenistan 3-0
Laith Salim (SYR) d. Stanislav Naydenov (TKM) 6-3 6-1
Abraham Ibrahim (SYR) d. Myalikkuli Mamedkuliev (TKM) 6-2 6-2
Laith Salim/Yashar Sheet (SYR) d. Dovran Chagylov/Myalikkuli Mamedkuliev (TKM) 6-2 6-2


Group B
Oman d. Jordan 3-0
Mohammed Al Nabhani (OMA) d. Ahmad Al Hadid (JOR) 6-2 6-2
Khalid Al Nabhani (OMA) d. Tareq Shkakwa (JOR) 6-2 6-3
Khalid Al Nabhani/Mohammed Al Nabhani (OMA) d. Mohammed Al Hadid/Ahmad Tbayshat (JOR) 6-2 6-2

Singapore d. Myanmar 3-0
Andrew Kam (SIN) d. Min Min (MYA) 7-5 6-4
Stanley Armando (SIN) d. Tu-Maw Maung (MYA) 7-5 7-5
Ming-Chye Lim/Heryanta Dewandaka (SIN) d. Zaw-Zaw Latt/Tu-Maw Maung (MYA) 4-6 6-2 6-4


Friday, April 29, 2005
Group A
Bangladesh d. UAE 2-1
Shibu Lal (BAN) d. Mahmoud-Nader Al Balushi (UAE) 3-6 6-5 ret.
Sree-Amol Roy (BAN) d. Omar Bahrouzyan (UAE) 6-1 6-4
Mohamed Abdul Aziz Al Nuaimi/Omar Bahrouzyan (UAE) d. Shibu Lal/Sree-Amol Roy (BAN) 6-3 2-6 6-3

Kyrgyzstan d. Turkmenistan 3-0
Boris Baichorov (KGZ) d. Dovran Chagylov (TKM) 6-2 6-3
Sergey Ni (KGZ) d. Myalikkuli Mamedkuliev (TKM) 7-5 6-0
Ruslan Eshmoukhamedov/Anton Litvinov (KGZ) d. Dovran Chagylov/Myalikkuli Mamedkuliev (TKM) 7-5 6-1


Group B
Oman d. Iraq 3-0
Mohammed Al Nabhani (OMA) d. Akram Al Karim (IRQ) 7-5 6-3
Khalid Al Nabhani (OMA) d. Nasir Hatam (IRQ) 6-2 7-6(8)
Khalid Al Nabhani/Mohammed Al Nabhani (OMA) d. Akram Al Karim/Hussain-Ahmed Rashid (IRQ) 6-3 6-3

Myanmar d. Jordan 3-0
Zaw-Zaw Latt (MYA) d. Ahmad Al Hadid (JOR) 7-6(2) 6-0
Tu-Maw Maung (MYA) d. Tareq Shkakwa (JOR) 6-3 7-5
Min Min/Hla-Win Naing (MYA) d. Mohammed Al Hadid/Ahmad Tbayshat (JOR) 6-2 4-6 6-3


Saturday, April 30, 2005
Group A
Syria d. Kyrgyzstan 3-0
Laith Salim (SYR) d. Boris Baichorov (KGZ) 3-6 6-1 6-1
Abraham Ibrahim (SYR) d. Sergey Ni (KGZ) 6-4 7-5
Hayan Maarouf/Yashar Sheet (SYR) d. Boris Baichorov/Anton Litvinov (KGZ) 7-6(4) 7-6(3)

Bangladesh d. Turkmenistan 2-1
Shibu Lal (BAN) d. Stanislav Naydenov (TKM) 6-1 6-0
Sree-Amol Roy (BAN) d. Myalikkuli Mamedkuliev (TKM) 6-4 7-5
Dovran Chagylov/Myalikkuli Mamedkuliev (TKM) d. Alamgir Hossain/Dipu Lal (BAN) 5-7 6-3 6-4


Group B
Singapore d. Jordan 2-1
Ahmad Al Hadid (JOR) d. Andrew Kam (SIN) 6-4 7-6(5)
Stanley Armando (SIN) d. Tareq Shkakwa (JOR) 6-3 6-2
Heryanta Dewandaka/Ming-Chye Lim (SIN) d. Ahmad Al Hadid/Tareq Shkakwa (JOR) 6-0 6-1

Myanmar d. Iraq 3-0
Zaw-Zaw Latt (MYA) d. Hussain-Ahmed Rashid (IRQ) 6-1 6-0
Tu-Maw Maung (MYA) d. Nasir Hatam (IRQ) 6-2 6-3
Min Min/Hla-Win Naing (MYA) d. Nasir Hatam/Hussain-Ahmed Rashid (IRQ) 6-3 7-6(6)


Sunday, May 1, 2005
Group A
UAE d. Syria 2-1
Mohamed Abdul Aziz Al Nuaimi (UAE) d. Laith Salim (SYR) 7-5 6-7(7) 6-3
Omar Bahrouzyan (UAE) d. Abraham Ibrahim (SYR) 6-1 6-2
Mohamed Abdul Aziz Al Nuaimi/Omar Bahrouzyan (UAE) d. Hayan Maarouf/Yashar Sheet (SYR) 3-6 6-3 6-2

Bangladesh d. Kyrgyzstan 3-0
Shibu Lal (BAN) d. Anton Litvinov (KGZ) 6-3 6-4
Sree-Amol Roy (BAN) d. Sergey Ni (KGZ) 6-1 6-3
Alamgir Hossain/Shibu Lal (BAN) d. Anton Litvinov/Sergey Ni (KGZ) 6-3 6-7(5) 6-4


Group B
Singapore d. Oman 2-1
Heryanta Dewandaka (SIN) d. Mohammed Al Nabhani (OMA) 6-4 6-4
Khalid Al Nabhani (OMA) d. Stanley Armando (SIN) 7-5 6-3
Stanley Armando/Heryanta Dewandaka (SIN) d. Khalid Al Nabhani/Mohammed Al Nabhani (OMA) 6-2 2-6 7-5

Jordan d. Iraq 3-0
Ahmad Al Hadid (JOR) d. Akram Al Karim (IRQ) 6-3 6-2
Tareq Shkakwa (JOR) d. Nasir Hatam (IRQ) 6-3 6-1
Mohammed Al Hadid/Ahmad Tbayshat (JOR) d. Hussain-Ahmed Rashid/Mohammed Salman (IRQ) 6-1 6-7(3) 6-2


Final Standings
1. Bangladesh*
2. Singapore*
3. 
4. 
5. 
6. 
7. 
8. 
9. 
10. 

*  Bangladesh and Singapore promoted to Asia/Oceania Zone-Group III in 2006