Davis Cup July 11-17, 2005 World Group Quarterfinals Slovakia d. Netherlands 4-1 at Bratislava, Slovakia: Hard (Indoor) Singles Dominik Hrbaty (SVK) d. Raemon Sluiter (NED) 6-1 5-7 6-4 6-3 Peter Wessels (NED) d. Karol Beck (SVK) 6-7(5) 7-5 6-7(3) 6-4 6-2 Doubles Karol Beck/Michal Mertinak (SVK) d. Paul Haarhuis/Melle van Gemerden (NED) 5-7 6-3 6-4 7-5 Reverse Singles Dominik Hrbaty (SVK) d. Peter Wessels (NED) 6-3 6-1 3-0 ret. Michal Mertinak (SVK) d. Melle van Gemerden (NED) 4-6 6-3 6-4 Argentina d. Australia 4-1 at Sydney, Australia: Grass Singles Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) d. Guillermo Coria (ARG) 7-6(5) 6-1 1-6 6-2 David Nalbandian (ARG) d. Wayne Arthurs (AUS) 6-3 7-6(8) 5-7 6-2 Doubles David Nalbandian/Mariano Puerta (ARG) d. Wayne Arthurs/Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) 7-6(6) 6-4 6-3 Reverse Singles David Nalbandian (ARG) d. Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) 6-2 6-4 6-4 Guillermo Coria (ARG) d. Peter Luczak (AUS) 6-3 7-6(11) Russia d. France 3-2 at Moscow, Russia: Clay (Indoor) Singles Richard Gasquet (FRA) d. Igor Andreev (RUS) 6-4 6-3 7-6(1) Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) d. Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA) 7-5 6-2 7-5 Doubles Arnaud Clement/Michael Llodra (FRA) d. Igor Andreev/Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) 7-5 6-4 6-7(3) 6-2 Reverse Singles Nikolay Davydenko (RUS) d. Richard Gasquet (FRA) 6-2 4-6 6-2 6-1 Igor Andreev (RUS) d. Paul-Henri Mathieu (FRA) 6-0 6-2 6-1 Croatia d. Romania 4-1 at Split, Croatia: Carpet (Indoor) Singles Andrei Pavel (ROM) d. Mario Ancic (CRO) 1-6 6-4 4-6 6-3 6-4 Ivan Ljubicic (CRO) d. Victor Hanescu (ROM) 6-3 6-2 7-6(3) Doubles Mario Ancic/Ivan Ljubicic (CRO) d. Andrei Pavel/Gabriel Trifu (ROM) 5-7 6-4 6-7(9) 6-4 6-4 Reverse Singles Ivan Ljubicic (CRO) d. Andrei Pavel (ROM) 6-3 6-4 6-3 Mario Ancic (CRO) d. Victor Hanescu (ROM) 7-6(3) 7-6(8) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Euro/African Zone - Group I Second Round Playoffs Israel bye Zimbabwe bye Luxembourg d. Morocco 3-2 at Esch sur Alzette, Luxembourg: Hard (Indoor) Singles Mehdi Tahiri (MAR) d. Gilles Muller (LUX) 6-7(9) 6-4 7-6(1) 6-7(2) 6-4 Gilles Kremer (LUX) d. Mounir El Aarej (MAR) 6-3 7-5 6-4 Doubles Gilles Muller/Mike Scheidweiler (LUX) d. Mounir El Aarej/Mehdi Tahiri (MAR) 6-0 6-4 5-7 7-6(2) Reverse Singles Gilles Muller (LUX) d. Mounir El Aarej (MAR) 6-3 6-4 6-7(4) 6-3 Mehdi Tahiri (MAR) d. Laurent Bram (LUX) 7-5 6-4 South Africa bye American Zone - Group I First Round Playoffs Peru bye Mexico d. Paraguay 5-0 at Puebla, Mexico: Hard (Indoor) Singles Miguel Gallardo (MEX) d. Juan Enrique Crosa (PAR) 61 61 62 Carlos Palencia (MEX) d. Gustavo Ramirez (PAR) 64 64 62 Doubles Miguel Gallardo/Victor Romero (MEX) d. Enzo Pigola/Juan Carlos Ramirez (PAR) 6-3 4-6 6-3 6-4 Reverse Singles Victor Romero (MEX) d. Gustavo Ramirez (PAR) 6-4 6-4 Carlos Palencia (MEX) d. Juan Carlos Ramirez (PAR) 6-2 6-0 Asia/Oceania Zone - Group I Second Round Playoffs Japan d. Thailand 4-1 at Osaka, Japan: Carpet (Indoor) Singles Takao Suzuki (JPN) d. Danai Udomchoke (THA) 6-7(5) 6-4 1-6 7-5 6-4 Paradorn Srichaphan (THA) d. Gouichi Motomura (JPN) 6-4 7-6(2) 6-0 Doubles Satoshi Iwabuchi/Takao Suzuki (JPN) d. Sanchai Ratiwatana/Sonchat Ratiwatana (THA) 6-3 6-4 3-6 7-6(3) Reverse Singles Takao Suzuki (JPN) d. Paradorn Srichaphan (THA) 6-2 6-4 6-4 Go Soeda (JPN) d. Sanchai Ratiwatana (THA) 6-3 6-3 China d. Indonesia 4-1 at Tianjin, China: Hard Singles Peng Sun (CHN) d. Suwandi Suwandi (INA) 6-3 6-2 6-4 Yu Wang, Jr. (CHN) d. Prima Simpatiaji (INA) 6-4 6-0 6-4 Doubles Yu Wang, Jr./Xin-Yuan Yu (CHN) d. Suwandi Suwandi/Bonit Wiryawan (INA) 6-3 7-6(4) 7-6(2) Reverse Singles Prima Simpatiaji (INA) d. Hao Lu (CHN) 6-3 7-6(4) 7-6(2) Xin-Yuan Yu (CHN) d. Suwandi Suwandi (INA) 7-6(4) 6-3 Euro/African Zone - Group II Second Round Bulgaria d. Finland 3-2 at Helsinki, Finland: Clay Singles Todor Enev (BUL) d. Tuomas Ketola (FIN) 3-6 6-4 6-1 3-6 8-6 Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) d. Radoslav Lukaev (BUL) 7-6(4) 6-3 6-2 Doubles Ilia Kushev/Radoslav Lukaev (BUL) d. Lauri Kiiski/Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) 7-5 6-3 6-7(5) 6-3 Reverse Singles Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) d. Ilia Kushev (BUL) 6-3 7-5 6-2 Radoslav Lukaev (BUL) d. Tuomas Ketola (FIN) 7-6(5) 6-4 6-1 Ukraine d. Hungary 3-2 at Donetsk, Ukraine: Hard Singles Sergei Yaroshenko (UKR) d. Gergely Kisgyorgy (HUN) 6-3 6-4 6-7(4) 6-3 Orest Tereshchuk (UKR) d. Kornel Bardoczky (HUN) 6-4 6-2 3-6 2-6 6-3 Doubles Mikhail Filima/Orest Tereshchuk (UKR) d. Kornel Bardoczky/Gergely Kisgyorgy (HUN) 6-7(3) 7-6(2) 6-4 6-4 Reverse Singles Kornel Bardoczky (HUN) d. Mikhail Filima (UKR) 3-6 7-6(6) 7-6(5) Sebo Kiss (HUN) d. Alexandr Nedovesov (UKR) 7-6(4) 6-7(5) 6-4 Portugal d. Algeria 3-2 at Lisbon, Portugal: Clay Singles Slimane Saoudi (ALG) d. Rui Machado (POR) 4-6 6-0 3-6 7-6(3) 6-4 Lamine Ouahab (ALG) d. Frederico Gil (POR) 7-6(2) 6-4 6-3 Doubles Frederico Gil/Leonardo Tavares (POR) d. Abdel-Hak Hameurlaine/Slimane Saoudi (ALG) 6-7(3) 6-3 6-1 7-6(3) Reverse Singles Rui Machado (POR) d. Lamine Ouahab (ALG) 6-4 6-2 6-2 Frederico Gil (POR) d. Slimane Saoudi (ALG) 4-6 6-7(5) 6-0 6-2 6-2 Slovenia d. Latvia 5-0 at Kranj, Slovenia: Clay Singles Marko Tkalec (SLO) d. Andis Juska (LAT) 6-1 6-3 6-4 Grega Zemlja (SLO) d. Ernests Gulbis (LAT) 5-7 6-3 6-1 6-4 Doubles Rok Jarc/Bostjan Osabnik (SLO) d. Ernests Gulbis/Andis Juska (LAT) 6-2 7-6(4) 4-6 6-2 Reverse Singles Bostjan Osabnik (SLO) d. Deniss Pavlovs (LAT) 6-1 3-6 6-0 Rok Jarc (SLO) d. Janis Skroderis (LAT) 6-4 6-2 Playoffs Georgia d. Ghana 3-2 at Accra, Ghana: Hard Singles Irakli Labadze (GEO) d. Gunther Darkey (GHA) 6-2 6-2 6-1 Henry Adjei-Darko (GHA) d. Lado Chikhladze (GEO) 7-6(7) 6-2 6-2 Doubles Lado Chikhladze/Irakli Labadze (GEO) d. Henry Adjei-Darko/Gunther Darkey (GHA) 4-6 6-3 6-3 Reverse Singles Irakli Labadze (GEO) d. Henry Adjei-Darko (GHA) 6-4 6-3 6-1 Salifu Mohammed (GHA) d. Irakli Ushangishvili (GEO) 4-6 7-5 6-3 Norway d. Monaco 4-1 at Oslo, Norway: Clay Singles Benjamin Balleret (MON) d. Stian Boretti (NOR) 6-3 6-2 3-6 7-5 Jan Frode Andersen (NOR) d. Guillaume Couillard (MON) 6-2 6-4 6-7(4) 7-6(5) Doubles Jan Frode Andersen/Stian Boretti (NOR) d. Thomas Drouet/Emmanuel Heussner (MON) 3-6 6-2 6-1 6-2 Reverse Singles Jan Frode Andersen (NOR) d. Benjamin Balleret (MON) 6-2 6-2 6-4 Stian Boretti (NOR) d. Guillaume Couillard (MON) 6-4 6-1 Poland d. Estonia 5-0 at Gdynia, Poland: Clay Singles Lukasz Kubot (POL) d. Jaak Poldma (EST) 6-0 6-1 7-6(7) Adam Chadaj (POL) d. Mait Kunnap (EST) 6-3 6-3 6-4 Doubles Mariusz Fyrstenberg/Lukasz Kubot (POL) d. Mihkel Koppel/Mait Kunnap (EST) 6-3 6-4 6-3 Reverse Singles Michal Przysiezny (POL) d. Mait Kunnap (EST) 2-6 6-3 6-2 Adam Chadaj (POL) d. Mikk Irdoja (EST) 6-2 6-1 Greece d. Cote D'Ivoire 5-0 at Athens, Greece: Clay Singles Konstantinos Economidis (GRE) d. Valentin Sanon (CIV) 6-4 6-3 6-2 Vasilis Mazarakis (GRE) d. Claude N'Goran (CIV) 6-2 7-6(1) 6-7(3) 6-0 Doubles Konstantinos Economidis/Vasilis Mazarakis (GRE) d. Claude N'Goran/Valentin Sanon (CIV) 3-6 6-7(8) 6-0 6-3 6-4 Reverse Singles Nikos Rovas (GRE) d. Charles Irie (CIV) 6-1 6-1 Alex Jakupovic (GRE) d. Terence Nugent (CIV) 6-4 3-6 6-1 American Zone - Group II Second Round Brazil d. Netherlands Antilles 5-0 at Santa Caterina, Brazil: Clay (Indoor) Singles Ricardo Mello (BRA) d. David Josepa (AHO) 6-0 6-0 6-0 Gustavo Kuerten (BRA) d. Alexander Blom (AHO) 6-1 6-3 6-2 Doubles Andre Sa/Flavio Saretta (BRA) d. Raoul Behr/Alexander Blom (AHO) 6-1 6-1 6-4 Reverse Singles Ricardo Mello (BRA) d. Alexander Blom (AHO) 6-3 4-1 ret. Gustavo Kuerten (BRA) d. Raoul Behr (AHO) 6-0 6-2 Uruguay d. Dominican Republic 4-1 at Montevideo, Uruguay: Clay Singles Marcel Felder (URU) d. Jhonson Garcia (DOM) 6-2 6-1 6-2 Pablo Cuevas (URU) d. Victor Estrella (DOM) 7-6(8) 6-3 6-3 Doubles Pablo Cuevas/Martin Vilarrubi (URU) d. Victor Estrella/Federico Rodriguez (DOM) 6-3 6-2 6-3 Reverse Singles Marcel Felder (URU) d. Federico Rodriguez (DOM) 6-4 6-1 Henry Estrella (DOM) d. Augusto Ricciardi (URU) 6-4 2-6 7-6(2) Playoffs Colombia d. Bahamas 5-0 at Bogota, Colombia: Clay Singles Pablo Gonzalez (COL) d. Marvin Rolle (BAH) 3-6 6-2 6-2 3-6 6-2 Alejandro Falla (COL) d. Devin Mullings (BAH) 6-4 6-2 6-3 Doubles Alejandro Falla/Carlos Salamanca (COL) d. Marvin Rolle/Ryan Sweeting (BAH) 7-5 6-1 6-3 Reverse Singles Alejandro Falla (COL) d. Ryan Sweeting (BAH) 6-4 6-4 Michael Quintero (COL) d. H'Cone Thompson (BAH) 6-1 6-1 Jamaica d. Cuba 3-1 at Kingston, Jamaica: Hard Sinlges Ryan Russell (JAM) d. Edgar Hernandez (CUB) 6-0 6-2 6-1 Damar Johnson (JAM) d. Ricardo Chile (CUB) 6-3 7-6(6) 6-4 Doubles Ricardo Chile/Sandor Martinez (CUB) d. Damar Johnson/Ryan Russell (JAM) 6-4 6-3 3-6 4-6 6-3 Reverse Singles (Monday) Ryan Russell (JAM) d. Ricardo Chile (CUB) 3-6 7-6(2) 7-6(6) 2-3 ret. Damar Johnson (JAM) vs Edgar Hernandez (CUB) not played Asia/Oceania Zone - Group II Second Round New Zealand d. Kuwait 3-2 at Auckland, New Zealand: Hard (Indoor) Singles Mark Nielsen (NZL) d. Abdullah Magdas (KUW) 7-6(1) 1-6 6-4 6-1 G.D. Jones (NZL) d. Mohammed Al Ghareeb (KUW) 3-6 6-4 7-5 6-2 Doubles Daniel King-Turner/Mark Nielsen (NZL) d. Mohammed Al Ghareeb/Khaliq Siddiq (KUW) 7-6(4) 6-4 6-4 Reverse Singles Mohammed Al Ghareeb (KUW) d. Adam Thompson (NZL) 7-5 6-3 Abdullah Magdas (KUW) d. Daniel King-Turner (NZL) 7-6(4) 5-7 6-3 Korea d. Pacific Oceania 5-0 at Seoul, Korea: Hard Singles Sun-Yong Kim (1987) (KOR) d. Michael Leong (POC) 6-0 3-6 6-4 6-3 Woong-Sun Jun (KOR) d. West Nott (POC) 7-5 6-4 6-1 Doubles Woong-Sun Jun/Oh-Hee Kwon (KOR) d. Brett Baudinet/Juan Langton (POC) 6-1 6-0 6-4 Reverse Singles Jae-Sung An (KOR) d. Michael Leong (POC) 6-4 6-3 Sun-Yong Kim (1987) (KOR) d. Juan Langton (POC) 6-4 6-3 Playoffs Kazakhstan d. Iran 3-2 at Tehran, Iran: Clay Singles Alexey Kedriouk (KAZ) d. Shahab Hassani-Nafez (IRI) 7-5 6-1 6-2 Ashkan Shokoofi (IRI) d. Dmitriy Makeev (KAZ) 6-3 6-4 6-0 Doubles Alexey Kedriouk/Anton Tsymbalov (KAZ) d. Ramin Raziani/Ashkan Shokoofi (IRI) 6-4 6-2 7-6(4) Reverse Singles Alexey Kedriouk (KAZ) d. Ashkan Shokoofi (IRI) 6-3 6-1 6-4 Anoosha Shahgholi (IRI) d. Dmitriy Makeev (KAZ) 6-3 6-7(5) 6-4 Lebanon d. Philippines 3-2 at Beirut, Lebanon: Clay Singles Patrick Chucri (LIB) d. Johnny Arcilla (PHI) 6-2 6-2 6-2 Patrick John Tierro (PHI) d. Karim Alayli (LIB) 6-3 3-6 6-4 1-6 7-5 Doubles Karim Alayli/Patrick Chucri (LIB) d. Adelo Abadia/Johnny Arcilla (PHI) 2-6 6-3 4-6 6-4 6-4 Reverse Singles Patrick John Tierro (PHI) d. Patrick Chucri (LIB) 6-7(5) 6-7(8) 6-1 6-4 7-5 Karim Alayli (LIB) d. Johnny Arcilla (PHI) 6-2 7-6(5) 6-1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Euro/African Zone - Group III: Zone B Fitzwilliam Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland: Artificial Grass Group A Armenia Iceland Ireland Nigeria Group B Cyprus San Marino Tunisia Turkey Round Robin Wednesday, July 13, 2005 Group A Ireland d. Nigeria 3-0 Louk Sorensen (IRL) d. Abdul-Mumin Babalola (NGR) 6-0 6-1 Kevin Sorensen (IRL) d. Jonathan Igbinovia (NGR) 6-3 6-3 Conor Niland/David O'Connell (IRL) d. Jonathan Igbinovia/Damiisa Robinson (NGR) 6-2 6-4 Armenia d. Iceland 2-1 Harutyun Sofyan (ARM) d. Andri Jonsson (ISL) 6-2 6-4 Arnar Sigurdsson (ISL) d. Sargis Sargsian (ARM) 7-5 0-6 6-3 Sargis Sargsian/Harutyun Sofyan (ARM) d. Raj Bonifacius/Arnar Sigurdsson (ISL) 6-1 6-4 Group B Tunisia d. San Marino 3-0 Haythem Abid (TUN) d. Domenico Vicini (SMR) 6-7(6) 7-5 6-2 Malek Jaziri (TUN) d. Diego Zonzini (SMR) 6-0 6-3 Haythem Abid/Malek Jaziri (TUN) d. William Forcellini/Christian Rosti (SMR) 6-0 7-5 Cyprus d. Turkey 2-1 Phodos Kallias (CYP) d. Baris Erguden (TUR) 7-6(7) 6-1 Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) d. Haluk Akkoyun (TUR) 6-3 6-1 Haluk Akkoyun/Esat Tanik (TUR) d. Phodos Kallias/Demetrios Leondis (CYP) 6-4 5-7 6-3 Thursday, July 14, 2005 Group A Ireland d. Armenia 3-0 Louk Sorensen (IRL) d. Harutyun Sofyan (ARM) 6-3 6-1 Kevin Sorensen (IRL) d. Sargis Sargsian (ARM) 6-3 6-3 Conor Niland/David O'Connell (IRL) d. Sargis Sargsian/Harutyun Sofyan (ARM) 7-5 1-6 7-5 Nigeria d. Iceland 3-0 Abdul-Mumin Babalola (NGR) d. Andri Jonsson (ISL) 6-2 6-0 Jonathan Igbinovia (NGR) d. Arnar Sigurdsson (ISL) 7-6(6) 6-2 Abdul-Mumin Babalola/Lawal Shehu (NGR) d. Andri Johnsson/Arnar Sigurdsson (ISL) 7-5 7-6(7) Group B Cyprus d. Tunisia 3-0 Phodos Kallias (CYP) d. Haythem Abid (TUN) 6-4 6-1 Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) d. Malek Jaziri (TUN) 6-1 6-3 Marcos Baghdatis/Demetrios Leondis (CYP) d. Wael Kilani/Fares Zaier (TUN) 7-6(5) 6-3 Turkey d. San Marino 3-0 Baris Erguden (TUR) d. Domenico Vicini (SMR) 7-6(3) 6-4 Haluk Akkoyun (TUR) d. William Forcellini (SMR) 6-3 6-2 Haluk Akkoyun/Esat Tanik (TUR) d. William Forcellini/Christian Rosti (SMR) 7-6(4) 6-2 Friday, July 15, 2005 Group A Ireland d. Iceland 3-0 Conor Niland (IRL) d. Andri Jonsson (ISL) 6-0 6-0 Kevin Sorensen (IRL) d. Raj Bonifacius (ISL) 6-2 6-1 Conor Niland/David O'Connell (IRL) d. David Halldorsson/Andri Jonsson (ISL) 6-2 6-0 Armenia d. Nigeria 2-1 Abdul-Mumin Babalola (NGR) d. Harutyun Sofyan (ARM) 5-7 6-1 6-4 Sargis Sargsian (ARM) d. Jonathan Igbinovia (NGR) 6-2 7-6(7) Sargis Sargsian/Harutyun Sofyan (ARM) d. Jonathan Igbinovia/Damiisa Robinson (NGR) 6-3 6-3 Group B Tunisia d. Turkey 2-1 Haythem Abid (TUN) d. Esat Tanik (TUR) 6-2 6-3 Haluk Akkoyun (TUR) d. Malek Jaziri (TUN) 6-3 6-4 Haythem Abid/Malek Jaziri (TUN) d. Haluk Akkoyun/Baris Erguden (TUR) 6-4 3-6 6-1 Cyprus d. San Marino 3-0 Christopher Koutrouzas (CYP) d. Christian Rosti (SMR) 6-3 6-4 Phodos Kallias (CYP) d. Diego Zonzini (SMR) 6-0 6-0 Marcos Baghdatis/Dematris Leondis (CYP) d. William Forcellini/Diego Zonzini (SMR) 6-1 6-1 Standings after initial Round-Robin Pool A 1 - Ireland 2 - Armenia 3 - Nigeria 4 - Iceland Pool B 1 - Cyprus 2 - Tunisia 3 - Turkey 4 - San Marino Saturday, July 16, 2005 Playoffs - 1st-4th place Cyprus d. Ireland 2-1 Conor Niland (IRL) d. Phodos Kallias (CYP) 6-4 3-6 6-0 Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) d. Kevin Sorensen (IRL) 6-2 4-6 6-0 Marcos Baghdatis/Demetrios Leondis (CYP) d. Conor Niland/David O'Connell (IRE) 4-6 6-0 6-1 Armenia d. Tunisia 2-1 Haythem Abid (TUN) d. Harutyun Sofyan (ARM) 7-6(3) 7-5 Sargis Sargsian (ARM) d. Malek Jaziri (TUN) 6-4 6-1 Sargis Sargsian/Harutyun Sofyan (ARM) d. Malek Jaziri/Wael Kilani (TUN) 6-4 6-3 Playoffs - 5th-8th place Iceland d. San Marino 2-1 Domenico Vicini (SMR) d. Raj Bonifacius (ISL) 6-3 7-6(5) Arnar Sigurdsson (ISL) d. William Forcellini (SMR) 6-1 6-0 Andri Jonsson/Arnar Sigurdsson (ISL) d. Christian Rosti/Domenico Vicini (SMR) 6-3 7-5 Nigeria d. Turkey 2-1 Abdul-Mumin Babalola (NGR) d. Baris Erguden (TUR) 6-4 6-2 Haluk Akkoyun (TUR) d. Jonathan Igbinovia (NGR) 7-6(5) 1-6 6-4 Abdul-Mumin Babalola/Lawal Shehu (NGR) d. Haluk Akkoyun/Esat Tanik (TUR) 6-4 6-4 Sunday, July 17, 2005 Playoffs - 1st-4th place Cyprus d. Armenia 2-1 Phodos Kallias (CYP) d. Harutyun Sofyan (ARM) 6-0 6-1 Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) d. Hayk Zohranyan (ARM) 6-3 6-1 Harutyun Sofyan/Hayk Zohranyan (ARM) d. Christofer Koutrouzas/Demetrios Leondis (CYP) 7-6(4) 6-2 Ireland d. Tunisia 3-0 Louk Sorensen (IRL) d. Wael Kilani (TUN) 6-1 6-2 Kevin Sorensen (IRL) d. Malek Jaziri (TUN) 6-2 7-5 David O'Connell /Kevin Sorensen (IRL) d. Wael Kilani/Fares Zaier (TUN) 6-2 5-7 6-2 Playoffs - 5th-8th place Nigeria d. San Marino 3-0 Abdul-Mumin Babalola (NGR) d. William Forcellini (SMR) 6-1 6-2 Jonathan Igbinovia (NGR) d. Diego Zonzini (SMR) 6-1 6-1 Abdul-Mumin Babalola/Lawal Shehu (NGR) d. Domenico Vicini/Diego Zonzini (SMR) 7-6(6) 7-5 Turkey d. Iceland 2-1 Baris Erguden (TUR) d. Raj Bonifacius (ISL) 6-4 7-6(3) Arnar Sigurdsson (ISL) d. Haluk Akkoyun (TUR) 6-2 7-6(2) Haluk Akkoyun/Baris Erguden (TUR) d. Andri Jonsson/Arnar Sigurdsson (ISL) 6-2 7-6(4) Finals Standings 1. Cyprus* 2. Ireland* 3. Armenia 4. Tunisia 5. Nigeria 6. Turkey 7. Iceland** 8. San Marino** * Cyprus and Ireland promoted to Euro/African Zone - Group II in 2006 ** Iceland and San Marino relegated to Euro/African Zone - Group IV in 2006 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Asia/Oceania Zone - Group III Victoria Park Tennis Centre, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong: Hard Group A Hong Kong Malaysia Saudi Arabia Vietnam Group B Bahrain Qatar Sri Lanka Tajikistan Round Robin Wednesday, July 13, 2005 Group A Hong Kong d. Saudi Arabia 3-0 Martin Sayer (HKG) d. Fahad Al Saad (KSA) 6-2 6-2 Hiu-Tung Yu (HKG) d. Omar Al Thagib (KSA) 6-1 6-0 Brian Hung/Martin Sayer (HKG) d. Fahad Al Saad/Bager Bokhleaf (KSA) 6-2 6-2 Malaysia d. Tajikistan 3-0 Selvam Veerasingham (MAS) d. Mirkhusein Yakhyaev (TJK) 6-1 6-0 Yew-Ming Si (MAS) d. Dilshod Sharifi (TJK) 6-3 7-5 Nikesh Singh-Panthlia/Adrian Tan (MAS) d. Dilshod Sharifi/Mirkhusein Yakhyaev (TJK) 6-4 6-1 Group B Sri Lanka d. Qatar 3-0 Harshana Godamanne (SRI) d. Sultan-Khalfan Al Alawi (QAT) 6-2 6-1 Renouk Wijemanne (SRI) d. Mohammed Abdullah (QAT) 6-4 6-0 Harshana Godamanne/Oshada Wijemanne (SRI) d. Mohammed Abdullah/Abdulla Al Haji (QAT) 6-1 6-1 Vietnam d. Bahrain 2-1 Abdul-Rahman Shehab (BRN) d. Quang-Huy Ngo (VIE) 6-4 6-3 Minh-Quan Do (VIE) d. Abdullatif Mohamed (BRN) 6-0 6-2 Minh-Quan Do/Quoc-Khanh Le (VIE) d. Abdullatif Mohamed/Abdul-Rahman Shehab (BRN) 6-3 6-2 Thursday, July 14, 2005 Group A Hong Kong d. Malaysia 3-0 Wayne Wong (HKG) d. Selvam Veerasingham (MAS) 6-7(5) 6-3 6-4 Hiu-Tung Yu (HKG) d. Yew-Ming Si (MAS) 3-6 7-6(2) 7-5 Brian Hung/Martin Sayer (HKG) d. Nikesh Singh Panthlia/Adrian Tan (MAS) 6-1 6-1 Saudi Arabia d. Tajikistan 2-1 Fahad Al Saad (KSA) d. Mirkhusein Yakhyaev (TJK) 6-2 6-2 Dilshod Sharifi (TJK) d. Omar Al Thagib (KSA) 6-0 4-6 6-3 Badar Al Megayel/Fahad Al Saad (KSA) d. Dilshod Sharifi/Mansour Yakhyaev (TJK) 6-2 6-4 Group B Vietnam d. Qatar 3-0 Quang-Huy Ngo (VIE) d. Sultan-Khalfan Al Alawi (QAT) 6-3 7-6(5) Minh-Quan Do (VIE) d. Mohammed Abdullah (QAT) 6-1 6-2 Quoc-Khanh Le/Thanh-Huang Tran (VIE) d. Mohammed Abdullah/Abdulla Al Haji (QAT) 6-2 6-1 Sri Lanka d. Bahrain 3-0 Harshana Godamanne (SRI) d. Abdul-Rahman Shehab (BRN) 6-1 6-4 Renouk Wijemanne (SRI) d. Khaled Al Thawadi (BRN) 6-2 6-4 Rajeev Rajapakse/Oshada Wijemanne (SRI) d. Abdullatif Mohamed/Abdul-Atif/Al Maraghi (BRN) 7-5 6-4 Friday, July 15, 2005 Group A Hong Kong d. Tajikistan 3-0 Martin Sayer (HKG) d. Mirkhusein Yakhyaev (TJK) 6-0 6-2 Brian Hung (HKG) d. Dilshod Sharifi (TJK) 6-0 6-1 Brian Hung/Martin Sayer (HKG) d. Rahmatullo Rajabaliev/Mirkhusein Yakhyaev (TJK) 6-0 6-1 Saudi Arabia d. Malaysia 2-1 Fahad Al Saad (KSA) d. Adrian Tan (MAS) 6-4 6-2 Yew-Ming Si (MAS) d. Omar Al Thagib (KSA) 6-2 6-4 Yew-Ming Si/Selvam Veerasingham (MAS) d. Badar Al Megayel/Fahad Al Saad (KSA) 6-1 6-3 Group B Bahrain d. Qatar 2-1 Abdul-Rahman Shehab (BRN) d. Sultan-Khalfan Al Alawi (QAT) 7-5 6-3 Mohammed Abdullah (QAT) d. Khaled Al Thawadi (BRN) 6-2 3-6 8-6 Abdullatif Mohamed/Abdul-Rahman Shehab (BRN) d. Mohammed Abdullah/Sultan-Khalfan Al Alawi (QAT) 6-4 6-2 Vietnam d. Sri Lanka 2-1 Harshana Godamanne (SRI) d. Quang-Huy Ngo (VIE) 4-6 6-3 6-3 Minh-Quan Do (VIE) d. Renouk Wijemanne (SRI) 6-4 6-4 Minh-Quan Do/Quoc-Khan Le(VIE) d. Harshana Godamanne/Oshada Wijemanne (SRI) 6-3 6-1 Standings after initial Round-Robin Pool A 1 - Hong Kong China 2 - Malaysia 3 - Saudi Arabia 4 - Tajikistan Pool B 1 - Vietnam 2 - Sri Lanka 3 - Bahrain 4 - Qatar Saturday, July 16, 2005 Playoffs - 1st-4th place Hong Kong d. Sri Lanka 3-0 Wayne Wong (HKG) d. Harshana Godamanne (SRI) 7-5 6-2 Hiu-Tung Yu (HKG) d. Renouk Wijemanne (SRI) 7-5 6-2 Brian Hung/Martin Sayer (HKG) d. Harshana Godamanne/Renouk Wijemanne (SRI) 7-5 6-1 Malaysia d. Vietnam 3-0 Selvam Veerasingham (MAS) d. Quang-Huy Ngo (VIE) 6-4 6-4 Yew-Ming Si (MAS) d. Minh-Quan Do (VIE) 6-7(9) 6-4 8-6 Nikesh Singh Panthlia/Adrian Tan (MAS) d. Minh-Quan Do/Quoc-Khanh Le (VIE) 6-3 6-2 Playoffs - 5th-8th place Tajikistan d. Bahrain 2-1 Abdul-Rahman Shehab (BRN) d. Mansour Yakhyaev (TJK) 6-7(6) 6-3 6-4 Dilshod Sharifi (TJK) d. Khaled Al Thawadi (BRN) 6-3 6-3 Dilshod Sharifi/Mansour Yakhyaev (TJK) d. Abdullatif Mohamed/Abdul-Rahman Shehab (BRN) 6-4 6-4 Saudi Arabia d. Qatar 2-1 Fahad Al Saad (KSA) d. Sultan-Khalfan Al Alawi (QAT) 6-2 6-4 Mohammed Abdullah (QAT) d. Omar Al Thagib (KSA) 6-0 6-1 Badar Al Megayel/Fahad Al Saad (KSA) d. Mohammed Abdullah/Sultan-Khalfan Al Alawi (QAT) 0-6 7-6(6) 6-2 Sunday, July 17, 2005 Playoffs - 1st-4th place Hong Kong d. Vietnam 3-0 Martin Sayer (HKG) d. Thanh-Huang Tran (VIE) 6-3 6-1 Brian Hung (HKG) d. Minh-Quan Do (VIE) 6-2 6-4 Martin Sayer/Hiu-Tung Yu (HKG) d. Minh-Quan Do/Quoc-Khanh Le (VIE) 6-1 6-3 Malaysia d. Sri Lanka 3-0 Selvam Veerasingham (MAS) d. Harshana Godamanne (SRI) 3-6 7-6(5) 7-5 Yew-Ming Si (MAS) d. Renouk Wijemanne (SRI) 6-2 6-1 Nikesh Singh Panthlia/Adrian Tan (MAS) d. Rajeev Rajapakse/Oshada Wijemanne (SRI) 6-3 2-6 9-7 Playoffs - 5th-8th place Bahrain d. Saudi Arabia 2-1 Abdul-Rahman Shehab (BRN) d. Badar Al Megayel (KSA) 6-2 0-1 Ret. Fahad Al Saad (KSA) d. Khaled Al Thawadi (BRN) 6-2 3-6 6-3 Mohammed Adbullatif/Abdul-Rahman Shehab (BRN) d. Badar Al Megayel/Fahad Al Saad (KSA) 7-5 6-4 Qatar d. Tajikistan 2-1 Mirkhusein Yakhyaev (TJK) d. Abdulla Al Haji (QAT) 6-4 6-4 Mohammed Abdullah (QAT) d. Dilshod Sharifi (TJK) 7-5 3-6 7-5 Mohammed Abdullah/Sultan-Khalfan Al Alawi (QAT) d. Dilshod Sharifi/Mirkhusein Yakhyaev (TJK) 6-2 6-2 Final Standings 1. Hong Kong* 2. Malaysia* 3. Vietnam 4. Sri Lanka 5. Bahrain 6. Saudi Arabia 7. Qatar** 8. Tajikistan** * Hong Kong and Malaysia promoted to Asia/Oceania Zone - Group II in 2006 ** Qatar and Tajikistan relegated to Asia/Oceania Zone - Group IV in 2006 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- American Zone - Group IV Nations Barbados Bermuda Costa Rica OECS Trinidad & Tobago US Virgin Islands Round Robin Wednesday, July 13, 2005 Costa Rica d. Bermuda 2-1 Janson Bascome (BER) d. Ignasi Roca (CRC) 7-5 6-2 Felipe Montenegro (CRC) d. James Collieson (BER) 6-0 6-1 Felipe Montenegro/Ignasi Roca (CRC) d. Janson Bascome/Gavin Manders (BER) 6-3 6-4 Trinidad & Tobago d. Barbados 3-0 Richard Brown (TRI) d. Russell Moseley (BAR) 6-1 6-3 Shane Stone (TRI) d. Wkwesi Williams (BAR) 6-1 6-1 Shane Stone/Troy Stone (TRI) d. Russell Moseley/Wkwesi Williams (BAR) 6-2 6-3 Thursday, July 14, 2005 Barbados d. Costa Rica 2-1 Wkwesi Williams (BAR) d. Ignasi Roca (CRC) 6-4 7-5 Felipe Montenegro (CRC) d. Haydn Lewis (BAR) 4-6 6-1 6-1 Haydn Lewis/Russell Moseley (BAR) d. Felipe Montenegro/Marcos Salazar (CRC) 4-6 6-1 6-2 Bermuda d. US Virgin Islands 2-1 Janson Bascome (BER) d. Christian Nelthropp (ISV) 6-2 6-4 Eugene Highfield (ISV) d. James Collieson (BER) 6-3 6-2 Janson Bascome/Gavin Manders (BER) d. Eugene Highfield/Christian Nelthropp (ISV) 7-5 4-6 6-1 Friday, July 15, 2005 Trinidad & Tobago d. US Virgin Islands 3-0 Richard Brown (TRI) d. Christian Nelthropp (ISV) 6-0 6-2 Shane Stone (TRI) d. Eugene Highfield (ISV) 6-4 7-6(5) Shane Stone/Troy Stone (TRI) d. Eugene Highfield/Whitney McFarlane (ISV) 3-6 6-1 6-1 Barbados d. Bermuda 3-0 Russell Moseley (BAR) d. Janson Bascome (BER) 6-2 7-6(3) Haydn Lewis (BAR) d. James Collieson (BER) 7-6(7) 6-3 Haydn Lewis/Russell Moseley (BAR) d. Janson Bascome/Gavin Manders (BER) 6-3 3-6 6-3 Saturday, July 16, 2005 Barbados d. US Virgin Islands 3-0 Russell Moseley (BAR) d. Jereme Cumbernack (ISV) 6-0 6-0 Haydn Lewis (BAR) d. Eugene Highfield (ISV) 6-4 6-3 Haydn Lewis/Russell Moseley (BAR) d. Eugene Highfield/Whitney McFarlane (ISV) 6-2 6-1 Costa Rica d. Trinidad & Tobago 2-1 Richard Brown (TRI) d. Marcos Salazar (CRC) 6-0 6-2 Felipe Montenegro (CRC) d. Brent Ching (TRI) 6-1 6-4 Felipe Montenegro/Ignasi Roca (CRC) d. Richard Brown/Troy Stone (TRI) 6-3 6-2 Sunday, July 17, 2005 Costa Rica d. US Virgin Islands 3-0 Ignasi Roca (CRC) d. Christian Nelthropp (ISV) 6-1 6-2 Felipe Montenegro (CRC) d. Eugene Highfield (ISV) 6-4 6-3 Felipe Montenegro/Ignasi Roca (CRC) d. Whitney McFarlane/Christian Nelthropp (ISV) 6-4 6-0 Trinidad & Tobago d. Bermuda 3-0 Richard Brown (TRI) d. Gavin Manders (BER) 6-1 6-0 Brent Ching (TRI) d. Janson Bascome (BER) 6-2 6-4 Brent Ching/Troy Stone (TRI) d. Romar Douglas/Gavin Manders (BER) 6-3 6-0 Final Standings 1. Trinidad & Tobago* 2. Costa Rica* 3. Barbados 4. Bermuda 5. US Virgin Islands * Trinidad & Tobago and Costa Rica are promoted to American Zone - Group III in 2006