2005 Davis Cup schedule Dates World Group First Round: March 4-6 Second Round: July 15-17 Semifinals: September 23-25 Finals: December 2-4 Qualifying: September 23-25 Euro/African Zone Group I First Round: March 4-6 Second Round: March 4-6; April 29-May 1 Second Round Playoff: July 15-17 Third Round Playoff: September 23-25 Group II First Round: March 4-6 Second Round: July 15-17 Playoff: July 15-17 Third Round: September 23-25 Group III Zone A: April 25-May 1 Zone B: July 11-17 Group IV: February 28-March 6 American Zone Group I First Round: March 4-6 Second Round: April 29-May 1 Second Round Playoff: July 15-17 Third Round Playoff: September 23-25 Group II First Round: March 4-6 Second Round: July 15-17 Playoff: July 15-17 Final: September 23-25 Group III: February 28-March 6 Group IV: TBA Asia/Oceania Zone Group I First Round: March 4-6 Second Round: April 29-May 1 Second Round Playoff: July 15-17 Third Round Playoff: September 23-25 Group II First Round: March 4-6 Second Round: July 15-17 Playoff: July 15-17 Final: September 23-25 Group III: July 11-17 Group IV: April 25-May 1 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Davis Cup Matchups World Group First Round Spain at Slovakia Netherlands at Switzerland Austria at Australia Czech Republic at Argentina Chile at Russia Sweden at France Croatia at USA Draw Form (with choice of ground) Slovakia (C) ---------------- Spain |------------ ---------------- | Switzerland (C) |------------ ---------------- | | Netherlands |------------ | ---------------- | Australia (C) |------------ ---------------- | | Austria |------------ | | ---------------- | | | Argentina (C) |------------ | ---------------- | | Czech Republic |------------ | ---------------- | Russia (C) |------------ ---------------- | Chile |------------ | ---------------- | | France (C) |------------ | ---------------- | | | Sweden |------------ | | ---------------- | | Romania (C) |------------ ---------------- | Belarus |------------ | ---------------- | | USA (C) |------------ ---------------- | Croatia |------------ ---------------- (C)-choice of ground *-choice of ground if decided by lot Euro/African Zone Group I First Round Great Britain bye Israel bye Belgium bye Zimbabwe at Serbia & Montenegro Italy at Luxembourg Morocco bye South Africa bye Germany bye Quarterfinals Great Britain at Israel Belgium vs ? Morocco vs ? Germany at South Africa Group II First Round Finland at Ghana Bulgaria at Georgia Monaco at Hungary Norway at Ukraine Portugal at Estonia Poland at Algeria Cote D'Ivoire at Slovenia Greece at Latvia Group III Zone A at Cairo, Egypt Bosnia/Herzegovina Denmark Egypt Kenya Lithuania Macedonia Madagascar Namibia Zone B at Dublin, Ireland Armenia Cyprus Iceland Ireland Nigeria San Marino Tunisia Turkey Group IV at Kampala, Uganda Andorra Angola Azerbaijan Benin Botswana Djibouti Gabon Malta Mauritius Moldova Rwanda Senegal Uganda American Zone Group I First Round Canada bye Peru at Venezuela Ecuador at Mexico Paraguay bye Group II First Round Brazil at Colombia Bahamas at Netherlands Antilles Uruguay at Cuba Dominican Republic at Jamaica Group III at La Paz, Bolivia Bolivia Haiti El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Panama Puerto Rico St Lucia Group IV at TBA Barbados Bermuda Costa Rica OECS Trinidad & Tobago US Virgin Islands Asia/Oceania Zone Group I First Round Thailand at Pakistan Taipei at Japan Uzbekistan at Indonesia India at China Group II First Round Kazakhstan at New Zealand Kuwait at Iran Lebanon at Pacific Oceania Korea at Philippines Group III at Causeway Bay, Hong Kong Bahrain Hong Kong Malaysia Qatar Saudi Arabia Sri Lanka Tajikistan Vietnam Group IV at Yangon, Myanmar Bangladesh Brunei Iraq Jordan Kyrgyzstan Myanmar Oman Singapore Syria Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates