2006 ARAG World Team Cup

2006 World Team Cup
Date21 May – 27 May
Edition28th
CategoryWorld Team Cup
SurfaceClay / outdoor
LocationDüsseldorf, Germany
Champions
Croatia Croatia
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The 2006 ARAG World Team Cup was a tennis tournament play on outdoor clay courts. It was the 28th edition of the World Team Cup, and was part of the 2006 ATP Tour. It took place at the Rochusclub in Düsseldorf, Germany, from 21 through 27 May 2006.

Argentina were the defending champions but they failed to advance beyond the group stage. Croatia defeated Germany in the final, by two rubbers to one for their first title.

Players

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Red group

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Blue group

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  • Rankings are as of May 22, 2006

Round robin

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Red group

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Standings

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Pos. Country Points Matches Sets
1  Croatia 3–0 7–2 14–8
2  Chile 2–1 5–4 11–10
3  Spain 1–2 3–6 9–12
4  United States 0–3 3–6 7–11

Chile vs. Spain

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Chile
3
Düsseldorf, Germany
Sunday, May 21, 2006
Red Clay

Spain
0
1 2 3
1 Chile
Spain
Nicolás Massú
Fernando Verdasco
6
2
4
6
6
4
 
2 Chile
Spain
Fernando González
David Ferrer
7
5
66
78
6
3
 
3 Chile
Spain
Paul Capdeville / Adrián García
Feliciano López / Fernando Verdasco
6
3
6
2
   

Croatia vs. United States of America

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Croatia
2
Düsseldorf, Germany
Monday, May 22, 2006
Red Clay

United States
1
1 2 3
1 Croatia
United States
Ivan Ljubičić
James Blake
5
7
6
3
77
64
 
2 Croatia
United States
Ivo Karlović
Robby Ginepri
4
6
61
77
   
3 Croatia
United States
Ivo Karlović / Ivan Ljubičić
Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan
6
3
77
65
   

Croatia vs. Spain

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Croatia
2
Düsseldorf, Germany
Wednesday, May 24, 2006
Red Clay

Spain
1
1 2 3
1 Croatia
Spain
Ivan Ljubičić
David Ferrer
2
6
2
6
   
2 Croatia
Spain
Mario Ančić
Feliciano López
7
5
4
6
6
4
 
3 Croatia
Spain
Ivo Karlović / Ivan Ljubičić
Feliciano López / Fernando Verdasco
6
3
77
64
   

Chile vs. United States of America

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Chile
2
Düsseldorf, Germany
Wednesday, May 24, 2006
Red Clay

United States
1
1 2 3
1 Chile
United States
Nicolás Massú
Andy Roddick
4
2
     
retired
2 Chile
United States
Paul Capdeville
Robby Ginepri
6
4
6
4
   
3 Chile
United States
Fernando González / Nicolás Massú
Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan
4
6
5
7
   

Spain vs. United States of America

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Spain
2
Düsseldorf, Germany
Friday, May 26, 2006
Red Clay

United States
1
1 2 3
1 Spain
United States
Fernando Verdasco
Bob Bryan
6
2
3
6
6
1
 
2 Spain
United States
David Ferrer
Robby Ginepri
6
3
6
3
   
3 Spain
United States
Feliciano López / Fernando Verdasco
Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan
3
4
    retired
 

Chile vs. Croatia

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Chile
0
Düsseldorf, Germany
Friday, May 26, 2006
Red Clay

Croatia
3
1 2 3
1 Chile
Croatia
Fernando González
Ivan Ljubičić
5
7
77
64
4
6
 
2 Chile
Croatia
Nicolás Massú
Mario Ančić
3
6
2
6
   
3 Chile
Croatia
Paul Capdeville / Adrián García
Mario Ančić / Ivo Karlović
5
7
6
4
15
17
 

Blue group

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Standings

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Pos. Country Points Matches Sets
1  Germany 3–0 6–3 15–8
2  Czech Republic 2–1 5–4 14–9
3  Argentina 1–2 4–5 8–12
4  Italy 0–3 3–6 6–14

Germany vs. Italy

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Germany
2
Düsseldorf, Germany
Sunday, May 21, 2006
Red Clay

Italy
1
1 2 3
1 Germany
Italy
Nicolas Kiefer
Filippo Volandri
712
610
6
3
   
2 Germany
Italy
Philipp Kohlschreiber
Davide Sanguinetti
6
3
3
6
4
6
 
3 Germany
Italy
Michael Kohlmann / Alexander Waske
Davide Sanguinetti / Filippo Volandri
6
4
6
4
   

Argentina vs. Czech Republic

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Argentina
1
Düsseldorf, Germany
Monday, May 22, 2006
Red Clay

Czech Republic
2
1 2 3
1 Argentina
Czech Republic
Gastón Gaudio
Robin Vik
65
77
3
6
   
2 Argentina
Czech Republic
David Nalbandian
Tomáš Berdych
4
6
4
6
   
3 Argentina
Czech Republic
José Acasuso / Sebastián Prieto
Tomáš Berdych / Leoš Friedl
6
0
2
6
10
3
 

Argentina vs. Germany

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Argentina
1
Düsseldorf, Germany
Tuesday, May 23, 2006
Red Clay

Germany
2
1 2 3
1 Argentina
Germany
José Acasuso
Alexander Waske
4
6
6
4
77
61
 
2 Argentina
Germany
Gastón Gaudio
Nicolas Kiefer
2
6
3
6
   
3 Argentina
Germany
David Nalbandian / Sebastián Prieto
Michael Kohlmann / Alexander Waske
3
6
3
6
   

Czech Republic vs. Italy

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Czech Republic
2
Düsseldorf, Germany
Tuesday, May 23, 2006
Red Clay

Italy
1
1 2 3
1 Czech Republic
Italy
Tomáš Berdych
Filippo Volandri
6
1
6
4
   
2 Czech Republic
Italy
Robin Vik
Davide Sanguinetti
67
79
6
2
4
6
 
3 Czech Republic
Italy
Tomáš Berdych / Leoš Friedl
Davide Sanguinetti / Filippo Volandri
6
2
6
1
   

Argentina vs. Italy

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Argentina
2
Düsseldorf, Germany
Thursday, May 25, 2006
Red Clay

Italy
1
1 2 3
1 Argentina
Italy
José Acasuso
Davide Sanguinetti
6
2
6
0
   
2 Argentina
Italy
David Nalbandian
Filippo Volandri
4
6
5
7
   
3 Argentina
Italy
José Acasuso / Sebastián Prieto
Davide Sanguinetti / Filippo Volandri
77
63
6
1
   

Czech Republic vs. Germany

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Czech Republic
1
Düsseldorf, Germany
Thursday, May 25, 2006
Red Clay

Germany
2
1 2 3
1 Czech Republic
Germany
Robin Vik
Philipp Kohlschreiber
3
6
6
3
1
6
 
2 Czech Republic
Germany
Tomáš Berdych
Nicolas Kiefer
65
77
6
3
6
3
 
3 Czech Republic
Germany
Tomáš Berdych / Leoš Friedl
Michael Kohlmann / Alexander Waske
4
6
77
62
5
10
 

Final

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Croatia vs. Germany

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Croatia
2
Düsseldorf, Germany
27 May 2006
Red Clay

Germany
1
1 2 3
1 Croatia
Germany
Ivo Karlović
Alexander Waske
77
65
6
4
   
2 Croatia
Germany
Ivan Ljubičić
Nicolas Kiefer
6
4
6
4
   
3 Croatia
Germany
Ivo Karlović / Ivan Ljubičić
Michael Kohlmann / Alexander Waske
63
77
3
6
   
2006 World Team Cup Champions
Croatia
Croatia
First title

See also

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