2005 World Team Cup

2005 World Team Cup
2005 World Team Cup
Date	15 May – 21 May
Edition	27th
Category	World Team Cup
Surface	Clay / outdoor
Location	Düsseldorf, Germany
Venue	Rochusclub
Champions
	Germany

The 2005 ARAG World Team Cup was a tennis tournament play on outdoor clay courts. It was the 27th edition of the World Team Cup, and was part of the 2005 ATP Tour. It took place at the Rochusclub in Düsseldorf, Germany, from 15 May through 21 May 2005.

Chile were the two time defending champions,^[1] but they failed to advance beyond the group stage. Germany won the title, defeating Argentina in the final, by two rubbers to one.^[2]

Squads

Blue group

Germany

Tommy Haas (# 22)
Nicolas Kiefer (# 29)
Florian Mayer (# 54)
Alexander Waske (# 51 Doubles)

Spain

David Ferrer (# 20)
Álex López Morón (# 94 Doubles)
Tommy Robredo (# 16)
Santiago Ventura (# 71)

Sweden

Jonas Björkman (# 1 Doubles)
Joachim Johansson (# 12)
Thomas Johansson (# 20)

United States

Bob Bryan (# 5 Doubles)
Mike Bryan (# 5 Doubles)
Jeff Morrison (# 111)
Vince Spadea (# 43)

Red group

Argentina

Chile

Adrián García (# 183)
Hermes Gamonal (# 258 Doubles)
Fernando González (# 26)
Nicolás Massú (# 23)

Czech Republic

Tomáš Berdych (# 46)
Jiří Novák (# 27)

France

Arnaud Clément (# 61 Doubles)
Sébastien Grosjean (# 24)
Michaël Llodra (# 9 Doubles)

Rankings are as of May 16, 2005.^[3]^[4]

Round robin

Blue group

Standings

Pos.	Country	Points	Matches	Sets
1.	Germany	3	6–3	13–8
2.	Spain	2	5–4	11–10
3.	Sweden	1	4–5	10–10
4.	United States	0	3–6	7–13

Germany vs. United States

Germany
2

Düsseldorf, Germany
15 May 2005
clay

United States
1

		1	2	3
1	Tommy Haas Vince Spadea	6 4	6 2
2	Nicolas Kiefer Jeff Morrison	6 2	6 2
3	Tommy Haas / Alexander Waske Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan	7⁷ 6⁴	6⁵ 7⁷	5 7

Spain vs. Sweden

Spain
2

Düsseldorf, Germany
16 May 2005
clay

Sweden
1

		1	2	3
1	Tommy Robredo Thomas Johansson	6⁴ 7⁷	1 6
2	David Ferrer Jonas Björkman	6 4	6 1
3	Tommy Robredo / Santiago Ventura Jonas Björkman / Thomas Johansson	6⁶ 7⁸	6 3	6 3

Germany vs. Sweden

Germany
2

Düsseldorf, Germany
18 May 2005
clay

Sweden
1

		1	2	3
1	Tommy Haas Joachim Johansson	6 0	3 6	6 3
2	Nicolas Kiefer Thomas Johansson	4 6	2 6
3	Tommy Haas / Alexander Waske Jonas Björkman / Thomas Johansson	6 4	6 4

Spain vs. United States

Spain
2

Düsseldorf, Germany
18 May 2005
clay

United States
1

		1	2	3
1	Tommy Robredo Vince Spadea	6 3	2 6	6 3
2	David Ferrer Jeff Morrison	6 4	7⁹ 6⁷
3	Álex López Morón / Santiago Ventura Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan	2 6	3 6

Germany vs. Spain

Germany
2

Düsseldorf, Germany
20 May 2005
clay

Spain
1

		1	2	3
1	Tommy Haas Tommy Robredo	6⁴ 7⁷	4 6
2	Florian Mayer David Ferrer	3 6	7⁷ 6⁴	6 3
3	Tommy Haas / Alexander Waske Tommy Robredo / Santiago Ventura	7⁷ 6³	6 3

Sweden vs. United States

Sweden
2

Düsseldorf, Germany
20 May 2005
clay

United States
1

		1	2
1	Joachim Johansson Vince Spadea	3 6	4 6
2	Thomas Johansson Jeff Morrison	6 1	6 4
3	Jonas Björkman / Thomas Johansson Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan	6 4	6 2

Red group

Standings

Pos.	Country	Points	Matches	Sets
1.	Argentina	3	7–2	15–5
2.	Chile	2	4–5	9–10
3.	France	1	4–5	8–10
4.	Czech Republic	0	3–6	6–13

Chile vs. Czech Republic

Chile
2

Düsseldorf, Germany
15 May 2005
clay

Czech Republic
1

		1	2
1	Fernando González Jiří Novák	6 3	6 1
2	Nicolás Massú Tomáš Berdych	7⁷ 6⁵	6 3
3	Adrián García / Hermes Gamonal Tomáš Berdych / Jiří Novák	4 6	4 6

Argentina vs. France

Argentina
2

Düsseldorf, Germany
16 May 2005
clay

France
1

		1	2
1	Gastón Gaudio Arnaud Clément	6 4	6 4
2	Guillermo Coria Michaël Llodra	6 1	6 4
3	Guillermo Cañas / Juan Ignacio Chela Arnaud Clément / Michaël Llodra	1 6	4 6

Chile vs. France

Chile
2

Düsseldorf, Germany
17 May 2005
clay

France
1

		1	2
1	Nicolás Massú Arnaud Clément	6 4	6 4
2	Fernando González Sébastien Grosjean	6 4	6 4
3	Adrián García / Hermes Gamonal Arnaud Clément / Michaël Llodra	3 6	1 6

Argentina vs. Czech Republic

Argentina
2

Düsseldorf, Germany
17 May 2005
clay

Czech Republic
1

		1	2	3
1	Guillermo Coria Jiří Novák	6 3	7 5
2	Guillermo Cañas Tomáš Berdych	6 4	6 2
3	Juan Ignacio Chela / Gastón Gaudio Tomáš Berdych / Jiří Novák	1 6	7⁷ 6⁴	2 6

Argentina vs. Chile

Argentina
3

Düsseldorf, Germany
19 May 2005
clay

Chile
0

		1	2	3
1	Gastón Gaudio Fernando González	6 4	6 2
2	Guillermo Cañas Nicolás Massú	6 2	1 6	6 3
3	Juan Ignacio Chela / Guillermo Coria Adrián García / Hermes Gamonal	6 4	6 3

Czech Republic vs. France

Czech Republic
1

Düsseldorf, Germany
19 May 2005
clay

France
2

		1	2
1	Jiří Novák Sébastien Grosjean	6⁵ 7⁷	3 6
2	Tomáš Berdych Michaël Llodra	6 2	6 1
3	Tomáš Berdych / Jiří Novák Arnaud Clément / Michaël Llodra	1 6	1 6

Final

Argentina vs. Germany

Argentina
1

Düsseldorf, Germany
21 May 2005
clay

Germany
2

		1	2
1	Guillermo Coria Florian Mayer	6 1	6 1
2	Gastón Gaudio Tommy Haas	4 6	3 6
3	Guillermo Cañas / Guillermo Coria Tommy Haas / Alexander Waske	1 6	2 6

References

"Draw" (PDF). atpworldtour.com. ATP Tour, Inc. Retrieved 2014-12-20.
"Tournament Overview". itftennis.com. Retrieved 2014-12-20.

^ "Chile wins second straight ATP World Team Championship". USA Today. 22 May 2004. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
^ "Germany beat Argentina to title". BBC Sport. 21 May 2005. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
^ "ATP Singles Rankings May 16, 2005". ATP Tour, inc. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
^ "ATP Doubles Rankings May 16, 2005". ATP Tour, inc. Retrieved 20 December 2014.

[1] "Chile wins second straight ATP World Team Championship". USA Today. 22 May 2004. Retrieved 20 December 2014.

[2] "Germany beat Argentina to title". BBC Sport. 21 May 2005. Retrieved 20 December 2014.

[3] "ATP Singles Rankings May 16, 2005". ATP Tour, inc. Retrieved 20 December 2014.

[4] "ATP Doubles Rankings May 16, 2005". ATP Tour, inc. Retrieved 20 December 2014.

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