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 Guillermo Cañas (# 10) Juan Ignacio Chela (# 33) Guillermo Coria (# 9) Gastón Gaudio (# 6)

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 7^7 6^4 6^5 7^7 5 7

Spain vs. Sweden

Spain 2	Düsseldorf, Germany 16 May 2005 clay		Sweden 1
1 2 3 1 Tommy Robredo Thomas Johansson 6^4 7^7 1 6     2 David Ferrer Jonas Björkman 6 4 6 1     3 Tommy Robredo / Santiago Ventura Jonas Björkman / Thomas Johansson 6^6 7^8 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 7^9 6^7     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 6^4 7^7 4 6     2 Florian Mayer David Ferrer 3 6 7^7 6^4 6 3   3 Tommy Haas / Alexander Waske Tommy Robredo / Santiago Ventura 7^7 6^3 6 3

Sweden vs. United States

Sweden 2	Düsseldorf, Germany 20 May 2005 clay		United States 1
1 2 3 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 3 1 Fernando González Jiří Novák 6 3 6 1     2 Nicolás Massú Tomáš Berdych 7^7 6^5 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 3 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 3 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 7^7 6^4 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 3 1 Jiří Novák Sébastien Grosjean 6^5 7^7 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 3 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.

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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.