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Davis Cup WG play-offs
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Published 19/09/2004 at 14:19 GMT+1
Squad information and tie results of the 16 nations involved in the Davis Cup World Group play-offs for a spot in the 2005 elite draw.
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Australia v Morocco- Royal Kings Park, Perth - Grass -AUS 4-1
Australian Squad: Lleyton Hewitt, Todd Reid, Wayne Arthurs, Todd Woodbridge
Morocco Squad: Mounir El Arej, Mehdi Tahiri, Mehdi Ziadi, Talal Ouhabi
Tie Results:Arthurs d. El Aarej 7-6 (8-6) 6-4 6-3; Hewitt d. Tahiri 6-0 6-2 6-2; Arthurs/Woodbridge d. El Aarej/Tahiri 7-6 (9-7) 7-6 (7-2) 6-3; El Aarej d. Reid 6-2 6-3; Woodbridge d. Ziadi 6-0 6-2
Chile v Japan- Club Naval de Campo Las Salinas, Vina del Mar - Clay (outdoor)
Chile Squad: Fernando Gonzalez, Hermes Gamonal, Nicolas Massu
Japan Squad: Gouichi Motomura, Takao Suzuki, Takahiro Terachi, Thomas Shimada
Tie Results: Massu d. Motomura 6-1 6-1 6-1; Gonzalez d. Suzuki 6-4 6-2 7-6 (7-1); Gonzalez/Massu d. Shimada/Suzuki 6-3 6-3 6-1; Gamonal d. Suzuki 7-5 2-6 6-2; Gonzalez d. Motomura 6-3 6-3
Croatia v Belgium- Dvorana Mladosti, Rijeka - Carpet (Outdoor) -CRO 3-2
Croatia Squad: Ivan Ljubicic, Sasa Tuksar, Zeljko Krajan, Mario Ancic
Belgium Squad: Olivier Rochus, Gilles Elseneer, Dick Norman, Kristof Vliegen
Tie Results:Ljubicic d. Elseneer 7-6 (8-6) 7-5 6-4; Ancic d. Rochus 6-3 7-6 (7-2) 6-1; Ancic/Ljubicic d. Norman/Vliegen 6-7 (8-10) 6-4 6-7 (1-7) 6-3 7-5; Rochus d. Tuksar 4-6 6-3 6-3; Elseneer d. Ancic 7-6 (7-4) 2-1 retired
Paraguay v Czech Republic- Court Central del Yacht y Golf Club Paraguayo, Lambare - Clay (Outdoor) -CZE 5-0
Paraguay Squad: Ramon Delgado, Francisco Rodriguez, Paulo Carvallo, Daniel Lopez
Czech Republic Squad: Jiri Novak, Tomas Berdych, Radek Stepanek, Michal Tabara
Tie Results: Novak d. Carvallo 3-6 6-4 7-5 6-3; Berdych d. Delgado 3-6 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-4; Novak/Stepanek d. Carvallo/Delgado 6-2 7-5 6-3; Stepnaek d. Delgado 6-4 6-2; Tabara d. Rodriguez 6-3 6-1
Slovak Republic v Germany- National Tennis Centre, Bratislava - Hard (Indoors) -SVK 3-2
Slovak Republic Squad: Karol Kucera, Dominik Hrbaty, Karol Beck, Michal Mertinak
Germany Squad: Rainer Schuettler, Florian Mayer, Alexander Waske, Tommy Haas
Tie Results:Hrbaty d. Haas 6-3 6-3 7-5; Kucera d. Mayer 6-4 6-0 6-2; Haas/Waske d. Hrbaty/Kucera 6-3 6-3 3-6 4-6 6-3; Hrbaty d Mayer 6-3 6-1 6-3; Haas d Beck 6-7 (2-7) 6-1 6-1 6-1
Austria v Great Britain- Werzer Arena Portschach, Portschach - Clay (Outdoors) -AUT 3-2
Austria Squad: Stefan Koubek, Jurgen Melzer, Julian Knowles, Alexander Peya
Great Britain Squad: Tim Henman, Greg Rusedski, Alex Bogdanovic, Andrew Murray
Tie Results:Koubek d. Henman 6-3 6-3 6-1; Rusedski d. Melzer 3-6 6-3 6-4 7-6 (7-4); Knowle/Peya d. Henman/Rusedski 6-4 1-6 6-2 6-1; Henman d. Melzer 0-6 6-2 7-6 (7-4) 6-2; Koubek d. Rusedski 7-6 (7-2) 6-4 7-5
Romania v Canada- Clubul Sportiv Progresul Bucuresti, Bucharest - Clay (Outdoors) -ROM 4-1
Romania Squad: Victor Hanescu, Andrei Pavel, Florin Mergea, Victor Ionita
Canada Squad: Simon Larose, Frank Dancevic, Frederic Niemeyer, Daniel Nestor
Tie Results:Pavel d Larose 7-5 6-3 6-2; Hanescu d. Dancevic 5-7 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-4; Nesotr/Niemeyer d. Inotia/Mergea 6-4 6-4 2-6 6-2; Pavel d. Dancevic 6-2 6-4 6-2; Ionita d Larose 4-2 retired
Russia v Thailand- Sports Palace "Luzhniki", Moscow - Clay (Indoors) -RUS 5-0
Russia Squad: Marat Safin, Mikhail Youzhny, Igor Andreev, Nikolay Davydenko
Thailand Squad: Paradorn Srichaphan, Danai Udomchoke, Sonchat Ratiwatana, Sanchai Ratiwatana
Tie Results:Safin d. Udomchoke 6-4 6-1 6-2; Andreev d. Srichaphan 7-5 6-2 6-4; Safin/Youzhny d. Ratiwatana/Ratiwatana 6-2 6-1 6-4; Davydenko d. Socnhat Raitwatana 6-2 6-0; Youzhny d. Sanchai Ratiwatana 6-4 6-2
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