2006 ARAG World Team Cup
# 2006 ARAG World Team Cup

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

### Blue group

* Rankings are as of May 22, 2006

## Round robin

### Red group

**Standings**

| 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**

| Chile 3 | Düsseldorf, Germany Sunday, May 21, 2006 Red Clay | Düsseldorf, Germany Sunday, May 21, 2006 Red Clay | Spain 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Nicolás Massú Fernando Verdasco 6 2 4 6 6 4   2 Fernando González David Ferrer 7 5 $6^6$ $7^8$ 6 3   3 Paul Capdeville / Adrián García Feliciano López / Fernando Verdasco 6 3 6 2 ||||

**Croatia vs. United States of America**

| Croatia 2 | Düsseldorf, Germany Monday, May 22, 2006 Red Clay | Düsseldorf, Germany Monday, May 22, 2006 Red Clay | United States 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Ivan Ljubičić James Blake 5 7 6 3 $7^7$ $6^4$   2 Ivo Karlović Robby Ginepri 4 6 $6^1$ $7^7$     3 Ivo Karlović / Ivan Ljubičić Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 6 3 $7^7$ $6^5$ ||||

**Croatia vs. Spain**

| Croatia 2 | Düsseldorf, Germany Wednesday, May 24, 2006 Red Clay | Düsseldorf, Germany Wednesday, May 24, 2006 Red Clay | Spain 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Ivan Ljubičić David Ferrer 2 6 2 6     2 Mario Ančić Feliciano López 7 5 4 6 6 4   3 Ivo Karlović / Ivan Ljubičić Feliciano López / Fernando Verdasco 6 3 $7^7$ $6^4$ ||||

**Chile vs. United States of America**

| Chile 2 | Düsseldorf, Germany Wednesday, May 24, 2006 Red Clay | Düsseldorf, Germany Wednesday, May 24, 2006 Red Clay | United States 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Nicolás Massú Andy Roddick 4 2      retired 2 Paul Capdeville Robby Ginepri 6 4 6 4     3 Fernando González / Nicolás Massú Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 4 6 5 7 ||||

**Spain vs. United States of America**

| Spain 2 | Düsseldorf, Germany Friday, May 26, 2006 Red Clay | Düsseldorf, Germany Friday, May 26, 2006 Red Clay | United States 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Fernando Verdasco Bob Bryan 6 2 3 6 6 1   2 David Ferrer Robby Ginepri 6 3 6 3     3 Feliciano López / Fernando Verdasco Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 3 4     retired ||||

**Chile vs. Croatia**

| Chile 0 | Düsseldorf, Germany Friday, May 26, 2006 Red Clay | Düsseldorf, Germany Friday, May 26, 2006 Red Clay | Croatia 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Fernando González Ivan Ljubičić 5 7 $7^7$ $6^4$ 4 6   2 Nicolás Massú Mario Ančić 3 6 2 6     3 Paul Capdeville / Adrián García Mario Ančić / Ivo Karlović 5 7 6 4 15 17 ||||

### Blue group

**Standings**

| 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**

| Germany 2 | Düsseldorf, Germany Sunday, May 21, 2006 Red Clay | Düsseldorf, Germany Sunday, May 21, 2006 Red Clay | Italy 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Nicolas Kiefer Filippo Volandri $7^{12}$ $6^{10}$ 6 3     2 Philipp Kohlschreiber Davide Sanguinetti 6 3 3 6 4 6   3 Michael Kohlmann / Alexander Waske Davide Sanguinetti / Filippo Volandri 6 4 6 4 ||||

**Argentina vs. Czech Republic**

| Argentina 1 | Düsseldorf, Germany Monday, May 22, 2006 Red Clay | Düsseldorf, Germany Monday, May 22, 2006 Red Clay | Czech Republic 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Gastón Gaudio Robin Vik $6^5$ $7^7$ 3 6     2 David Nalbandian Tomáš Berdych 4 6 4 6     3 José Acasuso / Sebastián Prieto Tomáš Berdych / Leoš Friedl 6 0 2 6 10 3 ||||

**Argentina vs. Germany**

| Argentina 1 | Düsseldorf, Germany Tuesday, May 23, 2006 Red Clay | Düsseldorf, Germany Tuesday, May 23, 2006 Red Clay | Germany 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 José Acasuso Alexander Waske 4 6 6 4 $7^7$ $6^1$   2 Gastón Gaudio Nicolas Kiefer 2 6 3 6     3 David Nalbandian / Sebastián Prieto Michael Kohlmann / Alexander Waske 3 6 3 6 ||||

**Czech Republic vs. Italy**

| Czech Republic 2 | Düsseldorf, Germany Tuesday, May 23, 2006 Red Clay | Düsseldorf, Germany Tuesday, May 23, 2006 Red Clay | Italy 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Tomáš Berdych Filippo Volandri 6 1 6 4     2 Robin Vik Davide Sanguinetti $6^7$ $7^9$ 6 2 4 6   3 Tomáš Berdych / Leoš Friedl Davide Sanguinetti / Filippo Volandri 6 2 6 1 ||||

**Argentina vs. Italy**

| Argentina 2 | Düsseldorf, Germany Thursday, May 25, 2006 Red Clay | Düsseldorf, Germany Thursday, May 25, 2006 Red Clay | Italy 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 José Acasuso Davide Sanguinetti 6 2 6 0     2 David Nalbandian Filippo Volandri 4 6 5 7     3 José Acasuso / Sebastián Prieto Davide Sanguinetti / Filippo Volandri $7^7$ $6^3$ 6 1 ||||

**Czech Republic vs. Germany**

| Czech Republic 1 | Düsseldorf, Germany Thursday, May 25, 2006 Red Clay | Düsseldorf, Germany Thursday, May 25, 2006 Red Clay | Germany 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Robin Vik Philipp Kohlschreiber 3 6 6 3 1 6   2 Tomáš Berdych Nicolas Kiefer $6^5$ $7^7$ 6 3 6 3   3 Tomáš Berdych / Leoš Friedl Michael Kohlmann / Alexander Waske 4 6 $7^7$ $6^2$ 5 10 ||||

## Final

### Croatia vs. Germany

| Croatia 2 | Düsseldorf, Germany 27 May 2006 Red Clay | Düsseldorf, Germany 27 May 2006 Red Clay | Germany 1 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Ivo Karlović Alexander Waske $7^7$ $6^5$ 6 4     2 Ivan Ljubičić Nicolas Kiefer 6 4 6 4     3 Ivo Karlović / Ivan Ljubičić Michael Kohlmann / Alexander Waske $6^3$ $7^7$ 3 6 ||||

* 2006 World Team Cup Champions
* Croatia First title
