DAVIS CUP RESULTS

DAVIS CUP RESULTS
WORLD GROUP
Semifinals
(Winners advance to finals, Nov. 28-30)
Australia vs. Switzerland
At Rod Laver Arena
Melbourne, Australia
Singles
Switzerland 1, Australia 1
Lleyton Hewitt, Australia, def. Michel Kratochvil, Switzerland, 6-4, 6-4, 6-1.
Roger Federer, Switzerland, def. Mark Philippoussis, Australia, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (3).
Spain 2, Argentina 0
At Palacio de Deportes Jose Ma Martin Carpena
Malaga, Spain
Singles
Juan Carlos Ferrero, Spain, def. Gaston Gaudio, Argentina, 6-4, 6-0, 6-0.
Carlos Moya, Spain, def. Mariano Zabaleta, Argentina, 5-7, 2-6, 6-2, 6-0, 6-1.
Playoffs
(Losers relegated to Group I zonal play)
Slovakia 1, United States 1
At The National Tennis Centre
Bratislava, Slovakia
Singles
Dominik Hrbaty, Slovakia, def. Andy Roddick, United States, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4.
Mardy Fish, United States, def. Karol Kucera, Slovakia, 4-6, 7-5, 7-5, 6-1.
Austria 2, Belgium 0
At Portschach Werzer Arena
Poertschach, Austria
Singles
Stefan Koubek, Austria, def. Christophe Rochus, Belgium, 6-2, 6-4, 6-1.
Juergen Melzer, Austria, def. Olivier Rochus, Belgium, 6-1, 7-6 (4), 5-7, 2-6, 6-1.
Thailand 1, Czech Republic 1
At Nimibutr Indoor Stadium
Bangkok, Thailand
Singles
Jiri Novak, Czech Republic, def. Danai Udomchoke, Thailand, 6-2, 6-2, 7-6 (1).
Paradorn Srichaphan, Thailand, def. Bohdan Ulihrach, Czech Republic, 7-6 (2), 6-2, 7-6 (4).
Belarus 1, Germany 1
At TC Blau-Weiss Sundern
Sundern, Germany
Singles
Max Mirnyi, Belarus, def. Tomas Behrend, Germany, 5-7, 2-6, 7-6 (6), 6-2, 6-4.
Rainer Schuettler, Germany, def. Vladimir Voltchkov, Belarus, 6-3, 3-6, 6-7 (3), 6-4, 6-4.
Morocco 2, Britain 0
At Complexe Sportif Al Amal
Casablanca, Morocco
Singles
Hicham Arazi, Morocco, def. Tim Henman, Britain, 6-4, 6-4, 7-6 (7).
Younes El Aynaoui, Morocco, def. Greg Rusedski, Britain, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 6-1.
Netherlands 2, India 0
At Ijsselhallen
Zwolle, Netherlands
Singles
Martin Verkerk, Netherlands, def Rohan Bopanna, India, 5-7, 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 (9), 12-10.
Sjeng Schalken, Netherlands, def. Prakash Amritraj, India, 6-3, 6-1, 6-1.
Ecuador vs. Romania
At Quito Tenis y Golf Club
Quito, Ecuador
Romania 1, Ecuador 0
Singles
Victor Hanescu, Romania, def. Giovanni Lapentti, Ecuador, 7-6 (7), 6-7 (7), 7-6 (7), 6-4.
EURO/AFRICAN ZONE
Group I
Third Round Playoffs
(Loser relegated to Group II)
Luxembourg 1, Norway 0
At Asker Tennis Club
Asker, Norway
Singles
Gilles Muller, Luxembourg, def. Stian Boretti, Norway, 6-3, 7-6 (0), 2-6, 6-3.
Zimbabwe 1, Italy 0
At Harare City Sports Centre
Harare, Zimbabwe
Singles
Kevin Ullyett, Zimbabwe, def. Filippo Volandri, Italy, 4-6, 7-5, 6-3, 7-6 (5).
Group II
Third Round
(Winners promoted to Group I in 2004)
South Africa 1, Denmark 0
At Odense Idraetshal
Bronby, Denmark
Singles
Wayne Ferreira, South Africa, def. Fredrik Fetterlein, Denmark, 6-1, 6-1, 7-6 (3).
Serbia-Montenegro 1, Greece 1
At Athens Lawn Tennis Club
Athens, Greece
Singles
Janko Tipsarevic, Serbia-Montenegro, def. Solon Peppas, Greece, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, 2-6, 6-3.
Konstantinos Economidis, Greece, def. Boris Pashanski, Serbia-Montenegro, 6-2, 6-4, 6-2.
ASIA/OCEANIA ZONE
Group I
Third Round Playoffs
(Loser relegated to Group II)
Pakistan 1, South Korea 1
At Defence Club
Lahore, Pakistan
Singles
Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi, Pakistan, def. Im Kyu-tae, South Korea, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4.
Kim Young-joon Kim, South Korea def. Aqeel Khan, Pakistan 7-6 (17), 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (8).
Group II
Third Round
(Winner promoted to Group I in 2004)
Taiwan 2, Hong Kong 0
At Yang-Ming Tennis Center
Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Singles
Wang Yeu-tzuoo, Taiwan, def. Yu Hiu Tung, Hong Kong, 6-0, 6-4, 6-1.
Lu Yen-hsun, Taiwan, def. Wayne Wong, Hong Kong, 6-4, 6-1, 6-3.