2004 World Team Cup

2004 World Team Cup
Date	16 May – 22 May
Edition	26th
Category	World Team Cup
Surface	Clay / outdoor
Location	Düsseldorf, Germany
Venue	Rochusclub
Champions
Chile

The 2004 ARAG World Team Cup was a tennis tournament play on outdoor clay courts. It was the 26th edition of the World Team Cup, and was part of the 2004 ATP Tour. It took place at the Rochusclub in Düsseldorf, Germany, from 16 May through 21 May 2004.

Chile were the defending champions,^[1] and they won the title again, defeating Australia in the final by two rubbers to one.^[2]

Squads

Blue Group

Australia Wayne Arthurs (# 12 Doubles) Paul Hanley (# 8 Doubles) Lleyton Hewitt (# 12) Mark Philippoussis (# 18)

Argentina Lucas Arnold Ker (# 27 Doubles) Juan Ignacio Chela (# 23) Gastón Gaudio (# 44) Mariano Zabaleta (# 31)

Netherlands Sjeng Schalken (# 15) John van Lottum (# 96) Martin Verkerk (# 19)

United States Bob Bryan (# 1 Doubles) Mike Bryan (# 1 Doubles) Robby Ginepri (# 39) Vince Spadea (# 28)

Red Group

Chile Adrián García (# 122) Fernando González (# 16) Nicolás Massú (# 11)

Czech Republic Jiří Novák (# 14) Radek Štěpánek (# 59)

Germany Tommy Haas (# 114) Nicolas Kiefer (# 34) Rainer Schüttler (# 7)

Spain Galo Blanco (# 93) Àlex Corretja (# 94) Albert Costa (# 27) Feliciano López (# 24)

• Rankings are as of May 17, 2004.^[3][4]

Round robin

Blue Group

Standings

Pos.	Country	Points	Matches	Sets
1.	Australia	3	7–2	15–9
2.	Argentina	2	6–3	14–12
3.	United States	1	4–5	12–12
4.	Netherlands	0	1–8	8–16

Australia vs. United States

Australia 2	Düsseldorf, Germany 17 May 2004 clay		United States 1
1 2 3 1 Mark Philippoussis Vince Spadea 6^1 7^7 6 3 7^7 6^4   2 Lleyton Hewitt Robby Ginepri 7 5 6^1 7^7 6 4   3 Wayne Arthurs / Paul Hanley Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 2 6 4 6

Netherlands vs. Argentina

Netherlands 0	Düsseldorf, Germany 17 May 2004 clay		Argentina 3
1 2 3 1 Sjeng Schalken Juan Ignacio Chela 3 6 7 5 5 7   2 Martin Verkerk Gastón Gaudio 6 4 2 6 4 6   3 John van Lottum / Martin Verkerk Lucas Arnold Ker / Mariano Zabaleta 6 3 3 6 3 6

Australia vs. Netherlands

Australia 3	Düsseldorf, Germany 19 May 2004 clay		Netherlands 0
1 2 3 1 Mark Philippoussis Sjeng Schalken 4 6 7^7 6^5 7 5   2 Lleyton Hewitt Martin Verkerk 1 6 7^7 6^2 7 5   3 Wayne Arthurs / Paul Hanley John van Lottum / Martin Verkerk 6 4 7^7 6^5

Argentina vs. United States

Argentina 2	Düsseldorf, Germany 19 May 2004 clay		United States 1
1 2 3 1 Juan Ignacio Chela Vince Spadea 6 3 3 6 6 4   2 Mariano Zabaleta Robby Ginepri 6^5 7^7 6 3 7 5   3 Lucas Arnold Ker / Gastón Gaudio Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 7 5 1 6 3 6

Australia vs. Argentina

Australia 2	Düsseldorf, Germany 21 May 2004 clay		Argentina 1
1 2 3 1 Lleyton Hewitt Gastón Gaudio 3 6 7 5 6^5 7^7   2 Mark Philippoussis Mariano Zabaleta 4 6 6 3 7 5   3 Wayne Arthurs / Paul Hanley Lucas Arnold Ker / Juan Ignacio Chela 6 3 6 4

Netherlands vs. United States

Netherlands 1	Düsseldorf, Germany 21 May 2004 clay		United States 2
1 2 3 1 Martin Verkerk Vince Spadea 7^7 6^5 6 2     2 John van Lottum Robby Ginepri 5 7 7^8 6^6 1 6   3 Sjeng Schalken / Martin Verkerk Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 3 6 0 6

Red Group

Standings

Pos.	Country	Points	Matches	Sets
1.	Chile	3	7–2	13–7
2.	Germany	2	5–4	11–8
3.	Czech Republic	1	5–4	11–8
4.	Spain	0	1–8	3–15

Germany vs. Spain

Germany 2	Düsseldorf, Germany 16 May 2004 clay		Spain 1
1 2 3 1 Rainer Schüttler Feliciano López 6 3 6 4     2 Tommy Haas Albert Costa 6^3 7^7 2 6     3 Nicolas Kiefer / Rainer Schüttler Albert Costa / Àlex Corretja 6 2 6 3

Chile vs. Czech Republic

Chile 2	Düsseldorf, Germany 16 May 2004 clay		Czech Republic 1
1 2 3 1 Nicolás Massú Jiří Novák 6^6 7^8 0 6     2 Fernando González Radek Štěpánek 6 3 6 4     3 Fernando González / Nicolás Massú Jiří Novák / Radek Štěpánek 4 6 6 2 6 2

Germany vs. Czech Republic

Germany 2	Düsseldorf, Germany 18 May 2004 clay		Czech Republic 1
1 2 3 1 Rainer Schüttler Jiří Novák 6 4 6 3     2 Nicolas Kiefer Radek Štěpánek 7^7 6^4 6 3     3 Nicolas Kiefer / Rainer Schüttler Jiří Novák / Radek Štěpánek 5 7 2 6

Chile vs. Spain

Chile 3	Düsseldorf, Germany 18 May 2004 clay		Spain 0
1 2 3 1 Nicolás Massú Albert Costa 4 1       retired 2 Fernando González Àlex Corretja 6 4 3 6 6 2   3 Adrián García / Nicolás Massú Àlex Corretja / Feliciano López 6 3 6 3

Chile vs. Germany

Chile 2	Düsseldorf, Germany 20 May 2004 clay		Germany 1
1 2 3 1 Nicolás Massú Rainer Schüttler 6 4 4 6 6 2   2 Fernando González Tommy Haas 6 4 7^7 6^4     3 Adrián García / Nicolás Massú Tommy Haas / Rainer Schüttler 5 7 2 6

Spain vs. Czech Republic

Spain 0	Düsseldorf, Germany 20 May 2004 clay		Czech Republic 3
1 2 3 1 Feliciano López Jiří Novák 6^3 7^7 1 6     2 Albert Costa Radek Štěpánek 4 6 3 6     3 Galo Blanco / Àlex Corretja Jiří Novák / Radek Štěpánek 0 6 1 6

Final

Chile vs. Australia

Chile 2	Düsseldorf, Germany 22 May 2004 clay		Australia 1
1 2 3 1 Nicolás Massú Mark Philippoussis 6 3 6 1     2 Fernando González Lleyton Hewitt 7 5 6 2     3 Adrián García / Nicolás Massú Wayne Arthurs / Paul Hanley 4 6 4 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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