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Group III and IV played round-robin tournaments with promotion and relegation. The first round matches were played from 10th to 12th February. The finals took place from 1st to 3rd December at Moscow, Russia. Kuwait at the 2006 Davis Cup was placed in Asia/Oceania Zone. It got the place in group II. The team of Kuwait was as follows:
- Mohammad Ghareeb
- Abdullah Magdas
- Mohammad-Khalig Siddiq
- Ahmad Muhammad
Countries at the 2006 Davis Cup
The countries that participated in the Davis Cup along with Kuwait in the group II of the Asia/Oceania zone were as follows: Hong Kong, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Malaysia, New Zealand and Pacific Oceania. The players from Kuwait gave a tough fight to all the players from these countries.
Participation and Performance of Kuwait in the 2006 Davis Cup
The matches in the Play-off round were played from 7th to 9th April. Kuwait at the 2006 Davis Cup played the matches against Lebanon at Jounieh, Lebanon on clay court. Participants from Kuwait played with determination. Kuwait’s Abdullah Magdas defeated Lebanon’s Antoine Breikeh by 6-1, 6-1 and 6-1. Kuwait’s Mohammad Ghareeb defeated John El Khoury from Lebanon by 6-3, 6-1 and 6-0. Kuwait’s pair, Mohammad Ghareeb and Mohammad-Khalig Siddiq defeated Lebanon’s pair, Georgia Bedran and Antoine Breikeh by 6-1, 6-1 and 6-3. Ahmad Muhammad from Kuwait defeated Lebanon’s Georgia Bedran by 6-1, 6-4. Abdullah Magdas defeated Lebanon’s Ibrahim Abou Chahine by 6-1, 6-0. Thus Kuwait won all the five matches against Lebanon. The first round matches were played from 10th to 12th February. Kuwait played the matches with Kazakhstan at Kuwait City, Kuwait. Mohammad Ghareeb defeated Dmitriy Makeyev from Kazakhstan by 6-4, 6-4 and 7-5. Alexei Kedryuk from Kazakhstan defeated Abdullah Magdas by 6-4, 6-1 and 7-5. Kazakhstan’s pair, Alexei Kedryuk and Dmitriy Makeyev defeated Kuwait’s pair, Mohammad Ghareeb and Mohammad-Khalig Siddiq by 4-6, 7-5, 6-4, 3-6 and 6-2. Mohammad Ghareeb defeated Alexei Kedryuk by 6-3, 6-7, 4-6, 6-2 and 11-9. Dmitriy Makeyev defeated Abdullah Magdas by 6-2, 7-6, 3-6 and 6-0.
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