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BARCELONA, Spain, Dec. 6 (UPI) -- Wins by Rafael Nadal and David Ferrer Sunday capped a 5-0 Spain sweep of the Czech Republic, finishing its second straight Davis Cup title.
Spain is the first repeat Davis Cup victor since Sweden in 1998.
Nadal topped Jan Hajek 6-3, 6-4 and Ferrer downed Lukas Dlouhy 6-4, 6-2, making Spain the first nation to win a Davis Cup Final 5-0 since 1997.
Sunday's outcomes had no impact on Spain's victory because the title was wrapped up when Feliciano Lopez and Fernando Verdasco won their doubles match over Tomas Berdych and Radek Stepanek on Saturday, securing the Spaniards their fourth Davis Cup title in the last 10 years.
"I'm feeling very happy," Spain Captain Albert Costa said. "I'm so happy for the whole team. We did an incredible job the whole year."
Nadal, a former World No. 1, missed last year's Davis Cup final win over Argentina with a knee injury.
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