2016 Davis Cup

2016 Davis Cup
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Duration 2 March – 27 November
Edition 105th
Champion
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The 2016 Davis Cup is the 105th edition of the Davis Cup, a tournament between national teams in men's tennis. It is sponsored by BNP Paribas. From this season's tournament the deciding set of each match would be settled by a tiebreak at 6 games all rather than playing an advantage set until a player or a team were two games clear.[1][2]

World Group

Participating teams

Argentina
Australia
Belgium
Canada

Croatia
Czech Republic
France
Germany

Great Britain
Italy
Japan
Kazakhstan

Poland
Serbia
Switzerland
United States

Seeds

  1.  Great Britain
  2.  Belgium (First round)
  3.  Czech Republic
  4.   Switzerland (First round)
  5.  France
  6.  Argentina
  7.  Serbia
  8.  Australia (First round)

Draw

  First round
4–6 March		 Quarterfinals
15–17 July		 Semifinals
16–18 September		 Final
25–27 November
                                     
Birmingham, Great Britain (indoor hard)
1   Great Britain 3  
Belgrade, Serbia (clay)
  Japan 1  
  1   Great Britain  
Belgrade, Serbia (indoor hard)
  7   Serbia  
7   Serbia 3
  Kazakhstan 2  
     
Pesaro, Italy (indoor clay)
     
4    Switzerland 0  
Pesaro, Italy (clay)
  Italy 5  
    Italy
Gdańsk, Poland (indoor hard)
  6   Argentina  
6   Argentina 3
  Poland 2  
   
Baie-Mahault, Guadeloupe, France (clay)
   
  Canada 0  
Třinec, Czech Republic (indoor hard)
5   France 4  
  5   France
Hannover, Germany (indoor hard)
  3   Czech Republic  
  Germany 2
3   Czech Republic 3  
   
Kooyong, Australia (grass)
     
  United States 3  
Portland, United States
8   Australia 1  
    United States
Liège, Belgium (indoor clay)
    Croatia  
  Croatia 3
2   Belgium 2  

World Group Play-offs

Date: 17–19 September

The eight losing teams in the World Group first round ties and eight winners of the Zonal Group I final round ties will compete in the World Group Play-offs for spots in the 2017 World Group.

World Group Teams

Americas Zone

Group I

For more details on this topic, see 2016 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group I.

Seeds: All seeds received a bye into the second round.

  1.  Brazil
  2.  Colombia

Remaining nations:

Draw

  2nd round play-offs
 1st round play-offs
16–18 September		 1st round
4–6 March		 2nd round
17–19 July
                                     
 
    1   Brazil  
     bye     Belo Horizonte, Brazil (indoor clay)
          1   Brazil
    Barbados   Portoviejo, Ecuador (clay)     Ecuador
    Barbados 0
        Ecuador 5  
     
        Santiago, Chile (clay)
      Chile 5  
      Dominican Republic 0     Iquique, Chile (clay)
  Dominican Republic         Chile
        2   Colombia
   bye
    2   Colombia  
Losing team
relegated to Group II in 2017.		   Winning teams
advance to World Group Play-off.

Group II

For more details on this topic, see 2016 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group II.

Seeds:

  1.  Uruguay
  2.  Venezuela
  3.  Mexico
  4.  El Salvador

Remaining nations:

Draw

  Play-offs
15–17 July		 1st round
4–6 March		 2nd round
15–17 July		 3rd round
16–18 September
                                     
  Lima, Peru (clay)
    1   Uruguay 2  
  Guatemala     Peru 3     Peru
1   Uruguay         Peru  
  Guatemala   San Francisco de Campeche, Mexico (hard)   3   Mexico  
  3   Mexico 3
      Guatemala 2    
     
  Santa Tecla, El Salvador (hard)      
      Puerto Rico 2  
  Paraguay   4   El Salvador 3     El Salvador
  Puerto Rico       4   El Salvador
  Paraguay   Valencia, Venezuela (hard)   2   Venezuela  
    Paraguay 0
    2   Venezuela 5  
Losing teams
relegated to Group III in 2017.		   Winning team promoted
to Group I in 2017.

Group III

For more details on this topic, see 2016 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group III.

Date: 11–16 July

Location: La Paz, Bolivia (clay)

Confirmed teams:

Inactive teams:

Seeding: The seeding was based on the Davis Cup Rankings of 7 March 2016 (shown in parentheses below).

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
  1.  Bolivia (72)
  2.  Bahamas (78)
  1.  Honduras (85)
  2.  Jamaica (88)
  1.  Cuba (89)
  2.  Costa Rica (91)
  1.  Panama (102)
  2.  Bermuda (114)
  3.  Trinidad and Tobago (115)

Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I

For more details on this topic, see 2016 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I.

Seeds: All seeds received a bye into the second round.

  1.  India
  2.  Uzbekistan

Remaining nations:

Draw

  2nd round play-offs
 1st round play-offs
16–18 September		 1st round
4–6 March		 2nd round
17–19 July
                                     
 
    1   India  
     bye     India
          1   India
    New Zealand   Seoul, South Korea (hard)     South Korea
    New Zealand 1
        South Korea 3  
     
        Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay)
      Pakistan 0  
      China 5     Uzbekistan
  Pakistan         China
        2   Uzbekistan
   bye
    2   Uzbekistan  
Losing team
relegated to Group II in 2017.		   Winning teams
advance to World Group Play-off.

Group II

For more details on this topic, see 2016 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II.

Seeds:

  1.  Chinese Taipei
  2.  Thailand
  3.  Philippines
  4.  Indonesia

Remaining nations:

Draw

  Play-offs
15–17 July		 1st round
4–6 March		 2nd round
15–17 July		 3rd round
16–18 September
                                     
  Kaohsiung, Taiwan (hard)
    1   Chinese Taipei 4  
  Kuwait     Malaysia 1     Philippines
  Malaysia       1   Chinese Taipei  
  Kuwait   Pasig, Philippines (indoor clay)   3   Philippines  
  3   Philippines 5
      Kuwait 0    
     
  Surakarta, Indonesia (hard)      
      Vietnam 3  
  Indonesia   4   Indonesia 2     Thailand
4   Indonesia         Vietnam
  Sri Lanka   Nonthaburi, Thailand (hard)   2   Thailand  
    Sri Lanka 2
    2   Thailand 3  
Losing teams
relegated to Group III in 2017.		   Winning team promoted
to Group I in 2017.

Group III

Date: 11–16 July

Location: Tehran, Iran (clay)

Confirmed teams:

Seeding: The seeding was based on the Davis Cup Rankings of 7 March 2016 (shown in parentheses below).

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
  1.  Iran (87)
  2.  Syria (90)
  1.  Lebanon (93)
  2.  Turkmenistan (95)
  1.  Hong Kong (96)
  2.  Cambodia (97)
  1.  Pacific Oceania (99)
  2.  Qatar (100)
  3.  Singapore (103)

Group IV

Date: 13–16 July

Location: Amman, Jordan (clay)

Confirmed teams:

Seeding: The seeding was based on the Davis Cup Rankings of 7 March 2016 (shown in parentheses below).

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3
  1.  United Arab Emirates (98)
  2.  Bangladesh (104)
  3.  Jordan (106)
  4.  Saudi Arabia (107)
  1.  Iraq (116)
  2.  Bahrain (117)
  3.  Oman (120)
  4.  Mongolia (121)
  1.  Myanmar (124)
  2.  Kyrgyzstan (126)
  3.  Brunei (–)
  4.  Tajikistan (–)
  5.  Yemen (–)

Europe/Africa Zone

Group I

For more details on this topic, see 2016 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I.

Seeds:

  1.  Spain
  2.  Slovakia
  3.  Netherlands
  4.  Ukraine

Remaining nations:

Draw

  2nd round play-offs
 1st round play-offs
16–18 September		 1st round
4–6 March		 2nd round
17–19 July
                                     
 
    1   Spain  
     bye     Cluj-Napoca, Romania (indoor hard)
          1   Spain
    Slovenia   Arad, Romania (indoor hard)     Romania
    Romania 4
        Slovenia 1  
     
       
    4   Ukraine  
     bye     Ukraine
        4   Ukraine
    Portugal   Guimarães, Portugal (indoor hard)     Austria
    Portugal 1
      Austria 4  
  Kazan, Russia (indoor hard)
      Russia 5  
      Sweden 0     Russia
    Sweden         Russia
        3   Netherlands
   bye
      3   Netherlands  
     
        Budapest, Hungary (indoor clay)
      Hungary 3  
      Israel 2     Hungary
  Israel         Hungary
        2   Slovakia
   bye
    2   Slovakia  
Losing teams
relegated to Group II in 2017.		 Winning teams
advance to World Group Play-off.

Group II

For more details on this topic, see 2016 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II.

Seeds:

  1.  Lithuania
  2.  Denmark
  3.  Belarus
  4.  Bulgaria
  5.  Bosnia and Herzegovina
  6.  Latvia
  7.  Finland
  8.  South Africa

Remaining nations:

Draw

  Play-offs
15–17 July		 1st round
4–6 March		 2nd round
15–17 July		 3rd round
16–18 September
                                     
  Šiauliai, Lithuania (indoor hard)
    1   Lithuania 3  
  Luxembourg     Norway 2     Lithuania
  Norway       1   Lithuania  
  Luxembourg   Centurion, South Africa (hard)   8   South Africa  
  8   South Africa 5
      Luxembourg 0    
     
  Ankara, Turkey (indoor hard)      
    4   Bulgaria 2  
  Tunisia     Turkey 3     Bosnia and Herzegovina
4   Bulgaria         Turkey
  Tunisia   Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina (indoor carpet)   5   Bosnia and Herzegovina  
  5   Bosnia and Herzegovina 3
      Tunisia 1  
  Daugavpils, Latvia (indoor hard)
      Monaco 2  
  Monaco   6   Latvia 3     Belarus
  Monaco       6   Latvia  
  Egypt   Cairo, Egypt (clay)   3   Belarus  
    Egypt 1
    3   Belarus 3    
     
  Kittilä, Finland (indoor hard)      
      Zimbabwe 1  
  Georgia   7   Finland 4     Kongens Lyngby, Denmark (indoor carpet)
  Zimbabwe       7   Finland
  Georgia   Tbilisi, Georgia (indoor carpet)   2   Denmark  
    Georgia 0
    2   Denmark 5  
Losing teams relegated
to Group III in 2017.		 Winning teams promoted
to Group I in 2017.

Group III Europe

For more details on this topic, see 2016 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group III.

Date: 2–5 March

Location: Tallinn, Estonia (indoor hard)

Format: Round-robin basis. Four pools of four teams (Pools A, B, C and D). The winners of each pool play-off against each other to determine which two nations are promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2017.

Seeding: The seeding was based on the Davis Cup Rankings of 30 November 2015 (shown in parentheses below).

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
  1.  Moldova (52)
  2.  Ireland (64)
  3.  Cyprus (69)
  4.  Estonia (72)
  1.  Macedonia (84)
  2.  Montenegro (91)
  3.  Malta (95)
  4.  Greece (100)
  1.  Liechtenstein (107)
  2.  San Marino (109)
  3.  Armenia (117)
  4.  Iceland (118)
  1.  Albania (124)
  2.  Andorra (126)
  3.  Kosovo (–)

Groups:

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Play-Offs

PlacingA TeamScoreD Team
Promotional  Moldova 0–2  Estonia
5th–8th  Malta 1–2  Greece
9th–12th  San Marino1–2 Liechtenstein
13th–15th N/A —  Kosovo
PlacingB TeamScoreC Team
Promotional  Ireland0–2 Cyprus
5th–8th  Macedonia 2–0  Montenegro
9th–12th  Armenia 1–2  Andorra
13th–15th  Albania0–3 Iceland

 Cyprus and  Estonia promoted to Group II in 2017.

Group III Africa

Date: 13–16 July

Location: Antananarivo, Madagascar (clay)

Confirmed teams:

Inactive teams:

Seeding: The seeding was based on the Davis Cup Rankings of 7 March 2016 (shown in parentheses below).

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
  1.  Morocco (68)
  2.  Algeria (80)
  3.  Benin (83)
  4.  Namibia (84)
  1.  Madagascar (101)
  2.  Mozambique (105)
  3.  Ghana (109)
  4.  Nigeria (113)
  1.  Botswana (119)
  2.  Cameroon (122)
  3.  Ivory Coast (123)
  4.  Kenya (127)
  1.  Rwanda (128)
  2.  Congo (132)
  3.  Libya (132)
  4.  Angola (–)

References

  1. ↑ http://www.skysports.com/tennis/news/12110/10005824/davis-cup-votes-to-use-fifth-set-tie-breaker-beginning-in-2016
  2. ↑ http://www.daviscup.com/en/news/215277.aspx

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