2016 Davis Cup World Group

Main article: 2016 Davis Cup

The World Group is the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 2016. The first-round losers went into the Davis Cup World Group Play-offs, and the winners progressed to the quarterfinals and World Group spot for 2017.

Participating teams

Participating teams
Argentina	Australia	Belgium	Canada
Croatia	Czech Republic	France	Germany
Great Britain	Italy	Kazakhstan	Japan
Poland	Serbia	Switzerland	United States

Seeds

Great Britain
Belgium (First Round)
Czech Republic
Switzerland (First Round)
France
Argentina
Serbia
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]
1	Great Britain	3
			Belgrade, Serbia (clay)^[2]
	Japan	1
			1	Great Britain
Belgrade, Serbia (indoor hard)^[3]
			7	Serbia
7	Serbia	3

	Kazakhstan	2

Pesaro, Italy (indoor clay)^[4]

4	Switzerland	0
			Pesaro, Italy (clay)^[5]
	Italy	5
				Italy
Gdańsk, Poland (indoor hard)^[6]
			6	Argentina
6	Argentina	3

	Poland	2

Baie-Mahault, Guadeloupe, France (clay)^[7]

	Canada	0
			Třinec, Czech Republic (indoor hard)^[8]
5	France	5
			5	France
Hannover, Germany (indoor hard)^[9]
			3	Czech Republic
	Germany	2

3	Czech Republic	3

Kooyong, Australia (grass)^[10]^[11]

	United States	3
			Portland, United States^[12]
8	Australia	1
				United States
Liège, Belgium (indoor clay)^[13]
				Croatia
	Croatia	3

2	Belgium	2

First round

Great Britain vs. Japan

Great Britain
3

Barclaycard Arena, Birmingham, Great Britain^[1]
4–6 March 2016
Hard (i)

Japan
1

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Andy Murray Taro Daniel	6 1	6 3	6 1
2	Daniel Evans Kei Nishikori	3 6	5 7	6³ 7⁷
3	Andy Murray / Jamie Murray Yoshihito Nishioka / Yasutaka Uchiyama	6 3	6 2	6 4
4	Andy Murray Kei Nishikori	7 5	7⁸ 6⁶	3 6	4 6	6 3
5	Daniel Evans Taro Daniel						not played

Murray's win over Nishikori was the joint longest match of his career at 4 hours 54 minutes, along with the 2012 US Open final

Serbia vs. Kazakhstan

Serbia
3

Pionir Hall, Belgrade, Serbia^[3]
4–6 March 2016
Hard (i)

Kazakhstan
2

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Novak Djokovic Aleksandr Nedovyesov	6 1	6 2	6 3
2	Viktor Troicki Mikhail Kukushkin	5 7	2 6	4 6
3	Novak Djokovic / Nenad Zimonjić Andrey Golubev / Aleksandr Nedovyesov	3 6	6³ 7⁷	5 7
4	Novak Djokovic Mikhail Kukushkin	6⁶ 7⁸	7⁷ 6³	4 6	6 3	6 2
5	Viktor Troicki Aleksandr Nedovyesov	6 2	6 3	6 4

Italy vs. Switzerland

Italy
5

Adriatic Arena, Pesaro, Italy^[4]
4–6 March 2016
Clay (i)

Switzerland
0

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Paolo Lorenzi Marco Chiudinelli	7¹⁶ 6¹⁴	6 3	4 6	5 7	7 5
2	Andreas Seppi Henri Laaksonen	7 5	7⁷ 6⁴	3 6	6 3
3	Simone Bolelli / Andreas Seppi Marco Chiudinelli / Henri Laaksonen	6 3	6 1	6 3
4	Marco Cecchinato Adrien Bossel	6 3	7 5
5	Paolo Lorenzi Antoine Bellier	6 3	6 2

Poland vs. Argentina

Poland
2

Ergo Arena, Gdańsk, Poland^[6]
4–6 March 2016
Hard (i)

Argentina
3

		1	2	3	4
1	Michał Przysiężny Guido Pella	1 6	4 6	6⁵ 7⁷
2	Hubert Hurkacz Leonardo Mayer	2 6	6³ 7⁷	2 6
3	Łukasz Kubot / Marcin Matkowski Carlos Berlocq / Renzo Olivo	6 3	6 4	6 4
4	Michał Przysiężny Leonardo Mayer	7⁷ 6⁴	6⁴ 7⁷	2 6	3 6
5	Hubert Hurkacz Renzo Olivo	4 6	7⁸ 6⁶	6 4

France vs. Canada

France
5

Vélodrome Amédée Détraux, Baie-Mahault, Guadeloupe, France^[7]
4–6 March 2016
Clay

Canada
0

		1	2	3
1	Gaël Monfils Frank Dancevic	6 3	6 1	6 3
2	Gilles Simon Vasek Pospisil	7 5	6 3	6 3
3	Richard Gasquet / Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Philip Bester / Vasek Pospisil	7⁷ 6⁴	6 1	7⁷ 6⁴
4	Richard Gasquet Philip Bester	6 1	7⁷ 6⁴
5	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Frank Dancevic	6⁷ 7⁹			retired

Germany vs. Czech Republic

Germany
2

TUI Arena, Hannover, Germany^[9]
4–6 March 2016
Hard (i)

Czech Republic
3

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Philipp Kohlschreiber Lukáš Rosol	3 6	6 3	6 4	2 6	6 3
2	Alexander Zverev Tomáš Berdych	6⁶ 7⁸	6 1	6 4	6⁵ 7⁷	4 6
3	Philipp Kohlschreiber / Philipp Petzschner Tomáš Berdych / Radek Štěpánek	6⁷ 7⁹	5 7	4 6
4	Philipp Kohlschreiber Tomáš Berdych	6 3	7 5				retired
5	Alexander Zverev Lukáš Rosol	2 6	3 6	1 6

Australia vs. United States

Australia
1

Kooyong Stadium, Melbourne, Australia^[10]^[14]
4–6 March 2016
Grass

United States
3

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Sam Groth John Isner	6² 7⁷	2 6	2 6
2	Bernard Tomic Jack Sock	7⁷ 6²	6 3	3 6	6 4
3	Lleyton Hewitt / John Peers Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan	3 6	3 6	6 4	6 4	3 6
4	Bernard Tomic John Isner	4 6	4 6	7 5	6⁴ 7⁷
5	Sam Groth Jack Sock						not played

Belgium vs. Croatia

Belgium
2

Country Hall Ethias Liège, Liège, Belgium^[13]
4–6 March 2016
Clay (i)

Croatia
3

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Kimmer Coppejans Marin Čilić	5 7	3 6	5 7
2	David Goffin Borna Ćorić	6 3	6 2	2 6	3 6	6 3
3	Ruben Bemelmans / David Goffin Ivan Dodig / Franko Škugor	6⁵ 7⁷	3 6	1 6
4	David Goffin Marin Čilić	6 4	6 4	3 6	7 5
5	Kimmer Coppejans Borna Ćorić	6⁵ 7⁷	2 6	2 6

Quarterfinals

Serbia vs. Great Britain

Serbia

Tašmajdan Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia^[2]
15–17 July 2016
Clay

Great Britain

			1	2	3	4	5
1
2
3
4
5

Italy vs. Argentina

Italy

Circolo Tennis Baratoff, Pesaro, Italy^[5]
15–17 July 2016
Clay

Argentina

			1	2	3	4	5
1
2
3
4
5

Czech Republic vs. France

Czech Republic

Werk Arena, Třinec, Czech Republic^[8]
15–17 July 2016
Hard (i)

France

			1	2	3	4	5
1
2
3
4
5

United States vs. Croatia

United States

Tualatin Hills Nature Park, Portland, United States^[12]
15–17 July 2016
TBD

Croatia

			1	2	3	4	5
1
2
3
4
5

References

1 2 "Great Britain v Japan". daviscup.com.
1 2 "Serbia v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
1 2 "Serbia v Kazakhstan". daviscup.com.
1 2 "Italy v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
1 2 "Italy v Argentina". daviscup.com.
1 2 "Poland vs. Argentina". daviscup.com.
1 2 "France v Canada". daviscup.com.
1 2 "Czech Republic v France". daviscup.com.
1 2 "Germany vs. Czech Republic". daviscup.com.
1 2 "Australia v United States". daviscup.com.
↑ "Davis Cup clash between Australia and United States to be hosted at Kooyong". ABC News. 24 December 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
1 2 "United States v Croatia". daviscup.com.
1 2 "Belgium v Croatia". daviscup.com.
↑ "Davis Cup clash between Australia and United States to be hosted at Kooyong". ABC News. 24 December 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015.

2016 Davis Cup

2016 World Group teams

2016 Americas Zone teams

Group I	Barbados Brazil Chile Colombia Dominican Republic Ecuador

Group II	El Salvador Guatemala Mexico Paraguay Peru Puerto Rico Uruguay Venezuela

Group III	Bahamas Bermuda Bolivia Costa Rica Cuba Honduras Jamaica Panama Trinidad and Tobago

2016 Asia/Oceania Zone teams

Group I	China India New Zealand Pakistan South Korea Uzbekistan

Group II	Chinese Taipei Indonesia Kuwait Malaysia Philippines Sri Lanka Thailand Vietnam

Group III	Cambodia Hong Kong Iran Lebanon Pacific Oceania Singapore Syria Turkmenistan

Group IV	Bahrain Bangladesh Iraq Jordan Kyrgyzstan Oman Qatar Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates

2016 Europe/Africa Zone teams

Group I	Austria Hungary Israel Netherlands Portugal Romania Russia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Ukraine

Group II	Belarus Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Denmark Egypt Finland Georgia Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Monaco Norway South Africa Tunisia Turkey Zimbabwe

Group III (Europe)	Albania Andorra Armenia Azerbaijan Cyprus Estonia Greece Iceland Ireland Kosovo Liechtenstein Macedonia Malta Moldova Montenegro San Marino

Group III (Africa)	Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Cameroon Congo Ghana Ivory Coast Kenya Libya Madagascar Morocco Mozambique Namibia Nigeria Rwanda

Davis Cup

Current champions (2015): Great Britain

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2016 World Group teams	Argentina Australia Belgium Canada Croatia Czech Republic France Germany Great Britain Italy Japan Kazakhstan Poland Serbia Switzerland United States

Former teams	Austria Brazil Belarus Chile Cuba Czechoslovakia Denmark Ecuador Hungary India Indonesia Ireland Israel Mexico Morocco Netherlands New Zealand Paraguay Peru Romania Russia Slovakia South Africa South Korea Spain Sweden Yugoslavia Zimbabwe

Players	American Argentine Australian Austrian Belarusian Belgian Brazilian British Canadian Chilean Croatian Cuban Czech Czechoslovak Danish Dutch Ecuadorian French German Hungarian Indian Indonesian Irish Israeli Italian Japanese Kazakhstani Korean Mexican Moroccan New Zealand Paraguayan Peruvian Polish Romanian Russian Serbian Slovakian South African Soviet Spanish Swedish Swiss Yugoslavian Zimbabwean

List of champions

2016 in tennis

Grand Slam	Australian Open French Open Wimbledon US Open

Men	ATP World Tour ATP World Tour Masters 1000 ATP World Tour Finals ATP Challenger Tour ATP Challenger Tour Finals ITF Men's Circuit

Women	WTA Tour WTA Premier Mandatory WTA Finals WTA Elite Trophy WTA 125K series ITF Women's Circuit

Team events	Davis Cup (World Group) Fed Cup (World Group) Hopman Cup World TeamTennis

Other events	Summer Olympics Summer Paralympics (wheelchair)

2016 ATP World Tour

« 2015

2017 »

Grand Slam events

Australian Open (S, D, X) French Open (S, D, X) Wimbledon (S, D, X) US Open (S, D, X)

ATP World Tour Masters 1000

Indian Wells (S, D) Miami (S, D) Monte Carlo (S, D) Madrid (S, D) Rome (S, D) Montreal (S, D) Cincinnati (S, D) Shanghai (S, D) Paris (S, D)

ATP World Tour 500 series

Rotterdam (S, D) Rio (S, D) Dubai (S, D) Acapulco (S, D) Barcelona (S, D) London (S, D) Halle (S, D) Hamburg (S, D) Washington D.C. (S, D) Beijing (S, D) Tokyo (S, D) Vienna (S, D) Basel (S, D)

ATP World Tour 250 series

Brisbane (S, D)
Chennai (S, D)
Doha (S, D)
Sydney (S, D)
Auckland (S, D)
Montpellier (S, D)
Sofia (S, D)
Quito (S, D)
Buenos Aires (S, D)
Memphis (S, D)
Delray Beach (S, D)
Marseille (S, D)
São Paulo (S, D)
Marrakesh (S, D)
Houston (S, D)
Bucharest (S, D)
Munich (S, D)
Estoril (S, D)
Istanbul (S, D)
Nice (S, D)
Geneva (S, D)
's-Hertogenbosch (S, D)
Stuttgart (S, D)
Nottingham (S, D)
Newport (S, D)
Båstad (S, D)
Bogotá (S, D)
Umag (S, D)
Gstaad (S, D)
Atlanta (S, D)
Kitzbühel (S, D)
Winston-Salem (S, D)
Metz (S, D)
St. Petersburg (S, D)
Shenzhen (S, D)
Kuala Lumpur (S, D)
Stockholm (S, D)
Moscow (S, D)
Valencia (S, D)

Team events

Davis Cup (World Group + Play-offs Americas Asia/Oceania Europe/Africa)

Summer Olympic Games, Rio de Janeiro (S, D, X)
ATP World Tour Finals, London (S, D)

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