2016 Davis Cup World Group

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

2

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 (hard)^[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

Howard M. Terpenning Recreation Complex, Portland, United States^[12]
15–17 July 2016
Hard

Croatia

			1	2	3	4	5
1
2
3
4
5

References

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2016 Davis Cup World Group

Contents

Participating teams

Seeds

Draw

First round

Great Britain vs. Japan

Serbia vs. Kazakhstan

Italy vs. Switzerland

Poland vs. Argentina

France vs. Canada

Germany vs. Czech Republic

Australia vs. United States

Belgium vs. Croatia

Quarterfinals

Serbia vs. Great Britain

Italy vs. Argentina

Czech Republic vs. France

United States vs. Croatia

References

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