2016 Davis Cup World Group

The World Group was 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.

Main article: 2016 Davis Cup

Participating teams
Participating teams

Argentina
Australia
Belgium
Canada

Croatia
Czech Republic
France
Germany

Great Britain
Italy
Kazakhstan
Japan

Poland
Serbia
Switzerland
United States

Seeds
  1.  Great Britain (Semifinals)
  2.  Belgium (First Round)
  3.  Czech Republic (Quarterfinals)
  4.   Switzerland (First Round)
  5.  France (Semifinals)
  6.  Argentina (Champions)
  7.  Serbia (Quarterfinals)
  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]
1   Great Britain 3  
Belgrade, Serbia (clay)[2]
  Japan 1  
  1   Great Britain 3  
Belgrade, Serbia (indoor hard)[3]
  7   Serbia 2  
7   Serbia 3
Glasgow, Great Britain (indoor hard)[4]
  Kazakhstan 2  
  1   Great Britain 2  
Pesaro, Italy (indoor clay)[5]
  6   Argentina 3  
4    Switzerland 0  
Pesaro, Italy (clay)[6]
  Italy 5  
    Italy 1
Gdańsk, Poland (indoor hard)[7]
  6   Argentina 3  
6   Argentina 3
Zagreb, Croatia (indoor hard)[8]
  Poland 2  
  6   Argentina 3
Baie-Mahault, Guadeloupe, France (clay)[9]
    Croatia 2
  Canada 0  
Třinec, Czech Republic (indoor hard)[10]
5   France 5  
  5   France 3
Hannover, Germany (indoor hard)[11]
  3   Czech Republic 1  
  Germany 2
Zadar, Croatia (indoor hard)[12]
3   Czech Republic 3  
  5   France 2
Kooyong, Australia (grass)[13][14]
    Croatia 3  
  United States 3  
Beaverton, United States (hard)[15]
8   Australia 1  
    United States 2
Liège, Belgium (indoor clay)[16]
    Croatia 3  
  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 and 54 minutes, along with the 2012 US Open final, until his davis cup semi-final tie with Del Potro.

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[5]
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[7]
4–6 March 2016
Hard (i)
Argentina
3
1 2 3 4 5
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[9]
4–6 March 2016
Clay
Canada
0
1 2 3 4 5
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[11]
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[13][17]
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[16]
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
2		 Tašmajdan Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia[2]
15–17 July 2016
Clay
Great Britain
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Janko Tipsarević
Kyle Edmund		 3
6 		4
6 		0
6 		     
2
Dušan Lajović
James Ward		 6
1		 6
3		 6
2		      
3
Filip Krajinović / Nenad Zimonjić
Dominic Inglot / Jamie Murray		 1
6		 77
62		 3
6		 4
6		    
4
Dušan Lajović
Kyle Edmund		 3
6 		4
6 		65
77		      
5
Janko Tipsarević
James Ward		 6
2		 3
6 		7
5		      

Italy vs. Argentina

Italy
1		 Circolo Tennis Baratoff, Pesaro, Italy[6]
15–17 July 2016
Clay
Argentina
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Andreas Seppi
Federico Delbonis		 64
77		 6
3		 3
6 		63
77		    
2
Fabio Fognini
Juan Mónaco		 6
1		 6
1		 7
5		      
3
Fabio Fognini / Paolo Lorenzi
Juan Martín del Potro / Guido Pella		 1
6 		64
77		 6
3		 6
3		 4
6 		 
4
Fabio Fognini
Federico Delbonis		 4
6 		5
7 		6
3		 5
7 		   
5
Andreas Seppi
Juan Mónaco		           not
played

Czech Republic vs. France

Czech Republic
1		 Werk Arena, Třinec, Czech Republic[10]
15–17 July 2016
Hard (i)
France
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Lukáš Rosol
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga		 6
4		 3
6 		4
6 		710
68		 6
4		  
2
Jiří Veselý
Lucas Pouille		 62
77		 4
6 		5
7 		     
3
Lukáš Rosol / Radek Štěpánek
Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut		 1
6 		6
3		 3
6 		6
4		 4
6 		 
4
Jiří Veselý
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga		 6
4		 63
77		 4
6 		5
7 		   
5
Lukáš Rosol
Lucas Pouille		           not
played

United States vs. Croatia

United States
2		 Howard M. Terpenning Recreation Complex, Beaverton, United States[15]
15–17 July 2016
Hard
Croatia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Jack Sock
Marin Čilić		 4
6		 3
6		 6
3		 6
4		 6
4		  
2
John Isner
Borna Ćorić		 6
4		 6
4		 6
3		      
3
Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan
Marin Čilić / Ivan Dodig		 2
6 		6
2		 2
6 		4
6 		   
4
John Isner
Marin Čilić		 69
711		 3
6 		4
6 		     
5
Jack Sock
Borna Ćorić		 4
6 		6
3		 3
6 		4
6 		   

Semifinals

Great Britain vs. Argentina

Great Britain
2		 Commonwealth Arena, Glasgow, Great Britain[4]
16–18 September 2016
Hard (i)
Argentina
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Andy Murray
Juan Martín del Potro		 4
6 		7
5		 77
65		 3
6 		4
6		  
2
Kyle Edmund
Guido Pella		 77
65		 4
6 		3
6 		2
6 		   
3
Andy Murray / Jamie Murray
Juan Martín del Potro / Leonardo Mayer		 6
1		 3
6 		6
4		 6
4		    
4
Andy Murray
Guido Pella		 6
3		 6
2		 6
3		      
5
Daniel Evans
Leonardo Mayer		 6
4		 3
6 		2
6 		4
6 		   

Croatia vs. France

Croatia
3		 Krešimir Ćosić Hall, Zadar, Croatia[12]
16–18 September 2016
Hard (i)
France
2
1 2 3 4 5
1
Borna Ćorić
Richard Gasquet		 2
6 		65
77		 1
6 		     
2
Marin Čilić
Lucas Pouille		 6
1		 77
64		 2
6 		6
2		    
3
Marin Čilić / Ivan Dodig
Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut		 78
66		 5
7 		78
66		 6
3		    
4
Marin Čilić
Richard Gasquet		 6
3		 6
2		 7
5		      
5
Marin Draganja
Lucas Pouille		 4
6 		4
6 		       

Final

Croatia vs. Argentina

Croatia
2		 Arena Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia[8]
25–27 November 2016
Hard (i)
Argentina
3
1 2 3 4 5
1
Marin Čilić
Federico Delbonis		 6
3		 7
5		 3
6 		1
6 		6
2		  
2
Ivo Karlović
Juan Martín del Potro		 4
6 		78
66		 3
6 		5
7 		   
3
Marin Čilić / Ivan Dodig
Juan Martín del Potro / Leonardo Mayer		 77
62		 77
64		 6
3		      
4
Marin Čilić
Juan Martín del Potro		 77
64		 6
2		 5
7 		4
6 		3
6 		 
5
Ivo Karlović
Federico Delbonis		 3
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
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References
  1. "Great Britain v Japan". daviscup.com.
  2. "Serbia v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  3. "Serbia v Kazakhstan". daviscup.com.
  4. "Great Britain v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  5. "Italy v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
  6. "Italy v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  7. "Poland vs. Argentina". daviscup.com.
  8. "Croatia v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  9. "France v Canada". daviscup.com.
  10. "Czech Republic v France". daviscup.com.
  11. "Germany vs. Czech Republic". daviscup.com.
  12. "Croatia v France". daviscup.com.
  13. "Australia v United States". daviscup.com.
  14. "Davis Cup clash between Australia and United States to be hosted at Kooyong". ABC News. 24 December 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  15. "United States v Croatia". daviscup.com.
  16. "Belgium v Croatia". daviscup.com.
  17. "Davis Cup clash between Australia and United States to be hosted at Kooyong". ABC News. 24 December 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
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