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.

2016 Davis Cup World Group
Date4 March – 27 November
Edition36th
Champions

Argentina
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Participating teams

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

Seeds

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  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

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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 Britain3
Belgrade, Serbia (clay)[10]
  Japan1
1  Great Britain3
Belgrade, Serbia (indoor hard)[2]
7  Serbia2
7  Serbia3
Glasgow, Great Britain (indoor hard)[14]
  Kazakhstan2
1  Great Britain2
Pesaro, Italy (indoor clay)[3]
6  Argentina3
4   Switzerland0
Pesaro, Italy (clay)[11]
  Italy5
  Italy1
Gdańsk, Poland (indoor hard)[4]
6  Argentina3
6  Argentina3
Zagreb, Croatia (indoor hard)[16]
  Poland2
6  Argentina3
Baie-Mahault, Guadeloupe, France (clay)[5]
  Croatia2
  Canada0
Třinec, Czech Republic (indoor hard)[12]
5  France5
5  France3
Hannover, Germany (indoor hard)[6]
3  Czech Republic1
  Germany2
Zadar, Croatia (indoor hard)[15]
3  Czech Republic3
5  France2
Kooyong, Australia (grass)[7][8]
  Croatia3
  United States3
Beaverton, United States (hard)[13]
8  Australia1
  United States2
Liège, Belgium (indoor clay)[9]
  Croatia3
  Croatia3
2  Belgium2

First round

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Great Britain vs. Japan

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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

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Serbia
3
Pionir Hall, Belgrade, Serbia[2]
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

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Italy
5
Adriatic Arena, Pesaro, Italy[3]
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

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Poland
2
Ergo Arena, Gdańsk, Poland[4]
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

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France
5
Vélodrome Amédée Détraux, Baie-Mahault, Guadeloupe, France[5]
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

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Germany
2
TUI Arena, Hannover, Germany[6]
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

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Australia
1
Kooyong Stadium, Melbourne, Australia[7][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

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Belgium
2
Country Hall Ethias Liège, Liège, Belgium[9]
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

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Serbia vs. Great Britain

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Serbia
2
Tašmajdan Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia[10]
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

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Italy
1
Circolo Tennis Baratoff, Pesaro, Italy[11]
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

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Czech Republic
1
Werk Arena, Třinec, Czech Republic[12]
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

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United States
2
Howard M. Terpenning Recreation Complex, Beaverton, United States[13]
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

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Great Britain vs. Argentina

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Great Britain
2
Commonwealth Arena, Glasgow, Great Britain[14]
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

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Croatia
3
Krešimir Ćosić Hall, Zadar, Croatia[15]
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

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Croatia vs. Argentina

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Croatia
2
Arena Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia[16]
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
     

References

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  1. ^ a b "Great Britain v Japan". daviscup.com.
  2. ^ a b "Serbia v Kazakhstan". daviscup.com.
  3. ^ a b "Italy v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
  4. ^ a b "Poland vs. Argentina". daviscup.com.
  5. ^ a b "France v Canada". daviscup.com.
  6. ^ a b "Germany vs. Czech Republic". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ a b "Australia v United States". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ "Davis Cup clash between Australia and United States to be hosted at Kooyong". ABC News. 24 December 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  9. ^ a b "Belgium v Croatia". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ a b "Serbia v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  11. ^ a b "Italy v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  12. ^ a b "Czech Republic v France". daviscup.com.
  13. ^ a b "United States v Croatia". daviscup.com.
  14. ^ a b "Great Britain v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  15. ^ a b "Croatia v France". daviscup.com.
  16. ^ a b "Croatia v Argentina". 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.