2016 Davis Cup

The 2016 Davis Cup was the 105th edition of the Davis Cup, a tournament between national teams in men's tennis. It was 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] Argentina won their first Davis Cup title, after 4 runner-up finishes, defeating Croatia in the final. Federico Delbonis defeated Ivo Karlović in the final match to give Argentina its first Davis Cup title,[3] after a comeback from Juan Martín del Potro against Marin Čilić in the fourth match.[4]

2016 Davis Cup
Argentina won their first Davis Cup title
Details
Duration2 March – 27 November 2016
Edition105th
Champion
Winning nation Argentina
← 2015
2017 →

World Group
Main article: 2016 Davis Cup 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 (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 Great Britain3
Belgrade, Serbia (clay)
 Japan1
1 Great Britain3
Belgrade, Serbia (indoor hard)
7 Serbia2
7 Serbia3
Glasgow, Great Britain (indoor hard)
 Kazakhstan2
1 Great Britain2
Pesaro, Italy (indoor clay)
6 Argentina3
4  Switzerland0
Pesaro, Italy (clay)
 Italy5
 Italy1
Gdańsk, Poland (indoor hard)
6 Argentina3
6 Argentina3
Zagreb, Croatia (indoor hard)
 Poland2
6 Argentina3
Baie-Mahault, Guadeloupe, France (clay)
 Croatia2
 Canada0
Třinec, Czech Republic (indoor hard)
5 France5
5 France3
Hannover, Germany (indoor hard)
3 Czech Republic1
 Germany2
Zadar, Croatia (indoor hard)
3 Czech Republic3
5 France2
Kooyong, Australia (grass)
 Croatia3
 United States3
Portland, United States (hard)
8 Australia1
 United States2
Liège, Belgium (indoor clay)
 Croatia3
 Croatia3
2 Belgium2

Final

Croatia
2		 Arena Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia[5]
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 		     

World Group play-offs
Main article: 2016 Davis Cup World Group play-offs

Date: 16–18 September

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

Home teamScoreVisiting teamLocationVenueDoorSurface
 Uzbekistan2–3  SwitzerlandTashkentOlympic Tennis SchoolOutdoorClay
 Belgium4–0 BrazilOstendSleuyter ArenaIndoorHard
 Australia3–0 SlovakiaSydneyNSW Tennis CentreOutdoorGrass
 Canada5–0 ChileHalifaxScotiabank CentreIndoorHard
 Russia3–1 KazakhstanMoscowNational Tennis CenterOutdoorHard
 India0–5 SpainNew DelhiR.K. Khanna Tennis ComplexOutdoorHard
 Germany3–2 PolandBerlinRot-Weiss Tennis ClubOutdoorClay
 Japan5–0 UkraineOsakaUtsubo Tennis CenterOutdoorHard

Americas Zone

Group I
Further information: 2016 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group I

Draw
  •  Barbados relegated to Group II in 2017.
  •  Brazil and  Chile advance to World Group Play-off.

Group II
Further information: 2016 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group II

Draw

Group III
Further information: 2016 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group III

Date: 11–16 July

Location: La Paz, Bolivia (clay)

Confirmed teams:

Inactive teams:

Format: Round-robin basis. Two pools of four and five teams, respectively (Pools A and B). The winner of each pool plays off against the runner-up of the other pool to determine which two nations are promoted to Americas Zone Group II in 2017.

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)

Group A

 Bolivia  Jamaica  Cuba  Panama RR W–L Matches W–L Sets W–L Games W–L Standings
 Bolivia 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 9–0 18–0 109–35 1
 Jamaica 0–3 3–0 3–0 2–1 6–3 12–7 93–59 2
 Cuba 0–3 0–3 3–0 1–2 3–6 7–12 68–79 3
 Panama 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–9 0–18 11–108 4

Group B

 Bahamas  Costa Rica  Honduras  Bermuda  Trinidad and Tobago RR W–L Matches W–L Sets W–L Games W–L Standings
 Bahamas 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 4–0 10–2 21–6 149–94 1
 Costa Rica 1–2 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–1 8–4 19–11 164–133 2
 Honduras 1–2 1–2 3–0 2–1 2–2 7–5 17–13 144–127 3
 Bermuda 0–3 1–2 0–3 2−1 1–3 3–9 8–20 106–149 4
 Trinidad and Tobago 0–3 0–3 1–2 1−2 0–4 2–10 6–21 87–147 5

Play-offs

PlacingA TeamScoreB Team
Promotional Bolivia2–0 Costa Rica
Promotional Jamaica0–2 Bahamas
5th–6th Cuba2–0 Honduras
7th–8th Panama0–3 Bermuda
9thN/A— Trinidad and Tobago

 Bolivia and  Bahamas promoted to Group II in 2017.

Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I
Further information: 2016 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I

Draw
Second-round play-offsFirst-round play-offsFirst RoundSecond Round
1 India
byeChandigarh, India (grass)
bye1 India4
 New ZealandSeoul, South Korea (hard) South Korea1
 New Zealand1
Christchurch, New Zealand (indoor hard) South Korea3
 New Zealand5
 Pakistan0Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay)
 Pakistan0
 China5Tashkent, Uzbekistan (clay)
 Pakistan China2
bye2 Uzbekistan3
bye
2 Uzbekistan

Group II
Further information: 2016 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II

Draw

Group III
Further information: 2016 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group III

Date: 11–16 July

Location: Tehran, Iran (clay)

Confirmed teams:

Format: Round-robin basis. Two pools of four and five teams, respectively (Pools A and B). The winner of each pool plays off against the runner-up of the other pool to determine which two nations are promoted to Asia/Oceania Zone Group II in 2017.

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 A

 Iran  Hong Kong  Pacific Oceania  Turkmenistan RR W–L Matches W–L Sets W–L Games W–L Standings
 Iran 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 8–1 16–2 108–60 1
 Hong Kong 1–2 3–0 2–1 2–1 6–3 13–7 107–78 2
 Pacific Oceania 0–3 0–3 2–1 1–2 2–7 5–14 69–102 3
 Turkmenistan 0–3 1–2 1–2 0–3 2–7 4–15 59–103 4

Group B

 Lebanon  Syria  Qatar  Cambodia  Singapore RR W–L Matches W–L Sets W–L Games W–L Standings
 Lebanon 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 4–0 12–0 24–1 153–79 1
 Syria 0–3 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–1 8–4 17–11 149–125 2
 Qatar 0–3 1–2 3–0 3–0 2–2 7–5 17–13 161–158 3
 Cambodia 0–3 0–3 0–3 2–1 1–3 2–10 7–20 111–153 4
 Singapore 0–3 0–3 0–3 1–2 0–4 1–11 3–23 97–156 5

Play-offs

PlacingA TeamScoreB Team
Promotional Iran2–1 Syria
Promotional Hong Kong2–1 Lebanon
5thN/A— Qatar
Relegation Pacific Oceania3–0 Singapore
Relegation Turkmenistan2–1 Cambodia

 Iran and  Hong Kong promoted to Group II in 2017.

 Singapore and  Cambodia relegated to Group IV in 2017.

Group IV
Further information: 2016 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group IV

Date: 13–16 July

Location: Amman, Jordan (clay)

Confirmed teams:

Inactive teams:

Format: Round-robin basis. Two pools of four and five teams, respectively (Pools A and B). The winner of each pool plays off against the runner-up of the other pool to determine which two nations are promoted to Asia/Oceania Zone Group III in 2017.

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.  Saudi Arabia (107)
  2.  Iraq (116)
  1.  Bahrain (117)
  2.  Oman (120)
  1.  Mongolia (121)
  2.  Myanmar (124)
  3.  Tajikistan (–)

Group A

 United Arab Emirates  Oman  Saudi Arabia  Myanmar RR W–L Matches W–L Sets W–L Games W–L Standings
 United Arab Emirates 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 9–0 18–2 117–72 1
 Oman 3–0 1–2 2–1 1–2 3–6 9–13 82–109 2
 Saudi Arabia 0–3 2–1 1–2 1–2 3–6 8–14 99–105 3
 Myanmar 0–3 1–2 2–1 1–2 3–6 8–14 97–109 4

Group B

 Jordan  Bahrain  Iraq  Tajikistan  Mongolia RR W–L Matches W–L Sets W–L Games W–L Standings
 Jordan 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 4–0 12–0 24–1 149–54 1
 Bahrain 0–3 3–0 2–1 2–1 3–1 7–5 15–12 132–111 2
 Iraq 0–3 0–3 2–1 2–1 2–2 4–8 8–16 88–114 3
 Tajikistan 0–3 1–2 1–2 3–0 1–3 5–7 11–15 100–127 4
 Mongolia 0–3 1–2 1–2 0–3 0–4 2–10 6–20 74–137 5

Play-offs

PlacingA TeamScoreB Team
Promotional United Arab Emirates3–0 Bahrain
Promotional Oman1–2 Jordan
5th–6th Saudi Arabia0–3 Iraq
7th–8th Myanmar2–1 Tajikistan
9thN/A— Mongolia

 United Arab Emirates and  Jordan promoted to Group III in 2017.

Europe/Africa Zone

Group I
Further information: 2016 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I

Draw
Second Round Play-offsFirst Round Play-offsFirst RoundSecond Round
1 Spain
Cluj-Napoca, Romania (indoor hard)
bye
bye1 Spain4
Arad, Romania (indoor hard)
 Slovenia Romania1
 Romania4
Viana do Castelo, Portugal (clay)
 Slovenia1
 Slovenia0
 Portugal5
4 Ukraine
Kyiv, Ukraine (hard)
bye
bye4 Ukraine3
Guimarães, Portugal (indoor hard)
 Portugal Austria2
 Portugal1
 Austria4
Kazan, Russia (indoor hard)
 Russia5
Båstad, Sweden (clay)Moscow, Russia (hard)
 Sweden0
 Sweden0 Russia4
3 Netherlands53 Netherlands1
bye
Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard)
3 Netherlands
 Sweden1
Budapest, Hungary (indoor clay)
 Israel3
 Hungary3
Budapest, Hungary (clay)
 Israel2
 Israel Hungary0
bye2 Slovakia3
bye
2 Slovakia

Group II
Further information: 2016 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II

Draw
Play-offsFirst RoundSecond RoundThird Round
Šiauliai, Lithuania (indoor hard)
1 Lithuania3
Capellen, Luxembourg (hard)Kaunas, Lithuania (clay)
 Norway2
 Norway31 Lithuania3
Centurion, South Africa (hard)
 Luxembourg28 South Africa2
8 South Africa5
Vilnius, Lithuania (indoor hard)
 Luxembourg0
1 Lithuania0
Ankara, Turkey (indoor hard)
5 Bosnia and Herzegovina5
4 Bulgaria2
Tunis, Tunisia (hard)Bihać, Bosnia and Herzegovina (clay)
 Turkey3
4 Bulgaria2 Turkey1
Zenica, Bosnia and Herz. (indoor carpet)
 Tunisia35 Bosnia and Herzegovina3
5 Bosnia and Herzegovina3
 Tunisia1
Daugavpils, Latvia (indoor hard)
 Monaco2
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, Monaco (clay)Minsk, Belarus (hard)
6 Latvia3
 Monaco36 Latvia1
Cairo, Egypt (clay)
 Egypt13 Belarus4
 Egypt1
Minsk, Belarus (hard)
3 Belarus3
3 Belarus4
Kittilä, Finland (indoor hard)
2 Denmark1
 Zimbabwe1
Tbilisi, Georgia (hard)Kongens Lyngby, Den. (indoor carpet)
7 Finland4
 Zimbabwe27 Finland2
Tbilisi, Georgia (indoor carpet)
 Georgia32 Denmark3
 Georgia0
2 Denmark5

Group III Europe
Further information: 2016 Davis Cup Europe 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

 Moldova  Malta  San Marino RR W–L Matches W–L Sets W–L Games W–L Standings
 Moldova 3–0 3–0 2–0 6–0 12–0 72–18 1
 Malta 0–3 2–1 1–1 2–4 4–8 47–55 2
 San Marino 0–3 1–2 0–2 1–5 2–10 26–72 3

Group B

 Ireland  Macedonia  Armenia  Albania RR W–L Matches W–L Sets W–L Games W–L Standings
 Ireland 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 8–1 17–2 108–39 1
 Macedonia 1–2 3–0 3–0 2–1 7–2 14–5 100–61 2
 Armenia 0–3 0–3 2–1 1–2 2–7 5–14 58–94 3
 Albania 0–3 0–3 1–2 0–3 1–8 2–17 36–108 4

Group C

 Cyprus  Montenegro  Andorra  Iceland RR W–L Matches W–L Sets W–L Games W–L Standings
 Cyprus 3–0 3–0 2–1 3–0 8–1 17–3 115–52 1
 Montenegro 0–3 2–1 2–1 2–1 4–5 8–12 89–100 2
 Andorra 0–3 1–2 2–1 1–2 3–6 9–12 86–106 3
 Iceland 1–2 1–2 1–2 0–3 3–6 6–13 67–99 4

Group D

 Estonia  Greece  Liechtenstein  Kosovo RR W–L Matches W–L Sets W–L Games W–L Standings
 Estonia 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 9–0 18–0 109–18 1
 Greece 0–3 3–0 3–0 2–1 6–3 12–6 75–63 2
 Liechtenstein 0–3 0–3 3–0 1–2 3–6 6–12 62–85 3
 Kosovo 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–9 0–18 28–108 4

Play-offs

PlacingA TeamScoreD Team
Promotional Moldova0–2 Estonia
5th–8th Malta1–2 Greece
9th–12th San Marino1–2 Liechtenstein
13th–15thN/A— Kosovo
PlacingB TeamScoreC Team
Promotional Ireland0–2 Cyprus
5th–8th Macedonia2–0 Montenegro
9th–12th Armenia1–2 Andorra
13th–15th Albania0–3 Iceland

 Cyprus and  Estonia promoted to Group II in 2017.

Group III Africa
Further information: 2016 Davis Cup Africa Zone Group III

Date: 11–16 July

Location: Antananarivo, Madagascar (clay)

Confirmed teams:

Inactive teams:

Format: Round-robin basis. Two pools of five teams (Pools A and B). The winner of each pool plays off against the runner-up of the other pool 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 7 March 2016 (shown in parentheses below).

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Pot 5
  1.  Morocco (68)
  2.  Algeria (80)
  1.  Benin (83)
  2.  Namibia (84)
  1.  Madagascar (101)
  2.  Mozambique (105)
  1.  Nigeria (113)
  2.  Botswana (119)
  1.  Cameroon (122)
  2.  Kenya (127)

Group A

 Morocco  Namibia  Nigeria  Cameroon  Mozambique RR W–L Matches W–L Sets W–L Games W–L Standings
 Morocco 3–0 2–1 3–0 3–0 4–0 11–1 22–4 148–66 1
 Namibia 0–3 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–1 8–4 16–10 127–105 2
 Nigeria 1–2 1–2 3–0 3–0 2–2 8–4 17–8 125–105 3
 Cameroon 0–3 0–3 0–3 3–0 1–3 3–9 9–18 118–134 4
 Mozambique 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–4 0–12 0–24 36–144 5

Group B

 Madagascar  Benin  Kenya  Algeria  Botswana RR W–L Matches W–L Sets W–L Games W–L Standings
 Madagascar 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 4–0 11–1 22–6 151–86 1
 Benin 1–2 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–1 9–3 21–6 150–93 2
 Kenya 0–3 1–2 3–0 2–1 2–2 6–6 14–14 127–129 3
 Algeria 0–3 0–3 0–3 2–1 1–3 2–10 5–22 90–149 4
 Botswana 0–3 0–3 1–2 1–2 0–4 2–10 6–20 82–143 5

Play-offs

PlacingA TeamScoreB Team
Promotional Morocco2–0 Benin
Promotional Namibia0–2 Madagascar
5th–6th Nigeria2–1 Kenya
7th–8th Cameroon0–2 Algeria
9th–10th Mozambique0–2 Botswana

 Morocco and  Madagascar promoted to Group II in 2017.

References
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