2016 Davis Cup World Group

Main article: 2016 Davis Cup

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.

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 United Kingdom
Japan
Andy Murray
Taro Daniel
6
1
6
3
6
1
     
2 United Kingdom
Japan
Daniel Evans
Kei Nishikori
3
6
5
7
63
77
     
3 United Kingdom
Japan
Andy Murray / Jamie Murray
Yoshihito Nishioka / Yasutaka Uchiyama
6
3
6
2
6
4
     
4 United Kingdom
Japan
Andy Murray
Kei Nishikori
7
5
78
66
3
6
4
6
6
3
 
5 United Kingdom
Japan
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 Serbia
Kazakhstan
Novak Djokovic
Aleksandr Nedovyesov
6
1
6
2
6
3
     
2 Serbia
Kazakhstan
Viktor Troicki
Mikhail Kukushkin
5
7
2
6
4
6
     
3 Serbia
Kazakhstan
Novak Djokovic / Nenad Zimonjić
Andrey Golubev / Aleksandr Nedovyesov
3
6
63
77
5
7
     
4 Serbia
Kazakhstan
Novak Djokovic
Mikhail Kukushkin
66
78
77
63
4
6
6
3
6
2
 
5 Serbia
Kazakhstan
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 Italy
Switzerland
Paolo Lorenzi
Marco Chiudinelli
716
614
6
3
4
6
5
7
7
5
 
2 Italy
Switzerland
Andreas Seppi
Henri Laaksonen
7
5
77
64
3
6
6
3
   
3 Italy
Switzerland
Simone Bolelli / Andreas Seppi
Marco Chiudinelli / Henri Laaksonen
6
3
6
1
6
3
     
4 Italy
Switzerland
Marco Cecchinato
Adrien Bossel
6
3
7
5
       
5 Italy
Switzerland
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 Poland
Argentina
Michał Przysiężny
Guido Pella
1
6
4
6
65
77
     
2 Poland
Argentina
Hubert Hurkacz
Leonardo Mayer
2
6
63
77
2
6
     
3 Poland
Argentina
Łukasz Kubot / Marcin Matkowski
Carlos Berlocq / Renzo Olivo
6
3
6
4
6
4
     
4 Poland
Argentina
Michał Przysiężny
Leonardo Mayer
77
64
64
77
2
6
3
6
   
5 Poland
Argentina
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 France
Canada
Gaël Monfils
Frank Dancevic
6
3
6
1
6
3
     
2 France
Canada
Gilles Simon
Vasek Pospisil
7
5
6
3
6
3
     
3 France
Canada
Richard Gasquet / Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Philip Bester / Vasek Pospisil
77
64
6
1
77
64
     
4 France
Canada
Richard Gasquet
Philip Bester
6
1
77
64
       
5 France
Canada
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 Germany
Czech Republic
Philipp Kohlschreiber
Lukáš Rosol
3
6
6
3
6
4
2
6
6
3
 
2 Germany
Czech Republic
Alexander Zverev
Tomáš Berdych
66
78
6
1
6
4
65
77
4
6
 
3 Germany
Czech Republic
Philipp Kohlschreiber / Philipp Petzschner
Tomáš Berdych / Radek Štěpánek
67
79
5
7
4
6
     
4 Germany
Czech Republic
Philipp Kohlschreiber
Tomáš Berdych
6
3
7
5
       
retired
5 Germany
Czech Republic
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 Australia
United States
Sam Groth
John Isner
62
77
2
6
2
6
     
2 Australia
United States
Bernard Tomic
Jack Sock
77
62
6
3
3
6
6
4
   
3 Australia
United States
Lleyton Hewitt / John Peers
Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan
3
6
3
6
6
4
6
4
3
6
 
4 Australia
United States
Bernard Tomic
John Isner
4
6
4
6
7
5
64
77
   
5 Australia
United States
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 Belgium
Croatia
Kimmer Coppejans
Marin Čilić
5
7
3
6
5
7
     
2 Belgium
Croatia
David Goffin
Borna Ćorić
6
3
6
2
2
6
3
6
6
3
 
3 Belgium
Croatia
Ruben Bemelmans / David Goffin
Ivan Dodig / Franko Škugor
65
77
3
6
1
6
     
4 Belgium
Croatia
David Goffin
Marin Čilić
6
4
6
4
3
6
7
5
   
5 Belgium
Croatia
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 Serbia
United Kingdom
Janko Tipsarević
Kyle Edmund
3
6
4
6
0
6
     
2 Serbia
United Kingdom
Dušan Lajović
James Ward
6
1
6
3
6
2
     
3 Serbia
United Kingdom
Filip Krajinović / Nenad Zimonjić
Dominic Inglot / Jamie Murray
1
6
77
62
3
6
4
6
   
4 Serbia
United Kingdom
Dušan Lajović
Kyle Edmund
3
6
4
6
65
77
     
5 Serbia
United Kingdom
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 Italy
Argentina
Andreas Seppi
Federico Delbonis
64
77
6
3
3
6
63
77
   
2 Italy
Argentina
Fabio Fognini
Juan Mónaco
6
1
6
1
7
5
     
3 Italy
Argentina
Fabio Fognini / Paolo Lorenzi
Juan Martín del Potro / Guido Pella
1
6
64
77
6
3
6
3
4
6
 
4 Italy
Argentina
Fabio Fognini
Federico Delbonis
4
6
5
7
6
3
5
7
   
5 Italy
Argentina
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 Czech Republic
France
Lukáš Rosol
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
6
4
3
6
4
6
710
68
6
4
 
2 Czech Republic
France
Jiří Veselý
Lucas Pouille
62
77
4
6
5
7
     
3 Czech Republic
France
Lukáš Rosol / Radek Štěpánek
Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut
1
6
6
3
3
6
6
4
4
6
 
4 Czech Republic
France
Jiří Veselý
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
6
4
63
77
4
6
5
7
   
5 Czech Republic
France
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 United States
Croatia
Jack Sock
Marin Čilić
4
6
3
6
6
3
6
4
6
4
 
2 United States
Croatia
John Isner
Borna Ćorić
6
4
6
4
6
3
     
3 United States
Croatia
Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan
Marin Čilić / Ivan Dodig
2
6
6
2
2
6
4
6
   
4 United States
Croatia
John Isner
Marin Čilić
69
711
3
6
4
6
     
5 United States
Croatia
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 United Kingdom
Argentina
Andy Murray
Juan Martín del Potro
4
6
7
5
77
65
3
6
4
6
 
2 United Kingdom
Argentina
Kyle Edmund
Guido Pella
77
65
4
6
3
6
2
6
   
3 United Kingdom
Argentina
Andy Murray / Jamie Murray
Juan Martín del Potro / Leonardo Mayer
6
1
3
6
6
4
6
4
   
4 United Kingdom
Argentina
Andy Murray
Guido Pella
6
3
6
2
6
3
     
5 United Kingdom
Argentina
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 Croatia
France
Borna Ćorić
Richard Gasquet
2
6
65
77
1
6
     
2 Croatia
France
Marin Čilić
Lucas Pouille
6
1
77
64
2
6
6
2
   
3 Croatia
France
Marin Čilić / Ivan Dodig
Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut
78
66
5
7
78
66
6
3
   
4 Croatia
France
Marin Čilić
Richard Gasquet
6
3
6
2
7
5
     
5 Croatia
France
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 Croatia
Argentina
Marin Čilić
Federico Delbonis
6
3
7
5
3
6
1
6
6
2
 
2 Croatia
Argentina
Ivo Karlović
Juan Martín del Potro
4
6
78
66
3
6
5
7
   
3 Croatia
Argentina
Marin Čilić / Ivan Dodig
Juan Martín del Potro / Leonardo Mayer
77
62
77
64
6
3
     
4 Croatia
Argentina
Marin Čilić
Juan Martín del Potro
77
64
6
2
5
7
4
6
3
6
 
5 Croatia
Argentina
Ivo Karlović
Federico Delbonis
3
6
4
6
2
6
     

References

  1. 1 2 "Great Britain v Japan". daviscup.com.
  2. 1 2 "Serbia v Great Britain". daviscup.com.
  3. 1 2 "Serbia v Kazakhstan". daviscup.com.
  4. 1 2 "Great Britain v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  5. 1 2 "Italy v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
  6. 1 2 "Italy v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  7. 1 2 "Poland vs. Argentina". daviscup.com.
  8. 1 2 "Croatia v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  9. 1 2 "France v Canada". daviscup.com.
  10. 1 2 "Czech Republic v France". daviscup.com.
  11. 1 2 "Germany vs. Czech Republic". daviscup.com.
  12. 1 2 "Croatia v France". daviscup.com.
  13. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "United States v Croatia". daviscup.com.
  16. 1 2 "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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