2016 Davis Cup World Group

Main article: 2016 Davis Cup

2016 Davis Cup World Group
Date	4 March – 27 November
Edition	36th
Champions
Argentina

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)[10]
		Japan	1
						1	Great Britain	3
	Belgrade, Serbia (indoor hard)[2]
						7	Serbia	2
	7	Serbia	3
											Glasgow, Great Britain (indoor hard)[14]
		Kazakhstan	2
											1	Great Britain	2
	Pesaro, Italy (indoor clay)[3]
											6	Argentina	3
	4	Switzerland	0
						Pesaro, Italy (clay)[11]
		Italy	5
							Italy	1
	Gdańsk, Poland (indoor hard)[4]
						6	Argentina	3
	6	Argentina	3
																Zagreb, Croatia (indoor hard)[16]
		Poland	2
																6	Argentina	3
	Baie-Mahault, Guadeloupe, France (clay)[5]
																	Croatia	2
		Canada	0
						Třinec, Czech Republic (indoor hard)[12]
	5	France	5
						5	France	3
	Hannover, Germany (indoor hard)[6]
						3	Czech Republic	1
		Germany	2
											Zadar, Croatia (indoor hard)[15]
	3	Czech Republic	3
											5	France	2
	Kooyong, Australia (grass)[7][8]
												Croatia	3
		United States	3
						Beaverton, United States (hard)[13]
	8	Australia	1
						United States		2
	Liège, Belgium (indoor clay)[9]
						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 6^3 7^7       3 Andy Murray / Jamie Murray Yoshihito Nishioka / Yasutaka Uchiyama 6 3 6 2 6 4       4 Andy Murray Kei Nishikori 7 5 7^8 6^6 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[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 6^3 7^7 5 7       4 Novak Djokovic Mikhail Kukushkin 6^6 7^8 7^7 6^3 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[3] 4–6 March 2016 Clay (i)		Switzerland 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Paolo Lorenzi Marco Chiudinelli 7^16 6^14 6 3 4 6 5 7 7 5   2 Andreas Seppi Henri Laaksonen 7 5 7^7 6^4 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[4] 4–6 March 2016 Hard (i)		Argentina 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Michał Przysiężny Guido Pella 1 6 4 6 6^5 7^7       2 Hubert Hurkacz Leonardo Mayer 2 6 6^3 7^7 2 6       3 Łukasz Kubot / Marcin Matkowski Carlos Berlocq / Renzo Olivo 6 3 6 4 6 4       4 Michał Przysiężny Leonardo Mayer 7^7 6^4 6^4 7^7 2 6 3 6     5 Hubert Hurkacz Renzo Olivo 4 6 7^8 6^6 6 4

France vs. Canada

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 7^7 6^4 6 1 7^7 6^4       4 Richard Gasquet Philip Bester 6 1 7^7 6^4         5 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Frank Dancevic 6^7 7^9           retired

Germany vs. Czech Republic

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 6^6 7^8 6 1 6 4 6^5 7^7 4 6   3 Philipp Kohlschreiber / Philipp Petzschner Tomáš Berdych / Radek Štěpánek 6^7 7^9 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[7][17] 4–6 March 2016 Grass		United States 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Sam Groth John Isner 6^2 7^7 2 6 2 6       2 Bernard Tomic Jack Sock 7^7 6^2 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 6^4 7^7     5 Sam Groth Jack Sock           not played

Belgium vs. Croatia

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 6^5 7^7 3 6 1 6       4 David Goffin Marin Čilić 6 4 6 4 3 6 7 5     5 Kimmer Coppejans Borna Ćorić 6^5 7^7 2 6 2 6

Quarterfinals

Serbia vs. Great Britain

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 7^7 6^2 3 6 4 6     4 Dušan Lajović Kyle Edmund 3 6 4 6 6^5 7^7       5 Janko Tipsarević James Ward 6 2 3 6 7 5

Italy vs. Argentina

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 6^4 7^7 6 3 3 6 6^3 7^7     2 Fabio Fognini Juan Mónaco 6 1 6 1 7 5       3 Fabio Fognini / Paolo Lorenzi Juan Martín del Potro / Guido Pella 1 6 6^4 7^7 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[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 7^10 6^8 6 4   2 Jiří Veselý Lucas Pouille 6^2 7^7 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 6^3 7^7 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[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 6^9 7^11 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[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 7^7 6^5 3 6 4 6   2 Kyle Edmund Guido Pella 7^7 6^5 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[15] 16–18 September 2016 Hard (i)		France 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Borna Ćorić Richard Gasquet 2 6 6^5 7^7 1 6       2 Marin Čilić Lucas Pouille 6 1 7^7 6^4 2 6 6 2     3 Marin Čilić / Ivan Dodig Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut 7^8 6^6 5 7 7^8 6^6 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[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 7^8 6^6 3 6 5 7     3 Marin Čilić / Ivan Dodig Juan Martín del Potro / Leonardo Mayer 7^7 6^2 7^7 6^4 6 3       4 Marin Čilić Juan Martín del Potro 7^7 6^4 6 2 5 7 4 6 3 6   5 Ivo Karlović Federico Delbonis 3 6 4 6 2 6

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3. "Italy v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
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5. "France v Canada". daviscup.com.
6. "Germany vs. Czech Republic". daviscup.com.
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