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 huge 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
Edition105th
Champion
Winning Nation Argentina
2015
2017

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 Britain 3  
Belgrade, Serbia (clay)
  Japan 1  
  1   Great Britain 3  
Belgrade, Serbia (indoor hard)
  7   Serbia 2  
7   Serbia 3
Glasgow, Great Britain (indoor hard)
  Kazakhstan 2  
  1   Great Britain 2  
Pesaro, Italy (indoor clay)
  6   Argentina 3  
4    Switzerland 0  
Pesaro, Italy (clay)
  Italy 5  
    Italy 1
Gdańsk, Poland (indoor hard)
  6   Argentina 3  
6   Argentina 3
Zagreb, Croatia (indoor hard)
  Poland 2  
  6   Argentina 3
Baie-Mahault, Guadeloupe, France (clay)
    Croatia 2
  Canada 0  
Třinec, Czech Republic (indoor hard)
5   France 5  
  5   France 3
Hannover, Germany (indoor hard)
  3   Czech Republic 1  
  Germany 2
Zadar, Croatia (indoor hard)
3   Czech Republic 3  
  5   France 2
Kooyong, Australia (grass)
    Croatia 3  
  United States 3  
Portland, United States (hard)
8   Australia 1  
    United States 2
Liège, Belgium (indoor clay)
    Croatia 3  
  Croatia 3
2   Belgium 2  

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

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

Draw

  Second Round Play-offs
28–30 October
First Round Play-offs
16–18 September
First Round
4–6 March
Second Round
15–18 July
                                     
 
    1   Brazil  
     bye     Belo Horizonte, Brazil (indoor hard)
   bye       1   Brazil 3
    Barbados   Portoviejo, Ecuador (clay)     Ecuador 1
    Barbados 0
  Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (hard)       Ecuador 5  
    Barbados 2  
    Dominican Republic 3     Santiago, Chile (clay)
      Chile 5  
  Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic (clay)     Dominican Republic 0     Iquique, Chile (clay)
  Dominican Republic 1         Chile 3
  2   Colombia 4     2   Colombia 1
   bye
    2   Colombia  
 Barbados relegated to
Group II in 2017.
 Brazil and  Chile
advance to World Group Play-off.

Group II

Draw

  Play-offs
15–17 July
First Round
4–6 March
Second Round
15–17 July
Third Round
16–18 September
                                     
  Lima, Peru (clay)
    1   Uruguay 2  
  Guatemala City, Guatemala (hard)     Peru 3     Lima, Peru (clay)
1   Uruguay 1         Peru 4  
  Guatemala 4   San Francisco de Campeche, Mexico (hard)   3   Mexico 1  
  3   Mexico 3
      Guatemala 2     Lima, Peru (clay)
      Peru 3
  Santa Tecla, El Salvador (hard)     2   Venezuela 2
      Puerto Rico 2  
  Asunción, Paraguay (clay)   4   El Salvador 3     Santa Tecla, El Salvador (hard)
  Puerto Rico 0       4   El Salvador 2
  Paraguay 5   Valencia, Venezuela (hard)   2   Venezuela 3  
    Paraguay 0
    2   Venezuela 5  
 Uruguay and  Puerto Rico
relegated to Group III in 2017.
   Peru promoted
to Group I in 2017.

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

Draw

  Second Round Play-offs
16–18 September
First Round Play-offs
First Round
4–6 March
Second Round
15–17 July
                                     
 
    1   India  
     bye     Chandigarh, India (grass)
   bye       1   India 4
    New Zealand   Seoul, South Korea (hard)     South Korea 1
    New Zealand 1
  Christchurch, New Zealand (indoor hard)       South Korea 3  
    New Zealand 5  
    Pakistan 0     Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay)
      Pakistan 0  
      China 5     Tashkent, Uzbekistan (clay)
  Pakistan         China 2
   bye     2   Uzbekistan 3
   bye
    2   Uzbekistan  
 Pakistan relegated to
Group II in 2017.
 India and  Uzbekistan
advance to World Group Play-off.

Group II

Draw

  Play-offs
15–17 July
First Round
4–6 March
Second Round
15–17 July
Third Round
16–18 September
                                     
  Kaohsiung, Taiwan (hard)
    1   Chinese Taipei 4  
  Mishref, Kuwait (hard)     Malaysia 1     Manila, Philippines (indoor clay)
  Malaysia 1       1   Chinese Taipei 3  
  Kuwait 4   Pasig, Philippines (indoor clay)   3   Philippines 1  
  3   Philippines 5
      Kuwait 0     Nonthaburi, Thailand (hard)
    1   Chinese Taipei 3
  Surakarta, Indonesia (hard)     2   Thailand 2
      Vietnam 3  
  Surakarta, Indonesia (hard)   4   Indonesia 2     Nonthaburi, Thailand (hard)
4   Indonesia 5         Vietnam 0
  Sri Lanka 0   Nonthaburi, Thailand (hard)   2   Thailand 5  
    Sri Lanka 2
    2   Thailand 3  
 Malaysia and  Sri Lanka
relegated to Group III in 2017.
   Chinese Taipei promoted
to Group I in 2017.

Group III

Davis cup in Tehran (15 July 2016)

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

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

Draw

  Second Round Play-offs
16–18 September / 28–30 October
First Round Play-offs
16–18 September
First Round
4–6 March
Second Round
15–17 July
                                     
 
    1   Spain  
     bye     Cluj-Napoca, Romania (indoor hard)
   bye       1   Spain 4
    Slovenia   Arad, Romania (indoor hard)     Romania 1
    Romania 4
  Viana do Castelo, Portugal (clay)       Slovenia 1  
    Slovenia 0  
    Portugal 5    
    4   Ukraine  
     bye     Kiev, Ukraine (hard)
 bye       4   Ukraine 3
    Portugal   Guimarães, Portugal (indoor hard)     Austria 2
    Portugal 1
      Austria 4  
  Kazan, Russia (indoor hard)
      Russia 5  
  Båstad, Sweden (clay)     Sweden 0     Moscow, Russia (hard)
    Sweden 0         Russia 4
  3   Netherlands 5     3   Netherlands 1
   bye
  Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard)     3   Netherlands  
    Sweden 1  
    Israel 3     Budapest, Hungary (indoor clay)
      Hungary 3  
      Israel 2     Budapest, Hungary (clay)
  Israel         Hungary 0
   bye     2   Slovakia 3
   bye
    2   Slovakia  
 Slovenia and  Sweden
relegated to Group II in 2017.
 Spain,  Ukraine,  Russia, and  Slovakia
advance to World Group Play-off.

Group II

Draw

  Play-offs
15–17 July
First Round
4–6 March
Second Round
15–17 July
Third Round
16–18 September
                                     
  Šiauliai, Lithuania (indoor hard)
    1   Lithuania 3  
  Capellen, Luxembourg (hard)     Norway 2     Kaunas, Lithuania (clay)
  Norway 3       1   Lithuania 3  
  Luxembourg 2   Centurion, South Africa (hard)   8   South Africa 2  
  8   South Africa 5
      Luxembourg 0     Vilnius, Lithuania (indoor hard)
    1   Lithuania 0
  Ankara, Turkey (indoor hard)     5   Bosnia and Herzegovina 5
    4   Bulgaria 2  
  Tunis, Tunisia (hard)     Turkey 3     Bihać, Bosnia and Herzegovina (clay)
4   Bulgaria 2         Turkey 1
  Tunisia 3   Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina (indoor carpet)   5   Bosnia and Herzegovina 3  
  5   Bosnia and Herzegovina 3
      Tunisia 1  
  Daugavpils, Latvia (indoor hard)
      Monaco 2  
  Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France (clay)   6   Latvia 3     Minsk, Belarus (hard)
  Monaco 3       6   Latvia 1  
  Egypt 1   Cairo, Egypt (clay)   3   Belarus 4  
    Egypt 1
    3   Belarus 3     Minsk, Belarus (hard)
    3   Belarus 4
  Kittilä, Finland (indoor hard)     2   Denmark 1
      Zimbabwe 1  
  Tbilisi, Georgia (hard)   7   Finland 4     Kongens Lyngby, Denmark (indoor carpet)
  Zimbabwe 2       7   Finland 2
  Georgia 3   Tbilisi, Georgia (indoor carpet)   2   Denmark 3  
    Georgia 0
    2   Denmark 5  
 Luxembourg,  Bulgaria,  Egypt, and  Zimbabwe
relegated to Group III in 2017.
 Bosnia and Herzegovina and  Belarus
promoted to Group I in 2017.

Group III Europe

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

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.

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