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2016 Davis Cup World Group

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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.
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