2016 Davis Cup World Group

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2016 Davis Cup World Group
Date4 March – 27 November
Edition36th
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 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

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[2]
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[3]
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[4]
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[5]
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[6]
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[7][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[9]
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[10]
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[11]
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[12]
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[13]
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[14]
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[15]
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[16]
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. ^ 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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