2016 Fed Cup World Group

2016 Fed Cup World Group
2016 Fed Cup World Group
Date	6 February – 13 November
Edition	26th
Champions
	; Czech Republic

The World Group was the highest level of Fed Cup competition in 2016.

Participating Teams
Czech Republic	France	Germany	Italy
Netherlands	Romania	Russia	Switzerland

Draw


Quarterfinals 6–7 February			Semifinals 16–17 April			Final 12–13 November

Cluj-Napoca, Romania

1	Czech Republic	3
			Lucerne, Switzerland
	Romania	2
			1	Czech Republic	3
Leipzig, Germany
				Switzerland	2
	Switzerland	3
						Strasbourg, France
3	Germany	2
						1	Czech Republic	3
Marseille, France
							France	2
4	Italy	1
			Trélazé, France
	France	4
			France		3
Moscow, Russia
			Netherlands		2
	Netherlands	3

2	Russia	1

First round

Romania vs Czech Republic

Romania
2

Sala Polivalentă, Cluj-Napoca, Romania^[1]
6–7 February 2016
Hard (indoors)

Czech Republic
3

		1	2	3
1	Simona Halep Karolína Plíšková	7⁷ 6⁴	4 6	2 6
2	Monica Niculescu Petra Kvitová	6 3	6 4
3	Simona Halep Petra Kvitová	6 4	3 6	6 3
4	Monica Niculescu Karolína Plíšková	4 6	6 4	3 6
5	Andreea Mitu / Raluca Olaru Karolína Plíšková / Barbora Strýcová	2 6	3 6

Germany vs. Switzerland

Germany
2

Leipzig Trade Fair, Leipzig, Germany^[2]
6–7 February 2016
Hard (indoors)

Switzerland
3

		1	2
1	Andrea Petkovic Belinda Bencic	3 6	4 6
2	Angelique Kerber Timea Bacsinszky	6 1	6 3
3	Angelique Kerber Belinda Bencic	6⁴ 7⁷	3 6
4	Annika Beck Timea Bacsinszky	7 5	6 4
5	Andrea Petkovic / Anna-Lena Grönefeld Belinda Bencic / Martina Hingis	3 6	2 6

France vs. Italy

France
4

Palais des sports, Marseille, France^[3]
6–7 February 2016
Hard (indoors)

Italy
1

		1	2	3
1	Kristina Mladenovic Camila Giorgi	6 1	4 6	1 6
2	Caroline Garcia Sara Errani	6 3	7 5
3	Kristina Mladenovic Sara Errani	7⁷ 6⁴	6 1
4	Caroline Garcia Camila Giorgi	6 3	6 4
5	Kristina Mladenovic / Caroline Garcia Martina Caregaro / Sara Errani	6 0	6 1

Russia vs. Netherlands

Russia
1

Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia^[4]
6–7 February 2016
Hard (indoors)

Netherlands
3

		1	2	3
1	Ekaterina Makarova Kiki Bertens	3 6	4 6
2	Svetlana Kuznetsova Richèl Hogenkamp	6⁴ 7⁷	7 5	8 10
3	Svetlana Kuznetsova Kiki Bertens	1 6	4 6
4	Ekaterina Makarova Richèl Hogenkamp				not played
5	Daria Kasatkina / Ekaterina Makarova Cindy Burger / Arantxa Rus	6 0	6 2

The match between Kuznetsova and Hogenkamp, which lasted for 4 hours, became the longest singles match in the history of the Fed Cup.^[5]

Semifinals

Switzerland vs. Czech Republic

Switzerland
2

Messe Luzern, Lucerne, Switzerland^[6]
16–17 April 2016
Hard (indoors)

Czech Republic
3

		1	2	3
1	Timea Bacsinszky Barbora Strýcová	0 6	2 6
2	Viktorija Golubic Karolína Plíšková	3 6	6 4	6 4
3	Timea Bacsinszky Karolína Plíšková	4 6	2 6
4	Viktorija Golubic Barbora Strýcová	3 6	7⁸ 6⁶	6 1
5	Viktorija Golubic / Martina Hingis Lucie Hradecká / Karolína Plíšková	2 6	2 6

France vs. Netherlands

France
3

Arena Loire, Trélazé, France^[7]
16–17 April 2016
Clay (indoors)

Netherlands
2

		1	2	3
1	Caroline Garcia Kiki Bertens	4 6	2 6
2	Kristina Mladenovic Richèl Hogenkamp	6 2	6 4
3	Kristina Mladenovic Kiki Bertens	5 7	4 6
4	Caroline Garcia Arantxa Rus	6 3	6 4
5	Caroline Garcia / Kristina Mladenovic Kiki Bertens / Richèl Hogenkamp	4 6	6 3	6 3

Final

France vs. Czech Republic

France
2

Rhénus Sport, Strasbourg, France^[8]
12–13 November 2016
Hard (indoors)

Czech Republic
3

		1	2	3
1	Kristina Mladenovic Karolína Plíšková	3 6	6 4	14 16
2	Caroline Garcia Petra Kvitová	7⁸ 6⁶	6 3
3	Caroline Garcia Karolína Plíšková	6 3	3 6	6 3
4	Alizé Cornet Barbora Strýcová	2 6	6⁴ 7⁷
5	Caroline Garcia / Kristina Mladenovic Karolína Plíšková / Barbora Strýcová	5 7	5 7

References

^ "Romania v Czech Republic". fedcup.com.
^ "Germany v Switzerland". fedcup.com.
^ "France v Italy". fedcup.com.
^ "Russia v Netherlands". fedcup.com.
^ Erik Gudris (6 February 2016). "Hogenkamp Wins Longest Ever Fed Cup Match Over Kuznetsova". Tennisnow.com. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
^ "Switzerland v Czech Republic". fedcup.com.
^ "France v Netherlands". fedcup.com.
^ "France v Czech Republic". fedcup.com.

[1] "Romania v Czech Republic". fedcup.com.

[2] "Germany v Switzerland". fedcup.com.

[3] "France v Italy". fedcup.com.

[4] "Russia v Netherlands". fedcup.com.

[5] Erik Gudris (6 February 2016). "Hogenkamp Wins Longest Ever Fed Cup Match Over Kuznetsova". Tennisnow.com. Retrieved 6 February 2016.

[6] "Switzerland v Czech Republic". fedcup.com.

[7] "France v Netherlands". fedcup.com.

[8] "France v Czech Republic". fedcup.com.

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