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. 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, after a huge comeback from Juan Martín del Potro against Marin Čilić in the fourth match.

World Group

Seeds

Draw

Final

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.
Seeded teams
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Unseeded teams
Home teamScoreVisiting teamLocationVenueDoorSurface
2–3'TashkentOlympic Tennis SchoolOutdoorClay
'4–0OstendSleuyter ArenaIndoorHard
'3–0SydneyNSW Tennis CentreOutdoorGrass
'5–0HalifaxScotiabank CentreIndoorHard
'3–1MoscowNational Tennis CenterOutdoorHard
0–5'New DelhiR.K. Khanna Tennis ComplexOutdoorHard
'3–2BerlinRot-Weiss Tennis ClubOutdoorClay
'5–0OsakaUtsubo Tennis CenterOutdoorHard

Group I

Seeds:
All seeds received a bye into the second round.
Remaining nations:

Draw

Group II

Seeds:
Remaining nations:

Draw

Group III

Date: 11–16 July
Location: La Paz, Bolivia
Confirmed teams:
Inactive teams:
Format: Round-robin basis. Two pools of four and five teams, respectively. 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.
Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4

Group A
RR W–LMatches W–LSets W–LGames W–LStandings
3–03–03–03–09–018–0109–351
0–33–03–02–16–312–793–592
0–30–33–01–23–67–1268–793
0–30–30–30–30–90–1811–1084

Group B
RR W–LMatches W–LSets W–LGames W–LStandings
2–12–13–03–04–010–221–6149–941
1–22–12–13–03–18–419–11164–1332
1–21–23–02–12–27–517–13144–1273
0–31–20–32−11–33–98–20106–1494
0–30–31–21−20–42–106–2187–1475

Play-Offs
PlacingA TeamScoreB Team
Promotional'2–0
Promotional0–2'
5th–6th'2–0
7th–8th0–3'
9thN/A—

' and ' promoted to Group II in 2017.

Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I

Seeds:
All seeds received a bye into the second round.
Remaining nations:

Group II

Seeds:
Remaining nations:

Group III

Date: 11–16 July
Location: Tehran, Iran
Confirmed teams:
Format: Round-robin basis. Two pools of four and five teams, respectively. 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.
Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4

Group A
RR W–LMatches W–LSets W–LGames W–LStandings
2–13–03–03–08–116–2108–601
1–23–02–12–16–313–7107–782
0–30–32–11–22–75–1469–1023
0–31–21–20–32–74–1559–1034

Group B
RR W–LMatches W–LSets W–LGames W–LStandings
3–03–03–03–04–012–024–1153–791
0–32–13–03–03–18–417–11149–1252
0–31–23–03–02–27–517–13161–1583
0–30–30–32–11–32–107–20111–1534
0–30–30–31–20–41–113–2397–1565

Play-Offs
PlacingA TeamScoreB Team
Promotional'2–1
Promotional'2–1
5thN/A—
Relegation'3–0
Relegation'2–1

' and ' promoted to Group II in 2017.
' and ' relegated to Group IV in 2017.

Group IV

Date: 13–16 July
Location: Amman, Jordan
Confirmed teams:
Inactive teams:
Format: Round-robin basis. Two pools of four and five teams, respectively. 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.
Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4

Group A
RR W–LMatches W–LSets W–LGames W–LStandings
3–03–03–03–09–018–2117–721
3–01–22–11–23–69–1382–1092
0–32–11–21–23–68–1499–1053
0–31–22–11–23–68–1497–1094

Group B
RR W–LMatches W–LSets W–LGames W–LStandings
3–03–03–03–04–012–024–1149–541
0–33–02–12–13–17–515–12132–1112
0–30–32–12–12–24–88–1688–1143
0–31–21–23–01–35–711–15100–1274
0–31–21–20–30–42–106–2074–1375

Play-Offs
PlacingA TeamScoreB Team
Promotional'3–0
Promotional1–2'
5th–6th0–3'
7th–8th'2–1
9thN/A—

' and ' promoted to Group III in 2017.

Europe/Africa Zone

Group I

Seeds:
Remaining nations:

Group II

Seeds:
Remaining nations:

Group III Europe

Date: 2–5 March
Location: Tallinn, Estonia
Format: Round-robin basis. Four pools of four teams. 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.
Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4

Groups:
Group A
RR W–LMatches W–LSets W–LGames W–LStandings
3–03–02–06–012–072–181
0–32–11–12–44–847–552
0–31–20–21–52–1026–723

Group B
RR W–LMatches W–LSets W–LGames W–LStandings
2–13–03–03–08–117–2108–391
1–23–03–02–17–214–5100–612
0–30–32–11–22–75–1458–943
0–30–31–20–31–82–1736–1084

Group C
RR W–LMatches W–LSets W–LGames W–LStandings
3–03–02–13–08–117–3115–521
0–32–12–12–14–58–1289–1002
0–31–22–11–23–69–1286–1063
1–21–21–20–33–66–1367–994

Group D
RR W–LMatches W–LSets W–LGames W–LStandings
3–03–03–03–09–018–0109–181
0–33–03–02–16–312–675–632
0–30–33–01–23–66–1262–853
0–30–30–30–30–90–1828–1084

Play-Offs

' and ' promoted to Group II in 2017.

Group III Africa

Date: 11–16 July
Location: Antananarivo, Madagascar
Confirmed teams:
Inactive teams:
Format: Round-robin basis. Two pools of five teams. 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.
Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4Pot 5

Group A
RR W–LMatches W–LSets W–LGames W–LStandings
3–02–13–03–04–011–122–4148–661
0–32–13–03–03–18–416–10127–1052
1–21–23–03–02–28–417–8125–1053
0–30–30–33–01–33–99–18118–1344
0–30–30–30–30–40–120–2436–1445

Group B
RR W–LMatches W–LSets W–LGames W–LStandings
2–13–03–03–04–011–122–6151–861
1–22–13–03–03–19–321–6150–932
0–31–23–02–12–26–614–14127–1293
0–30–30–32–11–32–105–2290–1494
0–30–31–21–20–42–106–2082–1435

Play-Offs
PlacingA TeamScoreB Team
Promotional'2–0
Promotional0–2'
5th–6th'2–1
7th–8th0–2'
9th–10th0–2'

' and promoted to Group II in 2017.
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