# 2016 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I

The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2016.
In the Europe/Africa Zone there were three different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier. Winners in Group I advanced to the World Group play-offs, along with losing teams from the World Group first round. Teams who lost their respective ties competed in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group I, whereas teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2017.

## Participating nations
### Draw

| Second Round Play-offs | Second Round Play-offs | Second Round Play-offs | First Round Play-offs | First Round Play-offs | First Round Play-offs | First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round |
| | | | | | | 1 | Spain | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1 | Spain | | Cluj-Napoca, Romania (indoor hard) | Cluj-Napoca, Romania (indoor hard) | Cluj-Napoca, Romania (indoor hard) |
| | | | | | | | bye | | Cluj-Napoca, Romania (indoor hard) | Cluj-Napoca, Romania (indoor hard) | Cluj-Napoca, Romania (indoor hard) |
| | | | bye | bye | | | bye | | 1 | Spain | 4 |
| | | | bye | bye | | Arad, Romania (indoor hard) | Arad, Romania (indoor hard) | Arad, Romania (indoor hard) | 1 | Spain | 4 |
| | | | Slovenia | Slovenia | | Arad, Romania (indoor hard) | Arad, Romania (indoor hard) | Arad, Romania (indoor hard) | | Romania | 1 |
| | | | Slovenia | Slovenia | | Romania | Romania | 4 | | Romania | 1 |
| Viana do Castelo, Portugal (clay) | Viana do Castelo, Portugal (clay) | Viana do Castelo, Portugal (clay) | | | | Romania | Romania | 4 | | | |
| Viana do Castelo, Portugal (clay) | Viana do Castelo, Portugal (clay) | Viana do Castelo, Portugal (clay) | | | | Slovenia | Slovenia | 1 | | | |
| Slovenia | Slovenia | 0 | | | | Slovenia | Slovenia | 1 | | | |
| Portugal | Portugal | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Portugal | Portugal | 5 | | | | 4 | Ukraine | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Ukraine | | Kyiv, Ukraine (hard) | Kyiv, Ukraine (hard) |
| | | | | | | | bye | | Kyiv, Ukraine (hard) | Kyiv, Ukraine (hard) |
| | | | bye | bye | | | bye | | 4 | Ukraine | 3 |
| | | | bye | bye | | Guimarães, Portugal (indoor hard) | Guimarães, Portugal (indoor hard) | Guimarães, Portugal (indoor hard) | 4 | Ukraine | 3 |
| | | | Portugal | Portugal | | Guimarães, Portugal (indoor hard) | Guimarães, Portugal (indoor hard) | Guimarães, Portugal (indoor hard) | | Austria | 2 |
| | | | Portugal | Portugal | | Portugal | Portugal | 1 | | Austria | 2 |
| | | | | | | Austria | Austria | 4 | | |
| | | | | | | Kazan, Russia (indoor hard) | Kazan, Russia (indoor hard) | Kazan, Russia (indoor hard) | | | |
| | | | | | | Russia | Russia | 5 | | |
| | | | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | Russia | Russia | 5 | Moscow, Russia (hard) | Moscow, Russia (hard) | Moscow, Russia (hard) |
| | | | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | Båstad, Sweden (clay) | Sweden | Sweden | 0 | Moscow, Russia (hard) | Moscow, Russia (hard) | Moscow, Russia (hard) |
| | | | | Sweden | 0 | Sweden | Sweden | 0 | | Russia | 4 |
| | | | 3 | Netherlands | 5 | | | | 3 | Netherlands | 1 |
| | | | 3 | Netherlands | 5 | | bye | | 3 | Netherlands | 1 |
| Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard) | Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard) | Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard) | | | | | bye | | | | |
| Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard) | Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard) | Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard) | | | | 3 | Netherlands | | | | |
| Sweden | Sweden | 1 | | | | 3 | Netherlands | | | | |
| Sweden | Sweden | 1 | | | | Budapest, Hungary (indoor clay) | Budapest, Hungary (indoor clay) | Budapest, Hungary (indoor clay) | | | |
| Israel | Israel | 3 | | | | Budapest, Hungary (indoor clay) | Budapest, Hungary (indoor clay) | Budapest, Hungary (indoor clay) | | | |
| Israel | Israel | 3 | | | | Hungary | Hungary | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | | Hungary | Hungary | 3 | Budapest, Hungary (clay) | Budapest, Hungary (clay) |
| | | | | | | Israel | Israel | 2 | Budapest, Hungary (clay) | Budapest, Hungary (clay) |
| | | | Israel | Israel | | Israel | Israel | 2 | | Hungary | 0 |
| | | | bye | bye | | | | | 2 | Slovakia | 3 |
| | | | bye | bye | | | bye | | 2 | Slovakia | 3 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Slovakia | | | | |
* Slovenia and Sweden relegated to Group II in 20.
* Spain, Ukraine, Russia, and Slovakia advance to World Group Play-off.

## First round
### Romania vs. Slovenia

| Romania 4 | Sala Sporturilor, Arad, Romania 4–6 March Hard (i) | Sala Sporturilor, Arad, Romania 4–6 March Hard (i) | Slovenia 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Marius Copil Blaž Rola 7 5 6 3 7$^7$ 6$^5$       2 Adrian Ungur Grega Žemlja 4 6 4 6 6 3 7$^7$ 6$^3$ 6 4   3 Florin Mergea / Horia Tecău Blaž Rola / Grega Žemlja 6 3 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 6$^3$       4 Adrian Ungur Blaž Rola 3 6 4 6         5 Marius Copil Tomislav Ternar 6 3 6 3 ||||

### Portugal vs. Austria

| Portugal 1 | Pavilhão Vitória Sport Clube, Guimarães, Portugal 4–6 March Hard (i) | Pavilhão Vitória Sport Clube, Guimarães, Portugal 4–6 March Hard (i) | Austria 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 João Sousa Gerald Melzer 6 1 7 5 6 2       2 Gastão Elias Dominic Thiem 6 3 5 7 3 6 6 1 6$^6$ 7$^8$   3 Gastão Elias / João Sousa Alexander Peya / Dominic Thiem 7$^8$ 6$^6$ 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 1 6 3 6 4 6   4 João Sousa Dominic Thiem 2 6 4 6 2 6       5 Pedro Sousa Dennis Novak 4 6 3 6 ||||

### Russia vs. Sweden

| Russia 5 | Kazan Tennis Academy, Kazan, Russia 4–6 March Hard (i) | Kazan Tennis Academy, Kazan, Russia 4–6 March Hard (i) | Sweden 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Andrey Kuznetsov Isak Arvidsson 4 6 6 1 6 1 6 4     2 Teymuraz Gabashvili Daniel Windahl 6 3 6 1 6 1       3 Evgeny Donskoy / Konstantin Kravchuk Johan Brunström / Robert Lindstedt 6 3 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 6 3       4 Teymuraz Gabashvili Isak Arvidsson 6 4 6 0         5 Konstantin Kravchuk Daniel Windahl 6 2 6 2 ||||

### Hungary vs. Israel

| Hungary 3 | Heroes' Square, Budapest, Hungary 4–6 March Clay (i) | Heroes' Square, Budapest, Hungary 4–6 March Clay (i) | Israel 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Péter Nagy Dudi Sela 6 2 6 3 4 6 4 6 6 1   2 Márton Fucsovics Amir Weintraub 6 4 6 2 7 5       3 Márton Fucsovics / Levente Gödry Dudi Sela / Jonathan Erlich 7$^7$ 6$^2$ 3 6 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 7$^9$ 6$^7$     4 Gábor Borsos Edan Leshem 6 4 4 6 6$^3$ 7$^7$       5 Péter Nagy Amir Weintraub 7 5 4 6 2 6 ||||

## Second round
### Romania vs. Spain

| Romania 1 | Polyvalent Hall, Cluj-Napoca, Romania 15–17 July Hard (i) | Polyvalent Hall, Cluj-Napoca, Romania 15–17 July Hard (i) | Spain 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Marius Copil Feliciano López 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 7 5 4 6 6 3 3 6   2 Adrian Ungur Roberto Bautista Agut 3 6 2 6 1 6       3 Florin Mergea / Horia Tecău Feliciano López / Marc López 3 6 6 1 1 6 7 5 6 3   4 Florin Mergea Roberto Bautista Agut 4 6 3 6 2 6       5 Adrian Ungur Pablo Carreño Busta 3 6 6$^5$ 7$^7$ ||||

### Ukraine vs. Austria

| Ukraine 3 | Campa Tennis Club, Kyiv, Ukraine 15–17 July Hard | Campa Tennis Club, Kyiv, Ukraine 15–17 July Hard | Austria 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Illya Marchenko Dennis Novak 7$^7$ 6$^3$ 5 7 6 3 6 2     2 Sergiy Stakhovsky Gerald Melzer 6 3 6 4 6 3       3 Denys Molchanov / Artem Smirnov Jürgen Melzer / Philipp Oswald 3 6 6$^7$ 7$^9$ 3 6       4 Illya Marchenko Jürgen Melzer 6 3 3 6 6 3 5 7 3 6   5 Sergiy Stakhovsky Dennis Novak 6 3 6 3 6$^8$ 7$^{10}$ 7 5 ||||

### Russia vs. Netherlands

| Russia 4 | National Tennis Centre, Moscow, Russia 15–17 July Hard | National Tennis Centre, Moscow, Russia 15–17 July Hard | Netherlands 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Andrey Rublev Robin Haase 7$^7$ 6$^2$ 6 3 6 4       2 Teymuraz Gabashvili Thiemo de Bakker 6$^3$ 7$^7$ 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 6 4 6 4     3 Andrey Rublev / Konstantin Kravchuk Robin Haase / Matwé Middelkoop 6 3 6 4 7 5       4 Konstantin Kravchuk Robin Haase 6 4 7$^7$ 6$^5$         5 Aslan Karatsev Matwé Middelkoop 6 4 1 6 4 6 ||||

### Hungary vs. Slovakia

| Hungary 0 | Europe Tennis Center, Budapest, Hungary 15–17 July Clay | Europe Tennis Center, Budapest, Hungary 15–17 July Clay | Slovakia 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Péter Nagy Andrej Martin 4 6 2 6 4 6       2 Márton Fucsovics Jozef Kovalík 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 4 6 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 1 6     3 Márton Fucsovics / Levente Gödry Andrej Martin / Igor Zelenay 2 6 2 6 3 6       4 Márton Fucsovics Andrej Martin           not played 5 Péter Nagy Jozef Kovalík           not played ||||

## First round play-offs
### Sweden vs. Netherlands

| Sweden 0 | Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden 16–18 September Clay | Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden 16–18 September Clay | Netherlands 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Elias Ymer Thiemo de Bakker 4 6 4 6 6 1 6 4 6$^2$ 7$^7$   2 Mikael Ymer Robin Haase 3 6 3 6 6$^{10}$ 7$^{12}$       3 Isak Arvidsson / Fred Simonsson Robin Haase / Jean-Julien Rojer 5 7 2 6 3 6       4 Isak Arvidsson Robin Haase 2 6 4 6         5 Mikael Ymer Tim van Rijthoven 7$^7$ 6$^1$ 6$^6$ 7$^8$ 2 6 ||||

## Second round play-offs
### Portugal vs. Slovenia

| Portugal 5 | Clube de Tenis de Viana, Viana do Castelo, Portugal 16–18 September Clay | Clube de Tenis de Viana, Viana do Castelo, Portugal 16–18 September Clay | Slovenia 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 João Sousa Tom Kočevar-Desman 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 7$^7$ 6$^3$ 6 2 6 1     2 Gastão Elias Grega Žemlja 6 4 7$^7$ 6$^1$ 6 4       3 Gastão Elias / João Sousa Tom Kočevar-Desman / Grega Žemlja 6 4 6 4 6 4       4 Pedro Sousa Tomislav Ternar 6 0 6 4         5 João Domingues Tom Kočevar-Desman 6 4 6 3 ||||

### Israel vs. Sweden

| Israel 3 | Canada Stadium, Ramat HaSharon, Israel 28–30 October Hard | Canada Stadium, Ramat HaSharon, Israel 28–30 October Hard | Sweden 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Amir Weintraub Elias Ymer 6 2 6 3 6 0       2 Dudi Sela Markus Eriksson 6 4 6 2 6 3       3 Jonathan Erlich / Dudi Sela Isak Arvidsson / Johan Brunström 6 4 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 4 6 6 1     4 Edan Leshem Isak Arvidsson 7 5 3 6 2 6       5 Amir Weintraub Markus Eriksson           not played ||||