# 2016 Davis Cup World Group play-offs

The 2016 Davis Cup World Group play-offs were held from 16 to 18 September. They were the main play-offs of the 2016 Davis Cup. The winners of the playoffs advanced to the 2017 Davis Cup World Group, and the losers were relegated to their respective Zonal Regions I.

## Teams

Bold indicates team had qualified for the 2017 Davis Cup World Group.

## Results summary

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. The draw took place on July 18 in London.
| Home team | Score | Visiting team | Location | Venue | Door | Surface |
| Uzbekistan | 2–3 | Switzerland | Tashkent | Olympic Tennis School | Outdoor | Clay |
| Belgium | 4–0 | Brazil | Ostend | Sleuyter Arena | Indoor | Hard |
| Australia | 3–0 | Slovakia | Sydney | NSW Tennis Centre | Outdoor | Grass |
| Canada | 5–0 | Chile | Halifax | Scotiabank Centre | Indoor | Hard |
| Russia | 3–1 | Kazakhstan | Moscow | National Tennis Center | Outdoor | Hard |
| India | 0–5 | Spain | New Delhi | R.K. Khanna Tennis Complex | Outdoor | Hard |
| Germany | 3–2 | Poland | Berlin | Rot-Weiss Tennis Club | Outdoor | Clay |
| Japan | 5–0 | Ukraine | Osaka | Utsubo Tennis Center | Outdoor | Hard |
* Australia, Belgium, Canada, Germany, Japan and Switzerland will remain in the World Group in 2017.
* Spain and Russia are promoted to the World Group in 2017.
* Brazil, Chile, India, Slovakia, Ukraine and Uzbekistan will remain in Zonal Group I in 2017.
* Kazakhstan and Poland are relegated to Zonal Group I in 2017.

## Playoff results
### Uzbekistan vs. Switzerland

| Uzbekistan 2 | Olympic Tennis School, Tashkent, Uzbekistan 16 – 18 September Clay | Olympic Tennis School, Tashkent, Uzbekistan 16 – 18 September Clay | Switzerland 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Denis Istomin Antoine Bellier 6 3 6 2 6 4       2 Sanjar Fayziev Henri Laaksonen 2 6 2 6 2 6       3 Farrukh Dustov / Denis Istomin Adrien Bossel / Henri Laaksonen 4 6 2 6 6$^2$ 7$^7$       4 Denis Istomin Henri Laaksonen 6$^3$ 7$^7$ 7$^8$ 6$^6$ 7$^8$ 6$^6$ 7 5     5 Jurabek Karimov Antoine Bellier 4 6 2 6 7$^8$ 6$^6$ 3 6 ||||

### Belgium vs. Brazil

| Belgium 4 | Sleuyter Arena, Ostend, Belgium 16 – 18 September Hard (i) | Sleuyter Arena, Ostend, Belgium 16 – 18 September Hard (i) | Brazil 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 David Goffin Thiago Monteiro 6 2 6 2 6 0       2 Steve Darcis Thomaz Bellucci 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 6 1 6 3 6 3     3 Ruben Bemelmans / Joris De Loore Marcelo Melo / Bruno Soares 3 6 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 4 6 6 4 6 4   4 Joris De Loore Thomaz Bellucci 6 3 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 6 2       5 Steve Darcis Thiago Monteiro           not played ||||

### Australia vs. Slovakia

| Australia 3 | NSW Tennis Centre, Sydney, Australia 16 – 18 September Grass | NSW Tennis Centre, Sydney, Australia 16 – 18 September Grass | Slovakia 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Nick Kyrgios Andrej Martin 6 3 6 2 6 4       2 Bernard Tomic Jozef Kovalík 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 6 4 6 4       3 Sam Groth / John Peers Andrej Martin / Igor Zelenay 6 4 6 2 6$^3$ 7$^7$ 7$^7$ 6$^2$     4 Sam Groth Jozef Kovalík           not played 5 Bernard Tomic Andrej Martin           not played ||||

### Canada vs. Chile

| Canada 5 | Scotiabank Centre, Halifax, Canada 16 – 18 September Hard (i) | Scotiabank Centre, Halifax, Canada 16 – 18 September Hard (i) | Chile 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Frank Dancevic Christian Garín 6 3 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 6 1 6 4     2 Vasek Pospisil Nicolás Jarry 6 1 5 7 7$^7$ 6$^2$ 6 3     3 Vasek Pospisil / Adil Shamasdin Nicolás Jarry / Hans Podlipnik 6 3 6 4 7$^8$ 6$^6$       4 Denis Shapovalov Christian Garín 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 6 4         5 Frank Dancevic Gonzalo Lama 6 4 6 4 ||||

### Russia vs. Kazakhstan

| Russia 3 | National Tennis Center, Moscow, Russia 16 – 18 September Hard | National Tennis Center, Moscow, Russia 16 – 18 September Hard | Kazakhstan 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Andrey Kuznetsov Aleksandr Nedovyesov 6 3 6 4 5 7 7 5     2 Evgeny Donskoy Mikhail Kukushkin 7$^9$ 6$^7$ 2 6 6 4 2 6 2 6   3 Konstantin Kravchuk / Andrey Rublev Andrey Golubev / Aleksandr Nedovyesov 6 3 6$^3$ 7$^7$ 6 2 7 5     4 Andrey Kuznetsov Mikhail Kukushkin 6 1 6 2 6 2       5 Evgeny Donskoy Aleksandr Nedovyesov           not played ||||
Friday games were moved to Saturday due to rain. The fifth set of the 2nd game was moved from Saturday to Sunday due to dark.

### India vs. Spain

| India 0 | R.K. Khanna Tennis Complex, New Delhi, India 16 – 18 September Hard | R.K. Khanna Tennis Complex, New Delhi, India 16 – 18 September Hard | Spain 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Ramkumar Ramanathan Feliciano López 4 6 4 6 6 3 1 6     2 Saketh Myneni David Ferrer 1 6 2 6 1 6       3 Saketh Myneni / Leander Paes Marc López / Rafael Nadal 6 4 6$^2$ 7$^7$ 4 6 4 6     4 Sumit Nagal Marc López 3 6 6 1 3 6       5 Ramkumar Ramanathan David Ferrer 2 6 2 6 ||||

### Germany vs. Poland

| Germany 3 | Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, Berlin, Germany 16 – 18 September Clay | Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, Berlin, Germany 16 – 18 September Clay | Poland 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jan-Lennard Struff Kamil Majchrzak 6$^8$ 7$^{10}$ 6 3 5 7 6 2 6 1   2 Florian Mayer Hubert Hurkacz 1 6 7$^8$ 6$^6$ 6 4 7 5     3 Daniel Brands / Daniel Masur Łukasz Kubot / Marcin Matkowski 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 6 3 3 6 4 6 2 6   4 Florian Mayer Kamil Majchrzak 2 6 6 4 2 6 3 6     5 Jan-Lennard Struff Hubert Hurkacz 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 6 4 6 1 ||||

### Japan vs. Ukraine

| Japan 5 | Utsubo Tennis Center, Osaka, Japan 16 – 18 September Hard | Utsubo Tennis Center, Osaka, Japan 16 – 18 September Hard | Ukraine 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Taro Daniel Sergiy Stakhovsky 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 6$^1$ 6 1       2 Yoshihito Nishioka Illya Marchenko 6 4 5 7 6 4 7 5     3 Kei Nishikori / Yūichi Sugita Artem Smirnov / Sergiy Stakhovsky 6 3 6 0 6 3       4 Taro Daniel Artem Smirnov 3 6 7 5 6 1       5 Yoshihito Nishioka Danylo Kalenichenko 6 2 6 2 ||||