# 2016 Davis Cup World Group

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

* Great Britain (semifinals)
* Belgium (first round)
* Czech Republic (quarterfinals)
* Switzerland (first round)
* France (semifinals)
* Argentina (champions)
* Serbia (quarterfinals)
* Australia (first round)

### Draw

| First round 4–6 March | First round 4–6 March | First round 4–6 March | Quarterfinals 15–17 July | Quarterfinals 15–17 July | Quarterfinals 15–17 July | Semifinals 16–18 September | Semifinals 16–18 September | Semifinals 16–18 September | Final 25–27 November | Final 25–27 November | Final 25–27 November |
| Birmingham, Great Britain (indoor hard) | Birmingham, Great Britain (indoor hard) | Birmingham, Great Britain (indoor hard) | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Great Britain | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Great Britain | 3 | Belgrade, Serbia (clay) | Belgrade, Serbia (clay) | Belgrade, Serbia (clay) | | | | | | |
| | Japan | 1 | Belgrade, Serbia (clay) | Belgrade, Serbia (clay) | Belgrade, Serbia (clay) | | | | | | |
| | Japan | 1 | 1 | Great Britain | 3 | | | | | | |
| Belgrade, Serbia (indoor hard) | Belgrade, Serbia (indoor hard) | Belgrade, Serbia (indoor hard) | 1 | Great Britain | 3 | | | | | | |
| Belgrade, Serbia (indoor hard) | Belgrade, Serbia (indoor hard) | Belgrade, Serbia (indoor hard) | 7 | Serbia | 2 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Serbia | 3 | 7 | Serbia | 2 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Serbia | 3 | | | | Glasgow, Great Britain (indoor hard) | Glasgow, Great Britain (indoor hard) | Glasgow, Great Britain (indoor hard) | | | |
| | Kazakhstan | 2 | | | | Glasgow, Great Britain (indoor hard) | Glasgow, Great Britain (indoor hard) | Glasgow, Great Britain (indoor hard) | | | |
| | Kazakhstan | 2 | | | | 1 | Great Britain | 2 | | | |
| Pesaro, Italy (indoor clay) | Pesaro, Italy (indoor clay) | Pesaro, Italy (indoor clay) | | | | 1 | Great Britain | 2 | | | |
| Pesaro, Italy (indoor clay) | Pesaro, Italy (indoor clay) | Pesaro, Italy (indoor clay) | | | | 6 | Argentina | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Switzerland | 0 | | | | 6 | Argentina | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Switzerland | 0 | Pesaro, Italy (clay) | Pesaro, Italy (clay) | Pesaro, Italy (clay) | | | | | | |
| | Italy | 5 | Pesaro, Italy (clay) | Pesaro, Italy (clay) | Pesaro, Italy (clay) | | | | | | |
| | Italy | 5 | | Italy | 1 | | | | | | |
| Gdańsk, Poland (indoor hard) | Gdańsk, Poland (indoor hard) | Gdańsk, Poland (indoor hard) | | Italy | 1 | | | | | | |
| Gdańsk, Poland (indoor hard) | Gdańsk, Poland (indoor hard) | Gdańsk, Poland (indoor hard) | 6 | Argentina | 3 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Argentina | 3 | 6 | Argentina | 3 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Argentina | 3 | | | | | | | Zagreb, Croatia (indoor hard) | Zagreb, Croatia (indoor hard) | Zagreb, Croatia (indoor hard) |
| | Poland | 2 | | | | | | | Zagreb, Croatia (indoor hard) | Zagreb, Croatia (indoor hard) | Zagreb, Croatia (indoor hard) |
| | Poland | 2 | | | | | | | 6 | Argentina | 3 |
| Baie-Mahault, Guadeloupe, France (clay) | Baie-Mahault, Guadeloupe, France (clay) | Baie-Mahault, Guadeloupe, France (clay) | | | | | | | 6 | Argentina | 3 |
| Baie-Mahault, Guadeloupe, France (clay) | Baie-Mahault, Guadeloupe, France (clay) | Baie-Mahault, Guadeloupe, France (clay) | | | | | | | | Croatia | 2 |
| | Canada | 0 | | | | | | | | Croatia | 2 |
| | Canada | 0 | Třinec, Czech Republic (indoor hard) | Třinec, Czech Republic (indoor hard) | Třinec, Czech Republic (indoor hard) | | | | | | |
| 5 | France | 5 | Třinec, Czech Republic (indoor hard) | Třinec, Czech Republic (indoor hard) | Třinec, Czech Republic (indoor hard) | | | | | | |
| 5 | France | 5 | 5 | France | 3 | | | | | | |
| Hannover, Germany (indoor hard) | Hannover, Germany (indoor hard) | Hannover, Germany (indoor hard) | 5 | France | 3 | | | | | | |
| Hannover, Germany (indoor hard) | Hannover, Germany (indoor hard) | Hannover, Germany (indoor hard) | 3 | Czech Republic | 1 | | | | | | |
| | Germany | 2 | 3 | Czech Republic | 1 | | | | | | |
| | Germany | 2 | | | | Zadar, Croatia (indoor hard) | Zadar, Croatia (indoor hard) | Zadar, Croatia (indoor hard) | | | |
| 3 | Czech Republic | 3 | | | | Zadar, Croatia (indoor hard) | Zadar, Croatia (indoor hard) | Zadar, Croatia (indoor hard) | | | |
| 3 | Czech Republic | 3 | | | | 5 | France | 2 | | | |
| Kooyong, Australia (grass) | Kooyong, Australia (grass) | Kooyong, Australia (grass) | | | | 5 | France | 2 | | | |
| Kooyong, Australia (grass) | Kooyong, Australia (grass) | Kooyong, Australia (grass) | | | | | Croatia | 3 | | | |
| | United States | 3 | | | | | Croatia | 3 | | | |
| | United States | 3 | Beaverton, United States (hard) | Beaverton, United States (hard) | Beaverton, United States (hard) | | | | | | |
| 8 | Australia | 1 | Beaverton, United States (hard) | Beaverton, United States (hard) | Beaverton, United States (hard) | | | | | | |
| 8 | Australia | 1 | United States | United States | 2 | | | | | | |
| Liège, Belgium (indoor clay) | Liège, Belgium (indoor clay) | Liège, Belgium (indoor clay) | United States | United States | 2 | | | | | | |
| Liège, Belgium (indoor clay) | Liège, Belgium (indoor clay) | Liège, Belgium (indoor clay) | Croatia | Croatia | 3 | | | | | | |
| | Croatia | 3 | Croatia | Croatia | 3 | | | | | | |
| 2 | Belgium | 2 | | | | | | | | | |

## First round
### Great Britain vs. Japan

| Great Britain 3 | Barclaycard Arena, Birmingham, Great Britain 4–6 March 2016 Hard (i) | Barclaycard Arena, Birmingham, Great Britain 4–6 March 2016 Hard (i) | Japan 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Andy Murray Taro Daniel 6 1 6 3 6 1       2 Daniel Evans Kei Nishikori 3 6 5 7 6$^3$ 7$^7$       3 Andy Murray / Jamie Murray Yoshihito Nishioka / Yasutaka Uchiyama 6 3 6 2 6 4       4 Andy Murray Kei Nishikori 7 5 7$^8$ 6$^6$ 3 6 4 6 6 3   5 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 4–6 March 2016 Hard (i) | Pionir Hall, Belgrade, Serbia 4–6 March 2016 Hard (i) | Kazakhstan 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Novak Djokovic Aleksandr Nedovyesov 6 1 6 2 6 3       2 Viktor Troicki Mikhail Kukushkin 5 7 2 6 4 6       3 Novak Djokovic / Nenad Zimonjić Andrey Golubev / Aleksandr Nedovyesov 3 6 6$^3$ 7$^7$ 5 7       4 Novak Djokovic Mikhail Kukushkin 6$^6$ 7$^8$ 7$^7$ 6$^3$ 4 6 6 3 6 2   5 Viktor Troicki Aleksandr Nedovyesov 6 2 6 3 6 4 ||||

### Italy vs. Switzerland

| Italy 5 | Adriatic Arena, Pesaro, Italy 4–6 March 2016 Clay (i) | Adriatic Arena, Pesaro, Italy 4–6 March 2016 Clay (i) | Switzerland 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Paolo Lorenzi Marco Chiudinelli 7$^{16}$ 6$^{14}$ 6 3 4 6 5 7 7 5   2 Andreas Seppi Henri Laaksonen 7 5 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 3 6 6 3     3 Simone Bolelli / Andreas Seppi Marco Chiudinelli / Henri Laaksonen 6 3 6 1 6 3       4 Marco Cecchinato Adrien Bossel 6 3 7 5         5 Paolo Lorenzi Antoine Bellier 6 3 6 2 ||||

### Poland vs. Argentina

| Poland 2 | Ergo Arena, Gdańsk, Poland 4–6 March 2016 Hard (i) | Ergo Arena, Gdańsk, Poland 4–6 March 2016 Hard (i) | Argentina 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Michał Przysiężny Guido Pella 1 6 4 6 6$^5$ 7$^7$       2 Hubert Hurkacz Leonardo Mayer 2 6 6$^3$ 7$^7$ 2 6       3 Łukasz Kubot / Marcin Matkowski Carlos Berlocq / Renzo Olivo 6 3 6 4 6 4       4 Michał Przysiężny Leonardo Mayer 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 2 6 3 6     5 Hubert Hurkacz Renzo Olivo 4 6 7$^8$ 6$^6$ 6 4 ||||

### France vs. Canada

| France 5 | Vélodrome Amédée Détraux, Baie-Mahault, Guadeloupe, France 4–6 March 2016 Clay | Vélodrome Amédée Détraux, Baie-Mahault, Guadeloupe, France 4–6 March 2016 Clay | Canada 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Gaël Monfils Frank Dancevic 6 3 6 1 6 3       2 Gilles Simon Vasek Pospisil 7 5 6 3 6 3       3 Richard Gasquet / Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Philip Bester / Vasek Pospisil 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 6 1 7$^7$ 6$^4$       4 Richard Gasquet Philip Bester 6 1 7$^7$ 6$^4$         5 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Frank Dancevic 6$^7$ 7$^9$          retired ||||

### Germany vs. Czech Republic

| Germany 2 | TUI Arena, Hannover, Germany 4–6 March 2016 Hard (i) | TUI Arena, Hannover, Germany 4–6 March 2016 Hard (i) | Czech Republic 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Philipp Kohlschreiber Lukáš Rosol 3 6 6 3 6 4 2 6 6 3   2 Alexander Zverev Tomáš Berdych 6$^6$ 7$^8$ 6 1 6 4 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 4 6   3 Philipp Kohlschreiber / Philipp Petzschner Tomáš Berdych / Radek Štěpánek 6$^7$ 7$^9$ 5 7 4 6       4 Philipp Kohlschreiber Tomáš Berdych 6 3 7 5        retired 5 Alexander Zverev Lukáš Rosol 2 6 3 6 1 6 ||||

### Australia vs. United States

| Australia 1 | Kooyong Stadium, Melbourne, Australia 4–6 March 2016 Grass | Kooyong Stadium, Melbourne, Australia 4–6 March 2016 Grass | United States 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Sam Groth John Isner 6$^2$ 7$^7$ 2 6 2 6       2 Bernard Tomic Jack Sock 7$^7$ 6$^2$ 6 3 3 6 6 4     3 Lleyton Hewitt / John Peers Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 3 6 3 6 6 4 6 4 3 6   4 Bernard Tomic John Isner 4 6 4 6 7 5 6$^4$ 7$^7$     5 Sam Groth Jack Sock           not played ||||

### Belgium vs. Croatia

| Belgium 2 | Country Hall Ethias Liège, Liège, Belgium 4–6 March 2016 Clay (i) | Country Hall Ethias Liège, Liège, Belgium 4–6 March 2016 Clay (i) | Croatia 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Kimmer Coppejans Marin Čilić 5 7 3 6 5 7       2 David Goffin Borna Ćorić 6 3 6 2 2 6 3 6 6 3   3 Ruben Bemelmans / David Goffin Ivan Dodig / Franko Škugor 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 3 6 1 6       4 David Goffin Marin Čilić 6 4 6 4 3 6 7 5     5 Kimmer Coppejans Borna Ćorić 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 2 6 2 6 ||||

## Quarterfinals
### Serbia vs. Great Britain

| Serbia 2 | Tašmajdan Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia 15–17 July 2016 Clay | Tašmajdan Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia 15–17 July 2016 Clay | Great Britain 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Janko Tipsarević Kyle Edmund 3 6 4 6 0 6       2 Dušan Lajović James Ward 6 1 6 3 6 2       3 Filip Krajinović / Nenad Zimonjić Dominic Inglot / Jamie Murray 1 6 7$^7$ 6$^2$ 3 6 4 6     4 Dušan Lajović Kyle Edmund 3 6 4 6 6$^5$ 7$^7$       5 Janko Tipsarević James Ward 6 2 3 6 7 5 ||||

### Italy vs. Argentina

| Italy 1 | Circolo Tennis Baratoff, Pesaro, Italy 15–17 July 2016 Clay | Circolo Tennis Baratoff, Pesaro, Italy 15–17 July 2016 Clay | Argentina 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Andreas Seppi Federico Delbonis 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 6 3 3 6 6$^3$ 7$^7$     2 Fabio Fognini Juan Mónaco 6 1 6 1 7 5       3 Fabio Fognini / Paolo Lorenzi Juan Martín del Potro / Guido Pella 1 6 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 6 3 6 3 4 6   4 Fabio Fognini Federico Delbonis 4 6 5 7 6 3 5 7     5 Andreas Seppi Juan Mónaco           not played ||||

### Czech Republic vs. France

| Czech Republic 1 | Werk Arena, Třinec, Czech Republic 15–17 July 2016 Hard (i) | Werk Arena, Třinec, Czech Republic 15–17 July 2016 Hard (i) | France 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Lukáš Rosol Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6 4 3 6 4 6 7$^{10}$ 6$^8$ 6 4   2 Jiří Veselý Lucas Pouille 6$^2$ 7$^7$ 4 6 5 7       3 Lukáš Rosol / Radek Štěpánek Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut 1 6 6 3 3 6 6 4 4 6   4 Jiří Veselý Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6 4 6$^3$ 7$^7$ 4 6 5 7     5 Lukáš Rosol Lucas Pouille           not played ||||

### United States vs. Croatia

| United States 2 | Howard M. Terpenning Recreation Complex, Beaverton, United States 15–17 July 2016 Hard | Howard M. Terpenning Recreation Complex, Beaverton, United States 15–17 July 2016 Hard | Croatia 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jack Sock Marin Čilić 4 6 3 6 6 3 6 4 6 4   2 John Isner Borna Ćorić 6 4 6 4 6 3       3 Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan Marin Čilić / Ivan Dodig 2 6 6 2 2 6 4 6     4 John Isner Marin Čilić 6$^9$ 7$^{11}$ 3 6 4 6       5 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 16–18 September 2016 Hard (i) | Commonwealth Arena, Glasgow, Great Britain 16–18 September 2016 Hard (i) | Argentina 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Andy Murray Juan Martín del Potro 4 6 7 5 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 3 6 4 6   2 Kyle Edmund Guido Pella 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 4 6 3 6 2 6     3 Andy Murray / Jamie Murray Juan Martín del Potro / Leonardo Mayer 6 1 3 6 6 4 6 4     4 Andy Murray Guido Pella 6 3 6 2 6 3       5 Daniel Evans Leonardo Mayer 6 4 3 6 2 6 4 6 ||||

### Croatia vs. France

| Croatia 3 | Krešimir Ćosić Hall, Zadar, Croatia 16–18 September 2016 Hard (i) | Krešimir Ćosić Hall, Zadar, Croatia 16–18 September 2016 Hard (i) | France 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Borna Ćorić Richard Gasquet 2 6 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 1 6       2 Marin Čilić Lucas Pouille 6 1 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 2 6 6 2     3 Marin Čilić / Ivan Dodig Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut 7$^8$ 6$^6$ 5 7 7$^8$ 6$^6$ 6 3     4 Marin Čilić Richard Gasquet 6 3 6 2 7 5       5 Marin Draganja Lucas Pouille 4 6 4 6 ||||

## Final
### Croatia vs. Argentina

| Croatia 2 | Arena Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia 25–27 November 2016 Hard (i) | Arena Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia 25–27 November 2016 Hard (i) | Argentina 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Marin Čilić Federico Delbonis 6 3 7 5 3 6 1 6 6 2   2 Ivo Karlović Juan Martín del Potro 4 6 7$^8$ 6$^6$ 3 6 5 7     3 Marin Čilić / Ivan Dodig Juan Martín del Potro / Leonardo Mayer 7$^7$ 6$^2$ 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 6 3       4 Marin Čilić Juan Martín del Potro 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 6 2 5 7 4 6 3 6   5 Ivo Karlović Federico Delbonis 3 6 4 6 2 6 ||||