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 comeback from Juan Martín del Potro against Marin Čilić in the fourth match.

Kosovo made its first appearance in the tournament.

World Group

Participating teams
ArgentinaAustraliaBelgiumCanada
CroatiaCzech RepublicFranceGermany
Great BritainItalyJapanKazakhstan
PolandSerbiaSwitzerlandUnited States

Seeds

  1. Great Britain (semifinals)
  2. Belgium (first round)
  3. Czech Republic (quarterfinals)
  4. Switzerland (first round)
  5. France (semifinals)
  6. Argentina (champions)
  7. Serbia (quarterfinals)
  8. Australia (first round)

Draw

First round 4–6 MarchQuarterfinals 15–17 JulySemifinals 16–18 SeptemberFinal 25–27 November
Birmingham, Great Britain (indoor hard)
1Great Britain3
Belgrade, Serbia (clay)
Japan1
1Great Britain3
Belgrade, Serbia (indoor hard)
7Serbia2
7Serbia3
Glasgow, Great Britain (indoor hard)
Kazakhstan2
1Great Britain2
Pesaro, Italy (indoor clay)
6Argentina3
4Switzerland0
Pesaro, Italy (clay)
Italy5
Italy1
Gdańsk, Poland (indoor hard)
6Argentina3
6Argentina3
Zagreb, Croatia (indoor hard)
Poland2
6Argentina3
Baie-Mahault, Guadeloupe, France (clay)
Croatia2
Canada0
Třinec, Czech Republic (indoor hard)
5France5
5France3
Hannover, Germany (indoor hard)
3Czech Republic1
Germany2
Zadar, Croatia (indoor hard)
3Czech Republic3
5France2
Kooyong, Australia (grass)
Croatia3
United States3
Portland, United States (hard)
8Australia1
United States2
Liège, Belgium (indoor clay)
Croatia3
Croatia3
2Belgium2

Final

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Croatia 2Arena Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia 25–27 November 2016 Hard (i)Argentina 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Croatia Argentina Marin Čilić Federico Delbonis 6 3 7 5 3 6 1 6 6 2 2 Croatia Argentina Ivo Karlović Juan Martín del Potro 4 6 78 66 3 6 5 7 3 Croatia Argentina Marin Čilić / Ivan Dodig Juan Martín del Potro / Leonardo Mayer 77 62 77 64 6 3 4 Croatia Argentina Marin Čilić Juan Martín del Potro 77 64 6 2 5 7 4 6 3 6 5 Croatia Argentina Ivo Karlović Federico Delbonis 3 6 4 6 2 6
1Croatia ArgentinaMarin Čilić Federico Delbonis6 37 53 61 66 2
2Croatia ArgentinaIvo Karlović Juan Martín del Potro4 678 663 65 7
3Croatia ArgentinaMarin Čilić / Ivan Dodig Juan Martín del Potro / Leonardo Mayer77 6277 646 3
4Croatia ArgentinaMarin Čilić Juan Martín del Potro77 646 25 74 63 6
5Croatia ArgentinaIvo Karlović Federico Delbonis3 64 62 6

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 Switzerland Belgium Australia Canada Kazakhstan Spain Germany JapanUnseeded teams Brazil Chile India Poland Russia Slovakia Ukraine Uzbekistan
Home teamScoreVisiting teamLocationVenueDoorSurface
Uzbekistan2–3SwitzerlandTashkentOlympic Tennis SchoolOutdoorClay
Belgium4–0BrazilOstendSleuyter ArenaIndoorHard
Australia3–0SlovakiaSydneyNSW Tennis CentreOutdoorGrass
Canada5–0ChileHalifaxScotiabank CentreIndoorHard
Russia3–1KazakhstanMoscowNational Tennis CenterOutdoorHard
India0–5SpainNew DelhiR.K. Khanna Tennis ComplexOutdoorHard
Germany3–2PolandBerlinRot-Weiss Tennis ClubOutdoorClay
Japan5–0UkraineOsakaUtsubo Tennis CenterOutdoorHard

Americas Zone

Group I

Seeds: All seeds received a bye into the second round. Brazil ColombiaRemaining nations: Barbados Chile Dominican Republic Ecuador

Draw

Second Round Play-offsFirst Round Play-offsFirst RoundSecond Round
1Brazil
byeBelo Horizonte, Brazil (indoor hard)
bye1Brazil3
BarbadosPortoviejo, Ecuador (clay)Ecuador1
Barbados0
Santo Domingo Este, Dominican Republic (hard)Ecuador5
Barbados2
Dominican Republic3Santiago, Chile (clay)
Chile5
Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic (clay)Dominican Republic0Iquique, Chile (clay)
Dominican Republic1Chile3
2Colombia42Colombia1
bye
2Colombia

Group II

Seeds: Uruguay Venezuela Mexico El SalvadorRemaining nations: Guatemala Paraguay Peru Puerto Rico

Draw

Play-offsFirst RoundSecond RoundThird Round
Lima, Peru (clay)
1Uruguay2
Guatemala City, Guatemala (hard)Peru3Lima, Peru (clay)
1Uruguay1Peru4
Guatemala4San Francisco de Campeche, MX (hard)3Mexico1
3Mexico3
Guatemala2Lima, Peru (clay)
Peru3
Santa Tecla, El Salvador (hard)2Venezuela2
Puerto Rico2
Asunción, Paraguay (clay)4El Salvador3Santa Tecla, El Salvador (hard)
Puerto Rico04El Salvador2
Paraguay5Valencia, Venezuela (hard)2Venezuela3
Paraguay0
2Venezuela5

Group III

Date: 11–16 July

Location: La Paz, Bolivia (clay)

Confirmed teams:

Inactive teams:

Format: Round-robin basis. Two pools of four and five teams, respectively (Pools A and B). 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 (shown in parentheses below).

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4
Bolivia (72)Bahamas (78)Honduras (85)Jamaica (88)Cuba (89)Costa Rica (91)Panama (102)Bermuda (114)Trinidad and Tobago (115)

Group A

BoliviaJamaicaCubaPanamaRR W–LMatches W–LSets W–LGames W–LStandings
Bolivia3–03–03–03–09–018–0109–351
Jamaica0–33–03–02–16–312–793–592
Cuba0–30–33–01–23–67–1268–793
Panama0–30–30–30–30–90–1811–1084

Group B

BahamasCosta RicaHondurasBermudaTrinidad and TobagoRR W–LMatches W–LSets W–LGames W–LStandings
Bahamas2–12–13–03–04–010–221–6149–941
Costa Rica1–22–12–13–03–18–419–11164–1332
Honduras1–21–23–02–12–27–517–13144–1273
Bermuda0–31–20–32−11–33–98–20106–1494
Trinidad and Tobago0–30–31–21−20–42–106–2187–1475

Play-offs

PlacingA TeamScoreB Team
PromotionalBolivia2–0Costa Rica
PromotionalJamaica0–2Bahamas
5th–6thCuba2–0Honduras
7th–8thPanama0–3Bermuda
9thN/A—Trinidad and Tobago

Bolivia and Bahamas promoted to Group II in 2017.

Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I

Seeds: All seeds received a bye into the second round. India UzbekistanRemaining nations: China New Zealand Pakistan South Korea

Draw

Second-round play-offsFirst-round play-offsFirst RoundSecond Round
1India
byeChandigarh, India (grass)
bye1India4
New ZealandSeoul, South Korea (hard)South Korea1
New Zealand1
Christchurch, New Zealand (indoor hard)South Korea3
New Zealand5
Pakistan0Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay)
Pakistan0
China5Tashkent, Uzbekistan (clay)
PakistanChina2
bye2Uzbekistan3
bye
2Uzbekistan

Group II

Seeds: Chinese Taipei Thailand Philippines IndonesiaRemaining nations: Kuwait Malaysia Sri Lanka Vietnam

Draw

Play-offsFirst RoundSecond RoundThird Round
Kaohsiung, Taiwan (hard)
1Chinese Taipei4
Mishref, Kuwait City (hard)Malaysia1Manila, Philippines (indoor clay)
Malaysia11Chinese Taipei3
Kuwait4Pasig, Philippines (indoor clay)3Philippines1
3Philippines5
Kuwait0Nonthaburi, Thailand (hard)
1Chinese Taipei3
Surakarta, Indonesia (hard)2Thailand2
Vietnam3
Surakarta, Indonesia (hard)4Indonesia2Nonthaburi, Thailand (hard)
4Indonesia5Vietnam0
Sri Lanka0Nonthaburi, Thailand (hard)Thailand5
Sri Lanka2
2Thailand3

Group III

Davis cup in Tehran (15 July 2016)

Date: 11–16 July

Location: Tehran, Iran (clay)

Confirmed teams:

Format: Round-robin basis. Two pools of four and five teams, respectively (Pools A and B). 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 (shown in parentheses below).

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4
Iran (87)Syria (90)Lebanon (93)Turkmenistan (95)Hong Kong (96)Cambodia (97)Pacific Oceania (99)Qatar (100)Singapore (103)

Group A

IranHong KongPacific OceaniaTurkmenistanRR W–LMatches W–LSets W–LGames W–LStandings
Iran2–13–03–03–08–116–2108–601
Hong Kong1–23–02–12–16–313–7107–782
Pacific Oceania0–30–32–11–22–75–1469–1023
Turkmenistan0–31–21–20–32–74–1559–1034

Group B

LebanonSyriaQatarCambodiaSingaporeRR W–LMatches W–LSets W–LGames W–LStandings
Lebanon3–03–03–03–04–012–024–1153–791
Syria0–32–13–03–03–18–417–11149–1252
Qatar0–31–23–03–02–27–517–13161–1583
Cambodia0–30–30–32–11–32–107–20111–1534
Singapore0–30–30–31–20–41–113–2397–1565

Play-offs

PlacingA TeamScoreB Team
PromotionalIran2–1Syria
PromotionalHong Kong2–1Lebanon
5thN/A—Qatar
RelegationPacific Oceania3–0Singapore
RelegationTurkmenistan2–1Cambodia

Iran and Hong Kong promoted to Group II in 2017.

Singapore and Cambodia relegated to Group IV in 2017.

Group IV

Date: 13–16 July

Location: Amman, Jordan (clay)

Confirmed teams:

Inactive teams:

Format: Round-robin basis. Two pools of four and five teams, respectively (Pools A and B). 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 (shown in parentheses below).

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4
United Arab Emirates (98)Jordan (106)Saudi Arabia (107)Iraq (116)Bahrain (117)Oman (120)Mongolia (121)Myanmar (124)Tajikistan (–)

Group A

United Arab EmiratesOmanSaudi ArabiaMyanmarRR W–LMatches W–LSets W–LGames W–LStandings
United Arab Emirates3–03–03–03–09–018–2117–721
Oman3–01–22–11–23–69–1382–1092
Saudi Arabia0–32–11–21–23–68–1499–1053
Myanmar0–31–22–11–23–68–1497–1094

Group B

JordanBahrainIraqTajikistanMongoliaRR W–LMatches W–LSets W–LGames W–LStandings
Jordan3–03–03–03–04–012–024–1149–541
Bahrain0–33–02–12–13–17–515–12132–1112
Iraq0–30–32–12–12–24–88–1688–1143
Tajikistan0–31–21–23–01–35–711–15100–1274
Mongolia0–31–21–20–30–42–106–2074–1375

Play-offs

PlacingA TeamScoreB Team
PromotionalUnited Arab Emirates3–0Bahrain
PromotionalOman1–2Jordan
5th–6thSaudi Arabia0–3Iraq
7th–8thMyanmar2–1Tajikistan
9thN/A—Mongolia

United Arab Emirates and Jordan promoted to Group III in 2017.

Europe/Africa Zone

Group I

Seeds: Spain Slovakia Netherlands UkraineRemaining nations: Austria Hungary Israel Portugal Romania Russia Slovenia Sweden
Austria Hungary Israel PortugalRomania Russia Slovenia Sweden

Draw

Second Round Play-offsFirst Round Play-offsFirst RoundSecond Round
1Spain
Cluj-Napoca, Romania (indoor hard)
bye
bye1Spain4
Arad, Romania (indoor hard)
SloveniaRomania1
Romania4
Viana do Castelo, Portugal (clay)
Slovenia1
Slovenia0
Portugal5
4Ukraine
Kyiv, Ukraine (hard)
bye
bye4Ukraine3
Guimarães, Portugal (indoor hard)
PortugalAustria2
Portugal1
Austria4
Kazan, Russia (indoor hard)
Russia5
Båstad, Sweden (clay)Moscow, Russia (hard)
Sweden0
Sweden0Russia4
3Netherlands53Netherlands1
bye
Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard)
3Netherlands
Sweden1
Budapest, Hungary (indoor clay)
Israel3
Hungary3
Budapest, Hungary (clay)
Israel2
IsraelHungary0
bye2Slovakia3
bye
2Slovakia

Group II

Seeds: Lithuania Denmark Belarus Bulgaria Bosnia and Herzegovina Latvia Finland South AfricaRemaining nations: Egypt Georgia Luxembourg Monaco Norway Tunisia Turkey Zimbabwe

Draw

Play-offsFirst RoundSecond RoundThird Round
Šiauliai, Lithuania (indoor hard)
1Lithuania3
Capellen, Luxembourg (hard)Kaunas, Lithuania (clay)
Norway2
Norway31Lithuania3
Centurion, South Africa (hard)
Luxembourg28South Africa2
8South Africa5
Vilnius, Lithuania (indoor hard)
Luxembourg0
1Lithuania0
Ankara, Turkey (indoor hard)
5Bosnia and Herzegovina5
4Bulgaria2
Tunis, Tunisia (hard)Bihać, Bosnia and Herzegovina (clay)
Turkey3
4Bulgaria2Turkey1
Zenica, Bosnia and Herz. (indoor carpet)
Tunisia35Bosnia and Herzegovina3
5Bosnia and Herzegovina3
Tunisia1
Daugavpils, Latvia (indoor hard)
Monaco2
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, Monaco (clay)Minsk, Belarus (hard)
6Latvia3
Monaco36Latvia1
Cairo, Egypt (clay)
Egypt13Belarus4
Egypt1
Minsk, Belarus (hard)
3Belarus3
3Belarus4
Kittilä, Finland (indoor hard)
2Denmark1
Zimbabwe1
Tbilisi, Georgia (hard)Kongens Lyngby, Den. (indoor carpet)
7Finland4
Zimbabwe27Finland2
Tbilisi, Georgia (indoor carpet)
Georgia32Denmark3
Georgia0
2Denmark5

Group III Europe

Date: 2–5 March

Location: Tallinn, Estonia (indoor hard)

Format: Round-robin basis. Four pools of four teams (Pools A, B, C and D). 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 (shown in parentheses below).

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4
Moldova (52)Ireland (64)Cyprus (69)Estonia (72)Macedonia (84)Montenegro (91)Malta (95)Greece (100)Liechtenstein (107)San Marino (109)Armenia (117)Iceland (118)Albania (124)Andorra (126)Kosovo (–)

Groups:

Group A

MoldovaMaltaSan MarinoRR W–LMatches W–LSets W–LGames W–LStandings
Moldova3–03–02–06–012–072–181
Malta0–32–11–12–44–847–552
San Marino0–31–20–21–52–1026–723

Group B

IrelandMacedoniaArmeniaAlbaniaRR W–LMatches W–LSets W–LGames W–LStandings
Ireland2–13–03–03–08–117–2108–391
Macedonia1–23–03–02–17–214–5100–612
Armenia0–30–32–11–22–75–1458–943
Albania0–30–31–20–31–82–1736–1084

Group C

CyprusMontenegroAndorraIcelandRR W–LMatches W–LSets W–LGames W–LStandings
Cyprus3–03–02–13–08–117–3115–521
Montenegro0–32–12–12–14–58–1289–1002
Andorra0–31–22–11–23–69–1286–1063
Iceland1–21–21–20–33–66–1367–994

Group D

EstoniaGreeceLiechtensteinKosovoRR W–LMatches W–LSets W–LGames W–LStandings
Estonia3–03–03–03–09–018–0109–181
Greece0–33–03–02–16–312–675–632
Liechtenstein0–30–33–01–23–66–1262–853
Kosovo0–30–30–30–30–90–1828–1084

Play-offs

PlacingA TeamScoreD Team
Placing A Team Score D Team Promotional Moldova 0–2 Estonia 5th–8th Malta 1–2 Greece 9th–12th San Marino 1–2 Liechtenstein 13th–15th N/A — KosovoPlacing B Team Score C Team Promotional Ireland 0–2 Cyprus 5th–8th Macedonia 2–0 Montenegro 9th–12th Armenia 1–2 Andorra 13th–15th Albania 0–3 Iceland
PromotionalMoldova0–2Estonia
5th–8thMalta1–2Greece
9th–12thSan Marino1–2Liechtenstein
13th–15thN/A—Kosovo
PlacingB TeamScoreC Team
PromotionalIreland0–2Cyprus
5th–8thMacedonia2–0Montenegro
9th–12thArmenia1–2Andorra
13th–15thAlbania0–3Iceland

Cyprus and Estonia promoted to Group II in 2017.

Group III Africa

Date: 11–16 July

Location: Antananarivo, Madagascar (clay)

Confirmed teams:

Inactive teams:

Format: Round-robin basis. Two pools of five teams (Pools A and B). 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 (shown in parentheses below).

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4Pot 5
Morocco (68)Algeria (80)Benin (83)Namibia (84)Madagascar (101)Mozambique (105)Nigeria (113)Botswana (119)Cameroon (122)Kenya (127)

Group A

MoroccoNamibiaNigeriaCameroonMozambiqueRR W–LMatches W–LSets W–LGames W–LStandings
Morocco3–02–13–03–04–011–122–4148–661
Namibia0–32–13–03–03–18–416–10127–1052
Nigeria1–21–23–03–02–28–417–8125–1053
Cameroon0–30–30–33–01–33–99–18118–1344
Mozambique0–30–30–30–30–40–120–2436–1445

Group B

MadagascarBeninKenyaAlgeriaBotswanaRR W–LMatches W–LSets W–LGames W–LStandings
Madagascar2–13–03–03–04–011–122–6151–861
Benin1–22–13–03–03–19–321–6150–932
Kenya0–31–23–02–12–26–614–14127–1293
Algeria0–30–30–32–11–32–105–2290–1494
Botswana0–30–31–21–20–42–106–2082–1435

Play-offs

PlacingA TeamScoreB Team
PromotionalMorocco2–0Benin
PromotionalNamibia0–2Madagascar
5th–6thNigeria2–1Kenya
7th–8thCameroon0–2Algeria
9th–10thMozambique0–2Botswana

Morocco and Madagascar promoted to Group II in 2017.

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