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2016 Davis Cup

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2016 Davis Cup
Argentina won their first Davis Cup title
Argentinawon their first Davis Cup title
Details
Duration2 March – 27 November 2016
Edition105th
Champion
Winning nationArgentina
2015
2017

The2016 Davis Cupwas the 105th edition of theDavis Cup,a tournament between national teams in men's tennis. It was sponsored byBNP 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.[1][2]Argentinawon their first Davis Cup title, after 4 runner-up finishes, defeatingCroatiain the final.Federico DelbonisdefeatedIvo Karlovićin the final match to give Argentina its first Davis Cup title,[3]after a comeback fromJuan Martín del PotroagainstMarin Čilićin the fourth match.[4]

World Group

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Participating teams

Argentina

Australia

Belgium

Canada

Croatia

Czech Republic

France

Germany

Great Britain

Italy

Japan

Kazakhstan

Poland

Serbia

Switzerland

United States

Seeds

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  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

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First round
4–6 March
Quarterfinals
15–17 July
Semifinals
16–18 September
Final
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
2
Arena Zagreb,Zagreb,Croatia[5]
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

World Group play-offs

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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 the2017 World Group.

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

Americas Zone

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Group I

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Draw

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Group II

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Draw

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Group III

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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 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

Group A

Bolivia Jamaica Cuba Panama RR W–L Matches W–L Sets W–L Games W–L Standings
Bolivia 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 9–0 18–0 109–35 1
Jamaica 0–3 3–0 3–0 2–1 6–3 12–7 93–59 2
Cuba 0–3 0–3 3–0 1–2 3–6 7–12 68–79 3
Panama 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–9 0–18 11–108 4

Group B

Bahamas Costa Rica Honduras Bermuda Trinidad and Tobago RR W–L Matches W–L Sets W–L Games W–L Standings
Bahamas 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 4–0 10–2 21–6 149–94 1
Costa Rica 1–2 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–1 8–4 19–11 164–133 2
Honduras 1–2 1–2 3–0 2–1 2–2 7–5 17–13 144–127 3
Bermuda 0–3 1–2 0–3 2−1 1–3 3–9 8–20 106–149 4
Trinidad and Tobago 0–3 0–3 1–2 1−2 0–4 2–10 6–21 87–147 5

Play-offs

Placing A Team Score B Team
Promotional Bolivia 2–0 Costa Rica
Promotional Jamaica 0–2 Bahamas
5th–6th Cuba 2–0 Honduras
7th–8th Panama 0–3 Bermuda
9th N/A Trinidad and Tobago

BoliviaandBahamaspromoted to Group II in 2017.

Asia/Oceania Zone

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Group I

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Draw

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Group II

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Draw

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Group III

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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 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
  1. Iran(87)
  2. Syria(90)

Group A

Iran Hong Kong Pacific Oceania Turkmenistan RR W–L Matches W–L Sets W–L Games W–L Standings
Iran 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 8–1 16–2 108–60 1
Hong Kong 1–2 3–0 2–1 2–1 6–3 13–7 107–78 2
Pacific Oceania 0–3 0–3 2–1 1–2 2–7 5–14 69–102 3
Turkmenistan 0–3 1–2 1–2 0–3 2–7 4–15 59–103 4

Group B

Lebanon Syria Qatar Cambodia Singapore RR W–L Matches W–L Sets W–L Games W–L Standings
Lebanon 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 4–0 12–0 24–1 153–79 1
Syria 0–3 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–1 8–4 17–11 149–125 2
Qatar 0–3 1–2 3–0 3–0 2–2 7–5 17–13 161–158 3
Cambodia 0–3 0–3 0–3 2–1 1–3 2–10 7–20 111–153 4
Singapore 0–3 0–3 0–3 1–2 0–4 1–11 3–23 97–156 5

Play-offs

Placing A Team Score B Team
Promotional Iran 2–1 Syria
Promotional Hong Kong 2–1 Lebanon
5th N/A Qatar
Relegation Pacific Oceania 3–0 Singapore
Relegation Turkmenistan 2–1 Cambodia

IranandHong Kongpromoted to Group II in 2017.

SingaporeandCambodiarelegated to Group IV in 2017.

Group IV

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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 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
  1. Bahrain(117)
  2. Oman(120)

Group A

United Arab Emirates Oman Saudi Arabia Myanmar RR W–L Matches W–L Sets W–L Games W–L Standings
United Arab Emirates 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 9–0 18–2 117–72 1
Oman 3–0 1–2 2–1 1–2 3–6 9–13 82–109 2
Saudi Arabia 0–3 2–1 1–2 1–2 3–6 8–14 99–105 3
Myanmar 0–3 1–2 2–1 1–2 3–6 8–14 97–109 4

Group B

Jordan Bahrain Iraq Tajikistan Mongolia RR W–L Matches W–L Sets W–L Games W–L Standings
Jordan 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 4–0 12–0 24–1 149–54 1
Bahrain 0–3 3–0 2–1 2–1 3–1 7–5 15–12 132–111 2
Iraq 0–3 0–3 2–1 2–1 2–2 4–8 8–16 88–114 3
Tajikistan 0–3 1–2 1–2 3–0 1–3 5–7 11–15 100–127 4
Mongolia 0–3 1–2 1–2 0–3 0–4 2–10 6–20 74–137 5

Play-offs

Placing A Team Score B Team
Promotional United Arab Emirates 3–0 Bahrain
Promotional Oman 1–2 Jordan
5th–6th Saudi Arabia 0–3 Iraq
7th–8th Myanmar 2–1 Tajikistan
9th N/A Mongolia

United Arab EmiratesandJordanpromoted to Group III in 2017.

Europe/Africa Zone

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Group I

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Draw

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Group II

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Draw

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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

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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 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
  1. Albania(124)
  2. Andorra(126)
  3. Kosovo(–)

Groups:

Group A

Moldova Malta San Marino RR W–L Matches W–L Sets W–L Games W–L Standings
Moldova 3–0 3–0 2–0 6–0 12–0 72–18 1
Malta 0–3 2–1 1–1 2–4 4–8 47–55 2
San Marino 0–3 1–2 0–2 1–5 2–10 26–72 3

Group B

Ireland Macedonia Armenia Albania RR W–L Matches W–L Sets W–L Games W–L Standings
Ireland 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 8–1 17–2 108–39 1
Macedonia 1–2 3–0 3–0 2–1 7–2 14–5 100–61 2
Armenia 0–3 0–3 2–1 1–2 2–7 5–14 58–94 3
Albania 0–3 0–3 1–2 0–3 1–8 2–17 36–108 4

Group C

Cyprus Montenegro Andorra Iceland RR W–L Matches W–L Sets W–L Games W–L Standings
Cyprus 3–0 3–0 2–1 3–0 8–1 17–3 115–52 1
Montenegro 0–3 2–1 2–1 2–1 4–5 8–12 89–100 2
Andorra 0–3 1–2 2–1 1–2 3–6 9–12 86–106 3
Iceland 1–2 1–2 1–2 0–3 3–6 6–13 67–99 4

Group D

Estonia Greece Liechtenstein Kosovo RR W–L Matches W–L Sets W–L Games W–L Standings
Estonia 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 9–0 18–0 109–18 1
Greece 0–3 3–0 3–0 2–1 6–3 12–6 75–63 2
Liechtenstein 0–3 0–3 3–0 1–2 3–6 6–12 62–85 3
Kosovo 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–9 0–18 28–108 4

Play-offs

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 Kosovo
Placing 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

CyprusandEstoniapromoted to Group II in 2017.

Group III Africa

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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 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Pot 5
  1. Benin(83)
  2. Namibia(84)
  1. Nigeria(113)
  2. Botswana(119)
  1. Cameroon(122)
  2. Kenya(127)

Group A

Morocco Namibia Nigeria Cameroon Mozambique RR W–L Matches W–L Sets W–L Games W–L Standings
Morocco 3–0 2–1 3–0 3–0 4–0 11–1 22–4 148–66 1
Namibia 0–3 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–1 8–4 16–10 127–105 2
Nigeria 1–2 1–2 3–0 3–0 2–2 8–4 17–8 125–105 3
Cameroon 0–3 0–3 0–3 3–0 1–3 3–9 9–18 118–134 4
Mozambique 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–4 0–12 0–24 36–144 5

Group B

Madagascar Benin Kenya Algeria Botswana RR W–L Matches W–L Sets W–L Games W–L Standings
Madagascar 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 4–0 11–1 22–6 151–86 1
Benin 1–2 2–1 3–0 3–0 3–1 9–3 21–6 150–93 2
Kenya 0–3 1–2 3–0 2–1 2–2 6–6 14–14 127–129 3
Algeria 0–3 0–3 0–3 2–1 1–3 2–10 5–22 90–149 4
Botswana 0–3 0–3 1–2 1–2 0–4 2–10 6–20 82–143 5

Play-offs

Placing A Team Score B Team
Promotional Morocco 2–0 Benin
Promotional Namibia 0–2 Madagascar
5th–6th Nigeria 2–1 Kenya
7th–8th Cameroon 0–2 Algeria
9th–10th Mozambique 0–2 Botswana

MoroccoandMadagascarpromoted to Group II in 2017.

References

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  2. ^"Davis Cup - Davis Cup set for fifth set tiebreak in 2016".www.daviscup.com.Retrieved1 April2018.
  3. ^"Delbonis defeats Karlovic to give Argentina first Davis Cup title".Tennis.com.Retrieved2016-11-28.
  4. ^Brady, James."Del Potro, Argentina rally for Davis Cup title".SBNation.com.Retrieved2016-11-28.
  5. ^"Croatia v Argentina".daviscup.com.
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