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2016 Davis Cup
File:Davis Cup by BNP Paribas.svg
Details
Duration2 March – 27 November
Edition105th
Champion
2015
2017

The 2016 Davis Cup is the 105th edition of the Davis Cup, a tournament between national teams in men's tennis. It is sponsored by BNP Paribas.

World Group

Participating teams

Argentina

Australia

Belgium

Canada

Croatia

Czech Republic

France

Germany

Great Britain

Italy

Japan

Kazakhstan

Poland

Serbia

Switzerland

United States

Seeds

2

Draw

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

World Group Play-offs

Date: 17–19 September

The eight losing teams in the World Group first round ties and eight winners of the Zonal Group I final round ties will compete in the World Group Play-offs for spots in the 2017 World Group.

Americas Zone

Group I

Draw

Fifth placeConsolation semifinalsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
1 Brazil
1 Brazil
bye
Seventh place
2 Colombia
 Barbados
 Ecuador

Group II

Draw

Fifth placeConsolation semifinalsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
1 Uruguay
 Peru
Seventh place
3 Mexico
 Guatemala

Group III

Date: 11–16 July

Location: La Paz, Bolivia (clay)

Confirmed teams:

2

Inactive teams:

2

Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I

Draw

Fifth placeConsolation semifinalsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
1 India
1 India
bye
Seventh place
2 Uzbekistan
 New Zealand
 South Korea

Group II

Draw

Fifth placeConsolation semifinalsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
1 Chinese Taipei
 Malaysia
Seventh place
3 Philippines
 Kuwait

Group III

Date: 11–16 July

Location: Tehran, Iran (clay)

Confirmed teams:

2

Group IV

Date: 13–16 July

Location: Amman, Jordan (clay)

Confirmed teams:

2

Europe/Africa Zone

Group I

Draw

Ninth placeConsolation semifinalsConsolation quarterfinalsRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
1 Spain
1 Spain
bye
Eleventh place
 Romania
 Slovenia4 Ukraine
Thirteenth place13th–16th classification
3 Netherlands
4 Ukraine
bye
2 Slovakia
Fifteenth place
 Portugal
 Austria

Group II

Draw

Ninth placeConsolation semifinalsConsolation quarterfinalsRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
1 Lithuania
 Norway
Eleventh place
8 South Africa
 Luxembourg
Thirteenth place
4 Bulgaria
 Turkey
Fifteenth place
5 Bosnia and Herzegovina
 Tunisia

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

Inactive team:

Groups:

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group III Africa

Date: 13–16 July

Location: Antananarivo, Madagascar (clay)

Confirmed teams:

2

Inactive teams:

2