2016 Davis Cup World Group play-offs

Tennis competition 2016 Davis Cup 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.http://www.daviscup.com/en/news/234637.aspx Davis Cup World Group Playoffs 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. From World Group JPN KAZ SUI POL CAN GER AUS BEL From Americas Group I BRA CHI From Asia/Oceania Group I IND UZB From Europe/Africa Group I ESP UKR RUS SVK 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. Seeded teams SUI BEL AUS CAN KAZ ESP GER JPN Unseeded teams BRA CHI IND POL RUS SVK UKR UZB Home team Score Visiting team Location Venue Door Surface UZB 2–3 SUI Tashkent Olympic Tennis School Outdoor Clay BEL 4–0 BRA Ostend Sleuyter Arena Indoor Hard AUS 3–0 SVK Sydney NSW Tennis Centre Outdoor Grass CAN 5–0 CHI Halifax Scotiabank Centre Indoor Hard RUS 3–1 KAZ Moscow National Tennis Center Outdoor Hard IND 0–5 ESP New Delhi R.K. Khanna Tennis Complex Outdoor Hard GER 3–2 POL Berlin Rot-Weiss Tennis Club Outdoor Clay JPN 5–0 UKR Osaka Utsubo Tennis Center Outdoor Hard AUS, BEL, CAN, GER, JPN and SUI will remain in the World Group in 2017. ESP and RUS are promoted to the World Group in 2017. BRA, CHI, IND, SVK, UKR and UZB will remain in Zonal Group I in 2017. KAZ and POL are relegated to Zonal Group I in 2017. Playoff results Uzbekistan vs. Switzerland UZB SUI Olympic Tennis School, Tashkent, Uzbekistanhttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2016-WG-PO-SUI-UZB-01 Uzbekistan v Switzerland daviscup.com 16 – 18 September Clay 2 3 Denis Istomin 6 6 6 Antoine Bellier 3 2 4 Sanjar Fayziev 2 2 2 Henri Laaksonen 6 6 6 Farrukh Dustov Denis Istomin 4 2 6.015 Adrien Bossel Henri Laaksonen 6 6 7 Denis Istomin 6.025 7 7 7 Henri Laaksonen 7 6.06 6.055 5 Jurabek Karimov 4 2 7 3 Antoine Bellier 6 6 6.055 6 Belgium vs. Brazil BEL BRA Sleuyter Arena, Ostend, Belgiumhttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2016-WG-PO-BEL-BRA-01 Belgium v Brazil daviscup.com 16 – 18 September Hard (i) 4 0 David Goffin 6 6 6 Thiago Monteiro 2 2 0 Steve Darcis 6.045 6 6 6 Thomaz Bellucci 7 1 3 3 Ruben Bemelmans Joris De Loore 3 7 4 6 6 Marcelo Melo Bruno Soares 6 6.045 6 4 4 Joris De Loore 6 6.035 6 Thomaz Bellucci 3 7 2 Steve Darcis Thiago Monteiro Australia vs. Slovakia AUS SVK Ken Rosewall Arena, Sydney, Australiahttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2016-WG-PO-AUS-SVK-01 Australia v Slovakia daviscup.comhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/tie/b6d64c51-b4c4-4eed-ad6f-a7f5fa747522 World Group Play-offs Australia v Slovakia daviscup.com 6 February 2026https://www.tennis.com.au/nsw/news/2016/09/17/australia-secure-spot-in-world-group Australia Secure Spot in World Group tennis.com.au 6 February 2026 16 – 18 September Grass 3 0 Nick Kyrgios 6 6 6 Andrej Martin 3 2 4 Bernard Tomic 7 6 6 Jozef Kovalík 6.045 4 4 Sam Groth John Peers 6 6 6.028 7 Andrej Martin Igor Zelenay 4 2 7 6.019 Sam Groth Jozef Kovalík Bernard Tomic Andrej Martin Canada vs. Chile CAN CHI Scotiabank Centre, Halifax, Canadahttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2016-WG-PO-CAN-CHI-01 Canada v Chile daviscup.com 16 – 18 September Hard (i) 5 0 Frank Dancevic 6 6.045 6 6 Christian Garín 3 7 1 4 Vasek Pospisil 6 5 7 6 Nicolás Jarry 1 7 6.015 3 Vasek Pospisil Adil Shamasdin 6 6 7 Nicolás Jarry Hans Podlipnik 3 4 6.055 Denis Shapovalov 7 6 Christian Garín 6.045 4 Frank Dancevic 6 6 Gonzalo Lama 4 4 Russia vs. Kazakhstan RUS KAZ National Tennis Center, Moscow, Russiahttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2016-WG-PO-KAZ-RUS-01 Russia v Kazakhstan daviscup.com 16 – 18 September Hard 3 1 Andrey Kuznetsov 6 6 5 7 Aleksandr Nedovyesov 3 4 7 5 Evgeny Donskoy 7 2 6 2 2 Mikhail Kukushkin 6.065 6 4 6 6 Konstantin Kravchuk Andrey Rublev 6 6.025 6 7 Andrey Golubev Aleksandr Nedovyesov 3 7 2 5 Andrey Kuznetsov 6 6 6 Mikhail Kukushkin 1 2 2 Evgeny Donskoy Aleksandr Nedovyesov 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 IND ESP R.K. Khanna Tennis Complex, New Delhi, Indiahttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2016-WG-PO-ESP-IND-01 India v Spain daviscup.com 16 – 18 September Hard 0 5 Ramkumar Ramanathan 4 4 6 1 Feliciano López 6 6 3 6 Saketh Myneni 1 2 1 David Ferrer 6 6 6 Saketh Myneni Leander Paes 6 6.015 4 4 Marc López Rafael Nadal 4 7 6 6 Sumit Nagal 3 6 3 Marc López 6 1 6 Ramkumar Ramanathan 2 2 David Ferrer 6 6 Germany vs. Poland GER POL Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, Berlin, Germanyhttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2016-WG-PO-GER-POL-01 Germany v Poland daviscup.com 16 – 18 September Clay 3 2 Jan-Lennard Struff 6.075 6 5 6 6 Kamil Majchrzak 7 3 7 2 1 Florian Mayer 1 7 6 7 Hubert Hurkacz 6 6.055 4 5 Daniel Brands Daniel Masur 7 6 3 4 2 Łukasz Kubot Marcin Matkowski 6.045 3 6 6 6 Florian Mayer 2 6 2 3 Kamil Majchrzak 6 4 6 6 Jan-Lennard Struff 7 6 6 Hubert Hurkacz 6.035 4 1 Japan vs. Ukraine JPN UKR Utsubo Tennis Center, Osaka, Japanhttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2016-WG-PO-JPN-UKR-01 Japan v Ukraine daviscup.com 16 – 18 September Hard 5 0 Taro Daniel 7 7 6 Sergiy Stakhovsky 6.035 6.005 1 Yoshihito Nishioka 6 5 6 7 Illya Marchenko 4 7 4 5 Kei Nishikori Yūichi Sugita 6 6 6 Artem Smirnov Sergiy Stakhovsky 3 0 3 Taro Daniel 3 7 6 Artem Smirnov 6 5 1 Yoshihito Nishioka 6 6 Danylo Kalenichenko 2 2 References World Group play-offs