2016 Davis Cup World Group

2016 edition of the Davis Cup World Group 2016 Davis Cup 2016 Davis Cup World Group 4 March – 27 November 36th ARG Davis Cup 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 teamsARGAUSBELCANCROCZEFRAGERGBRITAKAZJPNPOLSRBSUIUSA Seeds 30em GBR (semifinals) BEL (first round) CZE (quarterfinals) SUI (first round) FRA (semifinals) ARG (champions) SRB (quarterfinals) AUS (first round) Draw 4–6 March 15–17 July 16–18 September 25–27 November Birmingham, Great Britain (indoor hard) 1 GBR 3 JPN 1 Belgrade, Serbia (indoor hard) 7 SRB 3 KAZ 2 Pesaro, Italy (indoor clay) 4 SUI 0 ITA 5 Gdańsk, Poland (indoor hard) 6 ARG 3 POL 2 Baie-Mahault, Guadeloupe, France (clay) CAN 0 5 FRA 5 Hannover, Germany (indoor hard) GER 2 3 CZE 3 Kooyong, Australia (grass)http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-12-24/kooyong-to-host-australias-davis-cup-clash-against-us/7052090?section=sport Davis Cup clash between Australia and United States to be hosted at Kooyong ABC News 24 December 2015 24 December 2015 USA 3 8 AUS 1 Liège, Belgium (indoor clay) CRO 3 2 BEL 2 Belgrade, Serbia (clay) 1 GBR 3 7 SRB 2 Pesaro, Italy (clay) ITA 1 6 ARG 3 Třinec, Czech Republic (indoor hard) 5 FRA 3 3 CZE 1 Beaverton, United States (hard) USA 2 CRO 3 Glasgow, Great Britain (indoor hard) 1 GBR 2 6 ARG 3 Zadar, Croatia (indoor hard) 5 FRA 2 CRO 3 Zagreb, Croatia (indoor hard) 6 ARG 3 CRO 2 First round Great Britain vs. Japan GRB JPN Barclaycard Arena, Birmingham, Great Britainhttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100029611 Great Britain v Japan daviscup.com 4–6 March 2016 Hard (i) 3 1 Andy Murray 6 6 6 Taro Daniel 1 3 1 Daniel Evans 3 5 6.025 Kei Nishikori 6 7 7 Andy Murray Jamie Murray 6 6 6 Yoshihito Nishioka Yasutaka Uchiyama 3 2 4 Andy Murray 7 7 3 4 6 Kei Nishikori 5 6.055 6 6 3 Daniel Evans Taro Daniel 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 SRB KAZ Pionir Hall, Belgrade, Serbiahttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100029612 Serbia v Kazakhstan daviscup.com 4–6 March 2016 Hard (i) 3 2 Novak Djokovic 6 6 6 Aleksandr Nedovyesov 1 2 3 Viktor Troicki 5 2 4 Mikhail Kukushkin 7 6 6 Novak Djokovic Nenad Zimonjić 3 6.025 5 Andrey Golubev Aleksandr Nedovyesov 6 7 7 Novak Djokovic 6.055 7 4 6 6 Mikhail Kukushkin 7 6.025 6 3 2 Viktor Troicki 6 6 6 Aleksandr Nedovyesov 2 3 4 Italy vs. Switzerland ITA SUI Adriatic Arena, Pesaro, Italyhttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100029613 Italy v Switzerland daviscup.com 2016-07-26 2015-12-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20160726154054/http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100029613 dead 4–6 March 2016 Clay (i) 5 0 Paolo Lorenzi 7 6 4 5 7 Marco Chiudinelli 6.139 3 6 7 5 Andreas Seppi 7 7 3 6 Henri Laaksonen 5 6.035 6 3 Simone Bolelli Andreas Seppi 6 6 6 Marco Chiudinelli Henri Laaksonen 3 1 3 Marco Cecchinato 6 7 Adrien Bossel 3 5 Paolo Lorenzi 6 6 Antoine Bellier 3 2 Poland vs. Argentina POL ARG Ergo Arena, Gdańsk, Polandhttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100029614 Poland vs. Argentina daviscup.com 4–6 March 2016 Hard (i) 2 3 Michał Przysiężny 1 4 6.050 Guido Pella 6 6 7 Hubert Hurkacz 2 6.025 2 Leonardo Mayer 6 7 6 Łukasz Kubot Marcin Matkowski 6 6 6 Carlos Berlocq Renzo Olivo 3 4 4 Michał Przysiężny 7 6.035 2 3 Leonardo Mayer 6.035 7 6 6 Hubert Hurkacz 4 7 6 Renzo Olivo 6 6.055 4 France vs. Canada FRA CAN Vélodrome Amédée Détraux, Baie-Mahault, Guadeloupe, Francehttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100029615 France v Canada daviscup.com 2016-08-13 2015-12-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20160813153643/http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100029615 dead 4–6 March 2016 Clay 5 0 Gaël Monfils 6 6 6 Frank Dancevic 3 1 3 Gilles Simon 7 6 6 Vasek Pospisil 5 3 3 Richard Gasquet Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7 6 7 Philip Bester Vasek Pospisil 6.035 1 6.035 Richard Gasquet 6 7 Philip Bester 1 6.035 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6.065 Frank Dancevic 7 2 Germany vs. Czech Republic GER CZE TUI Arena, Hannover, Germanyhttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100029616 Germany vs. Czech Republic daviscup.com 4–6 March 2016 Hard (i) 2 3 Philipp Kohlschreiber 3 6 6 2 6 Lukáš Rosol 6 3 4 6 3 Alexander Zverev 6.055 6 6 6.045 4 Tomáš Berdych 7 1 4 7 6 Philipp Kohlschreiber Philipp Petzschner 6.065 5 4 Tomáš Berdych Radek Štěpánek 7 7 6 Philipp Kohlschreiber 6 7 Tomáš Berdych 3 5 3 Alexander Zverev 2 3 1 Lukáš Rosol 6 6 6 Australia vs. United States AUS USA Kooyong Stadium, Melbourne, Australiahttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100029617 Australia v United States daviscup.comhttp://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-12-24/kooyong-to-host-australias-davis-cup-clash-against-us/7052090?section=sport Davis Cup clash between Australia and United States to be hosted at Kooyong ABC News 24 December 2015 24 December 2015 4–6 March 2016 Grass 1 3 Sam Groth 6.015 2 2 John Isner 7 6 6 Bernard Tomic 7 6 3 6 Jack Sock 6.015 3 6 4 Lleyton Hewitt John Peers 3 3 6 6 3 Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 6 6 4 4 6 Bernard Tomic 4 4 7 6.037 John Isner 6 6 5 7 Sam Groth Jack Sock Belgium vs. Croatia BEL CRO Country Hall Ethias Liège, Liège, Belgiumhttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100029618 Belgium v Croatia daviscup.com 4–6 March 2016 Clay (i) 2 3 Kimmer Coppejans 5 3 5 Marin Čilić 7 6 7 David Goffin 6 6 2 3 6 Borna Ćorić 3 2 6 6 3 Ruben Bemelmans David Goffin 6.045 3 1 Ivan Dodig Franko Škugor 7 6 6 David Goffin 6 6 3 7 Marin Čilić 4 4 6 5 Kimmer Coppejans 6.045 2 2 Borna Ćorić 7 6 6 Quarterfinals Serbia vs. Great Britain SRB GBR Tašmajdan Stadium, Belgrade, Serbiahttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100029619 Serbia v Great Britain daviscup.com 2016-08-08 2016-03-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20160808110356/http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100029619 dead 15–17 July 2016 Clay 2 3 Janko Tipsarević 3 4 0 Kyle Edmund 6 6 6 Dušan Lajović 6 6 6 James Ward 1 3 2 Filip Krajinović Nenad Zimonjić 1 7 3 4 Dominic Inglot Jamie Murray 6 6.015 6 6 Dušan Lajović 3 4 6.045 Kyle Edmund 6 6 7 Janko Tipsarević 6 3 7 James Ward 2 6 5 Italy vs. Argentina ITA ARG Circolo Tennis Baratoff, Pesaro, Italyhttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100029620 Italy v Argentina daviscup.com 2016-06-11 2016-03-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20160611180633/http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100029620 dead 15–17 July 2016 Clay 1 3 Andreas Seppi 6.035 6 3 6.025 Federico Delbonis 7 3 6 7 Fabio Fognini 6 6 7 Juan Mónaco 1 1 5 Fabio Fognini Paolo Lorenzi 1 6.035 6 6 4 Juan Martín del Potro Guido Pella 6 7 3 3 6 Fabio Fognini 4 5 6 5 Federico Delbonis 6 7 3 7 Andreas Seppi Juan Mónaco Czech Republic vs. France CZE FRA Werk Arena, Třinec, Czech Republichttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100029621 Czech Republic v France daviscup.com 2016-05-14 2016-03-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20160514000110/http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100029621 dead 15–17 July 2016 Hard (i) 1 3 Lukáš Rosol 6 3 4 7 6 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 4 6 6 6.075 4 Jiří Veselý 6.015 4 5 Lucas Pouille 7 6 7 Lukáš Rosol Radek Štěpánek 1 6 3 6 4 Pierre-Hugues Herbert Nicolas Mahut 6 3 6 4 6 Jiří Veselý 6 6.025 4 5 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 4 7 6 7 Lukáš Rosol Lucas Pouille United States vs. Croatia USA CRO Howard M. Terpenning Recreation Complex, Beaverton, United Stateshttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100029622 United States v Croatia daviscup.com 2016-08-08 2016-03-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20160808092755/http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100029622 dead 15–17 July 2016 Hard 2 3 Jack Sock 4 3 6 6 6 Marin Čilić 6 6 3 4 4 John Isner 6 6 6 Borna Ćorić 4 4 3 Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 2 6 2 4 Marin Čilić Ivan Dodig 6 2 6 6 John Isner 6.085 3 4 Marin Čilić 7 6 6 Jack Sock 4 6 3 4 Borna Ćorić 6 3 6 6 Semifinals Great Britain vs. Argentina GBR ARG Commonwealth Arena, Glasgow, Great Britainhttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2016-WG-M-GBR-ARG-01 Great Britain v Argentina daviscup.com 16–18 September 2016 Hard (i) 2 3 Andy Murray 4 7 7 3 4 Juan Martín del Potro 6 5 6.045 6 6 Kyle Edmund 7 4 3 2 Guido Pella 6.045 6 6 6 Andy Murray Jamie Murray 6 3 6 6 Juan Martín del Potro Leonardo Mayer 1 6 4 4 Andy Murray 6 6 6 Guido Pella 3 2 3 Daniel Evans 6 3 2 4 Leonardo Mayer 4 6 6 6 Croatia vs. France CRO FRA Krešimir Ćosić Hall, Zadar, Croatiahttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2016-WG-M-FRA-CRO-01 Croatia v France daviscup.com 16–18 September 2016 Hard (i) 3 2 Borna Ćorić 2 6.045 1 Richard Gasquet 6 7 6 Marin Čilić 6 7 2 6 Lucas Pouille 1 6.035 6 2 Marin Čilić Ivan Dodig 7 5 7 6 Pierre-Hugues Herbert Nicolas Mahut 6.055 7 6.055 3 Marin Čilić 6 6 7 Richard Gasquet 3 2 5 Marin Draganja 4 4 Lucas Pouille 6 6 Final Croatia vs. Argentina CRO ARG Arena Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatiahttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2016-WG-M-ARG-CRO-01 Croatia v Argentina daviscup.com 2018-07-09 2016-09-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20180709192507/https://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie.aspx?id=M-DC-2016-WG-M-ARG-CRO-01 dead 25–27 November 2016 Hard (i) 2 3 Marin Čilić 6 7 3 1 6 Federico Delbonis 3 5 6 6 2 Ivo Karlović 4 7 3 5 Juan Martín del Potro 6 6.055 6 7 Marin Čilić Ivan Dodig 7 7 6 Juan Martín del Potro Leonardo Mayer 6.015 6.035 3 Marin Čilić 7 6 5 4 3 Juan Martín del Potro 6.035 2 7 6 6 Ivo Karlović 3 4 2 Federico Delbonis 6 6 6 References 2 World Group