2016 Davis Cup World Group play-offs

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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. 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

• Japan
• Kazakhstan
• Switzerland
• Poland
• Canada
• Germany
• Australia
• Belgium

From Americas Group I

• Brazil
• Chile

From Asia/Oceania Group I

• India
• Uzbekistan

From Europe/Africa Group I

• Spain
• Ukraine
• Russia
• Slovakia

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

1. Switzerland
2. Belgium
3. Australia
4. Canada
5. Kazakhstan
6. Spain
7. Germany
8. Japan

Unseeded teams

• Brazil
• Chile
• India
• Poland
• Russia
• Slovakia
• Ukraine
• Uzbekistan

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

• Australia, Belgium, Canada, Germany, Japan and Switzerland will remain in the World Group in 2017.
• Spain and Russia are promoted to the World Group in 2017.
• Brazil, Chile, India, Slovakia, Ukraine and Uzbekistan will remain in Zonal Group I in 2017.
• Kazakhstan and Poland are relegated to Zonal Group I in 2017.

Playoff results

Uzbekistan vs. Switzerland

Uzbekistan 2	Olympic Tennis School, Tashkent, Uzbekistan 16 – 18 September Clay		Switzerland 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Denis Istomin Antoine Bellier 6 3 6 2 6 4       2 Sanjar Fayziev Henri Laaksonen 2 6 2 6 2 6       3 Farrukh Dustov / Denis Istomin Adrien Bossel / Henri Laaksonen 4 6 2 6 62 77       4 Denis Istomin Henri Laaksonen 63 77 78 66 78 66 7 5     5 Jurabek Karimov Antoine Bellier 4 6 2 6 78 66 3 6

Belgium vs. Brazil

Belgium 4	Sleuyter Arena, Ostend, Belgium 16 – 18 September Hard (i)		Brazil 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 David Goffin Thiago Monteiro 6 2 6 2 6 0       2 Steve Darcis Thomaz Bellucci 65 77 6 1 6 3 6 3     3 Ruben Bemelmans / Joris De Loore Marcelo Melo / Bruno Soares 3 6 77 65 4 6 6 4 6 4   4 Joris De Loore Thomaz Bellucci 6 3 64 77 6 2       5 Steve Darcis Thiago Monteiro           not played

Australia vs. Slovakia

Australia 3	NSW Tennis Centre, Sydney, Australia 16 – 18 September Grass		Slovakia 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Nick Kyrgios Andrej Martin 6 3 6 2 6 4       2 Bernard Tomic Jozef Kovalík 77 65 6 4 6 4       3 Sam Groth / John Peers Andrej Martin / Igor Zelenay 6 4 6 2 63 77 77 62     4 Sam Groth Jozef Kovalík           not played 5 Bernard Tomic Andrej Martin           not played

Canada vs. Chile

Canada 5	Scotiabank Centre, Halifax, Canada 16 – 18 September Hard (i)		Chile 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Frank Dancevic Christian Garín 6 3 65 77 6 1 6 4     2 Vasek Pospisil Nicolás Jarry 6 1 5 7 77 62 6 3     3 Vasek Pospisil / Adil Shamasdin Nicolás Jarry / Hans Podlipnik 6 3 6 4 78 66       4 Denis Shapovalov Christian Garín 77 65 6 4         5 Frank Dancevic Gonzalo Lama 6 4 6 4

Russia vs. Kazakhstan

Russia 3	National Tennis Center, Moscow, Russia 16 – 18 September Hard		Kazakhstan 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Andrey Kuznetsov Aleksandr Nedovyesov 6 3 6 4 5 7 7 5     2 Evgeny Donskoy Mikhail Kukushkin 79 67 2 6 6 4 2 6 2 6   3 Konstantin Kravchuk / Andrey Rublev Andrey Golubev / Aleksandr Nedovyesov 6 3 63 77 6 2 7 5     4 Andrey Kuznetsov Mikhail Kukushkin 6 1 6 2 6 2       5 Evgeny Donskoy Aleksandr Nedovyesov           not played

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

India 0	R.K. Khanna Tennis Complex, New Delhi, India 16 – 18 September Hard		Spain 5
1 2 3 4 5 1 Ramkumar Ramanathan Feliciano López 4 6 4 6 6 3 1 6     2 Saketh Myneni David Ferrer 1 6 2 6 1 6       3 Saketh Myneni / Leander Paes Marc López / Rafael Nadal 6 4 62 77 4 6 4 6     4 Sumit Nagal Marc López 3 6 6 1 3 6       5 Ramkumar Ramanathan David Ferrer 2 6 2 6

Germany vs. Poland

Germany 3	Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, Berlin, Germany 16 – 18 September Clay		Poland 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jan-Lennard Struff Kamil Majchrzak 68 710 6 3 5 7 6 2 6 1   2 Florian Mayer Hubert Hurkacz 1 6 78 66 6 4 7 5     3 Daniel Brands / Daniel Masur Łukasz Kubot / Marcin Matkowski 77 65 6 3 3 6 4 6 2 6   4 Florian Mayer Kamil Majchrzak 2 6 6 4 2 6 3 6     5 Jan-Lennard Struff Hubert Hurkacz 77 64 6 4 6 1

Japan vs. Ukraine

Japan 5	Utsubo Tennis Center, Osaka, Japan 16 – 18 September Hard		Ukraine 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Taro Daniel Sergiy Stakhovsky 77 64 77 61 6 1       2 Yoshihito Nishioka Illya Marchenko 6 4 5 7 6 4 7 5     3 Kei Nishikori / Yūichi Sugita Artem Smirnov / Sergiy Stakhovsky 6 3 6 0 6 3       4 Taro Daniel Artem Smirnov 3 6 7 5 6 1       5 Yoshihito Nishioka Danylo Kalenichenko 6 2 6 2