2016 Davis Cup World Group Play-offs

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.^[1] 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   Switzerland  Belgium  Australia  Canada  Kazakhstan  Spain  Germany  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[2] 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 6^2 7^7       4 Denis Istomin Henri Laaksonen 6^3 7^7 7^8 6^6 7 6 7 5     5 Jurabek Karimov Antoine Bellier 4 6 2 6 7^8 6^6 3 6

Belgium vs. Brazil

Belgium 4	Sleuyter Arena, Ostend, Belgium[3] 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 6^5 7^7 6 1 6 3 6 3     3 Ruben Bemelmans / Joris De Loore Marcelo Melo / Bruno Soares 3 6 7^7 6^5 4 6 6 4 6 4   4 Joris De Loore Thomaz Bellucci 6 3 6^4 7^7 6 2       5 Steve Darcis Thiago Monteiro           not played

Australia vs. Slovakia

Australia 3	NSW Tennis Centre, Sydney, Australia[4] 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 7^7 6^5 6 4 6 4       3 Sam Groth / John Peers Andrej Martin / Igor Zelenay 6 4 6 2 6^3 7^7 7^7 6^2     4 Sam Groth Jozef Kovalík           not played 5 Bernard Tomic Andrej Martin           not played

Canada vs. Chile

Canada 5	Scotiabank Centre, Halifax, Canada[5] 16 – 18 September Hard (i)		Chile 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Frank Dancevic Christian Garín 6 3 6^5 7^7 6 1 6 4     2 Vasek Pospisil Nicolás Jarry 6 1 5 7 7^7 6^2 6 3     3 Vasek Pospisil / Adil Shamasdin Nicolás Jarry / Hans Podlipnik 6 3 6 4 7^8 6^6       4 Denis Shapovalov Christian Garín 7^7 6^5 6 4         5 Frank Dancevic Gonzalo Lama 6 4 6 4

Russia vs. Kazakhstan

Russia 3	National Tennis Center, Moscow, Russia[6] 17 – 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 7^9 6^7 2 6 6 4 2 6 2 6   3 Konstantin Kravchuk / Andrey Rublev Andrey Golubev / Aleksandr Nedovyesov 6 3 6^3 7^7 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[7] 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 6^2 7^7 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[8] 16 – 18 September Clay		Poland 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Jan-Lennard Struff Kamil Majchrzak 6^8 7^10 6 3 5 7 6 2 6 1   2 Florian Mayer Hubert Hurkacz 1 6 7^8 6^6 6 4 7 5     3 Daniel Brands / Daniel Masur Łukasz Kubot / Marcin Matkowski 7^7 6^5 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 7^7 6^4 6 4 6 1

Japan vs. Ukraine

Japan 5	Utsubo Tennis Center, Osaka, Japan[9] 16 – 18 September Hard		Ukraine 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Taro Daniel Sergiy Stakhovsky 7^7 6^4 7^7 6^1 6 1       2 Yoshihito Nishioka Illya Marchenko 6 4 5 7 6 4 7 5     3 Kei Nishikori / Yuichi 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

References

1. "Davis Cup World Group Playoffs". Davis Cup.
2. "Uzbekistan v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
3. "Belgium v Brazil". daviscup.com.
4. "Australia v Slovakia". daviscup.com.
5. "Canada v Chile". daviscup.com.
6. "Russia v Kazakhstan". daviscup.com.
7. "India v Spain". daviscup.com.
8. "Germany v Poland". daviscup.com.
9. "Japan v Ukraine". daviscup.com.