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
editBold indicates team had qualified for the 2017 Davis Cup World Group.
Results summary
editDate: 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.
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Seeded teams |
Unseeded teams
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| Home team | Score | Visiting team | Location | Venue | Door | Surface |
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 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
editUzbekistan vs. Switzerland
edit Uzbekistan 2 |
Olympic Tennis School, Tashkent, Uzbekistan[2] 16 – 18 September Clay |
 Switzerland 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Belgium vs. Brazil
edit Belgium 4 |
Sleuyter Arena, Ostend, Belgium[3] 16 – 18 September Hard (i) |
 Brazil 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Australia vs. Slovakia
edit Australia 3 |
NSW Tennis Centre, Sydney, Australia[4] 16 – 18 September Grass |
 Slovakia 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Canada vs. Chile
edit Canada 5 |
Scotiabank Centre, Halifax, Canada[5] 16 – 18 September Hard (i) |
 Chile 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Russia vs. Kazakhstan
edit Russia 3 |
National Tennis Center, Moscow, Russia[6] 16 – 18 September Hard |
 Kazakhstan 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
edit India 0 |
R.K. Khanna Tennis Complex, New Delhi, India[7] 16 – 18 September Hard |
 Spain 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Germany vs. Poland
edit Germany 3 |
Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, Berlin, Germany[8] 16 – 18 September Clay |
 Poland 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Japan vs. Ukraine
edit Japan 5 |
Utsubo Tennis Center, Osaka, Japan[9] 16 – 18 September Hard |
 Ukraine 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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References
edit- ^ "Davis Cup World Group Playoffs". Davis Cup.
- ^ "Uzbekistan v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Belgium v Brazil". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Australia v Slovakia". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Canada v Chile". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Russia v Kazakhstan". daviscup.com.
- ^ "India v Spain". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Germany v Poland". daviscup.com.
- ^ "Japan v Ukraine". daviscup.com.