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Main article: 2016 Davis Cup
The Europe/Africa Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2016.
In the Europe/Africa Zone there were three different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier. Winners in Group I advanced to the World Group play-offs, along with losing teams from the World Group first round. Teams who lost their respective ties competed in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group I, whereas teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2017.
Participating nations
Seeds:
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Remaining nations:
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Draw
Second Round Play-offs | First Round Play-offs | First Round | Second Round | |||||||||||||||
1 | Spain | |||||||||||||||||
Cluj-Napoca, Romania (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
bye | ||||||||||||||||||
bye | 1 | Spain | 4 | |||||||||||||||
Arad, Romania (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
Slovenia | Romania | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
Romania | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Viana do Castelo, Portugal (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
Slovenia | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Slovenia | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Portugal | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Ukraine | |||||||||||||||||
Kyiv, Ukraine (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
bye | ||||||||||||||||||
bye | 4 | Ukraine | 3 | |||||||||||||||
Guimarães, Portugal (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
Portugal | Austria | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Portugal | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Austria | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Kazan, Russia (indoor hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
Russia | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Båstad, Sweden (clay) | Moscow, Russia (hard) | |||||||||||||||||
Sweden | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Sweden | 0 | Russia | 4 | |||||||||||||||
3 | Netherlands | 5 | 3 | Netherlands | 1 | |||||||||||||
bye | ||||||||||||||||||
Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard) | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||
Sweden | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Budapest, Hungary (indoor clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
Israel | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Hungary | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Budapest, Hungary (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
Israel | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Israel | Hungary | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
bye | 2 | Slovakia | 3 | |||||||||||||||
bye | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Slovakia | |||||||||||||||||
- Slovenia and Sweden relegated to Group II in 20.
- Spain, Ukraine, Russia, and Slovakia advance to World Group Play-off.
First round
Romania vs. Slovenia
Romania 4 |
Sala Sporturilor, Arad, Romania 4–6 March Hard (i) |
Slovenia 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Portugal vs. Austria
Portugal 1 |
Pavilhão Vitória Sport Clube, Guimarães, Portugal 4–6 March Hard (i) |
Austria 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Russia vs. Sweden
Russia 5 |
Kazan Tennis Academy, Kazan, Russia 4–6 March Hard (i) |
Sweden 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hungary vs. Israel
Hungary 3 |
Heroes' Square, Budapest, Hungary 4–6 March Clay (i) |
Israel 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Second round
Romania vs. Spain
Romania 1 |
Polyvalent Hall, Cluj-Napoca, Romania 15–17 July Hard (i) |
Spain 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ukraine vs. Austria
Ukraine 3 |
Campa Tennis Club, Kyiv, Ukraine 15–17 July Hard |
Austria 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Russia vs. Netherlands
Russia 4 |
National Tennis Centre, Moscow, Russia 15–17 July Hard |
Netherlands 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hungary vs. Slovakia
Hungary 0 |
Europe Tennis Center, Budapest, Hungary 15–17 July Clay |
Slovakia 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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First round play-offs
Sweden vs. Netherlands
Sweden 0 |
Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden 16–18 September Clay |
Netherlands 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Second round play-offs
Portugal vs. Slovenia
Portugal 5 |
Clube de Tenis de Viana, Viana do Castelo, Portugal 16–18 September Clay |
Slovenia 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Israel vs. Sweden
Israel 3 |
Canada Stadium, Ramat HaSharon, Israel 28–30 October Hard |
Sweden 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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References
- "Romania v Slovenia". daviscup.com.
- "Portugal v Austria". daviscup.com.
- "Russia v Sweden". daviscup.com.
- "Hungary v Israel". daviscup.com.
- "Romania v Spain". daviscup.com.
- "Ukraine v Austria". daviscup.com.
- "Russia v Netherlands". daviscup.com.
- "Hungary v Slovakia". daviscup.com.
- "Sweden v Netherlands". daviscup.com.
- "Portugal v Slovenia". daviscup.com.
- "Israel v Sweden". daviscup.com.