2016 Fed Cup

2016 Fed Cup
Details
Duration	6 February–13 November
Edition	54th
Achievements (singles)
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The 2016 Fed Cup is the 54th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in women's tennis.

World Group

For more details on this topic, see 2016 Fed Cup World Group.

Participating teams
Czech Republic	France	Germany	Italy
Netherlands	Romania	Russia	Switzerland

Seeds

Czech Republic
Russia (First round)
Germany (First round)
Italy (First round)

Draw

1st Round

Semifinals

Final

Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Czech Republic

Romania

Switzerland

Czech Republic

Leipzig, Germany

Switzerland

Switzerland

Germany

Marseille, France

Italy

France

France

Moscow, Russia

Netherlands

Netherlands

Russia

World Group Play-offs

The four losing teams in the World Group first round ties, and four winners of the World Group II ties entered the draw for the World Group Play-offs. Four seeded teams, based on the latest Fed Cup ranking, were drawn against four unseeded teams.

Venue	Surface	Home Team	Score	Visiting Team
Russia	TBA	Russia (1)	0–0	Belarus
Spain	TBA	Spain	0–0	Italy (2)
Cluj-Napoca,Romania	Clay (i)	Romania	0–0	Germany (3)
Australia	TBA	Australia (4)	0–0	United States

World Group II

For more details on this topic, see 2016 Fed Cup World Group II.

The World Group II is the second highest level of Fed Cup competition in 2016. Winners will advance to the World Group Play-offs, and losers will play in the World Group II Play-offs.

Date:

Participating teams
Australia	Belarus	Canada	Poland
Serbia	Slovakia	Spain	United States

Seeds

Australia
Serbia (World Group II Play-off)
Poland (World Group II Play-off)
Canada (World Group II Play-off)

Date: 6–7 February

Venue	Surface	Home Team	Score	Visiting Team
Bratislava, Slovakia	Hard (i)	Slovakia	2–3	Australia (1)
Kraljevo, Serbia	Hard (i)	Serbia (2)	0–4	Spain
Kailua Kona, USA	Hard	United States	4–0	Poland (3)
Québec City, Canada	Hard (i)	Canada (4)	2–3	Belarus

World Group II Play-offs

The four losing teams from World Group II play off against qualifiers from Zonal Group I.

Venue	Surface	Home Team	Score	Visiting Team
Serbia	TBA	Serbia (1)	0–0	Belgium
Slovakia	TBA	Slovakia	0–0	Canada (2)
Poland	TBA	Poland (3)	0–0	Chinese Taipei
Ukraine	TBA	Ukraine	0–0	Argentina (4)

Americas Zone

Main article: 2016 Fed Cup Americas Zone

Group I

Venue: Country Club Las Palmas, Santa Cruz, Bolivia (outdoor clay)^[1]

Dates: 3–6 February

Participating teams

Pool A

Pool B

Play-offs

Main article: 2016 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I – Play-offs

Argentina was promoted to the 2016 Fed Cup World Group II Play-offs.
Ecuador and Peru were relegated to Americas Zone Group II in 2017.

Group II

Venue: Centro de Tenis Honda, Bayamón, Puerto Rico (outdoor hard)

Dates: 1–6 February

Participating teams

Pool A

Pool B

Play-offs

Main article: 2016 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group II – Play-offs

Chile and Venezuela were promoted to Americas Zone Group I in 2017.

Asia/Oceania Zone

Main article: 2016 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I

Venue: Hua Hin Centennial Sports Club, Hua Hin, Thailand (outdoor hard)^[2]

Dates: 3–6 February

Participating teams

Pool A

Pool B

Play-offs

Main article: 2016 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I – Play-offs

Chinese Taipei was promoted to the 2016 Fed Cup World Group II Play-offs.
Uzbekistan was relegated to Asia/Oceania Zone Group II in 2017.

Group II

Venue: Centennial Sports Club, Hua Hin, Thailand (outdoor hard)^[3]

Dates: 12–15 April

Participating teams

Inactive teams

Europe/Africa Zone

Main article: 2016 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone

Group I

Venue: Municipal Tennis Centre, Eilat, Israel (outdoor hard)^[4]

Dates: 3–6 February

Participating teams

Pool A

Pool C

Pool B

Pool D

Play-offs

Main article: 2016 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I – Play-offs

Belgium and Ukraine were promoted to 2016 Fed Cup World Group II Play-offs
South Africa and Sweden were relegated to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2017

Group II

Venue: Gezira Sporting Club, Cairo, Egypt

Dates: 13–16 April

Participating teams

Group III

Venue: Bellevue, Ulcinj, Montenegro (outdoor clay) ^[5]

Dates: 13–18 April

Participating teams

Inactive teams

References

↑ "Americas Group I 2016". www.fedcup.com. ITF. Retrieved 2015-11-19.
↑ "Asia/Oceania Group I 2016". www.fedcup.com. ITF.
↑ "Asia/Oceania Group II 2016". www.fedcup.com. ITF. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
↑ "Europe/Africa Group I 2016". www.fedcup.com. ITF. Retrieved 2015-11-19.
↑ "Europe/Africa Group III 2016". www.fedcup.com. ITF. Retrieved 6 January 2016.

External links

fedcup.com

Fed Cup

Current champions (2015): Czech Republic

Editions	1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

World Group	1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

World Group II	1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

2016 World Group teams	Czech Republic France Germany Italy Netherlands Romania Russia Switzerland

Former World Group teams	Argentina Australia Austria Belgium Brazil Bulgaria Canada China Colombia Croatia Denmark Finland Great Britain Hungary Indonesia Israel Japan New Zealand Poland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia South Africa Spain Sweden Ukraine United States

List of champions

2016 in tennis

Grand Slam	Australian Open French Open Wimbledon US Open

Men	ATP World Tour ATP World Tour Masters 1000 ATP World Tour Finals ATP Challenger Tour ATP Challenger Tour Finals ITF Men's Circuit

Women	WTA Tour WTA Premier Mandatory WTA Finals WTA Elite Trophy WTA 125K series ITF Women's Circuit

Team events	Davis Cup (World Group) Fed Cup (World Group) Hopman Cup World TeamTennis

Other events	Summer Olympics Summer Paralympics (wheelchair)

2016 WTA Tour

« 2015

2017 »

Grand Slam events

Australian Open (S, D, X) French Open (S, D, X) Wimbledon (S, D, X) US Open (S, D, X)

WTA Premier Mandatory tournaments

Indian Wells (S, D) Miami (S, D) Madrid (S, D) Beijing (S, D)

WTA Premier 5 tournaments

Doha (S, D) Rome (S, D) Montreal (S, D) Cincinnati (S, D) Wuhan (S, D)

WTA Premier tournaments

Brisbane (S, D) Sydney (S, D) St. Petersburg (S, D) Dubai (S, D) Charleston (S, D) Stuttgart (S, D) Birmingham (S, D) Eastbourne (S, D) Stanford (S, D) New Haven (S, D) Tokyo (S, D) Moscow (S, D)

WTA International tournaments

Auckland (S, D)
Shenzhen (S, D)
Hobart (S, D)
Kaohsiung (S, D)
Rio de Janeiro (S, D)
Acapulco (S, D)
Monterrey (S, D)
Kuala Lumpur (S, D)
Katowice (S, D)
Bogotà (S, D)
Istanbul (S, D)
Marrakech (S, D)
Prague (S, D)
Strasbourg (S, D)
Nuremberg (S, D)
Nottingham (S, D)
's-Hertogenbosch (S, D)
Mallorca (S, D)
Bucharest (S, D)
Bad Gastein (S, D)
Båstad (S, D)
Washington D.C. (S, D)
Florianópolis (S, D)
Nanchang (S, D)
Louisville (S, D)
Quebec City (S, D)
Tokyo (S, D)
Seoul (S, D)
Guangzhou (S, D)
Tashkent (S, D)
Linz (S, D)
Hong Kong (S, D)
Tianjin (S, D)
Luxembourg City (S, D)

Team events

Fed Cup World Group I + World Group II WG I Play-offs WG II Play-offs Americas Asia/Oceania Europe/Africa

Summer Olympic Games, Rio de Janeiro (S, D, X)
WTA Finals, Singapore (S, D)
WTA Elite Trophy, Zhuhai (S, D)

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