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

Draw

Second Round Play-offsFirst Round Play-offsFirst RoundSecond Round
1 Spain
Cluj-Napoca, Romania (indoor hard)
bye
bye1 Spain4
Arad, Romania (indoor hard)
 Slovenia Romania1
 Romania4
Viana do Castelo, Portugal (clay)
 Slovenia1
 Slovenia0
 Portugal5
4 Ukraine
Kyiv, Ukraine (hard)
bye
bye4 Ukraine3
Guimarães, Portugal (indoor hard)
 Portugal Austria2
 Portugal1
 Austria4
Kazan, Russia (indoor hard)
 Russia5
Båstad, Sweden (clay)Moscow, Russia (hard)
 Sweden0
 Sweden0 Russia4
3 Netherlands53 Netherlands1
bye
Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard)
3 Netherlands
 Sweden1
Budapest, Hungary (indoor clay)
 Israel3
 Hungary3
Budapest, Hungary (clay)
 Israel2
 Israel Hungary0
bye2 Slovakia3
bye
2 Slovakia

First round

Romania vs. Slovenia


Romania
4		 Sala Sporturilor, Arad, Romania[1]
4–6 March
Hard (i)
Slovenia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Romania
Slovenia		 Marius Copil
Blaž Rola		 7
5		 6
3		 77
65		      
2 Romania
Slovenia		 Adrian Ungur
Grega Žemlja		 4
6 		4
6 		6
3		 77
63		 6
4		  
3 Romania
Slovenia		 Florin Mergea / Horia Tecău
Blaž Rola / Grega Žemlja		 6
3		 77
65		 77
63		      
4 Romania
Slovenia		 Adrian Ungur
Blaž Rola		 3
6 		4
6 		       
5 Romania
Slovenia		 Marius Copil
Tomislav Ternar		 6
3		 6
3		        

Portugal vs. Austria


Portugal
1		 Pavilhão Vitória Sport Clube, Guimarães, Portugal[2]
4–6 March
Hard (i)
Austria
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Portugal
Austria		 João Sousa
Gerald Melzer		 6
1		 7
5		 6
2		      
2 Portugal
Austria		 Gastão Elias
Dominic Thiem		 6
3		 5
7 		3
6 		6
1		 66
78		  
3 Portugal
Austria		 Gastão Elias / João Sousa
Alexander Peya / Dominic Thiem		 78
66		 77
64		 1
6 		3
6 		4
6 		 
4 Portugal
Austria		 João Sousa
Dominic Thiem		 2
6 		4
6 		2
6 		     
5 Portugal
Austria		 Pedro Sousa
Dennis Novak		 4
6 		3
6 		       

Russia vs. Sweden


Russia
5		 Kazan Tennis Academy, Kazan, Russia[3]
4–6 March
Hard (i)
Sweden
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Russia
Sweden		 Andrey Kuznetsov
Isak Arvidsson		 4
6 		6
1		 6
1		 6
4		    
2 Russia
Sweden		 Teymuraz Gabashvili
Daniel Windahl		 6
3		 6
1		 6
1		      
3 Russia
Sweden		 Evgeny Donskoy / Konstantin Kravchuk
Johan Brunström / Robert Lindstedt		 6
3		 77
65		 6
3		      
4 Russia
Sweden		 Teymuraz Gabashvili
Isak Arvidsson		 6
4		 6
0		        
5 Russia
Sweden		 Konstantin Kravchuk
Daniel Windahl		 6
2		 6
2		        

Hungary vs. Israel


Hungary
3		 Heroes' Square, Budapest, Hungary[4]
4–6 March
Clay (i)
Israel
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Hungary
Israel		 Péter Nagy
Dudi Sela		 6
2		 6
3		 4
6 		4
6 		6
1		  
2 Hungary
Israel		 Márton Fucsovics
Amir Weintraub		 6
4		 6
2		 7
5		      
3 Hungary
Israel		 Márton Fucsovics / Levente Gödry
Dudi Sela / Jonathan Erlich		 77
62		 3
6 		77
65		 79
67		    
4 Hungary
Israel		 Gábor Borsos
Edan Leshem		 6
4		 4
6 		63
77		      
5 Hungary
Israel		 Péter Nagy
Amir Weintraub		 7
5		 4
6 		2
6 		     

Second round

Romania vs. Spain


Romania
1		 Polyvalent Hall, Cluj-Napoca, Romania[5]
15–17 July
Hard (i)
Spain
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Romania
Spain		 Marius Copil
Feliciano López		 64
77		 7
5		 4
6 		6
3		 3
6 		 
2 Romania
Spain		 Adrian Ungur
Roberto Bautista Agut		 3
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
3 Romania
Spain		 Florin Mergea / Horia Tecău
Feliciano López / Marc López		 3
6 		6
1		 1
6 		7
5		 6
3		  
4 Romania
Spain		 Florin Mergea
Roberto Bautista Agut		 4
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
5 Romania
Spain		 Adrian Ungur
Pablo Carreño Busta		 3
6 		65
77		        

Ukraine vs. Austria


Ukraine
3		 Campa Tennis Club, Kyiv, Ukraine[6]
15–17 July
Hard
Austria
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Ukraine
Austria		 Illya Marchenko
Dennis Novak		 77
63		 5
7 		6
3		 6
2		    
2 Ukraine
Austria		 Sergiy Stakhovsky
Gerald Melzer		 6
3		 6
4		 6
3		      
3 Ukraine
Austria		 Denys Molchanov / Artem Smirnov
Jürgen Melzer / Philipp Oswald		 3
6 		67
79 		3
6 		     
4 Ukraine
Austria		 Illya Marchenko
Jürgen Melzer		 6
3		 3
6 		6
3		 5
7 		3
6 		 
5 Ukraine
Austria		 Sergiy Stakhovsky
Dennis Novak		 6
3		 6
3		 68
710		 7
5		    

Russia vs. Netherlands


Russia
4		 National Tennis Centre, Moscow, Russia[7]
15–17 July
Hard
Netherlands
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Russia
Netherlands		 Andrey Rublev
Robin Haase		 77
62		 6
3		 6
4		      
2 Russia
Netherlands		 Teymuraz Gabashvili
Thiemo de Bakker		 63
77		 77
64		 6
4		 6
4		    
3 Russia
Netherlands		 Andrey Rublev / Konstantin Kravchuk
Robin Haase / Matwé Middelkoop		 6
3		 6
4		 7
5		      
4 Russia
Netherlands		 Konstantin Kravchuk
Robin Haase		 6
4		 77
65		        
5 Russia
Netherlands		 Aslan Karatsev
Matwé Middelkoop		 6
4		 1
6 		4
6 		     

Hungary vs. Slovakia


Hungary
0		 Europe Tennis Center, Budapest, Hungary[8]
15–17 July
Clay
Slovakia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Hungary
Slovakia		 Péter Nagy
Andrej Martin		 4
6 		2
6 		4
6 		     
2 Hungary
Slovakia		 Márton Fucsovics
Jozef Kovalík		 77
65		 4
6 		65
77		 1
6 		   
3 Hungary
Slovakia		 Márton Fucsovics / Levente Gödry
Andrej Martin / Igor Zelenay		 2
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
4 Hungary
Slovakia		 Márton Fucsovics
Andrej Martin		           not
played
5 Hungary
Slovakia		 Péter Nagy
Jozef Kovalík		           not
played

First round play-offs

Sweden vs. Netherlands


Sweden
0		 Båstad Tennis Stadium, Båstad, Sweden[9]
16–18 September
Clay
Netherlands
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Sweden
Netherlands		 Elias Ymer
Thiemo de Bakker		 4
6 		4
6 		6
1		 6
4		 62
77		  
2 Sweden
Netherlands		 Mikael Ymer
Robin Haase		 3
6 		3
6 		610
712		      
3 Sweden
Netherlands		 Isak Arvidsson / Fred Simonsson
Robin Haase / Jean-Julien Rojer		 5
7 		2
6 		3
6 		     
4 Sweden
Netherlands		 Isak Arvidsson
Robin Haase		 2
6 		4
6 		       
5 Sweden
Netherlands		 Mikael Ymer
Tim van Rijthoven		 77
61		 66
78		 2
6 		     

Second round play-offs

Portugal vs. Slovenia


Portugal
5		 Clube de Tenis de Viana, Viana do Castelo, Portugal[10]
16–18 September
Clay
Slovenia
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Portugal
Slovenia		 João Sousa
Tom Kočevar-Desman		 65
77		 77
63		 6
2		 6
1		    
2 Portugal
Slovenia		 Gastão Elias
Grega Žemlja		 6
4		 77
61		 6
4		      
3 Portugal
Slovenia		 Gastão Elias / João Sousa
Tom Kočevar-Desman / Grega Žemlja		 6
4		 6
4		 6
4		      
4 Portugal
Slovenia		 Pedro Sousa
Tomislav Ternar		 6
0		 6
4		        
5 Portugal
Slovenia		 João Domingues
Tom Kočevar-Desman		 6
4		 6
3		        

Israel vs. Sweden


Israel
3		 Canada Stadium, Ramat HaSharon, Israel[11]
28–30 October
Hard
Sweden
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Israel
Sweden		 Amir Weintraub
Elias Ymer		 6
2		 6
3		 6
0		      
2 Israel
Sweden		 Dudi Sela
Markus Eriksson		 6
4		 6
2		 6
3		      
3 Israel
Sweden		 Jonathan Erlich / Dudi Sela
Isak Arvidsson / Johan Brunström		 6
4		 77
65		 4
6 		6
1		    
4 Israel
Sweden		 Edan Leshem
Isak Arvidsson		 7
5		 3
6 		2
6 		     
5 Israel
Sweden		 Amir Weintraub
Markus Eriksson		           not
played

References

  1. ↑ "Romania v Slovenia". daviscup.com.
  2. ↑ "Portugal v Austria". daviscup.com.
  3. ↑ "Russia v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  4. ↑ "Hungary v Israel". daviscup.com.
  5. ↑ "Romania v Spain". daviscup.com.
  6. ↑ "Ukraine v Austria". daviscup.com.
  7. ↑ "Russia v Netherlands". daviscup.com.
  8. ↑ "Hungary v Slovakia". daviscup.com.
  9. ↑ "Sweden v Netherlands". daviscup.com.
  10. ↑ "Portugal v Slovenia". daviscup.com.
  11. ↑ "Israel v Sweden". daviscup.com.
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