2016 Fed Cup World Group Play-offs
# 2016 Fed Cup World Group Play-offs

The World Group Play-offs were four ties which involves the losing nations of the World Group first round and the winning nations of the World Group II. Nations that win their play-off ties entered the 2017 World Group, while losing nations joined the 2017 World Group II.

Participating Teams :

| Australia | Belarus | Germany | Italy |
| - | - | - | - |
| Romania | Russia | Spain | United States |

## Russia vs. Belarus

| Russia 2 | Luzhniki Small Sports Arena, Moscow, Russia 16–17 April 2016 Clay (i) | Luzhniki Small Sports Arena, Moscow, Russia 16–17 April 2016 Clay (i) | Belarus 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Daria Kasatkina Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6 3 3 6 6 1   2 Margarita Gasparyan Victoria Azarenka 2 6 3 6     3 Daria Kasatkina Victoria Azarenka 2 6 7 5 3 6   4 Margarita Gasparyan Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6 4 1 6 5 7   5 Daria Kasatkina / Elena Vesnina Olga Govortsova / Aryna Sabalenka 6 4 6 2 ||||

## Spain vs. Italy

| Spain 4 | Club de Tennis Lleida, Lleida, Spain 16–17 April 2016 Clay | Club de Tennis Lleida, Lleida, Spain 16–17 April 2016 Clay | Italy 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Garbiñe Muguruza Francesca Schiavone $7^7$ $6^4$ 6 0     2 Carla Suárez Navarro Roberta Vinci 6 1 6 1     3 Garbiñe Muguruza Roberta Vinci 6 2 6 2     4 Carla Suárez Navarro Francesca Schiavone       not played 5 Anabel Medina Garrigues / Sara Sorribes Tormo Karin Knapp / Francesca Schiavone 1 1      retired ||||

## Romania vs. Germany

| Romania 1 | Polyvalent Hall (Cluj-Napoca), Cluj-Napoca, Romania 16–17 April 2016 Clay (i) | Polyvalent Hall (Cluj-Napoca), Cluj-Napoca, Romania 16–17 April 2016 Clay (i) | Germany 4 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Irina-Camelia Begu Angelique Kerber 2 6 3 6     2 Simona Halep Andrea Petkovic 6 4 $6^5$ $7^7$ 6 4   3 Simona Halep Angelique Kerber 2 6 2 6     4 Monica Niculescu Andrea Petkovic 6 0 $6^1$ $7^7$ 3 6   5 Irina-Camelia Begu / Alexandra Dulgheru Annika Beck / Julia Görges $7^7$ $6^5$ $6^4$ $7^7$ [7] [10] ||||

## Australia vs. United States

| Australia 0 | Pat Rafter Arena, Brisbane, Australia 16–17 April 2016 Clay | Pat Rafter Arena, Brisbane, Australia 16–17 April 2016 Clay | United States 4 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 1 Daria Gavrilova Madison Keys 4 6 2 6     2 Samantha Stosur Christina McHale 6 3 1 6 5 7   3 Samantha Stosur Coco Vandeweghe 6 2 5 7 4 6   4 Daria Gavrilova Christina McHale       not played 5 Daria Gavrilova / Arina Rodionova Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Coco Vandeweghe 1 6 4 6 ||||
