2016 Fed Cup World Group

The World Group was the highest level of Fed Cup competition in 2016.

Participating Teams
Czech Republic	France	Germany	Italy
Netherlands	Romania	Russia	Switzerland

Draw[]

	Quarterfinals 6–7 February					Semifinals 16–17 April					Final 12–13 November
	Cluj-Napoca, Romania
	1	Czech Republic	3
		Romania	2			Lucerne, Switzerland
						1	Czech Republic	3
	Leipzig, Germany						Switzerland	2
		Switzerland	3
	3	Germany	2								Strasbourg, France
											1	Czech Republic	3
	Marseille, France											France	2
	4	Italy	1
		France	4			Trélazé, France
							France	3
	Moscow, Russia						Netherlands	2
		Netherlands	3
	2	Russia	1

First round[]

Romania vs Czech Republic[]

Romania 2	Sala Polivalentă, Cluj-Napoca, Romania[1] 6–7 February 2016 Hard (indoors)		Czech Republic 3
1 2 3 1 Simona Halep Karolína Plíšková 77 64 4 6 2 6   2 Monica Niculescu Petra Kvitová 6 3 6 4     3 Simona Halep Petra Kvitová 6 4 3 6 6 3   4 Monica Niculescu Karolína Plíšková 4 6 6 4 3 6   5 Andreea Mitu / Raluca Olaru Karolína Plíšková / Barbora Strýcová 2 6 3 6

Germany vs. Switzerland[]

Germany 2	Leipzig Trade Fair, Leipzig, Germany[2] 6–7 February 2016 Hard (indoors)		Switzerland 3
1 2 3 1 Andrea Petkovic Belinda Bencic 3 6 4 6     2 Angelique Kerber Timea Bacsinszky 6 1 6 3     3 Angelique Kerber Belinda Bencic 64 77 3 6     4 Annika Beck Timea Bacsinszky 7 5 6 4     5 Andrea Petkovic / Anna-Lena Grönefeld Belinda Bencic / Martina Hingis 3 6 2 6

France vs. Italy[]

France 4	Palais des sports, Marseille, France[3] 6–7 February 2016 Hard (indoors)		Italy 1
1 2 3 1 Kristina Mladenovic Camila Giorgi 6 1 4 6 1 6   2 Caroline Garcia Sara Errani 6 3 7 5     3 Kristina Mladenovic Sara Errani 77 64 6 1     4 Caroline Garcia Camila Giorgi 6 3 6 4     5 Kristina Mladenovic / Caroline Garcia Martina Caregaro / Sara Errani 6 0 6 1

Russia vs. Netherlands[]

Russia 1	Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia[4] 6–7 February 2016 Hard (indoors)		Netherlands 3
1 2 3 1 Ekaterina Makarova Kiki Bertens 3 6 4 6     2 Svetlana Kuznetsova Richèl Hogenkamp 64 77 7 5 8 10   3 Svetlana Kuznetsova Kiki Bertens 1 6 4 6     4 Ekaterina Makarova Richèl Hogenkamp       not played 5 Daria Kasatkina / Ekaterina Makarova Cindy Burger / Arantxa Rus 6 0 6 2

The match between Kuznetsova and Hogenkamp, which lasted for 4 hours, became the longest singles match in the history of the Fed Cup.^[5]

Semifinals[]

Switzerland vs. Czech Republic[]

Switzerland 2	Messe Luzern, Lucerne, Switzerland[6] 16–17 April 2016 Hard (indoors)		Czech Republic 3
1 2 3 1 Timea Bacsinszky Barbora Strýcová 0 6 2 6     2 Viktorija Golubic Karolína Plíšková 3 6 6 4 6 4   3 Timea Bacsinszky Karolína Plíšková 4 6 2 6     4 Viktorija Golubic Barbora Strýcová 3 6 78 66 6 1   5 Viktorija Golubic / Martina Hingis Lucie Hradecká / Karolína Plíšková 2 6 2 6

France vs. Netherlands[]

France 3	Arena Loire, Trélazé, France[7] 16–17 April 2016 Clay (indoors)		Netherlands 2
1 2 3 1 Caroline Garcia Kiki Bertens 4 6 2 6     2 Kristina Mladenovic Richèl Hogenkamp 6 2 6 4     3 Kristina Mladenovic Kiki Bertens 5 7 4 6     4 Caroline Garcia Arantxa Rus 6 3 6 4     5 Caroline Garcia / Kristina Mladenovic Kiki Bertens / Richèl Hogenkamp 4 6 6 3 6 3

Final[]

France vs. Czech Republic[]

France 2	Rhénus Sport, Strasbourg, France[8] 12–13 November 2016 Hard (indoors)		Czech Republic 3
1 2 3 1 Kristina Mladenovic Karolína Plíšková 3 6 6 4 14 16   2 Caroline Garcia Petra Kvitová 78 66 6 3     3 Caroline Garcia Karolína Plíšková 6 3 3 6 6 3   4 Alizé Cornet Barbora Strýcová 2 6 64 77     5 Caroline Garcia / Kristina Mladenovic Karolína Plíšková / Barbora Strýcová 5 7 5 7

References[]