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[1] 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	, Lleida, Spain[2] 16–17 April 2016 Clay		Italy 0
1 2 3 1 Garbiñe Muguruza Francesca Schiavone 77 64 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[3] 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 65 77 6 4   3 Simona Halep Angelique Kerber 2 6 2 6     4 Monica Niculescu Andrea Petkovic 6 0 61 77 3 6   5 Irina-Camelia Begu / Alexandra Dulgheru Annika Beck / Julia Görges 77 65 64 77 [7] [10]

Australia vs. United States[]

Australia 0	Pat Rafter Arena, Brisbane, Australia[4] 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

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