2015 Davis Cup World Group play-offs

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The 2015 Davis Cup World Group play-offs were held from 18 to 20 September. The winners of the playoffs advanced to the 2016 Davis Cup World Group, and the losers were relegated to their respective Zonal Regions I.

Teams

Bold indicates team qualified for the 2016 Davis Cup World Group.

From World Group

• Germany
• United States
• Czech Republic
• Italy
• Brazil
• Croatia
• Japan
• Switzerland

From Americas Group I

• Colombia
• Dominican Republic

From Asia/Oceania Group I

• Uzbekistan
• India

From Europe/Africa Group I

• Russia
• Netherlands
• Slovakia
• Poland

Results summary

Date: 18–20 September

The eight losing teams in the World Group first round ties and eight winners of the Zonal Group I final round ties competed in the World Group play-offs for spots in the 2016 World Group. The draw took place on July 21 in London.

Seeded teams

1. Czech Republic
2. Switzerland
3. Italy
4. United States
5. Japan
6. Germany
7. Croatia
8. Slovakia

Unseeded teams

• Brazil
• Colombia
• Dominican Republic
• India
• Netherlands
• Poland
• Russia
• Uzbekistan

Home team	Score	Visiting team	Location	Venue	Door	Surface
India	1–3	Czech Republic	New Delhi	R.K. Khanna Tennis Complex	Outdoor	Hard
Switzerland	4–1	Netherlands	Geneva	Palexpo	Indoor	Hard
Russia	1–4	Italy	Irkutsk	Baikal Arena	Indoor	Hard
Uzbekistan	1–3	United States	Tashkent	Olympic Tennis School	Outdoor	Clay
Colombia	2–3	Japan	Pereira	Club Campestre	Outdoor	Clay
Dominican Republic	1–4	Germany	Santo Domingo	Centro Nacional de Tenis del Parque del Este	Outdoor	Hard
Brazil	1–3	Croatia	Florianópolis	Costão do Santinho	Outdoor	Clay
Poland	3–2	Slovakia	Gdynia	Gdynia Sports Arena	Indoor	Hard

• Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Japan, Switzerland and United States will remain in the World Group in 2016.
• Poland were promoted to the World Group in 2016.
• Colombia, Dominican Republic, India, Netherlands, Slovakia, Russia and Uzbekistan will remain in Zonal Group I in 2016.
• Brazil were relegated to Zonal Group I in 2016.

Playoff results

India vs. Czech Republic

India 1	R.K. Khanna Tennis Complex, New Delhi, India 18–20 September 2015 Hard		Czech Republic 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Yuki Bhambri Lukáš Rosol 2 6 1 6 5 7       2 Somdev Devvarman Jiří Veselý 77 63 6 4 6 3       3 Rohan Bopanna / Leander Paes Adam Pavlásek / Radek Štěpánek 5 7 2 6 2 6       4 Yuki Bhambri Jiří Veselý 3 6 5 7 2 6       5 Somdev Devvarman Lukáš Rosol           not played

Switzerland vs. Netherlands

Switzerland 4	Palexpo, Geneva, Switzerland 18–20 September 2015 Hard (i)		Netherlands 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Stan Wawrinka Thiemo de Bakker 2 6 6 3 4 6 6 3 7 5   2 Roger Federer Jesse Huta Galung 6 3 6 4 6 3       3 Marco Chiudinelli / Roger Federer Thiemo de Bakker / Matwé Middelkoop 67 79 6 4 6 4 4 6 1 6   4 Roger Federer Thiemo de Bakker 6 3 6 2 6 4       5 Henri Laaksonen Tim van Rijthoven 713 611 6 3

Russia vs. Italy

Russia 1	Baikal-Arena, Irkutsk, Russia 18–20 September 2015 Hard (i)		Italy 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Teymuraz Gabashvili Simone Bolelli 77 62 6 1 6 3       2 Andrey Rublev Fabio Fognini 68 710 2 6 2 6       3 Evgeny Donskoy / Konstantin Kravchuk Simone Bolelli / Fabio Fognini 5 7 6 2 65 77 62 77     4 Teymuraz Gabashvili Fabio Fognini 64 77 3 6 65 77       5 Konstantin Kravchuk Paolo Lorenzi 4 6 63 77

Uzbekistan vs. United States

Uzbekistan 1	Olympic Tennis School, Tashkent, Uzbekistan 18–20 September 2015 Clay		United States 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Denis Istomin Steve Johnson 6 1 3 6 77 65 63 77 7 5   2 Farrukh Dustov Jack Sock 5 7 3 6 2 6       3 Farrukh Dustov / Denis Istomin Steve Johnson / Sam Querrey 3 6 2 6 2 6       4 Denis Istomin Jack Sock 2 6 6 2 4 6 4 6     5 Farrukh Dustov Steve Johnson           not played

Colombia vs. Japan

Colombia 2	Club Campestre, Pereira, Colombia 18–20 September 2015 Clay		Japan 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Santiago Giraldo Taro Daniel 6 4 6 3 3 6 1 6 6 4   2 Alejandro Falla Kei Nishikori 63 77 61 77 5 7       3 Juan Sebastián Cabal / Robert Farah Yoshihito Nishioka / Yasutaka Uchiyama 64 77 6 2 6 3 6 2     4 Santiago Giraldo Kei Nishikori 4 6 2 6 63 77       5 Alejandro Falla Taro Daniel 63 77 3 6 2 6

Dominican Republic vs. Germany

Dominican Republic 1	Centro Nacional De Tenis Parque Del Este, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 18–20 September 2015 Hard		Germany 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Víctor Estrella Burgos Dustin Brown 6 4 5 7 77 63 77 65     2 José Hernández Philipp Kohlschreiber 1 6 3 6 1 6       3 Víctor Estrella Burgos / José Hernández Philipp Kohlschreiber / Philipp Petzschner 3 6 2 6 3 6       4 Víctor Estrella Burgos Philipp Kohlschreiber 4 6 1 6 2 6       5 Roberto Cid Benjamin Becker 4 6 64 77

Brazil vs. Croatia

Brazil 1	Costão do Santinho, Florianópolis, Brazil 18–20 September 2015 Clay		Croatia 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Thomaz Bellucci Mate Delić 6 1 6 4 3 6 6 4     2 João Souza Borna Ćorić 4 6 65 77 1 6       3 Marcelo Melo / Bruno Soares Ivan Dodig / Franko Škugor 0 6 6 3 62 77 63 77     4 Thomaz Bellucci Borna Ćorić 2 6 6 4 64 77 0 4   retired   5 João Souza Mate Delić           not played

Poland vs. Slovakia

Poland 3	Gdynia Sports Arena, Gdynia, Poland 18–20 September 2015 Hard (i)		Slovakia 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Michał Przysiężny Martin Kližan 4 6 4 6 4 6       2 Jerzy Janowicz Norbert Gombos 77 61 6 4 65 77 6 2     3 Łukasz Kubot / Marcin Matkowski Andrej Martin / Igor Zelenay 6 3 6 4 6 4       4 Jerzy Janowicz Martin Kližan 3 6 64 77 3 6       5 Michał Przysiężny Norbert Gombos 6 3 6 4 6 4