2016 Fed Cup World Group play-offs
{{Short description|Part of tennis tournament}}
{{main|2016 Fed Cup}}
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.
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| colspan=4|Participating Teams |
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| style="width:25%;"| {{fed-big|AUS}}
!style="width:25%;"| {{fed-big|BLR}} !style="width:25%;"| {{fed-big|GER}} !style="width:25%;"| {{fed-big|ITA}} |
| {{fed-big|ROU}}
!{{fed-big|RUS}} !{{fed-big|ESP}} !{{fed-big|USA}} |
Russia vs. Belarus
{{FedCupbox
|team1=Russia
|team2=Belarus
|venue=Luzhniki Small Sports Arena, Moscow, Russia{{cite web|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100033743|title=Russia v Belarus|work=fedcup.com}}
|date=16–17 April 2016
|surface=Clay (i)
|score1=2
|score2=3
|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Daria Kasatkina |6 |3 |6 |T2P1=Aliaksandra Sasnovich |3 |6 |1 }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Margarita Gasparyan |2 |3 | |T2P1=Victoria Azarenka |6 |6 | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Daria Kasatkina |2 |7 |3 |T2P1=Victoria Azarenka |6 |5 |6 }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Margarita Gasparyan |6 |1 |5 |T2P1=Aliaksandra Sasnovich |4 |6 |7 }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Daria Kasatkina |T1P2=Elena Vesnina |6 |6 | |T2P1=Olga Govortsova |T2P2=Aryna Sabalenka |4 |2 | }}
|}}
Spain vs. Italy
{{FedCupbox
|team1=Spain
|team2=Italy
|venue=Club de Tennis Lleida, Lleida, Spain{{cite web|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100033744|title=Italy v Spain|work=fedcup.com}}
|date=16–17 April 2016
|surface=Clay
|score1=4
|score2=0
|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Garbiñe Muguruza |7 |6 | |T2P1=Francesca Schiavone |6.039 |0 | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Carla Suárez Navarro |6 |6 | |T2P1=Roberta Vinci |1 |1 | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Garbiñe Muguruza |6 |6 | |T2P1=Roberta Vinci |2 |2 | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Carla Suárez Navarro | | | |T2P1=Francesca Schiavone |np=| | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Anabel Medina Garrigues |T1P2=Sara Sorribes Tormo |1 | | |T2P1=Karin Knapp |T2P2=Francesca Schiavone |1 | | |re2=1}}
|}}
Romania vs. Germany
{{FedCupbox
|team1=Romania
|team2=Germany
|venue=Polyvalent Hall (Cluj-Napoca), Cluj-Napoca, Romania{{cite web|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100033745|title=Romania v Germany|work=fedcup.com}}
|date=16–17 April 2016
|surface=Clay (i)
|score1=1
|score2=4
|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Irina-Camelia Begu | 2| 3| |T2P1=Angelique Kerber |6 |6 | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Simona Halep | 6| 6.046| 6|T2P1=Andrea Petkovic |4 | 7| 4}}
|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Simona Halep |2 |2 | |T2P1=Angelique Kerber |6 |6 | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Monica Niculescu |6 |6.01 |3 |T2P1=Andrea Petkovic |0 |7 |6 }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Irina-Camelia Begu |T1P2=Alexandra Dulgheru |7 |6.035 |[7] |T2P1=Annika Beck |T2P2=Julia Görges |6.045 |7 |[10] }}
|}}
Australia vs. United States
{{FedCupbox
|team1=Australia
|team2=United States
|venue=Pat Rafter Arena, Brisbane, Australia{{cite web|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100033746|title=Australia v USA|work=fedcup.com}}
|date=16–17 April 2016
|surface=Clay
|score1=0
|score2=4
|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Daria Gavrilova |4 |2 | |T2P1=Madison Keys |6 |6 | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Samantha Stosur |6 |1 |5 |T2P1=Christina McHale |3 |6 | 7}}
|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Samantha Stosur |6 |5 |4 |T2P1=Coco Vandeweghe |2 |7 |6 }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Daria Gavrilova | | | |T2P1=Christina McHale | | | np= }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Daria Gavrilova |T1P2=Arina Rodionova |1 | 4| |T2P1=Bethanie Mattek-Sands |T2P2=Coco Vandeweghe |6 |6 | }}
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