2016 Fed Cup World Group II

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The World Group II was the second highest level of Fed Cup competition in 2016. The winning nations advanced to the World Group play-offs, and the losing nations were relegated to the World Group II play-offs.

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Slovakia vs. Australia

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Slovakia
2		 Aegon Arena, Bratislava, Slovakia [1]
6–7 February 2016
Hard (indoors)		Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
3
123
1 Flag of Slovakia.svg
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 		Anna Karolína Schmiedlová
Arina Rodionova 		5
7		7
5		6
0		 
2 Flag of Slovakia.svg
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 		Jana Čepelová
Samantha Stosur 		3
6 		4
6 		  
3 Flag of Slovakia.svg
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 		Anna Karolína Schmiedlová
Samantha Stosur 		65
77		5
7 		  
4 Flag of Slovakia.svg
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 		Dominika Cibulková
Kimberly Birrell 		6
3		6
1		  
5 Flag of Slovakia.svg
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 		Jana Čepelová  /  Daniela Hantuchová
Casey Dellacqua  /  Samantha Stosur 		7
5		1
6 		2
6		 

Serbia vs. Spain

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Serbia
0		 Kraljevo Sports Centre, Kraljevo, Serbia [2]
6–7 February 2016
Hard (indoors)		Flag of Spain.svg
Spain
4
123
1 Flag of Serbia.svg
Flag of Spain.svg 		Ivana Jorović
Garbiñe Muguruza 		3
6		1
6		  
2 Flag of Serbia.svg
Flag of Spain.svg 		Jelena Janković
Carla Suárez Navarro 		4
6		2
6 		  
3 Flag of Serbia.svg
Flag of Spain.svg 		Jelena Janković
Garbiñe Muguruza 		3
6 		4
6 		  
4 Flag of Serbia.svg
Flag of Spain.svg 		Bojana Jovanovski
Carla Suárez Navarro 		   not
played
5 Flag of Serbia.svg
Flag of Spain.svg 		Ivana Jorović  /  Nina Stojanović
Lara Arruabarrena  /  Lourdes Domínguez Lino 		6
4		66
78		[7]
[10]		 

United States vs. Poland

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United States
4		 Holua Tennis Center, Kailua Kona, United States [3]
6–7 February 2016
Hard (outdoors)		Flag of Poland.svg
Poland
0
123
1 Flag of the United States.svg
Flag of Poland.svg 		Sloane Stephens
Magda Linette 		6
2		6
4		  
2 Flag of the United States.svg
Flag of Poland.svg 		Venus Williams
Paula Kania 		7
5		6
2		  
3 Flag of the United States.svg
Flag of Poland.svg 		Venus Williams
Magda Linette 		6
1		6
2		  
4 Flag of the United States.svg
Flag of Poland.svg 		Sloane Stephens
Paula Kania 		   not
played
5 Flag of the United States.svg
Flag of Poland.svg 		Bethanie Mattek-Sands  /  Coco Vandeweghe
Klaudia Jans-Ignacik  /  Paula Kania 		6
1		7
5		  

Canada vs. Belarus

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Canada
2		 Pavillon de l'éducation physique et des sports de l'Université Laval, Québec City, Canada [4]
6–7 February 2016
Hard (indoors)		Flag of Belarus.svg
Belarus
3
123
1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Flag of Belarus.svg 		Françoise Abanda
Aliaksandra Sasnovich 		4
6 		6
2		3
6 		 
2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Flag of Belarus.svg 		Aleksandra Wozniak
Olga Govortsova 		6
2		6
2		  
3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Flag of Belarus.svg 		Françoise Abanda
Olga Govortsova 		6
4		6
4		  
4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Flag of Belarus.svg 		Aleksandra Wozniak
Aliaksandra Sasnovich 		4
6		4
6		  
5 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Flag of Belarus.svg 		Gabriela Dabrowski  /  Carol Zhao
Olga Govortsova  /  Aliaksandra Sasnovich 		2
6 		4
6 		  

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References

  1. ↑ "Slovakia v Australia". fedcup.com. ITF . Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  2. ↑ "Serbia v Spain". fedcup.com. ITF . Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  3. ↑ "USA v Poland". fedcup.com. ITF . Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  4. ↑ "Canada v Belarus". fedcup.com. ITF . Retrieved 2 November 2015.
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