2016 Davis Cup Europe Zone Group III
international tennis competition
The Europe Zone was one of the four zones within Group 3 of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2016. The zone's competition was held in round robin format in Tallinn, Estonia, in March 2016. Estonia and Cyprus won promotion to Group II, Europe/Africa Zone, for 2017.
Participating nations
Inactive nations
Azerbaijan
Draw
Date: 2–5 March 2016
Location: Tere Tennis Centre, Tallinn, Estonia (indoor hard)
Format: Round-robin basis. Four pools of four teams (Pools A, B, C and D). The winners of each pool play-off against each other to determine which two nations are promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2017.
Seeding: The seeding was based on the Davis Cup Rankings of 30 November 2015 (shown in parentheses below).
Groups:
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
First round
Group A
Moldova vs. San Marino
Malta vs. San Marino
Moldova vs.
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