Video: Davis Cup Seeds for 2016

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Video: Davis Cup Seeds for 2016

Great Britain and Belgium have emerged as unlikely Davis Cup finalists this year and will be the top two seeds in the Davis Cup world group next year.

The draw for 2016 Davis Cup World Group in Santiago, Chile on Wednesday.

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According to the Davis Cup Regulations, the two finalist nations are seeded No. 1 and No. 2 in the World Group for the following year, and will be drawn in opposite halves. Seeds 3-8 are in accordance with the latest ITF Davis Cup Nations Rankings.

2016 World Group Seedings

1. Great Britain

2. Belgium

3. Czech Republic

4. Switzerland

5. France

6. Argentina

7. Serbia

8. Australia

The seeded nations will be drawn against the remaining World Group nations: Canada, Croatia, Germany, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Poland and USA.

Great Britain and the United States, and Canada and Japan will both be drawn in opposite halves of the draw as per the Davis Cup Regulation that states “If two Nations have met each other in two successive years in the first round, in the third year they will be drawn in different halves of the draw.”

Great Britain has defeated the USA in each of the last two years.

Photo credit: Davis Cup

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