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.

Participating Teams
Australia	Belarus	Germany	Italy
Romania	Russia	Spain	United States

Russia vs. Belarus

Russia 2	Luzhniki Small Sports Arena, Moscow, Russia[1] 16–17 April 2016 Clay (i)		Belarus 3
1 2 3 1 Daria Kasatkina Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6 3 3 6 6 1   2 Margarita Gasparyan Victoria Azarenka 2 6 3 6     3 Daria Kasatkina Victoria Azarenka 2 6 7 5 3 6   4 Margarita Gasparyan Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6 4 1 6 5 7   5 Daria Kasatkina / Elena Vesnina Olga Govortsova / Aryna Sabalenka 6 4 6 2

Spain vs. Italy

Spain 4	Club de Tennis Lleida, Lleida, Spain[2] 16–17 April 2016 Clay		Italy 0
1 2 3 1 Garbiñe Muguruza Francesca Schiavone 77 64 6 0     2 Carla Suárez Navarro Roberta Vinci 6 1 6 1     3 Garbiñe Muguruza Roberta Vinci 6 2 6 2     4 Carla Suárez Navarro Francesca Schiavone       not played 5 Anabel Medina Garrigues / Sara Sorribes Tormo Karin Knapp / Francesca Schiavone 1 1       retired

Romania vs. Germany

Romania 1	Polyvalent Hall (Cluj-Napoca), Cluj-Napoca, Romania[3] 16–17 April 2016 Clay (i)		Germany 4
1 2 3 1 Irina-Camelia Begu Angelique Kerber 2 6 3 6     2 Simona Halep Andrea Petkovic 6 4 65 77 6 4   3 Simona Halep Angelique Kerber 2 6 2 6     4 Monica Niculescu Andrea Petkovic 6 0 61 77 3 6   5 Irina-Camelia Begu / Alexandra Dulgheru Annika Beck / Julia Görges 77 65 64 77 [7] [10]

Australia vs. United States

Australia 0	Pat Rafter Arena, Brisbane, Australia[4] 16–17 April 2016 Clay		United States 4
1 2 3 1 Daria Gavrilova Madison Keys 4 6 2 6     2 Samantha Stosur Christina McHale 6 3 1 6 5 7   3 Samantha Stosur Coco Vandeweghe 6 2 5 7 4 6   4 Daria Gavrilova Christina McHale       not played 5 Daria Gavrilova / Arina Rodionova Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Coco Vandeweghe 1 6 4 6

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