Serbia and Britain along with this year’s two Davis Cup finalists, Croatia and Russia, have been given the four automatic spots for next year’s finals following Sunday’s draw.

Serbia reached the semi-finals where they were knocked out by Croatia whilst Britain were beaten by Germany in the quarter-finals.

The other 12 finalists for the 16-team event, at a venue yet to be announced, will be decided in play-offs on March 4-5 next year.

The play-offs will be over the historic Davis Cup format of five rubbers including a doubles.

This year’s final takes place later on Sunday in Madrid with both Croatia and Russia bidding for a third win in the competition.

Play-off matches (March 4-5):

France v Ecuador

Spain v Romania

Finland v Belgium

United States v Colombia

Netherlands v Canada

Brazil v Germany

Slovenia v Italy

Australia v Hungary

Sweden v Japan

Norway v Kazakhstan

Argentina v Czech Republic

South Korea v Austria