2010 Davis Cup

2010 Davis Cup

Details
Duration	5 March – 5 December
Edition	99th
Achievements
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The 2010 Davis Cup (also known as the 2010 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas for sponsorship purposes) was the 99th edition of the most important annual tournament among national teams in men's tennis worldwide. In the dramatic final, Serbia defeated France 3–2 to win its first Davis Cup title.^[1][2]

The draw for the World Group, Zonal Groups I and Zonal Groups II took place in Geneva on 23 September 2009. The competition started with the first round on 5–7 March.^[3]

On 6–8 March 2010 Novak Djokovic played the key role in bringing Serbia to the World Group quarterfinals for the first time in its independent history, winning both singles matches in the home tie against the United States (against Sam Querrey and John Isner).^[4] Later, Serbia progressed to the Davis Cup final, following the victories over Croatia (4–1) and Czech Republic (3–2).^[3] Serbia came from 1–2 down to defeat France in the final tie 3–2 in Belgrade to win the nation's first Davis Cup championship. In the final, Djokovic scored two singles points for Serbia, defeating Gilles Simon and Gaël Monfils, while the last match was won by Viktor Troicki, who beat Michaël Llodra.^[1]

Serbia became the 13th nation in history to win the Cup,^[5] which was passed to them from the previous year's winner Spain. France missed the opportunity to win its 10th title and surpass Great Britain in total number of titles won. The Serbian team celebrated the trophy by fulfilling their bet to shave their hair off in case of victory.^[1]

World Group

Participating teams
Argentina	Belgium	Chile	Croatia
Czech Republic	Ecuador	France	Germany
India	Israel	Russia	Serbia
Spain	Sweden	Switzerland	United States

Draw

The draw for the 2010 World Group was held in Geneva on 23 September 2009.

	First round 5–7 March					Quarterfinals 9–11 July					Semifinals 17–19 September					Final 3–5 December
	Logroño, Spain (clay)
	1	Spain	4
						Clermont-Ferrand, France (indoor hard)
		Switzerland	1
						1	Spain	0
	Toulon, France (indoor hard)
							France	5
		France	4
											Lyon, France (indoor hard)
	8	Germany	1
												France	5
	Moscow, Russia (indoor hard)
										5	Argentina	0
	4	Russia	3
						Moscow, Russia (indoor hard)
		India	2
						4	Russia	2
	Stockholm, Sweden (indoor hard)
						5	Argentina	3
		Sweden	2
																Belgrade, Serbia (indoor hard)
	5	Argentina	3
																	France	2
	Varaždin, Croatia (indoor hard)
																	Serbia	3
	6	Croatia	5
						Split, Croatia (indoor hard)
		Ecuador	0
						6	Croatia	1
	Belgrade, Serbia (indoor clay)
							Serbia	4
		Serbia	3
											Belgrade, Serbia (indoor hard)
	3	United States	2
												Serbia	3
	Coquimbo, Chile (clay) 6–8 March
										2	Czech Republic	2
		Chile	4
						Coquimbo, Chile (clay)
	7	Israel	1
							Chile	1
	Bree, Belgium (indoor clay)
						2	Czech Republic	4
		Belgium	1
	2	Czech Republic	4

First round losers played in World Group Play-offs.

Final

Serbia 3	Belgrade Arena, Belgrade, Serbia[6] 3–5 December 2010 Hard (i)		France 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Janko Tipsarević Gaël Monfils 1 6 64 77 0 6       2 Novak Djokovic Gilles Simon 6 3 6 1 7 5       3 Viktor Troicki / Nenad Zimonjić Arnaud Clément / Michaël Llodra 6 3 77 63 4 6 5 7 4 6   4 Novak Djokovic Gaël Monfils 6 2 6 2 6 4       5 Viktor Troicki Michaël Llodra 6 2 6 2 6 3

World Group Play-offs

• Date: 17–19 September

The eight losing teams in the World Group first round ties, and eight winners of the Group I second round ties competed in the World Group Play-offs.

Venue (surface)	Home team	Score	Visiting team
Bogotá, Colombia (clay)	Colombia	1–3	United States (1)
Tel Aviv, Israel (indoor hard) 16–19 September	Israel (2)	2–3	Austria
Stuttgart, Germany (clay)	Germany (3)	5–0	South Africa
Lidkoping, Sweden (indoor hard)	Sweden (4)	3–2	Italy
Chennai, India (hard)	India (5)	3–2	Brazil
North Cairns, Australia (hard) 17–20 September	Australia (6)	2–3	Belgium
Astana, Kazakhstan (indoor hard)	Kazakhstan	5–0	Switzerland (7)
Bucharest, Romania (clay)	Romania	5–0	Ecuador (8)

Americas Zone

Group I

Seeds:  Brazil (promoted to World Group Playoffs)  Colombia (promoted to World Group Playoffs)

Remaining nations:  Canada  Dominican Republic  Uruguay

Draw

2nd round play-offs 17–19 September

1st round play-offs 9–11 July

1st round 5–7 March

2nd round 7–9 May

1

Brazil

bye

Bauru, Brazil (clay)

bye

1

Brazil

5

Dominican Republic

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (hard)

Uruguay

0

Dominican Republic

1

Toronto, Canada (hard)

Uruguay

4

Dominican Republic

0

Canada

5

bye

Canada

Bogota, Colombia (clay) (5–7 March)

Canada

Canada

1

bye

2

Colombia

4

bye

2

Colombia

Dominican Republic relegated to Group II in 2011.

Brazil and  Colombia advance to World Group Play-off.

Group II

Seeds:  Peru  Mexico  Paraguay  Venezuela

Remaining nations:  Bolivia  El Salvador  Guatemala  Netherlands Antilles

Draw

	Play-offs 9–11 July					1st round 5–7 March					2nd round 9–11 July					3rd round 17–19 September
						Lima, Peru (clay)
						1	Peru	5
	Cochabamba, Bolivia (clay)						El Salvador	0			Maracaibo, Venezuela (hard)
		El Salvador	4								1	Peru	1
		Bolivia	1			La Paz, Bolivia (clay)					4	Venezuela	3
						4	Venezuela	4
							Bolivia	1								Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
																4	Venezuela	1
						Lambaré, Paraguay (clay)										2	Mexico	4
						3	Paraguay	4
	Guatemala City, Guatemala (hard)						Netherlands Antilles	1			Encarnación, Paraguay (clay)
		Netherlands Antilles	3								3	Paraguay	1
		Guatemala	2			Mexico City, Mexico (clay)					2	Mexico	4
						2	Mexico	5
							Guatemala	0
Bolivia and  Guatemala relegated to Group III in 2011.															Mexico promoted to Group I in 2011.

Group III

•  Aruba – relegated to Americas Zone Group IV in 2011
•  Bahamas
•  Bermuda – relegated to Americas Zone Group IV in 2011
•  Costa Rica
•  Cuba
•  Haiti – promoted to Americas Zone Group II in 2011
•  Jamaica
•  Puerto Rico – promoted to Americas Zone Group II in 2011

Group IV

•  Barbados – promoted to Americas Zone Group III in 2011
•  Honduras – promoted to Americas Zone Group III in 2011
•  Panama
•  Trinidad and Tobago
•  U.S. Virgin Islands

Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I

Seeds: 1.  Australia 2.  South Korea 3.  Uzbekistan 4.  Japan

Remaining nations:  China  Kazakhstan  Philippines  Chinese Taipei

Draw

	2nd round play-offs 17–19 September					1st round play-offs 9–11 July					1st round 5–7 March					2nd round 7–9 May
											Melbourne, Australia (hard)
											1	Australia	5
						Kaohsiung, Taiwan (hard)						Chinese Taipei	0			Brisbane, Australia (clay)
							Chinese Taipei	4								1	Australia	5
							Philippines	1			Osaka, Japan (indoor carpet)					4	Japan	0
											4	Japan	5
	Changwon, South Korea (hard)										Philippines	0
		Philippines	3
	2	South Korea	2							Guangdong, China (indoor hard)
												China	3
						Gimcheon, South Korea (indoor hard)					3	Uzbekistan	2			Wuhan, China (hard)
					3	Uzbekistan	4									China	1
						2	South Korea	1		Astana, Kazakhstan (indoor clay)							Kazakhstan	4
											Kazakhstan	5
											2	South Korea	0
South Korea relegated to Group II in 2011.															Australia and  Kazakhstan advance to World Group Play-off.

Group II

Seeds:  Thailand  New Zealand  Indonesia  Pakistan

Remaining nations:  Hong Kong  Malaysia  Pacific Oceania  Sri Lanka

Draw

	Play-offs 9–11 July					1st round 5–7 March					2nd round 9–11 July					3rd round 17–19 September
						Nonthaburi, Thailand (hard)
						1	Thailand	5
	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (indoor hard)						Pacific Oceania	0			Jakarta, Indonesia (hard)
		Pacific Oceania	3								1	Thailand	4
		Malaysia	2			Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (indoor hard)					3	Indonesia	1
						3	Indonesia	5
							Malaysia	0								Nonthaburi, Thailand (hard)
																1	Thailand	2
						Hong Kong, Hong Kong (hard)										2	New Zealand	3
							Hong Kong	1
	Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay)					4	Pakistan	3			Hawera, New Zealand (indoor hard) *
		Hong Kong	3								4	Pakistan	2
		Sri Lanka	2			Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay)					2	New Zealand	3
							Sri Lanka	2
						2	New Zealand	3
Malaysia and  Sri Lanka relegated to Group III in 2011.															New Zealand promoted to Group I in 2011.

• Round tie between New Zealand and Pakistan has switched home venues, due to ongoing security concerns in the region

Group III

Bangladesh – relegated to Asia/Oceania Group IV  Iran – promoted to Asia/Oceania Group II  Kuwait  Lebanon

Oman  Syria – promoted to Asia/Oceania Group II  Vietnam

• Withdrawn:  Saudi Arabia – relegated to Asia/Oceania Group IV

Group IV

Bahrain  Iraq  Jordan  Myanmar – promoted to Asia/Oceania Group III  Qatar

Singapore  Turkmenistan  United Arab Emirates – promoted to Asia/Oceania Group III  Yemen

Europe/Africa Zone

Group I

Seeds:  Austria  Romania  Italy  South Africa

Remaining nations:  Belarus  Finland  Netherlands  Latvia  Poland  Slovakia  Ukraine

Draw

2nd round play-offs 17-19 Sep

1st round play-offs 9–11 July

1st round 5–7 March

2nd round 7–9 May

1

Austria

bye

Bad Gleichenberg, Austria (indoor hard) (5–7 March)

bye

1

Austria

3

Slovakia

Slovakia

2

Slovakia

Minsk, Belarus (hard)

bye

Slovakia

4

Belarus

1

3

Netherlands

Minsk, Belarus (hard)

bye

Zoetermeer, Netherlands (indoor hard)

3

Netherlands

4

3

Netherlands

1

Belarus

1

Castellaneta, Italy (clay)

Italy

4

Italy

5

Belarus

0

Sopot, Poland (indoor hard)

Finland

3

Poland

2

Pretoria, South Africa (hard)

Poland

Finland

0

bye

4

South Africa

4

bye

Riga, Latvia (carpet indoor)

4

South Africa

Poland

3

Latvia

2

Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine (indoor hard)

Ukraine

4

Latvia

1

Bucharest, Romania (clay)

Latvia

Ukraine

1

bye

2

Romania

3

bye

2

Romania

Belarus and  Latvia relegated to Group II in 2011.

Austria,  Italy,  South Africa, and  Romania advance to World Group Play-off.

Group II

Seeds:  Great Britain  Macedonia  Monaco  Cyprus  Portugal  Slovenia  Ireland  Hungary

Remaining nations:  Bosnia and Herzegovina  Bulgaria  Denmark  Egypt  Estonia  Lithuania  Norway  Turkey

Draw

	Play-offs 9–11 July					1st round 5–7 March					2nd round 9–11 July					3rd round 17–19 September
						Vilnius, Lithuania (indoor hard)
						1	Great Britain	2
	Eastbourne, Great Britain (grass)						Lithuania	3			Dublin, Ireland (indoor carpet)
	1	Great Britain	5									Lithuania	3
		Turkey	0			Dublin, Ireland (indoor carpet)					7	Ireland	2
						7	Ireland	4
							Turkey	1								Vilnius, Lithuania (indoor hard)
																	Lithuania	2
						Sofia, Bulgaria (indoor hard)										6	Slovenia	3
						3	Monaco	2
	Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay)						Bulgaria	3			Otočec, Slovenia (clay)
	3	Monaco	5									Bulgaria	0
		Norway	0			Oslo, Norway (indoor hard)					6	Slovenia	5
						6	Slovenia	5
							Norway	0
						Maia, Portugal (indoor clay)
							Denmark	1
	Cairo, Egypt (clay)					5	Portugal	4			Cruz Quebrada, Portugal (clay)
		Denmark	5								5	Portugal	5
		Egypt	0			Limassol, Cyprus (indoor hard)					4	Cyprus	0
							Egypt	2
						4	Cyprus	3								Cruz Quebrada, Portugal (clay)
																5	Portugal	3
						Tallinn, Estonia (indoor hard)											Bosnia and Herzegovina	2
							Estonia	4
	Godollo, Hungary (clay)					8	Hungary	1			Tallinn, Estonia (clay)
	8	Hungary	4									Estonia	2
	2	Macedonia	1			Veles, Macedonia (indoor clay)						Bosnia and Herzegovina	3
							Bosnia and Herzegovina	3
						2	Macedonia	2
Turkey,  Norway,  Egypt, and  Macedonia relegated to Group III in 2011.										Slovenia and  Portugal promoted to Group I in 2011.

Group III Europe

Albania  Andorra  Armenia  Georgia  Greece – promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II  Iceland

Luxembourg – promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II  Malta  Moldova  Montenegro  San Marino

Group III Africa

Algeria  Benin  Botswana  Cameroon  Congo  Ivory Coast  Ghana

Kenya  Madagascar  Morocco – promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II  Nigeria  Rwanda  Tunisia – promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II  Zimbabwe

References

External links

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