2010 Davis Cup

2010 Davis Cup
Details
Duration	5 March – 5 December
Edition	99th
Achievements (singles)
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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]

Zones and Groups in the 2010 Davis cup:

World Group

Americas Zone Group I

Asia/Oceania Zone Group I

Europe/Africa Zone Group I

Countries promoted to World Group Play-Offs

Countries advanced to World Group

Countries relegated to Group I

2010 champion

Defending champion

World Group

Main article: 2010 Davis Cup 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

Main article: 2010 Davis Cup 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

For more details on this topic, see 2010 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group I.

Seeds:

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

Remaining nations:

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

Brazil

bye

Bauru, Brazil (clay)

bye

Brazil

Dominican Republic

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (hard)

Uruguay

Dominican Republic

Toronto, Canada (hard)

Uruguay

Dominican Republic

Canada

bye

Canada

Bogota, Colombia (clay) (5–7 March)

Canada

Canada

bye

Colombia

bye

Colombia

Dominican Republic relegated to
Group II in 2011.

Brazil and

Colombia
advance to World Group Play-off.

Group II

For more details on this topic, see 2010 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group II.

Seeds:

Remaining nations:

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

For more details on this topic, see 2010 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group III.

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

Group IV

For more details on this topic, see 2010 Davis Cup Americas Zone 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

For more details on this topic, see 2010 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I.

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

Remaining nations:

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

For more details on this topic, see 2010 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II.

Seeds:

Remaining nations:

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

For more details on this topic, see 2010 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone 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

For more details on this topic, see 2010 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone 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

For more details on this topic, see 2010 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I.

Seeds:

Remaining nations:

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

Austria

bye

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

bye

Austria

Slovakia

Slovakia

Slovakia

Minsk, Belarus (hard)

bye

Slovakia

Belarus

Netherlands

Minsk, Belarus (hard)

bye

Zoetermeer, Netherlands (indoor hard)

Netherlands

Netherlands

Belarus

Castellaneta, Italy (clay)

Italy

Belarus

Sopot, Poland (indoor hard)

Finland

Poland

Pretoria, South Africa (hard)

Poland

Finland

bye

South Africa

bye

Riga, Latvia (carpet indoor)

South Africa

Poland

Latvia

Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine (indoor hard)

Ukraine

Latvia

Bucharest, Romania (clay)

Latvia

Ukraine

bye

Romania

bye

Romania

Belarus and

Latvia
relegated to Group II in 2011.

Austria,

Italy,

South Africa, and

Romania
advance to World Group Play-off.

Group II

For more details on this topic, see 2010 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II.

Seeds:

Remaining nations:

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

For more details on this topic, see 2010 Davis Cup Europe Zone Group III.

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

For more details on this topic, see 2010 Davis Cup Africa Zone Group III.

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

References

1 2 3 Serbia crowned Davis Cup champion at the Davis Cup official site
↑ "Davis Cup scorecards – 2010". www.daviscup.com. ITF.
1 2 World Group 2010 at the Davis Cup official site
↑ Best of Three: Djokovic shines for country in Davis Cup first round sportsillustrated.cnn.com
↑ which Serbia scores historic Davis Cup victory Times LIVE
↑ "Serbia v France". Davis Cup.

External links

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2010 Davis Cup

2010 World Group teams

2010 Americas Zone teams

Group I	Brazil Canada Colombia Dominican Republic Uruguay

Group II	Bolivia El Salvador Guatemala Mexico Netherlands Antilles Paraguay Peru Venezuela

Group III	Aruba Bahamas Bermuda Costa Rica Cuba Haiti Jamaica Puerto Rico

Group IV	Barbados Honduras Panama Trinidad and Tobago U.S. Virgin Islands

2010 Asia/Oceania Zone teams

Group I	Australia China Chinese Taipei Japan Kazakhstan Philippines South Korea Uzbekistan

Group II	Hong Kong Indonesia Malaysia New Zealand Pacific Oceania Pakistan Sri Lanka Thailand

Group III	Bangladesh Iran Kuwait Lebanon Oman Saudi Arabia Syria Vietnam

Group IV	Bahrain Brunei Iraq Jordan Kyrgyzstan Myanmar Qatar Singapore Tajikistan Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates Yemen

2010 Europe/Africa Zone teams

Group I	Austria Belarus Finland Italy Latvia Netherlands Poland Romania Slovakia South Africa Ukraine

Group II	Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Cyprus Denmark Egypt Estonia Great Britain Hungary Ireland Lithuania Macedonia Monaco Norway Portugal Slovenia Turkey

Group III (Europe)	Albania Andorra Armenia Georgia Greece Iceland Luxembourg Moldova Montenegro San Marino

Group III (Africa)	Algeria Botswana Cameroon Ivory Coast Ghana Madagascar Morocco Namibia Nigeria Rwanda Tunisia Zimbabwe

Davis Cup

Current champions (2015): Great Britain

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List of champions

2010 in tennis

Grand Slam	Australian Open French Open Wimbledon US Open

Men	ATP World Tour ATP World Tour Masters 1000 ATP World Tour Finals, London ATP Challenger Tour ITF Men's Circuit

Women	Sony Ericsson WTA Tour WTA Tournament of Champions, Bali Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Championships, Doha ITF Women's Circuit

Team events	Davis Cup (World Group) Fed Cup (World Group) Hopman Cup World Team Cup

Other events	Asian Games Central American and Caribbean Games Commonwealth Games South American Games Youth Olympics

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