2010 Davis Cup World Group

The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 2010. The first round losers went into the Davis Cup World Group Play-offs while the winners progressed to the quarterfinals. The quarterfinalists were guaranteed a World Group spot for 2011.

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 (indoor clay)[1]
	1	Spain	4
						Clermont-Ferrand, France (indoor hard)[2]
		Switzerland	1
						1	Spain	0
	Toulon, France (indoor hard)[3]
							France	5
		France	4
											Lyon, France (indoor hard)[4]
	8	Germany	1
												France	5
	Moscow, Russia (indoor hard)[5]
										5	Argentina	0
	4	Russia	3
						Moscow, Russia (indoor hard)[6]
		India	2
						4	Russia	2
	Stockholm, Sweden (indoor hard)[7]
						5	Argentina	3
		Sweden	2
																Belgrade, Serbia (indoor hard)[8]
	5	Argentina	3
																	France	2
	Varaždin, Croatia (indoor hard)[9]
																	Serbia	3
	6	Croatia	5
						Split, Croatia (indoor hard)[10]
		Ecuador	0
						6	Croatia	1
	Belgrade, Serbia (indoor clay)[11]
							Serbia	4
		Serbia	3
											Belgrade, Serbia (indoor hard)[12][13]
	3	United States	2
												Serbia	3
	Coquimbo, Chile (clay) 6–8 March[14][15]
										2	Czech Republic	2
		Chile	4
						Coquimbo, Chile (clay)[16]
	7	Israel	1
							Chile	1
	Bree, Belgium (indoor clay)[17]
						2	Czech Republic	4
		Belgium	1
	2	Czech Republic	4

First round

Spain vs. Switzerland

Spain 4	Plaza de Toros de La Ribera, Logroño, Spain[1] 5–7 March 2010 Clay (i)		Switzerland 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Nicolás Almagro Stanislas Wawrinka 6 3 4 6 6 3 5 7 3 6   2 David Ferrer Marco Chiudinelli 6 2 7^7 6^5 6 1       3 Marcel Granollers / Tommy Robredo Yves Allegro / Stanislas Wawrinka 7^10 6^8 6 2 4 6 6 4     4 David Ferrer Stanislas Wawrinka 6 2 6 4 6 0       5 Nicolás Almagro Marco Chiudinelli 6 1 6 3

France vs. Germany

France 4	Palais des Sports de Toulon, Toulon, France[3] 5–7 March 2010 Hard (i)		Germany 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Gaël Monfils Philipp Kohlschreiber 6 1 6 4 7^7 6^5       2 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Benjamin Becker 6 3 6 2 6^2 7^7 6 3     3 Julien Benneteau / Michaël Llodra Christopher Kas / Philipp Kohlschreiber 6 1 6 4 1 6 7 5     4 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Simon Greul 6 4 2 6 0 1     retired   5 Julien Benneteau Benjamin Becker 6 2 7 5

Russia vs. India

Russia 3	Luzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow, Russia[5] 5–7 March 2010 Hard (i)		India 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Igor Kunitsyn Somdev Devvarman 6^6 7^8 7^7 6^4 6 3 6 4     2 Mikhail Youzhny Rohan Bopanna 6 4 6 2 6 3       3 Teymuraz Gabashvili / Igor Kunitsyn Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes 3 6 2 6 2 6       4 Mikhail Youzhny Somdev Devvarman 6 2 6 1 6 3       5 Teymuraz Gabashvili Rohan Bopanna 6^5 7^7 4 6

Sweden vs. Argentina

Sweden 2	Kungliga Tennishallen, Stockholm, Sweden[7] 5–7 March 2010 Hard (i)		Argentina 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Robin Söderling Eduardo Schwank 6 1 7^7 6^0 7 5       2 Joachim Johansson Leonardo Mayer 7 5 3 6 5 7 4 6     3 Robert Lindstedt / Robin Söderling David Nalbandian / Horacio Zeballos 2 6 6^4 7^7 6^5 7^7       4 Robin Söderling Leonardo Mayer 7 5 7^7 6^5 7 5       5 Andreas Vinciguerra David Nalbandian 5 7 3 6 6 4 4 6

Croatia vs. Ecuador

Croatia 5	Varaždin Arena, Varaždin, Croatia[9] 5–7 March 2010 Hard (i)		Ecuador 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Ivo Karlović Nicolás Lapentti 6 2 5 7 6^2 7^7 6 3 6 4   2 Marin Čilić Giovanni Lapentti 6 4 6 3 6 3       3 Marin Čilić / Ivo Karlović Giovanni Lapentti / Nicolás Lapentti 7^7 6^3 6 3 7 5       4 Antonio Veić Júlio César Campozano 6 4 7^7 6^4         5 Ivan Dodig Iván Endara 6 1 6 3

Serbia vs. United States

Serbia 3	Belgrade Arena, Belgrade, Serbia[11] 5–7 March 2010 Clay (i)		United States 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Viktor Troicki John Isner 7^7 6^4 6^5 7^7 7 5 6 4     2 Novak Djokovic Sam Querrey 6 2 7^7 6^4 2 6 6 3     3 Janko Tipsarević / Nenad Zimonjić Bob Bryan / John Isner 6^8 7^10 7 5 6^8 7^10 3 6     4 Novak Djokovic John Isner 7 5 3 6 6 3 6^6 7^8 6 4   5 Viktor Troicki Sam Querrey 5 7 2 6

Chile vs. Israel

Competition was delayed one day due to the 27 February 2010 earthquake.^[15]

Chile 4	Enjoy Tennis Center, Coquimbo, Chile[14] 6–8 March 2010 Clay		Israel 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Nicolás Massú Dudi Sela 4 6 6 2 6 2 6 4     2 Fernando González Harel Levy 2 6 6 3 6 4 6 4     3 Jorge Aguilar / Paul Capdeville Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram 7^7 6^5 6^9 7^11 6 2 1 6 0 6   4 Fernando González Dudi Sela 6 4 6 4 6 3       5 Jorge Aguilar Harel Levy 7^7 6^3 6 1

Belgium vs. Czech Republic

Belgium 1	Expodroom Bree, Bree, Belgium[17] 5–7 March 2010 Clay (i)		Czech Republic 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Olivier Rochus Tomáš Berdych 3 6 0 6 4 6       2 Xavier Malisse Radek Štěpánek 2 6 4 6 6^3 7^7       3 Steve Darcis / Olivier Rochus Tomáš Berdych / Radek Štěpánek 6^0 7^7 0 6 3 6       4 Steve Darcis Jan Hájek 7^8 6^6 1 6 6 4       5 Christophe Rochus Lukáš Dlouhý 6 1 6^3 7^7 5 7

Quarterfinals

France vs. Spain

France 5	Grande Halle d'Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand, France[2] 9–11 July 2010 Hard (i)		Spain 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Gaël Monfils David Ferrer 7^7 6^3 6 2 4 6 5 7 6 4   2 Michaël Llodra Fernando Verdasco 6^5 7^7 6 4 6 3 7^7 6^2     3 Julien Benneteau / Michaël Llodra Feliciano López / Fernando Verdasco 6 1 6 2 6^6 7^8 7^7 6^5     4 Gilles Simon Nicolás Almagro 7^7 6^4 7^9 6^7         5 Julien Benneteau Feliciano López 7^7 6^3 6 4

Russia vs. Argentina

Russia 2	Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia[6] 9–11 July 2010 Hard (i)		Argentina 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Nikolay Davydenko David Nalbandian 4 6 6^5 7^7 6^6 7^8       2 Mikhail Youzhny Leonardo Mayer 6 3 6 1 6 4       3 Nikolay Davydenko / Igor Kunitsyn Eduardo Schwank / Horacio Zeballos 6^7 7^9 4 6 7^7 6^3 1 6     4 Nikolay Davydenko Eduardo Schwank 4 6 6 3 6 1 6 4     5 Mikhail Youzhny David Nalbandian 6^5 7^7 4 6 3 6

Croatia vs. Serbia

Croatia 1	Spaladium Arena, Split, Croatia[10] 9–11 July 2010 Hard (i)		Serbia 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Ivan Ljubičić Novak Djokovic 6^3 7^7 4 6 1 6       2 Marin Čilić Viktor Troicki 6 4 7 5 6 2       3 Marin Čilić / Ivan Dodig Janko Tipsarević / Nenad Zimonjić 3 6 2 6 4 6       4 Marin Čilić Novak Djokovic 3 6 3 6 2 6       5 Antonio Veić Janko Tipsarević 2 6 6^5 7^7

Chile vs. Czech Republic

Chile 1	Enjoy Tennis Center, Coquimbo, Chile[16] 9–11 July 2010 Clay		Czech Republic 4
1 2 3 4 5 1 Nicolás Massú Ivo Minář 0 6 2 6 3 6       2 Paul Capdeville Jan Hájek 0 6 2 6 1 6       3 Jorge Aguilar / Nicolás Massú Lukáš Dlouhý / Jan Hájek 6^3 7^7 3 6 6 3 3 6     4 Jorge Aguilar Lukáš Dlouhý 6 1 7^8 6^6         5 Cristóbal Saavedra-Corvalán Ivo Minář 6^2 7^7 2 6

Semifinals

France vs. Argentina

France 5	Palais des Sports de Gerland, Lyon, France[4] 17–19 September 2010 Hard (i)		Argentina 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Michaël Llodra Juan Mónaco 7 5 4 6 7 5 6 3     2 Gaël Monfils David Nalbandian 6 4 2 6 6 4 6 3     3 Arnaud Clément / Michaël Llodra Eduardo Schwank / Horacio Zeballos 6 4 7 5 6 3       4 Gilles Simon Eduardo Schwank 7^7 6^5 6^6 7^8 6 3       5 Arnaud Clément Horacio Zeballos 7 5 6 1

Serbia vs. Czech Republic

Serbia 3	Belgrade Arena, Belgrade, Serbia[12][13] 17–19 September 2010 Hard (i)		Czech Republic 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Viktor Troicki Radek Štěpánek 6 4 2 6 4 6 4 6     2 Janko Tipsarević Tomáš Berdych 7 5 6 2 2 6 7^7 6^5     3 Novak Djokovic / Nenad Zimonjić Tomáš Berdych / Radek Štěpánek 6 3 1 6 4 6 1 6     4 Novak Djokovic Tomáš Berdych 4 6 6 3 6 2 6 4     5 Janko Tipsarević Radek Štěpánek 6 0 7^8 6^6 6 4

Final

Serbia vs. France

Serbia 3	Belgrade Arena, Belgrade, Serbia[8][18] 3–5 December 2010 Hard (i)		France 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Janko Tipsarević Gaël Monfils 1 6 6^4 7^7 0 6       2 Novak Djokovic Gilles Simon 6 3 6 1 7 5       3 Viktor Troicki / Nenad Zimonjić Arnaud Clément / Michaël Llodra 6 3 7^7 6^3 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

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