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.

Main article: 2010 Davis Cup

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		 77
65		 6
1		      
3
Marcel Granollers / Tommy Robredo
Yves Allegro / Stanislas Wawrinka		 710
68		 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		 77
65		      
2
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Benjamin Becker		 6
3		 6
2		 62
77		 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		 66
78		 77
64		 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		 65
77		 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		 77
60		 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 		64
77		 65
77		      
4
Robin Söderling
Leonardo Mayer		 7
5		 77
65		 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 		62
77		 6
3		 6
4		  
2
Marin Čilić
Giovanni Lapentti		 6
4		 6
3		 6
3		      
3
Marin Čilić / Ivo Karlović
Giovanni Lapentti / Nicolás Lapentti		 77
63		 6
3		 7
5		      
4
Antonio Veić
Júlio César Campozano		 6
4		 77
64		        
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		 77
64		 65
77		 7
5		 6
4		    
2
Novak Djokovic
Sam Querrey		 6
2		 77
64		 2
6 		6
3		    
3
Janko Tipsarević / Nenad Zimonjić
Bob Bryan / John Isner		 68
710		 7
5		 68
710		 3
6 		   
4
Novak Djokovic
John Isner		 7
5		 3
6 		6
3		 66
78		 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		 77
65		 69
711		 6
2		 1
6 		0
6 		 
4
Fernando González
Dudi Sela		 6
4		 6
4		 6
3		      
5
Jorge Aguilar
Harel Levy		 77
63		 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		 63
77		      
3
Steve Darcis / Olivier Rochus
Tomáš Berdych / Radek Štěpánek		 60
77		 0
6 		3
6 		     
4
Steve Darcis
Jan Hájek		 78
66		 1
6 		6
4		      
5
Christophe Rochus
Lukáš Dlouhý		 6
1		 63
77		 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		 77
63		 6
2		 4
6 		5
7 		6
4		  
2
Michaël Llodra
Fernando Verdasco		 65
77		 6
4		 6
3		 77
62		    
3
Julien Benneteau / Michaël Llodra
Feliciano López / Fernando Verdasco		 6
1		 6
2		 66
78		 77
65		    
4
Gilles Simon
Nicolás Almagro		 77
64		 79
67		        
5
Julien Benneteau
Feliciano López		 77
63		 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 		65
77		 66
78		      
2
Mikhail Youzhny
Leonardo Mayer		 6
3		 6
1		 6
4		      
3
Nikolay Davydenko / Igor Kunitsyn
Eduardo Schwank / Horacio Zeballos		 67
79		 4
6 		77
63		 1
6 		   
4
Nikolay Davydenko
Eduardo Schwank		 4
6		 6
3		 6
1		 6
4		    
5
Mikhail Youzhny
David Nalbandian		 65
77		 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		 63
77		 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 		65
77		        

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		 63
77		 3
6 		6
3		 3
6 		   
4
Jorge Aguilar
Lukáš Dlouhý		 6
1		 78
66		        
5
Cristóbal Saavedra-Corvalán
Ivo Minář		 62
77		 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		 77
65		 66
78		 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 		77
65		    
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		 78
66		 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		 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		      

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