2010 Fed Cup

The 2010 Fed Cup (also known as the 2010 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas for sponsorship purposes) was the 48th edition of the tournament between national teams in women's tennis.

2010 Fed Cup

Details
Duration	6 February – 7 November
Edition	48th
Achievements (singles)
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The final took place at the San Diego Sports Arena in San Diego, United States, on 6–7 November. Italy successfully defended their title, in a rematch of the previous year's final, against the United States, by three rubbers to one.^[1][2]

World Group

Further information: 2010 Fed Cup World Group

Participating Teams
Czech Republic	France	Germany	Italy
Russia	Serbia	Ukraine	United States

Draw

	Quarterfinals 6–7 February					Semifinals 24–25 April					Final 6–7 November
	Kharkiv, Ukraine (Indoor hard)
	1	Italy	4
						Rome, Italy (Outdoor clay)
		Ukraine	1
						1	Italy	5
	Brno, Czech Republic (Indoor hard)
						4	Czech Republic	0
		Germany	2
											San Diego, United States (Indoor hard)
	4	Czech Republic	3
											1	Italy	3
	Belgrade, Serbia (Indoor hard)
											2	United States	1
	3	Russia	3
						Birmingham, United States (Indoor hard)
		Serbia	2
						3	Russia	2
	Lievin, France, (Indoor clay)
						2	United States	3
		France	1
	2	United States	4

World Group play-offs

Further information: 2010 Fed Cup World Group play-offs

The four losing teams in the World Group first round ties (France, Germany, Serbia and Ukraine), and four winners of the World Group II ties (Australia, Belgium, Estonia and Slovakia) enter the draw for the World Group play-offs. Four seeded teams, based on the latest Fed Cup ranking, are drawn against four unseeded teams.

Date: 24–25 April

Venue	Surface	Home team	Score	Visiting team
Grenslandhallen – Ethias Arena, Hasselt, Belgium	Indoor clay	Belgium (1)	3–2	Estonia
Palace of Sports "Lokomotiv", Kharkiv, Ukraine		Ukraine (2)	0–5	Australia
Frankfurter TC 1914 Palmengarten, Frankfurt, Germany	Outdoor clay	Germany (3)	2–3	France
Belgrade Arena, Belgrade, Serbia	Indoor clay	Serbia (4)	2–3	Slovakia

World Group II

Further information: 2010 Fed Cup World Group II

The World Group II was the second highest level of Fed Cup competition in 2010. Winners advanced to the World Group play-offs, and losers played in the World Group II play-offs.

Date: 6–7 February

Venue	Surface	Home team	Score	Visiting team
Memorial Drive Park, Adelaide, Australia	Outdoor hard	Australia	3–2	Spain (1)
Łuczniczka, Bydgoszcz, Poland	Indoor carpet	Poland	2–3	Belgium (3)
Tere Sport Tennis Club, Tallinn, Estonia	Indoor hard	Estonia	4–1	Argentina (4)
Sibamac Arena, Bratislava, Slovakia		Slovakia	3–2	China (2)

World Group II play-offs

Further information: 2010 Fed Cup World Group II play-offs

The four losing teams from World Group II (Argentina, China, Poland and Spain) played off against qualifiers from Zonal Group I. Two teams qualified from Europe/Africa Zone (Slovenia and Sweden), one team from the Asia/Oceania Zone (Japan), and one team from the Americas Zone (Canada).

Date: 24–25 April

Venue	Surface	Home team	Score	Visiting team
Sopot Tennis Club, Sopot, Poland	Indoor carpet	Poland	1–4	Spain (1)
Idrottens Hus, Helsingborg, Sweden	Indoor hard	Sweden	3–2	China (2)
Uniprix Stadium, Montreal, Canada	Indoor carpet	Canada	5–0	Argentina (3)
Ljudski vrt, Maribor, Slovenia	Indoor clay	Slovenia	4–1	Japan (4)

Americas Zone

Main article: 2010 Fed Cup Americas Zone

• Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition.
• Nations in italics were relegated down to a lower level of competition.

Group I

Venue: Yacht y Golf Club Paraguayo, Lambaré, Paraguay (outdoor clay)

Dates: 3–6 February

Participating Teams

•  Brazil
•  Bolivia
•  Canada
•  Chile
•  Colombia
•  Cuba
•  Paraguay
•  Puerto Rico

Group II

Venue: National Tennis Club, Guayaquil, Ecuador (outdoor clay)

Dates: 19–24 April

Participating Teams

•  Bahamas
•  Bermuda
•  Costa Rica
•  Dominican Republic
•  Ecuador
•  Guatemala
•  Mexico
•  Panama
•  Peru
•  Trinidad and Tobago

Asia/Oceania Zone

Main article: 2010 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone

• Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition.
• Nations in italics were relegated down to a lower level of competition.

Group I

Venue: National Tennis Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (outdoor hard)

Dates: 3–6 February

Participating Teams

•  Chinese Taipei
•  Indonesia
•  Japan
•  Kazakhstan
•  New Zealand
•  South Korea
•  Thailand
•  Uzbekistan

Group II

Venue: National Tennis Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (outdoor hard)

Dates: 3–6 February

Participating Teams

•  Hong Kong
•  India
•  Kyrgyzstan
•  Malaysia
•  Philippines
•  Singapore
•  Syria

Europe/Africa Zone

Main article: 2010 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone

• Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition.
• Nations in italics were relegated down to a lower level of competition.

Group I

Venue: Complexo de Tenis do Jamor, Cruz Quebrada, Portugal (indoor hard)

Dates: 3–6 February

Participating Teams

•  Austria
•  Belarus
•  Bosnia and Herzegovina
•  Bulgaria
•  Croatia
•  Denmark
•  Great Britain
•  Hungary
•  Israel
•  Latvia
•  Netherlands
•  Portugal
•  Romania
•  Slovenia
•  Sweden
•   Switzerland

Group II

Venue: Orange Fitness & Tennis Club, Yerevan, Armenia (outdoor clay)

Dates: 28 April – 1 May

Participating Teams

•  Armenia
•  Finland
•  Georgia
•  Greece
•  Liechtenstein
•  Luxembourg
•  Norway
•  South Africa

Group III

Venue: Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt (outdoor clay)

Dates: 21–24 April

Participating Teams

•  Algeria
•  Egypt
•  Ireland
•  Malta
•  Moldova
•  Morocco
•  Turkey

Rankings

The rankings were measured after the three points during the year that play took place, and were collated by combining points earned from the previous four years.^[3]

8 February Rank Nation Points[4] Move 1  Italy 29,957.5 2  Russia 27,715.0 3  United States 15,512.5 4  Czech Republic 10,097.5 1 5  Spain 7,752.5 1 6  Belgium 5,055.0 4 7  Ukraine 5,037.5 1 8  Germany 4,825.0 9  Serbia 4,805.0 2 10  Slovakia 4,537.5 3

26 April Rank Nation Points[4] Move 1  Italy 30,972.5 2  Russia 24,100.0 3  United States 20,147.5 4  Czech Republic 9,560.0 5  Spain 6,790.0 6  Slovakia 5,862.5 4 7  Australia 5,847.5 5 8  Belgium 5,065.0 2 9  France 4,837.5 2 10  Ukraine 4,225.0 3

8 November Rank Nation Points[4] Move 1  Italy 35,062.5 2  United States 20,147.5 1 3  Russia 20,055.0 1 4  Czech Republic 9,560.0 5  Spain 6,790.0 6  Slovakia 5,862.5 7  Australia 5,847.5 8  Belgium 5,065.0 9  France 4,837.5 10  Ukraine 4,225.0