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. The final took place on 6–7 November in San Diego, United States. Italy successfully defended their title, in a rematch of the 2009 final against the United States. Italy won by three rubbers to one in the final.

World Group

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

Draw

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

Final

United States 1	San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, United States 6–7 November 2010 Hard (Premiere Court) - Indoors		Italy 3
1 2 3 1 Coco Vandeweghe Francesca Schiavone 2 6 4 6     2 Bethanie Mattek-Sands Flavia Pennetta 65 77 2 6     3 Melanie Oudin Francesca Schiavone 6 3 6 1     4 Coco Vandeweghe Flavia Pennetta 1 6 2 6     5 Liezel Huber / Melanie Oudin Sara Errani / Roberta Vinci       not played

World Group Play-offs

The 4 losing teams in the World Group first round ties (Ukraine, Germany, Serbia & France), and 4 winners of the World Group II ties (Australia, Belgium, Estonia & Slovakia) enter the draw for the World Group Play-offs. 4 seeded teams, based on the latest Fed Cup ranking, are drawn against 4 unseeded teams. The teams advancing to the World Group in 2011 were Belgium, Australia, France and Slovakia. The losing teams, Estonia, Ukraine, Germany and Serbia will drop down to the 2011 World Group II.

Venue (surface)	Home Team	Score	Visiting Team
Hasselt, Belgium (indoor clay)	Belgium (1)	3–2	Estonia
Kharkiv, Ukraine (indoor clay)	Ukraine(2)	0–5	Australia
Frankfurt, Germany (outdoor clay)	Germany(3)	2–3	France
Belgrade, Serbia (indoor clay)	Serbia(4)	2–3	Slovakia

World Group II

The World Group II is the second highest level of Fed Cup competition in 2010. Winners will advance to the World Group Play-offs, and loser will play in the World Group II Play-offs. Date: 6-7 February

Venue (surface)	Home Team	Score	Visiting Team
Adelaide, Australia (outdoor hard)	Australia	3–2	Spain (1)
Bydgoszcz, Poland (indoor carpet)	Poland	2–3	Belgium (3)
Tallinn, Estonia (indoor hard)	Estonia	4–1	Argentina (4)
Bratislava, Slovakia (indoor hard)	Slovakia	3–2	China (2)

World Group II Play-offs

The four losing teams from World Group II will play off against qualifiers from Zonal Group I. Two teams qualified from Europe/Africa Zone , one team from the Asia/Oceania Zone , and one team from the Americas Zone.

Venue (surface)	Home Team	Score	Visiting Team
Bydgoszcz, Poland (indoor carpet)	Poland	1–4	Spain (1)
Helsingborg, Sweden (indoor hard)	Sweden	3–2	China (2)
Montreal. Canada (indoor carpet)	Canada	5–0	Argentina (3)
Maribor, Slovenia (indoor clay)	Slovenia	4–1	Japan (4)

Americas Zone

Group I

Venue: Yacht y Golf Club Paraguayo, Lambare, Paraguay

Participating Teams

•  Brazil
•  Bolivia
•  Canada - advanced to World Group II play offs.
•  Chile
•  Colombia
•  Cuba - relegated to Americas Zone Group II.
•  Paraguay
•  Puerto Rico - relegated to Americas Zone Group II.

Group II

Venue: National Tenis Club, Guayaquil, Ecuador

Participating Teams

•  Bahamas
•  Bermuda
•  Costa Rica
•  Dominican Republic
•  Ecuador
•  Guatemala
•  Mexico - promoted to Americas Zone Group I
•  Panama
•  Peru - promoted to Americas Zone Group I
•  Trinidad and Tobago

Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I

Venue: National Tennis Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Participating Teams

• 1.  Japan - advanced to World Group II play offs.
• 2.  Chinese Taipei
• 3.  Kazakhstan
• 4.  South Korea
• 5.  New Zealand
• 6.  Thailand
• 7.  Uzbekistan
• 8.  Indonesia - relegated to Asia/Oceania Zone Group II.

Group II

Venue: National Tennis Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Participating Teams

• 1.  India - promoted to Asia/Oceania Zone Group I.
• 2.  Kyrgyzstan
• 3.  Hong Kong
• 4.  Malaysia
• 5.  Singapore
• 6.  Philippines
• 7.  Syria

Europe/Africa Zone

Group I

Venue: Complexo de Tenis do Jamor, Cruz Quebrada, Portugal

Participating Teams

•  Austria
•  Belarus
•  Bosnia and Herzegovina - relegated to Europe/Africa Zone Group II.
•  Bulgaria
•  Croatia
•  Denmark
•  Great Britain
•  Hungary
•  Israel
•  Latvia
•  Netherlands
•  Portugal - relegated to Europe/ Africa Zone Group II.
•  Romania
•  Slovenia - advanced to World Group II play offs.
•  Sweden - advanced to World Group II play offs.
•  Switzerland

Group II

Venue: Orange Fitness & Tennis Club, Yerevan, Armenia

Participating Teams

•  Armenia
•  Finland
•  Georgia
•  Greece - promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group I.
•  Liechtenstein
•  Luxembourg - promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group I.
•  Norway - relegated to Europe/ Africa Zone Group III.
•  South Africa - relegated to Europe/ Africa Zone Group III.

Group III

Venue: Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt

Participating Teams

•  Algeria
•  Egypt
•  Ireland
•  Malta
•  Moldova
•  Morocco - promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II
•  Turkey - promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II

External links

• 2010 Fed Cup

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