2010 Davis Cup World Group
Date5 March – 5 December
Edition30th
Champions

Serbia

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 Spain4
Clermont-Ferrand, France (indoor hard)[2]
   Switzerland1
1 Spain0
Toulon, France (indoor hard)[3]
  France5
  France4
Lyon, France (indoor hard)[4]
8 Germany1
  France5
Moscow, Russia (indoor hard)[5]
5 Argentina0
4 Russia3
Moscow, Russia (indoor hard)[6]
  India2
4 Russia2
Stockholm, Sweden (indoor hard)[7]
5 Argentina3
  Sweden2
Belgrade, Serbia (indoor hard)[8]
5 Argentina3
  France2
Varaždin, Croatia (indoor hard)[9]
  Serbia3
6 Croatia5
Split, Croatia (indoor hard)[10]
  Ecuador0
6 Croatia1
Belgrade, Serbia (indoor clay)[11]
  Serbia4
  Serbia3
Belgrade, Serbia (indoor hard)[12][13]
3 United States2
  Serbia3
Coquimbo, Chile (clay) 6–8 March[14][15]
2 Czech Republic2
  Chile4
Coquimbo, Chile (clay)[16]
7 Israel1
  Chile1
Bree, Belgium (indoor clay)[17]
2 Czech Republic4
  Belgium1
2 Czech Republic4

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 Spain
Switzerland		 Nicolás Almagro
Stanislas Wawrinka		 6
3		 4
6 		6
3		 5
7 		3
6 		 
2 Spain
Switzerland		 David Ferrer
Marco Chiudinelli		 6
2		 77
65		 6
1		      
3 Spain
Switzerland		 Marcel Granollers / Tommy Robredo
Yves Allegro / Stanislas Wawrinka		 710
68		 6
2		 4
6 		6
4		    
4 Spain
Switzerland		 David Ferrer
Stanislas Wawrinka		 6
2		 6
4		 6
0		      
5 Spain
Switzerland		 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 France
Germany		 Gaël Monfils
Philipp Kohlschreiber		 6
1		 6
4		 77
65		      
2 France
Germany		 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Benjamin Becker		 6
3		 6
2		 62
77		 6
3		    
3 France
Germany		 Julien Benneteau / Michaël Llodra
Christopher Kas / Philipp Kohlschreiber		 6
1		 6
4		 1
6		 7
5		    
4 France
Germany		 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Simon Greul		 6
4		 2
6 		0
1		     retired
 
5 France
Germany		 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 Russia
India		 Igor Kunitsyn
Somdev Devvarman		 66
78		 77
64		 6
3		 6
4		    
2 Russia
India		 Mikhail Youzhny
Rohan Bopanna		 6
4		 6
2		 6
3		      
3 Russia
India		 Teymuraz Gabashvili / Igor Kunitsyn
Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes		 3
6		 2
6 		2
6 		     
4 Russia
India		 Mikhail Youzhny
Somdev Devvarman		 6
2		 6
1		 6
3		      
5 Russia
India		 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 Sweden
Argentina		 Robin Söderling
Eduardo Schwank		 6
1		 77
60		 7
5		      
2 Sweden
Argentina		 Joachim Johansson
Leonardo Mayer		 7
5		 3
6 		5
7 		4
6 		   
3 Sweden
Argentina		 Robert Lindstedt / Robin Söderling
David Nalbandian / Horacio Zeballos		 2
6 		64
77		 65
77		      
4 Sweden
Argentina		 Robin Söderling
Leonardo Mayer		 7
5		 77
65		 7
5		      
5 Sweden
Argentina		 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 Croatia
Ecuador		 Ivo Karlović
Nicolás Lapentti		 6
2		 5
7 		62
77		 6
3		 6
4		  
2 Croatia
Ecuador		 Marin Čilić
Giovanni Lapentti		 6
4		 6
3		 6
3		      
3 Croatia
Ecuador		 Marin Čilić / Ivo Karlović
Giovanni Lapentti / Nicolás Lapentti		 77
63		 6
3		 7
5		      
4 Croatia
Ecuador		 Antonio Veić
Júlio César Campozano		 6
4		 77
64		        
5 Croatia
Ecuador		 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 Serbia
United States		 Viktor Troicki
John Isner		 77
64		 65
77		 7
5		 6
4		    
2 Serbia
United States		 Novak Djokovic
Sam Querrey		 6
2		 77
64		 2
6 		6
3		    
3 Serbia
United States		 Janko Tipsarević / Nenad Zimonjić
Bob Bryan / John Isner		 68
710		 7
5		 68
710		 3
6 		   
4 Serbia
United States		 Novak Djokovic
John Isner		 7
5		 3
6 		6
3		 66
78		 6
4		  
5 Serbia
United States		 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 Chile
Israel		 Nicolás Massú
Dudi Sela		 4
6 		6
2		 6
2		 6
4		    
2 Chile
Israel		 Fernando González
Harel Levy		 2
6 		6
3		 6
4		 6
4		    
3 Chile
Israel		 Jorge Aguilar / Paul Capdeville
Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram		 77
65		 69
711		 6
2		 1
6 		0
6 		 
4 Chile
Israel		 Fernando González
Dudi Sela		 6
4		 6
4		 6
3		      
5 Chile
Israel		 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 Belgium
Czech Republic		 Olivier Rochus
Tomáš Berdych		 3
6 		0
6 		4
6 		     
2 Belgium
Czech Republic		 Xavier Malisse
Radek Štěpánek		 2
6		 4
6		 63
77		      
3 Belgium
Czech Republic		 Steve Darcis / Olivier Rochus
Tomáš Berdych / Radek Štěpánek		 60
77		 0
6 		3
6 		     
4 Belgium
Czech Republic		 Steve Darcis
Jan Hájek		 78
66		 1
6 		6
4		      
5 Belgium
Czech Republic		 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 France
Spain		 Gaël Monfils
David Ferrer		 77
63		 6
2		 4
6 		5
7 		6
4		  
2 France
Spain		 Michaël Llodra
Fernando Verdasco		 65
77		 6
4		 6
3		 77
62		    
3 France
Spain		 Julien Benneteau / Michaël Llodra
Feliciano López / Fernando Verdasco		 6
1		 6
2		 66
78		 77
65		    
4 France
Spain		 Gilles Simon
Nicolás Almagro		 77
64		 79
67		        
5 France
Spain		 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 Russia
Argentina		 Nikolay Davydenko
David Nalbandian		 4
6 		65
77		 66
78		      
2 Russia
Argentina		 Mikhail Youzhny
Leonardo Mayer		 6
3		 6
1		 6
4		      
3 Russia
Argentina		 Nikolay Davydenko / Igor Kunitsyn
Eduardo Schwank / Horacio Zeballos		 67
79		 4
6 		77
63		 1
6 		   
4 Russia
Argentina		 Nikolay Davydenko
Eduardo Schwank		 4
6		 6
3		 6
1		 6
4		    
5 Russia
Argentina		 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 Croatia
Serbia		 Ivan Ljubičić
Novak Djokovic		 63
77		 4
6 		1
6 		     
2 Croatia
Serbia		 Marin Čilić
Viktor Troicki		 6
4		 7
5		 6
2		      
3 Croatia
Serbia		 Marin Čilić / Ivan Dodig
Janko Tipsarević / Nenad Zimonjić		 3
6 		2
6 		4
6		      
4 Croatia
Serbia		 Marin Čilić
Novak Djokovic		 3
6 		3
6 		2
6 		     
5 Croatia
Serbia		 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 Chile
Czech Republic		 Nicolás Massú
Ivo Minář		 0
6 		2
6 		3
6 		     
2 Chile
Czech Republic		 Paul Capdeville
Jan Hájek		 0
6 		2
6 		1
6 		     
3 Chile
Czech Republic		 Jorge Aguilar / Nicolás Massú
Lukáš Dlouhý / Jan Hájek		 63
77		 3
6 		6
3		 3
6 		   
4 Chile
Czech Republic		 Jorge Aguilar
Lukáš Dlouhý		 6
1		 78
66		        
5 Chile
Czech Republic		 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 France
Argentina		 Michaël Llodra
Juan Mónaco		 7
5		 4
6		 7
5		 6
3		    
2 France
Argentina		 Gaël Monfils
David Nalbandian		 6
4		 2
6		 6
4		 6
3		    
3 France
Argentina		 Arnaud Clément / Michaël Llodra
Eduardo Schwank / Horacio Zeballos		 6
4		 7
5		 6
3		      
4 France
Argentina		 Gilles Simon
Eduardo Schwank		 77
65		 66
78		 6
3		      
5 France
Argentina		 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 Serbia
Czech Republic		 Viktor Troicki
Radek Štěpánek		 6
4		 2
6 		4
6 		4
6 		   
2 Serbia
Czech Republic		 Janko Tipsarević
Tomáš Berdych		 7
5		 6
2		 2
6 		77
65		    
3 Serbia
Czech Republic		 Novak Djokovic / Nenad Zimonjić
Tomáš Berdych / Radek Štěpánek		 6
3		 1
6		 4
6		 1
6		    
4 Serbia
Czech Republic		 Novak Djokovic
Tomáš Berdych		 4
6		 6
3		 6
2		 6
4		    
5 Serbia
Czech Republic		 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 Serbia
France		 Janko Tipsarević
Gaël Monfils		 1
6		 64
77		 0
6		      
2 Serbia
France		 Novak Djokovic
Gilles Simon		 6
3		 6
1		 7
5		      
3 Serbia
France		 Viktor Troicki / Nenad Zimonjić
Arnaud Clément / Michaël Llodra		 6
3		 77
63		 4
6		 5
7		 4
6		  
4 Serbia
France		 Novak Djokovic
Gaël Monfils		 6
2		 6
2		 6
4		      
5 Serbia
France		 Viktor Troicki
Michaël Llodra		 6
2		 6
2		 6
3		      

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