The 2010 Davis Cup (also known as the 2010 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas for sponsorship purposes) was the 99th edition of the most important annual tournament among national teams in men's tennis worldwide. In the dramatic final, Serbia defeated France 3–2 to win its first Davis Cup title.[1][2]

2010 Davis Cup
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Duration5 March – 5 December 2010
Edition99th
Champion
Winning nation Serbia
2009
2011

The draw for the World Group, Zonal Groups I and Zonal Groups II took place in Geneva on 23 September 2009. The competition started with the first round on 5–7 March.[3]

On 6–8 March 2010 Novak Djokovic played the key role in bringing Serbia to the World Group quarterfinals for the first time in its independent history, winning both singles matches in the home tie against the United States (against Sam Querrey and John Isner).[4] Later, Serbia progressed to the Davis Cup final, following the victories over Croatia (4–1) and Czech Republic (3–2).[3] Serbia came from 1–2 down to defeat France in the final tie 3–2 in Belgrade to win the nation's first Davis Cup championship. In the final, Djokovic scored two singles points for Serbia, defeating Gilles Simon and Gaël Monfils, while the last match was won by Viktor Troicki, who beat Michaël Llodra.[1]

Serbia became the 13th nation in history to win the Cup,[5] which was passed to them from the previous year's winner Spain. France missed the opportunity to win its 10th title and surpass Great Britain in total number of titles won. The Serbian team celebrated the trophy by fulfilling their bet to shave their hair off in case of victory.[1]

Zones and Groups in the 2010 Davis cup:
  World Group
  Americas Zone Group I
  Asia/Oceania Zone Group I
  Europe/Africa Zone Group I
  Countries promoted to World Group play-offs
  Countries advanced to World Group
  Countries relegated to Group I
  2010 champion
  Defending champion

World Group

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Participating teams
 
Argentina
 
Belgium
 
Chile
 
Croatia
 
Czech Republic
 
Ecuador
 
France
 
Germany
 
India
 
Israel
 
Russia
 
Serbia
 
Spain
 
Sweden
 
Switzerland
 
United States

Draw

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

First round losers played in World Group play-offs.

Final

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Serbia
3
Belgrade Arena, Belgrade, Serbia[6]
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
     

World Group play-offs

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  • Date: 17–19 September

The eight losing teams in the World Group first round ties, and eight winners of the Group I second round ties competed in the World Group play-offs.

Home team Score Visiting team Location Venue Door Surface
  Colombia 1–3   United States Bogotá Plaza de Toros la Santamaria Outdoor Clay
  Israel 2–3   Austria Tel Aviv Nokia Arena Indoor Hard
  Germany 5–0   South Africa Stuttgart TC Weissenhof Outdoor Clay
  Sweden 3–2   Italy Lidköping Sparbanken Lidköping Arena Indoor Hard
  India 3–2   Brazil Chennai SDAT Tennis Stadium Outdoor Hard
  Australia 2–3   Belgium North Cairns Cairns Regional Tennis Centre Outdoor Hard
  Kazakhstan 5–0    Switzerland Astana National Tennis Centre Indoor Hard
  Romania 5–0   Ecuador Bucharest Centrul Naţional de Tenis Outdoor Clay

Americas Zone

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Group I

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Draw

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Second-round play-offsFirst-round play-offsFirst RoundSecond Round
1  Brazil
byeBauru, Brazil (clay)
bye1  Brazil5
  Dominican Rep.Santo Domingo, Dominican Rep. (hard)  Uruguay0
  Dominican Rep.1
Toronto, Canada (hard)  Uruguay4
  Dominican Rep.0
  Canada5
bye
  Canada5–7 March – Bogotá, Colombia (clay)
  Canada  Canada1
bye2  Colombia4
bye
2  Colombia

Group II

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Draw

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Group III

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Rank Team
1   Puerto Rico
2   Haiti
3   Bahamas
4   Jamaica
5   Costa Rica
6   Aruba
7   Bermuda
8   Cuba (withdrew)
  •   Puerto Rico and   Haiti promoted to Group II in 2011.
  •   Bermuda relegated to Group IV in 2011.
  •   Cuba withdrew from the Davis Cup.

Group IV

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Team Pld W L MF MA Pts
  Barbados 4 4 0 9 3 4
  Honduras 4 3 1 8 4 3
  Panama 4 2 2 6 6 2
  Trinidad and Tobago 4 1 3 5 7 1
  U.S. Virgin Islands 4 0 4 2 10 0

Barbados and Honduras promoted to Group III for 2011.

Asia/Oceania Zone

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Group I

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Draw

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Second round play-offsFirst round play-offsFirst roundSecond round
Melbourne, Australia (hard)
1  Australia5
Kaohsiung, Taiwan (outdoor hard)   Chinese Taipei0Brisbane, Australia (clay)
   Chinese Taipei41  Australia5
   Philippines1Osaka, Japan (indoor carpet)4  Japan0
4  Japan5
   Philippines0
   Philippines3
2  South Korea2Guangdong, China (indoor hard)
   China3
Gimcheon, South Korea (indoor hard) 3  Uzbekistan2Wuhan, China (hard)
3  Uzbekistan4   China1
2  South Korea1Astana, Kazakhstan (indoor clay)   Kazakhstan4
   Kazakhstan5
2  South Korea0

Group II

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Draw

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Play-offsFirst roundSecond roundThird round
Nonthaburi, Thailand (hard)
1  Thailand5
Malaysia  Pacific Oceania0Indonesia
  Pacific Oceania31  Thailand4
  Malaysia2Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (indoor hard)3  Indonesia1
3  Indonesia5
  Malaysia0
1  Thailand2
Hong Kong, Hong Kong (hard)2  New Zealand3
  Hong Kong1
4  Pakistan3
  Hong Kong34  Pakistan2
  Sri Lanka2Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay)2  New Zealand3
  Sri Lanka2
2  New Zealand3

Group III

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Rank Team
1   Syria
2   Iran
3   Lebanon
4   Vietnam
5   Kuwait
6   Oman
7   Bangladesh
8   Saudi Arabia (withdrew)

Group IV

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  • Venue: Al-Hussein Tennis Club, Amman, Jordan (outdoor hard)
  • Date: 19 - 24 April
Rank Team
1   United Arab Emirates
2   Myanmar
3   Jordan
4   Singapore
5   Bahrain
6   Qatar
7   Turkmenistan
8   Iraq
9   Yemen

Europe/Africa Zone

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Group I

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Draw

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Second-round play-offsFirst-round play-offsFirst RoundSecond Round
1  Austria
Bad Gleichenberg, Austria (indoor hard)
bye
bye1  Austria3
  Slovakia  Slovakia2
  Slovakia
Minsk, Belarus (hard)
bye
  Slovakia4
  Belarus1
3  Netherlands
Zoetermeer, Netherlands (indoor hard)
bye
3  Netherlands43  Netherlands1
Castellaneta, Italy (clay)
  Belarus1  Italy4
  Italy5
  Belarus0
Sopot, Poland (indoor hard)
  Poland2
Pretoria, South Africa (hard)
  Finland3
  Poland  Finland0
bye4  South Africa4
bye
Riga, Latvia (indoor carpet)
4  South Africa
  Poland3
Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine (indoor hard)
  Latvia2
  Ukraine4
Bucharest, Romania (clay)
  Latvia1
  Latvia  Ukraine1
bye2  Romania3
bye
2  Romania

Group II

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Draw

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Play-offsFirst RoundSecond RoundThird Round
Vilnius, Lithuania (indoor hard)
1  Great Britain2
Eastbourne, Great Britain (grass)Dublin, Ireland (indoor carpet)
   Lithuania3
1  Great Britain5   Lithuania3
Dublin, Ireland (indoor carpet)
   Turkey07  Ireland2
7  Ireland4
Vilnius, Lithuania (indoor hard)
   Turkey1
   Lithuania2
Sofia, Bulgaria (indoor hard)
6  Slovenia3
3  Monaco2
Monte Carlo, Monaco (clay)Otočec, Slovenia (clay)
   Bulgaria3
3  Monaco5   Bulgaria0
Oslo, Norway (indoor hard)
   Norway06  Slovenia5
6  Slovenia5
   Norway0
Maia, Portugal (indoor clay)
   Denmark1
Cairo, Egypt (clay)Cruz Quebrada, Portugal (clay)
5  Portugal4
   Denmark55  Portugal5
Limassol, Cyprus (indoor hard)
   Egypt04  Cyprus0
   Egypt2
Cruz Quebrada, Portugal (clay)
4  Cyprus3
5  Portugal3
Tallinn, Estonia (indoor hard)
   Bosnia and Herzegovina2
   Estonia4
Gödöllő, Hungary (clay)Tallinn, Estonia (clay)
8  Hungary1
8  Hungary4   Estonia2
Veles, Macedonia (indoor clay)
2  Macedonia1   Bosnia and Herzegovina3
   Bosnia and Herzegovina3
2  Macedonia2

Group III Europe

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Group III Africa

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Serbia crowned Davis Cup champion at the Davis Cup official site
  2. ^ "Davis Cup scorecards – 2010". daviscup.com. ITF.
  3. ^ a b World Group 2010 at the Davis Cup official site
  4. ^ Best of Three: Djokovic shines for country in Davis Cup first round sportsillustrated.cnn.com
  5. ^ which Serbia scores historic Davis Cup victory Times LIVE
  6. ^ "Serbia v France". Davis Cup.
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