2010 Davis Cup World Group

2010 Davis Cup World Group
2010 Davis Cup World Group
Date	5 March – 5 December
Edition	30th
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[edit]

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

Draw[edit]

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)^[10]
	Switzerland	1
			1	Spain	0
Toulon, France (indoor hard)^[2]
				France	5
	France	4
						Lyon, France (indoor hard)^[14]
8	Germany	1
							France	5
Moscow, Russia (indoor hard)^[3]
						5	Argentina	0
4	Russia	3
			Moscow, Russia (indoor hard)^[11]
	India	2
			4	Russia	2
Stockholm, Sweden (indoor hard)^[4]
			5	Argentina	3
	Sweden	2
									Belgrade, Serbia (indoor hard)^[17]
5	Argentina	3
										France	2
Varaždin, Croatia (indoor hard)^[5]
										Serbia	3
6	Croatia	5
			Split, Croatia (indoor hard)^[12]
	Ecuador	0
			6	Croatia	1
Belgrade, Serbia (indoor clay)^[6]
				Serbia	4
	Serbia	3
						Belgrade, Serbia (indoor hard)^[15]^[16]
3	United States	2
							Serbia	3
Coquimbo, Chile (clay) 6–8 March^[7]^[8]
						2	Czech Republic	2
	Chile	4
			Coquimbo, Chile (clay)^[13]
7	Israel	1
				Chile	1
Bree, Belgium (indoor clay)^[9]
			2	Czech Republic	4
	Belgium	1

2	Czech Republic	4

First round[edit]

Spain vs. Switzerland[edit]

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[edit]

France
4

Palais des Sports de Toulon, Toulon, France^[2]
5–7 March 2010
Hard (i)

Germany
1

		1	2	3	4
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[edit]

Russia
3

Luzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow, Russia^[3]
5–7 March 2010
Hard (i)

India
2

		1	2	3	4
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[edit]

Sweden
2

Kungliga Tennishallen, Stockholm, Sweden^[4]
5–7 March 2010
Hard (i)

Argentina
3

		1	2	3	4
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[edit]

Croatia
5

Varaždin Arena, Varaždin, Croatia^[5]
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[edit]

Serbia
3

Belgrade Arena, Belgrade, Serbia^[6]
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[edit]

Competition was delayed one day due to the 27 February 2010 earthquake.^[8]

Chile
4

Enjoy Tennis Center, Coquimbo, Chile^[7]
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[edit]

Belgium
1

Expodroom Bree, Bree, Belgium^[9]
5–7 March 2010
Clay (i)

Czech Republic
4

		1	2	3
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[edit]

France vs. Spain[edit]

France
5

Grande Halle d'Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand, France^[10]
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[edit]

Russia
2

Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia^[11]
9–11 July 2010
Hard (i)

Argentina
3

		1	2	3	4
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[edit]

Croatia
1

Spaladium Arena, Split, Croatia^[12]
9–11 July 2010
Hard (i)

Serbia
4

		1	2	3
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[edit]

Chile
1

Enjoy Tennis Center, Coquimbo, Chile^[13]
9–11 July 2010
Clay

Czech Republic
4

		1	2	3	4
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[edit]

France vs. Argentina[edit]

France
5

Palais des Sports de Gerland, Lyon, France^[14]
17–19 September 2010
Hard (i)

Argentina
0

		1	2	3	4
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[edit]

Serbia
3

Belgrade Arena, Belgrade, Serbia^[15]^[16]
17–19 September 2010
Hard (i)

Czech Republic
2

		1	2	3	4
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[edit]

Serbia vs. France[edit]

Serbia
3

Belgrade Arena, Belgrade, Serbia^[17]^[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

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "Spain v Switzerland". daviscup.com. Archived from the original on 23 December 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
^ ^a ^b "France v Germany". daviscup.com. Archived from the original on 23 December 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
^ ^a ^b "Russia v India". daviscup.com. Archived from the original on 23 December 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
^ ^a ^b "Sweden v Argentina". daviscup.com. Archived from the original on 23 December 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
^ ^a ^b "Croatia v Ecuador". daviscup.com. Archived from the original on 23 December 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
^ ^a ^b "Serbia v USA". daviscup.com. Archived from the original on 23 December 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
^ ^a ^b "Chile v Israel". daviscup.com. Archived from the original on 23 December 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
^ ^a ^b "Delayed start for Chile v Israel tie". daviscup.com. 3 March 2010. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
^ ^a ^b "Belgium v Czech Republic". daviscup.com. Archived from the original on 23 December 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
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^ ^a ^b "Croatia v Serbia". daviscup.com. Archived from the original on 23 December 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
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^ ^a ^b "Serbia's Novak Djokovic to miss first Davis Cup rubber". BBC Sport. 17 September 2010. Archived from the original on 16 September 2010. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
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[ESP_v_SUI-1] "Spain v Switzerland". daviscup.com. Archived from the original on 23 December 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2010.

[FRA_v_GER-2] "France v Germany". daviscup.com. Archived from the original on 23 December 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2010.

[RUS_v_IND-3] "Russia v India". daviscup.com. Archived from the original on 23 December 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2010.

[SWE_v_ARG-4] "Sweden v Argentina". daviscup.com. Archived from the original on 23 December 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2010.

[CRO_v_ECU-5] "Croatia v Ecuador". daviscup.com. Archived from the original on 23 December 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2010.

[SRB_v_USA-6] "Serbia v USA". daviscup.com. Archived from the original on 23 December 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2010.

[CHI_v_ISR_1-7] "Chile v Israel". daviscup.com. Archived from the original on 23 December 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2010.

[CHI_v_ISR_2-8] "Delayed start for Chile v Israel tie". daviscup.com. 3 March 2010. Retrieved 17 September 2010.

[BEL_v_CZE-9] "Belgium v Czech Republic". daviscup.com. Archived from the original on 23 December 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2010.

[FRA_v_ESP-10] "France v Spain". daviscup.com. Archived from the original on 23 December 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2010.

[RUS_v_ARG-11] "Russia v Argentina". daviscup.com. Archived from the original on 23 December 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2010.

[CRO_v_SRB-12] "Croatia v Serbia". daviscup.com. Archived from the original on 23 December 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2010.

[CHI_v_CZE-13] "Chile v Czech Republic". daviscup.com. Archived from the original on 23 December 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2010.

[FRA_v_ARG-14] "France v Argentina". daviscup.com. Archived from the original on 23 December 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2010.

[SRB_v_CZE_1-15] "Serbia v Czech Republic". daviscup.com. Archived from the original on 23 December 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2010.

[SRB_v_CZE_2-16] "Serbia's Novak Djokovic to miss first Davis Cup rubber". BBC Sport. 17 September 2010. Archived from the original on 16 September 2010. Retrieved 17 September 2010.

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