2010 Davis Cup World Group Play-offs
# 2010 Davis Cup World Group Play-offs

The World Group Play-offs were the main play-offs of 2010 Davis Cup. Winners advanced to the World Group, and loser were relegated in the Zonal Regions I.

## Teams

Bold indicates team has qualified for the 2012 Davis Cup World Group.

## Results

| 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 | Santiago | Estadio Nacional | 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 |

* Belgium, Germany, India, Sweden and United States will remain in the World Group in 2011.
* Austria, Kazakhstan and Romania are promoted to the World Group in 2011.
* Australia, Brazil, Colombia, Italy and South Africa will remain in Zonal Group I in 2011.
* Ecuador, Israel and Switzerland are relegated to Zonal Group I in 2011.

## Playoff results

### Colombia vs. United States

| Colombia 1 | Plaza de Toros la Santamaria, Bogotá, Colombia 17–19 September 2010 Clay | Plaza de Toros la Santamaria, Bogotá, Colombia 17–19 September 2010 Clay | United States 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Alejandro Falla Mardy Fish 6 4 1 6 4 6 6 3 4 6   2 Santiago Giraldo Sam Querrey 6 2 6 4 7 5       3 Robert Farah / Carlos Salamanca Mardy Fish / John Isner 4 6 4 6 $7^7$ $6^5$ 3 6     4 Santiago Giraldo Mardy Fish 6 3 3 6 5 7 6 4 6 8   5 Carlos Salamanca Ryan Harrison           not played ||||

### Israel vs. Austria

| Israel 2 | Nokia Arena, Tel Aviv, Israel 16–19 September 2010 Hard (i) | Nokia Arena, Tel Aviv, Israel 16–19 September 2010 Hard (i) | Austria 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Dudi Sela Andreas Haider-Maurer 6 4 6 1 6 3       2 Harel Levy Jürgen Melzer 4 6 3 6 3 6       3 Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram Jürgen Melzer / Alexander Peya $7^7$ $6^2$ 6 4 6 4       4 Dudi Sela Jürgen Melzer 4 6 0 6 3 6       5 Harel Levy Martin Fischer 6 2 3 6 0 6 3 6 ||||

### Germany vs. South Africa

| Germany 5 | TC Weissenhof, Stuttgart, Germany 17–19 September 2010 Clay | TC Weissenhof, Stuttgart, Germany 17–19 September 2010 Clay | South Africa 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Philipp Kohlschreiber Rik de Voest 6 4 6 4 6 4       2 Florian Mayer Izak van der Merwe 6 3 3 6 6 1 $7^8$ $6^6$     3 Andreas Beck / Christopher Kas Rik de Voest / Wesley Moodie 6 4 3 6 6 3 6 4     4 Andreas Beck Izak van der Merwe 7 5 6 2         5 Florian Mayer Rik de Voest 6 3 $6^8$ $7^{10}$ 6 2 ||||

### Sweden vs. Italy

| Sweden 3 | Sparbanken Lidköping Arena, Lidköping, Sweden 17–19 September 2010 Hard (i) | Sparbanken Lidköping Arena, Lidköping, Sweden 17–19 September 2010 Hard (i) | Italy 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Andreas Vinciguerra Potito Starace 2 6 2 6 2 6       2 Robin Söderling Fabio Fognini 6 1 6 3 6 2       3 Simon Aspelin / Robert Lindstedt Simone Bolelli / Potito Starace 5 7 $6^0$ $7^7$ $7^7$ $6^4$ 6 3 7 5   4 Robin Söderling Simone Bolelli 6 3 6 3 6 3       5 Andreas Vinciguerra Fabio Fognini 1 6 3 6 ||||

### India vs. Brazil

| India 3 | SDAT Tennis Stadium, Chennai, India 17–19 September 2010 Hard | SDAT Tennis Stadium, Chennai, India 17–19 September 2010 Hard | Brazil 2 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Rohan Bopanna Thomaz Bellucci $7^7$ $6^2$ $6^7$ $7^9$ 5 7 6 4 8 10   2 Somdev Devvarman Ricardo Mello 6 4 2 6 $7^7$ $6^3$ 2 6 4 6   3 Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes Marcelo Melo / Bruno Soares 6 4 $7^7$ $6^5$ 6 1       4 Somdev Devvarman Thomaz Bellucci $7^7$ $6^3$ 4 0        retired 5 Rohan Bopanna Ricardo Mello 6 3 $7^7$ $6^2$ 6 3 ||||

### Australia vs. Belgium

| Australia 2 | Cairns Regional Tennis Centre, North Cairns, Australia 17–20 September 2010 Hard | Cairns Regional Tennis Centre, North Cairns, Australia 17–20 September 2010 Hard | Belgium 3 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Lleyton Hewitt Ruben Bemelmans $7^7$ $6^4$ 7 5 2 6 6 4     2 Carsten Ball Olivier Rochus 4 6 4 6 $6^5$ $7^7$       3 Paul Hanley / Lleyton Hewitt Ruben Bemelmans / Olivier Rochus 6 1 6 2 6 4       4 Peter Luczak Olivier Rochus $6^8$ $7^{10}$ 4 6 $7^7$ $6^0$ $6^2$ $7^7$     5 Carsten Ball Steve Darcis $6^4$ $7^7$ 3 6 4 6 ||||

Rain stopped play on the third day: only 51 minutes of play were held in rubber 4 in which Peter Luczak and Olivier Rochus won 4 games each in the first set. The remainder of Rubber 4 and Rubber 5 continued on 20 September 2010.

### Kazakhstan vs. Switzerland

| Kazakhstan 5 | National Tennis Centre, Astana, Kazakhstan 17–19 September 2010 Hard (i) | National Tennis Centre, Astana, Kazakhstan 17–19 September 2010 Hard (i) | Switzerland 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Andrey Golubev Marco Chiudinelli 6 4 6 4 6 4       2 Mikhail Kukushkin Stanislas Wawrinka 3 6 6 1 6 4 1 6 6 3   3 Andrey Golubev / Yuri Schukin Yves Allegro / Stanislas Wawrinka 6 4 6 3 6 3       4 Andrey Golubev Michael Lammer 6 3 6 2         5 Mikhail Kukushkin Marco Chiudinelli 6 2 6 4 ||||

### Romania vs. Ecuador

| Romania 5 | Centrul Naţional de Tenis, Bucharest, Romania 17–19 September 2010 Clay | Centrul Naţional de Tenis, Bucharest, Romania 17–19 September 2010 Clay | Ecuador 0 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Victor Hănescu Iván Endara 6 2 6 2 6 2       2 Adrian Ungur Giovanni Lapentti $6^2$ $7^7$ 4 6 6 3 6 4 6 1   3 Victor Hănescu / Horia Tecău Iván Endara / Giovanni Lapentti 6 2 6 2 6 2       4 Victor Crivoi Giovanni Lapentti 6 2 6 4         5 Adrian Ungur Emilio Gómez 6 3 6 4 ||||
