2010 Fed Cup
# 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 at the San Diego Sports Arena in San Diego, United States, on 6–7 November. Italy successfully defended their title, in a rematch of the previous year's final, against the United States, by three rubbers to one.

## World Group

Participating Teams :

| Czech Republic | France | Germany | Italy |
| - | - | - | - |
| Russia | Serbia | Ukraine | United States |

### Draw

| Quarterfinals 6–7 February | Quarterfinals 6–7 February | Quarterfinals 6–7 February | Semifinals 24–25 April | Semifinals 24–25 April | Semifinals 24–25 April | Final 6–7 November | Final 6–7 November | Final 6–7 November |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kharkiv, Ukraine (Indoor hard) | Kharkiv, Ukraine (Indoor hard) | Kharkiv, Ukraine (Indoor hard) | | | | | | |
| 1 | Italy | 4 | | | | | | |
| 1 | Italy | 4 | Rome, Italy (Outdoor clay) | Rome, Italy (Outdoor clay) | Rome, Italy (Outdoor clay) | | | |
| | Ukraine | 1 | Rome, Italy (Outdoor clay) | Rome, Italy (Outdoor clay) | Rome, Italy (Outdoor clay) | | | |
| | Ukraine | 1 | 1 | Italy | 5 | | | |
| Brno, Czech Republic (Indoor hard) | Brno, Czech Republic (Indoor hard) | Brno, Czech Republic (Indoor hard) | 1 | Italy | 5 | | | |
| Brno, Czech Republic (Indoor hard) | Brno, Czech Republic (Indoor hard) | Brno, Czech Republic (Indoor hard) | 4 | Czech Republic | 0 | | | |
| | Germany | 2 | 4 | Czech Republic | 0 | | | |
| | Germany | 2 | | | | San Diego, United States (Indoor hard) | San Diego, United States (Indoor hard) | San Diego, United States (Indoor hard) |
| 4 | Czech Republic | 3 | | | | San Diego, United States (Indoor hard) | San Diego, United States (Indoor hard) | San Diego, United States (Indoor hard) |
| 4 | Czech Republic | 3 | | | | 1 | Italy | 3 |
| Belgrade, Serbia (Indoor hard) | Belgrade, Serbia (Indoor hard) | Belgrade, Serbia (Indoor hard) | | | | 1 | Italy | 3 |
| Belgrade, Serbia (Indoor hard) | Belgrade, Serbia (Indoor hard) | Belgrade, Serbia (Indoor hard) | | | | 2 | United States | 1 |
| 3 | Russia | 3 | | | | 2 | United States | 1 |
| 3 | Russia | 3 | Birmingham, United States (Indoor hard) | Birmingham, United States (Indoor hard) | Birmingham, United States (Indoor hard) | | | |
| | Serbia | 2 | Birmingham, United States (Indoor hard) | Birmingham, United States (Indoor hard) | Birmingham, United States (Indoor hard) | | | |
| | Serbia | 2 | 3 | Russia | 2 | | | |
| Lievin, France, (Indoor clay) | Lievin, France, (Indoor clay) | Lievin, France, (Indoor clay) | 3 | Russia | 2 | | | |
| Lievin, France, (Indoor clay) | Lievin, France, (Indoor clay) | Lievin, France, (Indoor clay) | 2 | United States | 3 | | | |
| | France | 1 | 2 | United States | 3 | | | |
| 2 | United States | 4 | | | | | | |

## World Group play-offs

The four losing teams in the World Group first round ties (France, Germany, Serbia and Ukraine), and four winners of the World Group II ties (Australia, Belgium, Estonia and Slovakia) enter the draw for the World Group play-offs. Four seeded teams, based on the latest Fed Cup ranking, are drawn against four unseeded teams.

Date: 24–25 April

| Venue | Surface | Home team | Score | Visiting team |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Grenslandhallen – Ethias Arena, Hasselt, Belgium | Indoor clay | Belgium (1) | 3–2 | Estonia |
| Palace of Sports "Lokomotiv", Kharkiv, Ukraine | Indoor clay | Ukraine (2) | 0–5 | Australia |
| Frankfurter TC 1914 Palmengarten, Frankfurt, Germany | Outdoor clay | Germany (3) | 2–3 | France |
| Belgrade Arena, Belgrade, Serbia | Indoor clay | Serbia (4) | 2–3 | Slovakia |

## World Group II

The World Group II was the second highest level of Fed Cup competition in 2010. Winners advanced to the World Group play-offs, and losers played in the World Group II play-offs.

Date: 6–7 February

| Venue | Surface | Home team | Score | Visiting team |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Memorial Drive Park, Adelaide, Australia | Outdoor hard | Australia | 3–2 | Spain (1) |
| Łuczniczka, Bydgoszcz, Poland | Indoor carpet | Poland | 2–3 | Belgium (3) |
| Tere Sport Tennis Club, Tallinn, Estonia | Indoor hard | Estonia | 4–1 | Argentina (4) |
| Sibamac Arena, Bratislava, Slovakia | Indoor hard | Slovakia | 3–2 | China (2) |

## World Group II play-offs

The four losing teams from World Group II (Argentina, China, Poland and Spain) played off against qualifiers from Zonal Group I. Two teams qualified from Europe/Africa Zone (Slovenia and Sweden), one team from the Asia/Oceania Zone (Japan), and one team from the Americas Zone (Canada).

Date: 24–25 April

| Venue | Surface | Home team | Score | Visiting team |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Sopot Tennis Club, Sopot, Poland | Indoor carpet | Poland | 1–4 | Spain (1) |
| Idrottens Hus, Helsingborg, Sweden | Indoor hard | Sweden | 3–2 | China (2) |
| Uniprix Stadium, Montreal, Canada | Indoor carpet | Canada | 5–0 | Argentina (3) |
| Ljudski vrt, Maribor, Slovenia | Indoor clay | Slovenia | 4–1 | Japan (4) |

## Americas Zone

* Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition.
* Nations in italics were relegated down to a lower level of competition.

### Group I

Venue: Yacht y Golf Club Paraguayo, Lambaré, Paraguay (outdoor clay)

Dates: 3–6 February

**Participating Teams**

* Brazil
* Bolivia
* Canada
* Chile
* Colombia
* Cuba
* Paraguay
* Puerto Rico

### Group II

Venue: National Tennis Club, Guayaquil, Ecuador (outdoor clay)

Dates: 19–24 April

**Participating Teams**

* Bahamas
* Bermuda
* Costa Rica
* Dominican Republic
* Ecuador
* Guatemala
* Mexico
* Panama
* Peru
* Trinidad and Tobago

## Asia/Oceania Zone

* Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition.
* Nations in italics were relegated down to a lower level of competition.

### Group I

Venue: National Tennis Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (outdoor hard)

Dates: 3–6 February

**Participating Teams**

* Chinese Taipei
* Indonesia
* Japan
* Kazakhstan
* New Zealand
* South Korea
* Thailand
* Uzbekistan

### Group II

Venue: National Tennis Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (outdoor hard)

Dates: 3–6 February

**Participating Teams**

* Hong Kong
* India
* Kyrgyzstan
* Malaysia
* Philippines
* Singapore
* Syria

## Europe/Africa Zone

* Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition.
* Nations in italics were relegated down to a lower level of competition.

### Group I

Venue: Complexo de Tenis do Jamor, Cruz Quebrada, Portugal (indoor hard)

Dates: 3–6 February

**Participating Teams**

* Austria
* Belarus
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Denmark
* Great Britain
* Hungary
* Israel
* Latvia
* Netherlands
* Portugal
* Romania
* Slovenia
* Sweden
* Switzerland

### Group II

Venue: Orange Fitness & Tennis Club, Yerevan, Armenia (outdoor clay)

Dates: 28 April – 1 May

**Participating Teams**

* Armenia
* Finland
* Georgia
* Greece
* Liechtenstein
* Luxembourg
* Norway
* South Africa

### Group III

Venue: Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt (outdoor clay)

Dates: 21–24 April

**Participating Teams**

* Algeria
* Egypt
* Ireland
* Malta
* Moldova
* Morocco
* Turkey

## Rankings

The rankings were measured after the three points during the year that play took place, and were collated by combining points earned from the previous four years.

8 February :

| Rank | Nation | Points | Move |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Italy | 29,957.5 | |
| 2 | Russia | 27,715.0 | |
| 3 | United States | 15,512.5 | |
| 4 | Czech Republic | 10,097.5 | 1 |
| 5 | Spain | 7,752.5 | 1 |
| 6 | Belgium | 5,055.0 | 4 |
| 7 | Ukraine | 5,037.5 | 1 |
| 8 | Germany | 4,825.0 | |
| 9 | Serbia | 4,805.0 | 2 |
| 10 | Slovakia | 4,537.5 | 3 |

26 April :

| Rank | Nation | Points | Move |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Italy | 30,972.5 | |
| 2 | Russia | 24,100.0 | |
| 3 | United States | 20,147.5 | |
| 4 | Czech Republic | 9,560.0 | |
| 5 | Spain | 6,790.0 | |
| 6 | Slovakia | 5,862.5 | 4 |
| 7 | Australia | 5,847.5 | 5 |
| 8 | Belgium | 5,065.0 | 2 |
| 9 | France | 4,837.5 | 2 |
| 10 | Ukraine | 4,225.0 | 3 |

8 November :

| Rank | Nation | Points | Move |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Italy | 35,062.5 | |
| 2 | United States | 20,147.5 | 1 |
| 3 | Russia | 20,055.0 | 1 |
| 4 | Czech Republic | 9,560.0 | |
| 5 | Spain | 6,790.0 | |
| 6 | Slovakia | 5,862.5 | |
| 7 | Australia | 5,847.5 | |
| 8 | Belgium | 5,065.0 | |
| 9 | France | 4,837.5 | |
| 10 | Ukraine | 4,225.0 | |
