2010 Fed Cup

International women's tennis competition 2010 Fed Cup 6 February – 7 November 48th 2009 2011 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.https://www.voanews.com/a/italy-defeats-usa-again-in-fed-cup-tennis-final-106912614/173928.html Italy Defeats USA Again in Fed Cup Tennis Final voanews.com 15 April 2025https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2010/nov/08/italy-united-states-fed-cup Italy retain Fed Cup with 3-1 victory over United States The Guardian 15 April 2025 World Group 2010 Fed Cup World Group Participating teamsCZEFRAGER ITA RUS SRBUKR USA Draw 6–7 February 24–25 April 6–7 November 16 Kharkiv, Ukraine (Indoor hard) 1 ITA 4   UKR 1 Brno, Czech Republic (Indoor hard)   GER 2 4 CZE 3 Belgrade, Serbia (Indoor hard) 3 RUS 3   SRB 2 Lievin, France, (Indoor clay)   FRA 1 2 USA 4 Rome, Italy (Outdoor clay) 1 ITA 5 4 CZE 0 Birmingham, United States (Indoor hard) 3 RUS 2 2 USA 3 San Diego, United States (Indoor hard) 1 ITA 3 2 USA 1 World Group play-offs 2010 Fed Cup 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 VenueSurfaceHome teamScoreVisiting team Grenslandhallen – Ethias Arena, Hasselt, Belgium Indoor clayBEL (1) 3–2EST Palace of Sports "Lokomotiv", Kharkiv, UkraineUKR (2) 0–5AUS Frankfurter TC 1914 Palmengarten, Frankfurt, Germany Outdoor clayGER (3) 2–3FRA Belgrade Arena, Belgrade, Serbia Indoor claySRB (4) 2–3SVK World Group II 2010 Fed Cup 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 VenueSurfaceHome teamScoreVisiting team Memorial Drive Park, Adelaide, Australia Outdoor hardAUS 3–2ESP (1) Łuczniczka, Bydgoszcz, Poland Indoor carpetPOL 2–3BEL (3) Tere Sport Tennis Club, Tallinn, Estonia Indoor hardEST 4–1ARG (4) Sibamac Arena, Bratislava, SlovakiaSVK 3–2CHN (2) World Group II play-offs 2010 Fed Cup 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 VenueSurfaceHome teamScoreVisiting team Sopot Tennis Club, Sopot, Poland Indoor carpetPOL 1–4ESP (1) Idrottens Hus, Helsingborg, Sweden Indoor hardSWE 3–2CHN (2) Uniprix Stadium, Montreal, Canada Indoor carpetCAN 5–0ARG (3) Ljudski vrt, Maribor, Slovenia Indoor claySVN 4–1JPN (4) Americas Zone 2010 Fed Cup 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 22em BRA BOL CAN CHI COL CUB PAR PUR Group II Venue: National Tennis Club, Guayaquil, Ecuador (outdoor clay) Dates: 19–24 April Participating teams 22em BAH BER CRC DOM ECU GUA MEX PAN PER TRI Asia/Oceania Zone 2010 Fed Cup 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 22em TPE INA JPN KAZ NZL KOR THA UZB Group II Venue: National Tennis Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (outdoor hard) Dates: 3–6 February Participating teams 22em HKG IND KGZ MAS PHI SIN SYR 1980 Europe/Africa Zone 2010 Fed Cup 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 22em AUT BLR BIH BUL CRO DEN GBR HUN ISR LAT NED POR ROU SLO SWE SUI Group II Venue: Orange Fitness & Tennis Club, Yerevan, Armenia (outdoor clay) Dates: 28 April – 1 May Participating teams 22em ARM FIN GEO GRE LIE LUX NOR RSA Group III Venue: Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt (outdoor clay) Dates: 21–24 April Participating teams 22em ALG EGY IRE MLT MDA MAR TUR 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.http://www.fedcup.com/en/rankings/rankings-explained.aspx Rankings Explained 21 June 2012 fedcup.com 17 April 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190417221711/https://www.fedcup.com/en/rankings/rankings-explained.aspx dead 8 February Rank Nation PointsITF 2012 Fed Cup Nations Ranking History Move 1 ITA 29,957.5 2 RUS 27,715.0 3 USA 15,512.5 4 CZE 10,097.5 1 5 ESP 7,752.5 1 6 BEL 5,055.0 4 7 UKR 5,037.5 1 8 GER 4,825.0 9 SRB 4,805.0 2 10 SVK 4,537.5 3 26 April Rank Nation Points Move 1 ITA 30,972.5 2 RUS 24,100.0 3 USA 20,147.5 4 CZE 9,560.0 5 ESP 6,790.0 6 SVK 5,862.5 4 7 AUS 5,847.5 5 8 BEL 5,065.0 2 9 FRA 4,837.5 2 10 UKR 4,225.0 3 8 November Rank Nation Points Move 1 ITA 35,062.5 2 USA 20,147.5 1 3 RUS 20,055.0 1 4 CZE 9,560.0 5 ESP 6,790.0 6 SVK 5,862.5 7 AUS 5,847.5 8 BEL 5,065.0 9 FRA 4,837.5 10 UKR 4,225.0 References External links 2010 Fed Cup https://web.archive.org/web/20101007224436/http://www.fedcup.com/ 2010-10-07 Fed Cup Category:Billie Jean King Cups by year Category:2010 in women's tennis