2010 Davis Cup World Group play-offs

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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.

From World Group

• Switzerland
• Germany
• India
• Sweden
• Ecuador
• United States
• Israel
• Belgium

From Americas Group I

• Brazil
• Colombia

From Asia/Oceania Group I

• Australia
• Kazakhstan

From Europe/Africa Group I

• Austria
• Italy
• South Africa
• Romania

Results

Seeded teams

1. United States
2. Israel
3. Germany
4. Sweden
5. India
6. Australia
7. Switzerland
8. Ecuador

Unseeded teams

• Austria
• Belgium
• Brazil
• Colombia
• Italy
• Kazakhstan
• Romania
• South Africa

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		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 77 65 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)		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 77 62 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		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 78 66     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 68 710 6 2

Sweden vs. Italy

Sweden 3	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 60 77 77 64 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		Brazil 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Rohan Bopanna Thomaz Bellucci 77 62 67 79 5 7 6 4 8 10   2 Somdev Devvarman Ricardo Mello 6 4 2 6 77 63 2 6 4 6   3 Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes Marcelo Melo / Bruno Soares 6 4 77 65 6 1       4 Somdev Devvarman Thomaz Bellucci 77 63 4 0         retired 5 Rohan Bopanna Ricardo Mello 6 3 77 62 6 3

Australia vs. Belgium

Australia 2	Cairns Regional Tennis Centre, North Cairns, Australia 17–20 September 2010 Hard		Belgium 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Lleyton Hewitt Ruben Bemelmans 77 64 7 5 2 6 6 4     2 Carsten Ball Olivier Rochus 4 6 4 6 65 77       3 Paul Hanley / Lleyton Hewitt Ruben Bemelmans / Olivier Rochus 6 1 6 2 6 4       4 Peter Luczak Olivier Rochus 68 710 4 6 77 60 62 77     5 Carsten Ball Steve Darcis 64 77 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)		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		Ecuador 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Victor Hănescu Iván Endara 6 2 6 2 6 2       2 Adrian Ungur Giovanni Lapentti 62 77 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