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
Draw
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 clay (1) 3–2 Palace of Sports "Lokomotiv", Kharkiv, Ukraine (2) 0–5 Frankfurter TC 1914 Palmengarten, Frankfurt, Germany Outdoor clay (3) 2–3 Belgrade Arena, Belgrade, Serbia Indoor clay (4) 2–3
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 hard 3–2 (1) Łuczniczka, Bydgoszcz, Poland Indoor carpet 2–3 (3) Tere Sport Tennis Club, Tallinn, Estonia Indoor hard 4–1 (4) Sibamac Arena, Bratislava, Slovakia 3–2 (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 VenueSurfaceHome teamScoreVisiting team Sopot Tennis Club, Sopot, Poland Indoor carpet 1–4 (1) Idrottens Hus, Helsingborg, Sweden Indoor hard 3–2 (2) Uniprix Stadium, Montreal, Canada Indoor carpet 5–0 (3) Ljudski vrt, Maribor, Slovenia Indoor clay 4–1 (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
Group II Venue: National Tennis Club, Guayaquil, Ecuador (outdoor clay)
Dates: 19–24 April
Participating teams
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
Group II Venue: National Tennis Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (outdoor hard)
Dates: 3–6 February
Participating teams
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
Group II Venue: Orange Fitness & Tennis Club, Yerevan, Armenia (outdoor clay)
Dates: 28 April – 1 May
Participating teams
Group III Venue: Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt (outdoor clay)
Dates: 21–24 April
Participating teams
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 29,957.5 2 27,715.0 3 15,512.5 4 10,097.5 1 5 7,752.5 1 6 5,055.0 4 7 5,037.5 1 8 4,825.0 9 4,805.0 2 10 4,537.5 3 26 April Rank Nation Points Move 1 30,972.5 2 24,100.0 3 20,147.5 4 9,560.0 5 6,790.0 6 5,862.5 4 7 5,847.5 5 8 5,065.0 2 9 4,837.5 2 10 4,225.0 3 8 November Rank Nation Points Move 1 35,062.5 2 20,147.5 1 3 20,055.0 1 4 9,560.0 5 6,790.0 6 5,862.5 7 5,847.5 8 5,065.0 9 4,837.5 10 4,225.0
References
External links 2010 Fed Cup