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.

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

References

1. "Colombia v United States". daviscup.com.
2. "Israel v Austria". daviscup.com.
3. "Germany v South Africa". daviscup.com.
4. "Sweden v Italy". daviscup.com.
5. "India v Brazil". daviscup.com.
6. "Australia v Belgium". daviscup.com.
7. "Kazakhstan v Switzerland". daviscup.com.
8. "Romania v Ecuador". daviscup.com.