2010 Davis Cup
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The 2010 Davis Cup
(also known as the 2010 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas for sponsorship purposes) was the 99th edition of the most important annual tournament among national teams in men's tennis worldwide. In the dramatic final, Serbia
defeated France
3–2 to win its first Davis Cup title.
The draw for the World Group, Zonal Groups I and Zonal Groups II took place in Geneva on 23 September 2009. The competition started with the first round on 5–7 March.
On 6–8 March 2010 Novak Djokovic
played the key role in bringing Serbia to the World Group quarterfinals for the first time in its independent history, winning both singles matches in the home tie against the United States (against Sam Querrey
and John Isner
). Later, Serbia progressed to the Davis Cup final, following the victories over Croatia
(4–1) and Czech Republic
(3–2). Serbia came from 1–2 down to defeat France
in the final tie 3–2 in Belgrade
to win the nation's first Davis Cup championship. In the final, Djokovic scored two singles points for Serbia, defeating Gilles Simon
and Gaël Monfils
, while the last match was won by Viktor Troicki
, who beat Michaël Llodra
.
Serbia became the 13th nation in history to win the Cup, which was passed to them from the previous year's winner Spain
. France missed the opportunity to win its 10th title and surpass Great Britain
in total number of titles won. The Serbian team celebrated the trophy by fulfilling their bet to shave their hair off in case of victory.
on 23 September 2009.
First round losers played in World Group Play-offs
.
The eight losing teams in the World Group first round ties, and eight winners of the Group I second round ties competed in the World Group Play-offs.
Remaining nations:
Remaining nations:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Remaining nations:
Remaining nations:
– promoted to Asia/Oceania Group II
– promoted to Asia/Oceania Group III
Remaining nations:
Remaining nations:
– promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II
Davis Cup
The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation and is contested between teams of players from competing countries in a knock-out format. The competition began in 1900 as a challenge between Britain and the United States. By...
(also known as the 2010 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas for sponsorship purposes) was the 99th edition of the most important annual tournament among national teams in men's tennis worldwide. In the dramatic final, Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
defeated France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
3–2 to win its first Davis Cup title.
The draw for the World Group, Zonal Groups I and Zonal Groups II took place in Geneva on 23 September 2009. The competition started with the first round on 5–7 March.
On 6–8 March 2010 Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic is a Serbian professional tennis player who has been ranked world no. 1 by the Association of Tennis Professionals since 4 July 2011. He has won four Grand Slam singles titles: the 2008 and 2011 Australian Open, the 2011 Wimbledon Championships, and the 2011 US Open...
played the key role in bringing Serbia to the World Group quarterfinals for the first time in its independent history, winning both singles matches in the home tie against the United States (against Sam Querrey
Sam Querrey
Sam Austin Querrey is a professional American tennis player from Thousand Oaks, California currently living in Las Vegas, Nevada. As of August 2010, he is the fourth-highest ranked American. His career high rank was #17, achieved on January 31, 2011. His height allows him to play with a strong...
and John Isner
John Isner
John Robert Isner is an American professional tennis player. He achieved his career-high rank of no. 18 on July 5, 2010, and has been as high as the second-ranked American tennis player behind Andy Roddick...
). Later, Serbia progressed to the Davis Cup final, following the victories over Croatia
Croatia Davis Cup team
The Croatia Davis Cup team represents Croatia in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Croatian Tennis Association.Croatia won the Davis Cup in 2005...
(4–1) and Czech Republic
Czech Republic Davis Cup team
The Czech Republic Davis Cup team represents the Czech Republic in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Czech Tennis Federation. The Czech team was started in 1993, following the Czechoslovakian break-up....
(3–2). Serbia came from 1–2 down to defeat France
France Davis Cup team
The France Davis Cup team represents France in Davis Cup tennis competition, and is governed by the Fédération Française de Tennis.France is the third most successful nation, with 9 wins...
in the final tie 3–2 in Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
to win the nation's first Davis Cup championship. In the final, Djokovic scored two singles points for Serbia, defeating Gilles Simon
Gilles Simon
Gilles Simon is a French professional tennis player and former world no. 6. He is a nine-time winner on the ATP World Tour...
and Gaël Monfils
Gaël Monfils
Gaël Sébastien Monfils is a French professional tennis player. he was the highest-ranked French tennis player, ranked no. 7 in the world ATP rankings. He was the runner-up at the Paris Masters in 2009 and 2010 and a semifinalist at the 2008 French Open.-2002:In 2002, Monfils finished 24th at the...
, while the last match was won by Viktor Troicki
Viktor Troicki
Viktor Troicki is a Serbian professional tennis player. He has Serb and Russian ethnic roots. His paternal grandparents emigrated from Tver and Rostov-on-Don to Serbia in 1917. His career-high ranking is no. 12, achieved on 6 June 2011. He won his first ATP singles title at the 2010 Kremlin Cup,...
, who beat Michaël Llodra
Michaël Llodra
Michaël Llodra is a French professional tennis player. He is a prolific doubles player with three Grand Slam championships, and has also had success in singles.-Life and career:...
.
Serbia became the 13th nation in history to win the Cup, which was passed to them from the previous year's winner Spain
Spain Davis Cup team
The Spain Davis Cup team represents Spain in the Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Real Federación Española de Tenis, presided over by José Luis Escañuela....
. France missed the opportunity to win its 10th title and surpass Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
in total number of titles won. The Serbian team celebrated the trophy by fulfilling their bet to shave their hair off in case of victory.
World Group
| Participating teams | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Draw
The draw for the 2010 World Group was held in GenevaGeneva
Geneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland...
on 23 September 2009.
First round losers played in World Group Play-offs
2010 Davis Cup World Group Play-offs
The World Group Play-offs are the main play-offs of 2010 Davis Cup. Winners will advance to the World Group, and loser will play in the Zonal Regions I.-Colombia vs. United States:-Israel vs. Austria:-Germany vs. South Africa:...
.
Final
World Group Play-offs
- Date: 17–19 September
The eight losing teams in the World Group first round ties, and eight winners of the Group I second round ties competed in the World Group Play-offs.
| Venue (surface) | Home team | Score | Visiting team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bogotá Bogotá Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district... , Colombia Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the... (clay) |
1–3 | (1) | |
| Tel Aviv Tel Aviv Tel Aviv , officially Tel Aviv-Yafo , is the second most populous city in Israel, with a population of 404,400 on a land area of . The city is located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline in west-central Israel. It is the largest and most populous city in the metropolitan area of Gush Dan, with... , Israel Israel The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea... (indoor hard) 16–19 September |
(2) | 2–3 | |
| Stuttgart Stuttgart Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million .... , Germany (clay) |
(3) | 5–0 | |
| Lidkoping Lidköping Lidköping is a locality and the seat of Lidköping Municipality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 27,941 inhabitants in 2005.It is neatly situated on the southern shore of Lake Vänern and sometimes refers to itself as "Lidköping by Vänern", possibly to distinguish itself from Linköping near... , Sweden (indoor hard) |
(4) | 3–2 | |
| Chennai Chennai Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India... , India (hard) |
(5) | 3–2 | |
| North Cairns Cairns, Queensland Cairns is a regional city in Far North Queensland, Australia, founded 1876. The city was named after William Wellington Cairns, then-current Governor of Queensland. It was formed to serve miners heading for the Hodgkinson River goldfield, but experienced a decline when an easier route was... , Australia (hard) 17–20 September |
(6) | 2–3 | |
| Astana Astana Astana , formerly known as Akmola , Tselinograd and Akmolinsk , is the capital and second largest city of Kazakhstan, with an officially estimated population of 708,794 as of 1 August 2010... , Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe... (indoor hard) |
5–0 | (7) | |
| Bucharest Bucharest Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River.... , Romania Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea... (clay) |
5–0 | (8) | |
Group I
Seeds:- (promoted to World Group Playoffs)
- (promoted to World Group Playoffs)
Remaining nations:
Draw
Group II
Seeds:Remaining nations:
Draw
Group III
– relegated to Americas Zone Group IV in 2011 – relegated to Americas Zone Group IV in 2011 – promoted to Americas Zone Group II in 2011 – promoted to Americas Zone Group II in 2011Group IV
– promoted to Americas Zone Group III in 2011 – promoted to Americas Zone Group III in 2011Group I
Seeds:1.
2.
3.
4.
Remaining nations:
Draw
Group II
Seeds:Remaining nations:
Draw
- Round tie between New Zealand and Pakistan has switched home venues, due to ongoing security concerns in the region
Group III
– relegated to Asia/Oceania Group IV – promoted to Asia/Oceania Group II– promoted to Asia/Oceania Group II
- Withdrawn: – relegated to Asia/Oceania Group IV
Group IV
– promoted to Asia/Oceania Group III– promoted to Asia/Oceania Group III
Group I
Seeds:Remaining nations:
Draw
Group II
Seeds:Remaining nations:
Draw
Group III Europe
– promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II– promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II