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.Serbia crowned Davis Cup champion at the Davis Cup official site
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). Best of Three: Djokovic shines for country in Davis Cup first round sportsillustrated.cnn.com Later, Serbia progressed to the Davis Cup final, following the victories over Croatia (4–1) and Czech Republic (3–2).World Group 2010 at the Davis Cup official site 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 Serbia scores historic Davis Cup victory Times LIVE 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.
Albania made its first appearance in the tournament.
World Group
Participating teams
Draw The draw for the 2010 World Group was held in Geneva on 23 September 2009.
First round losers played in World Group play-offs.
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.
Seeded teams
Unseeded teams
Home team Score Visiting team Location Venue Door Surface 1–3 Bogotá Plaza de Toros la Santamaria Outdoor Clay 2–3 Tel Aviv Nokia Arena Indoor Hard 5–0 Stuttgart TC Weissenhof Outdoor Clay 3–2 Lidköping Sparbanken Lidköping Arena Indoor Hard 3–2 Chennai SDAT Tennis Stadium Outdoor Hard 2–3 North Cairns Cairns Regional Tennis Centre Outdoor Hard 5–0 Astana National Tennis Centre Indoor Hard 5–0 Bucharest Centrul Naţional de Tenis Outdoor Clay
, , , and will remain in the World Group in 2011. , , and are promoted to the World Group in 2011. , , , and will remain in Zonal Group I in 2011. , and are relegated to Zonal Group I in 2011.
Americas Zone
Group I
Seeds: (promoted to World Group Playoffs) (promoted to World Group Playoffs)
Remaining nations:
Draw
Group II
Seeds:
Remaining nations:
Draw
Group III Venue: San Juan, Puerto Rico (outdoor hard) Date: 7-11 July
Group IV
Asia/Oceania Zone
Group I
Seeds: 1. 2. 3. 4.
Remaining nations:
Draw
Group II
Seeds:
Remaining nations:
Pacific Oceania
Draw
Group III Venue: Enghelab Sport Complex, Tehran, Iran (outdoor clay) Date: 28 April–2 May
Group IV Venue: Al-Hussein Tennis Club, Amman, Jordan (outdoor hard) Date: 19 - 24 April
Europe/Africa Zone
Group I
Seeds:
Remaining nations:
Draw
Group II
Seeds:
Remaining nations:
Draw
Group III Europe Venue: Athens Olympic Tennis Centre, Marousi, Greece (outdoor hard) Date: 10–15 May
Group III Africa Venue: Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco (outdoor clay) Date: 5–8 May
References
External links
Seeds announced for the 2010 draw Official site