2010 Fed Cup World Group#Final
{{main|2010 Fed Cup}}
{{Infobox tennis tournament year|2010|Fed Cup World Group
| date=6 February – 7 November
| edition=20th
| champ={{davis-big|ITA}}
| main_name=Fed Cup
}}
The World Group was the highest level of Fed Cup competition in 2010. Eight nations competed in a three-round knockout competition. Italy was the defending champion, and they went on to meet their fellow defending finalists the United States in the final. The Italians won for a second consecutive year, 3–1.
Participating teams
| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;" |
| colspan=4|Participating teams |
|---|
| {{fed-big|CZE}}
!{{fed-big|FRA}} !{{fed-big|GER}} !style="width:25%;"| {{fed-big|ITA}} |
| style="width:25%;"| {{fed-big|RUS}}
!style="width:25%;"| {{fed-big|SRB}} !{{fed-big|UKR}} !style="width:25%;"| {{fed-big|USA}} |
Draw
{{8TeamBracket-info
| RD1-date=6–7 February
| RD2-date=24–25 April
| RD3-date=6–7 November
| teamwidth=16
| RD1T1-loc= Kharkiv, Ukraine (Indoor hard)
| RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team1={{fed|ITA}} | RD1-score1=4
| RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2={{fed|UKR}} | RD1-score2=1
| RD1T2-loc= {{nowrap|Brno, Czech Republic (Indoor hard)}}
| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3={{fed|GER}} | RD1-score3=2
| RD1-seed4=4 | RD1-team4={{fed|CZE}} | RD1-score4=3
| RD1T3-loc= Belgrade, Serbia (Indoor hard)
| RD1-seed5=3 | RD1-team5={{fed|RUS}} | RD1-score5=3
| RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6={{fed|SRB}} | RD1-score6=2
| RD1T4-loc= Lievin, France, (Indoor clay)
| RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7={{fed|FRA}} | RD1-score7=1
| RD1-seed8=2 | RD1-team8={{fed|USA}} | RD1-score8=4
| RD2T1-loc=Rome, Italy (Outdoor clay)
| RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team1= {{fed|ITA}} | RD2-score1=5
| RD2-seed2=4 | RD2-team2= {{nowrap|{{fed|CZE}}}} | RD2-score2=0
| RD2T2-loc={{nowrap|Birmingham, United States (Indoor hard)}}
| RD2-seed3=3 | RD2-team3={{fed|RUS}} | RD2-score3=2
| RD2-seed4=2 | RD2-team4={{fed|USA}} | RD2-score4=3
| RD3T1-loc={{nowrap|San Diego, United States (Indoor hard)}}
| RD3-seed1=1 | RD3-team1= {{fed|ITA}} | RD3-score1=3
| RD3-seed2=2 | RD3-team2= {{nowrap|{{fed|USA}}}} | RD3-score2=1
}}
First round
=Italy vs. Ukraine=
{{FedCupbox
|team1=Italy
|team2=Ukraine
|venue=Palace of Sports, Kharkiv, Ukraine
|date=6–7 February 2010
|surface=Latex-ite hard (indoors)
|score1=4
|score2=1
|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Francesca Schiavone |1 |4 | |T2P1=Alona Bondarenko |6 |6 | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Flavia Pennetta |7 |6 | |T2P1=Kateryna Bondarenko |5 |3 | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Flavia Pennetta |7 |7 | |T2P1=Alona Bondarenko |5 |6.025 | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Francesca Schiavone |2 |6 |6 |T2P1=Kateryna Bondarenko |6 |1 |1 }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Sara Errani |T1P2=Roberta Vinci |6 |6 | |T2P1=Mariya Koryttseva |T2P2=Viktoriya Kutuzova |1 |3 | }}
|}}
=Czech Republic vs. Germany=
{{FedCupbox
|team1=Czech Republic
|team2=Germany
|venue=Brno Exhibition Centre, Brno, Czech Republic
|date=6–7 February 2010
|surface=Taraflex (indoors)
|score1=3
|score2=2
|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T2P1=Anna-Lena Grönefeld |2 |2 ||T1P1=Lucie Šafářová |6 |6 | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T2P1=Andrea Petkovic |6 |6 | |T1P1=Petra Kvitová |4 |4 | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T2P1=Andrea Petkovic |6 |7 | |T1P1=Lucie Hradecká |1 |6.045 | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T2P1=Anna-Lena Grönefeld |6 |3 |2 |T1P1=Petra Kvitová |4 |6 |6 }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T2P1=Anna-Lena Grönefeld |T2P2=Tatjana Malek |6 |6 | |T1P1=Lucie Hradecká |T1P2=Květa Peschke |1 |3 | }}
|}}
=Russia vs. Serbia=
{{FedCupbox
|team1=Russia
|team2=Serbia
|venue=Belgrade Arena, Belgrade, Serbia
|date=6–7 February 2010
|surface=RuKortHard (indoors)
|score1=3
|score2=2
|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Svetlana Kuznetsova |6 |6 | |T2P1=Ana Ivanovic |1 |4 | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Alisa Kleybanova |6 |4 |0 |T2P1=Jelena Janković |4 |6 |6 }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Svetlana Kuznetsova |3 |6 |3 |T2P1=Jelena Janković |6 |4 |6 }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Alisa Kleybanova |6 |6 | |T2P1=Ana Ivanovic |2 |3 | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Alisa Kleybanova |T1P2=Svetlana Kuznetsova |6 |6 | |T2P1=Ana Ivanovic |T2P2=Jelena Janković |1 |4 | }}
|}}
=France vs. United States=
{{FedCupbox
|team1=France
|team2=United States
|venue=Stade couvert régional, Lievin, France
|date=6–7 February 2010
|surface=Red clay (indoors)
|score1=1
|score2=4
|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Alizé Cornet |6.065 |5 | |T2P1=Bethanie Mattek-Sands |7 |7 | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Pauline Parmentier |4 |4 | |T2P1=Melanie Oudin | 6| 6| }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Julie Coin |6.025 |4 | |T2P1=Melanie Oudin | 7| 6| }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Pauline Parmentier |6 |6 | |T2P1=Christina McHale | 4| 4| }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro |T1P2=Alizé Cornet |2 |3 | |T2P1=Liezel Huber |T2P2=Bethanie Mattek-Sands |6 |6 | }}
|}}
Semifinals
=Italy vs. Czech Republic=
{{FedCupbox
|team1=Italy
|team2=Czech Republic
|venue=Foro Italico, Rome, Italy
|date=24–25 April 2010
|surface=Red clay (outdoors)
|score1=5
|score2=0
|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Flavia Pennetta |6 |7 | |T2P1=Lucie Hradecká |4 |5 | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Francesca Schiavone |6 |6 | |T2P1=Lucie Šafářová |0 |2 | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Flavia Pennetta |7 |6 | |T2P1=Petra Kvitová |6.025 |2 | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Sara Errani |6 |6 | |T2P1=Lucie Hradecká |4 |2 | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Sara Errani |T1P2=Francesca Schiavone |6 |6 | |T2P1=Lucie Hradecká |T2P2=Květa Peschke |2 |4 | }}
|}}
=Russia vs. United States=
{{FedCupbox
|team1=Russia
|team2=United States
|venue=BJCC Arena, Birmingham, Alabama, United States
|date=24–25 April 2010
|surface=Premier hard (indoors)
|score1=2
|score2=3
|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Alla Kudryavtseva |3 |3 | |T2P1=Melanie Oudin |6 |6 | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Elena Dementieva |6 |6 | |T2P1=Bethanie Mattek-Sands |4 |3 | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Elena Dementieva |7 |0 |6 |T2P1=Melanie Oudin |6.035 |6 |3 }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Ekaterina Makarova |4 |6 |3 |T2P1=Bethanie Mattek-Sands |6 |2 |6 }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Elena Dementieva |T1P2=Alla Kudryavtseva |3 |1 | |T2P1=Liezel Huber |T2P2=Bethanie Mattek-Sands |6 |6 | }}
|}}
Final
=Italy vs. United States=
{{FedCupbox
|team1=Italy
|team2=United States
|venue=San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, California, United States
|date=6–7 November 2010
|surface=Premier hard (indoor)
|score1=3
|score2=1
|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Francesca Schiavone |6 |6 | |T2P1=Coco Vandeweghe |2 |4 | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Flavia Pennetta |7 |6 | |T2P1=Bethanie Mattek-Sands |6.035 |2 | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Francesca Schiavone |3 |1 | |T2P1=Melanie Oudin |6 |6 | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Flavia Pennetta |6 |6 | |T2P1=Coco Vandeweghe |1 |2 | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Sara Errani |T1P2=Roberta Vinci | | | |T2P1=Liezel Huber |T2P2=Melanie Oudin | | | np=}}
|}}
{{winners|fed|2010 Fed Cup champions|ITA|Third}}
References
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