2010 Fed Cup World Group

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[]

Participating Teams
Czech Republic	France	Germany	Italy
Russia	Serbia	Ukraine	United States

Draw[]

	Quarterfinals 6–7 February					Semifinals 24–25 April					Final 6–7 November
	Kharkiv, Ukraine (Indoor hard)
	1	Italy	4
		Ukraine	1			Rome, Italy (Outdoor clay)
						1	Italy	5
	Brno, Czech Republic (Indoor hard)					4	Czech Republic	0
		Germany	2
	4	Czech Republic	3								San Diego, United States (Indoor hard)
											1	Italy	3
	Belgrade, Serbia (Indoor hard)										2	United States	1
	3	Russia	3
		Serbia	2			Birmingham, United States (Indoor hard)
						3	Russia	2
	Lievin, France, (Indoor clay)					2	United States	3
		France	1
	2	United States	4

First round[]

Italy vs. Ukraine[]

Italy 4	Palace of Sports, Kharkiv, Ukraine 6–7 February 2010 Latex-ite hard (indoors)		Ukraine 1
1 2 3 1 Francesca Schiavone Alona Bondarenko 1 6 4 6     2 Flavia Pennetta Kateryna Bondarenko 7 5 6 3     3 Flavia Pennetta Alona Bondarenko 7 5 77 63     4 Francesca Schiavone Kateryna Bondarenko 2 6 6 1 6 1   5 Sara Errani / Roberta Vinci Mariya Koryttseva / Viktoriya Kutuzova 6 1 6 3

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Czech Republic vs. Germany[]

Czech Republic 3	Brno Exhibition Centre, Brno, Czech Republic 6–7 February 2010 Taraflex (indoors)		Germany 2
1 2 3 1 Lucie Šafářová Anna-Lena Grönefeld 2 6 2 6     2 Petra Kvitová Andrea Petkovic 6 4 6 4     3 Lucie Hradecká Andrea Petkovic 6 1 77 65     4 Petra Kvitová Anna-Lena Grönefeld 6 4 3 6 2 6   5 Lucie Hradecká / Květa Peschke Anna-Lena Grönefeld / Tatjana Malek 6 1 6 3

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Russia vs. Serbia[]

Russia 3	Belgrade Arena, Belgrade, Serbia 6–7 February 2010 RuKortHard (indoors)		Serbia 2
1 2 3 1 Svetlana Kuznetsova Ana Ivanovic 6 1 6 4     2 Alisa Kleybanova Jelena Janković 6 4 4 6 0 6   3 Svetlana Kuznetsova Jelena Janković 3 6 6 4 3 6   4 Alisa Kleybanova Ana Ivanovic 6 2 6 3     5 Alisa Kleybanova / Svetlana Kuznetsova Ana Ivanovic / Jelena Janković 6 1 6 4

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France vs. United States[]

France 1	Stade couvert régional, Lievin, France 6–7 February 2010 Red clay (indoors)		United States 4
1 2 3 1 Alizé Cornet Bethanie Mattek-Sands 67 79 5 7     2 Pauline Parmentier Melanie Oudin 4 6 4 6     3 Julie Coin Melanie Oudin 63 77 4 6     4 Pauline Parmentier Christina McHale 6 4 6 4     5 Stéphanie Cohen-Aloro / Alizé Cornet Liezel Huber / Bethanie Mattek-Sands 2 6 3 6

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Semifinals[]

Italy vs. Czech Republic[]

Italy 5	Foro Italico, Rome, Italy 24–25 April 2010 Red clay (outdoors)		Czech Republic 0
1 2 3 1 Flavia Pennetta Lucie Hradecká 6 4 7 5     2 Francesca Schiavone Lucie Šafářová 6 0 6 2     3 Flavia Pennetta Petra Kvitová 77 63 6 2     4 Sara Errani Lucie Hradecká 6 4 6 2     5 Sara Errani / Francesca Schiavone Lucie Hradecká / Květa Peschke 6 2 6 4

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Russia vs. United States[]

Russia 2	BJCC Arena, Birmingham, Alabama, United States 24–25 April 2010 Premier hard (indoors)		United States 3
1 2 3 1 Alla Kudryavtseva Melanie Oudin 3 6 3 6     2 Elena Dementieva Bethanie Mattek-Sands 6 4 6 3     3 Elena Dementieva Melanie Oudin 77 64 0 6 6 3   4 Ekaterina Makarova Bethanie Mattek-Sands 4 6 6 2 3 6   5 Elena Dementieva / Alla Kudryavtseva Liezel Huber / Bethanie Mattek-Sands 3 6 1 6

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Final[]

Italy vs. United States[]

Italy 3	San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, California, United States 6–7 November 2010 Premier hard (indoor)		United States 1
1 2 3 1 Francesca Schiavone Coco Vandeweghe 6 2 6 4     2 Flavia Pennetta Bethanie Mattek-Sands 77 64 6 2     3 Francesca Schiavone Melanie Oudin 3 6 1 6     4 Flavia Pennetta Coco Vandeweghe 6 1 6 2     5 Sara Errani / Roberta Vinci Liezel Huber / Melanie Oudin       not played

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2010 Fed Cup Champions
Italy Third title

References[]

See also[]

• Fed Cup structure