The 2010 Fed Cup

Fed Cup

Fed Cup is the premier team competition in women's tennis, launched in 1963 to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the International Tennis Federation...

 (also known as the 2010 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas for sponsorship purposes) was the 48th edition of the tournament between national teams in women's tennis

Tennis

Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...

. The final took place on 6–7 November in San Diego, United States. Italy

Italy Fed Cup team

The Italy Fed Cup team represents Italy in Fed Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Federazione Italiana Tennis. They currently compete in the World Group.-Current Team:* Francesca Schiavone * Flavia Pennetta...

 successfully defended their title, in a rematch of the 2009 final against the United States. Italy won by three rubbers to one in the final.

World Group

Participating Teams

Draw

Final

World Group Play-offs

The 4 losing teams in the World Group first round ties (Ukraine, Germany, Serbia & France), and 4 winners of the World Group II ties (Australia, Belgium, Estonia & Slovakia) enter the draw for the World Group Play-offs. 4 seeded teams, based on the latest Fed Cup ranking, are drawn against 4 unseeded teams. The teams advancing to the World Group in 2011 were Belgium, Australia, France and Slovakia. The losing teams, Estonia, Ukraine, Germany and Serbia will drop down to the 2011 World Group II.

Venue (surface)	Home Team	Score	Visiting Team
Hasselt Hasselt Hasselt is a Belgian city and municipality, and capital of the Flemish province of Limburg... , Belgium Belgium Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...  (indoor clay)	(1)	3–2
Kharkiv Kharkiv Kharkiv or Kharkov is the second-largest city in Ukraine.The city was founded in 1654 and was a major centre of Ukrainian culture in the Russian Empire. Kharkiv became the first city in Ukraine where the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic was proclaimed in December 1917 and Soviet government was... , Ukraine Ukraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...  (indoor clay)	(2)	0–5
Frankfurt, Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...  (outdoor clay)	(3)	2–3
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... , 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...  (indoor clay)	(4)	2–3

World Group II

The World Group II is the second highest level of Fed Cup competition in 2010. Winners will advance to the World Group Play-offs, and loser will play in the World Group II Play-offs.
Date: 6-7 February

Venue (surface)	Home Team	Score	Visiting Team
Adelaide Adelaide Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million... , Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...  (outdoor hard)		3–2	(1)
Bydgoszcz, Poland Poland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...  (indoor carpet)		2–3	(3)
Tallinn Tallinn Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list... , Estonia Estonia Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...  (indoor hard)		4–1	(4)
Bratislava Bratislava Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia and, with a population of about 431,000, also the country's largest city. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia on both banks of the Danube River. Bordering Austria and Hungary, it is the only national capital that borders two independent countries.Bratislava... , Slovakia Slovakia The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...  (indoor hard)		3–2	(2)

World Group II Play-offs

The four losing teams from World Group II will play off against qualifiers from Zonal Group I. Two teams qualified from Europe/Africa Zone , one team from the Asia/Oceania Zone , and one team from the Americas Zone.

Venue (surface)	Home Team	Score	Visiting Team
Sopot Sopot Sopot is a seaside town in Eastern Pomerania on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea in northern Poland, with a population of approximately 40,000.... , Poland Poland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...  (indoor carpet)		1–4	(1)
Helsingborg Helsingborg Helsingborg is a city and the seat of Helsingborg Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 97,122 inhabitants in 2010. Helsingborg is the centre of an area in the Øresund region of about 320,000 inhabitants in north-west Scania, and is Sweden's closest point to Denmark, with the Danish city... , Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....  (indoor hard)		3–2	(2)
Montreal Montreal Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America... . Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...  (indoor carpet)		5–0	(3)
Maribor Maribor Maribor is the second largest city in Slovenia with 157,947 inhabitants . Maribor is also the largest and the capital city of Slovenian region Lower Styria and the seat of the Municipality of Maribor.... , Slovenia Slovenia Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of... (indoor clay)		4–1	(4)

Group I

Venue: Yacht y Golf Club Paraguayo, Lambare, Paraguay
Participating Teams
- advanced to World Group II play offs. - relegated to Americas Zone Group II. - relegated to Americas Zone Group II.

Group II

Venue: National Tenis Club, Guayaquil, Ecuador
Participating Teams
- promoted to Americas Zone Group I - promoted to Americas Zone Group I

Group I

Venue: National Tennis Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Participating Teams

• 1. - advanced to World Group II play offs.
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• 8. - relegated to Asia/Oceania Zone Group II.

Group II

Venue: National Tennis Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Participating Teams

• 1. - promoted to Asia/Oceania Zone Group I.
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Group I

Venue: Complexo de Tenis do Jamor, Cruz Quebrada, Portugal
Participating Teams
- relegated to Europe/Africa Zone Group II. - relegated to Europe/ Africa Zone Group II. - advanced to World Group II play offs. - advanced to World Group II play offs.

Group II

Venue: Orange Fitness & Tennis Club, Yerevan, Armenia
Participating Teams
- promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group I. - promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group I. - relegated to Europe/ Africa Zone Group III. - relegated to Europe/ Africa Zone Group III.

Group III

Venue: Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt
Participating Teams
- promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II - promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II