2010 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I

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The European and African Zone is one of the three zones of regional Davis Cup competition in 2010.

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In the European and African Zone there are four different groups in which teams compete against each other to advance to the next group.

Participating teams

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Draw

Second-round play-offsFirst-round play-offsFirst RoundSecond Round
1Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Bad Gleichenberg, Austria (indoor hard)
bye
bye1Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 3
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 2
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
Minsk, Belarus (hard)
bye
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 4
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 1
3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Zoetermeer, Netherlands (indoor hard)
bye
3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 43Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1
Castellaneta, Italy (clay)
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 4
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 5
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 0
Sopot, Poland (indoor hard)
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 2
Pretoria, South Africa (hard)
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 3
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 0
bye4Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 4
bye
Riga, Latvia (indoor carpet)
4Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 3
Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine (indoor hard)
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 2
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 4
Bucharest, Romania (clay)
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 1
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 1
bye2Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 3
bye
2Flag of Romania.svg  Romania

First Round Matches

Italy vs. Belarus

Flag of Italy.svg
Italy
5
Nova Yardinia, Castellaneta Marina, Italy
5–7 March 2010
clay (outdoor)
Flag of Belarus.svg
Belarus
0
12345
1 Flag of Italy.svg
Flag of Belarus.svg
Potito Starace
Uladzimir Ignatik
6
4
6
1
6
2
   
2 Flag of Italy.svg
Flag of Belarus.svg
Fabio Fognini
Alexander Bury
6
2
6
4
6
1
   
3 Flag of Italy.svg
Flag of Belarus.svg
Simone Bolelli / Filippo Volandri
Uladzimir Ignatik / Max Mirnyi
6
1
6
4
6
2
   
4 Flag of Italy.svg
Flag of Belarus.svg
Simone Bolelli
Uladzimir Ignatik
6
3
6
3
    
5 Flag of Italy.svg
Flag of Belarus.svg
Filippo Volandri
Andrei Vasilevski
77
63
6
3
    

Poland vs. Finland

Flag of Poland.svg
Poland
2
Hala 100-lecia Sopotu, Sopot, Poland
5–7 March 2010
hard (indoor)
Flag of Finland.svg
Finland
3
12345
1 Flag of Poland.svg
Flag of Finland.svg
Michał Przysiężny
Jarkko Nieminen
77
65
64
77
77
65
67
79
4
6
 
2 Flag of Poland.svg
Flag of Finland.svg
Łukasz Kubot
Henri Kontinen
6
4
6
2
77
65
   
3 Flag of Poland.svg
Flag of Finland.svg
Mariusz Fyrstenberg  /  Marcin Matkowski
Henri Kontinen  /  Jarkko Nieminen
6
4
77
64
4
6
6
3
  
4 Flag of Poland.svg
Flag of Finland.svg
Łukasz Kubot
Jarkko Nieminen
4
6
66
78
77
64
6
2
5
7
 
5 Flag of Poland.svg
Flag of Finland.svg
Michał Przysiężny
Henri Kontinen
4
6
6
3
77
64
64
77
5
7
 

Ukraine vs. Latvia

Flag of Ukraine.svg
Ukraine
4
Megaron Tennis Club, Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine
5–7 March 2010
hard (indoor)
Flag of Latvia.svg
Latvia
1
12345
1 Flag of Ukraine.svg
Flag of Latvia.svg
Illya Marchenko
Andis Juška
6
3
6
2
6
4
   
2 Flag of Ukraine.svg
Flag of Latvia.svg
Sergiy Stakhovsky
Deniss Pavlovs
6
2
6
3
6
4
   
3 Flag of Ukraine.svg
Flag of Latvia.svg
Sergei Bubka / Sergiy Stakhovsky
Andis Juška / Deniss Pavlovs
64
77
3
6
2
6
   
4 Flag of Ukraine.svg
Flag of Latvia.svg
Sergiy Stakhovsky
Andis Juška
6
2
5
7
6
4
77
62
  
5 Flag of Ukraine.svg
Flag of Latvia.svg
Ivan Sergeyev
Karlis Lejnieks
6
4
66
78
6
1
   

Second Round Matches

Austria vs. Slovakia

Flag of Austria.svg
Austria
3
Gleichenberg-Halle, Bad Gleichenberg, Austria
5–7 March 2010
hard (indoor)
Flag of Slovakia.svg
Slovakia
2
12345
1 Flag of Austria.svg
Flag of Slovakia.svg
Daniel Köllerer
Lukáš Lacko
6
2
2
6
65
77
3
6
  
2 Flag of Austria.svg
Flag of Slovakia.svg
Jürgen Melzer
Martin Kližan
6
3
6
3
7
5
   
3 Flag of Austria.svg
Flag of Slovakia.svg
Julian Knowle / Jürgen Melzer
Michal Mertiňák / Filip Polášek
3
6
6
1
6
3
6
2
  
4 Flag of Austria.svg
Flag of Slovakia.svg
Jürgen Melzer
Lukáš Lacko
77
62
7
5
7
5
   
5 Flag of Austria.svg
Flag of Slovakia.svg
Daniel Köllerer
Martin Kližan
2
6
63
77
    

Netherlands vs. Italy

Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands
1
PWA Silverdome, Zoetermeer, Netherlands
7 – 9 May
Hard – Indoors
Flag of Italy.svg
Italy
4
12345
1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Flag of Italy.svg
Thiemo de Bakker
Simone Bolelli
65
77
65
77
3
6
   
2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Flag of Italy.svg
Robin Haase
Potito Starace
5
7
3
6
6
2
62
77
  
3 Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Flag of Italy.svg
Robin Haase / Igor Sijsling
Simone Bolelli / Potito Starace
6
4
3
6
65
77
4
6
  
4 Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Flag of Italy.svg
Igor Sijsling
Paolo Lorenzi
4
6
3
6
    
5 Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Flag of Italy.svg
Robin Haase
Daniele Bracciali
79
67
7
5
    

Finland vs. South Africa

Flag of Finland.svg
Finland
0
Groenkloof Tennis Stadium, Pretoria, South Africa
7 – 9 May
Hard, Outdoors
Flag of South Africa.svg
South Africa
4
12345
1 Flag of Finland.svg
Flag of South Africa.svg
Harri Helliovaara
Izak van der Merwe
3
6
4
6
6
3
3
6
  
2 Flag of Finland.svg
Flag of South Africa.svg
Jarkko Nieminen
Rik de Voest
7
5
3
6
2
6
7
5
3
6
 
3 Flag of Finland.svg
Flag of South Africa.svg
Harri Helliovaara  /  Jarkko Nieminen
Rik de Voest  /  Wesley Moodie
2
6
3
6
4
6
   
4 Flag of Finland.svg
Flag of South Africa.svg
Timo Nieminen
Izak van der Merwe
3
6
4
6
    
5 Flag of Finland.svg
Flag of South Africa.svg
Harri Helliovaara
Rik de Voest
     not
played

Ukraine vs. Romania

Flag of Ukraine.svg
Ukraine
1
Arenele BNR, București, Bucharest, Romania
7 – 9 May
Clay, Outdoors
Flag of Romania.svg
Romania
3
12345
1 Flag of Ukraine.svg
Flag of Romania.svg
Illya Marchenko
Victor Hănescu
61
77
5
7
4
6
   
2 Flag of Ukraine.svg
Flag of Romania.svg
Sergiy Stakhovsky
Adrian Ungur
6
2
63
77
7
5
7
5
  
3 Flag of Ukraine.svg
Flag of Romania.svg
Sergei Bubka  /  Sergiy Stakhovsky
Victor Hănescu  /  Horia Tecău
4
6
4
6
2
6
   
4 Flag of Ukraine.svg
Flag of Romania.svg
Sergiy Stakhovsky
Victor Hănescu
4
6
2
6
5
7
   
5 Flag of Ukraine.svg
Flag of Romania.svg
Ivan Sergeyev
Marius Copil
6
4
1
2
   not
completed

First-round play-offs

Netherlands vs. Belarus

Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands
4
Republic Olympic Training Centre for Tennis, Minsk, Belarus
9 – 11 July
Hard, Outdoors
Flag of Belarus.svg
Belarus
1
12345
1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Flag of Belarus.svg
Thiemo de Bakker
Andrei Vasilevski
6
2
6
2
7
5
   
2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Flag of Belarus.svg
Robin Haase
Uladzimir Ignatik
4
6
5
7
6
3
6
0
6
3
 
3 Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Flag of Belarus.svg
Igor Sijsling  /  Thiemo de Bakker
Max Mirnyi  /  Uladzimir Ignatik
7
5
3
6
66
78
6
4
3
6
 
4 Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Flag of Belarus.svg
Thiemo de Bakker
Uladzimir Ignatik
6
1
77
65
64
77
6
4
  
5 Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Flag of Belarus.svg
Robin Haase
Andrei Vasilevski
6
3
6
4
    

Second-round play-offs

Slovakia vs. Belarus

Flag of Slovakia.svg
Slovakia
4
Republic Olympic Training Center for Tennis, Minsk, Belarus
17 – 19 September
Hard
Flag of Belarus.svg
Belarus
1
12345
1 Flag of Slovakia.svg
Flag of Belarus.svg
Martin Kližan
Uladzimir Ignatik
69
711
2
6
2
6
   
2 Flag of Slovakia.svg
Flag of Belarus.svg
Lukáš Lacko
Siarhei Betau
6
0
6
4
6
4
   
3 Flag of Slovakia.svg
Flag of Belarus.svg
Michal Mertiňák  /  Filip Polášek
Uladzimir Ignatik  /  Max Mirnyi
77
65
78
66
3
6
4
6
6
4
 
4 Flag of Slovakia.svg
Flag of Belarus.svg
Lukáš Lacko
Uladzimir Ignatik
6
1
3
6
6
1
67
79
6
4
 
5 Flag of Slovakia.svg
Flag of Belarus.svg
Martin Kližan
Siarhei Betau
77
62
6
2
    

Poland vs. Latvia

Flag of Poland.svg
Poland
3
Olympic Sports Centre, Riga, Latvia
17 – 19 September
Carpet
Flag of Latvia.svg
Latvia
2
12345
1 Flag of Poland.svg
Flag of Latvia.svg
Michał Przysiężny
Andis Juška
6
3
6
4
6
4
   
2 Flag of Poland.svg
Flag of Latvia.svg
Jerzy Janowicz
Ernests Gulbis
4
6
4
6
6
3
2
6
  
3 Flag of Poland.svg
Flag of Latvia.svg
Mariusz Fyrstenberg  /  Marcin Matkowski
Andis Juška  /  Deniss Pavlovs
6
3
6
4
77
64
   
4 Flag of Poland.svg
Flag of Latvia.svg
Michał Przysiężny
Ernests Gulbis
77
65
1
6
2
6
5
7
  
5 Flag of Poland.svg
Flag of Latvia.svg
Jerzy Janowicz
Kārlis Lejnieks
7
5
6
4
77
63
   

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