2010 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I

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

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

Draw
  Second Round Play-offs
17-19 Sep		 First Round Play-offs
9–11 July		 First Round
5–7 March		 Second Round
7–9 May
                                     
 
    1   Austria    
       bye       Bad Gleichenberg, Austria
(indoor hard, 5–7 March)
     bye         1   Austria 3
      Slovakia           Slovakia 2
      Slovakia  
  Minsk, Belarus (hard)        bye    
      Slovakia 4  
      Belarus 1    
    3   Netherlands    
       bye       Zoetermeer, Netherlands (indoor hard)
3   Netherlands 4       3   Netherlands 1
      Belarus 1   Castellaneta, Italy (clay)       Italy 4
      Italy 5
        Belarus 0  
  Sopot, Poland (indoor hard)
        Poland 2  
        Finland 3     Pretoria, South Africa (hard)
      Poland             Finland 0
     bye       4   South Africa 4
     bye  
  Riga, Latvia (indoor carpet)     4   South Africa    
      Poland 3  
      Latvia 2     Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine (indoor hard)
        Ukraine 4  
        Latvia 1     Bucharest, Romania (clay)
    Latvia             Ukraine 1
     bye       2   Romania 3
     bye  
    2   Romania    
 Belarus and  Latvia
relegated to Group II in 2011.		  Austria,  Italy,  South Africa, and  Romania
advance to World Group Play-off.

First Round Matches

Italy vs. Belarus

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

Poland vs. Finland

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

Ukraine vs. Latvia

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

Second Round Matches

Austria vs. Slovakia

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

Netherlands vs. Italy

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

Finland vs. South Africa

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

Ukraine vs. Romania

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

First Round Play-Offs

Netherlands vs. Belarus

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

Second Round Play-Offs

Slovakia vs. Belarus

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

Poland vs. Latvia

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