# 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.

## Draw

| Second-round play-offs | Second-round play-offs | Second-round play-offs | First-round play-offs | First-round play-offs | First-round play-offs | First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round |
| | | | | | | 1 | Austria | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1 | Austria | | Bad Gleichenberg, Austria (indoor hard) | Bad Gleichenberg, Austria (indoor hard) | Bad Gleichenberg, Austria (indoor hard) |
| | | | | | | | bye | | Bad Gleichenberg, Austria (indoor hard) | Bad Gleichenberg, Austria (indoor hard) | Bad Gleichenberg, Austria (indoor hard) |
| | | | bye | bye | | | bye | | 1 | Austria | 3 |
| | | | Slovakia | Slovakia | | | | | | Slovakia | 2 |
| | | | Slovakia | Slovakia | | Slovakia | Slovakia | | | Slovakia | 2 |
| Minsk, Belarus (hard) | Minsk, Belarus (hard) | Minsk, Belarus (hard) | | | | Slovakia | Slovakia | | | | |
| Minsk, Belarus (hard) | Minsk, Belarus (hard) | Minsk, Belarus (hard) | | | | bye | bye | | | | |
| Slovakia | Slovakia | 4 | | | | bye | bye | | | | |
| Belarus | Belarus | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Belarus | Belarus | 1 | | | | 3 | Netherlands | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Netherlands | | Zoetermeer, Netherlands (indoor hard) | Zoetermeer, Netherlands (indoor hard) |
| | | | | | | | bye | | Zoetermeer, Netherlands (indoor hard) | Zoetermeer, Netherlands (indoor hard) |
| | | | 3 | Netherlands | 4 | | bye | | 3 | Netherlands | 1 |
| | | | 3 | Netherlands | 4 | Castellaneta, Italy (clay) | Castellaneta, Italy (clay) | Castellaneta, Italy (clay) | 3 | Netherlands | 1 |
| | | | | Belarus | 1 | Castellaneta, Italy (clay) | Castellaneta, Italy (clay) | Castellaneta, Italy (clay) | | Italy | 4 |
| | | | | Belarus | 1 | Italy | Italy | 5 | | Italy | 4 |
| | | | | | | Belarus | Belarus | 0 | | |
| | | | | | | Sopot, Poland (indoor hard) | Sopot, Poland (indoor hard) | Sopot, Poland (indoor hard) | | | |
| | | | | | | Poland | Poland | 2 | | |
| | | | | | | Poland | Poland | 2 | Pretoria, South Africa (hard) | Pretoria, South Africa (hard) | Pretoria, South Africa (hard) |
| | | | | | | Finland | Finland | 3 | Pretoria, South Africa (hard) | Pretoria, South Africa (hard) | Pretoria, South Africa (hard) |
| | | | Poland | Poland | | Finland | Finland | 3 | | Finland | 0 |
| | | | bye | bye | | | | | 4 | South Africa | 4 |
| | | | bye | bye | | | bye | | 4 | South Africa | 4 |
| Riga, Latvia (indoor carpet) | Riga, Latvia (indoor carpet) | Riga, Latvia (indoor carpet) | | | | | bye | | | | |
| Riga, Latvia (indoor carpet) | Riga, Latvia (indoor carpet) | Riga, Latvia (indoor carpet) | | | | 4 | South Africa | | | | |
| Poland | Poland | 3 | | | | 4 | South Africa | | | | |
| Poland | Poland | 3 | | | | Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine (indoor hard) | Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine (indoor hard) | Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine (indoor hard) | | | |
| Latvia | Latvia | 2 | | | | Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine (indoor hard) | Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine (indoor hard) | Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine (indoor hard) | | | |
| Latvia | Latvia | 2 | | | | Ukraine | Ukraine | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | | Ukraine | Ukraine | 4 | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Bucharest, Romania (clay) |
| | | | | | | Latvia | Latvia | 1 | Bucharest, Romania (clay) | Bucharest, Romania (clay) |
| | | | Latvia | Latvia | | Latvia | Latvia | 1 | | Ukraine | 1 |
| | | | bye | bye | | | | | 2 | Romania | 3 |
| | | | bye | bye | | | bye | | 2 | Romania | 3 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Romania | | | | |
* Belarus and Latvia relegated to Group II in 2011.
* Austria, Italy, South Africa, and Romania advance to 2010 Davis Cup World Group play-offs.

## First Round Matches
### Italy vs. Belarus

| Italy 5 | Nova Yardinia, Castellaneta Marina, Italy 5–7 March 2010 clay (outdoor) | 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 7$^7$ 6$^3$ 6 3 ||||

### Poland vs. Finland

| Poland 2 | Hala 100-lecia Sopotu, Sopot, Poland 5–7 March 2010 hard (indoor) | Hala 100-lecia Sopotu, Sopot, Poland 5–7 March 2010 hard (indoor) | Finland 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Michał Przysiężny Jarkko Nieminen 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 6$^7$ 7$^9$ 4 6   2 Łukasz Kubot Henri Kontinen 6 4 6 2 7$^7$ 6$^5$       3 Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski Henri Kontinen / Jarkko Nieminen 6 4 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 4 6 6 3     4 Łukasz Kubot Jarkko Nieminen 4 6 6$^6$ 7$^8$ 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 6 2 5 7   5 Michał Przysiężny Henri Kontinen 4 6 6 3 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 5 7 ||||

### Ukraine vs. Latvia

| Ukraine 4 | Megaron Tennis Club, Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine 5–7 March 2010 hard (indoor) | 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 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 3 6 2 6       4 Sergiy Stakhovsky Andis Juška 6 2 5 7 6 4 7$^7$ 6$^2$     5 Ivan Sergeyev Karlis Lejnieks 6 4 6$^6$ 7$^8$ 6 1 ||||

## Second Round Matches
### Austria vs. Slovakia

| Austria 3 | Gleichenberg-Halle, Bad Gleichenberg, Austria 5–7 March 2010 hard (indoor) | 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 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 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 7$^7$ 6$^2$ 7 5 7 5       5 Daniel Köllerer Martin Kližan 2 6 6$^3$ 7$^7$ ||||

### Netherlands vs. Italy

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

### Finland vs. South Africa

| Finland 0 | Groenkloof Tennis Stadium, Pretoria, South Africa 7 – 9 May Hard, Outdoors | 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 | Arenele BNR, București, Bucharest, Romania 7 – 9 May Clay, Outdoors | Romania 3 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Illya Marchenko Victor Hănescu 6$^1$ 7$^7$ 5 7 4 6       2 Sergiy Stakhovsky Adrian Ungur 6 2 6$^3$ 7$^7$ 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 | 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 6$^6$ 7$^8$ 6 4 3 6   4 Thiemo de Bakker Uladzimir Ignatik 6 1 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 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 | Republic Olympic Training Center for Tennis, Minsk, Belarus 17 – 19 September Hard | Belarus 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Martin Kližan Uladzimir Ignatik 6$^9$ 7$^{11}$ 2 6 2 6       2 Lukáš Lacko Siarhei Betau 6 0 6 4 6 4       3 Michal Mertiňák / Filip Polášek Uladzimir Ignatik / Max Mirnyi 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 7$^8$ 6$^6$ 3 6 4 6 6 4   4 Lukáš Lacko Uladzimir Ignatik 6 1 3 6 6 1 6$^7$ 7$^9$ 6 4   5 Martin Kližan Siarhei Betau 7$^7$ 6$^2$ 6 2 ||||

### Poland vs. Latvia

| Poland 3 | Olympic Sports Centre, Riga, Latvia 17 – 19 September Carpet | 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 7$^7$ 6$^4$       4 Michał Przysiężny Ernests Gulbis 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 1 6 2 6 5 7     5 Jerzy Janowicz Kārlis Lejnieks 7 5 6 4 7$^7$ 6$^3$ ||||