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| 21 Sep 2009 | |
| Seeds announced for 2010 Draw |
2009 finalists Spain and Czech Republic head the seeds for the Draw for the World Group of the 2010 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas, which takes place in Geneva, Switzerland on Wednesday 23 September at 11:30 local time (09:30 GMT).
WORLD GROUP
1. SPAIN
2. CZECH REPUBLIC
3. USA
4. RUSSIA
5. ARGENTINA
6. CROATIA
7. ISRAEL
8. GERMANY
According to the Davis Cup Regulations, the two finalist nations are seeded No. 1 and No. 2 in the World Group for the following year, and will be drawn in opposite halves. Seeds 3-8 are in accordance with the latest ITF Davis Cup Nations Ranking.
The seeded nations will be drawn against the remaining World Group nations: Belgium, Chile, Ecuador, France, India, Serbia, Sweden, Switzerland.
Seeds for the Zone Group I and Group II competitions are also based on the latest Davis Cup Nations Ranking:
AMERICAS ZONE GROUP I
1. BRAZIL
2. COLOMBIA
Remaining Nations: Canada, Dominican Republic, Uruguay
ASIA/OCEANIA ZONE GROUP I
1. AUSTRALIA
2. KOREA, REP.
3. UZBEKISTAN
4. JAPAN
Remaining Nations: Chinese Taipei, China P.R., Kazakhstan, Philippines
EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE GROUP I
1. AUSTRIA
2. ROMANIA
3. NETHERLANDS
4. SOUTH AFRICA
Remaining Nations: Belarus, Finland, Italy, Latvia, Poland, Slovak Republic, Ukraine
AMERICAS ZONE GROUP II
1. PERU
2. MEXICO
3. PARAGUAY
4. VENEZUELA
Remaining Nations: Bolivia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Netherlands Antilles
ASIA/OCEANIA ZONE GROUP II
1. THAILAND
2. NEW ZEALAND
3. INDONESIA
4. PAKISTAN
Remaining Nations: Hong Kong China, Malaysia, Pacific Oceania, Sri Lanka
EUROPE/AFRICA ZONE GROUP II
1. GREAT BRITAIN
2. F.Y.R. MACEDONIA
3. MONACO
4. CYPRUS
5. PORTUGAL
6. SLOVENIA
7. IRELAND
8. HUNGARY
Remaining Nations: Bosnia/Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Lithuania, Norway, Turkey
The draw for all of the above groups will take place in Geneva and can be heard live on Davis Cup Radio from 09:30 GMT on Wednesday.
The attached pdfs detail the choice of ground for all groups in 2010.
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