2010 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I – play-offs
The play-offs of the 2010 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I were the final stages of the Group I Zonal Competition involving teams from the Americas. Using the positions determined in their pools, the eight teams faced off to determine their placing in the 2010 Fed Cup Americas Zone Group I, the top countries of each pool played for first to second, while the bottom two of each pool competed for fifth to eighth. The top team advanced to World Group II play-offs, and the bottom two teams were relegated down to the Americas Zone Group II for the next year.
| Placing | Pool A | Pool B |
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| 1 |  Canada |
 Colombia
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| 2 |  Brazil |
 Paraguay
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| 3 |  Puerto Rico |
 Chile
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| 4 |  Cuba |
 Bolivia
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Promotion play-offs[edit]
The first placed teams of each pool were placed against each other in a head-to-head round. The winner of the rounds advanced to the World Group II play-offs, where they would get a chance to advance to the World Group II for next year.
Canada vs. Colombia[edit]
 Canada 2 |
Yacht y Golf Club Paraguayo, Lambaré, Paraguay 6 February 2010 Red clay (outdoors) |
 Colombia 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Third to Fourth play-off[edit]
The second placed teams of each pool were placed against each other in a tie. The winner of the tie was allocated third place in the Group while the loser was allocated fourth.
Brazil vs. Paraguay[edit]
 Brazil 0 |
Yacht y Golf Club Paraguayo, Lambaré, Paraguay 6 February 2010 Red clay (outdoors) |
 Paraguay 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Relegation play-offs[edit]
The last and second-to-last placed teams of each pool were placed against each other in two head-to-head rounds. The losing team of the rounds were relegated to Group II for next year.
Puerto Rico vs. Bolivia[edit]
 Puerto Rico 1 |
Yacht y Golf Club Paraguayo, Lambaré, Paraguay 6 February 2010 Red clay (outdoors) |
 Bolivia 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cuba vs. Chile[edit]
 Cuba 0 |
Yacht y Golf Club Paraguayo, Lambaré, Paraguay 6 February 2010 Red clay (outdoors) |
 Chile 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Final Placements[edit]
| Placing | Teams |
| Promoted | Canada
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| Second | Colombia
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| Third | Paraguay
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| Fourth | Brazil
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| Fifth | Bolivia
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| Chile
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| Relegated | Puerto Rico
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| Cuba
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Canada advanced to the World Group II play-offs, and were drawn against 
Argentina, where they won 5–0. The team thus advanced to World Group II for the next year.[5]
Puerto Rico and 
Cuba were relegated down to Americas Zone Group II for the next year. The Puerto Ricans placed sixth overall, while the Cubans did not compete.[6][7]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Canada v Colombia". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Brazil v Paraguay". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Puerto Rico v Bolivia". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Cuba v Chile". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Fed Cup Profile, Canada". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Fed Cup Profile, Puerto Rico". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Fed Cup Profile, Cuba". fedcup.com.