Italy successfully defended their title, in a rematch of the previous year's final, against the United States, by three rubbers to one.
The four losing teams in the World Group first round ties (France, Germany, Serbia and Ukraine), and four winners of the World Group II ties (Australia, Belgium, Estonia and Slovakia) enter the draw for the World Group play-offs.
Date: 24–25 April The World Group II was the second highest level of Fed Cup competition in 2010.
Date: 6–7 February The four losing teams from World Group II (Argentina, China, Poland and Spain) played off against qualifiers from Zonal Group I.
Date: 24–25 April Venue: Yacht y Golf Club Paraguayo, Lambaré, Paraguay (outdoor clay) Dates: 3–6 February Venue: National Tennis Club, Guayaquil, Ecuador (outdoor clay) Dates: 19–24 April Venue: National Tennis Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (outdoor hard) Dates: 3–6 February Venue: National Tennis Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (outdoor hard) Dates: 3–6 February Venue: Complexo de Tenis do Jamor, Cruz Quebrada, Portugal (indoor hard) Dates: 3–6 February Venue: Orange Fitness & Tennis Club, Yerevan, Armenia (outdoor clay) Dates: 28 April – 1 May Venue: Smash Tennis Academy, Cairo, Egypt (outdoor clay) Dates: 21–24 April The rankings were measured after the three points during the year that play took place, and were collated by combining points earned from the previous four years.