The World Group play-offs were four ties which involved the losing nations of the World Group first round and the winning nations of the World Group II. Nations that won their play-off ties entered the 2011 World Group, while losing nations joined the 2011 World Group II.

Belgium 3	Grenslandhallen, Hasselt, Belgium 24–25 April 2010 Red clay (indoors)		Estonia 2
1 2 3 1 Kim Clijsters Maret Ani 6 4 6 2     2 Yanina Wickmayer Kaia Kanepi 6 2 4 6 6 1   3 Justine Henin Kaia Kanepi 78 66 4 6 3 6   4 Yanina Wickmayer Maret Ani 2 6 6 1 6 1   5 Kirsten Flipkens / Yanina Wickmayer Maret Ani / Margit Rüütel 6 2 4 6 3 6

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Ukraine 0	Palace of Sports "Lokomotiv", Kharkiv, Ukraine 24–25 April 2010 Red clay (indoors)		Australia 5
1 2 3 1 Alona Bondarenko Anastasia Rodionova 6 0 3 6 5 7   2 Mariya Koryttseva Samantha Stosur 3 6 0 6     3 Lyudmyla Kichenok Samantha Stosur 64 77 3 6     4 Mariya Koryttseva Alicia Molik 6 2 2 6 5 7   5 Lyudmyla Kichenok / Nadiya Kichenok Rennae Stubbs / Anastasia Rodionova 2 6 77 62 1 6

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Germany 2	Frankfurter TC 1914 Palmengarten, Frankfurt, Germany 24–25 April 2010 Red clay (outdoors)		France 3
1 2 3 1 Andrea Petkovic Pauline Parmentier 6 3 6 2     2 Tatjana Malek Aravane Rezaï 6 2 3 6 0 6   3 Andrea Petkovic Aravane Rezaï 6 1 77 62     4 Julia Görges Pauline Parmentier 64 77 4 6     5 Kristina Barrois / Andrea Petkovic Julie Coin / Alizé Cornet 3 6 1 6

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Serbia 2	Belgrade Arena, Belgrade, Serbia 24–25 April 2010 Red clay (indoors)		Slovakia 3
1 2 3 1 Jelena Janković Magdaléna Rybáriková 77 65 6 3     2 Bojana Jovanovski Daniela Hantuchová 2 6 2 6     3 Jelena Janković Daniela Hantuchová 62 77 5 7     4 Bojana Jovanovski Magdaléna Rybáriková 6 1 77 64     5 Jelena Janković / Bojana Jovanovski Daniela Hantuchová / Magdaléna Rybáriková 4 6 3 6

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Note: Ana Ivanovic decided to withdraw from this tie in March due to her ongoing poor form.^[5]

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