Chile and Austria last met in Davis Cup 50 years ago with the Chileans winning in Vienna. In fact the South American nation has won both previous Davis Cup meetings.
Both nations lost in this year's World Group first round - Chile to Croatia, while Austria fell to Germany - so are bidding to retain their status among the 16-team elite.
Chile defeated Australia in last year's World Group Play-offs to return to the elite after a year in Americas Group I, while this is the 6th consecutive year that Austria has lost its first round tie and had to take part in the World Group Play-offs.
Bjorn Borg defeated Ilie Nastase for the loss of just 3 games to seal victory for Sweden in the two nations' only previous Davis Cup tie in 1979 in Bucharest.
Both nations lost in the first round of this year's World Group. Sweden falling to a 3-2 defeat in an epic tie against Israel, while Romania suffered its 6th first round loss in 7 years at home to Russia.
Sweden shares the record for most World Group appearances with Czech Republic and USA, having been absent from the elite division just once in its 29-year existence.
Romania has survived its last 5 World Group play-offs and is looking to extend its stay in the World Group to an 8th year.
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South Africa has defeated India in both of their previous meetings. They last met in 1994, also at this stage of the competition, with Marcos Ondruska completing a 3-2 victory in the deciding rubber.
South Africa has defeated FYR Macedonia and Belarus in this year's Europe/Africa Group I competition while India defeated Chinese Taipei and then received a walkover against Australia.
South Africa has won its last 10 ties in the competition and has reached the World Group Play-offs for the first time in 10 years. It has made 4 World Group appearances, the last being in 1998.
This is the 2nd successive year that India has reached the World Group Play-offs - it lost to Romania at this stage last year. It is bidding to reach the World Group for the first time since 1998.
France has won all 9 previous Davis Cup ties against Netherlands. The Dutch forced the 1938 and 1979 ties to a deciding rubber. This is their first meeting since 2002.
Both nations lost in this year's World Group first round and are bidding to maintain their place in the World Group for 2010.
France lost to Czech Republic in Ostrava, its first opening round defeat since 2000. It has only not appeared in the World Group twice since the elite division was created in 1981.
Netherlands only returned to the World Group this year, after two years in Europe/Africa Group I.
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