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2012 Davis Cup

Details
Duration	10 February – 18 November 2012
Edition	101st
Champion
Winning Nation	Czech Republic
← 2011 2013 →

The 2012 Davis Cup (also known as the 2012 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas for sponsorship purposes) was the 101st edition of the tournament between national teams in men's tennis. The Czech Republic won the championship, beating Spain in the final, 3–2. ^[1]

Czech Republic is the only country except United States and Australia to hold both Davis Cup and Fed Cup at the same time. The Czechs did the same in 2012, and they have also won the Hopman Cup.

The draw took place on 21 September 2011 in Bangkok, Thailand. ^[2]

World Group

Participating Teams
Argentina	Austria	Canada	Croatia
Czech Republic	France	Germany	Italy
Japan	Kazakhstan	Russia	Serbia
Spain	Sweden	Switzerland	United States

Seeds:

Draw

	First round 10–12 February					Quarterfinals 6–8 April					Semifinals 14–16 September					Final 16–18 November
	Oviedo, Spain (indoor clay)
	1	Spain	5
						Oropesa del Mar, Spain (clay)
		Kazakhstan	0
						1	Spain	4
	Wiener Neustadt, Austria (indoor hard)
							Austria	1
	8	Russia	2
											Gijón, Spain (clay)
		Austria	3
											1	Spain	3
	Vancouver, Canada (indoor hard)
											6	United States	1
	4	France	4
						Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France (clay)
		Canada	1
						4	France	2
	Fribourg, Switzerland (indoor clay)
						6	United States	3
	6	United States	5
																Prague, Czech Republic (indoor hard)
		Switzerland	0
																1	Spain	2
	Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor hard)
																5	Czech Republic	3
		Italy	1
						Prague, Czech Republic (indoor clay)
	5	Czech Republic	4
						5	Czech Republic	4
	Niš, Serbia (indoor hard)
						3	Serbia	1
		Sweden	1
											Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
	3	Serbia	4
											5	Czech Republic	3
	Miki, Japan (indoor hard)
											2	Argentina	2
		Japan	2
						Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
	7	Croatia	3
						7	Croatia	1
	Bamberg, Germany (indoor clay)
						2	Argentina	4
		Germany	1
	2	Argentina	4

Final

Czech Republic 3	O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic [3] 16–18 November 2012 Hard (i)		Spain 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Radek Štěpánek David Ferrer 3 6 4 6 4 6       2 Tomáš Berdych Nicolás Almagro 6 3 3 6 6 3 65 77 6 3   3 Tomáš Berdych /  Radek Štěpánek Marcel Granollers /  Marc López 3 6 7 5 7 5 6 3     4 Tomáš Berdych David Ferrer 2 6 3 6 5 7       5 Radek Štěpánek Nicolás Almagro 6 4 77 60 3 6 6 3

World Group play-offs

Date: 14–16 September

The eight losing teams in the World Group first round ties and eight winners of the Zonal Group I final round ties will compete in the World Group play-offs for spots in the 2013 World Group.

Home team	Score	Visiting team	Location	Venue	Door	Surface
Kazakhstan	3–1	Uzbekistan	Astana	National Tennis Centre	Outdoor	Clay
Germany	3–2	Australia	Hamburg	Rothenbaum Stadium	Outdoor	Clay
Japan	2–3	Israel	Tokyo	Ariake Coliseum	Outdoor	Hard
Belgium	5–0	Sweden	Brussels	Royal Primerose Tennis Club	Outdoor	Clay
Canada	4–1	South Africa	Montreal	Uniprix Stadium	Outdoor	Hard
Brazil	5–0	Russia	São José do Rio Preto	Harmonia Tenis Clube	Outdoor	Clay
Italy	4–1	Chile	Napoli	Tennis Club Napoli	Outdoor	Clay
Netherlands	2–3	Switzerland	Amsterdam	Westergasfabriek	Outdoor	Clay

•   Canada,   Germany,   Italy,   Kazakhstan and    Switzerland will remain in the World Group in 2013.
•   Belgium,   Brazil and   Israel are promoted to the World Group in 2013.
•   Australia,   Chile,   Netherlands,   South Africa, and   Uzbekistan will remain in Zonal Group I in 2013.
•   Japan,   Russia and   Sweden are relegated to Zonal Group I in 2013.

Americas Zone

Group I

Draw

Second Round Play-offs

First Round Play-offs

First Round

Second Round

1

Chile

bye

Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)

bye

1

Chile

3

Peru

Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)

Uruguay

1

Peru

1

Lima, Peru (clay)

Uruguay

3

Peru

1

Ecuador

4

Salinas, Ecuador (clay)

Ecuador

1

Colombia

4

São José do Rio Preto, Brazil (clay)

Ecuador

Colombia

1

bye

2

Brazil

4

bye

2

Brazil

•   Peru relegated to Group II in 2013.
•   Chile and   Brazil advance to World Group Play-off.

Group II

Draw

	Play-offs					First Round					Second Round					Third Round
						Saint Michael, Barbados (hard)
						1	Paraguay	2
	Ciudad Merliot, El Salvador (hard)						Barbados	3			Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
	1	Paraguay	2									Barbados	0
		El Salvador	3			Mexico City, Mexico (clay)					3	Mexico	5
						3	Mexico	5
							El Salvador	0								Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Rep. (clay)
																3	Mexico	2
						S. Domingo, Dominican Rep. (hard)										4	Dominican Republic	3
							Bolivia	1
	Humacao, Puerto Rico (hard)					4	Dominican Republic	4			Valencia, Venezuela (hard)
	Bolivia		1								4	Dominican Republic	3
	Puerto Rico		3			Caracas, Venezuela (hard)					2	Venezuela	1
							Puerto Rico	0
						2	Venezuela	5

•   Paraguay and   Bolivia relegated to Group III in 2013.
•   Dominican Republic promoted to Group I in 2013.

Group III

Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I

Draw

	Second round play-offs					First round play-offs					First round					Second round
											1	India
						Chandigarh, India (hard)						Bye				Namangan, Uzbekistan (clay indoor)
						1	India	5								1	India	2
							New Zealand	0			Tauranga, New Zealand (hard)						Uzbekistan	3
											New Zealand		2
	Kaohsiung City, Taiwan (hard)										Uzbekistan		3
	New Zealand		2
	Chinese Taipei		3								Gimcheon, South Korea (hard)
											South Korea		4
						Kaohsiung City, Taiwan (hard)					Chinese Taipei		1			Brisbane, Australia (hard)
						Chinese Taipei		2									South Korea	0
						China		3			Geelong, Australia (grass)					2	Australia	5
												China	0
											2	Australia	5

•   New Zealand relegated to Group II in 2013.
•   Uzbekistan and   Australia advance to World Group Play-off.

Group II

Draw

	Play-offs					First Round					Second Round					Third Round
						Camarines Sur, Philippines (indoor hard)
						1	Philippines	5
	Jounieh, Lebanon (clay)						Pacific Oceania	0			Manila, Philippines (indoor clay)
	Pacific Oceania		1								1	Philippines	5
	Lebanon		4			Jounieh, Lebanon (clay)					4	Pakistan	0
						4	Pakistan	3
							Lebanon	2								Pekanbaru, Indonesia (hard)
																1	Philippines	2
						Hong Kong (hard)										3	Indonesia	3
							Hong Kong	2
	Hong Kong (hard)					3	Indonesia	3			Jakarta, Indonesia (hard)
	Hong Kong		2								3	Indonesia	3
	Sri Lanka		3			Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay)					2	Thailand	2
							Sri Lanka	2
						2	Thailand	3

•   Pacific Oceania and   Hong Kong relegated to Group III in 2013.
•   Indonesia promoted to Group I in 2013.

Group III

Group IV

Europe/Africa Zone

Group I

Draw

Draw

Second-round play-offs

First-round play-offs

First round

Second round

1

Israel

Israel

bye

bye

1

Israel

3

Portugal

Portugal

2

Portugal

Slovak Republic

bye

Portugal

1

Slovakia

3

3

Belgium

Great Britain

bye

bye

3

Belgium

4

Great Britain

Slovakia

Great Britain

1

Great Britain

3

Slovakia

2

Netherlands

Finland

0

Cluj-Napoca, Romania (indoor)

Netherlands

Netherlands

5

Finland

2

Netherlands

5

4

Romania

3

4

Romania

0

bye

Finland

4

Romania

Finland

1

Slovenia

Denmark

4

Denmark

0

South Africa

Slovenia

5

Denmark

Slovenia

1

bye

2

South Africa

4

bye

2

South Africa

•   Portugal and   Finland relegated to Group II in 2013.
•   Israel,   Belgium,   Netherlands, and   South Africa advance to World Group play-off.

Group II

Draw

	Play-offs					First round					Second round					Third round
						Ukraine
						1	Ukraine	5
	Morocco										Ukraine
							Monaco	0
	Monaco		3								1	Ukraine	5
						Cyprus
	Morocco		2								7	Cyprus	0
						7	Cyprus	3
																Latvia
							Morocco	2
																1	Ukraine	3
						Hungary
																6	Latvia	2
						4	Hungary	3
	Egypt										Hungary
							Ireland	2
	Ireland		3								4	Hungary	2
						Egypt
	Egypt		2								6	Latvia	3
						6	Latvia	3
							Egypt	2
						Belarus
							Moldova	1
	Turkey										Belarus
						5	Belarus	4
	Moldova		3								5	Belarus	4
						Turkey
	Turkey		2								3	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1
							Turkey	1
																Poland
						3	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3
																5	Belarus	2
						Estonia
																2	Poland	3
							Luxembourg	0
	Madagascar										Poland
						8	Estonia	5
	Luxembourg		4								8	Estonia	1
						Poland
	Madagascar		1								2	Poland	4
							Madagascar	0
						2	Poland	5

•   Morocco,   Egypt,   Turkey, and   Madagascar relegated to Group III in 2013.
•   Ukraine and   Poland promoted to Group I in 2013.

Group III Europe

Group III Africa

References

External links

• Official Site