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2012 Davis Cup

2012 Davis Cup tennis
Details
Duration 10 February – 18 November
Edition 101st
Champion
Winning Nation Czech Republic
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World Group

Participating Teams

Argentina
Austria
Canada
Croatia

Czech Republic
France
Germany
Italy

Japan
Kazakhstan
Russia
Serbia

Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
United States

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
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		 6
7		 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		 7
6		 3
6 		6
3		    
      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		 6
7		 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		 7
6		 3
6 		6
3		    

World Group Play-offs

Seeded teams

  1. Kazakhstan
  2. Germany
  3. Israel
  4. Sweden
  5. Canada
  6. Russia
  7. Italy
  8. Switzerland

 

Unseeded teams

  • Australia
  • Belgium
  • Brazil
  • Chile
  • Japan
  • Netherlands
  • South Africa
  • Uzbekistan

 
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

Americas Zone

Group I

Seeds:

  1. Chile
  2. Brazil

 

Remaining Nations:

  • Ecuador
  • Colombia
  • Uruguay
  • Peru

 

Draw

  Second Round Play-offs
14–16 September		   First Round Play-offs   First Round
10–12 February		   Second Round
6–8 April
                                     
   
    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

Seeds:

  1. Paraguay
  2. Venezuela
  3. Mexico
  4. Dominican Republic

 

Remaining Nations:

  • El Salvador
  • Puerto Rico
  • Barbados
  • Bolivia

 

Draw

  Play-offs
6–8 April		   First Round
10–12 February		   Second Round
6–8 April		   Third Round
14–16 September
                                     
  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.
  • Aruba
  • Bahamas
  • Costa Rica
  • Guatemala – promoted to Group II in 2013
  • Haiti – promoted to Group II in 2013

 
  • Honduras
  • Jamaica
  • Panama
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • U.S. Virgin Islands

 

Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I

Seeds:

  1. India
  2. Australia

 

Remaining Nations:

  • China
  • Chinese Taipei
  • South Korea
  • New Zealand
  • Uzbekistan

 

Draw

  Second Round Play-offs
19–21 October		   First Round Play-offs
6–8 Apr / 14–16 Sep		   First Round
10–12 February		   Second Round
6 –8 April
                                     
   
    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
          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

Seeds:

  1. Philippines
  2. Thailand
  3. Indonesia
  4. Pakistan

 

Remaining Nations:

  • Hong Kong
  • Lebanon
  • Pacific Oceania
  • Sri Lanka

 

Draw

  Play-offs
6–8 April		   First Round
10–12 February		   Second Round
6–8 April		   Third Round
14–16 September
                                     
  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.
  • Bangladesh – relegated to Group IV in 2013
  • Iran
  • Kuwait – promoted to Group II in 2013
  • Kyrgyzstan – relegated to Group IV in 2013

 
  • Malaysia
  • Oman
  • Syria – promoted to Group II in 2013
  • Vietnam

 
  • Bahrain
  • Cambodia – promoted to Group III in 2013
  • Iraq
  • Jordan
  • Myanmar

 
  • Qatar
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Singapore
  • Turkmenistan
  • United Arab Emirates – promoted to Group III in 2013

 

Europe/Africa Zone

Group I

Seeds:

  1. Israel
  2. South Africa
  3. Belgium
  4. Romania

 

Remaining Nations:

  • Denmark
  • Finland
  • Great Britain
  • Netherlands

 
  • Portugal
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia

 

 
  • Denmark
  • Finland
  • Great Britain
  • Netherlands

 
  • Portugal
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia

 

Draw

  Second Round Play-offs
14–16 Sep / 19–21 Oct		   First Round Play-offs
14–16 September		   First Round
10–12 February		   Second Round
6–8 April
                                     
   
    1 Israel    
        bye       Ramat HaSharon, Israel (hard)
      bye         1 Israel 3
      Portugal           Portugal 2
    Portugal  
  Bratislava, Slovakia (hard indoor)       bye    
    Portugal 1  
    Slovakia 3      
    3 Belgium    
        bye       Glasgow, Great Britain (hard indoor)
    bye         3 Belgium 4
      Slovakia     Glasgow, Great Britain (hard indoor)     Great Britain 1
    Great Britain 3
      Slovakia 2  
  's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands (hard indoor)
      Finland 0  
  Cluj-Napoca, Romania (hard indoor)     Netherlands 5     Amsterdam, Netherlands (hard indoor)
      Finland 2         Netherlands 5
    4 Romania 3       4 Romania 0
    bye  
  Helsinki, Finland (hard indoor)     4 Romania    
    Finland 1  
    Denmark 4     Velenje, Slovenia (hard indoor)
      Denmark 0  
        Slovenia 5     Johannesburg, South Africa (hard)
    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

Seeds:

  1. Ukraine
  2. Poland
  3. Bosnia and Herzegovina
  4. Hungary
  5. Belarus
  6. Latvia
  7. Cyprus
  8. Estonia

 

Remaining Nations:

  • Egypt
  • Ireland
  • Luxembourg
  • Madagascar
  • Moldova
  • Monaco
  • Morocco
  • Turkey

 
Jack Young