2012 Davis Cup
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (February 2012) |
| Details | |
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| 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
[edit]| Participating Teams | |||
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 Argentina |
 Austria |
 Canada |
 Croatia |
 Czech Republic |
 France |
 Germany |
 Italy |
 Japan |
 Kazakhstan |
 Russia |
 Serbia |
 Spain |
 Sweden |
 Switzerland |
 United States |
Seeds:
Draw
[edit]| 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
[edit] Czech Republic 3 |
O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic[3] 16–18 November 2012 Hard (i) |
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World Group play-offs
[edit]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.
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Seeded teams |
Unseeded teams
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| Home team | Score | Visiting team | Location | Venue | Door | Surface |
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| Kazakhstan |
3–1 |  Uzbekistan |
Astana | National Tennis Centre | Indoor | 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
[edit]Group I
[edit]Draw
[edit]| 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 | |||||||||||||||||
Group II
[edit]|
Seeds: |
Remaining Nations:
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Draw
[edit]| 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
[edit]
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Asia/Oceania Zone
[edit]Group I
[edit]|
Seeds: |
Remaining Nations:
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Draw
[edit]| 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
[edit]|
Seeds: |
Remaining Nations:
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Draw
[edit]| 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
[edit]- Venue: Enghelab Sport Complex, Tehran, Iran (outdoor clay)
- Date: 25–29 April
| Rank | Team |
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| 1 |  Syria
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| 2 |  Kuwait
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| 3 |  Malaysia
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| 4 |  Iran
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| 5 |  Vietnam
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| 6 |  Oman
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| 7 |  Bangladesh
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| 8 |  Kyrgyzstan
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Syria and 
Kuwait promoted to Group II in 2013.
Bangladesh and 
Kyrgyzstan relegated to Group IV in 2013.
Group IV
[edit]- Venue: Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex, Doha, Qatar (outdoor hard)
- Date: 16–21 April
| Rank | Team |
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| 1 |  Cambodia
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| 2 |  United Arab Emirates
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| 3 |  Turkmenistan
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| 4 |  Qatar
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| 5 |  Saudi Arabia
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| 6 |  Singapore
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| 7 |  Jordan
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| 8 |  Iraq
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| 9 |  Myanmar
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| 10 |  Bahrain
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Cambodia and 
United Arab Emirates promoted to Group III in 2013.
Europe/Africa Zone
[edit]Group I
[edit]|
Seeds: |
Remaining Nations:
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Draw
[edit]|
Seeds: |
Remaining Nations:
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Draw
[edit]| 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
[edit]|
Seeds: |
Remaining Nations:
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Draw
[edit]| 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
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Group III Africa
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References
[edit]- ^ "Davis Cup scorecards – 2012". www.daviscup.com. ITF.
- ^ "Bangkok to host draw for 2012 Davis Cup". daviscup.com. 15 August 2011.
- ^ "Czech Republic v Spain". daviscup.com.
External links
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| Qualifying rounds | |
| 2024 Davis Cup Finals teams | |
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