2012 Davis Cup

2012 Davis Cup

Details
Duration	10 February – 18 November
Edition	101st
Achievements (singles)
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The 2012 Davis Cup (also known as the 2012 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas for sponsorship purposes) is 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:

1.  Spain
2.  Argentina
3.  Serbia
4.  France
5.  Czech Republic
6.  United States
7.  Croatia
8.  Russia

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 6^5 7^7 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 7^7 6^0 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.

Seeded teams  Kazakhstan  Germany  Israel  Sweden  Canada  Russia  Italy   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

•  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

Seeds:  Chile  Brazil

Remaining Nations:  Ecuador  Colombia  Uruguay  Peru

Draw

2nd round play-offs 14–16 September

1st round play-offs

1st round 10–12 February

2nd 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:  Paraguay  Venezuela  Mexico  Dominican Republic

Remaining Nations:  El Salvador  Puerto Rico  Barbados  Bolivia

Draw

	Play-offs 6–8 April					1st round 10–12 February					2nd round 6–8 April					3rd 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.

Group III

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:  India  Australia

Remaining Nations:  China  Chinese Taipei  South Korea  New Zealand  Uzbekistan

Draw

	2nd round play-offs 19–21 October					1st round play-offs 6–8 Apr / 14–16 Sep					1st round 10–12 February					2nd 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:  Philippines  Thailand  Indonesia  Pakistan

Remaining Nations:  Hong Kong  Lebanon  Pacific Oceania  Sri Lanka

Draw

	Play-offs 6–8 April					1st round 10–12 February					2nd round 6–8 April					3rd 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.

Group III

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

Group IV

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:  Israel  South Africa  Belgium  Romania

Remaining Nations:  Denmark  Finland  Great Britain  Netherlands  Portugal  Slovakia  Slovenia

Draw

2nd round play-offs 14–16 Sep / 19–21 Oct

1st round play-offs 14–16 September

1st round 10–12 February

2nd 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:  Ukraine  Poland  Bosnia and Herzegovina  Hungary  Belarus  Latvia  Cyprus  Estonia

Remaining Nations:  Egypt  Ireland  Luxembourg  Madagascar  Moldova  Monaco  Morocco  Turkey

Draw

	Play-offs 6–8 April					1st round 10–12 February					2nd round 6–8 April					3rd round 14–16 September
						Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine (hard indoor)
						1	Ukraine	5
	Casablanca, Morocco (clay)						Monaco	0			Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine (hard indoor)
		Monaco	3								1	Ukraine	5
		Morocco	2			Larnaca, Cyprus (hard indoor)					7	Cyprus	0
						7	Cyprus	3
							Morocco	2								Jūrmala, Latvia (hard indoor)
																1	Ukraine	3
						Szeged, Hungary (carpet indoor)										6	Latvia	2
						4	Hungary	3
	Cairo, Egypt (clay)						Ireland	2			Nyíregyháza, Hungary (carpet indoor)
		Ireland	3								4	Hungary	2
		Egypt	2			Cairo, Egypt (clay)					6	Latvia	3
						6	Latvia	3
							Egypt	2
						Minsk, Belarus (hard indoor)
							Moldova	1
	Istanbul, Turkey (hard indoor)					5	Belarus	4			Minsk, Belarus (hard indoor)
		Moldova	3								5	Belarus	4
		Turkey	2			Ankara, Turkey (hard indoor)					3	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1
							Turkey	1
						3	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3								Łódź, Poland (hard indoor)
																5	Belarus	2
						Tallinn, Estonia (hard indoor)										2	Poland	3
							Luxembourg	0
	Antananarivo, Madagascar (clay)					8	Estonia	5			Inowrocław, Poland (carpet indoor)
		Luxembourg	4								8	Estonia	1
		Madagascar	1			Warsaw, Poland (carpet indoor)					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

Albania  Andorra  Armenia  Bulgaria – promoted to Group II in 2013  Georgia  Greece

Iceland  Lithuania – promoted to Group II in 2013  Macedonia  Malta  Montenegro  Norway  San Marino

Group III Africa

Algeria  Benin – promoted to Group II in 2013  Ivory Coast  Ghana

Kenya  Namibia  Tunisia – promoted to Group II in 2013  Zimbabwe

References

1. "Davis Cup scorecards – 2012". www.daviscup.com. ITF.
2. "Bangkok to host draw for 2012 Davis Cup". daviscup.com. 15 August 2011.
3. "Czech Republic v Spain". daviscup.com.

External links

• Official Site