2012 Davis Cup World Group
Date10 February – 18 November
Edition32nd
Champions

Czech Republic
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The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 2012. The first round losers went into the Davis Cup World Group play-offs and the winners progress to the quarterfinals. The quarterfinalists were guaranteed a World Group spot for 2013.

The competition was won by the Czech Republic who defeated Spain in the final.[1][2][3][4]

Participating teams

Participating teams

Argentina
Austria
Canada
Croatia

Czech Republic
France
Germany
Italy

Japan
Kazakhstan
Russia
Serbia

Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
United States

Seeds

  1.  Spain (final)
  2.  Argentina (semifinals)
  3.  Serbia (quarterfinals)
  4.  France (quarterfinals)
  5.  Czech Republic (champion)
  6.  United States (semifinals)
  7.  Croatia (quarterfinals)
  8.  Russia (first round)

Draw

First round
10–12 February		Quarterfinals
6–8 April		Semifinals
14–16 September		Final
16–18 November
Oviedo, Spain (indoor clay)[5]
1 Spain5
Oropesa del Mar, Spain (clay)[13]
 Kazakhstan0
1 Spain4
Wiener Neustadt, Austria (indoor hard)[6]
 Austria1
8 Russia2
Gijón, Spain (clay)[17]
 Austria3
1 Spain3
Vancouver, Canada (indoor hard)[7]
6 United States1
4 France4
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France (clay)[14]
 Canada1
4 France2
Fribourg, Switzerland (indoor clay)[8]
6 United States3
6 United States5
Prague, Czech Republic (indoor hard)[19]
  Switzerland0
1 Spain2
Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor hard)[9]
5 Czech Republic3
 Italy1
Prague, Czech Republic (indoor clay)[15]
5 Czech Republic4
5 Czech Republic4
Niš, Serbia (indoor hard)[10]
3 Serbia1
 Sweden1
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)[18]
3 Serbia4
5 Czech Republic3
Miki, Japan (indoor hard)[11]
2 Argentina2
 Japan2
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)[16]
7 Croatia3
7 Croatia1
Bamberg, Germany (indoor clay)[12]
2 Argentina4
 Germany1
2 Argentina4

First round

Spain vs. Kazakhstan


Spain
5 		Palacio Municipal de Deportes, Oviedo, Spain[5]
10–12 February 2012
Clay (i)
Kazakhstan
0
1 2 3 4 5
1 Spain
Kazakhstan 		Juan Carlos Ferrero
Mikhail Kukushkin 		6
1 		4
6 		77
62 		4
6 		6
4 		 
2 Spain
Kazakhstan 		Nicolás Almagro
Andrey Golubev 		6
3 		4
6 		6
1 		6
1 		   
3 Spain
Kazakhstan 		Marcel Granollers / Marc López
Evgeny Korolev / Yuri Schukin 		6
2 		6
3 		6
1 		     
4 Spain
Kazakhstan 		Nicolás Almagro
Evgeny Korolev 		6
3 		6
4 		       
5 Spain
Kazakhstan 		Marcel Granollers
Andrey Golubev 		6
3 		62
77 		6
3 		     

Austria vs. Russia


Austria
3 		Arena Nova, Wiener Neustadt, Austria[6]
10–12 February 2012
Hard (i)
Russia
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Austria
Russia 		Jürgen Melzer
Igor Kunitsyn 		6
2 		63
77 		6
4 		3
6 		6
1 		 
2 Austria
Russia 		Andreas Haider-Maurer
Alex Bogomolov, Jr. 		6
1 		6
4 		61
77 		6
2 		   
3 Austria
Russia 		Oliver Marach / Alexander Peya
Nikolay Davydenko / Mikhail Youzhny 		61
77 		79
67 		5
7 		6
3 		4
6 		 
4 Austria
Russia 		Jürgen Melzer
Alex Bogomolov, Jr. 		6
2 		6
4 		6
1 		     
5 Austria
Russia 		Andreas Haider-Maurer
Igor Kunitsyn 		4
6 		6
4 		64
77 		     

Canada vs. France


Canada
1 		Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre, Vancouver, Canada[7]
10–12 February 2012
Hard (i)
France
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Canada
France 		Vasek Pospisil
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 		1
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
2 Canada
France 		Milos Raonic
Julien Benneteau 		6
2 		6
4 		7
5 		     
3 Canada
France 		Daniel Nestor / Milos Raonic
Julien Benneteau / Michaël Llodra 		61
77 		62
77 		3
6 		     
4 Canada
France 		Frank Dancevic
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 		4
6 		4
6 		1
6 		     
5 Canada
France 		Vasek Pospisil
Gaël Monfils 		4
6 		4
6 		       

Switzerland vs. United States


Switzerland
0 		Forum Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland[8]
10–12 February 2012
Clay (i)[20]
United States
5
1 2 3 4 5
1 Switzerland
United States 		Stanislas Wawrinka
Mardy Fish 		2
6 		6
4 		6
4 		1
6 		7
9 		 
2 Switzerland
United States 		Roger Federer
John Isner 		6
4 		3
6 		64
77 		2
6 		   
3 Switzerland
United States 		Roger Federer / Stanislas Wawrinka
Mike Bryan / Mardy Fish 		6
4 		3
6 		3
6 		3
6 		   
4 Switzerland
United States 		Michael Lammer
Ryan Harrison 		60
77 		64
77 		       
5 Switzerland
United States 		Marco Chiudinelli
John Isner 		3
6 		4
6 		       

Czech Republic vs. Italy


Czech Republic
4 		ČEZ Aréna, Ostrava, Czech Republic[9]
10–12 February 2012
Hard (i)
Italy
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Czech Republic
Italy 		Radek Štěpánek
Andreas Seppi 		4
6 		6
4 		6
3 		3
6 		6
3 		 
2 Czech Republic
Italy 		Tomáš Berdych
Simone Bolelli 		6
3 		4
6 		7
5 		6
2 		   
3 Czech Republic
Italy 		Tomáš Berdych / Radek Štěpánek
Daniele Bracciali / Potito Starace 		6
3 		6
4 		6
2 		     
4 Czech Republic
Italy 		Lukáš Rosol
Andreas Seppi 		4
6 		6
3 		6
4 		     
5 Czech Republic
Italy 		František Čermák
Simone Bolelli 		4
6 		4
6 		       

Serbia vs. Sweden


Serbia
4 		Hala Čair, Niš, Serbia[10]
10–12 February 2012
Hard (i)
Sweden
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Serbia
Sweden 		Janko Tipsarević
Filip Prpic 		6
3 		6
3 		6
4 		     
2 Serbia
Sweden 		Viktor Troicki
Michael Ryderstedt 		6
4 		6
3 		5
7 		6
3 		   
3 Serbia
Sweden 		Janko Tipsarević / Nenad Zimonjić
Johan Brunström / Robert Lindstedt 		6
3 		3
6 		64
77 		77
63 		8
10 		 
4 Serbia
Sweden 		Janko Tipsarević
Michael Ryderstedt 		6
2 		77
65 		7
5 		     
5 Serbia
Sweden 		Dušan Lajović
Filip Prpic 		6
4 		6
4 		       

Japan vs. Croatia


Japan
2 		Bourbon Beans Dome, Miki, Japan[11]
10–12 February 2012
Hard (i)
Croatia
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Japan
Croatia 		Go Soeda
Ivan Dodig 		63
77 		3
6 		6
4 		6
3 		7
5 		 
2 Japan
Croatia 		Kei Nishikori
Ivo Karlović 		4
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     
3 Japan
Croatia 		Tatsuma Ito / Yuichi Sugita
Ivan Dodig / Ivo Karlović 		4
6 		4
6 		6
3 		3
6 		   
4 Japan
Croatia 		Kei Nishikori
Ivan Dodig 		7
5 		77
64 		6
3 		     
5 Japan
Croatia 		Go Soeda
Ivo Karlović 		64
77 		1
6 		4
6 		     

Germany vs. Argentina


Germany
1 		Stechert Arena, Bamberg, Germany[12]
10–12 February 2012
Clay (i)
Argentina
4
1 2 3 4 5
1 Germany
Argentina 		Philipp Petzschner
Juan Mónaco 		3
6 		3
6 		3
6 		     
2 Germany
Argentina 		Florian Mayer
David Nalbandian 		6
2 		0
6 		1
6 		65
77 		   
3 Germany
Argentina 		Tommy Haas / Philipp Petzschner
David Nalbandian / Eduardo Schwank 		6
3 		6
4 		4
6 		3
6 		4
6 		 
4 Germany
Argentina 		Florian Mayer
Juan Ignacio Chela 		5
7 		5
7 		       
5 Germany
Argentina 		Cedrik-Marcel Stebe
Eduardo Schwank 		77
61 		7
5 		       

Quarterfinals

Spain vs. Austria


Spain
4 		Marina d'Or, Oropesa del Mar, Spain[13]
6–8 April 2012
Clay
Austria
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Spain
Austria 		Nicolás Almagro
Jürgen Melzer 		6
2 		6
2 		6
4 		     
2 Spain
Austria 		David Ferrer
Andreas Haider-Maurer 		6
1 		6
3 		6
1 		     
3 Spain
Austria 		Marcel Granollers / Marc López
Oliver Marach / Alexander Peya 		6
3 		4
6 		4
6 		612
714 		   
4 Spain
Austria 		David Ferrer
Jürgen Melzer 		7
5 		6
3 		6
3 		     
5 Spain
Austria 		Nicolás Almagro
Alexander Peya 		7
5 		7
5 		       

France vs. United States


France
2 		Monte Carlo Country Club, Roquebrune, France[14]
6–8 April 2012
Clay
United States
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 France
United States 		Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Ryan Harrison 		7
5 		6
2 		2
6 		6
2 		   
2 France
United States 		Gilles Simon
John Isner 		3
6 		2
6 		5
7 		     
3 France
United States 		Julien Benneteau / Michaël Llodra
Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 		4
6 		4
6 		64
77 		     
4 France
United States 		Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
John Isner 		3
6 		64
77 		7
5 		3
6 		   
5 France
United States 		Gilles Simon
Ryan Harrison 		6
2 		6
3 		       

Czech Republic vs. Serbia


Czech Republic
4 		O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic[15]
6–8 April 2012
Clay (i)
Serbia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Czech Republic
Serbia 		Tomáš Berdych
Viktor Troicki 		6
2 		6
1 		6
2 		     
2 Czech Republic
Serbia 		Radek Štěpánek
Janko Tipsarević 		7
5 		4
6 		4
6 		6
4 		7
9 		 
3 Czech Republic
Serbia 		Tomáš Berdych / Radek Štěpánek
Ilija Bozoljac / Nenad Zimonjić 		6
4 		6
2 		77
64 		     
4 Czech Republic
Serbia 		Tomáš Berdych
Janko Tipsarević 		78
66 		78
66 		79
67 		     
5 Czech Republic
Serbia 		Lukáš Rosol
Viktor Troicki 		77
65 		7
5 		       

Argentina vs. Croatia


Argentina
4 		Parque Roca, Buenos Aires, Argentina[16]
6–8 April 2012
Clay
Croatia
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Argentina
Croatia 		David Nalbandian
Marin Čilić 		7
5 		4
6 		6
4 		62
77 		3
6 		 
2 Argentina
Croatia 		Juan Martín del Potro
Ivo Karlović 		6
2 		79
67 		6
1 		     
3 Argentina
Croatia 		David Nalbandian / Eduardo Schwank
Marin Čilić / Ivo Karlović 		3
6 		78
66 		6
3 		66
78 		8
6 		 
4 Argentina
Croatia 		Juan Martín del Potro
Marin Čilić 		6
1 		6
2 		6
1 		     
5 Argentina
Croatia 		Juan Mónaco
Antonio Veić 		6
1 		6
1 		       

Semifinals

Spain vs. United States


Spain
3 		Parque Hermanos Castro, Gijón, Spain[17]
14–16 September 2012
Clay
United States
1
1 2 3 4 5
1 Spain
United States 		David Ferrer
Sam Querrey 		4
6 		6
2 		6
2 		6
4 		   
2 Spain
United States 		Nicolás Almagro
John Isner 		6
4 		4
6 		6
4 		3
6 		7
5 		 
3 Spain
United States 		Marcel Granollers / Marc López
Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 		3
6 		6
3 		5
7 		5
7 		   
4 Spain
United States 		David Ferrer
John Isner 		62
77 		6
3 		6
4 		6
2 		   
5 Spain
United States 		Nicolás Almagro
Sam Querrey 		          not
played

Argentina vs. Czech Republic


Argentina
2 		Parque Roca, Buenos Aires, Argentina[18]
14–16 September 2012
Clay
Czech Republic
3
1 2 3 4 5
1 Argentina
Czech Republic 		Juan Martín del Potro
Radek Štěpánek 		6
4 		6
4 		6
2 		     
2 Argentina
Czech Republic 		Juan Mónaco
Tomáš Berdych 		1
6 		6
4 		6
1 		4
6 		4
6 		 
3 Argentina
Czech Republic 		Carlos Berlocq / Eduardo Schwank
Tomáš Berdych / Radek Štěpánek 		3
6 		4
6 		3
6 		     
4 Argentina
Czech Republic 		Carlos Berlocq
Tomáš Berdych 		3
6 		3
6 		4
6 		     
5 Argentina
Czech Republic 		Juan Mónaco
Ivo Minář 		6
3 		77
62 		       

Final

Czech Republic vs. Spain


Czech Republic
3 		O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic[19]
16–18 November 2012
Hard (i)
Spain
2
1 2 3 4 5
1 Czech Republic
Spain 		Radek Štěpánek
David Ferrer 		3
6 		4
6 		4
6 		     
2 Czech Republic
Spain 		Tomáš Berdych
Nicolás Almagro 		6
3 		3
6 		6
3 		65
77 		6
3 		 
3 Czech Republic
Spain 		Tomáš Berdych / Radek Štěpánek
Marcel Granollers / Marc López 		3
6 		7
5 		7
5 		6
3 		   
4 Czech Republic
Spain 		Tomáš Berdych
David Ferrer 		2
6 		3
6 		5
7 		     
5 Czech Republic
Spain 		Radek Štěpánek
Nicolás Almagro 		6
4 		77
60 		3
6 		6
3 		   

References

  1. ^ "Czech Republic edge out Spain in Prague". BBC Sport. 18 November 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
  2. ^ "Czechs lay claim to Davis Cup title". ESPN. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
  3. ^ "Czechs Rejoice After Davis Cup Title". New York Times. 19 November 2012. Archived from the original on 10 November 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
  4. ^ "Czechs stun Spanish to win Davis Cup". Sydney Morning Herald. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
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  6. ^ a b "Austria v Russia". daviscup.com.
  7. ^ a b "Canada v France". daviscup.com.
  8. ^ a b "Switzerland v United States". daviscup.com.
  9. ^ a b "Czech Republic v Italy". daviscup.com.
  10. ^ a b "Serbia v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  11. ^ a b "Japan v Croatia". daviscup.com.
  12. ^ a b "Germany v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  13. ^ a b "Spain v Austria". daviscup.com.
  14. ^ a b "France vs United States". daviscup.com.
  15. ^ a b "Czech Republic v Serbia". daviscup.com.
  16. ^ a b "Croatia v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  17. ^ a b "Spain v United States". daviscup.com.
  18. ^ a b "Argentina vs Czech Republic". daviscup.com.
  19. ^ a b "Czech Republic v Spain". daviscup.com.
  20. ^ "Swiss to host U.S. on indoor clay". Tennis.com. 2 November 2011.
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