2012 Davis Cup World Group

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.

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

Czech Republic

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)[6]
 Kazakhstan0
1 Spain4
Wiener Neustadt, Austria (indoor hard)[7]
 Austria1
8 Russia2
Gijón, Spain (clay)[8]
 Austria3
1 Spain3
Vancouver, Canada (indoor hard)[9]
6 United States1
4 France4
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France (clay)[10]
 Canada1
4 France2
Fribourg, Switzerland (indoor clay)[11]
6 United States3
6 United States5
Prague, Czech Republic (indoor hard)[12]
  Switzerland0
1 Spain2
Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor hard)[13]
5 Czech Republic3
 Italy1
Prague, Czech Republic (indoor clay)[14]
5 Czech Republic4
5 Czech Republic4
Niš, Serbia (indoor hard)[15]
3 Serbia1
 Sweden1
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)[16]
3 Serbia4
5 Czech Republic3
Miki, Japan (indoor hard)[17]
2 Argentina2
 Japan2
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)[18]
7 Croatia3
7 Croatia1
Bamberg, Germany (indoor clay)[19]
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[7]
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[9]
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[11]
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[13]
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[15]
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[17]
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[19]
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[6]
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[10]
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[14]
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[18]
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[8]
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[16]
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[12]
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
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  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.
  5. "Spain v Kazakhstan". daviscup.com.
  6. "Spain v Austria". daviscup.com.
  7. "Austria v Russia". daviscup.com.
  8. "Spain v United States". daviscup.com.
  9. "Canada v France". daviscup.com.
  10. "France vs United States". daviscup.com.
  11. "Switzerland v United States". daviscup.com.
  12. "Czech Republic v Spain". daviscup.com.
  13. "Czech Republic v Italy". daviscup.com.
  14. "Czech Republic v Serbia". daviscup.com.
  15. "Serbia v Sweden". daviscup.com.
  16. "Argentina vs Czech Republic". daviscup.com.
  17. "Japan v Croatia". daviscup.com.
  18. "Croatia v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  19. "Germany v Argentina". daviscup.com.
  20. "Swiss to host U.S. on indoor clay". Tennis.com. 2 November 2011.
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