2012 Davis Cup World Group

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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[edit]

Participating teams

Argentina
Austria
Canada
Croatia

Czech Republic
France
Germany
Italy

Japan
Kazakhstan
Russia
Serbia

Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
United States

Seeds[edit]

  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[edit]

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[edit]

Spain vs. Kazakhstan[edit]


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[edit]


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[edit]


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[edit]


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[edit]


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[edit]


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[edit]


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[edit]


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[edit]

Spain vs. Austria[edit]


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[edit]


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[edit]


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[edit]


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[edit]

Spain vs. United States[edit]


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[edit]


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[edit]

Czech Republic vs. Spain[edit]


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[edit]

  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.
  5. ^ a b "Spain v Kazakhstan". daviscup.com.
  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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