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2012 Davis Cup
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February 2012
2012 edition of the Davis Cup
2012 Davis Cup 250px 10 February – 18 November 2012 101st CZE 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.Davis Cup scorecards – 2012 http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/scorecards/scorecards-2012.aspx www.daviscup.com ITF
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.http://www.daviscup.com/en/news/articles/bangkok-to-host-draw-for-2012-davis-cup.aspx Bangkok to host draw for 2012 Davis Cup 15 August 2011 daviscup.com 19 October 2012 19 September 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20121019141133/http://www.daviscup.com/en/news/articles/bangkok-to-host-draw-for-2012-davis-cup.aspx dead
Cambodia made its first appearance in the tournament.
World Group
2012 Davis Cup World Group
Participating TeamsARGAUTCANCROCZEFRAGERITAJPNKAZRUSSRBESPSWESUIUSA
Seeds:
30em ESP
ARG
SRB
FRA
CZE
USA
HRV
RUS
Draw
10–12 February 6–8 April 14–16 September 16–18 November Oviedo, Spain (indoor clay) 1 ESP 5 KAZ 0 Wiener Neustadt, Austria (indoor hard) 8 RUS 2 AUT 3 Vancouver, Canada (indoor hard) 4 FRA 4 CAN 1 Fribourg, Switzerland (indoor clay) 6 USA 5 SUI 0 Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor hard) ITA 1 5 CZE 4 Niš, Serbia (indoor hard) SWE 1 3 SRB 4 Miki, Japan (indoor hard) JPN 2 7 CRO 3 Bamberg, Germany (indoor clay) GER 1 2 ARG 4 Oropesa del Mar, Spain (clay) 1 ESP 4 AUT 1 Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France (clay) 4 FRA 2 6 USA 3 Prague, Czech Republic (indoor clay) 5 CZE 4 3 SRB 1 Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) 7 CRO 1 2 ARG 4 Gijón, Spain (clay) 1 ESP 3 6 USA 1 Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) 5 CZE 3 2 ARG 2 Prague, Czech Republic (indoor hard) 1 ESP 2 5 CZE 3
Final
CZE ESP O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republichttp://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100017691 Czech Republic v Spain daviscup.com 2015-09-24 2014-09-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924001607/http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100017691 dead 16–18 November 2012 Hard (i) 3 2 Radek Štěpánek 3 4 4 David Ferrer 6 6 6 Tomáš Berdych 6 3 6 6.05 6 Nicolás Almagro 3 6 3 7 3 Tomáš Berdych Radek Štěpánek 3 7 7 6 Marcel Granollers Marc López 6 5 5 3 Tomáš Berdych 2 3 5 David Ferrer 6 6 7 Radek Štěpánek 6 7 3 6 Nicolás Almagro 4 6.00 6 3
World Group play-offs
2012 Davis Cup 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
KAZ
GER
ISR
SWE
CAN
RUS
ITA
SUI
Unseeded teams
AUS
BEL
BRA
CHI
JPN
NED
RSA
UZB
Home team Score Visiting team Location Venue Door Surface KAZ 3–1 UZB Astana National Tennis Centre Indoor Clay GER 3–2 AUS Hamburg Rothenbaum Stadium Outdoor Clay JPN 2–3 ISR Tokyo Ariake Coliseum Outdoor Hard BEL 5–0 SWE Brussels Royal Primerose Tennis Club Outdoor Clay CAN 4–1 RSA Montreal Uniprix Stadium Outdoor Hard BRA 5–0 RUS São José do Rio Preto Harmonia Tenis Clube Outdoor Clay ITA 4–1 CHI Naples Tennis Club Napoli Outdoor Clay NED 2–3 SUI Amsterdam Westergasfabriek Outdoor Clay
CAN, GER, ITA, KAZ and SUI will remain in the World Group in 2013.
BEL, BRA and ISR are promoted to the World Group in 2013.
AUS, CHI, NED, RSA, and UZB will remain in Zonal Group I in 2013.
JPN, RUS and SWE are relegated to Zonal Group I in 2013.
Americas Zone
Group I
2012 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group I
Seeds:
CHI
BRA
Remaining Nations:
ECU
COL
URU
PER
Draw
2012 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group I
Draw
Group II
2012 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group II
Seeds:
PAR 1990
VEN
MEX
DOM
Remaining Nations:
ESA
PUR
BAR
BOL
Draw
2012 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group II
Draw
Group III
2012 Davis Cup Americas Zone Group III
ARU
BAH
CRC
GUA – promoted to Group II in 2013
HAI – promoted to Group II in 2013
HON 1949
JAM
PAN
TRI
ISV
Asia/Oceania Zone
Group I
2012 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I
Seeds:
IND
AUS
Remaining Nations:
CHN
TPE
KOR
NZL
UZB
Draw
2012 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I
Draw
Group II
2012 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II
Seeds:
PHI
THA
INA
PAK
Remaining Nations:
HKG
LIB
Pacific Oceania
SRI
Draw
2012 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II
Draw
Group III
Venue: Enghelab Sport Complex, Tehran, Iran (outdoor clay)
Date: 25–29 April
2012 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group III
Final Standings
Group IV
Venue: Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex, Doha, Qatar (outdoor hard)
Date: 16–21 April
2012 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group IV
Final Standings
Europe/Africa Zone
Group I
2012 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I
Seeds:
ISR
RSA
BEL
ROM
Remaining Nations:
DEN
FIN
GBR
NED
POR
SVK
SVN
Draw
2012 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I
Draw
Group II
2012 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II
Seeds:
UKR
POL
BIH
HUN
BLR
LAT
CYP
EST
Remaining Nations:
EGY
IRL
LUX
MDG
MDA
MON
MAR
TUR
Draw
2012 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group II
Draw
Group III Europe
Venue: Bulgarian National Tennis Centre 'Carlsberg', Sofia, Bulgaria (outdoor clay)
Date: 2–5 May
2012 Davis Cup Europe Zone Group III
Final standings
Group III Africa
Venue: Cite Nationale Sportive D'El, Tunis, Tunisia (outdoor clay)
Date: 2–6 July
2012 Davis Cup Africa Zone Group III
Final standings
References
External links
Official Site
Davis Cup
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