2012 Davis Cup World Group

2012 edition of the Davis Cup World Group 2012 Davis Cup 2012 Davis Cup World Group 10 February – 18 November 32nd CZE Davis Cup 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.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/20385865 Czech Republic edge out Spain in Prague 18 November 2012 BBC Sport 19 November 2012 https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/8648359/david-spain-ferrer-levels-davis-cup-finale-2-2 Czechs lay claim to Davis Cup title 19 November 2012 ESPN 19 November 2012 http://straightsets.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/19/czechs-rejoice-after-davis-cup-title/ Czechs Rejoice After Davis Cup Title 19 November 2012 New York Times 19 November 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20131110105722/http://straightsets.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/19/czechs-rejoice-after-davis-cup-title/ 10 November 2013 deadhttps://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/czechs-stun-spanish-to-win-davis-cup-20121119-29kue.html Czechs stun Spanish to win Davis Cup 19 November 2012 Sydney Morning Herald 19 November 2012 Participating teams Participating teams ARG AUT CAN CRO CZE FRA GER ITA JPN KAZ RUS SRB ESP SWE SUI USA Seeds 30em ESP (final) ARG (semifinals) SRB (quarterfinals) FRA (quarterfinals) CZE (champion) USA (semifinals) HRV (quarterfinals) RUS (first round) 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 First round Spain vs. Kazakhstan ESP KAZ Palacio Municipal de Deportes, Oviedo, Spainhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100017645 Spain v Kazakhstan daviscup.com 10–12 February 2012 Clay (i) 5 0 Juan Carlos Ferrero 6 4 7 4 6 Mikhail Kukushkin 1 6 6.02 6 4 Nicolás Almagro 6 4 6 6 Andrey Golubev 3 6 1 1 Marcel Granollers Marc López 6 6 6 Evgeny Korolev Yuri Schukin 2 3 1 Nicolás Almagro 6 6 Evgeny Korolev 3 4 Marcel Granollers 6 6.02 6 Andrey Golubev 3 7 3 Austria vs. Russia AUT RUS Arena Nova, Wiener Neustadt, Austriahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100017646 Austria v Russia daviscup.com 10–12 February 2012 Hard (i) 3 2 Jürgen Melzer 6 6.029 6 3 6 Igor Kunitsyn 2 7 4 6 1 Andreas Haider-Maurer 6 6 6.009 6 Alex Bogomolov, Jr. 1 4 7 2 Oliver Marach Alexander Peya 6.009 7 5 6 4 Nikolay Davydenko Mikhail Youzhny 7 6.069 7 3 6 Jürgen Melzer 6 6 6 Alex Bogomolov, Jr. 2 4 1 Andreas Haider-Maurer 4 6 6.03 Igor Kunitsyn 6 4 7 Canada vs. France CAN FRA Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre, Vancouver, Canadahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100017647 Canada v France daviscup.com 10–12 February 2012 Hard (i) 1 4 Vasek Pospisil 1 3 3 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6 6 6 Milos Raonic 6 6 7 Julien Benneteau 2 4 5 Daniel Nestor Milos Raonic 6.009 6.019 3 Julien Benneteau Michaël Llodra 7 7 6 Frank Dancevic 4 4 1 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6 6 6 Vasek Pospisil 4 4 Gaël Monfils 6 6 Switzerland vs. United States SUI USA Forum Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerlandhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100017648 Switzerland v United States daviscup.com 10–12 February 2012 Clay (i)http://www.tennis.com/articles/templates/news.aspx?articleid=15011&zoneid=4 Swiss to host U.S. on indoor clay 2 November 2011 Tennis.com 0 5 Stanislas Wawrinka 2 6 6 1 7 Mardy Fish 6 4 4 6 9 Roger Federer 6 3 6.039 2 John Isner 4 6 7 6 Roger Federer Stanislas Wawrinka 6 3 3 3 Mike Bryan Mardy Fish 4 6 6 6 Michael Lammer 6.00 6.030 Ryan Harrison 7 7 Marco Chiudinelli 3 4 John Isner 6 6 Czech Republic vs. Italy CZE ITA ČEZ Aréna, Ostrava, Czech Republichttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100017649 Czech Republic v Italy daviscup.com 10–12 February 2012 Hard (i) 4 1 Radek Štěpánek 4 6 6 3 6 Andreas Seppi 6 4 3 6 3 Tomáš Berdych 6 4 7 6 Simone Bolelli 3 6 5 2 Tomáš Berdych Radek Štěpánek 6 6 6 Daniele Bracciali Potito Starace 3 4 2 Lukáš Rosol 4 6 6 Andreas Seppi 6 3 4 František Čermák 4 4 Simone Bolelli 6 6 Serbia vs. Sweden SRB SWE Hala Čair, Niš, Serbiahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100017650 Serbia v Sweden daviscup.com 10–12 February 2012 Hard (i) 4 1 Janko Tipsarević 6 6 6 Filip Prpic 3 3 4 Viktor Troicki 6 6 5 6 Michael Ryderstedt 4 3 7 3 Janko Tipsarević Nenad Zimonjić 6 3 6.039 7 8 Johan Brunström Robert Lindstedt 3 6 7 6.029 10 Janko Tipsarević 6 7 7 Michael Ryderstedt 2 6.049 5 Dušan Lajović 6 6 Filip Prpic 4 4 Japan vs. Croatia JPN CRO Bourbon Beans Dome, Miki, Japanhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100017651 Japan v Croatia daviscup.com 10–12 February 2012 Hard (i) 2 3 Go Soeda 6.029 3 6 6 7 Ivan Dodig 7 6 4 3 5 Kei Nishikori 4 4 3 Ivo Karlović 6 6 6 Tatsuma Ito Yuichi Sugita 4 4 6 3 Ivan Dodig Ivo Karlović 6 6 3 6 Kei Nishikori 7 7 6 Ivan Dodig 5 6.03 3 Go Soeda 6.03 1 4 Ivo Karlović 7 6 6 Germany vs. Argentina GER ARG Stechert Arena, Bamberg, Germanyhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100017652 Germany v Argentina daviscup.com 10–12 February 2012 Clay (i) 1 4 Philipp Petzschner 3 3 3 Juan Mónaco 6 6 6 Florian Mayer 6 0 1 6.05 David Nalbandian 2 6 6 7 Tommy Haas Philipp Petzschner 6 6 4 3 4 David Nalbandian Eduardo Schwank 3 4 6 6 6 Florian Mayer 5 5 Juan Ignacio Chela 7 7 Cedrik-Marcel Stebe 7 7 Eduardo Schwank 6.01 5 Quarterfinals Spain vs. Austria ESP AUT Marina d'Or, Oropesa del Mar, Spainhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100017685 Spain v Austria daviscup.com 6–8 April 2012 Clay 4 1 Nicolás Almagro 6 6 6 Jürgen Melzer 2 2 4 David Ferrer 6 6 6 Andreas Haider-Maurer 1 3 1 Marcel Granollers Marc López 6 4 4 6.11 Oliver Marach Alexander Peya 3 6 6 7 David Ferrer 7 6 6 Jürgen Melzer 5 3 3 Nicolás Almagro 7 7 Alexander Peya 5 5 France vs. United States FRA USA Monte Carlo Country Club, Roquebrune, Francehttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100017686 France vs United States daviscup.com 6–8 April 2012 Clay 2 3 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7 6 2 6 Ryan Harrison 5 2 6 2 Gilles Simon 3 2 5 John Isner 6 6 7 Julien Benneteau Michaël Llodra 4 4 6.039 Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 6 6 7 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 3 6.035 7 3 John Isner 6 7 5 6 Gilles Simon 6 6 Ryan Harrison 2 3 Czech Republic vs. Serbia CZE SRB O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republichttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100017687 Czech Republic v Serbia daviscup.com 6–8 April 2012 Clay (i) 4 1 Tomáš Berdych 6 6 6 Viktor Troicki 2 1 2 Radek Štěpánek 7 4 4 6 7 Janko Tipsarević 5 6 6 4 9 Tomáš Berdych Radek Štěpánek 6 6 7 Ilija Bozoljac Nenad Zimonjić 4 2 6.03 Tomáš Berdych 7 7 7 Janko Tipsarević 6.055 6.055 6.065 Lukáš Rosol 7 7 Viktor Troicki 6.045 5 Argentina vs. Croatia ARG CRO Parque Roca, Buenos Aires, Argentinahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100017688 Croatia v Argentina daviscup.com 6–8 April 2012 Clay 4 1 David Nalbandian 7 4 6 6.015 3 Marin Čilić 5 6 4 7 6 Juan Martín del Potro 6 7 6 Ivo Karlović 2 6.069 1 David Nalbandian Eduardo Schwank 3 7 6 6.055 8 Marin Čilić Ivo Karlović 6 6.055 3 7 6 Juan Martín del Potro 6 6 6 Marin Čilić 1 2 1 Juan Mónaco 6 6 Antonio Veić 1 1 Semifinals Spain vs. United States ESP USA Parque Hermanos Castro, Gijón, Spainhttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100017689 Spain v United States daviscup.com 14–16 September 2012 Clay 3 1 David Ferrer 4 6 6 6 Sam Querrey 6 2 2 4 Nicolás Almagro 6 4 6 3 7 John Isner 4 6 4 6 5 Marcel Granollers Marc López 3 6 5 5 Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 6 3 7 7 David Ferrer 6.02 6 6 6 John Isner 7 3 4 2 Nicolás Almagro Sam Querrey Argentina vs. Czech Republic ARG CZE Parque Roca, Buenos Aires, Argentinahttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100017690 Argentina vs Czech Republic daviscup.com 14–16 September 2012 Clay 2 3 Juan Martín del Potro 6 6 6 Radek Štěpánek 4 4 2 Juan Mónaco 1 6 6 4 4 Tomáš Berdych 6 4 1 6 6 Carlos Berlocq Eduardo Schwank 3 4 3 Tomáš Berdych Radek Štěpánek 6 6 6 Carlos Berlocq 3 3 4 Tomáš Berdych 6 6 6 Juan Mónaco 6 7 Ivo Minář 3 6.019 Final Czech Republic vs. Spain CZE ESP O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republichttps://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100017691 Czech Republic v Spain daviscup.com 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 References World Group Davis Cup World Group