2012 Fed Cup

International women's tennis competition 2012 Fed Cup 250px 4 February– 4 November 50th 2011 2013 The 2012 Fed Cup (also known as the 2012 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas for sponsorship purposes) was the 50th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in women's tennis. The draw took place on 17 July 2011 in Kobe, Japan.http://www.fedcup.com/en/news/articles/draw-for-2012-fed-cup-to-be-held-on-17-july.aspx Draw for 2012 Fed Cup to be held on 17 July 14 July 2011 fedcup.com The final took place at the O2 Arena in Prague, Czech Republic on 3–4 November. The home and defending champions Czech Republic defeated the first-finalists Serbia, to win their seventh title and equal the record for second-most titles won by a country since the competition's beginning.http://www.fedcup.com/en/news/articles/czech-republic-in-seventh-heaven.aspx Czech Republic in seventh heaven FedCup.com 4 November 2012https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/20197346 Fed Cup: Czech Republic beat Serbia to retain title in Prague BBC Sport 15 April 2025https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/nov/04/czech-republic-fed-cup-serbia Czech Republic retain Fed Cup with victory over Serbia in final The Guardian 15 April 2025 Czech Republic was 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. Petra Kvitová and Tomáš Berdych also scored Hopman Cup victory at the same year, making their nation the first ever to clinch all of the Davis, Fed and Hopman Cup titles in the same calendar year.https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/20385865 Davis Cup final: Czech Republic edge out Spain in Prague BBC 15 April 2025 World Group 2012 Fed Cup World Group Participating teams BEL CZE GER ITARUSSRBESPUKR Draw 4–5 February 21–22 April 3–4 November 16 Moscow, Russia (Indoor hard) 1 RUS 3 ESP 2 Charleroi, Belgium (Indoor hard) SRB 3 4 BEL 2 Biella, Italy (Indoor clay) 3 ITA 3 UKR 2 Stuttgart, Germany (Indoor hard) GER 1 2 CZE 4 Moscow, Russia (Indoor clay) 1 RUS 2 SRB 3 Ostrava, Czech Republic (Indoor hard) 3 ITA 1 2 CZE 4 Prague, Czech Republic (Indoor hard) SRB 1 2 CZE 3 World Group play-offs 2012 Fed Cup World Group play-offs The four losing teams in the World Group first round ties, and four winners of the World Group II ties entered the draw for the World Group play-offs. Four seeded teams, based on the latest Fed Cup ranking, were drawn against four unseeded teams. The United States, Japan, Slovakia and Australia played in the 2013 Fed Cup World Group while Ukraine, Belgium, Spain and Germany played in World Group II. Date: 21–22 April VenueSurfaceHome teamScoreVisiting team Superior Golf & Spa Resort, Kharkiv, Ukraine Outdoor clay UKR 0–5 USA (1) Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan Indoor hard JPN 4–1 BEL (2) Club de Tenis Puente Romano, Marbella, Spain Outdoor clay ESP (3) 2–3 SVK Porsche Arena, Stuttgart, Germany Indoor clay GER2–3 AUS (4) World Group II 2012 Fed Cup World Group II The World Group II was the second highest level of Fed Cup competition in 2012. The winners advanced to the World Group play-offs, while the losers continued in the World Group II play-offs. Date: 4–5 February VenueSurfaceHome teamScoreVisiting team DCU Center, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States Indoor hardUSA (1)5–0BLR Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan Indoor hardJPN (4)5–0SLO Sibamac Center, Bratislava, Slovakia Indoor hardSVK (3)3–2FRA Forum Fribourg, Granges-Paccot, Switzerland Indoor claySUI1–4AUS (2) World Group II play-offs 2012 Fed Cup World Group II play-offs The four losing teams from World Group II played off against qualifiers from Zonal Group I. Two teams qualified from Europe/Africa Zone, one team from the Asia/Oceania Zone, and one team from the Americas Zone. Date: 21–22 April VenueSurfaceHome teamScoreVisiting team Palais des Sports, Besançon, France Indoor hard FRA (1) 5–0 SLO Complexe Sportive des Iles Avenue des trois lacs, Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland SUI (2) 4–1 BLR Boråshallen, Borås, Sweden SWE (3) 4–1 GBR Parque Roca, Buenos Aires, Argentina Outdoor clay ARG (4) 4–1 CHN Americas Zone 2012 Fed Cup Americas Zone Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition. Nations in italics were relegated down to a lower level of competition. Group I Venue: Graciosa Country Club, Curitiba, Brazil (outdoor clay) Dates: January 30 – February 5 Participating teams 22em ARG BAH BRA BOL CAN COL PAR PER VEN Group II Venue: Guadalajara, Mexico Dates: Week commencing 16 April Participating teams 22em CHI CRC DOM ECU GUA MEX PUR TRI URU Asia/Oceania Zone 2012 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition. Nations in italics were relegated down to a lower level of competition. Group I Venue: Shenzhen Luohu Tennis Centre, Shenzhen, China (outdoor hard) Dates: January 30 – February 5 Participating teams 22em CHN TPE INA KAZ KOR THA UZB Group II Venue: Shenzhen Luohu Tennis Centre, Shenzhen, China (outdoor hard) Dates: January 30 – February 5 Participating teams 22em HKG IND IRI KGZ OMA PAK PHI SIN SRI TKM Europe/Africa Zone 2012 Fed Cup Europe/Africa Zone Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition. Nations in italics were relegated down to a lower level of competition. Group I Venue: Municipal Tennis Club, Eilat, Israel (outdoor hard) Dates: January 30 – February 5 Participating teams 22em AUT BIH BUL CRO EST GBR GRE HUN ISR LUX NED POL POR ROM SWE Group II Venue: Gizera Sporting Club, Cairo, Egypt Dates: Week commencing 16 April Participating teams 22em DEN FIN GEO LAT MNE NOR RSA TUR Group III Venue: Gizera Sporting Club, Cairo, Egypt Dates: Week commencing 16 April Participating teams 22em ARM CYP EGY IRE KEN LTU MLT MDA MAR NAM TUN Rankings The rankings were measured after the three points during the year that play took place, and were collated by combining points earned from the previous four years.http://www.fedcup.com/en/rankings/rankings-explained.aspx Rankings Explained 21 June 2012 fedcup.com 17 April 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190417221711/https://www.fedcup.com/en/rankings/rankings-explained.aspx dead 6 February Rank Nation PointsITF 2012 Fed Cup Nations Ranking History Move 1 ITA 28,867.5 2 CZE 25,280.0 3 RUS 20,120.0 4 USA 12,412.5 5 SRB 9,295.0 2 6 BEL 6,330.0 1 7 ESP 5,712.5 1 8 AUS 4,915.0 2 9 GER 4,855.0 10 UKR 4,837.5 2 23 April Rank Nation Points Move 1 CZE 29,397.5 1 2 ITA 25,247.5 1 3 RUS 17,025.0 4 SRB 14,117.5 1 5 USA 11,572.5 1 6 JPN 6,382.5 6 7 AUS 6,252.5 1 8 SVK 6,062.5 3 9 BEL 5,260.0 3 10 GER 3,772.5 1 5 November Rank Nation Points Move 1 CZE 35,532.5 2 ITA 21,157.5 3 RUS 15,025.0 4 SRB 14,117.5 5 USA 11,472.5 6 AUS 6,252.5 1 7 JPN 6,112.5 1 8 SVK 6,062.5 9 BEL 5,260.0 10 GER 3,772.5 References External links 2012 Fed Cup Fed Cup Category:Billie Jean King Cups by year Category:2012 in women's tennis