2012 Davis Cup World Group

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2012 Davis Cup World Group
Date	10 February – 18 November
Edition	32nd
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

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	Spain	5
						Oropesa del Mar, Spain (clay) [6]
		Kazakhstan	0
						1	Spain	4
	Wiener Neustadt, Austria (indoor hard) [7]
							Austria	1
	8	Russia	2
											Gijón, Spain (clay) [8]
		Austria	3
											1	Spain	3
	Vancouver, Canada (indoor hard) [9]
											6	United States	1
	4	France	4
						Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France (clay) [10]
		Canada	1
						4	France	2
	Fribourg, Switzerland (indoor clay) [11]
						6	United States	3
	6	United States	5
																Prague, Czech Republic (indoor hard) [12]
		Switzerland	0
																1	Spain	2
	Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor hard) [13]
																5	Czech Republic	3
		Italy	1
						Prague, Czech Republic (indoor clay) [14]
	5	Czech Republic	4
						5	Czech Republic	4
	Niš, Serbia (indoor hard) [15]
						3	Serbia	1
		Sweden	1
											Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) [16]
	3	Serbia	4
											5	Czech Republic	3
	Miki, Japan (indoor hard) [17]
											2	Argentina	2
		Japan	2
						Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) [18]
	7	Croatia	3
						7	Croatia	1
	Bamberg, Germany (indoor clay) [19]
						2	Argentina	4
		Germany	1
	2	Argentina	4

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 Juan Carlos Ferrero Mikhail Kukushkin 6 1 4 6 77 62 4 6 6 4   2 Nicolás Almagro Andrey Golubev 6 3 4 6 6 1 6 1     3 Marcel Granollers  /  Marc López Evgeny Korolev  /  Yuri Schukin 6 2 6 3 6 1       4 Nicolás Almagro Evgeny Korolev 6 3 6 4         5 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 Jürgen Melzer Igor Kunitsyn 6 2 63 77 6 4 3 6 6 1   2 Andreas Haider-Maurer Alex Bogomolov, Jr. 6 1 6 4 61 77 6 2     3 Oliver Marach  /  Alexander Peya Nikolay Davydenko  /  Mikhail Youzhny 61 77 79 67 5 7 6 3 4 6   4 Jürgen Melzer Alex Bogomolov, Jr. 6 2 6 4 6 1       5 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 Vasek Pospisil Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 1 6 3 6 3 6       2 Milos Raonic Julien Benneteau 6 2 6 4 7 5       3 Daniel Nestor  /  Milos Raonic Julien Benneteau  /  Michaël Llodra 61 77 62 77 3 6       4 Frank Dancevic Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 4 6 4 6 1 6       5 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 Stanislas Wawrinka Mardy Fish 2 6 6 4 6 4 1 6 7 9   2 Roger Federer John Isner 6 4 3 6 64 77 2 6     3 Roger Federer  /  Stanislas Wawrinka Mike Bryan  /  Mardy Fish 6 4 3 6 3 6 3 6     4 Michael Lammer Ryan Harrison 60 77 64 77         5 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 Radek Štěpánek Andreas Seppi 4 6 6 4 6 3 3 6 6 3   2 Tomáš Berdych Simone Bolelli 6 3 4 6 7 5 6 2     3 Tomáš Berdych  /  Radek Štěpánek Daniele Bracciali  /  Potito Starace 6 3 6 4 6 2       4 Lukáš Rosol Andreas Seppi 4 6 6 3 6 4       5 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 Janko Tipsarević Filip Prpic 6 3 6 3 6 4       2 Viktor Troicki Michael Ryderstedt 6 4 6 3 5 7 6 3     3 Janko Tipsarević  /  Nenad Zimonjić Johan Brunström  /  Robert Lindstedt 6 3 3 6 64 77 77 63 8 10   4 Janko Tipsarević Michael Ryderstedt 6 2 77 65 7 5       5 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 Go Soeda Ivan Dodig 63 77 3 6 6 4 6 3 7 5   2 Kei Nishikori Ivo Karlović 4 6 4 6 3 6       3 Tatsuma Ito  /  Yuichi Sugita Ivan Dodig  /  Ivo Karlović 4 6 4 6 6 3 3 6     4 Kei Nishikori Ivan Dodig 7 5 77 64 6 3       5 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 Philipp Petzschner Juan Mónaco 3 6 3 6 3 6       2 Florian Mayer David Nalbandian 6 2 0 6 1 6 65 77     3 Tommy Haas  /  Philipp Petzschner David Nalbandian  /  Eduardo Schwank 6 3 6 4 4 6 3 6 4 6   4 Florian Mayer Juan Ignacio Chela 5 7 5 7         5 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 Nicolás Almagro Jürgen Melzer 6 2 6 2 6 4       2 David Ferrer Andreas Haider-Maurer 6 1 6 3 6 1       3 Marcel Granollers  /  Marc López Oliver Marach  /  Alexander Peya 6 3 4 6 4 6 612 714     4 David Ferrer Jürgen Melzer 7 5 6 3 6 3       5 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 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Ryan Harrison 7 5 6 2 2 6 6 2     2 Gilles Simon John Isner 3 6 2 6 5 7       3 Julien Benneteau  /  Michaël Llodra Bob Bryan  /  Mike Bryan 4 6 4 6 64 77       4 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga John Isner 3 6 64 77 7 5 3 6     5 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 Tomáš Berdych Viktor Troicki 6 2 6 1 6 2       2 Radek Štěpánek Janko Tipsarević 7 5 4 6 4 6 6 4 7 9   3 Tomáš Berdych  /  Radek Štěpánek Ilija Bozoljac  /  Nenad Zimonjić 6 4 6 2 77 64       4 Tomáš Berdych Janko Tipsarević 78 66 78 66 79 67       5 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 David Nalbandian Marin Čilić 7 5 4 6 6 4 62 77 3 6   2 Juan Martín del Potro Ivo Karlović 6 2 79 67 6 1       3 David Nalbandian  /  Eduardo Schwank Marin Čilić  /  Ivo Karlović 3 6 78 66 6 3 66 78 8 6   4 Juan Martín del Potro Marin Čilić 6 1 6 2 6 1       5 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 David Ferrer Sam Querrey 4 6 6 2 6 2 6 4     2 Nicolás Almagro John Isner 6 4 4 6 6 4 3 6 7 5   3 Marcel Granollers  /  Marc López Bob Bryan  /  Mike Bryan 3 6 6 3 5 7 5 7     4 David Ferrer John Isner 62 77 6 3 6 4 6 2     5 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 Juan Martín del Potro Radek Štěpánek 6 4 6 4 6 2       2 Juan Mónaco Tomáš Berdych 1 6 6 4 6 1 4 6 4 6   3 Carlos Berlocq  /  Eduardo Schwank Tomáš Berdych  /  Radek Štěpánek 3 6 4 6 3 6       4 Carlos Berlocq Tomáš Berdych 3 6 3 6 4 6       5 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 Radek Štěpánek David Ferrer 3 6 4 6 4 6       2 Tomáš Berdych Nicolás Almagro 6 3 3 6 6 3 65 77 6 3   3 Tomáš Berdych  /  Radek Štěpánek Marcel Granollers  /  Marc López 3 6 7 5 7 5 6 3     4 Tomáš Berdych David Ferrer 2 6 3 6 5 7       5 Radek Štěpánek Nicolás Almagro 6 4 77 60 3 6 6 3

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13. "Czech Republic v Italy". daviscup.com.
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17. "Japan v Croatia". daviscup.com.
18. "Croatia v Argentina". daviscup.com.
19. "Germany v Argentina". daviscup.com.
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