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Duration | 4 February– 4 November |
Edition | 50th |
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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. [1]
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. [2]
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.
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![]() Belgium | ![]() Czech Republic | ![]() Germany | ![]() Italy |
![]() Russia | ![]() Serbia | ![]() Spain | ![]() Ukraine |
Quarterfinals 4–5 February | Semifinals 21–22 April | Final 3–4 November | |||||||||||
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Moscow, Russia (Indoor clay) | |||||||||||||
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Charleroi, Belgium (Indoor hard) | |||||||||||||
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Prague, Czech Republic (Indoor hard) | |||||||||||||
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Biella, Italy (Indoor clay) | |||||||||||||
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Ostrava, Czech Republic (Indoor hard) | |||||||||||||
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Stuttgart, Germany (Indoor hard) | |||||||||||||
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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
Venue | Surface | Home team | Score | Visiting team |
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Superior Golf & Spa Resort, Kharkiv, Ukraine | Outdoor clay | ![]() | 0–5 | ![]() |
Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan | Indoor hard | ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() |
Club de Tenis Puente Romano, Marbella, Spain | Outdoor clay | ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() |
Porsche Arena, Stuttgart, Germany | Indoor clay | ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() |
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
Venue | Surface | Home team | Score | Visiting team |
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DCU Center, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States | Indoor hard | ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() |
Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan | Indoor hard | ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() |
Sibamac Center, Bratislava, Slovakia | Indoor hard | ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() |
Forum Fribourg, Granges-Paccot, Switzerland | Indoor clay | ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() |
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
Venue | Surface | Home team | Score | Visiting team |
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Palais des Sports, Besançon, France | Indoor hard | ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() |
Complexe Sportive des Iles Avenue des trois lacs, Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland | ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | |
Boråshallen, Borås, Sweden | ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | |
Parque Roca, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Outdoor clay | ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() |
Venue: Graciosa Country Club, Curitiba, Brazil (outdoor clay)
Dates: January 30 – February 5
Venue: Guadalajara, Mexico
Dates: Week commencing 16 April
Venue: Shenzhen Luohu Tennis Centre, Shenzhen, China (outdoor hard)
Dates: January 30 – February 5
Venue: Shenzhen Luohu Tennis Centre, Shenzhen, China (outdoor hard)
Dates: January 30 – February 5
Venue: Municipal Tennis Club, Eilat, Israel (outdoor hard)
Dates: January 30 – February 5
Venue: Gizera Sporting Club, Cairo, Egypt
Dates: Week commencing 16 April
Venue: Gizera Sporting Club, Cairo, Egypt
Dates: Week commencing 16 April
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. [3]
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