Davis Cup 2012

In 2012 the Davis Cup was held for the 101st time. 16 teams played in the world group for the title. The defending champion was Spain , whose team beat Argentina 3-1 in 2011 and entered the list of winners for the fifth time. The Spaniards managed to reach the final again, but in Prague they lost 3-2 to hosts Czech Republic . For the Czech Republic it was the first title win; In 1980 , Czechoslovakia won the title for the only time.

Attendees

World group

Argentina Germany France Italy

Japan Canada Kazakhstan Croatia

Austria Russia Sweden Switzerland

Serbia Spain Czech Republic United States

Continental group I

America Zone

Brazil Chile

Ecuador Colombia

Peru Uruguay

Europe / Africa zone

Belgium Israel Denmark

Finland Netherlands Portugal

Romania Slovakia Slovenia

South Africa Great Britain

Oceania / Asia zone

Australia Uzbekistan

India New Zealand

South Korea Chinese Taipei

People's Republic of China

Continental group II

America Zone

Paraguay Barbados

Venezuela Mexico

El Salvador Bolivia

Puerto Rico Dominican Republic

Europe / Africa zone

Ukraine Monaco Cyprus Luxembourg

Ireland Hungary Latvia Madagascar

Egypt Belarus Moldova Poland

Turkey Bosnia Herzegovina Estonia Morocco

Oceania / Asia zone

Philippines Thailand

Pakistan Lebanon

Hong Kong Indonesia

Sri Lanka Oceania

Continental group III

America Zone

Aruba Bahamas Costa Rica Panama Jamaica

American Virgin Islands Haiti 1 Guatemala 1 Honduras Trinidad and Tobago

Europe

Lithuania 1 Andorra Georgia Bulgaria 1

Albania San Marino Greece Norway

Macedonia Armenia Iceland Montenegro

Malta

Africa zone

Nigeria Tunisia 1 Algeria

Benin 1 Ivory Coast Zimbabwe

Namibia Kenya Ghana

Oceania / Asia zone

Malaysia Syria 1

Oman Bangladesh

Vietnam Kuwait 1

Iran Kyrgyzstan

Continental group IV

Oceania / Asia zone

Qatar Cambodia 1 Saudi Arabia Bahrain Jordan

Turkmenistan Singapore Iraq Myanmar United Arab Emirates 1

¹ Promotion for 2013.

The tournament

World group

1st round 10-12 February

Quarter-finals 6-8 April

Semi-finals 14.-16. September

Final 16.-18. November

Spain

5

Kazakhstan

0

Spain

4th

Austria

1

Russia

2

Austria

3

Spain

3

United States

1

France

4th

Canada

1

France

2

United States

3

United States

5

Switzerland

0

Spain

2

Czech Republic

3

Italy

1

Czech Republic

4th

Czech Republic

4th

Serbia

1

Sweden

1

Serbia

4th

Czech Republic

3

Argentina

2

Japan

2

Croatia

3

Croatia

1

Argentina

4th

Germany

1

Argentina

4th

Round of 16

date	Home team	Result	Visiting team	place
10-12 February	Spain	5-0	Kazakhstan	Oviedo
10-12 February	Austria	3: 2	Russia	Wiener Neustadt
10-12 February	Canada	1: 4	France	Vancouver
10-12 February	Switzerland	0: 5	United States	Friborg
10-12 February	Czech Republic	4: 1	Italy	Ostrava
10-12 February	Serbia	4: 1	Sweden	Niš
10-12 February	Japan	2: 3	Croatia	Hyogo
10-12 February	Germany	1: 4	Argentina	Bamberg

Quarter finals

date	Home team	Result	Visiting team	place
6-8 April	Spain	4: 1	Austria	Oropesa del Mar
6-8 April	France	2: 3	United States	Roquebrune-Cap-Martin
6-8 April	Czech Republic	4: 1	Serbia	Prague
6-8 April	Argentina	4: 1	Croatia	Buenos Aires

Semifinals

date	Home team	Result	Visiting team	place
14.-16. September	Spain	3: 1	United States	Gijón
14.-16. September	Argentina	2: 3	Czech Republic	Buenos Aires

final

Czech Republic	final	Spain
Team Tomáš Berdych Radek Štěpánek Lukáš Rosol Ivo Minář Captain Jaroslav Navrátil	Date: November 16 to 18, 2012 Location: O₂ Arena , Prague ( Czech Republic ) Surface: Hard court (indoor) Ball type: Head ATP Friday November 16, 2012 Radek Štěpánek 3: 6, 4: 6, 4: 6 David Ferrer Tomáš Berdych 6: 3, 3: 6, 6: 3, 6: 7 5 , 6: 3 Nicolás Almagro Saturday 17th November 2012 Radek Štěpánek Tomáš Berdych 3: 6, 7: 5, 7: 5, 6: 3 Marc López Marcel Granollers Sunday November 18, 2012 Tomáš Berdych 2: 6, 3: 6, 5: 7 David Ferrer Radek Štěpánek 6: 4, 7: 6 0 , 3: 6, 6: 3 Nicolás Almagro Result: 3: 2	Team David Ferrer Nicolás Almagro Marc López Marcel Granollers Captain Àlex Corretja

Continental group I

America Zone

First round

date	Home team	Result	Visiting team	Venue
10-12 February	Uruguay	3: 1	Peru	Montevideo
10-12 February	Ecuador	1: 4	Colombia	Salinas

• Chile and Brazil each had a bye in the first round

Second round

date	Home team	Result	Visiting team	Venue
6-8 April	Uruguay	1: 3	Chile	Montevideo
6-8 April	Brazil	4: 1	Colombia	Sao José do Rio Preto

• Chile and Brazil qualified for relegation to the world group

Europe / Africa zone

First round

date	Home team	Result	Visiting team	Venue
10-12 February	Great Britain	3: 2	Slovakia	Glasgow
10-12 February	Netherlands	5-0	Finland	s'Hertogenbosch
10-12 February	Slovenia	5-0	Denmark	Velenje

• Israel, Portugal, Belgium, Romania and South Africa each had a bye in the first round

Second round

date	Home team	Result	Visiting team	Venue
6-8 April	Israel	3: 2	Portugal	Ramat Hasharon
6-8 April	Great Britain	1: 4	Belgium	Glasgow
6-8 April	Netherlands	5-0	Romania	Amsterdam
6-8 April	South Africa	4: 1	Slovenia	Johannesburg

• Israel, Belgium, South Africa and the Netherlands qualified for relegation to the world group

Oceania / Asia zone

First round

date	Home team	Result	Visiting team	Venue
10-12 February	New Zealand	2: 3	Uzbekistan	Tauranga
10-12 February	South Korea	4: 1	Chinese Taipei	Gimcheon
10-12 February	Australia	5-0	People's Republic of China	Geelong

• India had a bye in the first round

Second round

date	Home team	Result	Visiting team	Venue
6-8 April	Uzbekistan	3: 2	India	Namangan
6-8 April	Australia	5-0	South Korea	Queensland

• Uzbekistan and Australia qualified for relegation to the world group

World group relegation

date	Home team	Result	Visiting team	place
14.-16. September	Kazakhstan	3: 1	Uzbekistan	Astana
14.-16. September	Germany	3: 2	Australia	Hamburg
14.-16. September	Japan	2: 3	Israel	Tokyo
14.-16. September	Belgium	5-0	Sweden	Brussels
14.-16. September	Canada	4: 1	South Africa	Montreal
14.-16. September	Brazil	3-0	Russia	Sao José do Rio Preto
14.-16. September	Italy	4: 1	Chile	Naples
14.-16. September	Netherlands	2: 3	Switzerland	Amsterdam

• Newcomers to the world group were Israel (from Europe / Africa), Belgium (from Europe / Africa) and Brazil (from America)
• Relegated from the world group were Japan (to Oceania / Asia), Sweden (to Europe / Africa) and Russia (to Europe / Africa)

See also

• Fed Cup 2012

Web links

• Official website of the Davis Cup

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Davis Cup - Tie details - 2012 - Czech Republic vs Spain ( English ) Retrieved November 18, 2012.