title: 2012 Davis Cup World Group
text: # 2012 Davis Cup World Group
  
  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.
  
  ## Participating teams
  
  Participating teams :
  
  | Argentina | Austria | Canada | Croatia |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Czech Republic | France | Germany | Italy |
  | Japan | Kazakhstan | Russia | Serbia |
  | Spain | Sweden | Switzerland | United States |
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Spain (final)
  * Argentina (semifinals)
  * Serbia (quarterfinals)
  * France (quarterfinals)
  * Czech Republic (champion)
  * United States (semifinals)
  * Croatia (quarterfinals)
  * Russia (first round)
  
  ## Draw
  
  | First round 10–12 February | First round 10–12 February | First round 10–12 February | Quarterfinals 6–8 April | Quarterfinals 6–8 April | Quarterfinals 6–8 April | Semifinals 14–16 September | Semifinals 14–16 September | Semifinals 14–16 September | Final 16–18 November | Final 16–18 November | Final 16–18 November |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Oviedo, Spain (indoor clay) | Oviedo, Spain (indoor clay) | Oviedo, Spain (indoor clay) | | | | | | | | | |
  | 1 | Spain | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 1 | Spain | 5 | Oropesa del Mar, Spain (clay) | Oropesa del Mar, Spain (clay) | Oropesa del Mar, Spain (clay) | | | | | | |
  | | Kazakhstan | 0 | Oropesa del Mar, Spain (clay) | Oropesa del Mar, Spain (clay) | Oropesa del Mar, Spain (clay) | | | | | | |
  | | Kazakhstan | 0 | 1 | Spain | 4 | | | | | | |
  | Wiener Neustadt, Austria (indoor hard) | Wiener Neustadt, Austria (indoor hard) | Wiener Neustadt, Austria (indoor hard) | 1 | Spain | 4 | | | | | | |
  | Wiener Neustadt, Austria (indoor hard) | Wiener Neustadt, Austria (indoor hard) | Wiener Neustadt, Austria (indoor hard) | | Austria | 1 | | | | | | |
  | 8 | Russia | 2 | | Austria | 1 | | | | | | |
  | 8 | Russia | 2 | | | | Gijón, Spain (clay) | Gijón, Spain (clay) | Gijón, Spain (clay) | | | |
  | | Austria | 3 | | | | Gijón, Spain (clay) | Gijón, Spain (clay) | Gijón, Spain (clay) | | | |
  | | Austria | 3 | | | | 1 | Spain | 3 | | | |
  | Vancouver, Canada (indoor hard) | Vancouver, Canada (indoor hard) | Vancouver, Canada (indoor hard) | | | | 1 | Spain | 3 | | | |
  | Vancouver, Canada (indoor hard) | Vancouver, Canada (indoor hard) | Vancouver, Canada (indoor hard) | | | | 6 | United States | 1 | | | |
  | 4 | France | 4 | | | | 6 | United States | 1 | | | |
  | 4 | France | 4 | Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France (clay) | Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France (clay) | Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France (clay) | | | | | | |
  | | Canada | 1 | Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France (clay) | Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France (clay) | Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France (clay) | | | | | | |
  | | Canada | 1 | 4 | France | 2 | | | | | | |
  | Fribourg, Switzerland (indoor clay) | Fribourg, Switzerland (indoor clay) | Fribourg, Switzerland (indoor clay) | 4 | France | 2 | | | | | | |
  | Fribourg, Switzerland (indoor clay) | Fribourg, Switzerland (indoor clay) | Fribourg, Switzerland (indoor clay) | 6 | United States | 3 | | | | | | |
  | 6 | United States | 5 | 6 | United States | 3 | | | | | | |
  | 6 | United States | 5 | | | | | | | Prague, Czech Republic (indoor hard) | Prague, Czech Republic (indoor hard) | Prague, Czech Republic (indoor hard) |
  | | Switzerland | 0 | | | | | | | Prague, Czech Republic (indoor hard) | Prague, Czech Republic (indoor hard) | Prague, Czech Republic (indoor hard) |
  | | Switzerland | 0 | | | | | | | 1 | Spain | 2 |
  | Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor hard) | Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor hard) | Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor hard) | | | | | | | 1 | Spain | 2 |
  | Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor hard) | Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor hard) | Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor hard) | | | | | | | 5 | Czech Republic | 3 |
  | | Italy | 1 | | | | | | | 5 | Czech Republic | 3 |
  | | Italy | 1 | Prague, Czech Republic (indoor clay) | Prague, Czech Republic (indoor clay) | Prague, Czech Republic (indoor clay) | | | | | | |
  | 5 | Czech Republic | 4 | Prague, Czech Republic (indoor clay) | Prague, Czech Republic (indoor clay) | Prague, Czech Republic (indoor clay) | | | | | | |
  | 5 | Czech Republic | 4 | 5 | Czech Republic | 4 | | | | | | |
  | Niš, Serbia (indoor hard) | Niš, Serbia (indoor hard) | Niš, Serbia (indoor hard) | 5 | Czech Republic | 4 | | | | | | |
  | Niš, Serbia (indoor hard) | Niš, Serbia (indoor hard) | Niš, Serbia (indoor hard) | 3 | Serbia | 1 | | | | | | |
  | | Sweden | 1 | 3 | Serbia | 1 | | | | | | |
  | | Sweden | 1 | | | | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | | | |
  | 3 | Serbia | 4 | | | | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | | | |
  | 3 | Serbia | 4 | | | | 5 | Czech Republic | 3 | | | |
  | Miki, Japan (indoor hard) | Miki, Japan (indoor hard) | Miki, Japan (indoor hard) | | | | 5 | Czech Republic | 3 | | | |
  | Miki, Japan (indoor hard) | Miki, Japan (indoor hard) | Miki, Japan (indoor hard) | | | | 2 | Argentina | 2 | | | |
  | | Japan | 2 | | | | 2 | Argentina | 2 | | | |
  | | Japan | 2 | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | | | | | | |
  | 7 | Croatia | 3 | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | | | | | | |
  | 7 | Croatia | 3 | 7 | Croatia | 1 | | | | | | |
  | Bamberg, Germany (indoor clay) | Bamberg, Germany (indoor clay) | Bamberg, Germany (indoor clay) | 7 | Croatia | 1 | | | | | | |
  | Bamberg, Germany (indoor clay) | Bamberg, Germany (indoor clay) | Bamberg, Germany (indoor clay) | 2 | Argentina | 4 | | | | | | |
  | | Germany | 1 | 2 | Argentina | 4 | | | | | | |
  | 2 | Argentina | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ## First round
  
  ### Spain vs. Kazakhstan
  
  | Spain 5 | Palacio Municipal de Deportes, Oviedo, Spain 10–12 February 2012 Clay (i) | Palacio Municipal de Deportes, Oviedo, Spain 10–12 February 2012 Clay (i) | Kazakhstan 0 |
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  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Juan Carlos Ferrero Mikhail Kukushkin 6 1 4 6 $7^7$ $6^2$ 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 $6^2$ $7^7$ 6 3 ||||
  
  ### Austria vs. Russia
  
  | Austria 3 | Arena Nova, Wiener Neustadt, Austria 10–12 February 2012 Hard (i) | Arena Nova, Wiener Neustadt, Austria 10–12 February 2012 Hard (i) | Russia 2 |
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  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Jürgen Melzer Igor Kunitsyn 6 2 $6^3$ $7^7$ 6 4 3 6 6 1   2 Andreas Haider-Maurer Alex Bogomolov, Jr. 6 1 6 4 $6^1$ $7^7$ 6 2     3 Oliver Marach / Alexander Peya Nikolay Davydenko / Mikhail Youzhny $6^1$ $7^7$ $7^9$ $6^7$ 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 $6^4$ $7^7$ ||||
  
  ### Canada vs. France
  
  | Canada 1 | Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre, Vancouver, Canada 10–12 February 2012 Hard (i) | Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre, Vancouver, Canada 10–12 February 2012 Hard (i) | France 4 |
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  | 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 $6^1$ $7^7$ $6^2$ $7^7$ 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 10–12 February 2012 Clay (i) | Forum Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland 10–12 February 2012 Clay (i) | United States 5 |
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  | 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 $6^4$ $7^7$ 2 6     3 Roger Federer / Stanislas Wawrinka Mike Bryan / Mardy Fish 6 4 3 6 3 6 3 6     4 Michael Lammer Ryan Harrison $6^0$ $7^7$ $6^4$ $7^7$         5 Marco Chiudinelli John Isner 3 6 4 6 ||||
  
  ### Czech Republic vs. Italy
  
  | Czech Republic 4 | ČEZ Aréna, Ostrava, Czech Republic 10–12 February 2012 Hard (i) | ČEZ Aréna, Ostrava, Czech Republic 10–12 February 2012 Hard (i) | Italy 1 |
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  | 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 10–12 February 2012 Hard (i) | Hala Čair, Niš, Serbia 10–12 February 2012 Hard (i) | Sweden 1 |
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  | 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 $6^4$ $7^7$ $7^7$ $6^3$ 8 10   4 Janko Tipsarević Michael Ryderstedt 6 2 $7^7$ $6^5$ 7 5       5 Dušan Lajović Filip Prpic 6 4 6 4 ||||
  
  ### Japan vs. Croatia
  
  | Japan 2 | Bourbon Beans Dome, Miki, Japan 10–12 February 2012 Hard (i) | Bourbon Beans Dome, Miki, Japan 10–12 February 2012 Hard (i) | Croatia 3 |
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  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 Go Soeda Ivan Dodig $6^3$ $7^7$ 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 $7^7$ $6^4$ 6 3       5 Go Soeda Ivo Karlović $6^4$ $7^7$ 1 6 4 6 ||||
  
  ### Germany vs. Argentina
  
  | Germany 1 | Stechert Arena, Bamberg, Germany 10–12 February 2012 Clay (i) | Stechert Arena, Bamberg, Germany 10–12 February 2012 Clay (i) | Argentina 4 |
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  | 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 $6^5$ $7^7$     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 $7^7$ $6^1$ 7 5 ||||
  
  ## Quarterfinals
  
  ### Spain vs. Austria
  
  | Spain 4 | Marina d'Or, Oropesa del Mar, Spain 6–8 April 2012 Clay | Marina d'Or, Oropesa del Mar, Spain 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 $6^{12}$ $7^{14}$     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 6–8 April 2012 Clay | Monte Carlo Country Club, Roquebrune, France 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 $6^4$ $7^7$       4 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga John Isner 3 6 $6^4$ $7^7$ 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 6–8 April 2012 Clay (i) | O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic 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 $7^7$ $6^4$       4 Tomáš Berdych Janko Tipsarević $7^8$ $6^6$ $7^8$ $6^6$ $7^9$ $6^7$       5 Lukáš Rosol Viktor Troicki $7^7$ $6^5$ 7 5 ||||
  
  ### Argentina vs. Croatia
  
  | Argentina 4 | Parque Roca, Buenos Aires, Argentina 6–8 April 2012 Clay | Parque Roca, Buenos Aires, Argentina 6–8 April 2012 Clay | Croatia 1 |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 2 3 4 5 1 David Nalbandian Marin Čilić 7 5 4 6 6 4 $6^2$ $7^7$ 3 6   2 Juan Martín del Potro Ivo Karlović 6 2 $7^9$ $6^7$ 6 1       3 David Nalbandian / Eduardo Schwank Marin Čilić / Ivo Karlović 3 6 $7^8$ $6^6$ 6 3 $6^6$ $7^8$ 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 14–16 September 2012 Clay | Parque Hermanos Castro, Gijón, Spain 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 $6^2$ $7^7$ 6 3 6 4 6 2     5 Nicolás Almagro Sam Querrey           not played ||||
  
  ### Argentina vs. Czech Republic
  
  | Argentina 2 | Parque Roca, Buenos Aires, Argentina 14–16 September 2012 Clay | Parque Roca, Buenos Aires, Argentina 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 $7^7$ $6^2$ ||||
  
  ## Final
  
  ### Czech Republic vs. Spain
  
  | Czech Republic 3 | $O_2$ Arena, Prague, Czech Republic 16–18 November 2012 Hard (i) | $O_2$ Arena, Prague, Czech Republic 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 $6^5$ $7^7$ 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 $7^7$ $6^0$ 3 6 6 3 ||||
  