2012 Davis Cup

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The 2012 Davis Cup (also known as the 2012 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas for sponsorship purposes) is the 101st edition of the tournament between national teams in men's tennis.

The draw took place on 21 September 2011 in Bangkok, Thailand.^[1]

World Group

Participating Teams
Argentina	Austria	Canada	Croatia
Czech Republic	France	Germany	Italy
Japan	Kazakhstan	Russia	Serbia
Spain	Sweden	Switzerland	United States

Seeds:

Draw

	First round 10–12 February					Quarterfinals 6–8 April					Semifinals 14–16 September					Final 16–18 November
	Oviedo, Spain (indoor clay)
	1	Spain	5
						Oropesa del Mar, Spain (clay)
		Kazakhstan	0
						1	Spain	4
	Wiener Neustadt, Austria (indoor hard)
							Austria	1
	8	Russia	2
											Gijón, Spain (clay)
		Austria	3
											1	Spain
	Vancouver, Canada (indoor hard)
										6	United States
	4	France	4
						Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France (clay)
		Canada	1
						4	France	2
	Fribourg, Switzerland (indoor clay)
						6	United States	3
	6	United States	5
		Switzerland	0
	Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor hard)
		Italy	1
						Prague, Czech Republic (indoor clay)
	5	Czech Republic	4
						5	Czech Republic	4
	Niš, Serbia (indoor hard)
						3	Serbia	1
		Sweden	1
											Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
	3	Serbia	4
											5	Czech Republic
	Miki, Japan (indoor hard)
										2	Argentina
		Japan	2
						Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
	7	Croatia	3
						7	Croatia	1
	Bamberg, Germany (indoor clay)
						2	Argentina	4
		Germany	1
	2	Argentina	4

World Group Play-offs

Date: 14–16 September

The eight losing teams in the World Group first round ties and eight winners of the Zonal Group I final round ties will compete in the World Group Play-offs for spots in the 2013 World Group.

Venue (surface)	Home team	Score	Visiting team
Astana, Kazakhstan (Indoor clay)	Kazakhstan		Uzbekistan
Germany	Germany		Australia
Tokyo, Japan (Outdoor hard)	Japan		Israel
Brussels, Belgium (Outdoor clay)	Belgium		Sweden
Canada	Canada		South Africa
São José do Rio Preto, Brazil (Outdoor clay)	Brazil		Russia
Naples, Italy (Outdoor clay)	Italy		Chile
Amsterdam ,Netherlands (Outdoor clay)	Netherlands		Switzerland

Americas Zone

Group I

Draw

2nd round play-offs 14–16 September

1st round play-offs 14–16 September

1st round 10–12 February

2nd round 6–8 April

1

Chile

bye

Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)

bye

1

Chile

3

Peru

Montevideo, Uruguay (clay)

Uruguay

1

Peru

1

Lima, Peru (clay)

Uruguay

3

Peru

Ecuador

Salinas, Ecuador (clay)

Ecuador

1

Colombia

4

São José do Rio Preto, Brazil (clay)

Ecuador

Colombia

1

bye

2

Brazil

4

bye

2

Brazil

Losing team relegated to Group II in 2013.

Chile and  Brazil advance to World Group Play-off.

Group II

Draw

	Play-offs 6–8 April					1st round 10–12 February					2nd round 6–8 April					3rd round 14–16 September
						Saint Michael, Barbados (hard)
						1	Paraguay	2
	Ciudad Merliot, El Salvador (hard)						Barbados	3			Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
	1	Paraguay	2									Barbados	0
		El Salvador	3			Mexico City, Mexico (clay)					3	Mexico	5
						3	Mexico	5
							El Salvador	0								Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Rep. (clay)
																3	Mexico
						S. Domingo, Dominican Rep. (hard)										4	Dominican Republic
							Bolivia	1
	Humacao, Puerto Rico (hard)					4	Dominican Republic	4			Valencia, Venezuela (hard)
		Bolivia	1								4	Dominican Republic	3
		Puerto Rico	3			Caracas, Venezuela (hard)					2	Venezuela	1
							Puerto Rico	0
						2	Venezuela	5
Paraguay and  Bolivia relegated to Group III in 2013.															Winning team promoted to Group I in 2013.

Group III

Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I

Draw

2nd round play-offs 14-16 Sep / 19–21 Oct

1st round play-offs 06-08 Apr / 14–16 Sep

1st round 10 Feb – 12 Feb

2nd round 06 Apr – 08 Apr

1

India

Chandigarh, India (hard)

bye

Namangan, Uzbekistan (clay indoor)

1

India

1

India

2

New Zealand

Tauranga, New Zealand (hard)

Uzbekistan

3

New Zealand

2

Uzbekistan

3

Chinese Taipei

Gimcheon, South Korea (hard)

South Korea

4

Kaohsiung City, Taiwan (hard)

Chinese Taipei

1

Brisbane, Australia (hard)

Chinese Taipei

2

South Korea

0

China

3

Geelong, Australia (grass)

2

Australia

5

China

0

2

Australia

5

Losing team relegated to Group II in 2013.

Uzbekistan and  Australia advance to World Group Play-off.

Group II

Draw

	Play-offs 06 Apr – 08 Apr					1st round 10 Feb – 12 Feb					2nd round 06 Apr – 08 Apr					3rd round 14 Sep – 16 Sep
						Camarines Sur, Philippines
						1	Philippines	5
	Jounieh, Lebanon						Pacific Oceania	0			Manila, Philippines
		Pacific Oceania	1								1	Philippines	5
		Lebanon	4			Jounieh, Lebanon					4	Pakistan	0
						4	Pakistan	3
							Lebanon	2								Pekanbaru, Indonesia (hard)
																1	Philippines
						Hong Kong										3	Indonesia
							Hong Kong	2
	Hong Kong					3	Indonesia	3			Jakarta, Indonesia
		Hong Kong	2								3	Indonesia	3
		Sri Lanka	3			Colombo, Sri Lanka					2	Thailand	2
							Sri Lanka	2
						2	Thailand	3
Pacific Oceania and  Hong Kong relegated to Group III in 2013.															Winning team promoted to Group I in 2013.

Group III

Group IV

Europe/Africa Zone

Group I

Draw

2nd round play-offs 14–16 Sep / 19–21 Oct

1st round play-offs 14–16 September

1st round 10–12 February

2nd round 6–8 April

1

Israel

bye

Ramat HaSharon, Israel

bye

1

Israel

3

Portugal

Portugal

2

Portugal

Bratislava, Slovakia (hard indoor)

bye

Portugal

Slovakia

3

Belgium

bye

Glasgow, Great Britain

bye

3

Belgium

4

Slovakia

Glasgow, Great Britain

Great Britain

1

Great Britain

3

Slovakia

2

's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands

Finland

0

Cluj-Napoca, Romania (hard indoor)

Netherlands

5

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Finland

Netherlands

5

4

Romania

4

Romania

0

bye

4

Romania

Denmark

Velenje, Slovenia

Denmark

0

Slovenia

5

Johannesburg, South Africa

Denmark

Slovenia

1

bye

2

South Africa

4

bye

2

South Africa

Losing teams relegated to Group II in 2013.

Israel,  Belgium,  Netherlands, and  South Africa advance to World Group Play-off.

Group II

Draw

	Play-offs 6 Apr – 8 Apr					1st round 10 Feb – 12 Feb					2nd round 6 Apr – 8 Apr					3rd round 14 Sep – 16 Sep
						Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine
						1	Ukraine	5
	Casablanca, Morocco						Monaco	0			Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine
		Monaco	3								1	Ukraine	5
		Morocco	2			Larnaca, Cyprus					7	Cyprus	0
						7	Cyprus	3
							Morocco	2								Jurmala, Latvia (hard indoor)
																1	Ukraine
						Szeged, Hungary										6	Latvia
						4	Hungary	3
	Cairo, Egypt						Ireland	2			Nyíregyháza, Hungary
		Ireland	3								4	Hungary	2
		Egypt	2			Cairo, Egypt					6	Latvia	3
						6	Latvia	3
							Egypt	2
						Minsk, Belarus
							Moldova	1
	Istanbul, Turkey					5	Belarus	4			Minsk, Belarus
		Moldova	3								5	Belarus	4
		Turkey	2			Ankara, Turkey					3	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1
							Turkey	1
						3	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3								Lodz, Poland (hard indoor)
																5	Belarus
						Tallinn, Estonia										2	Poland
							Luxembourg	0
	Antananarivo, Madagascar					8	Estonia	5			Inowrocław, Poland
		Luxembourg	4								8	Estonia	1
		Madagascar	1			Warsaw, Poland					2	Poland	4
							Madagascar	0
						2	Poland	5
Morocco,  Egypt,  Turkey, and  Madagascar relegated to Group III in 2013.										Winning teams promoted to Group I in 2013.

Group III Europe

Group III Africa

References

External links

• Official Site