# 2012 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I

The Europe and Africa Zone is one of the three zones of regional Davis Cup competition in 2012.
In the Europe and Africa Zone there are four different groups in which teams compete against each other to advance to the next group.

## Draw
### Draw

| Second Round Play-offs | Second Round Play-offs | Second Round Play-offs | First Round Play-offs | First Round Play-offs | First Round Play-offs | First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round |
| | | | | | | 1 | Israel | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1 | Israel | | Israel | Israel | Israel |
| | | | | | | | bye | | Israel | Israel | Israel |
| | | | bye | bye | | | bye | | 1 | Israel | 3 |
| | | | Portugal | Portugal | | | | | | Portugal | 2 |
| | | | Portugal | Portugal | | Portugal | Portugal | | | Portugal | 2 |
| Slovak Republic | Slovak Republic | Slovak Republic | | | | Portugal | Portugal | | | | |
| Slovak Republic | Slovak Republic | Slovak Republic | | | | bye | bye | | | | |
| Portugal | Portugal | 1 | | | | bye | bye | | | | |
| Slovakia | Slovakia | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Slovakia | Slovakia | 3 | | | | 3 | Belgium | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Belgium | | Great Britain | Great Britain |
| | | | | | | | bye | | Great Britain | Great Britain |
| | | | bye | bye | | | bye | | 3 | Belgium | 4 |
| | | | bye | bye | | Great Britain | Great Britain | Great Britain | 3 | Belgium | 4 |
| | | | Slovakia | Slovakia | | Great Britain | Great Britain | Great Britain | | Great Britain | 1 |
| | | | Slovakia | Slovakia | | Great Britain | Great Britain | 3 | | Great Britain | 1 |
| | | | | | | Slovakia | Slovakia | 2 | | |
| | | | | | | Netherlands | Netherlands | Netherlands | | | |
| | | | | | | Finland | Finland | 0 | | |
| | | | Cluj-Napoca, Romania (indoor) | Cluj-Napoca, Romania (indoor) | Cluj-Napoca, Romania (indoor) | Finland | Finland | 0 | Netherlands | Netherlands | Netherlands |
| | | | Cluj-Napoca, Romania (indoor) | Cluj-Napoca, Romania (indoor) | Cluj-Napoca, Romania (indoor) | Netherlands | Netherlands | 5 | Netherlands | Netherlands | Netherlands |
| | | | | Finland | 2 | Netherlands | Netherlands | 5 | | Netherlands | 5 |
| | | | 4 | Romania | 3 | | | | 4 | Romania | 0 |
| | | | 4 | Romania | 3 | | bye | | 4 | Romania | 0 |
| Finland | Finland | Finland | | | | | bye | | | | |
| Finland | Finland | Finland | | | | 4 | Romania | | | | |
| Finland | Finland | 1 | | | | 4 | Romania | | | | |
| Finland | Finland | 1 | | | | Slovenia | Slovenia | Slovenia | | | |
| Denmark | Denmark | 4 | | | | Slovenia | Slovenia | Slovenia | | | |
| Denmark | Denmark | 4 | | | | Denmark | Denmark | 0 | | | |
| | | | | | | Denmark | Denmark | 0 | South Africa | South Africa |
| | | | | | | Slovenia | Slovenia | 5 | South Africa | South Africa |
| | | | Denmark | Denmark | | Slovenia | Slovenia | 5 | | Slovenia | 1 |
| | | | bye | bye | | | | | 2 | South Africa | 4 |
| | | | bye | bye | | | bye | | 2 | South Africa | 4 |
| | | | | | | 2 | South Africa | | | | |
* Portugal and Finland relegated to Group II in 2013.
* Israel, Belgium, Netherlands, and South Africa advance to World Group play-off.

## First round
### Great Britain vs. Slovakia

| Great Britain 3 | Braehead Arena, Glasgow, Great Britain 10–12 February 2012 Hard (indoor) | Braehead Arena, Glasgow, Great Britain 10–12 February 2012 Hard (indoor) | Slovakia 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Daniel Evans Lukáš Lacko 6 3 7 5 7 5       2 James Ward Martin Kližan 2 6 6 4 4 6 6$^4$ 7$^7$     3 Colin Fleming / Ross Hutchins Michal Mertiňák / Filip Polášek 6 3 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 0 6 6 3     4 James Ward Lukáš Lacko 6$^9$ 7$^{11}$ 1 6 3 6       5 Daniel Evans Martin Kližan 6 1 6 1 4 6 3 6 6 3 ||||

### Finland vs. Netherlands

| Finland 0 | Maaspoort Sports end Events, 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands 10–12 February 2012 Hard (indoor) | Maaspoort Sports end Events, 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands 10–12 February 2012 Hard (indoor) | Netherlands 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Juho Paukku Robin Haase 1 6 1 6 1 6       2 Timo Nieminen Thiemo de Bakker 1 6 5 7 3 6       3 Harri Heliövaara / Jarkko Nieminen Robin Haase / Jean-Julien Rojer 2 6 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 2 6       4 Harri Heliövaara Jesse Huta Galung 2 6 4 6         5 Juho Paukku Thiemo de Bakker 6 3 3 6 2 6 ||||

### Denmark vs. Slovenia

| Denmark 0 | Rdeca Dvorana SRZ, Velenje, Slovenia 10–12 February 2012 Hard (indoor) | Rdeca Dvorana SRZ, Velenje, Slovenia 10–12 February 2012 Hard (indoor) | Slovenia 5 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Kristian Pless Grega Žemlja 0 6 1 6 4 6       2 Frederik Nielsen Blaž Kavčič 2 6 4 6 4 6       3 Thomas Kromann / Frederik Nielsen Blaž Kavčič / Grega Žemlja 4 6 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 4 6 5 7     4 Thomas Kromann Aljaž Bedene 3 6 6 3 4 6       5 Kristian Pless Janez Semrajc 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 3 6 ||||

## Second round
### Israel vs. Portugal

| Israel 3 | Canada Stadium, Ramat HaSharon, Israel 6–8 April 2012 Hard | Canada Stadium, Ramat HaSharon, Israel 6–8 April 2012 Hard | Portugal 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Dudi Sela Frederico Gil 6 3 6 4 6 4       2 Amir Weintraub Rui Machado 5 7 6 3 6 1 7 5     3 Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram Gastão Elias / João Sousa 6 4 6 4 6 3       4 Andy Ram João Sousa 5 7 0 6         5 Amir Weintraub Frederico Gil 6 3 3 6 6$^3$ 7$^7$ ||||

### Belgium vs. Great Britain

| Great Britain 1 | Braehead Arena, Glasgow, Great Britain 6–8 April 2012 Hard (indoor) | Braehead Arena, Glasgow, Great Britain 6–8 April 2012 Hard (indoor) | Belgium 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Joshua Goodall Steve Darcis 7$^7$ 6$^2$ 3 6 4 6 4 6     2 Dan Evans Olivier Rochus 6 3 4 6 6$^7$ 7$^9$ 4 6     3 Colin Fleming / Ross Hutchins Ruben Bemelmans / David Goffin 4 6 7 5 6 3 6 4     4 Joshua Goodall David Goffin 4 6 4 6 4 6       5 Dan Evans Ruben Bemelmans 4 6 4 6 ||||

### Netherlands vs. Romania

| Netherlands 5 | Sporthallen Zuid, Amsterdam, Netherlands 6–8 April 2012 Hard (indoor) | Sporthallen Zuid, Amsterdam, Netherlands 6–8 April 2012 Hard (indoor) | Romania 0 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Thomas Schoorel Petru-Alexandru Luncanu 6 1 6 3 6 3       2 Robin Haase Andrei Dăescu 6 3 6 3 6 4       3 Jean-Julien Rojer / Igor Sijsling Andrei Dăescu / Florin Mergea 6 3 7$^7$ 6$^3$ 6$^3$ 7$^7$ 3 6 9 7   4 Robin Haase Petru-Alexandru Luncanu 7 5 6 2         5 Thomas Schoorel Darius Florin Brăguși 6 2 6 2 ||||

### Slovenia vs. South Africa

| South Africa 4 | Arthur Ashe Tennis Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa 6–8 April 2012 Hard | Arthur Ashe Tennis Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa 6–8 April 2012 Hard | Slovenia 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Ruan Roelofse Blaž Kavčič 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 1 6 1 6 3 6     2 Izak van der Merwe Grega Žemlja 6 1 3 6 6 3 6 4     3 Raven Klaasen / Izak van der Merwe Blaž Kavčič / Grega Žemlja 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 6 1 6 4     4 Izak van der Merwe Blaž Kavčič 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 6 4 6 4       5 Ruan Roelofse Nik Razboršek 4 6 6 3 7$^7$ 6$^2$ ||||

## First-round play-off
### Romania vs. Finland

| Romania 3 | Sala Sporturilor Horia Demian, Cluj-Napoca, Romania 14–16 September 2012 Hard (indoor) | Sala Sporturilor Horia Demian, Cluj-Napoca, Romania 14–16 September 2012 Hard (indoor) | Finland 2 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Victor Crivoi Jarkko Nieminen 5 7 1 6 2 6       2 Marius Copil Harri Heliövaara 3 6 6 4 6 2 6 4     3 Florin Mergea / Horia Tecău Jarkko Nieminen / Harri Heliövaara 6 4 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 6 1       4 Marius Copil Jarkko Nieminen 3 6 5 7 6 1 6$^4$ 7$^7$     5 Victor Crivoi Harri Heliövaara 4 6 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 6$^2$ 7$^7$ 6 3 7 5 ||||

## Second-round play-off
### Portugal vs. Slovak Republic

| Slovakia 3 | Aegon Arena, Bratislava, Slovakia 14–16 September 2012 Hard (indoor) | Aegon Arena, Bratislava, Slovakia 14–16 September 2012 Hard (indoor) | Portugal 1 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Martin Kližan Gastão Elias 3 6 6 2 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 6 2     2 Lukáš Lacko João Sousa 4 6 4 6 3 6       3 Michal Mertiňák / Filip Polášek Gastão Elias / Pedro Sousa 7 5 4 6 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 6 3     4 Martin Kližan João Sousa 6 2 7 5 6$^9$ 7$^{11}$ 6 1     5 Lukáš Lacko Gastão Elias           not played ||||

### Finland vs. Denmark

| Finland 1 | Tali Tennis Center, Helsinki, Finland 19–21 October 2012 Hard (indoor) | Tali Tennis Center, Helsinki, Finland 19–21 October 2012 Hard (indoor) | Denmark 4 |
| 1 2 3 4 5 1 Juho Paukku Frederik Nielsen 4 6 7$^{12}$ 6$^{10}$ 7$^7$ 6$^4$ 7$^7$ 6$^5$     2 Timo Nieminen Martin Pedersen 2 6 3 6 3 6       3 Timo Nieminen / Juho Paukku Thomas Kromann / Frederik Nielsen 4 6 2 6 4 6       4 Timo Nieminen Frederik Nielsen 3 6 3 6 6 3 6 2 1 6   5 Herkko Pöllänen Christoffer Konigsfeldt 3 6 6$^7$ 7$^9$ ||||