# 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 ||||