The 2012 Fed Cup (also known as the 2012 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas for sponsorship purposes) was the 50th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in women's tennis. The draw took place on 17 July 2011 in Kobe, Japan.
The final took place at the O2 Arena in Prague, Czech Republic on 3–4 November. The home and defending champions Czech Republic defeated the first-finalists Serbia, to win their seventh title and equal the record for second-most titles won by a country since the competition's beginning.
Czech Republic was the only country except United States and Australia to hold both Davis Cup and Fed Cup at the same time – the Czechs did the same in 2012. Petra Kvitová and Tomáš Berdych also scored Hopman Cup victory at the same year, making their nation the first ever to clinch all of the Davis, Fed and Hopman Cup titles in the same calendar year.
World Group
Participating teams
Draw
World Group play-offs
The four losing teams in the World Group first round ties, and four winners of the World Group II ties entered the draw for the World Group play-offs. Four seeded teams, based on the latest Fed Cup ranking, were drawn against four unseeded teams. The United States, Japan, Slovakia and Australia played in the 2013 Fed Cup World Group while Ukraine, Belgium, Spain and Germany played in World Group II.
Date: 21–22 April VenueSurfaceHome teamScoreVisiting team Superior Golf & Spa Resort, Kharkiv, Ukraine Outdoor clay 0–5 (1) Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan Indoor hard 4–1 (2) Club de Tenis Puente Romano, Marbella, Spain Outdoor clay (3) 2–3 Porsche Arena, Stuttgart, Germany Indoor clay 2–3 (4)
World Group II
The World Group II was the second highest level of Fed Cup competition in 2012. The winners advanced to the World Group play-offs, while the losers continued in the World Group II play-offs.
Date: 4–5 February VenueSurfaceHome teamScoreVisiting team DCU Center, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States Indoor hard (1)5–0 Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan Indoor hard (4)5–0 Sibamac Center, Bratislava, Slovakia Indoor hard (3)3–2 Forum Fribourg, Granges-Paccot, Switzerland Indoor clay1–4 (2)
World Group II play-offs
The four losing teams from World Group II played off against qualifiers from Zonal Group I. Two teams qualified from Europe/Africa Zone, one team from the Asia/Oceania Zone, and one team from the Americas Zone.
Date: 21–22 April VenueSurfaceHome teamScoreVisiting team Palais des Sports, Besançon, France Indoor hard (1) 5–0 Complexe Sportive des Iles Avenue des trois lacs, Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland (2) 4–1 Boråshallen, Borås, Sweden (3) 4–1 Parque Roca, Buenos Aires, Argentina Outdoor clay (4) 4–1
Americas Zone
Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition. Nations in italics were relegated down to a lower level of competition.
Group I Venue: Graciosa Country Club, Curitiba, Brazil (outdoor clay)
Dates: January 30 – February 5
Participating teams
Group II Venue: Guadalajara, Mexico
Dates: Week commencing 16 April
Participating teams
Asia/Oceania Zone
Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition. Nations in italics were relegated down to a lower level of competition.
Group I Venue: Shenzhen Luohu Tennis Centre, Shenzhen, China (outdoor hard)
Dates: January 30 – February 5
Participating teams
Group II Venue: Shenzhen Luohu Tennis Centre, Shenzhen, China (outdoor hard)
Dates: January 30 – February 5
Participating teams
Europe/Africa Zone
Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition. Nations in italics were relegated down to a lower level of competition.
Group I Venue: Municipal Tennis Club, Eilat, Israel (outdoor hard)
Dates: January 30 – February 5
Participating teams
Group II Venue: Gizera Sporting Club, Cairo, Egypt
Dates: Week commencing 16 April
Participating teams
Group III Venue: Gizera Sporting Club, Cairo, Egypt
Dates: Week commencing 16 April
Participating teams
Rankings The rankings were measured after the three points during the year that play took place, and were collated by combining points earned from the previous four years. 6 February Rank Nation Points Move 1 28,867.5 2 25,280.0 3 20,120.0 4 12,412.5 5 9,295.0 2 6 6,330.0 1 7 5,712.5 1 8 4,915.0 2 9 4,855.0 10 4,837.5 2 23 April Rank Nation Points Move 1 29,397.5 1 2 25,247.5 1 3 17,025.0 4 14,117.5 1 5 11,572.5 1 6 6,382.5 6 7 6,252.5 1 8 6,062.5 3 9 5,260.0 3 10 3,772.5 1 5 November Rank Nation Points Move 1 35,532.5 2 21,157.5 3 15,025.0 4 14,117.5 5 11,472.5 6 6,252.5 1 7 6,112.5 1 8 6,062.5 9 5,260.0 10 3,772.5
References
External links 2012 Fed Cup