The 2012 Davis Cup (also known as the 2012 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas for sponsorship purposes) was the 101st edition of the tournament between national teams in men's tennis. The Czech Republic won the championship, beating Spain in the final, 3–2.
Czech Republic is 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, and they have also won the Hopman Cup.
The draw took place on 21 September 2011 in Bangkok, Thailand.
Cambodia made its first appearance in the tournament.
World Group
Participating Teams Seeds:
Draw
Final
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.
Seeded teams
Unseeded teams
Home team Score Visiting team Location Venue Door Surface 3–1 Astana National Tennis Centre Indoor Clay 3–2 Hamburg Rothenbaum Stadium Outdoor Clay 2–3 Tokyo Ariake Coliseum Outdoor Hard 5–0 Brussels Royal Primerose Tennis Club Outdoor Clay 4–1 Montreal Uniprix Stadium Outdoor Hard 5–0 São José do Rio Preto Harmonia Tenis Clube Outdoor Clay 4–1 Naples Tennis Club Napoli Outdoor Clay 2–3 Amsterdam Westergasfabriek Outdoor Clay
, , , and will remain in the World Group in 2013. , and are promoted to the World Group in 2013. , , , , and will remain in Zonal Group I in 2013. , and are relegated to Zonal Group I in 2013.
Americas Zone
Group I
Seeds:
Remaining Nations:
Draw
Group II
Seeds:
Remaining Nations:
Draw
Group III
– promoted to Group II in 2013 – promoted to Group II in 2013
Asia/Oceania Zone
Group I
Seeds:
Remaining Nations:
Draw
Group II
Seeds:
Remaining Nations:
Draw
Group III Venue: Enghelab Sport Complex, Tehran, Iran (outdoor clay) Date: 25–29 April
Group IV Venue: Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex, Doha, Qatar (outdoor hard) Date: 16–21 April
Europe/Africa Zone
Group I
Seeds:
Remaining Nations:
Draw
Group II
Seeds:
Remaining Nations:
Draw
Group III Europe Venue: Bulgarian National Tennis Centre 'Carlsberg', Sofia, Bulgaria (outdoor clay) Date: 2–5 May
Group III Africa Venue: Cite Nationale Sportive D'El, Tunis, Tunisia (outdoor clay) Date: 2–6 July
References
External links Official Site