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
ArgentinaAustriaCanadaCroatia
Czech RepublicFranceGermanyItaly
JapanKazakhstanRussiaSerbia
SpainSwedenSwitzerlandUnited States

Seeds:

  1. Spain
  2. Argentina
  3. Serbia
  4. France
  5. Czech Republic
  6. United States
  7. Croatia
  8. Russia

Draw

First round 10–12 FebruaryQuarterfinals 6–8 AprilSemifinals 14–16 SeptemberFinal 16–18 November
Oviedo, Spain (indoor clay)
1Spain5
Oropesa del Mar, Spain (clay)
Kazakhstan0
1Spain4
Wiener Neustadt, Austria (indoor hard)
Austria1
8Russia2
Gijón, Spain (clay)
Austria3
1Spain3
Vancouver, Canada (indoor hard)
6United States1
4France4
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France (clay)
Canada1
4France2
Fribourg, Switzerland (indoor clay)
6United States3
6United States5
Prague, Czech Republic (indoor hard)
Switzerland0
1Spain2
Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor hard)
5Czech Republic3
Italy1
Prague, Czech Republic (indoor clay)
5Czech Republic4
5Czech Republic4
Niš, Serbia (indoor hard)
3Serbia1
Sweden1
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
3Serbia4
5Czech Republic3
Miki, Japan (indoor hard)
2Argentina2
Japan2
Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
7Croatia3
7Croatia1
Bamberg, Germany (indoor clay)
2Argentina4
Germany1
2Argentina4

Final

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Czech Republic 3O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic 16–18 November 2012 Hard (i)Spain 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Czech Republic Spain Radek Štěpánek David Ferrer 3 6 4 6 4 6 2 Czech Republic Spain Tomáš Berdych Nicolás Almagro 6 3 3 6 6 3 65 77 6 3 3 Czech Republic Spain Tomáš Berdych/Radek Štěpánek Marcel Granollers/Marc López 3 6 7 5 7 5 6 3 4 Czech Republic Spain Tomáš Berdych David Ferrer 2 6 3 6 5 7 5 Czech Republic Spain Radek Štěpánek Nicolás Almagro 6 4 77 60 3 6 6 3
1Czech Republic SpainRadek Štěpánek David Ferrer3 64 64 6
2Czech Republic SpainTomáš Berdych Nicolás Almagro6 33 66 365 776 3
3Czech Republic SpainTomáš Berdych/Radek Štěpánek Marcel Granollers/Marc López3 67 57 56 3
4Czech Republic SpainTomáš Berdych David Ferrer2 63 65 7
5Czech Republic SpainRadek Štěpánek Nicolás Almagro6 477 603 66 3

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 Kazakhstan Germany Israel Sweden Canada Russia Italy SwitzerlandUnseeded teams Australia Belgium Brazil Chile Japan Netherlands South Africa Uzbekistan
Home teamScoreVisiting teamLocationVenueDoorSurface
Kazakhstan3–1UzbekistanAstanaNational Tennis CentreIndoorClay
Germany3–2AustraliaHamburgRothenbaum StadiumOutdoorClay
Japan2–3IsraelTokyoAriake ColiseumOutdoorHard
Belgium5–0SwedenBrusselsRoyal Primerose Tennis ClubOutdoorClay
Canada4–1South AfricaMontrealUniprix StadiumOutdoorHard
Brazil5–0RussiaSão José do Rio PretoHarmonia Tenis ClubeOutdoorClay
Italy4–1ChileNaplesTennis Club NapoliOutdoorClay
Netherlands2–3SwitzerlandAmsterdamWestergasfabriekOutdoorClay

Americas Zone

Group I

Seeds: Chile BrazilRemaining Nations: Ecuador Colombia Uruguay Peru

Draw

Second Round Play-offsFirst Round Play-offsFirst RoundSecond Round
1Chile
byeMontevideo, Uruguay (clay)
bye1Chile3
PeruMontevideo, Uruguay (clay)Uruguay1
Peru1
Lima, Peru (clay)Uruguay3
Peru1
Ecuador4Salinas, Ecuador (clay)
Ecuador1
Colombia4São José do Rio Preto, Brazil (clay)
EcuadorColombia1
bye2Brazil4
bye
2Brazil
  • Peru relegated to Group II in 2013.
  • Chile and Brazil advance to World Group Play-off.

Group II

Seeds: Paraguay Venezuela Mexico Dominican RepublicRemaining Nations: El Salvador Puerto Rico Barbados Bolivia

Draw

Play-offsFirst RoundSecond RoundThird Round
Saint Michael, Barbados (hard)
1Paraguay2
Ciudad Merliot, El Salvador (hard)Barbados3Mexico City, Mexico (clay)
1Paraguay2Barbados0
El Salvador3Mexico City, Mexico (clay)3Mexico5
3Mexico5
El Salvador0Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Rep. (clay)
3Mexico2
S. Domingo, Dominican Rep. (hard)4Dominican Republic3
Bolivia1
Humacao, Puerto Rico (hard)4Dominican Republic4Valencia, Venezuela (hard)
Bolivia14Dominican Republic3
Puerto Rico3Caracas, Venezuela (hard)2Venezuela1
Puerto Rico0
2Venezuela5

Group III

Aruba Bahamas Costa Rica Guatemala – promoted to Group II in 2013 Haiti – promoted to Group II in 2013Honduras Jamaica Panama Trinidad and Tobago U.S. Virgin Islands

Asia/Oceania Zone

Group I

Seeds: India AustraliaRemaining Nations: China Chinese Taipei South Korea New Zealand Uzbekistan

Draw

Second round play-offsFirst round play-offsFirst roundSecond round
1India
Chandigarh, India (hard)ByeNamangan, Uzbekistan (clay indoor)
1India51India2
New Zealand0Tauranga, New Zealand (hard indoor)Uzbekistan3
New Zealand2
Kaohsiung City, Taiwan (hard)Uzbekistan3
New Zealand2
Chinese Taipei3Gimcheon, South Korea (hard indoor)
South Korea4
Kaohsiung City, Taiwan (hard)Chinese Taipei1Brisbane, Australia (hard)
Chinese Taipei2South Korea0
China3Geelong, Australia (grass)2Australia5
China0
2Australia5

Group II

Seeds: Philippines Thailand Indonesia PakistanRemaining Nations: Hong Kong Lebanon Pacific Oceania Sri Lanka

Draw

Play-offsFirst RoundSecond RoundThird Round
Camarines Sur, Philippines (indoor hard)
1Philippines5
Jounieh, Lebanon (clay)Pacific Oceania0Manila, Philippines (indoor clay)
Pacific Oceania11Philippines5
Lebanon4Jounieh, Lebanon (clay)4Pakistan0
4Pakistan3
Lebanon2Pekanbaru, Indonesia (hard)
1Philippines2
Hong Kong (hard)3Indonesia3
Hong Kong2
Hong Kong (hard)3Indonesia3Jakarta, Indonesia (hard)
Hong Kong23Indonesia3
Sri Lanka3Colombo, Sri Lanka (clay)2Thailand2
Sri Lanka2
2Thailand3

Group III

RankTeam
1Syria
2Kuwait
3Malaysia
4Iran
5Vietnam
6Oman
7Bangladesh
8Kyrgyzstan

Group IV

RankTeam
1Cambodia
2United Arab Emirates
3Turkmenistan
4Qatar
5Saudi Arabia
6Singapore
7Jordan
8Iraq
9Myanmar
10Bahrain

Europe/Africa Zone

Group I

Seeds: Israel South Africa Belgium RomaniaRemaining Nations: Denmark Finland Great Britain Netherlands Portugal Slovakia Slovenia
Denmark Finland Great Britain NetherlandsPortugal Slovakia Slovenia

Draw

Seeds: Israel South Africa Belgium RomaniaRemaining Nations: Denmark Finland Great Britain Netherlands Portugal Slovakia Slovenia
Denmark Finland Great Britain NetherlandsPortugal Slovakia Slovenia

Draw

Second Round Play-offsFirst Round Play-offsFirst RoundSecond Round
1Israel
Israel
bye
bye1Israel3
PortugalPortugal2
Portugal
Slovak Republic
bye
Portugal1
Slovakia3
3Belgium
Great Britain
bye
bye3Belgium4
Great Britain
SlovakiaGreat Britain1
Great Britain3
Slovakia2
Netherlands
Finland0
Cluj-Napoca, Romania (indoor)Netherlands
Netherlands5
Finland2Netherlands5
4Romania34Romania0
bye
Finland
4Romania
Finland1
Slovenia
Denmark4
Denmark0
South Africa
Slovenia5
DenmarkSlovenia1
bye2South Africa4
bye
2South Africa

Group II

Seeds: Ukraine Poland Bosnia and Herzegovina Hungary Belarus Latvia Cyprus EstoniaRemaining Nations: Egypt Ireland Luxembourg Madagascar Moldova Monaco Morocco Turkey

Draw

Play-offsFirst roundSecond roundThird round
Ukraine
1Ukraine5
MoroccoUkraine
Monaco0
Monaco31Ukraine5
Cyprus
Morocco27Cyprus0
7Cyprus3
Latvia
Morocco2
1Ukraine3
Hungary
6Latvia2
4Hungary3
EgyptHungary
Ireland2
Ireland34Hungary2
Egypt
Egypt26Latvia3
6Latvia3
Egypt2
Belarus
Moldova1
TurkeyBelarus
5Belarus4
Moldova35Belarus4
Turkey
Turkey23Bosnia and Herzegovina1
Turkey1
Poland
3Bosnia and Herzegovina3
5Belarus2
Estonia
2Poland3
Luxembourg0
MadagascarPoland
8Estonia5
Luxembourg48Estonia1
Poland
Madagascar12Poland4
Madagascar0
2Poland5

Group III Europe

  • Venue: Bulgarian National Tennis Centre 'Carlsberg', Sofia, Bulgaria (outdoor clay)
  • Date: 2–5 May
RankTeam
1Bulgaria
1Lithuania
3Greece
3North Macedonia
5Georgia
5Norway
7Andorra
7Armenia
9Malta
9Montenegro
11Albania
11San Marino
13Iceland

Group III Africa

  • Venue: Cite Nationale Sportive D'El, Tunis, Tunisia (outdoor clay)
  • Date: 2–6 July
RankTeam
1Benin
1Tunisia
3Ivory Coast
3Zimbabwe
5Namibia
6Kenya
7Ghana
8Algeria
  • Benin and Tunisia were promoted to Europe/Africa Zone Group II in 2013.

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