2012 Fed Cup World Group
Tennis tournament
2012 Fed Cup World Group | ||||
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Date | 4 February – 4 November | |||
Edition | 22nd | |||
Champions | ||||
Czech Republic | ||||
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The World Group was the highest level of Fed Cup competition in 2012. Eight nations competed in a three-round knockout competition. Czech Republic was the defending champion, and they successfully defended their title by defeating first-time finalists Serbia in the final.[1][2][3]
Participating teams
Participating Teams | |||
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Belgium | Czech Republic | Germany | Italy |
Russia | Serbia | Spain | Ukraine |
Draw
Quarterfinals 4–5 February | Semifinals 21–22 April | Final 3–4 November | |||||||||||
Moscow, Russia (Indoor hard) | |||||||||||||
1 | Russia | 3 | |||||||||||
Moscow, Russia (Indoor clay) | |||||||||||||
Spain | 2 | ||||||||||||
1 | Russia | 2 | |||||||||||
Charleroi, Belgium (Indoor hard) | |||||||||||||
Serbia | 3 | ||||||||||||
Serbia | 3 | ||||||||||||
Prague, Czech Republic (Indoor hard) | |||||||||||||
4 | Belgium | 2 | |||||||||||
Serbia | 1 | ||||||||||||
Biella, Italy (Indoor clay) | |||||||||||||
2 | Czech Republic | 3 | |||||||||||
3 | Italy | 3 | |||||||||||
Ostrava, Czech Republic (Indoor hard) | |||||||||||||
Ukraine | 2 | ||||||||||||
3 | Italy | 1 | |||||||||||
Stuttgart, Germany (Indoor hard) | |||||||||||||
2 | Czech Republic | 4 | |||||||||||
Germany | 1 | ||||||||||||
2 | Czech Republic | 4 | |||||||||||
First round
Russia vs. Spain
Russia 3 | Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia 4–5 February 2012 RuKortHard (indoors) | Spain 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Serbia vs. Belgium
Serbia 3 | Spiroudome, Charleroi, Belgium 4–5 February 2012 Decoturf II (indoors) | Belgium 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Italy vs. Ukraine
Italy 3 | Lauretana Forum, Biella, Italy 4–5 February 2012 Red clay (indoors) | Ukraine 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Germany vs. Czech Republic
Germany 1 | Porsche Arena, Stuttgart, Germany 4–5 February 2012 DecoColor hard (indoors) | Czech Republic 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Semifinals
Russia vs. Serbia
Russia 2 | Megasport Arena, Moscow, Russia 21–22 April 2012 Red clay (indoors) | Serbia 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Italy vs. Czech Republic
Italy 1 | ČEZ Aréna, Ostrava, Czech Republic 21–22 April 2012 Novacrylic ultracushion hard (indoors) | Czech Republic 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Final
Serbia vs. Czech Republic
Serbia 1 | O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic 3–4 November 2012 Novacrylic ultracushion hard (indoors) | Czech Republic 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2012 Fed Cup champions |
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Czech Republic Seventh title |
References
- ^ "Czech Republic beat Serbia to retain title in Prague". BBC Sport. 4 November 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
- ^ "Czechs keep Fed Cup title". ESPN. 4 November 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
- ^ "Safarova seals Fed Cup for Czech Republic". RTÉ Sport. 4 November 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
- ^ "Russia v Spain". fedcup.com. Archived from the original on 2012-05-08.
- ^ "Serbia v Belgium". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Italy v Ukraine". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Germany v Czech Republic". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Russia v Serbia". fedcup.com. Archived from the original on 2012-05-10.
- ^ "Italy v Czech Republic". fedcup.com.
- ^ "Serbia v Czech Republic". fedcup.com.
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