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.^[1]

This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (February 2012)

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2012 Davis Cup

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Duration	10 February – 18 November 2012
Edition	101st
Champion
Winning Nation	Czech Republic
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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.^[2]

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Participating Teams
Argentina	Austria	Canada	Croatia
Czech Republic	France	Germany	Italy
Japan	Kazakhstan	Russia	Serbia
Spain	Sweden	Switzerland	United States

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Seeds:

Draw

	First round 10–12 February					Quarterfinals 6–8 April					Semifinals 14–16 September					Final 16–18 November
	Oviedo, Spain (indoor clay)
	1	Spain	5
						Oropesa del Mar, Spain (clay)
		Kazakhstan	0
						1	Spain	4
	Wiener Neustadt, Austria (indoor hard)
							Austria	1
	8	Russia	2
											Gijón, Spain (clay)
		Austria	3
											1	Spain	3
	Vancouver, Canada (indoor hard)
											6	United States	1
	4	France	4
						Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France (clay)
		Canada	1
						4	France	2
	Fribourg, Switzerland (indoor clay)
						6	United States	3
	6	United States	5
																Prague, Czech Republic (indoor hard)
		Switzerland	0
																1	Spain	2
	Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor hard)
																5	Czech Republic	3
		Italy	1
						Prague, Czech Republic (indoor clay)
	5	Czech Republic	4
						5	Czech Republic	4
	Niš, Serbia (indoor hard)
						3	Serbia	1
		Sweden	1
											Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
	3	Serbia	4
											5	Czech Republic	3
	Miki, Japan (indoor hard)
											2	Argentina	2
		Japan	2
						Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay)
	7	Croatia	3
						7	Croatia	1
	Bamberg, Germany (indoor clay)
						2	Argentina	4
		Germany	1
	2	Argentina	4

Final

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Czech Republic 3	O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic[3] 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 65 77 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 77 60 3 6 6 3

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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.

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Home team	Score	Visiting team	Location	Venue	Door	Surface
Kazakhstan	3–1	Uzbekistan	Astana	National Tennis Centre	Outdoor	Clay
Germany	3–2	Australia	Hamburg	Rothenbaum Stadium	Outdoor	Clay
Japan	2–3	Israel	Tokyo	Ariake Coliseum	Outdoor	Hard
Belgium	5–0	Sweden	Brussels	Royal Primerose Tennis Club	Outdoor	Clay
Canada	4–1	South Africa	Montreal	Uniprix Stadium	Outdoor	Hard
Brazil	5–0	Russia	São José do Rio Preto	Harmonia Tenis Clube	Outdoor	Clay
Italy	4–1	Chile	Napoli	Tennis Club Napoli	Outdoor	Clay
Netherlands	2–3	Switzerland	Amsterdam	Westergasfabriek	Outdoor	Clay

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•  Canada,  Germany,  Italy,  Kazakhstan and   Switzerland will remain in the World Group in 2013.
•  Belgium,  Brazil and  Israel are promoted to the World Group in 2013.
•  Australia,  Chile,  Netherlands,  South Africa, and  Uzbekistan will remain in Zonal Group I in 2013.
•  Japan,  Russia and  Sweden are relegated to Zonal Group I in 2013.