2012 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I#Denmark vs. Slovenia

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The Europe and Africa Zone is one of the three zones of regional Davis Cup competition in 2012.

In the Europe and Africa Zone there are four different groups in which teams compete against each other to advance to the next group.

Draw

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Seeds:

  1. {{davis|ISR}}
  2. {{davis|RSA}}
  3. {{davis|BEL}}
  4. {{davis|ROM}}

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Remaining Nations:

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  • {{davis|DEN}}
  • {{davis|FIN}}
  • {{davis|GBR}}
  • {{davis|NED}}

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  • {{davis|POR}}
  • {{davis|SVK}}
  • {{davis|SVN}}

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=Draw=

{{16TeamBracket-Consols

| boldwinner = y

| team-width = 175

| minround = 2 | maxround = 5

| RD2 = Second Round Play-offs

| RD3 = First Round Play-offs

| RD4 = First Round

| RD5 = Second Round

| RD2-date= 14–16 Sep / 19–21 Oct

| RD3-date= 14–16 September

| RD4-date= 10–12 February

| RD5-date= 6–8 April

| RD4-text1=

| RD4-seed1=1 | RD4-team1={{davis|ISR}} | RD4-score1=

| RD4-seed2= | RD4-team2= bye| RD4-score2=

| RD4-text2=

| RD4-seed3= | RD4-team3={{davis|POR}} | RD4-score3=

| RD4-seed4= | RD4-team4= bye | RD4-score4=

| RD4-text3=

| RD4-seed5=3 | RD4-team5={{davis|BEL}} | RD4-score5=

| RD4-seed6= | RD4-team6= bye| RD4-score6=

| RD4-text4=Great Britain

| RD4-seed7= | RD4-team7={{davis|GBR}} | RD4-score7=3

| RD4-seed8= | RD4-team8={{davis|SVK}} | RD4-score8=2

| RD4-text5=Netherlands

| RD4-seed9= | RD4-team9={{davis|FIN}} | RD4-score9=0

| RD4-seed10= | RD4-team10={{davis|NED}} | RD4-score10=5

| RD4-text6=

| RD4-seed11= | RD4-team11= bye| RD4-score11=

| RD4-seed12=4 | RD4-team12={{davis|ROM}} | RD4-score12=

| RD4-text7=Slovenia

| RD4-seed13= | RD4-team13={{davis|DEN}} | RD4-score13=0

| RD4-seed14= | RD4-team14={{davis|SVN}} | RD4-score14=5

| RD4-text8=

| RD4-seed15= | RD4-team15= bye| RD4-score15=

| RD4-seed16=2 | RD4-team16={{davis|RSA}} | RD4-score16=

| RD3-text1=

| RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=bye | RD3-score1=

| RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2={{davis|POR}} | RD3-score2=

| RD3-text2=

| RD3-seed3= | RD3-team3=bye | RD3-score3=

| RD3-seed4= | RD3-team4={{davis|SVK}} | RD3-score4=

| RD3-text3= Cluj-Napoca, Romania (indoor)

| RD3-seed5= | RD3-team5={{davis|FIN}} | RD3-score5=2

| RD3-seed6=4 | RD3-team6={{davis|ROM}} | RD3-score6=3

| RD3-text4=

| RD3-seed7= | RD3-team7={{davis|DEN}} | RD3-score7=

| RD3-seed8= | RD3-team8=bye | RD3-score8=

| RD5-text1=Israel

| RD5-seed1=1 | RD5-team1={{davis|ISR}} | RD5-score1=3

| RD5-seed2= | RD5-team2={{davis|POR}} | RD5-score2=2

| RD5-text2=Great Britain

| RD5-seed3=3 | RD5-team3={{davis|BEL}} | RD5-score3=4

| RD5-seed4= | RD5-team4={{davis|GBR}} | RD5-score4=1

| RD5-text3=Netherlands

| RD5-seed5= | RD5-team5={{davis|NED}} | RD5-score5=5

| RD5-seed6=4 | RD5-team6={{davis|ROM}} | RD5-score6=0

| RD5-text4=South Africa

| RD5-seed7= | RD5-team7={{davis|SVN}} | RD5-score7=1

| RD5-seed8=2 | RD5-team8={{davis|RSA}} | RD5-score8=4

| RD2-text1=Slovak Republic

| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1={{davis|POR}} | RD2-score1=1

| RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2={{davis|SVK}} | RD2-score2=3

| RD2-text2=Finland

| RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3={{davis|FIN}} | RD2-score3=1

| RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4={{davis|DEN}} | RD2-score4=4

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  • {{davis|POR}} and {{davis|FIN}} relegated to Group II in 2013.
  • {{davis|ISR}}, {{davis|BEL}}, {{davis|NED}}, and {{davis|RSA}} advance to World Group play-off.

First round

=Great Britain vs. Slovakia=

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=Great Britain

|team2=Slovakia

|venue=Braehead Arena, Glasgow, Great Britain{{cite news|url=http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100017660|title=Great Britain v Slovakia|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=10–12 February 2012

|surface=Hard (indoor)

|score1=3

|score2=2

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Daniel Evans |6 |7 |7 | | |T2P1=Lukáš Lacko |3 |5 |5 | | }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=James Ward |2 |6 |4 |6.039 | |T2P1=Martin Kližan |6 |4 |6 |7 | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Colin Fleming |T1P2=Ross Hutchins |6 |7 |0 |6 | |T2P1=Michal Mertiňák |T2P2=Filip Polášek |3 |6.03 |6 |3 | }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=James Ward |6.08 |1 |3 | | |T2P1=Lukáš Lacko |7 |6 |6 | | }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Daniel Evans |6 |6 |4 |3 |6 |T2P1=Martin Kližan |1 |1 |6 |6 |3 }}

}}

=Finland vs. Netherlands=

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=Finland

|team2=Netherlands

|venue=Maaspoort Sports end Events, 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands{{cite news|url=http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100017661|title=Finland v Netherlands|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=10–12 February 2012

|surface=Hard (indoor)

|score1=0

|score2=5

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Juho Paukku | 1 | 1 | 1 | | |T2P1=Robin Haase | 6 | 6 | 6 | | }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Timo Nieminen |1 |5 |3 | | |T2P1=Thiemo de Bakker |6 |7 |6 | | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Harri Heliövaara |T1P2=Jarkko Nieminen |2 |6.03 |2 | | |T2P1=Robin Haase |T2P2=Jean-Julien Rojer |6 |7 |6 | | }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Harri Heliövaara | 2 | 4 | | | |T2P1=Jesse Huta Galung | 6 | 6 | | | }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Juho Paukku | 6 | 3 | 2 | | |T2P1=Thiemo de Bakker | 3 | 6 | 6 | | }}

}}

=Denmark vs. Slovenia=

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=Denmark

|team2=Slovenia

|venue=Rdeca Dvorana SRZ, Velenje, Slovenia{{cite news|url=http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100017663|title=Denmark v Slovenia|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=10–12 February 2012

|surface=Hard (indoor)

|score1=0

|score2=5

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Kristian Pless |0 |1 |4 | | |T2P1=Grega Žemlja |6 |6 |6 | | }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Frederik Nielsen |2 |4 |4 | | |T2P1=Blaž Kavčič |6 |6 |6 | | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Thomas Kromann |T1P2=Frederik Nielsen |4 |7 |4 |5 | |T2P1=Blaž Kavčič |T2P2=Grega Žemlja |6 |6.049 |6 |7 | }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Thomas Kromann |3 |6 |4 | | |T2P1=Aljaž Bedene |6 |3 |6 | | }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Kristian Pless |65 |3 | | | |T2P1=Janez Semrajc |77 |6 | | | }}

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Second round

=Israel vs. Portugal=

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|team1=Israel

|team2=Portugal

|venue=Canada Stadium, Ramat HaSharon, Israel{{cite news|url=http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100017665|title=Israel v Portugal|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=6–8 April 2012

|surface=Hard

|score1=3

|score2=2

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Dudi Sela |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Frederico Gil |3 |4 |4 | | }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Amir Weintraub |5 |6 |6 |7 | |T2P1=Rui Machado |7 |3 |1 |5 | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Jonathan Erlich |T1P2=Andy Ram |6 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Gastão Elias |T2P2=João Sousa |4 |4 |3 | | }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Andy Ram |5 |0 | | | |T2P1=João Sousa |7 |6 | | | }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Amir Weintraub |6 |3 |6.025 | | |T2P1=Frederico Gil |3 |6 |7 | | }}

}}

=Belgium vs. Great Britain=

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=Great Britain

|team2=Belgium

|venue=Braehead Arena, Glasgow, Great Britain{{cite news|url=http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100017666|title=Belgium v Great Britain|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=6–8 April 2012

|surface=Hard (indoor)

|score1=1

|score2=4

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Joshua Goodall |7 |3 |4 |4 | |T2P1=Steve Darcis |6.015 |6 |6 |6 | }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Dan Evans |6 |4 |6.069 |4 | |T2P1=Olivier Rochus |3 |6 |7 |6 | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Colin Fleming |T1P2=Ross Hutchins |4 |7 |6 |6 | |T2P1=Ruben Bemelmans |T2P2=David Goffin |6 |5 |3 |4 | }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Joshua Goodall |4 |4 |4 | | |T2P1=David Goffin |6 |6 |6 | | }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Dan Evans |4 |4 | | | |T2P1=Ruben Bemelmans |6 |6 | | | }}

}}

=Netherlands vs. Romania=

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=Netherlands

|team2=Romania

|venue=Sporthallen Zuid, Amsterdam, Netherlands{{cite news|url=http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100017667|title=Netherlands v Romania|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=6–8 April 2012

|surface=Hard (indoor)

|score1=5

|score2=0

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Thomas Schoorel | 6| 6| 6| | |T2P1=Petru-Alexandru Luncanu | 1| 3| 3| | }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Robin Haase | 6| 6| 6| | |T2P1=Andrei Dăescu | 3| 3| 4| | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Jean-Julien Rojer |T1P2=Igor Sijsling | 6| 7| 6.029| 3| 9|T2P1=Andrei Dăescu |T2P2=Florin Mergea | 3| 6.029| 7| 6| 7}}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Robin Haase |7 |6 | | | |T2P1=Petru-Alexandru Luncanu |5 |2 | | | }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Thomas Schoorel |6 |6 | | | |T2P1=Darius Florin Brăguși |2 |2 | | | }}

}}

=Slovenia vs. South Africa=

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=South Africa

|team2=Slovenia

|venue=Arthur Ashe Tennis Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa{{cite news|url=http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100017668|title=Slovenia v South Africa|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=6–8 April 2012

|surface=Hard

|score1=4

|score2=1

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Ruan Roelofse |7 |1 |1 |3 | |T2P1=Blaž Kavčič |6.03 |6 |6 |6 | }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Izak van der Merwe |6 |3 |6 |6 | |T2P1=Grega Žemlja |1 |6 |3 |4 | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Raven Klaasen |T1P2=Izak van der Merwe |6.049 |7 |6 |6 | |T2P1=Blaž Kavčič |T2P2=Grega Žemlja |7 |6.039 |1 |4 | }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Izak van der Merwe |7 |6 |6 | | |T2P1=Blaž Kavčič |6.035 |4 |4 | | }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Ruan Roelofse |4 |6 |7 | | |T2P1=Nik Razboršek |6 |3 |6.019 | | }}

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First-round play-off

=Romania vs. Finland=

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=Romania

|team2=Finland

|venue=Sala Sporturilor Horia Demian, Cluj-Napoca, Romania{{cite news|url=http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100017705|title=Romania v Finland|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=14–16 September 2012

|surface=Hard (indoor)

|score1=3

|score2=2

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Victor Crivoi |5 |1 |2 | | |T2P1=Jarkko Nieminen |7 |6 |6 | | }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Marius Copil |3 |6 |6 |6 | |T2P1=Harri Heliövaara |6 |4 |2 |4 | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Florin Mergea |T1P2=Horia Tecău |6 |7 |6 | | |T2P1=Jarkko Nieminen |T2P2=Harri Heliövaara |4 |6.03 |1 | | }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Marius Copil |3 |5 |6 |6.03 | |T2P1=Jarkko Nieminen |6 |7 |1 |7 | }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Victor Crivoi |4 |7 |6.02 |6 |7 |T2P1=Harri Heliövaara |6 |6.049 |7 |3 |5 }}

}}

Second-round play-off

=Portugal vs. Slovak Republic=

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=Slovakia

|team2=Portugal

|venue=Aegon Arena, Bratislava, Slovakia{{cite news|url=http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100018847|title=Slovak Republic v Portugal|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=14–16 September 2012

|surface=Hard (indoor)

|score1=3

|score2=1

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Martin Kližan |3 |6 |7 |6 | |T2P1=Gastão Elias |6 |2 |6.039 |2 | }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Lukáš Lacko |4 |4 |3 | | |T2P1=João Sousa |6 |6 |6 | | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Michal Mertiňák |T1P2=Filip Polášek |7 |4 |7 |6 | |T2P1=Gastão Elias |T2P2=Pedro Sousa |5 |6 |6.050 |3 | }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Martin Kližan |6 |7 |6.08 |6 | |T2P1=João Sousa |2 |5 |7 |1 | }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Lukáš Lacko | | | | | |T2P1=Gastão Elias | | | | | np=}}

}}

=Finland vs. Denmark=

{{DavisCupbox

|team1=Finland

|team2=Denmark

|venue=Tali Tennis Center, Helsinki, Finland{{cite news|url=http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100018848|title=Finland v Denmark|publisher=daviscup.com}}

|date=19–21 October 2012

|surface=Hard (indoor)

|score1=1

|score2=4

|R1={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Juho Paukku |4 |7 |7 |7 | |T2P1=Frederik Nielsen |6 |6.099 |6.039 |6.049 | }}

|R2={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Timo Nieminen |2 |3 |3 | | |T2P1=Martin Pedersen |6 |6 |6 | | }}

|R3={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Timo Nieminen |T1P2=Juho Paukku |4 |2 |4 | | |T2P1=Thomas Kromann |T2P2=Frederik Nielsen |6 |6 |6 | | }}

|R4={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Timo Nieminen |3 |3 |6 |6 |1 |T2P1=Frederik Nielsen |6 |6 |3 |2 |6 }}

|R5={{ TennisMatch |T1P1=Herkko Pöllänen |3 |6.069 | | | |T2P1=Christoffer Konigsfeldt |6 |7 | | | }}

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References

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