2012 Fed Cup World Group
{{main|2012 Fed Cup}}
{{Infobox tennis tournament year|2012|Fed Cup World Group
| date=4 February – 4 November
| edition=22nd
| champ={{fed-big|CZE}}
| main_name=Fed Cup
}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/20197346
|title= Czech Republic beat Serbia to retain title in Prague|date= 4 November 2012|work=BBC Sport|access-date=13 November 2012 }}{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/8592285/czech-republic-defeats-serbia-keep-fed-cup-crown|title= Czechs keep Fed Cup title|date= 4 November 2012|work=ESPN|access-date=13 November 2012 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/tennis/2012/1104/344225-czezh-republic-fed-cup/
|title= Safarova seals Fed Cup for Czech Republic
|date= 4 November 2012|work=RTÉ Sport|access-date=13 November 2012 }}
Participating teams
| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;" |
| colspan=4|Participating Teams |
|---|
| style="width:25%;"| {{fed-big|BEL}}
!style="width:25%;"| {{fed-big|CZE}} !style="width:25%;"| {{fed-big|GER}} !style="width:25%;"| {{fed-big|ITA}} |
| {{fed-big|RUS}}
!{{fed-big|SRB}} !{{fed-big|ESP}} !{{fed-big|UKR}} |
Draw
{{8TeamBracket-info
| RD1-date=4–5 February
| RD2-date=21–22 April
| RD3-date=3–4 November
| teamwidth=16
| RD1T1-loc=Moscow, Russia (Indoor hard)
| RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team1= {{fed|RUS}} | RD1-score1=3
| RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2= {{fed|ESP}} | RD1-score2=2
| RD1T2-loc= {{nowrap|Charleroi, Belgium (Indoor hard)}}
| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3= {{fed|SRB}} | RD1-score3=3
| RD1-seed4=4 | RD1-team4= {{fed|BEL}} | RD1-score4=2
| RD1T3-loc= Biella, Italy (Indoor clay)
| RD1-seed5=3 | RD1-team5= {{fed|ITA}} | RD1-score5=3
| RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6= {{fed|UKR}} | RD1-score6=2
| RD1T4-loc= {{nowrap|Stuttgart, Germany (Indoor hard)}}
| RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7= {{fed|GER}} | RD1-score7=1
| RD1-seed8=2 | RD1-team8= {{fed|CZE}} | RD1-score8=4
| RD2T1-loc= Moscow, Russia (Indoor clay)
| RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team1={{fed|RUS}} | RD2-score1=2
| RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2={{fed|SRB}} | RD2-score2=3
| RD2T2-loc= {{nowrap|Ostrava, Czech Republic (Indoor hard)}}
| RD2-seed3=3 | RD2-team3= {{fed|ITA}} | RD2-score3=1
| RD2-seed4=2 | RD2-team4= {{fed|CZE}} | RD2-score4=4
| RD3T1-loc={{nowrap|Prague, Czech Republic (Indoor hard)}}
| RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1={{fed|SRB}} | RD3-score1=1
| RD3-seed2=2| RD3-team2={{fed|CZE}} | RD3-score2=3
}}
First round
=Russia vs. Spain=
{{FedCupbox
|team1=Russia
|team2=Spain
|venue=Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia
|date=4–5 February 2012
|surface=RuKortHard (indoors)
|score1= 3
|score2= 2
|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Maria Sharapova |6 |6 | |T2P1=Silvia Soler-Espinosa |2 |1 | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Svetlana Kuznetsova |6 |6 | |T2P1=Carla Suárez Navarro |3 |1 | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Nadia Petrova |0 |3 | |T2P1=Carla Suárez Navarro |6 |6 | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Svetlana Kuznetsova |6 |4 |6 |T2P1=Silvia Soler-Espinosa |2 |6 |3 }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Nadia Petrova |T1P2=Svetlana Kuznetsova |3 | ||re1=2 |T2P1=Nuria Llagostera Vives |T2P2=Arantxa Parra Santonja |6 |||re2=0 }}
|}}
=Serbia vs. Belgium=
{{FedCupbox
|team1=Serbia
|team2=Belgium
|venue=Spiroudome, Charleroi, Belgium
|date=4–5 February 2012
|surface=Decoturf II (indoors)
|score1=3
|score2=2
|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Jelena Janković |7 |7 | |T2P1=Kirsten Flipkens |5 |5 | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Bojana Jovanovski |4 |4 | |T2P1=Yanina Wickmayer |6 |6 | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Aleksandra Krunić |1 |0 | |T2P1=Yanina Wickmayer |6 |6 | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Bojana Jovanovski |6 |6 | |T2P1=Kirsten Flipkens |2 |4 | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Aleksandra Krunić |T1P2=Bojana Jovanovski |7 |4 |6 |T2P1=Alison Van Uytvanck |T2P2=Yanina Wickmayer |6.015 |6 |1 }}
|}}
=Italy vs. Ukraine=
{{FedCupbox
|team1=Italy
|team2=Ukraine
|venue=Lauretana Forum, Biella, Italy
|date=4–5 February 2012
|surface=Red clay (indoors)
|score1=3
|score2=2
|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Sara Errani |6 |6 | |T2P1=Kateryna Bondarenko |2 |3 | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Francesca Schiavone |1 |2 | |T2P1=Lesia Tsurenko |6 |6 | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Francesca Schiavone |6.055 | 7|6 |T2P1=Kateryna Bondarenko |7 |5 |4 }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Sara Errani |1 |0 | | re1=2 |T2P1=Lesia Tsurenko |6 |3 | | re2=0 }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Flavia Pennetta |T1P2=Roberta Vinci |7 |0 |6 |T2P1=Lesia Tsurenko |T2P2=Olga Savchuk |5 |6 |1 }}
|}}
=Germany vs. Czech Republic=
{{FedCupbox
|team1=Germany
|team2=Czech Republic
|venue=Porsche Arena, Stuttgart, Germany
|date=4–5 February 2012
|surface=DecoColor hard (indoors)
|score1=1
|score2=4
|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Sabine Lisicki |6 |4 |2 |T2P1=Iveta Benešová |2 |6 |6 }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Julia Görges |6 |3 |8 |T2P1=Petra Kvitová |3 |6 |10 }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Sabine Lisicki |7 |4 |1|T2P1=Petra Kvitová |6.015 |6 |6}}
|R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Angelique Kerber |6 |6 | |T2P1=Lucie Hradecká |4 |4 | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Anna-Lena Grönefeld |T1P2=Julia Görges |3 |6.035 | |T2P1=Iveta Benešová |T2P2=Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová |6 |7 | }}
|}}
Semifinals
=Russia vs. Serbia=
{{FedCupbox
|team1=Russia
|team2=Serbia
|venue=Megasport Arena, Moscow, Russia
|date=21–22 April 2012
|surface=Red clay (indoors)
|score1=2
|score2=3
|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova |4 |3 | |T2P1=Jelena Janković |6 |6 | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Svetlana Kuznetsova |6 |2 |6 |T2P1=Ana Ivanovic |2 |6 |4 }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova |6 |0 |3 |T2P1=Ana Ivanovic |3 |6 |6 }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Svetlana Kuznetsova |1 |4 | |T2P1=Jelena Janković |6 |6 | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova |T1P2=Elena Vesnina |6 |6 | |T2P1=Aleksandra Krunić |T2P2=Bojana Jovanovski |4 |0 | | }}
|}}
=Italy vs. Czech Republic=
{{FedCupbox
|team1=Italy
|team2=Czech Republic
|venue=ČEZ Aréna, Ostrava, Czech Republic
|date=21–22 April 2012
|surface=Novacrylic ultracushion hard (indoors)
|score1=1
|score2=4
|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Francesca Schiavone |6.025 |1 | |T2P1=Lucie Šafářová |7 |6 | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Sara Errani |4 |3 | |T2P1=Petra Kvitová |6 |6 | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Francesca Schiavone |4 |6.005 | |T2P1=Petra Kvitová |6 |7 | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Sara Errani |2 |6 |6 |T2P1=Andrea Hlaváčková |6 |2 |2 }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Sara Errani |T1P2=Flavia Pennetta |6 | | |T2P1=Andrea Hlaváčková |T2P2=Lucie Hradecká |5 | | |re1=1 }}
|}}
Final
=Serbia vs. Czech Republic=
{{FedCupbox
|team1=Serbia
|team2=Czech Republic
|venue=O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic
|date=3–4 November 2012
|surface=Novacrylic ultracushion hard (indoors)
|score1=1
|score2=3
|R1={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Ana Ivanovic |4 |3 | |T2P1=Lucie Šafářová |6 |6 | }}
|R2={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Jelena Janković |4 |1 | |T2P1=Petra Kvitová |6 |6 | }}
|R3={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Ana Ivanovic |6 |7 | |T2P1=Petra Kvitová |3 |5 | }}
|R4={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Jelena Janković | 1|1 | |T2P1=Lucie Šafářová |6 |6 | }}
|R5={{ TennisMatch3 |T1P1=Bojana Jovanovski |T1P2=Aleksandra Krunić | | | |T2P1=Andrea Hlaváčková |T2P2=Lucie Hradecká | | | |np= }}
|}}
{{winners|fed|2012 Fed Cup champions|CZE|Seventh}}
References
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