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2012 Fed Cup World Group

2012 Fed Cup World Group
Date4 February – 4 November
Edition22nd
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

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Participating Teams

Belgium
Czech Republic
Germany
Italy

Russia
Serbia
Spain
Ukraine

Draw

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Quarterfinals
4–5 February		Semifinals
21–22 April		Final
3–4 November
Moscow, Russia (Indoor hard)
1 Russia3
Moscow, Russia (Indoor clay)
 Spain2
1 Russia2
Charleroi, Belgium (Indoor hard)
 Serbia3
 Serbia3
Prague, Czech Republic (Indoor hard)
4 Belgium2
 Serbia1
Biella, Italy (Indoor clay)
2 Czech Republic3
3 Italy3
Ostrava, Czech Republic (Indoor hard)
 Ukraine2
3 Italy1
Stuttgart, Germany (Indoor hard)
2 Czech Republic4
 Germany1
2 Czech Republic4

First round

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Russia vs. Spain

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Russia
3 		Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia
4–5 February 2012
RuKortHard (indoors)
Spain
2
1 2 3
1 Russia
Spain 		Maria Sharapova
Silvia Soler-Espinosa 		6
2 		6
1 		   
2 Russia
Spain 		Svetlana Kuznetsova
Carla Suárez Navarro 		6
3 		6
1 		   
3 Russia
Spain 		Nadia Petrova
Carla Suárez Navarro 		0
6 		3
6 		   
4 Russia
Spain 		Svetlana Kuznetsova
Silvia Soler-Espinosa 		6
2 		4
6 		6
3 		 
5 Russia
Spain 		Nadia Petrova / Svetlana Kuznetsova
Nuria Llagostera Vives / Arantxa Parra Santonja 		3
6 		    retired
 

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Serbia vs. Belgium

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Serbia
3 		Spiroudome, Charleroi, Belgium
4–5 February 2012
Decoturf II (indoors)
Belgium
2
1 2 3
1 Serbia
Belgium 		Jelena Janković
Kirsten Flipkens 		7
5 		7
5 		   
2 Serbia
Belgium 		Bojana Jovanovski
Yanina Wickmayer 		4
6 		4
6 		   
3 Serbia
Belgium 		Aleksandra Krunić
Yanina Wickmayer 		1
6 		0
6 		   
4 Serbia
Belgium 		Bojana Jovanovski
Kirsten Flipkens 		6
2 		6
4 		   
5 Serbia
Belgium 		Aleksandra Krunić / Bojana Jovanovski
Alison Van Uytvanck / Yanina Wickmayer 		77
62 		4
6 		6
1 		 

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Italy vs. Ukraine

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Italy
3 		Lauretana Forum, Biella, Italy
4–5 February 2012
Red clay (indoors)
Ukraine
2
1 2 3
1 Italy
Ukraine 		Sara Errani
Kateryna Bondarenko 		6
2 		6
3 		   
2 Italy
Ukraine 		Francesca Schiavone
Lesia Tsurenko 		1
6 		2
6 		   
3 Italy
Ukraine 		Francesca Schiavone
Kateryna Bondarenko 		66
78 		7
5 		6
4 		 
4 Italy
Ukraine 		Sara Errani
Lesia Tsurenko 		1
6 		0
3 		  retired
 
5 Italy
Ukraine 		Flavia Pennetta / Roberta Vinci
Lesia Tsurenko / Olga Savchuk 		7
5 		0
6 		6
1 		 

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Germany vs. Czech Republic

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Germany
1 		Porsche Arena, Stuttgart, Germany
4–5 February 2012
DecoColor hard (indoors)
Czech Republic
4
1 2 3
1 Germany
Czech Republic 		Sabine Lisicki
Iveta Benešová 		6
2 		4
6 		2
6 		 
2 Germany
Czech Republic 		Julia Görges
Petra Kvitová 		6
3 		3
6 		8
10 		 
3 Germany
Czech Republic 		Sabine Lisicki
Petra Kvitová 		77
62 		4
6 		1
6 		 
4 Germany
Czech Republic 		Angelique Kerber
Lucie Hradecká 		6
4 		6
4 		   
5 Germany
Czech Republic 		Anna-Lena Grönefeld / Julia Görges
Iveta Benešová / Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová 		3
6 		64
77 		   

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Semifinals

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Russia vs. Serbia

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Russia
2 		Megasport Arena, Moscow, Russia
21–22 April 2012
Red clay (indoors)
Serbia
3
1 2 3
1 Russia
Serbia 		Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Jelena Janković 		4
6 		3
6 		   
2 Russia
Serbia 		Svetlana Kuznetsova
Ana Ivanovic 		6
2 		2
6 		6
4 		 
3 Russia
Serbia 		Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Ana Ivanovic 		6
3 		0
6 		3
6 		 
4 Russia
Serbia 		Svetlana Kuznetsova
Jelena Janković 		1
6 		4
6 		   
5 Russia
Serbia 		Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova / Elena Vesnina
Aleksandra Krunić / Bojana Jovanovski 		6
4 		6
0 		   

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Italy vs. Czech Republic

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Italy
1 		ČEZ Aréna, Ostrava, Czech Republic
21–22 April 2012
Novacrylic ultracushion hard (indoors)
Czech Republic
4
1 2 3
1 Italy
Czech Republic 		Francesca Schiavone
Lucie Šafářová 		63
77 		1
6 		   
2 Italy
Czech Republic 		Sara Errani
Petra Kvitová 		4
6 		3
6 		   
3 Italy
Czech Republic 		Francesca Schiavone
Petra Kvitová 		4
6 		61
77 		   
4 Italy
Czech Republic 		Sara Errani
Andrea Hlaváčková 		2
6 		6
2 		6
2 		 
5 Italy
Czech Republic 		Sara Errani / Flavia Pennetta
Andrea Hlaváčková / Lucie Hradecká 		6
5 		    retired
 

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Final

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Serbia vs. Czech Republic

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Serbia
1 		O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic
3–4 November 2012
Novacrylic ultracushion hard (indoors)
Czech Republic
3
1 2 3
1 Serbia
Czech Republic 		Ana Ivanovic
Lucie Šafářová 		4
6 		3
6 		   
2 Serbia
Czech Republic 		Jelena Janković
Petra Kvitová 		4
6 		1
6 		   
3 Serbia
Czech Republic 		Ana Ivanovic
Petra Kvitová 		6
3 		7
5 		   
4 Serbia
Czech Republic 		Jelena Janković
Lucie Šafářová 		1
6 		1
6 		   
5 Serbia
Czech Republic 		Bojana Jovanovski / Aleksandra Krunić
Andrea Hlaváčková / Lucie Hradecká 		      not
played

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 2012 Fed Cup champions 

Czech Republic
Seventh title

References

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  1. ^ "Czech Republic beat Serbia to retain title in Prague". BBC Sport. 4 November 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
  2. ^ "Czechs keep Fed Cup title". ESPN. 4 November 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
  3. ^ "Safarova seals Fed Cup for Czech Republic". RTÉ Sport. 4 November 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
  4. ^ "Russia v Spain". fedcup.com. Archived from the original on 2012-05-08.
  5. ^ "Serbia v Belgium". fedcup.com.
  6. ^ "Italy v Ukraine". fedcup.com.
  7. ^ "Germany v Czech Republic". fedcup.com.
  8. ^ "Russia v Serbia". fedcup.com. Archived from the original on 2012-05-10.
  9. ^ "Italy v Czech Republic". fedcup.com.
  10. ^ "Serbia v Czech Republic". fedcup.com.

See also

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  • Current champions (2023):  Canada
Editions by year
World Group / Finals
Qualifying rounds
Play-offs
World Group II
2023 BJK Cup Finals teams
Former World Group teams
(in the current format, since 1995)
Players
Grand Slam events
WTA Premier Mandatory tournaments
WTA Premier 5 tournaments
WTA Premier tournaments
WTA International tournaments
Team events
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