The 2012 Fed Cup (also known as the 2012 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas for sponsorship purposes) was the 50th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in women's
tennis
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. The draw took place on 17 July 2011 in
Kobe
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, Japan.
The final took place at the
O2 Arena O2 Arena may refer to:
*The O2 Arena (London)
*O2 Arena (Prague)
*The 3Arena
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in
Prague
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, Czech Republic on 3–4 November. The home and defending champions
Czech Republic
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defeated the first-finalists
Serbia
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, to win their seventh title and equal the record for second-most titles won by a country since the competition's beginning.
Czech Republic was 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.
Petra Kvitová
Petra Kvitová, OLY ( , ; born 8 March 1990) is a Czech professional tennis player. Known for her powerful left-handed groundstrokes and variety, Kvitová has won 29 career singles titles, including two major titles at Wimbledon in 2011 and ...
and
Tomáš Berdych
Tomáš Berdych (; born 17 September 1985) is a Czech former professional tennis player. His most notable achievement was reaching the final of the 2010 Wimbledon Championships, causing consecutive upsets by defeating top seed and six-time champi ...
also scored
Hopman Cup victory at the same year.
World Group
Draw
World Group Play-offs
The four losing teams in the World Group first round ties, and four winners of the World Group II ties entered the draw for the World Group Play-offs. Four seeded teams, based on the latest Fed Cup ranking, were drawn against four unseeded teams. The United States, Japan, Slovakia and Australia played in the 2013 Fed Cup World Group while Ukraine, Belgium, Spain and Germany played in World Group II.
Date: 21–22 April
World Group II
The World Group II was the second highest level of Fed Cup competition in 2012. The winners advanced to the World Group Play-offs, while the losers continued in the World Group II Play-offs.
Date: 4–5 February
World Group II Play-offs
The four losing teams from World Group II played off against qualifiers from Zonal Group I. Two teams qualified from Europe/Africa Zone, one team from the Asia/Oceania Zone, and one team from the Americas Zone.
Date: 21–22 April
Americas Zone
* Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition.
* Nations in ''italics'' were relegated down to a lower level of competition.
Group I
Venue: Graciosa Country Club, Curitiba, Brazil (outdoor clay)
Dates: January 30 – February 5
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Group II
Venue: Guadalajara, Mexico
Dates: Week commencing 16 April
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Asia/Oceania Zone
* Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition.
* Nations in ''italics'' were relegated down to a lower level of competition.
Group I
Venue: Shenzhen Luohu Tennis Centre, Shenzhen, China (outdoor hard)
Dates: January 30 – February 5
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Venue: Shenzhen Luohu Tennis Centre, Shenzhen, China (outdoor hard)
Dates: January 30 – February 5
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Europe/Africa Zone
* Nations in bold advanced to the higher level of competition.
* Nations in ''italics'' were relegated down to a lower level of competition.
Group I
Venue: Municipal Tennis Club, Eilat, Israel (outdoor hard)
Dates: January 30 – February 5
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Group II
Venue: Gizera Sporting Club, Cairo, Egypt
Dates: Week commencing 16 April
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Group III
Venue: Gizera Sporting Club, Cairo, Egypt
Dates: Week commencing 16 April
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Rankings
The rankings were measured after the three points during the year that play took place, and were collated by combining points earned from the previous four years.
References
External links
2012 Fed Cup
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Fed Cup
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Billie Jean King Cups by year
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