2012 Fed Cup World Group

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]

Main article: 2012 Fed Cup

Participating teams

Participating Teams
Belgium	Czech Republic	Germany	Italy
Russia	Serbia	Spain	Ukraine

Draw

	Quarterfinals 4–5 February					Semifinals 21–22 April					Final 3–4 November
	Moscow, Russia (Indoor hard)
	1	Russia	3
		Spain	2			Moscow, Russia (Indoor clay)
						1	Russia	2
	Charleroi, Belgium (Indoor hard)						Serbia	3
		Serbia	3
	4	Belgium	2								Prague, Czech Republic (Indoor hard)
												Serbia	1
	Biella, Italy (Indoor clay)										2	Czech Republic	3
	3	Italy	3
		Ukraine	2			Ostrava, Czech Republic (Indoor hard)
						3	Italy	1
	Stuttgart, Germany (Indoor hard)					2	Czech Republic	4
		Germany	1
	2	Czech Republic	4

First round

Russia vs. Spain

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

[4]

Serbia vs. Belgium

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

[5]

Italy vs. Ukraine

Italy 3	Lauretana Forum, Biella, Italy 4–5 February 2012 Red clay (indoors)		Ukraine 2
1 2 3 1 Sara Errani Kateryna Bondarenko 6 2 6 3     2 Francesca Schiavone Lesia Tsurenko 1 6 2 6     3 Francesca Schiavone Kateryna Bondarenko 6^6 7^8 7 5 6 4   4 Sara Errani Lesia Tsurenko 1 6 0 3   retired   5 Flavia Pennetta / Roberta Vinci Lesia Tsurenko / Olga Savchuk 7 5 0 6 6 1

[6]

Germany vs. Czech Republic

Germany 1	Porsche Arena, Stuttgart, Germany 4–5 February 2012 DecoColor hard (indoors)		Czech Republic 4
1 2 3 1 Sabine Lisicki Iveta Benešová 6 2 4 6 2 6   2 Julia Görges Petra Kvitová 6 3 3 6 8 10   3 Sabine Lisicki Petra Kvitová 7^7 6^2 4 6 1 6   4 Angelique Kerber Lucie Hradecká 6 4 6 4     5 Anna-Lena Grönefeld / Julia Görges Iveta Benešová / Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová 3 6 6^4 7^7

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Semifinals

Russia vs. Serbia

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

[8]

Italy vs. Czech Republic

Italy 1	ČEZ Aréna, Ostrava, Czech Republic 21–22 April 2012 Novacrylic ultracushion hard (indoors)		Czech Republic 4
1 2 3 1 Francesca Schiavone Lucie Šafářová 6^3 7^7 1 6     2 Sara Errani Petra Kvitová 4 6 3 6     3 Francesca Schiavone Petra Kvitová 4 6 6^1 7^7     4 Sara Errani Andrea Hlaváčková 2 6 6 2 6 2   5 Sara Errani / Flavia Pennetta Andrea Hlaváčková / Lucie Hradecká 6 5     retired

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Final

Serbia vs. Czech Republic

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

[10]

2012 Fed Cup Champions
Czech Republic Seventh title

References

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

• Fed Cup structure