{{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 Fed Cup team|Czech Republic]] was the defending champion, and they successfully defended their title by defeating first-time finalists [[Serbia Fed Cup team|Serbia]] in the final.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/20197346 |title= Czech Republic beat Serbia to retain title in Prague|date= 4 November 2012|work=BBC Sport|access-date=13 November 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{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 }}</ref><ref>{{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 }}</ref>
==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|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)|Olympic Stadium]], [[Moscow, Russia|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 }} |}} <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100017588 |title=Russia v Spain |publisher=fedcup.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120508145133/http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100017588 |archive-date=2012-05-08 }}</ref>
===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 }} |}} <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100017589|title=Serbia v Belgium|publisher=fedcup.com}}</ref>
===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 }} |}} <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100017590|title=Italy v Ukraine|publisher=fedcup.com}}</ref>
===Germany vs. Czech Republic=== {{FedCupbox |team1=Germany |team2=Czech Republic |venue=[[Porsche Arena]], [[Stuttgart, Germany|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 | }} |}} <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100017591|title=Germany v Czech Republic|publisher=fedcup.com}}</ref>
==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 | | }} |}} <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100017592 |title=Russia v Serbia |publisher=fedcup.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510185415/http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100017592 |archive-date=2012-05-10 }}</ref>
===Italy vs. Czech Republic=== {{FedCupbox |team1=Italy |team2=Czech Republic |venue=[[ČEZ Aréna (Ostrava)|ČEZ Aréna]], [[Ostrava, Czech Republic|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 }} |}} <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100017593|title=Italy v Czech Republic|publisher=fedcup.com}}</ref>
==Final== ===Serbia vs. Czech Republic=== {{FedCupbox |team1=Serbia |team2=Czech Republic |venue=[[O2 Arena (Prague)|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= }} |}} <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100017594|title=Serbia v Czech Republic|publisher=fedcup.com}}</ref> {{winners|fed|2012 Fed Cup champions|CZE|Seventh}}
==References== {{reflist}}
==See also== *[[Fed Cup structure]]
{{Billie Jean King Cup navbox}} {{2012 WTA Tour}}
[[Category:2012 Fed Cup|World Group]]