# 2012 Fed Cup World Group > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/2012_Fed_Cup_World_Group > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/2012_Fed_Cup_World_Group.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Fed_Cup_World_Group > Source revision: 1309580690 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Main article: [2012 Fed Cup](/source/2012_Fed_Cup) Tennis tournament 2012 Fed Cup World Group Date 4 February – 4 November Edition 22nd Champions Czech Republic ← 2011 · Fed Cup · 2013 → The **World Group** was the highest level of [Fed Cup](/source/Fed_Cup) competition in 2012. Eight nations competed in a three-round knockout competition. [Czech Republic](/source/Czech_Republic_Fed_Cup_team) was the defending champion, and they successfully defended their title by defeating first-time finalists [Serbia](/source/Serbia_Fed_Cup_team) in the final.[1][2][3] ## 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 Moscow, Russia (Indoor clay) Spain 2 1 Russia 2 Charleroi, Belgium (Indoor hard) Serbia 3 Serbia 3 Prague, Czech Republic (Indoor hard) 4 Belgium 2 Serbia 1 Biella, Italy (Indoor clay) 2 Czech Republic 3 3 Italy 3 Ostrava, Czech Republic (Indoor hard) Ukraine 2 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 77 62 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 66 78 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 77 62 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 64 77 [7] ## 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 63 77 1 6 2 Sara Errani Petra Kvitová 4 6 3 6 3 Francesca Schiavone Petra Kvitová 4 6 61 77 4 Sara Errani Andrea Hlaváčková 2 6 6 2 6 2 5 Sara Errani / Flavia Pennetta Andrea Hlaváčková / Lucie Hradecká 6 5 retired [9] ## 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. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Czech Republic beat Serbia to retain title in Prague"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/20197346). *BBC Sport*. 4 November 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2012. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Czechs keep Fed Cup title"](https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/8592285/czech-republic-defeats-serbia-keep-fed-cup-crown). *ESPN*. 4 November 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2012. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Safarova seals Fed Cup for Czech Republic"](https://www.rte.ie/sport/tennis/2012/1104/344225-czezh-republic-fed-cup/). *RTÉ Sport*. 4 November 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2012. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Russia v Spain"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120508145133/http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100017588). fedcup.com. Archived from [the original](http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100017588) on 2012-05-08. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Serbia v Belgium"](http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100017589). fedcup.com. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Italy v Ukraine"](http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100017590). fedcup.com. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Germany v Czech Republic"](http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100017591). fedcup.com. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Russia v Serbia"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120510185415/http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100017592). fedcup.com. Archived from [the original](http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100017592) on 2012-05-10. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Italy v Czech Republic"](http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100017593). fedcup.com. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Serbia v Czech Republic"](http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100017594). fedcup.com. ## See also - [Fed Cup structure](/source/Fed_Cup_structure) v t e Billie Jean King Cup Current champions (2025): Italy Editions by year 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020–21 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 World Group / Finals 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020–21 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Qualifying rounds 2020–21 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Play-offs 2020–21 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 World Group II 1991–1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000–2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2025 BJK Cup finals teams China Great Britain Italy Japan Kazakhstan Spain Ukraine United States Former World Group teams (in the current format, since 1995) Argentina Austria Belgium Belarus Bulgaria China Colombia Croatia France Hungary Israel Kazakhstan Latvia Netherlands Slovenia Russia Serbia Switzerland South Africa Sweden Ukraine Players American Argentine Australian Austrian Belarusian Belgian British Bulgarian Canadian Chinese Colombian Croatian Czech Dutch French German Greek Hungarian Israeli Italian Japanese Polish Romanian Russian Serbian Slovak Slovenian South African Spanish Swedish Swiss Ukrainian Yugoslavian List of champions Winning players v t e 2012 WTA Tour « 2011 2013 » Grand Slam events Australian Open (S, D, X) French Open (S, D, X) Wimbledon (S, D, X) US Open (S, D, X) WTA Premier Mandatory tournaments Indian Wells (S, D) Miami (S, D) Madrid (S, D) Beijing (S, D) WTA Premier 5 tournaments Doha (S, D) Rome (S, D) Montreal (S, D) Cincinnati (S, D) Tokyo (S, D) WTA Premier tournaments Brisbane (S, D) Sydney (S, D) Paris (S, D) Dubai (S, D) Charleston (S, D) Stuttgart (S, D) Brussels (S, D) Eastbourne (S, D) Stanford (S, D) Carlsbad (S, D) New Haven (S, D) Moscow (S, D) WTA International tournaments Auckland (S, D) Hobart (S, D) Pattaya City (S, D) Bogotá (S, D) Memphis (S, D) Monterrey (S, D) Acapulco (S, D) Kuala Lumpur (S, D) Barcelona (S, D) Copenhagen (S, D) Fes (S, D) Budapest (S, D) Estoril (S, D) Strasbourg (S, D) Birmingham (S, D) 's-Hertogenbosch (S, D) Palermo (S, D) Båstad (S, D) Bad Gastein (S, D) Baku (S, D) Washington D.C. (S, D) Dallas (S, D) Tashkent (S, D) Quebec City (S, D) Seoul (S, D) Guangzhou (S, D) Linz (S, D) Osaka (S, D) Luxembourg City (S, D) Team events Fed Cup World Group I + World Group II WG I play-offs WG II play-offs Americas Asia/Oceania Europe/Africa Summer Olympic Games, London (S, D, X) WTA Championships, Istanbul (S, D) WTA Tournament of Champions, Sofia (S) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [2012 Fed Cup World Group](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Fed_Cup_World_Group) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Fed_Cup_World_Group?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.