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. The draw took place on 17 July 2011 in Kobe, Japan.[1]
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| Duration | 4 February– 4 November |
| Edition | 50th |
| Achievements (singles) | |
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The final took place at the O2 ArenainPrague, Czech Republic on 3–4 November. The home and defending champions Czech Republic defeated the first-finalists Serbia, to win their seventh title and equal the record for second-most titles won by a country since the competition's beginning.[2]
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 and Tomáš Berdych also scored Hopman Cup victory at the same year.
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 Belgium |
 Czech Republic |
 Germany |
 Italy |
 Russia |
 Serbia |
 Spain |
 Ukraine |
| 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 | |||||||||||
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
| Venue | Surface | Home team | Score | Visiting team |
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| Superior Golf & Spa Resort, Kharkiv, Ukraine | Outdoor clay | Ukraine
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0–5 |  United States (1)
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| Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan | Indoor hard |  Japan
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4–1 | Belgium (2)
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| Club de Tenis Puente Romano, Marbella, Spain | Outdoor clay | Spain (3)
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2–3 |  Slovakia
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| Porsche Arena, Stuttgart, Germany | Indoor clay | Germany
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2–3 |  Australia (4)
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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
| Venue | Surface | Home team | Score | Visiting team |
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| DCU Center, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States | Indoor hard | United States (1)
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5–0 |  Belarus
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| Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan | Indoor hard | Japan (4)
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5–0 |  Slovenia
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| Sibamac Center, Bratislava, Slovakia | Indoor hard | Slovakia (3)
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3–2 |  France
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| Forum Fribourg, Granges-Paccot, Switzerland | Indoor clay |  Switzerland
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1–4 | Australia (2)
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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
| Venue | Surface | Home team | Score | Visiting team |
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| Palais des Sports, Besançon, France | Indoor hard | France (1)
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5–0 | Slovenia
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| Complexe Sportive des Iles Avenue des trois lacs, Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland | Switzerland (2)
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4–1 | Belarus
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| Boråshallen, Borås, Sweden |  Sweden (3)
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4–1 |  Great Britain
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| Parque Roca, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Outdoor clay |  Argentina (4)
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4–1 |  China
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Venue: Graciosa Country Club, Curitiba, Brazil (outdoor clay)
Dates: January 30 – February 5
Bahamas
Brazil
Bolivia
Canada
Colombia
Paraguay
Peru
VenezuelaVenue: Guadalajara, Mexico
Dates: Week commencing 16 April
Costa Rica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Guatemala
Mexico
Puerto Rico
Trinidad and Tobago
UruguayVenue: Shenzhen Luohu Tennis Centre, Shenzhen, China (outdoor hard)
Dates: January 30 – February 5
Chinese Taipei
Indonesia
Kazakhstan
South Korea
Thailand
UzbekistanVenue: Shenzhen Luohu Tennis Centre, Shenzhen, China (outdoor hard)
Dates: January 30 – February 5
India
Iran
Kyrgyzstan
Oman
Pakistan
Philippines
Singapore
Sri Lanka
TurkmenistanVenue: Municipal Tennis Club, Eilat, Israel (outdoor hard)
Dates: January 30 – February 5
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Estonia Great Britain
Greece
Hungary
Israel
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Romania SwedenVenue: Gizera Sporting Club, Cairo, Egypt
Dates: Week commencing 16 April
Finland
Georgia
Latvia
Montenegro
Norway
South Africa
TurkeyVenue: Gizera Sporting Club, Cairo, Egypt
Dates: Week commencing 16 April
Cyprus
Egypt
Ireland
Kenya
Lithuania
Malta
Moldova
Morocco
Namibia
TunisiaThe 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.[3]
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