2012 Davis Cup World Group play-offs

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The 2012 Davis Cup World Group play-offs were held from September 14 to 16. They were the main play-offs of the 2012 Davis Cup.^[1] Winners of the playoffs advanced to the 2013 World Group, and losers were relegated to their respective Zonal Regions I.

Teams

Bold indicates team has qualified for the 2013 Davis Cup World Group.

From World Group  Kazakhstan  Germany  Japan  Sweden  Canada  Russia  Italy   Switzerland

From Americas Group I  Brazil  Chile From Asia/Oceania Group I  Australia  Uzbekistan From Europe/Africa Group I  Belgium  Israel  Netherlands  South Africa

Results

Seeded teams  Kazakhstan  Germany  Israel  Sweden  Canada  Russia  Italy   Switzerland

Unseeded teams  Australia  Belgium  Brazil  Chile  Japan  Netherlands  South Africa  Uzbekistan

Home team	Score	Visiting team	Location	Venue	Door	Surface
Kazakhstan	3–1	Uzbekistan	Astana	National Tennis Centre	Indoor	Clay
Germany	3–2	Australia	Hamburg	Rothenbaum Stadium	Outdoor	Clay
Japan	2–3	Israel	Tokyo	Ariake Coliseum	Outdoor	Hard
Belgium	5–0	Sweden	Brussels	Royal Primerose Tennis Club	Outdoor	Clay
Canada	4–1	South Africa	Montreal	Uniprix Stadium	Outdoor	Hard
Brazil	5–0	Russia	São José do Rio Preto	Harmonia Tenis Clube	Outdoor	Clay
Italy	4–1	Chile	Napoli	Tennis Club Napoli	Outdoor	Clay
Netherlands	2–3	Switzerland	Amsterdam	Westergasfabriek	Outdoor	Clay

•  Canada,  Germany,  Italy,  Kazakhstan and   Switzerland will remain in the World Group in 2013.
•  Belgium,  Brazil and  Israel are promoted to the World Group in 2013.
•  Australia,  Chile,  Netherlands,  South Africa, and  Uzbekistan will remain in Zonal Group I in 2013.
•  Japan,  Russia and  Sweden are relegated to Zonal Group I in 2013.

Playoff results

Kazakhstan vs. Uzbekistan

Kazakhstan 3	National Tennis Centre, Astana, Kazakhstan[2] 14–16 September 2012 Clay (i)		Uzbekistan 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Evgeny Korolev Denis Istomin 3 6 6 4 2 6 6 0 3 6   2 Mikhail Kukushkin Farrukh Dustov 6 2 6 4 3 6 77 65     3 Andrey Golubev / Yuri Schukin Farrukh Dustov / Denis Istomin 77 63 6 3 6 4       4 Mikhail Kukushkin Denis Istomin 6 4 6 2 64 77 6 2     5 Evgeny Korolev Farrukh Dustov           not played

Germany vs. Australia

Germany 3	Rothenbaum Stadium, Hamburg, Germany[3] 14–16 September 2012 Clay		Australia 2
1 2 3 4 5 1 Cedrik-Marcel Stebe Bernard Tomic 6 2 3 6 4 6 64 77     2 Florian Mayer Lleyton Hewitt 7 5 6 3 6 2       3 Benjamin Becker / Philipp Petzschner Chris Guccione / Lleyton Hewitt 3 6 2 6 6 2 64 77     4 Florian Mayer Bernard Tomic 6 4 6 2 6 3       5 Cedrik-Marcel Stebe Lleyton Hewitt 6 4 6 1 6 4

Japan vs. Israel

Japan 2	Ariake Coliseum, Tokyo, Japan[4] 14–16 September 2012 Hard		Israel 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Go Soeda Dudi Sela 6 2 6 4 3 6 6 4     2 Tatsuma Ito Amir Weintraub 3 6 2 6 4 6       3 Tatsuma Ito / Yuichi Sugita Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram 7 5 3 6 3 6 1 6     4 Kei Nishikori Dudi Sela 6 3 3 6 4 6 6 4 7 5   5 Go Soeda Amir Weintraub 3 6 65 77 6 4 3 6

Belgium vs. Sweden

Belgium 5	Royal Primerose Tennis Club, Brussels, Belgium[5] 14–16 September 2012 Clay		Sweden 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Steve Darcis Michael Ryderstedt 6 3 77 63 6 0       2 David Goffin Andreas Vinciguerra 6 4 6 3 7 5       3 Ruben Bemelmans / Olivier Rochus Johan Brunström / Michael Ryderstedt 6 4 4 6 6 3 6 2     4 David Goffin Markus Eriksson 6 3 6 4         5 Steve Darcis Andreas Vinciguerra 6 4 6 2

Canada vs South Africa

Canada 4	Uniprix Stadium, Montreal, Canada[6] 14–16 September 2012 Hard		South Africa 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Vasek Pospisil Izak van der Merwe 6 3 6 4 6 4       2 Milos Raonic Nikala Scholtz 7 5 6 4 7 5       3 Daniel Nestor / Vasek Pospisil Raven Klaasen / Izak van der Merwe 4 6 62 77 65 77       4 Milos Raonic Izak van der Merwe 6 2 6 2 6 4       5 Frank Dancevic Nikala Scholtz 6 2 6 2

Brazil vs. Russia

Brazil 5	Harmonia Tenis Clube, São José do Rio Preto, Brazil[7] 14–16 September 2012 Clay		Russia 0
1 2 3 4 5 1 Rogério Dutra da Silva Igor Andreev 6 2 6 1 0 0       retired 2 Thomaz Bellucci Teymuraz Gabashvili 6 3 4 6 6 0 77 64     3 Marcelo Melo / Bruno Soares Alex Bogomolov, Jr. / Teymuraz Gabashvili 7 5 6 2 79 67       4 Thomaz Bellucci Alex Bogomolov, Jr. 77 64 6 3         5 Rogério Dutra da Silva Stanislav Vovk 6 2 6 2

Italy vs. Chile

Italy 4	Tennis Club Napoli, Napoli, Italy[8] 14–16 September 2012 Clay		Chile 1
1 2 3 4 5 1 Andreas Seppi Guillermo Hormazábal 7 5 6 1 6 2       2 Fabio Fognini Paul Capdeville 2 6 6 2 66 78 6 1 6 2   3 Daniele Bracciali / Andreas Seppi Jorge Aguilar / Paul Capdeville 4 6 6 4 4 6 2 6     4 Andreas Seppi Paul Capdeville 6 3 6 1 6 3       5 Simone Bolelli Christian Garín 6 4 6 3

Netherlands vs. Switzerland

Netherlands 2	Westergasfabriek, Amsterdam, Netherlands[9] 14–16 September 2012 Clay		Switzerland 3
1 2 3 4 5 1 Thiemo de Bakker Roger Federer 3 6 4 6 4 6       2 Robin Haase Stanislas Wawrinka 3 6 6 3 3 6 64 77     3 Robin Haase / Jean-Julien Rojer Roger Federer / Stanislas Wawrinka 6 4 6 2 5 7 6 3     4 Robin Haase Roger Federer 1 6 4 6 4 6       5 Thiemo de Bakker Marco Chiudinelli 6 2 77 64