The Draw for the 2012 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group play-offs was held today at the ITF’s headquarters in London. The World Group play-offs will take place on 14-16 September alongside the World Group semifinals.
The winning nations in the World Group play-offs will qualify for the 2013 World Group, while the losing nations will compete in their respective Zone Group I competitions in 2013.
Seeds for the draw were based on the latest ITF Davis Cup Nations Ranking of 9 April.
The draw is as follows:
2012 World Group play-offs
Kazakhstan (s) (*) v Uzbekistan
Germany (s) v Australia
Japan (*) v Israel (s)
Belgium v Sweden (s)
South Africa (*) v Canada (s)
Brazil v Russia (s)
Italy (s) v Chile
Netherlands v Switzerland (s)
Nations with choice of ground are listed first
(s) denotes seeded nation
(*) denotes choice of ground determined by lot