2012 tennis event results
Defending champion Novak Djokovic defeated Rafael Nadal in the final , 5–7, 6–4, 6–2, 6–7(5–7) , 7–5 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2012 Australian Open.[1] It was his third Australian Open title and fifth major title overall. The final lasted 5 hours and 53 minutes, which is the longest match in duration in Australian Open history and the longest major singles final by duration in the Open Era .[2] It is often considered to be among the greatest matches in tennis history, and marked Nadal's third consecutive major final loss to Djokovic, with Nadal becoming the first man to lose three consecutive major finals in the Open Era.[3]
This was the last major appearance for former world No. 3 Ivan Ljubičić . It was also the last Australian Open for former world No. 1's Andy Roddick & Juan Carlos Ferrero , and former world No. 3 David Nalbandian .
Seeds [ ]
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.
Qualifying [ ]
Wildcards [ ]
Draw [ ]
Key [ ]
Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild card
LL = Lucky loser
Alt = Alternate
SE = Special exempt
PR = Protected ranking
ITF = ITF entry
JE = Junior exempt
w/o = Walkover
r = Retired
d = Defaulted
Finals [ ]
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
1
Novak Djokovic
6
77
6
5
David Ferrer
4
64
1
1
Novak Djokovic
6
3
64
6
7
4
Andy Murray
3
6
77
1
5
4
Andy Murray
6
6
6
24
Kei Nishikori
3
3
1
1
Novak Djokovic
5
6
6
65
7
2
Rafael Nadal
7
4
2
77
5
11
Juan Martín del Potro
4
3
2
3
Roger Federer
6
6
6
3
Roger Federer
77
2
65
4
2
Rafael Nadal
65
6
77
6
7
Tomáš Berdych
77
66
4
3
2
Rafael Nadal
65
78
6
6
Top half [ ]
Section 1 [ ]
First Round
Second Round
Third Round
Fourth Round
1
N Djokovic
6
6
6
P Lorenzi
2
0
0
1
N Djokovic
6
6
6
S Giraldo
6
6
6
S Giraldo
3
2
1
Q
M Viola
4
2
1
1
N Djokovic
6
6
6
WC
T Ito
6
4
6
6
N Mahut
0
1
1
P Starace
3
6
3
4
WC
T Ito
6
66
2
2
N Mahut
7
7
6
N Mahut
1
78
6
6
29
R Štěpánek
5
5
3
1
N Djokovic
6
6
4
6
23
M Raonic
6
6
6
WC
L Hewitt
1
3
6
3
F Volandri
4
0
2
23
M Raonic
6
5
6
7
L Rosol
0
0
2
P Petzschner
4
7
2
5
P Petzschner
6
6
6
23
M Raonic
6
3
65
3
C-M Stebe
5
4
6
5
WC
L Hewitt
4
6
77
6
WC
L Hewitt
7
6
3
7
WC
L Hewitt [a]
3
6
6
0
R Haase
3
4
1
15
A Roddick
6
3
4
0r
15
A Roddick
6
6
6
Section 2 [ ]
Section 3 [ ]
First Round
Second Round
Third Round
Fourth Round
4
A Murray
4
6
6
6
R Harrison
6
3
4
2
4
A Murray
6
6
6
X Malisse
66
0r
É Roger-Vasselin
1
4
4
É Roger-Vasselin [c]
78
0
4
A Murray
6
6
6
M Llodra
2
6
6
6
M Llodra
4
2
0
E Gulbis
6
1
2
2
M Llodra
6
6
4
5
6
D Gimeno-Traver
3
2
4
32
A Bogomolov Jr.
1
3
6
7
4
32
A Bogomolov Jr.
6
6
6
4
A Murray [d]
6
6
1
19
V Troicki
4
63
6
77
6
M Kukushkin
1
1
0r
JC Ferrero
6
77
2
63
2
19
V Troicki
7
4
2
6
3
G García-López
4
3
0
M Kukushkin
5
6
6
4
6
M Kukushkin
6
6
6
M Kukushkin
6
7
5
1
6
T Bellucci
77
6
6
14
G Monfils
2
5
7
6
4
D Sela
65
4
3
T Bellucci
6
0
4
2
WC
M Matosevic
65
3
3
14
G Monfils
2
6
6
6
14
G Monfils
77
6
6
Section 4 [ ]
First Round
Second Round
Third Round
Fourth Round
12
G Simon
6
3
65
6
6
Q
D Udomchoke
1
6
77
3
2
12
G Simon
5
68
6
6
2
J Benneteau
6
6
7
J Benneteau
7
710
1
3
6
K Beck
4
2
5
J Benneteau
6
63
64
3
J Souza
3
61
2
24
K Nishikori
4
77
77
6
M Ebden
6
77
6
M Ebden
6
6
4
1
1
S Robert
1
67
0
24
K Nishikori
3
1
6
6
6
24
K Nishikori
6
79
6
24
K Nishikori
2
6
6
3
6
26
M Granollers
6
77
5
5
6
6
J-W Tsonga
6
2
1
6
3
WC
J Levine
0
64
7
7
3
26
M Granollers
3
6
4
3
F Gil [e]
2
6
6
4
F Gil
6
4
6
6
I Dodig
6
1
1
1r
F Gil
2
2
2
Q
R Bautista-Agut
4
4
5
6
J-W Tsonga
6
6
6
R Mello
6
6
7
R Mello
5
4
4
D Istomin
4
6
2
5
6
J-W Tsonga
7
6
6
6
J-W Tsonga
6
3
6
7
Bottom half [ ]
Section 5 [ ]
First Round
Second Round
Third Round
Fourth Round
8
M Fish
6
6
6
G Müller
4
4
2
8
M Fish
64
3
66
A Falla
6
6
3
6
A Falla
77
6
78
F Fognini
3
2
6
1
A Falla
3
2
63
A Montañés
62
6
4
65
P Kohlschreiber
6
6
77
P Riba
77
2
6
77
P Riba
0
0r
P Kohlschreiber
7
4
6
64
6
P Kohlschreiber [g]
6
4
25
J Mónaco
5
6
3
77
0
P Kohlschreiber
4
2
1
LL
R de Voest
4
6
1
6
3
11
JM del Potro
6
6
6
Y-h Lu
6
3
6
3
6
Y-h Lu
7
6
6
Q
F Serra [f]
63
3
5
Q
F Serra
5
2
2
S Darcis
77
6
4r
Y-h Lu
2
3
0
Q
J Ward
4
3
4
11
JM del Potro
6
6
6
B Kavčič
6
6
6
B Kavčič
4
5
3
A Mannarino
6
1
5
4
11
JM del Potro
6
7
6
11
JM del Potro
2
6
7
6
Section 6 [ ]
First Round
Second Round
Third Round
Fourth Round
13
A Dolgopolov
1
4
6
6
6
WC
G Jones
6
6
1
1
2
13
A Dolgopolov
4
6
6
3
8
T Kamke
6
6
6
T Kamke
6
1
1
6
6
V Hănescu
2
1
2
13
A Dolgopolov
6
60
66
6
3
WC
K de Schepper
3
2
2
B Tomic
4
77
78
2
6
S Querrey
6
6
6
S Querrey
6
3
63
3
B Tomic
4
63
6
6
7
B Tomic
3
6
77
6
22
F Verdasco
6
77
4
2
5
B Tomic
4
2
2
31
J Melzer
63
5
3
3
R Federer
6
6
6
I Karlović
77
7
6
I Karlović
77
3
6
6
C Berlocq
2
6
77
6
C Berlocq
64
6
3
4
Q
J Huta Galung
6
3
63
3
I Karlović
66
5
3
É Prodon
4
2
6
5
3
R Federer
78
7
6
A Beck
6
6
4
7
A Beck
Q
A Kudryavtsev
5
2
2
3
R Federer [h]
w/o
3
R Federer
7
6
6
Section 7 [ ]
First round
Second round
Third round
Fourth round
7
T Berdych
7
4
6
6
A Ramos
5
6
2
3
7
T Berdych
6
6
77
O Rochus
6
6
6
O Rochus
1
0
64
Q
B Phau
1
4
0
7
T Berdych
77
77
6
S Stakhovsky
6
69
4
6
7
30
K Anderson
65
61
1
Q
I Marchenko
3
711
6
3
5
S Stakhovsky
6
1
63
3
Q
F Nielsen
1
2
4
30
K Anderson
3
6
77
6
30
K Anderson
6
6
6
7
T Berdych
4
77
77
77
21
S Wawrinka
6
6
7
10
N Almagro
6
65
63
62
B Paire
1
1
5
21
S Wawrinka
77
6
5
6
M Baghdatis
6
77
6
M Baghdatis
63
4
7
1
PR
B Becker
1
65
2
21
S Wawrinka
62
2
4
J Chardy
6
3
6
4
4
10
N Almagro
77
6
6
G Dimitrov
4
6
3
6
6
G Dimitrov
6
3
77
4
0
Ł Kubot
6
5
3
5
10
N Almagro
4
6
64
6
6
10
N Almagro
1
7
6
7
Section 8 [ ]
First Round
Second Round
Third Round
Fourth Round
16
J Isner
6
6
77
WC
B Mitchell
4
4
61
16
J Isner
4
6
2
77
10
J Nieminen
4
2r
D Nalbandian
6
3
6
65
8
D Nalbandian [i]
6
4
16
J Isner
3
77
4
77
1
F Cipolla
6
4
3
6
6
18
F López
6
63
6
60
6
N Davydenko
4
6
6
2
1
F Cipolla
5
64
2
L Mayer
65
3
62
18
F López
7
77
6
18
F López
77
6
77
18
F López
4
4
2
28
I Ljubičić
6
6
3
4
4
2
R Nadal
6
6
6
Q
L Lacko
3
4
6
6
6
Q
L Lacko
6
6
3
6
Q
P Gojowczyk
1
2
6
6
2
D Young
3
1
6
3
D Young
6
6
4
1
6
Q
L Lacko
2
4
2
PR
T Haas
77
3
6
7
2
R Nadal
6
6
6
Q
D Kudla
65
6
0
5
PR
T Haas
4
3
4
Q
A Kuznetsov
4
1
1
2
R Nadal
6
6
6
2
R Nadal
6
6
6
Notes [ ]
^ Lleyton Hewitt advanced to the third round after Andy Roddick was forced to retire after the third set because of a hamstring injury.[5]
^ Richard Gasquet advanced to the third round after Andrey Golubev was forced to retire in the third set because of injury.[6]
^ Édouard Roger-Vasselin advanced to the second round after Xavier Malisse was forced to retire after the first set because of an arm injury.[7]
^ Andy Murray advanced to the quarterfinals after Mikhail Kukushkin was forced to retire in the third set because of a left hip flexor injury.[8]
^ Frederico Gil advanced to the second round after Ivan Dodig was forced to retire in the fourth set because of shoulder and back injuries.[9]
^ Florent Serra advanced to the second round after Steve Darcis was forced to retire in the third set, leading two sets to love, because of leg cramps .[10]
^ Philipp Kohlschreiber advanced to the third round after Pere Riba was forced to retire in the second set because of a left foot injury.[11]
^ Roger Federer received a walkover into the third round after Andreas Beck withdrew from the tournament because of a lower back injury.[12]
^ David Nalbandian advanced to the second round after Jarkko Nieminen was forced to retire in the second set because of stomach cramps .[13]
References [ ]
General
[1] Source for the draw at australianopen.com
Specific
^ Flory, Kate (30 January 2011). "Djokovic Captures Second Grand Slam Title; Murray Beaten at Third Attempt" . atpworldtour.com . ATP Tour, Inc. Retrieved 12 January 2012 .
^ "Djokovic wins epic final" . ABC Radio Grandstand . Australian Broadcasting Corporation . 30 January 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2012 .
^ Passa, Dennis (28 January 2012). "Nadal won't be swayed by Djokovic breathing issues" . sports.yahoo.com . Yahoo! . Archived from the original on 2 February 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2012 .
^ "20th-seeded Mayer pulls out of Aussie" . Fox Sports . Associated Press (AP). 15 January 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2012 .
^ "Hewitt moves ahead as Roddick retires" . australianopen.com . IBM Corp., Tennis Australia . 19 January 2012. Archived from the original on 30 September 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2012 .
^ "Djokovic and Tsonga breeze into third round" . espn.co.uk . 19 January 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2012 .
^ Newman, Paul (18 January 2012). "France's softly-spoken 'English gentleman' next hurdle for Scot" . independent.co.uk . Retrieved 19 January 2012 .
^ "Nishikori Stuns Tsonga To Make History; Murray Up Next" . atpworldtour.com . ATP Tour, Inc. 23 January 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2012 .
^ "Karlović advances to second round; Martić, Dodig and Ljubičić ousted" . croatiansports.com . CroatianSoccerReport.com. 17 January 2012. Archived from the original on 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2012 .
^ O'Brien, Bren (16 January 2012). "Cramp rules need reviewing" . sportal.com.au . Sportal . Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2012 .
^ Pye, John (18 January 2012). "Clijsters hits high note" . The Boston Globe . Associated Press . Retrieved 19 January 2012 .
^ Blake, Martin (19 January 2012). "Walkover gives Fed the inside running" . smh.com.au . Retrieved 19 January 2012 .
^ "Nieminen retires in Australian opener" . YLE /Reuters . YLE . 18 January 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2012 .
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