2012 BNP Paribas Open – Men's Singles

Men's Singles
2012 BNP Paribas Open
Champion	Roger Federer
Runner-up	John Isner
Final score	7–6^(9–7), 6–3

The 2012 BNP Paribas Open was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at Indian Wells Tennis Garden, Indian Wells, California, United States from March 5 through March 18, 2012. It was the 39th edition of the BNP Paribas Open, also known as the Indian Wells Masters, and was classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2012 ATP World Tour. The men's singles draw consisted of 96 players in a 128-player grid that included 32 seeded players. All 32 seeded players received a bye into the second round.

Novak Djokovic was the defending champion having won the event in 2011 but lost 6–7^(7–9), 6–3, 6–7^(5–7) to 11th seeded John Isner in the semifinals. Isner's victory over Djokovic meant that he reached his first Masters 1000 final. Roger Federer won a record fourth title at Indian Wells by defeating arch-rival Rafael Nadal 6–3, 6–4 in the semifinals and John Isner 7–6^(9–7), 6–3 in the final.

Seeds

All seeds received a bye into the second round.

1. Novak Djokovic (Semifinals)
2. Rafael Nadal (Semifinals)
3. Roger Federer (Champion)
4. Andy Murray (Second round)
5. David Ferrer (Third round)
6. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (Fourth round)
7. Tomáš Berdych (Fourth round)
8. Mardy Fish (Third round)
9. Juan Martín del Potro (Quarterfinals)
10. Janko Tipsarević (Third round)
11. John Isner (Final)
12. Nicolás Almagro (Quarterfinals)
13. Gilles Simon (Quarterfinals)
14. Gaël Monfils (withdrew because of gastroenteritis)
15. Feliciano López (Second round)
16. Richard Gasquet (Second round)
17. Kei Nishikori (Second round)
18. Florian Mayer (Second round)
19. Fernando Verdasco (Third round)
20. Jürgen Melzer (Second round)
21. Alexandr Dolgopolov (Fourth round)
22. Juan Mónaco (Third round)
23. Stanislas Wawrinka (Third round)
24. Marin Čilić (Second round)
25. Viktor Troicki (Second round)
26. Marcel Granollers (Third round)
27. Milos Raonic (Third round)
28. Radek Štěpánek (Third round)
29. Kevin Anderson (Third round)
30. Andy Roddick (Third round)
31. Juan Ignacio Chela (Second round)
32. Julien Benneteau (Second round)

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier WC = Wild Card LL = Lucky Loser

Alt = Alternate SE = Special Exempt PR = Protected Ranking

w/o = Walkover r = Retired d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Novak Djokovic	6	6
	12	Nicolás Almagro	3	4
								1	Novak Djokovic	6^7	6	6^5
								11	John Isner	7^9	3	7^7
	13	Gilles Simon	3	6	5
	11	John Isner	6	1	7
															11	John Isner	6^7	3
															3	Roger Federer	7^9	6
	9	Juan Martín del Potro	3	2
	3	Roger Federer	6	6
								3	Roger Federer	6	6
								2	Rafael Nadal	3	4
		David Nalbandian	6	5	4
	2	Rafael Nadal	4	7	6

Top Half

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
							1	N Djokovic	6	6
Q	A Golubev	6	6				Q	A Golubev	3	2
Q	R de Voest	1	4											1	N Djokovic	6	6
	M Bachinger	4	2											29	K Anderson	2	3
	P Kohlschreiber	6	6					P Kohlschreiber
							29	K Anderson	w/o
																					1	N Djokovic	6	6^5	6
																						P Andújar	0	7^7	2
							18	F Mayer	2	4
	R Haase	2	6	6^2				P Andújar	6	6
	P Andújar	6	3	7^7											P Andújar	7^7	6
	A Ramos	6^10	7^7	6											A Ramos	6^5	4
WC	J Levine	7^12	6^4	2				A Ramos	3	7	6
							16	R Gasquet	6	5	1

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
							12	N Almagro	5	6	6
Q	T Smyczek	6^1	4				WC	S Querrey	7	4	4
WC	S Querrey	7^7	6											12	N Almagro	4	6	7^7
	S Giraldo	5	6	6											S Giraldo	6	2	6^2
WC	J Sock	7	0	1				S Giraldo	7	6
							17	K Nishikori	5	2
																					12	N Almagro	6	6
																					7	T Berdych	4	0
							30	A Roddick	4	7^7	6
	I Karlović	4	2					Ł Kubot	6	6^5	3
	Ł Kubot	6	6											30	A Roddick	3	6	2
	A Bogomolov, Jr.	6^7	6	6^3										7	T Berdych	6	4	6
	S Stakhovsky	7^9	4	7^7				S Stakhovsky	7^7	3	4
							7	T Berdych	6^2	6	6

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
							4	A Murray	4	2
	G García-López	7^8	4	6				G García-López	6	6
	R Machado	6^6	6	2											G García-López	4	5
	F Cipolla	1	2												R Harrison	6	7
	R Harrison	6	6					R Harrison	7^7	6
							25	V Troicki	6^5	3
																						R Harrison	6^0	7	1
																					13	G Simon	7^7	5	6
							23	S Wawrinka	4	6	6
Q	P Lorenzi	6	3	4			WC	R Ginepri	6	4	4
WC	R Ginepri	1	6	6										23	S Wawrinka	4	4
Q	A Delić	6	0	2										13	G Simon	6	6
	D Sela	2	6	6				D Sela	5	7^8	4
							13	G Simon	7	6^6	6

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
							11	J Isner	7	6
LL	F Gil	6	6^6	6			LL	F Gil	5	3
Q	R Williams	3	7^8	4										11	J Isner	7	7
Q	V Pospisil	3	2											22	J Mónaco	5	5
	N Mahut	6	6					N Mahut	4	7	3
							22	J Mónaco	6	5	6
																					11	J Isner	6	7
																					Q	M Ebden	4	5
							32	J Benneteau	6	3	2
Q	M Ebden	6	4	6			Q	M Ebden	2	6	6
	I Kunitsyn	1	6	4										Q	M Ebden	6	6
	A Seppi	4	6	6										8	M Fish	3	4
	O Rochus	6	3	4				A Seppi	3	2^r
							8	M Fish	6	3

Bottom Half

Section 5

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
							5	D Ferrer	6	6
	I Dodig	1	4					G Dimitrov	2	2
	G Dimitrov	6	6											5	D Ferrer	4	3
	Y-h Lu	6^6	3												D Istomin	6	6
	D Istomin	7^8	6					D Istomin	7^7	6^7	7
							31	JI Chela	6^5	7^9	5
																						D Istomin	6^2	7^8	2
																					9	JM del Potro	7^7	6^6	6
							19	F Verdasco	6	6
	C-M Stebe	2	2					R Sweeting	2	2
	R Sweeting	6	6											19	F Verdasco	2	6^6
Q	M Matosevic	6	6											9	JM del Potro	6	7^8
Q	R Bemelmans	2	3				Q	M Matosevic	5	2
							9	JM del Potro	7	6

Section 6

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
							LL	B Phau	5	2
	N Davydenko	7	6					N Davydenko	7	6
Q	S Bubka	5	3												N Davydenko
	L Rosol	2	6^4												T Bellucci	w/o
	T Bellucci	6	7^7					T Bellucci	6	6
							20	J Melzer	3	3
																						T Bellucci	6	3	4
																					3	R Federer	3	6	6
							27	M Raonic	6	6
	C Berlocq	6	6					C Berlocq	4	2
	B Paire	4	2											27	M Raonic	7^7	2	4
LL	T Kamke	6	6^3	4										3	R Federer	6^4	6	6
WC	D Kudla	2	7^7	6			WC	D Kudla	4	1
							3	R Federer	6	6

Section 7

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
							6	J-W Tsonga	4
	M Llodra	6	5	7^7				M Llodra	1^r
	E Gulbis	3	7	6^3										6	J-W Tsonga	6^2	6	6
	X Malisse	6	6											28	R Štěpánek	7^7	3	2
Q	B Reynolds	2	4					X Malisse	2	1
							28	R Štěpánek	6	6
																					6	J-W Tsonga	6	5	3
																						D Nalbandian	3	7	6
							24	M Čilić	6^3	6^4
	P Starace	6^4	0					D Nalbandian	7^7	7^7
	D Nalbandian	7^7	6												D Nalbandian	6	3	6
	B Tomic	6	6^4	0										10	J Tipsarević	3	6	3
	G Müller	4	7^7	6				G Müller	4	2
							10	J Tipsarević	6	6

Section 8

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
							15	F López	3	4
	J Chardy	3	4					M Baghdatis	6	6
	M Baghdatis	6	6												M Baghdatis	4	7	4
	D Young	2	6	6^5										21	A Dolgopolov	6	5	6
	S Darcis	6	3	7^7				S Darcis	7^15	3	5
							21	A Dolgopolov	6^13	6	7
																					21	A Dolgopolov	3	2
																					2	R Nadal	6	6
							26	M Granollers	6	2	6
	J Nieminen	6^9	4					T Haas	3	6	3
	T Haas	7^11	6											26	M Granollers	1	4
	A Falla	6	6^7	4										2	R Nadal	6	6
	L Mayer	2	7^9	6				L Mayer	1	3
							2	R Nadal	6	6

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Frederico Gil (Qualifying competition, Lucky Loser)
2. Tobias Kamke (Qualifying competition, Lucky Loser)
3. Matthew Ebden (Qualified)
4. Paolo Lorenzi (Qualified)
5. João Souza (First round)
6. Igor Andreev (First round)
7. Marsel İlhan (First round)
8. Björn Phau (Qualifying competition, Lucky Loser)
9. Vasek Pospisil (Qualified)
10. Bobby Reynolds (Qualified)
11. Rik de Voest (Qualified)
12. Ricardo Mello (First round)
13. Jürgen Zopp (Qualifying competition)
14. Thomas Schoorel (Qualifying competition)
15. Michael Russell (Qualifying competition)
16. Marinko Matosevic (Qualified)
17. Izak van der Merwe (Qualifying competition)
18. Andrey Golubev (Qualified)
19. Júlio Silva (First round)
20. Arnau Brugués-Davi (First round)
21. Rajeev Ram (Qualifying competition)
22. Marco Chiudinelli (First round)
23. James Ward (First round)
24. Ruben Bemelmans (Qualified)

Qualifiers

1. Ruben Bemelmans
2. Amer Delić
3. Matthew Ebden
4. Paolo Lorenzi
5. Sergei Bubka
6. Tim Smyczek
7. Rhyne Williams
8. Andrey Golubev
9. Vasek Pospisil
10. Bobby Reynolds
11. Rik de Voest
12. Marinko Matosevic

Lucky Losers

1. Frederico Gil
2. Tobias Kamke
3. Björn Phau

Key

Q = Qualifier WC = Wild Card LL = Lucky Loser

Alt = Alternate SE = Special Exempt PR = Protected Ranking

w/o = Walkover r = Retired d = Defaulted

First Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	1	Frederico Gil	6	6
		Alex Kuznetsov	1	1
								1	Frederico Gil	4	6	4
								24	Ruben Bemelmans	6	3	6
		Pierre-Ludovic Duclos	6^5	7	3
	24	Ruben Bemelmans	7^7	5	6

Second Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	2	Tobias Kamke	4	6	6
		Greg Jones	6	2	4
								2	Tobias Kamke	3	6	4
									Amer Delić	6	2	6
		Amer Delić	6	7^7
	19	Júlio Silva	2	6^2

Third Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	3	Matthew Ebden	6	6
		Víctor Estrella	3	2
								3	Matthew Ebden	6	6
								21	Rajeev Ram	4	3
		Iván Navarro	4	2
	21	Rajeev Ram	6	6

Fourth Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	4	Paolo Lorenzi	6	6
		Dominik Meffert	2	4
								4	Paolo Lorenzi	6	7^7
								WC	Daniel Kosakowski	2	6^4
	WC	Daniel Kosakowski	7^7	6
	22	Marco Chiudinelli	6^5	3

Fifth Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	5	João Souza	2	7	6^5
		Sergei Bubka	6	5	7^7
									Sergei Bubka	6	3	6
								14	Thomas Schoorel	3	6	4
	WC	Dennis Novikov	1	6^7
	14	Thomas Schoorel	6	7^9

Sixth Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	6	Igor Andreev	1	6	3
	WC	Tim Smyczek	6	1	6
								WC	Tim Smyczek	6	6
								15	Michael Russell	2	0
	WC	Haithem Abid	2	2
	15	Michael Russell	6	6

Seventh Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	7	Marsel İlhan	4	4
	WC	Rhyne Williams	6	6
								WC	Rhyne Williams	7^7	1	6
								13	Jürgen Zopp	6^1	6	1
		Mischa Zverev	2	6	1
	13	Jürgen Zopp	6	1	6

Eighth Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	8	Björn Phau	6	6
		Denis Gremelmayr	0	4
								8	Björn Phau	4	4
								18	Andrey Golubev	6	6
		Roberto Bautista-Agut	6^3	4
	18	Andrey Golubev	7^7	6

Ninth Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	9	Vasek Pospisil	7	3	7
		Mathieu Rodrigues	5	6	5
								9	Vasek Pospisil	4	6	6
									Maxime Authom	6	4	3
		Maxime Authom	6	6
	23	James Ward	1	2

Tenth Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	10	Bobby Reynolds	6	6
		Peter Gojowczyk	4	1
								10	Bobby Reynolds	4	7^7	6
									Frank Dancevic	6	6^2	4
		Frank Dancevic	6	6
	20	Arnau Brugués-Davi	3	0

Eleventh Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	11	Rik de Voest	6	5
		Stefano Galvani	3	1^r
								11	Rik de Voest	7	6
								17	Izak van der Merwe	5	3
		Stéphane Bohli	6^2	1
	17	Izak van der Merwe	7^7	6

Twelfth Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	12	Ricardo Mello	3	7^7	0
		Michael Yani	6	6^5	6
									Michael Yani	2	2
								16	Marinko Matosevic	6	6
		Gastão Elias	2	5
	16	Marinko Matosevic	6	7

References

• Main Draw
• Qualifying Draw