2012 French Open – Men's Singles

Men's Singles
2012 French Open
Champion	Rafael Nadal
Runner-up	Novak Djokovic
Final score	6–4, 6–3, 2–6, 7–5

Rafael Nadal was the defending champion and successfully defended his title defeating Novak Djokovic 6–4, 6–3, 2–6, 7–5 in the final.^[1] The win was Nadal's seventh French Open title, surpassing Björn Borg's record of six French Open titles and tying Pete Sampras' Wimbledon record for most title wins at one major and Chris Evert's for most French Open titles achieved by a man or woman.^[2][3]

Novak Djokovic had the chance to become the first man since Rod Laver to hold all four Grand Slam titles at once, having won the previous year's Wimbledon and US Open titles as well as that year's Australian Open (all wins against Nadal), but lost the final to Rafael Nadal.

Due to rain, the final was postponed to Monday, June 11, 2012 at 1:00 local time, after the score on Sunday was 6–4, 6–3, 2–6, 1–2 and Djokovic with the serve, and after 3 hours of play of the 3:49 total length.^[4]

Seeds

01.   Novak Djokovic (Final)

02.   Rafael Nadal (Champion)

03.   Roger Federer (Semifinals)

04.   Andy Murray (Quarterfinals)

05.   Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (Quarterfinals)

06.   David Ferrer (Semifinals)

07.   Tomáš Berdych (Fourth round)

08.   Janko Tipsarević (Fourth round)

09.   Juan Martín del Potro (Quarterfinals)

10.   John Isner (Second round)

11.   Gilles Simon (Third round)

12.   Nicolás Almagro (Quarterfinals)

13.   Juan Mónaco (Fourth round)

14.   Fernando Verdasco (Third round)

15.   Feliciano López (First round, retired because of a left oblique injury)

16.   Alexandr Dolgopolov (First round)

17.   Richard Gasquet (Fourth round)

18.   Stanislas Wawrinka (Fourth round)

19.   Milos Raonic (Third round)

20.   Marcel Granollers (Fourth round)

21.   Marin Čilić (Third round)

22.   Andreas Seppi (Fourth round)

23.   Radek Štěpánek (First round)

24.   Philipp Kohlschreiber (Second round)

25.   Bernard Tomic (Second round)

26.   Andy Roddick (First round)

27.   Mikhail Youzhny (Third round)

28.   Viktor Troicki (Second round)

29.   Julien Benneteau (Third round)

30.   Jürgen Melzer (First round)

31.   Kevin Anderson (Third round)

32.   Florian Mayer (Second round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying

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	5	5	7^8	6
	5	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga	1	7	7	6^6	1
										1	Novak Djokovic	6	7	6
										3	Roger Federer	4	5	3
	3	Roger Federer	3	6^4	6	6	6
	9	Juan Martín del Potro	6	7^7	2	0	3
																			1	Novak Djokovic	4	3	6	5
																			2	Rafael Nadal (details)	6	6	2	7
	6	David Ferrer	6	6^3	6	6
	4	Andy Murray	4	7^7	3	2
										6	David Ferrer	2	2	1
										2	Rafael Nadal	6	6	6
	12	Nicolás Almagro	6^4	2	3
	2	Rafael Nadal	7^7	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Fourth Round
	1	N Djokovic	7^7	6	6
		P Starace	6^3	3	1					1	N Djokovic	6	6	6
		B Kavčič	7^7	6	6^4	6					B Kavčič	0	4	4
	WC	L Hewitt	6^2	3	7^7	3													1	N Djokovic	6	6	6
	Q	F Krajinović	2	2	0														Q	N Devilder	1	2	2
	Q	N Devilder	6	6	6					Q	N Devilder	7^7	6	6
	Q	M Berrer	6^5	4	6	6	6			Q	M Berrer	6^5	4	2
	30	J Melzer	7^7	6	2	2	3																					1	N Djokovic	4	6^5	6	7	6
	22	A Seppi	6	7^7	7																							22	A Seppi	6	7^7	3	5	3
		N Davydenko	3	6^5	5					22	A Seppi	6^5	6	2	6	6
		M Kukushkin	6	7^7	5	2	6				M Kukushkin	7^7	2	6	1	2
		E Gulbis	4	6^4	7	6	4												22	A Seppi	7	3	6	4	6
	Q	I Sijsling	6	5	6	4	6												14	F Verdasco	5	6	3	6	2
		G Müller	2	7	3	6	8				G Müller	7^7	3	2	2
		S Darcis	3	2	6^4					14	F Verdasco	6^5	6	6	6
	14	F Verdasco	6	6	7^7

Section 2

	First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Fourth Round
	11	G Simon	3	7	6	6
		R Harrison	6	5	4	1				11	G Simon	6	6	6^4	1	6
		X Malisse	3	6^1	6^5					WC	B Baker	4	1	7^7	6	0
	WC	B Baker	6	7^7	7^7														11	G Simon	5	7^7	7^7	3	2
		P Andújar	6	2	1	6	6												18	S Wawrinka	7	6^5	6^3	6	6
		V Hănescu	1	6	6	3	1				P Andújar	6^3	7^7	2	1
		F Cipolla	3	3	6	6	2			18	S Wawrinka	7^7	6^4	6	6
	18	S Wawrinka	6	6	4	3	6																					18	S Wawrinka	4	6^6	6	6	4
	28	V Troicki	4	6	5	6	6																					5	J-W Tsonga	6	7^8	3	3	6
		T Bellucci	6	3	7	3	2			28	V Troicki	2	6	6	3	6
		F Fognini	6	7	6						F Fognini	6	3	4	6	8
	WC	A Mannarino	0	5	1															F Fognini	5	4	4
		C-M Stebe	6	2															5	J-W Tsonga	7	6	6
		J Souza	3	0^r							C-M Stebe	2	6	2	1
	Q	A Kuznetsov	6	3	2	4				5	J-W Tsonga	6	4	6	6
	5	J-W Tsonga	1	6	6	6

Section 3

	First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Fourth Round
	3	R Federer	6	7	6
		T Kamke	2	5	3					3	R Federer	6	6	6^6	6
		A Ungur	6	5	6	7					A Ungur	3	2	7^8	3
		D Nalbandian	3	7	4	5													3	R Federer	6	4	6	7
		F Dancevic	0^r																	N Mahut	3	6	2	5
		M Kližan	4								M Kližan	6	4	6^5	3
		N Mahut	6	6	4	6					N Mahut	4	6	7^7	6
	26	A Roddick	3	3	6	2																						3	R Federer	5	7	6	6
	23	R Štěpánek	2	6	6	4	2																					LL	D Goffin	7	5	2	4
	LL	D Goffin	6	4	2	6	6			LL	D Goffin	3	7^7	0	6	6
	WC	A Clément	6	3	4	7^7	5			WC	A Clément	6	6^2	6	2	1
		A Bogomolov	2	6	6	6^2	4^r												LL	D Goffin	7^7	7	6
		K Beck	5	2	5															Ł Kubot	6^4	5	1
		Ł Kubot	7	6	7						Ł Kubot	7^7	6	7^7
	Q	F Serra	5							Q	F Serra	6^0	2	6^4
	15	F López	0^r

Section 4

	First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Fourth Round
	9	JM del Potro	6	6^5	6	6
		A Montañés	2	7^7	2	1				9	JM del Potro	6^5	7^7	6	6
		É Roger-Vasselin	3	6	6	6					É Roger-Vasselin	7^7	6^3	4	4
		V Pospisil	6	3	2	2													9	JM del Potro	6	7^9	6
		JC Ferrero	6	6	6														21	M Čilić	3	6^7	1
	WC	J Dasnières de Veigy	1	4	3						JC Ferrero	6^4	2	3
	Q	D Muñoz de la Nava	4	4	5					21	M Čilić	7^7	6	6
	21	M Čilić	6	6	7																							9	JM del Potro	7^8	1	6	7
	31	K Anderson	7^7	6^6	4	6	11																					7	T Berdych	6^6	6	3	5
		R Machado	6^2	7^8	6	1	9			31	K Anderson	6	3	6	6
	WC	É Prodon	7^10	3	3	2				Q	H Zeballos	3	6	3	0
	Q	H Zeballos	6^8	6	6	6													31	K Anderson	4	6	7^7	4	4
		M Llodra	7^7	6	3	6													7	T Berdych	6	3	6^4	6	6
		G García-López	6^5	2	6	3					M Llodra	2	3	3
		D Sela	3	4	1					7	T Berdych	6	6	6
	7	T Berdych	6	6	6

Bottom half

Section 5

	First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Fourth Round
	6	D Ferrer	6	6	6
		L Lacko	3	4	1					6	D Ferrer	6	6	6
		B Paire	7^7	6	6^5	6					B Paire	3	3	2
		A Ramos	6^3	4	7^7	3													6	D Ferrer	6	6	6
		I Dodig	2	2	1														27	M Youzhny	0	2	2
		R Haase	6	6	6						R Haase	3	6^5	4
		J Blake	2	1	2					27	M Youzhny	6	7^7	6
	27	M Youzhny	6	6	6																							6	D Ferrer	6	6	6
	20	M Granollers	6	3	6	6																						20	M Granollers	3	2	0
	Q	J Sousa	2	6	3	4				20	M Granollers	7^7	3	6	3	7
		M Jaziri	6	7	7^9						M Jaziri	6^1	6	1	6	5
		P Petzschner	3	5	6^7														20	M Granollers	6	6	1	4	6
	WC	P-H Mathieu	2	4	6	6	6												WC	P-H Mathieu	4	4	6	6	1
		B Phau	6	6	4	3	0			WC	P-H Mathieu	6^2	6	6	3	18
	Q	R Dutra da Silva	3	4	4					10	J Isner	7^7	4	4	6	16
	10	J Isner	6	6	6

Section 6

	First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Fourth Round
	16	A Dolgopolov	7^7	4	6^4	6	3
		S Stakhovsky	6^4	6	7^7	3	6				S Stakhovsky	2	3	2
		F Volandri	3	6	4	4				Q	T Haas	6	6	6
	Q	T Haas	6	0	6	6													Q	T Haas	7^7	3	0	0
		D Young	6^3	1	1														17	R Gasquet	6^3	6	6	6
		G Dimitrov	7^7	6	6						G Dimitrov	7	5	2	3
	Q	J Zopp	3	4	6^4					17	R Gasquet	5	7	6	6
	17	R Gasquet	6	6	7^7																							17	R Gasquet	6	4	1	2
	25	B Tomic	7^7	6	6																							4	A Murray	1	6	6	6
	Q	A Haider-Maurer	6^5	3	3					25	B Tomic	4	1	3
		S Giraldo	5	6	6	7^7					S Giraldo	6	6	6
		A Falla	7	2	4	6^4														S Giraldo	3	4	4
		J Nieminen	3	6	2														4	A Murray	6	6	6
		I Andreev	6	2	1^r						J Nieminen	6	4	1	2
		T Ito	1	5	0					4	A Murray	1	6	6	6
	4	A Murray	6	7	6

Section 7

	First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Fourth Round
	8	J Tipsarević	2	6	7^7	6
		S Querrey	6	4	6^3	3				8	J Tipsarević	7^7	6	7
		J Chardy	6	6	6^3	3	11				J Chardy	6^4	1	5
		Y-h Lu	4	1	7^7	6	9												8	J Tipsarević	6	7	6
		D Tursunov	6	6	6														29	J Benneteau	3	5	4
		G Soeda	1	4	4						D Tursunov	4	4	4
	Q	M Zverev	2	7^7	4	4				29	J Benneteau	6	6	6
	29	J Benneteau	6	6^3	6	6																						8	J Tipsarević	4	4	4
	24	P Kohlschreiber	6	6	7^7																							12	N Almagro	6	6	6
		M Ebden	4	4	6^4					24	P Kohlschreiber	6^5	6^4	5
		O Rochus	3	4	6	4					L Mayer	7^7	7^7	7
		L Mayer	6	6	2	6														L Mayer	4	1	2
		JI Chela	3	3	1														12	N Almagro	6	6	6
		M Baghdatis	6	6	6						M Baghdatis	4	3	5
		P Lorenzi	3	5	4					12	N Almagro	6	6	7
	12	N Almagro	6	7	6

Section 8

	First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Fourth Round
	13	J Mónaco	6	2	6	7^7
	WC	G Rufin	2	6	2	6^3				13	J Mónaco	7^7	6	7^7
		L Rosol	6	7	6^6	6					L Rosol	6^4	0	6^5
		C Berlocq	4	5	7^8	2													13	J Mónaco	6^5	6	6^5	6	6
	Q	J Levine	7	6	6														19	M Raonic	7^7	3	7^7	3	4
	PR	B Becker	5	2	4					Q	J Levine	4	5	2
		R Ramírez Hidalgo	4	2	2					19	M Raonic	6	7	6
	19	M Raonic	6	6	6																							13	J Mónaco	2	0	0
	32	F Mayer	6	6	6																							2	R Nadal	6	6	6
		D Gimeno-Traver	4	2	3					32	F Mayer	6	3	4	6^4
	Q	E Schwank	6	6	6					Q	E Schwank	2	6	6	7^7
		I Karlović	4	0	3														Q	E Schwank	1	3	4
		I Kunitsyn	2	1	2														2	R Nadal	6	6	6
		D Istomin	6	6	6						D Istomin	2	2	0
		S Bolelli	2	2	1					2	R Nadal	6	6	6
	2	R Nadal	6	6	6

References

1. "Novak Djokovic v Rafael Nadal – French Open final live (part deux) as it happened". The Guardian. 11 June 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
2. "Rafael Nadal claims 7th French title". ESPN. 11 June 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
3. "Nadal Wins Seventh French Open Title". New York Times. 11 June 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
4. "French Open: Nadal & Djokovic final suspended because of rain". bbc.co.uk. 2012-06-10.

External links

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