2012 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters – Singles

Singles
2012 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters
Champion	Rafael Nadal
Runner-up	Novak Djokovic
Final score	6–3, 6–1

The 2012 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters was a tennis tournament played at the Monte Carlo Country Club, in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France, near Monte Carlo, Monaco. The tournament was part of the 2012 ATP World Tour and was played on outdoor clay courts. Rafael Nadal was the seven time defending champion having won this event in 2011 and successfully defended his title by beating Novak Djokovic 6–3, 6–1 in the final. Nadal's victory was his eighth consecutive Monte-Carlo Masters title, having won this event in the past from 2005 to 2011. Nadal became the first man in the open era to win a tournament eight consecutive times.

Seeds

Top 8 seeds received a bye into the second round.

01.   Novak Djokovic (Final) 02.   Rafael Nadal (Champion) 03.   Andy Murray (Quarterfinals) 04.   Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (Quarterfinals) 05.   David Ferrer (Second round) 06.   Tomáš Berdych (Semifinals) 07.   Janko Tipsarević (Third round) 08.   Nicolás Almagro (Third round)

09.   Gilles Simon (Semifinals) 10.   Feliciano López (First round) 11.   Juan Mónaco (First round, retired because of a right ankle injury) 12.   Kei Nishikori (Third round) 13.   Fernando Verdasco (Third round) 14.   Florian Mayer (First round) 15.   Jürgen Melzer (Second round) 16.   Alexandr Dolgopolov (Third 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
		Robin Haase	4	2
								1	Novak Djokovic	4	6	6
								6	Tomáš Berdych	6	3	2
	3	Andy Murray	7^7	2	3
	6	Tomáš Berdych	6^4	6	6
															1	Novak Djokovic	3	1
															2	Rafael Nadal	6	6
	9	Gilles Simon	7	6
	4	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga	5	4
								9	Gilles Simon	3	4
								2	Rafael Nadal	6	6
		Stanislas Wawrinka	5	4
	2	Rafael Nadal	7	6

Top Half

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							1	N Djokovic	6	6
Q	V Hănescu	3	1					A Seppi	1	4
	A Seppi	6	6											1	N Djokovic	2	6	6
	B Tomic	6	6											16	A Dolgopolov	6	1	4
	D Istomin	4	3					B Tomic	2	7	1
	JI Chela	2	2				16	A Dolgopolov	6	5	6
16	A Dolgopolov	6	6																		1	N Djokovic	6	6
11	J Mónaco	5	6	3^r																		R Haase	4	2
	R Haase	7	0	2				R Haase	6	6
	M Llodra	5	3					F Fognini	4	4
	F Fognini	7	6												R Haase	6	6
	T Bellucci	6	6												T Bellucci	2	3
	K Anderson	4	4					T Bellucci	6	6
							5	D Ferrer	3	2

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							3	A Murray	6	6
	V Troicki	6	6					V Troicki	0	3
WC	J-R Lisnard	3	1											3	A Murray	6
	J Benneteau	6	3	6											J Benneteau	5^r
	M Granollers	3	6	2				J Benneteau	6	6
	Ł Kubot	2	5				15	J Melzer	4	3
15	J Melzer	6	7																		3	A Murray	7^7	2	3
12	K Nishikori	6	7																		6	T Berdych	6^4	6	6
	A Ramos	2	5				12	K Nishikori	6	6
	D Young	0	1				WC	P-H Mathieu	4	2
WC	P-H Mathieu	6	6											12	K Nishikori	6	2	4
Q	S Bolelli	3	4											6	T Berdych	2	6	6
	M Čilić	6	6					M Čilić	6^3	1
							6	T Berdych	7^7	6

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							7	J Tipsarević	6	6
	M Raonic	2	6	3				A Montañés	2	3
	A Montañés	6	3	6										7	J Tipsarević	0	6	1
	M Youzhny	1	3											9	G Simon	6	4	6
Q	F Gil	6	6				Q	F Gil	3	0
WC	B Balleret	3	2				9	G Simon	6	6
9	G Simon	6	6																		9	G Simon	7	6
13	F Verdasco	4	6	7																	4	J-W Tsonga	5	4
	O Rochus	6	2	5			13	F Verdasco	3	6	6
	I Ljubičić	0	3					I Dodig	6	3	1
	I Dodig	6	6											13	F Verdasco	6^7	2
	P Kohlschreiber	6	6											4	J-W Tsonga	7^9	6
Q	G Rufin	4	4					P Kohlschreiber	2	4
							4	J-W Tsonga	6	6

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							8	N Almagro	7^7	6
	C Berlocq	2^r					WC	P Starace	6^3	1
WC	P Starace	4												8	N Almagro	3	3
Q	F Delbonis	6	4	2											S Wawrinka	6	6
	P Andújar	3	6	6				P Andújar	5	3
	S Wawrinka	6	6					S Wawrinka	7	6
10	F López	1	4																			S Wawrinka	5	4
14	F Mayer	6	1	3																	2	R Nadal	7	6
Q	M Kukushkin	3	6	6			Q	M Kukushkin	7^10	2	6
Q	A Giannessi	5	3					F Volandri	6^8	6	2
	F Volandri	7	6											Q	M Kukushkin	1	1
	R Štěpánek	3	6^3											2	R Nadal	6	6
	J Nieminen	6	7^7					J Nieminen	4	3
							2	R Nadal	6	6

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Steve Darcis (Qualifying Competition)
2. Mikhail Kukushkin (Qualified)
3. Sergiy Stakhovsky (First Round)
4. Leonardo Mayer (First Round)
5. Édouard Roger-Vasselin (Qualifying Competition)
6. Lukáš Rosol (First Round)
7. Tobias Kamke (First Round)
8. Frederico Gil (Qualified)
9. Grigor Dimitrov (Qualifying Competition)
10. Adrian Ungur (Qualifying Competition)
11. Daniel Gimeno-Traver (Qualifying Competition)
12. Matthias Bachinger (Qualifying Competition)
13. Victor Hănescu (Qualified)
14. Simone Bolelli (Qualified)

Qualifiers

1. Frederico Gil
2. Mikhail Kukushkin
3. Alessandro Giannessi
4. Federico Delbonis
5. Simone Bolelli
6. Guillaume Rufin
7. Victor Hănescu

Draw

First Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	1	Steve Darcis	6	1
	WC	Sebastien Couberes	2	0^r
								1	Steve Darcis	3	6	6^5
								8	Frederico Gil	6	3	7^7
		Arnau Brugués-Davi	6	6^5	5
	8	Frederico Gil	1	7^7	7

Second Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	2	Mikhail Kukushkin	6	6
		Arnaud Clément	2	2
								2	Mikhail Kukushkin	6	7
								9	Grigor Dimitrov	4	5
	WC	Thomas Drouet	1	3
	9	Grigor Dimitrov	6	6

Third Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	3	Sergiy Stakhovsky	2	7^7	0
		Alessandro Giannessi	6	6^4	6
									Alessandro Giannessi	6	7^7
								11	Daniel Gimeno-Traver	1	6^2
		Iñigo Cervantes	4	7^7	2
	11	Daniel Gimeno-Traver	6	6^5	6

Fourth Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	4	Leonardo Mayer	6^5	4
		Federico Delbonis	7^7	6
									Federico Delbonis	6	6
								10	Adrian Ungur	4	1
	WC	Guillaume Couillard	4	2
	10	Adrian Ungur	6	6

Fifth Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	5	Édouard Roger-Vasselin	6	7
		Daniel Muñoz-de la Nava	2	5
								5	Édouard Roger-Vasselin	7^7	2	5
								14	Simone Bolelli	6^4	6	7
		Sergei Bubka	2	4
	14	Simone Bolelli	6	6

Sixth Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	6	Lukáš Rosol	6^3	7^7	3
		Guillaume Rufin	7^7	6^3	6
									Guillaume Rufin	1	6	6
								12	Matthias Bachinger	6	3	3
		Stéphane Robert	1	3
	12	Matthias Bachinger	6	6

Seventh Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	7	Tobias Kamke	6	5	4
		Michael Berrer	3	7	6
									Michael Berrer	1	4
								13	Victor Hănescu	6	6
	WC	Thomas Oger	3	4
	13	Victor Hănescu	6	6

References

• Main Draw
• Qualifying Draw