2012 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters – Singles

Singles
2012 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters
Champion Spain Rafael Nadal
Runner-up Serbia 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.  Serbia Novak Djokovic (Final)
02.  Spain Rafael Nadal (Champion)
03.  United Kingdom Andy Murray (Quarterfinals)
04.  France Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (Quarterfinals)
05.  Spain David Ferrer (Second round)
06.  Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych (Semifinals)
07.  Serbia Janko Tipsarević (Third round)
08.  Spain Nicolás Almagro (Third round)

09.  France Gilles Simon (Semifinals)
10.  Spain Feliciano López (First round)
11.  Argentina Juan Mónaco (First round, retired because of a right ankle injury)
12.  Japan Kei Nishikori (Third round)
13.  Spain Fernando Verdasco (Third round)
14.  Germany Florian Mayer (First round)
15.  Austria Jürgen Melzer (Second round)
16.  Ukraine Alexandr Dolgopolov (Third round)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                                       
  1  Serbia Novak Djokovic 6 6  
   Netherlands Robin Haase 4 2  
  1  Serbia Novak Djokovic 4 6 6  
  6  Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych 6 3 2  
3  United Kingdom Andy Murray 77 2 3
  6  Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych 64 6 6  
    1  Serbia Novak Djokovic 3 1
  2  Spain Rafael Nadal 6 6
  9  France Gilles Simon 7 6  
4  France Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 5 4  
  9  France Gilles Simon 3 4
  2  Spain Rafael Nadal 6 6  
   Switzerland Stanislas Wawrinka 5 4
  2  Spain Rafael Nadal 7 6  

Top Half

Section 1

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    1  Serbia N Djokovic 6 6  
Q  Romania V Hănescu 3 1      Italy A Seppi 1 4  
 Italy A Seppi 6 6       1  Serbia N Djokovic 2 6 6  
 Australia B Tomic 6 6       16  Ukraine A Dolgopolov 6 1 4  
 Uzbekistan D Istomin 4 3      Australia B Tomic 2 7 1
 Argentina JI Chela 2 2     16  Ukraine A Dolgopolov 6 5 6  
16  Ukraine A Dolgopolov 6 6       1  Serbia N Djokovic 6 6
11  Argentina J Mónaco 5 6 3r        Netherlands R Haase 4 2
 Netherlands R Haase 7 0 2      Netherlands R Haase 6 6  
 France M Llodra 5 3      Italy F Fognini 4 4  
 Italy F Fognini 7 6        Netherlands R Haase 6 6
 Brazil T Bellucci 6 6        Brazil T Bellucci 2 3  
 South Africa K Anderson 4 4      Brazil T Bellucci 6 6
    5  Spain D Ferrer 3 2  
 

Section 2

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    3  United Kingdom A Murray 6 6  
 Serbia V Troicki 6 6      Serbia V Troicki 0 3  
WC  Monaco J-R Lisnard 3 1       3  United Kingdom A Murray 6  
 France J Benneteau 6 3 6        France J Benneteau 5r  
 Spain M Granollers 3 6 2      France J Benneteau 6 6
 Poland Ł Kubot 2 5     15  Austria J Melzer 4 3  
15  Austria J Melzer 6 7       3  United Kingdom A Murray 77 2 3
12  Japan K Nishikori 6 7       6  Czech Republic T Berdych 64 6 6
 Spain A Ramos 2 5     12  Japan K Nishikori 6 6  
 United States D Young 0 1     WC  France P-H Mathieu 4 2  
WC  France P-H Mathieu 6 6       12  Japan K Nishikori 6 2 4
Q  Italy S Bolelli 3 4       6  Czech Republic T Berdych 2 6 6  
 Croatia M Čilić 6 6      Croatia M Čilić 63 1
    6  Czech Republic T Berdych 77 6  
 

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    7  Serbia J Tipsarević 6 6  
 Canada M Raonic 2 6 3      Spain A Montañés 2 3  
 Spain A Montañés 6 3 6       7  Serbia J Tipsarević 0 6 1  
 Russia M Youzhny 1 3       9  France G Simon 6 4 6  
Q  Portugal F Gil 6 6     Q  Portugal F Gil 3 0
WC  Monaco B Balleret 3 2     9  France G Simon 6 6  
9  France G Simon 6 6       9  France G Simon 7 6
13  Spain F Verdasco 4 6 7       4  France J-W Tsonga 5 4
 Belgium O Rochus 6 2 5     13  Spain F Verdasco 3 6 6  
 Croatia I Ljubičić 0 3      Croatia I Dodig 6 3 1  
 Croatia I Dodig 6 6       13  Spain F Verdasco 67 2
 Germany P Kohlschreiber 6 6       4  France J-W Tsonga 79 6  
Q  France G Rufin 4 4      Germany P Kohlschreiber 2 4
    4  France J-W Tsonga 6 6  
 

Section 4

First Round   Second Round   Third Round   Quarterfinals
 
    8  Spain N Almagro 77 6  
 Argentina C Berlocq 2r     WC  Italy P Starace 63 1  
WC  Italy P Starace 4       8  Spain N Almagro 3 3  
Q  Argentina F Delbonis 6 4 2        Switzerland S Wawrinka 6 6  
 Spain P Andújar 3 6 6      Spain P Andújar 5 3
 Switzerland S Wawrinka 6 6      Switzerland S Wawrinka 7 6  
10  Spain F López 1 4        Switzerland S Wawrinka 5 4
14  Germany F Mayer 6 1 3       2  Spain R Nadal 7 6
Q  Kazakhstan M Kukushkin 3 6 6     Q  Kazakhstan M Kukushkin 710 2 6  
Q  Italy A Giannessi 5 3      Italy F Volandri 68 6 2  
 Italy F Volandri 7 6       Q  Kazakhstan M Kukushkin 1 1
 Czech Republic R Štěpánek 3 63       2  Spain R Nadal 6 6  
 Finland J Nieminen 6 77      Finland J Nieminen 4 3
    2  Spain R Nadal 6 6  
 

Qualifying

Seeds

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

Qualifiers

Draw

First Qualifier

  First Round Qualifying Competition
                         
  1  Belgium Steve Darcis 6 1  
WC  France Sebastien Couberes 2 0r  
  1  Belgium Steve Darcis 3 6 65
  8  Portugal Frederico Gil 6 3 77
 Spain Arnau Brugués-Davi 6 65 5
  8  Portugal Frederico Gil 1 77 7  

Second Qualifier

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

Third Qualifier

  First Round Qualifying Competition
                         
  3  Ukraine Sergiy Stakhovsky 2 77 0  
 Italy Alessandro Giannessi 6 64 6  
   Italy Alessandro Giannessi 6 77
  11  Spain Daniel Gimeno-Traver 1 62
 Spain Iñigo Cervantes 4 77 2
  11  Spain Daniel Gimeno-Traver 6 65 6  

Fourth Qualifier

  First Round Qualifying Competition
                         
  4  Argentina Leonardo Mayer 65 4  
 Argentina Federico Delbonis 77 6  
   Argentina Federico Delbonis 6 6
  10  Romania Adrian Ungur 4 1
WC  Monaco Guillaume Couillard 4 2
  10  Romania Adrian Ungur 6 6  

Fifth Qualifier

  First Round Qualifying Competition
                         
  5  France Édouard Roger-Vasselin 6 7  
 Spain Daniel Muñoz-de la Nava 2 5  
  5  France Édouard Roger-Vasselin 77 2 5
  14  Italy Simone Bolelli 64 6 7
 Ukraine Sergei Bubka 2 4
  14  Italy Simone Bolelli 6 6  

Sixth Qualifier

  First Round Qualifying Competition
                         
  6  Czech Republic Lukáš Rosol 63 77 3  
 France Guillaume Rufin 77 63 6  
   France Guillaume Rufin 1 6 6
  12  Germany Matthias Bachinger 6 3 3
 France Stéphane Robert 1 3
  12  Germany Matthias Bachinger 6 6  

Seventh Qualifier

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

References

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