2012 Shanghai Rolex Masters – Singles

Singles
2012 Shanghai Rolex Masters
Champion	Novak Djokovic
Runner-up	Andy Murray
Final score	5–7, 7–6^(13–11), 6–3

Andy Murray was the two-time defending champion, but lost in the final to Novak Djokovic, 5–7, 7–6^(13–11), 6–3, bringing to an end Murray's perfect 12–0 record at the event. The final was voted as the best 2012 ATP World Tour match of the year,^[1] and Djokovic had to save 5 championship points in the second set in order to take the match into a decider.

Seeds

The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.

1. Roger Federer (Semifinals)
2. Novak Djokovic (Champion)
3. Andy Murray (Final)
4. Tomáš Berdych (Semifinals)
5. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (Quarterfinals)
6. Janko Tipsarević (Third round)
7. Juan Mónaco (Second round)
8. John Isner (Third round)
9. Nicolás Almagro (First round)
10. Marin Čilić (Quarterfinals)
11. Richard Gasquet (Second round)
12. Milos Raonic (Second round)
13. Stanislas Wawrinka (Third round)
14. Kei Nishikori (Second round)
15. Gilles Simon (Second round)
16. Philipp Kohlschreiber (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	Roger Federer	6	6
	10	Marin Čilić	3	4
								1	Roger Federer	4	4
								3	Andy Murray	6	6
	3	Andy Murray	4	6	6
		Radek Štěpánek	6	2	3
															3	Andy Murray	7	6^11	3
															2	Novak Djokovic	5	7^13	6
	5	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga	3	6^4
	4	Tomáš Berdych	6	7^7
								4	Tomáš Berdych	3	4
								2	Novak Djokovic	6	6
		Tommy Haas	3	3
	2	Novak Djokovic	6	6

Top Half

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							1	R Federer	6	7
Q	Y-h Lu	6	6				Q	Y-h Lu	3	5
WC	Z Zhang	0	2											1	R Federer	4	7^7	6
	D Istomin	4	6	6										13	S Wawrinka	6	6^4	0
	C Berlocq	6	2	1				D Istomin	4	6	4
	A Ramos	6^1	6^5				13	S Wawrinka	6	4	6
13	S Wawrinka	7^7	7^7																		1	R Federer	6	6
10	M Čilić	7	6																		10	M Čilić	3	4
Q	Ł Kubot	5	3				10	M Čilić	7	6
	T Bellucci	3	4					M Kližan	5	1
	M Kližan	6	6											10	M Čilić	4	6	6
	F Verdasco	6	6												F Verdasco	6	1	4
	G Soeda	2	4					F Verdasco	6	6
							7	J Mónaco	4	2

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							3	A Murray	w/o
	B Tomic	4	0					F Mayer
	F Mayer	6	6											3	A Murray	6	6
	A Dolgopolov	6	6												A Dolgopolov	2	2
	J Chardy	3	2					A Dolgopolov	6	6
	J Melzer	4	2				15	G Simon	3	4
15	G Simon	6	6																		3	A Murray	4	6	6
11	R Gasquet	6	6																			R Štěpánek	6	2	3
Q	B Baker	2	3				11	R Gasquet	4	4
	R Štěpánek	7	6					R Štěpánek	6	6
WC	L Hewitt	5	1												R Štěpánek	6	6^5	6
	J Nieminen	2	6^4											8	J Isner	4	7^7	3
	K Anderson	6	7^7					K Anderson	6^3	7^10	6^7
							8	J Isner	7^7	6^8	7^9

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							5	J-W Tsonga	7^9	7
	B Paire	7^7	6					B Paire	6^7	5
Q	P Petzschner	6^2	4											5	J-W Tsonga	6	7^7
	F Fognini	2	2												M Baghdatis	2	6^2
	M Baghdatis	6	6					M Baghdatis	7^7	6^5	7^7
Q	M Matosevic	6^4	3				12	M Raonic	6^4	7^7	6^3
12	M Raonic	7^7	6																		5	J-W Tsonga	3	6^4
14	K Nishikori	6	6																		4	T Berdych	6	7^7
WC	D Wu	2	4				14	K Nishikori	6	1	4
	S Querrey	6	6					S Querrey	2	6	6
WC	Z Li	3	1												S Querrey	2	7^7	4
Q	M Berrer	2	6^5											4	T Berdych	6	6^3	6
	A Seppi	6	7^7					A Seppi	3	3
							4	T Berdych	6	6

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							6	J Tipsarević	6	7^7
	V Troicki	6	2	6				V Troicki	2	6^3
	M Youzhny	3	6	4										6	J Tipsarević	2	1
Q	A Bogomolov, Jr.	6^4	4												T Haas	6	6
PR	T Robredo	7^7	6				PR	T Robredo	3	3
	T Haas	4	7^7	6				T Haas	6	6
9	N Almagro	6	6^4	2																		T Haas	3	3
16	P Kohlschreiber	6	6																		2	N Djokovic	6	6
	R Harrison	4	4				16	P Kohlschreiber	3	4
	F López	6	1	6				F López	6	6
	A Falla	3	6	3											F López	3	3
	P Andújar	5	3											2	N Djokovic	6	6
	G Dimitrov	7	6					G Dimitrov	3	2
							2	N Djokovic	6	6

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Marinko Matosevic (Qualified)
2. Matthew Ebden (First round)
3. Brian Baker (Qualified)
4. Guillermo García-López (Qualifying competition)
5. Lu Yen-hsun (Qualified)
6. Tatsuma Ito (Qualifying competition)
7. Łukasz Kubot (Qualified)
8. Grega Žemlja (Qualifying competition)
9. Alex Bogomolov, Jr. (Qualified)
10. Sergiy Stakhovsky (Qualifying competition)
11. Philipp Petzschner (Qualified)
12. Michael Berrer (Qualified)
13. Jimmy Wang (Qualifying competition)
14. Danai Udomchoke (Qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

1. Marinko Matosevic
2. Philipp Petzschner
3. Brian Baker
4. Alex Bogomolov, Jr.
5. Lu Yen-hsun
6. Michael Berrer
7. Łukasz Kubot

Draw

First Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	1	Marinko Matosevic	7	7
	Alt	Treat Conrad Huey	5	5
								1	Marinko Matosevic	6	4	6
								10	Sergiy Stakhovsky	3	6	1
		Donald Young	7^7	4	4
	10	Sergiy Stakhovsky	6^4	6	6

Second Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	2	Matthew Ebden	6^1	4
		Marius Copil	7^7	6
									Marius Copil	0	6^3
								11	Philipp Petzschner	6	7^7
	Alt	Mariusz Fyrstenberg	4	4
	11	Philipp Petzschner	6	6

Third Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	3	Brian Baker	6	6
	Alt	Zhang Zhizhen	3	0
								3	Brian Baker	6	7
								8	Grega Žemlja	1	5
		Gianluca Naso	4	3
	8	Grega Žemlja	6	6

Fourth Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	4	Guillermo García-López	7	6
	Alt	Peter Luczak	5	2
								4	Guillermo García-López	6^6	4
								9	Alex Bogomolov, Jr.	7^8	6
	WC	Li Yu Cheng	0	0
	9	Alex Bogomolov, Jr.	6	6

Fifth Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	5	Lu Yen-hsun	6	6
	Alt	Gao Xin	1	1
								5	Lu Yen-hsun	6	6
								14	Danai Udomchoke	3	2
	Alt	Borut Puc	6^2	3
	14	Danai Udomchoke	7^7	6

Sixth Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	6	Tatsuma Ito	6	6
	WC	Chang Yu	4	2
								6	Tatsuma Ito	6^3	1
								12	Michael Berrer	7	6
		Riccardo Ghedin	6^5	3
	12	Michael Berrer	7^7	6

Seventh Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	7	Łukasz Kubot	7^7	6
		Gong Mao-Xin	6^3	2
								7	Łukasz Kubot	6	6
								13	Jimmy Wang	4	2
		Jan Hernych	1	2
	13	Jimmy Wang	6	6

References

1. "BEST ATP WORLD TOUR MATCHES OF THE YEAR - NOS. 1 & 2". ATP World Tour website. 21 November 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2013.

• Main Draw
• Qualifying Draw