2012 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters

2012 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters 16–22 April 106th Clay / outdoor Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France Monte Carlo Country Club ESP Rafael Nadal2012 Monte Carlo – Singles draw http://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/monte-carlo/410/2012/draws?matchType=singles Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) USA Bob Bryan / USA Mike Bryan2012 Monte Carlo – Singles draw http://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/monte-carlo/410/2012/draws?matchType=doubles Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Monte-Carlo Masters The 2012 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters was a men's tennis tournament for male professional players, played from 16 April through 22 April 2012, on outdoor clay courts. It was the 106th edition of the annual Monte Carlo Masters tournament, which was sponsored by Rolex for the fourth time. It took place at the Monte Carlo Country Club in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France, near Monte Carlo, Monaco. Second-seeded Rafael Nadal won the singles title. Points and prize money thumb|right|Nadal during the finals Points Because the Monte Carlo Masters is the non-mandatory Masters 1000 event, special rules regarding points distribution are in place. The Monte Carlo Masters counts as one of a player's 500 level tournaments, while distributing Masters 1000 points.Ranking points EventW Win F Final SF Semifinal QF Quarterfinal Round of 16Round of 32Round of 64 Q Qualifier Q2 Qualifying round 2 Q1 Qualifying round 1 Singleshttp://www.atpworldtour.com/Rankings/Rankings-FAQ.aspx 25 February 2013 Rankings explained atpworldtour.com100060036018090451025160 Doubles0 Prize money StageMen's singlesMen's doubles Champion €460,260 €142,500 Runner up €225,680 €69,780Semifinals €113,580 €35,000Quarterfinals €57,775 €17,970Round of 16 €30,000 €9,290Round of 32 €15,810 €4,900Round of 64 €8,535 –Qualifying final round €1,965Qualifying first round €1,000 Singles main draw entrants Seeds Country PlayerRank1SeedSRBNovak Djokovic11ESPRafael Nadal22GBRAndy Murray43FRAJo-Wilfried Tsonga54ESPDavid Ferrer65CZETomáš Berdych76SRBJanko Tipsarević87ESPNicolás Almagro128FRAGilles Simon139ESPFeliciano López1510ARGJuan Mónaco1611JPNKei Nishikori1812ESPFernando Verdasco1913GERFlorian Mayer2014AUTJürgen Melzer2115UKRAlexandr Dolgopolov2216 Rankings and seedings are as of April 9, 2012 Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the main draw: MON Benjamin Ballerethttp://fr.monte-carlorolexmasters.com/News/Tennis/2012/Tournament/Wild-card.aspx Les wilds cards attribuées 2012-04-14 https://archive.today/20130129070425/http://fr.monte-carlorolexmasters.com/News/Tennis/2012/Tournament/Wild-card.aspx 2013-01-29 dead MON Jean-René Lisnard FRA Paul-Henri Mathieu ITA Potito Starace The following players received entry via qualifying: ITA Simone Bolelli ARG Federico Delbonis ITA Alessandro Giannessi POR Frederico Gil ROU Victor Hănescu KAZ Mikhail Kukushkin FRA Guillaume Rufin Withdrawals FRA Richard Gasquet (shoulder injury) USA John Isnerhttp://tennis.com/articles/templates/news.aspx?articleid=17230&zoneid=25 Bubba's buddy Isner to pull out of Monte Carlo 2012-04-13 2012-04-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20120415042508/http://tennis.com/articles/templates/news.aspx?articleid=17230&zoneid=25 dead FRA Gaël Monfils (side strain) Retirements FRA Julien Benneteau (right ankle injury) ARG Carlos Berlocq (left calf injury) ARG Juan Mónaco (right ankle injury) Doubles main draw entrants Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank1 SeedUSABob BryanUSAMike Bryan21BLRMax MirnyiCANDaniel Nestor62FRAMichaël LlodraSRBNenad Zimonjić113POLMariusz FyrstenbergPOLMarcin Matkowski184INDLeander PaesCZERadek Štěpánek215INDMahesh BhupathiINDRohan Bopanna236SWERobert LindstedtROUHoria Tecău237CZEFrantišek ČermákSVKFilip Polášek428 Rankings are as of April 9, 2012 Other entrants The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: ITA Simone Bolelli / ITA Fabio Fognini FRA Arnaud Clément / MON Jean-René Lisnard The following pairs received entry as alternates: CRO Marin Čilić / BRA Marcelo Melo FRA Édouard Roger-Vasselin / FRA Gilles Simon Withdrawals GBR Colin Fleming ARG Juan Mónaco (right ankle injury) Finals Singles 2012 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters – Singles ESP Rafael Nadal defeated SRB Novak Djokovic, 6–3, 6–1 It was Nadal's first title of the year and the 47th of his career. Doubles 2012 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters – Doubles USA Bob Bryan / USA Mike Bryan defeated BLR Max Mirnyi / CAN Daniel Nestor, 6–2, 6–3 References External links http://montecarlotennismasters.com Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) tournament profile Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters Category:2012 in Monégasque sport Category:Monte-Carlo Masters Monte