2012 French Open – Men's singles

July 2025 2012 French Open ESP Rafael Nadal SRB Novak Djokovic 6–4, 6–3, 2–6, 7–5 2012 French Open Two-time defending champion Rafael Nadal defeated Novak Djokovic in the final, 6–4, 6–3, 2–6, 7–5 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2012 French Open.https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/jun/11/novak-djokovic-rafael-nadal-live?newsfeed=true Novak Djokovic v Rafael Nadal – French Open final live (part deux) as it happened 11 June 2012 The Guardian 11 June 2012 It was his record-breaking seventh French Open title and eleventh major title overall, surpassing Björn Borg's Open Era record of six French Open men's singles titles and equaling Pete Sampras' Wimbledon record for men's singles titles at one major in the Open Era. He also equaled Chris Evert's all-gender record for the most French Open singles titles overall.https://www.espn.com/tennis/french12/story/_/id/8036263/rafael-nadal-tops-novak-djokovic-record-7th-french-title Rafael Nadal claims 7th French title 11 June 2012 ESPN 11 June 2012 https://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/12/sports/tennis/nadal-finishes-off-djokovic-for-seventh-french-open-title.html?pagewanted=all Nadal Wins Seventh French Open Title 11 June 2012 New York Times 11 June 2012 Djokovic was attempting to complete a non-calendar-year Grand Slam and to become the first man since Rod Laver in 1969 to hold all four major titles at once, having won the preceding Wimbledon Championships, US Open, and Australian Open (Djokovic would achieve the feat in 2016). Instead, it was Djokovic's fourth consecutive loss to Nadal at the French Open. Until this tournament, Djokovic had not won a set against Nadal in their three previous encounters at the French Open.July 2025. Roger Federer was attempting to become the first man in the Open Era and the third man ever to achieve a double career Grand Slam, but he lost to Djokovic in the semifinals in a rematch of the previous year's semifinal.July 2025 Due to rain, play in the final was delayed multiple times. At one point, Nadal led two sets to none and was up 2–0 in the third set. As the weather worsened, Djokovic won six straight games to take the third set and broke to lead in the fourth.https://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/11/sports/tennis/french-open-final-suspended-with-nadal-ahead.html French Open Final suspended with Nadal ahead The New York Times https://www.espn.com/tennis/french12/story/_/id/8033759/2012-french-open-final-novak-djokovic-rafael-nadal-suspended-rain 2012 French Open Final suspended due to rain The match was finally suspended until the following day, with Nadal ahead 6–4, 6–3, 2–6, 1–2 and Djokovic serving.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/18379650 French Open: Nadal & Djokovic final suspended because of rain 2012-06-10 bbc.co.uk When play resumed, Nadal won two straight games and six of the last nine. David Goffin was the first lucky loser to reach the fourth round of a major since Dick Norman at the 1995 Wimbledon Championships.Hanford Ian French Open 2012 Scores: Shocking Results from Roland Garros' First 2 Days https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1199599-french-open-2012-scores-shocking-results-from-roland-garros-first-two-days Bleacher Report 30 May 2012 29 May 2012 This marked the last French Open appearance of 2003 champion and former world No. 1 Juan Carlos Ferrero.July 2025 Seeds 30em 1 1 SRB Novak Djokovic (final) 2 8 ESP Rafael Nadal (champion) 3 3 SUI Roger Federer (semifinals) 4 6 GBR Andy Murray (quarterfinals) 5 2 FRA Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (quarterfinals) 6 5 ESP David Ferrer (semifinals) 7 4 CZE Tomáš Berdych (fourth round) 8 7 SRB Janko Tipsarević (fourth round) 9 4 ARG Juan Martín del Potro (quarterfinals) 10 5 USA John Isner (second round) 11 2 FRA Gilles Simon (third round) 12 7 ESP Nicolás Almagro (quarterfinals) 13 8 ARG Juan Mónaco (fourth round) 14 1 ESP Fernando Verdasco (third round) 15 3 ESP Feliciano López (first round, retired because of a left oblique injury) 16 6 UKR Alexandr Dolgopolov (first round) 17 6 FRA Richard Gasquet (fourth round) 18 2 SUI Stan Wawrinka (fourth round) 19 8 CAN Milos Raonic (third round) 20 5 ESP Marcel Granollers (fourth round) 21 4 CRO Marin Čilić (third round) 22 1 ITA Andreas Seppi (fourth round) 23 3 CZE Radek Štěpánek (first round) 24 7 GER Philipp Kohlschreiber (second round) 25 6 AUS Bernard Tomic (second round) 26 3 USA Andy Roddick (first round) 27 5 RUS Mikhail Youzhny (third round) 28 2 SRB Viktor Troicki (second round) 29 7 FRA Julien Benneteau (third round) 30 1 AUT Jürgen Melzer (first round) 31 4 RSA Kevin Anderson (third round) 32 8 GER Florian Mayer (second round) Qualifying 2012 French Open – Men's singles qualifying Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 1 SRB Novak Djokovic 6 5 5 78 6 5 FRA Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 1 7 7 66 1 3 SUI Roger Federer 3 64 6 6 6 9 ARG Juan Martín del Potro 6 77 2 0 3 6 ESP David Ferrer 6 63 6 6 4 GBR Andy Murray 4 77 3 2 12 ESP Nicolás Almagro 64 2 3 2 ESP Rafael Nadal 77 6 6 1 SRB Novak Djokovic 6 7 6 3 SUI Roger Federer 4 5 3 6 ESP David Ferrer 2 2 1 2 ESP Rafael Nadal 6 6 6 1 SRB Novak Djokovic 4 3 6 5 2 ESP Rafael Nadal 6 6 2 7 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 1 SRB N Djokovic 77 6 6 ITA P Starace 63 3 1 SLO B Kavčič 77 6 64 6 WC AUS L Hewitt 62 3 77 3 Q SRB F Krajinović 2 2 0 Q FRA N Devilder 6 6 6 Q GER M Berrer 65 4 6 6 6 30 AUT J Melzer 77 6 2 2 3 22 ITA A Seppi 6 77 7 RUS N Davydenko 3 65 5 KAZ M Kukushkin 6 77 5 2 6 LAT E Gulbis 4 64 7 6 4 Q NED I Sijsling 6 5 6 4 6 LUX G Müller 2 7 3 6 8 BEL S Darcis 3 2 64 14 ESP F Verdasco 6 6 77 1 SRB N Djokovic 6 6 6 SLO B Kavčič 0 4 4 Q FRA N Devilder 77 6 6 Q GER M Berrer 65 4 2 22 ITA A Seppi 65 6 2 6 6 KAZ M Kukushkin 77 2 6 1 2 LUX G Müller 77 3 2 2 14 ESP F Verdasco 65 6 6 6 1 SRB N Djokovic 6 6 6 Q FRA N Devilder 1 2 2 22 ITA A Seppi 7 3 6 4 6 14 ESP F Verdasco 5 6 3 6 2 1 SRB N Djokovic 4 65 6 7 6 22 ITA A Seppi 6 77 3 5 3 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 11 FRA G Simon 3 7 6 6 USA R Harrison 6 5 4 1 BEL X Malisse 3 61 65 WC USA B Baker 6 77 77 ESP P Andújar 6 2 1 6 6 ROU V Hănescu 1 6 6 3 1 ITA F Cipolla 3 3 6 6 2 18 SUI S Wawrinka 6 6 4 3 6 28 SRB V Troicki 4 6 5 6 6 BRA T Bellucci 6 3 7 3 2 ITA F Fognini 6 7 6 WC FRA A Mannarino 0 5 1 GER C-M Stebe 6 2 BRA J Souza 3 0r Q RUS A Kuznetsov 6 3 2 4 5 FRA J-W Tsonga 1 6 6 6 11 FRA G Simon 6 6 64 1 6 WC USA B Baker 4 1 77 6 0 ESP P Andújar 63 77 2 1 18 SUI S Wawrinka 77 64 6 6 28 SRB V Troicki 2 6 6 3 6 ITA F Fognini 6 3 4 6 8 GER C-M Stebe 2 6 2 1 5 FRA J-W Tsonga 6 4 6 6 11 FRA G Simon 5 77 77 3 2 18 SUI S Wawrinka 7 65 63 6 6 ITA F Fognini 5 4 4 5 FRA J-W Tsonga 7 6 6 18 SUI S Wawrinka 4 66 6 6 4 5 FRA J-W Tsonga 6 78 3 3 6 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 3 SUI R Federer 6 7 6 GER T Kamke 2 5 3 ROU A Ungur 6 5 6 7 ARG D Nalbandian 3 7 4 5 CAN F Dancevic 0r SVK M Kližan 4 FRA N Mahut 6 6 4 6 26 USA A Roddick 3 3 6 2 23 CZE R Štěpánek 2 6 6 4 2 LL BEL D Goffin 6 4 2 6 6 WC FRA A Clément 6 3 4 77 5 RUS A Bogomolov 2 6 6 62 4r SVK K Beck 5 2 5 POL Ł Kubot 7 6 7 Q FRA F Serra 5 15 ESP F López 0r 3 SUI R Federer 6 6 66 6 ROU A Ungur 3 2 78 3 SVK M Kližan 6 4 65 3 FRA N Mahut 4 6 77 6 LL BEL D Goffin 3 77 0 6 6 WC FRA A Clément 6 62 6 2 1 POL Ł Kubot 77 6 77 Q FRA F Serra 60 2 64 3 SUI R Federer 6 4 6 7 FRA N Mahut 3 6 2 5 LL BEL D Goffin 77 7 6 POL Ł Kubot 64 5 1 3 SUI R Federer 5 7 6 6 LL BEL D Goffin 7 5 2 4 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 9 ARG JM del Potro 6 65 6 6 ESP A Montañés 2 77 2 1 FRA É Roger-Vasselin 3 6 6 6 CAN V Pospisil 6 3 2 2 ESP JC Ferrero 6 6 6 WC FRA J Dasnières de Veigy 1 4 3 Q ESP D Muñoz de la Nava 4 4 5 21 CRO M Čilić 6 6 7 31 RSA K Anderson 77 66 4 6 11 POR R Machado 62 78 6 1 9 WC FRA É Prodon 710 3 3 2 Q ARG H Zeballos 68 6 6 6 FRA M Llodra 77 6 3 6 ESP G García López 65 2 6 3 ISR D Sela 3 4 1 7 CZE T Berdych 6 6 6 9 ARG JM del Potro 65 77 6 6 FRA É Roger-Vasselin 77 63 4 4 ESP JC Ferrero 64 2 3 21 CRO M Čilić 77 6 6 31 RSA K Anderson 6 3 6 6 Q ARG H Zeballos 3 6 3 0 FRA M Llodra 2 3 3 7 CZE T Berdych 6 6 6 9 ARG JM del Potro 6 79 6 21 CRO M Čilić 3 67 1 31 RSA K Anderson 4 6 77 4 4 7 CZE T Berdych 6 3 64 6 6 9 ARG JM del Potro 78 1 6 7 7 CZE T Berdych 66 6 3 5 Bottom half Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 6 ESP D Ferrer 6 6 6 SVK L Lacko 3 4 1 FRA B Paire 77 6 65 6 ESP A Ramos 63 4 77 3 CRO I Dodig 2 2 1 NED R Haase 6 6 6 USA J Blake 2 1 2 27 RUS M Youzhny 6 6 6 20 ESP M Granollers 6 3 6 6 Q POR J Sousa 2 6 3 4 TUN M Jaziri 6 7 79 GER P Petzschner 3 5 67 WC FRA P-H Mathieu 2 4 6 6 6 GER B Phau 6 6 4 3 0 Q BRA R Dutra Silva 3 4 4 10 USA J Isner 6 6 6 6 ESP D Ferrer 6 6 6 FRA B Paire 3 3 2 NED R Haase 3 65 4 27 RUS M Youzhny 6 77 6 20 ESP M Granollers 77 3 6 3 7 TUN M Jaziri 61 6 1 6 5 WC FRA P-H Mathieu 62 6 6 3 18 10 USA J Isner 77 4 4 6 16 6 ESP D Ferrer 6 6 6 27 RUS M Youzhny 0 2 2 20 ESP M Granollers 6 6 1 4 6 WC FRA P-H Mathieu 4 4 6 6 1 6 ESP D Ferrer 6 6 6 20 ESP M Granollers 3 2 0 Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 16 UKR A Dolgopolov 77 4 64 6 3 UKR S Stakhovsky 64 6 77 3 6 ITA F Volandri 3 6 4 4 Q GER T Haas 6 0 6 6 USA D Young 63 1 1 BUL G Dimitrov 77 6 6 Q EST J Zopp 3 4 64 17 FRA R Gasquet 6 6 77 25 AUS B Tomic 77 6 6 Q AUT A Haider-Maurer 65 3 3 COL S Giraldo 5 6 6 77 COL A Falla 7 2 4 64 FIN J Nieminen 3 6 2 RUS I Andreev 6 2 1r JPN T Ito 1 5 0 4 GBR A Murray 6 7 6 UKR S Stakhovsky 2 3 2 Q GER T Haas 6 6 6 BUL G Dimitrov 7 5 2 3 17 FRA R Gasquet 5 7 6 6 25 AUS B Tomic 4 1 3 COL S Giraldo 6 6 6 FIN J Nieminen 6 4 1 2 4 GBR A Murray 1 6 6 6 Q GER T Haas 77 3 0 0 17 FRA R Gasquet 63 6 6 6 COL S Giraldo 3 4 4 4 GBR A Murray 6 6 6 17 FRA R Gasquet 6 4 1 2 4 GBR A Murray 1 6 6 6 Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 8 SRB J Tipsarević 2 6 77 6 USA S Querrey 6 4 63 3 FRA J Chardy 6 6 63 3 11 TPE Y-h Lu 4 1 77 6 9 RUS D Tursunov 6 6 6 JPN G Soeda 1 4 4 Q GER M Zverev 2 77 4 4 29 FRA J Benneteau 6 63 6 6 24 GER P Kohlschreiber 6 6 77 AUS M Ebden 4 4 64 BEL O Rochus 3 4 6 4 ARG L Mayer 6 6 2 6 ARG JI Chela 3 3 1 CYP M Baghdatis 6 6 6 ITA P Lorenzi 3 5 4 12 ESP N Almagro 6 7 6 8 SRB J Tipsarević 77 6 7 FRA J Chardy 64 1 5 RUS D Tursunov 4 4 4 29 FRA J Benneteau 6 6 6 24 GER P Kohlschreiber 65 64 5 ARG L Mayer 77 77 7 CYP M Baghdatis 4 3 5 12 ESP N Almagro 6 6 7 8 SRB J Tipsarević 6 7 6 29 FRA J Benneteau 3 5 4 ARG L Mayer 4 1 2 12 ESP N Almagro 6 6 6 8 SRB J Tipsarević 4 4 4 12 ESP N Almagro 6 6 6 Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 13 ARG J Mónaco 6 2 6 77 WC FRA G Rufin 2 6 2 63 CZE L Rosol 6 7 66 6 ARG C Berlocq 4 5 78 2 Q USA J Levine 7 6 6 PR GER B Becker 5 2 4 ESP R Ramírez Hidalgo 4 2 2 19 CAN M Raonic 6 6 6 32 GER F Mayer 6 6 6 ESP D Gimeno Traver 4 2 3 Q ARG E Schwank 6 6 6 CRO I Karlović 4 0 3 RUS I Kunitsyn 2 1 2 UZB D Istomin 6 6 6 ITA S Bolelli 2 2 1 2 ESP R Nadal 6 6 6 13 ARG J Mónaco 77 6 77 CZE L Rosol 64 0 65 Q USA J Levine 4 5 2 19 CAN M Raonic 6 7 6 32 GER F Mayer 6 3 4 64 Q ARG E Schwank 2 6 6 77 UZB D Istomin 2 2 0 2 ESP R Nadal 6 6 6 13 ARG J Mónaco 65 6 65 6 6 19 CAN M Raonic 77 3 77 3 4 Q ARG E Schwank 1 3 4 2 ESP R Nadal 6 6 6 13 ARG J Mónaco 2 0 0 2 ESP R Nadal 6 6 6 References External links Official Roland Garros 2012 Men's Singles Draw Main Draw 2012 French Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation 2012 Australian Open – Men's singles Grand Slam men's singles 2012 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles Men's Singles French Open - Men's Singles Category:French Open by year – Men's singles