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2012 US Open – Men's singles
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2012 US Open GBR Andy Murray SRB Novak Djokovic 7–6(12–10), 7–5, 2–6, 3–6, 6–2 128 32
2012 US Open (tennis)
Andy Murray defeated defending champion Novak Djokovic in the final, 7–6(12–10), 7–5, 2–6, 3–6, 6–2 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2012 US Open.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/19539257 Andy Murray wins US Open after beating Novak Djokovic BBC Sport 17 July 2025 It was his first major title, following four runner-up finishes. Murray was the first Briton to win a singles major since Virginia Wade in 1977 and the first British man since Fred Perry in 1936.https://www.tntsports.co.uk/tennis/us-open/2022/andy-murray-recalls-historic-2012-us-open-triumph-over-novak-djokovic-that-was-a-huge-moment-for-me_sto9107151/story.shtml Andy Murray recalls historic 2012 US Open triumph over Novak Djokovic - 'That was a huge moment for me' 29 August 2022 TNT Sports 2 February 2026 The final lasted 4 hours and 54 minutes, an Open Era record-equaling US Open final duration, tying with the 1988 final between Ivan Lendl and Mats Wilander.https://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/articles/2020-04-03/us_open_classics_andy_murray_vs_novak_djokovic_2012_mens_singles_final.html US Open Classics: Andy Murray vs. Novak Djokovic, 2012 men's singles final Kapetanakis Arthur April 3, 2020 US Open February 2, 2026
This tournament marked the last professional appearance of 2003 champion and former world No. 1 Andy Roddick; he lost to Juan Martín del Potro in the fourth round.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/19498213 Andy Roddick retires after US Open defeat by Del Potro September 5, 2012 www.bbc.co.uk February 2, 2026
This tournament marked the first time since the 2004 French Open that neither Roger Federer nor Rafael Nadal (who withdrew from the tournament due to a knee injury)https://www.espn.co.uk/tennis/usopen12/story/_/id/8271319/2012-us-open-rafael-nadal-withdraws-due-ongoing-knee-issues Rafael Nadal withdraws from Open August 15, 2012 ESPN.com February 2, 2026 reached the semifinals of a major.
Murray's victory made 2012 the first season since 2003, the year Federer won his first major title, to feature four different champions across the four majors.https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1329906-four-things-we-learned-at-the-2012-us-open 4 Things We Learned at the 2012 US Open John DeMarzo September 11, 2012 Bleacher Report February 2, 2026
Seeds
30em 1 1 SUI Roger Federer (quarterfinals)
2 8 SRB Novak Djokovic (final)
3 3 GBR Andy Murray (champion)
4 6 ESP David Ferrer (semifinals)
5 4 FRA Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (second round)
6 2 CZE Tomáš Berdych (semifinals)
7 7 ARG Juan Martín del Potro (quarterfinals)
8 5 SRB Janko Tipsarević (quarterfinals)
9 5 USA John Isner (third round)
10 7 ARG Juan Mónaco (first round)
11 2 ESP Nicolás Almagro (fourth round)
12 4 CRO Marin Čilić (quarterfinals)
13 6 FRA Richard Gasquet (fourth round)
14 8 UKR Alexandr Dolgopolov (third round)
15 3 CAN Milos Raonic (fourth round)
16 1 FRA Gilles Simon (third round)
17 4 JPN Kei Nishikori (third round)
18 8 SUI Stan Wawrinka (fourth round, retired because of illness)
19 5 GER Philipp Kohlschreiber (fourth round)
20 7 USA Andy Roddick (fourth round)
21 6 GER Tommy Haas (first round)
22 2 GER Florian Mayer (first round, retired because of dizziness)
23 1 USA Mardy Fish (fourth round, withdrew for health reasons)
24 3 ESP Marcel Granollers (second round)
25 1 ESP Fernando Verdasco (third round)
26 7 ITA Andreas Seppi (first round)
27 2 USA Sam Querrey (third round)
28 6 RUS Mikhail Youzhny (first round)
29 5 SRB Viktor Troicki (first round)
30 3 ESP Feliciano López (third round)
31 8 FRA Julien Benneteau (third round)
32 4 FRA Jérémy Chardy (third round)
Qualifying
2012 US Open – Men's singles qualifying
Main draw
Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 1 SUI Roger Federer 61 4 6 3 6 CZE Tomáš Berdych 77 6 3 6 3 GBR Andy Murray 3 77 6 6 12 CRO Marin Čilić 6 64 2 0 8 SRB Janko Tipsarević 3 77 6 3 64 4 ESP David Ferrer 6 65 2 6 77 7 ARG Juan Martín del Potro 2 63 4 2 SRB Novak Djokovic 6 77 6 6 CZE Tomáš Berdych 7 2 1 67 3 GBR Andy Murray 5 6 6 79 4 ESP David Ferrer 6 1 4 2 2 SRB Novak Djokovic 2 6 6 6 3 GBR Andy Murray 712 7 2 3 6 2 SRB Novak Djokovic 610 5 6 6 2
Top half
Section 1
First round Second round Third round Fourth round 1 SUI R Federer 6 6 6 USA D Young 3 2 4 Q BEL M Authom 2 6 4 65 GER B Phau 6 4 6 77 ESP A Ramos 63 7 6 6 WC USA R Ginepri 77 5 4 0 POR R Machado 1 2 4 25 ESP F Verdasco 6 6 6 23 USA M Fish 77 77 6 JPN G Soeda 63 62 3 RUS N Davydenko 7 3 6 6 Q ARG G Pella 5 6 4 2 CRO I Karlović 64 710 1 4 Q TPE J Wang 77 68 6 6 USA M Russell 64 6 7 4 1 16 FRA G Simon 77 3 5 6 6 1 SUI R Federer 6 6 6 GER B Phau 2 3 2 ESP A Ramos 64 7 65 4 25 ESP F Verdasco 77 5 77 6 23 USA M Fish 4 64 6 6 6 RUS N Davydenko 6 77 2 1 2 Q TPE J Wang 4 6 4 4 16 FRA G Simon 6 4 6 6 1 SUI R Federer 6 6 6 25 ESP F Verdasco 3 4 4 23 USA M Fish 6 5 77 6 16 FRA G Simon 1 7 65 3 1 SUI R Federer w/o 23 USA M Fish
Section 2
First round Second round Third round Fourth round 11 ESP N Almagro 6 65 6 6 CZE R Štěpánek 4 77 3 4 FRA N Mahut 6 6 4 5 63 GER P Petzschner 1 4 6 7 77 SLO B Kavčič 4 65 6 3 ITA F Cipolla 6 77 3 6 WC USA J Sock 6 6 3 22 GER F Mayer 3 2 2r 27 USA S Querrey 64 6 6 7 TPE Y-h Lu 77 4 4 5 ESP R Ramírez Hidalgo 6 6 3 6 PR IND S Devvarman 3 2 6 4 UZB D Istomin 6 3 3 5 EST J Zopp 3 6 6 7 BEL D Goffin 5 3 3 6 CZE T Berdych 7 6 6 11 ESP N Almagro 6 5 5 6 6 GER P Petzschner 3 7 7 4 4 ITA F Cipolla 2 2 4 WC USA J Sock 6 6 6 27 USA S Querrey 6 6 6 ESP R Ramírez Hidalgo 3 4 3 EST J Zopp 1 4 2 6 CZE T Berdych 6 6 6 11 ESP N Almagro 77 64 77 6 WC USA J Sock 63 77 62 1 27 USA S Querrey 78 4 3 2 6 CZE T Berdych 66 6 6 6 11 ESP N Almagro 64 4 1 6 CZE T Berdych 77 6 6
Section 3
First round Second round Third round Fourth round 3 GBR A Murray 6 6 6 RUS A Bogomolov Jr. 2 4 1 Q JPN H Moriya 0 1 2 CRO I Dodig 6 6 6 BRA T Bellucci 65 6 61 5 ESP P Andújar 77 3 77 7 NED R Haase 3 5 2 30 ESP F López 6 7 6 24 ESP M Granollers 6 4 6 77 WC USA D Kudla 3 6 3 62 SVK L Lacko 5 2 6 3 WC USA J Blake 7 6 3 6 PR FRA P-H Mathieu 2 4 77 77 6 RUS I Andreev 6 6 61 64 1 COL S Giraldo 3 6 6 4 4 15 CAN M Raonic 6 4 3 6 6 3 GBR A Murray 6 6 6 CRO I Dodig 2 1 3 ESP P Andújar 4 1 77 6 5 30 ESP F López 6 6 65 3 7 24 ESP M Granollers 1 4 2 WC USA J Blake 6 6 6 PR FRA P-H Mathieu 5 4 64 15 CAN M Raonic 7 6 77 3 GBR A Murray 77 77 4 77 30 ESP F López 65 65 6 64 WC USA J Blake 3 0 63 15 CAN M Raonic 6 6 77 3 GBR A Murray 6 6 6 15 CAN M Raonic 4 4 2
Section 4
First round Second round Third round Fourth round 12 CRO M Čilić 5 2 6 6 6 AUS M Matosevic 7 6 4 2 4 Q GER D Brands 77 6 77 ROU A Ungur 64 4 65 Q USA T Smyczek 1 6 6 4 6 Q USA B Reynolds 6 4 2 6 4 Q ARG G Andreozzi 1 2 4 17 JPN K Nishikori 6 6 6 32 FRA J Chardy 6 6 6 ITA F Volandri 3 4 3 JPN T Ito 69 3 2 AUS M Ebden 711 6 6 SVK M Kližan 6 6 6 COL A Falla 4 1 2 Q SVK K Beck 3 1 62 5 FRA J-W Tsonga 6 6 77 12 CRO M Čilić 6 6 5 4 7 Q GER D Brands 3 2 7 6 5 Q USA T Smyczek 2 2 4 17 JPN K Nishikori 6 6 6 32 FRA J Chardy 6 6 6 AUS M Ebden 4 2 2 SVK M Kližan 6 1 6 6 5 FRA J-W Tsonga 4 6 1 3 12 CRO M Čilić 6 6 63 6 17 JPN K Nishikori 3 4 77 3 32 FRA J Chardy 4 4 4 SVK M Kližan 6 6 6 12 CRO M Čilić 7 6 6 SVK M Kližan 5 4 0
Bottom half
Section 5
First round Second round Third round Fourth round 8 SRB J Tipsarević 4 3 6 6 6 WC FRA G Rufin 6 6 2 3 2 USA B Baker 6 6 6 CZE J Hájek 3 4 2 Q SLO G Žemlja 7 77 7 Q BRA R Mello 5 63 5 GER C-M Stebe 6 6 3 6 29 SRB V Troicki 4 4 6 2 19 GER P Kohlschreiber 77 4 77 6 FRA M Llodra 62 6 64 1 BUL G Dimitrov 7 3 64 2 FRA B Paire 5 6 77 6 KAZ M Kukushkin 0 2r FIN J Nieminen 6 6 BEL X Malisse 3 65 7 69 9 USA J Isner 6 77 5 711 8 SRB J Tipsarević 6 6 6 USA B Baker 4 3 4 Q SLO G Žemlja 6 2 6 6 GER C-M Stebe 4 6 4 4 19 GER P Kohlschreiber 64 6 3 6 77 FRA B Paire 77 3 6 2 64 FIN J Nieminen 3 77 4 3 9 USA J Isner 6 65 6 6 8 SRB J Tipsarević 6 6 7 Q SLO G Žemlja 4 3 5 19 GER P Kohlschreiber 6 3 4 6 6 9 USA J Isner 4 6 6 3 4 8 SRB J Tipsarević 6 77 6 19 GER P Kohlschreiber 3 65 2
Section 6
First round Second round Third round Fourth round 13 FRA R Gasquet 4 6 6 6 ESP A Montañés 6 2 3 3 AUT J Melzer 6 3 5 7 4 Q USA B Klahn 4 6 7 5 6 WC USA S Johnson 6 77 6 USA R Ram 3 65 3 LAT E Gulbis 3 4 6 7 6 21 GER T Haas 6 6 4 5 3 28 RUS M Youzhny 6 6 5 66 66 LUX G Müller 2 3 7 78 78 GER T Kamke 6 2 1 4 WC AUS L Hewitt 4 6 6 6 Q NED I Sijsling 7 6 6 ESP D Gimeno Traver 5 3 4 RSA K Anderson 4 2 63 4 ESP D Ferrer 6 6 77 13 FRA R Gasquet 6 6 6 Q USA B Klahn 3 3 1 WC USA S Johnson 63 77 6 6 LAT E Gulbis 77 65 3 4 LUX G Müller 6 65 77 5 4 WC AUS L Hewitt 3 77 65 7 6 Q NED I Sijsling 2 3 612 4 ESP D Ferrer 6 6 714 13 FRA R Gasquet 77 6 6 WC USA S Johnson 64 2 3 WC AUS L Hewitt 69 6 3 0 4 ESP D Ferrer 711 4 6 6 13 FRA R Gasquet 5 62 4 4 ESP D Ferrer 7 77 6
Section 7
First round Second round Third round Fourth round 7 ARG JM del Potro 6 77 6 LL FRA F Serra 4 64 4 GER B Becker 5 4 2 USA R Harrison 7 6 6 POL Ł Kubot 4 4 5 ARG L Mayer 6 6 7 PR ESP T Robredo 6 7 6 26 ITA A Seppi 1 5 3 20 USA A Roddick 6 6 6 Q USA R Williams 3 4 4 ARG C Berlocq 6 5 3 4 AUS B Tomic 4 7 6 6 FRA É Roger-Vasselin 6 7 4 4 5 ITA F Fognini 3 5 6 6 7 ESP G García López 3 1 6 78 77 10 ARG J Mónaco 6 6 4 66 63 7 ARG JM del Potro 6 6 2 6 USA R Harrison 2 3 6 2 ARG L Mayer 6 6 4 7 PR ESP T Robredo 1 4 6 5 20 USA A Roddick 6 6 6 AUS B Tomic 3 4 0 ITA F Fognini 6 6 6 ESP G García López 4 4 2 7 ARG JM del Potro 6 7 711 ARG L Mayer 3 5 69 20 USA A Roddick 7 77 4 6 ITA F Fognini 5 61 6 4 7 ARG JM del Potro 61 77 6 6 20 USA A Roddick 77 64 2 4
Section 8
First round Second round Third round Fourth round 14 UKR A Dolgopolov 3 4 6 6 6 USA J Levine 6 6 4 1 2 CYP M Baghdatis 6 4 6 68 77 Q GER M Bachinger 2 6 4 710 65 BEL S Darcis 3 6 6 6 TUN M Jaziri 6 1 1 1 UKR S Stakhovsky 78 62 4 2 18 SUI S Wawrinka 66 77 6 6 31 FRA J Benneteau 77 6 6 BEL O Rochus 61 2 3 WC USA D Novikov 6 78 3 6 POL J Janowicz 2 66 6 3 BRA R Dutra da Silva 4 6 65 6 7 Q RUS T Gabashvili 6 4 77 3 5 ITA P Lorenzi 1 0 1 2 SRB N Djokovic 6 6 6 14 UKR A Dolgopolov 6 3 6 77 CYP M Baghdatis 4 6 0 65 BEL S Darcis 78 3 6 1 5 18 SUI S Wawrinka 66 6 4 6 7 31 FRA J Benneteau 3 6 77 7 WC USA D Novikov 6 3 61 5 BRA R Dutra da Silva 2 1 2 2 SRB N Djokovic 6 6 6 14 UKR A Dolgopolov 4 4 2 18 SUI S Wawrinka 6 6 6 31 FRA J Benneteau 3 2 2 2 SRB N Djokovic 6 6 6 18 SUI S Wawrinka 4 1 1r 2 SRB N Djokovic 6 6 3
References
External links
Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) – 2012 US Open Men's Singles draw
Grand Slam men's singles 2012 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles 2013 Australian Open – Men's singles
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