2012 Italian Open – Men's singles

2012 Italian Open ESP Rafael Nadal SRB Novak Djokovic 7–5, 6–3 2012 Italian Open (tennis) Rafael Nadal defeated defending champion Novak Djokovic in a rematch of the previous year's final, 7–5, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2012 Italian Open. It was his record-extending sixth Italian Open title. He did not lose a set during the tournament. Seeds The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round. 1 1 SRB Novak Djokovic (final) 2 4 ESP Rafael Nadal (champion) 3 2 SUI Roger Federer (semifinals) 4 3 GBR Andy Murray (third round) 5 1 FRA Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (quarterfinals) 6 3 ESP David Ferrer (semifinals) 7 4 CZE Tomáš Berdych (quarterfinals) 8 2 SRB Janko Tipsarević (second round) 9 2 USA John Isner (second round) 10 1 ARG Juan Martín del Potro (third round) 11 3 FRA Gilles Simon (third round) 12 4 ESP Nicolás Almagro (third round) 13 2 FRA Gaël Monfils (second round) 14 1 ARG Juan Mónaco (third round) 15 4 ESP Feliciano López (first round) 16 3 FRA Richard Gasquet (quarterfinals) Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 1 SRB Novak Djokovic 7 6 5 FRA Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 5 1 3 SUI Roger Federer 6 6 ITA Andreas Seppi 1 2 6 ESP David Ferrer 77 6 16 FRA Richard Gasquet 64 3 7 CZE Tomáš Berdych 4 5 2 ESP Rafael Nadal 6 7 1 SRB Novak Djokovic 6 77 3 SUI Roger Federer 2 64 6 ESP David Ferrer 66 0 2 ESP Rafael Nadal 78 6 1 SRB Novak Djokovic 5 3 2 ESP Rafael Nadal 7 6 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals 160 AUS B Tomic 4 6 6 Q COL S Giraldo 6 2 4 CZE R Štěpánek 2 6 6 ARG JI Chela 6 0 3 Q ROU A Ungur 2 2 14 ARG J Mónaco 6 6 10 ARG JM del Potro 7 3 6 FRA M Llodra 5 6 4 BRA T Bellucci 2 6 3 RUS M Youzhny 6 3 6 SRB V Troicki 4 6 6 WC ITA F Volandri 6 4 3 1 SRB N Djokovic 6 6 AUS B Tomic 3 3 CZE R Štěpánek 4 2 14 ARG J Mónaco 6 6 10 ARG JM del Potro 6 6 RUS M Youzhny 4 2 SRB V Troicki 3 2 5 FRA J-W Tsonga 6 6 1 SRB N Djokovic 4 6 6 14 ARG J Mónaco 6 2 3 10 ARG JM del Potro 4 1 5 FRA J-W Tsonga 6 6 1 SRB N Djokovic 7 6 5 FRA J-W Tsonga 5 1 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals Q SLO B Kavčič 1 3 ARG C Berlocq 6 6 RSA K Anderson 4 5 ESP JC Ferrero 6 7 RUS A Bogomolov Jr. 4 1 13 FRA G Monfils 6 6 9 USA J Isner 2 77 6 GER P Kohlschreiber 6 63 2 ITA A Seppi 6 3 6 UZB D Istomin 4 6 3 SUI S Wawrinka 6 4 7 Q NED R Haase 1 6 5 3 SUI R Federer 6 6 ARG C Berlocq 3 4 ESP JC Ferrero 7 6 13 FRA G Monfils 5 3 9 USA J Isner 6 65 5 ITA A Seppi 2 77 7 SUI S Wawrinka 6 6 8 SRB J Tipsarević 3 1 3 SUI R Federer 6 5 6 ESP JC Ferrero 2 7 1 ITA A Seppi 61 78 78 SUI S Wawrinka 77 66 66 3 SUI R Federer 6 6 ITA A Seppi 1 2 Bottom half Section 3 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals ESP F Verdasco 6 UKR A Dolgopolov 0r Q ESP G García López 6 6 ESP P Andújar 4 1 USA D Young 2 5 11 FRA G Simon 6 7 16 FRA R Gasquet 6 78 AUT J Melzer 1 66 RUS N Davydenko 3 6 3 WC ITA P Lorenzi 6 2 6 Q ESP A Ramos 3 4 ARG D Nalbandian 6 6 6 ESP D Ferrer 6 77 ESP F Verdasco 3 63 Q ESP G García López 4 6 4 11 FRA G Simon 6 2 6 16 FRA R Gasquet 6 6 WC ITA P Lorenzi 3 2 ARG D Nalbandian 1 6 5 4 GBR A Murray 6 4 7 6 ESP D Ferrer 6 77 11 FRA G Simon 0 65 16 FRA R Gasquet 61 6 6 4 GBR A Murray 77 3 2 6 ESP D Ferrer 77 6 16 FRA R Gasquet 64 3 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals POL Ł Kubot 6 5 6 WC ITA P Starace 3 7 2 Q USA S Querrey 77 5 6 FIN J Nieminen 64 7 4 CRO M Čilić 2 6 0 12 ESP N Almagro 6 3 6 15 ESP F López 4 4 ESP M Granollers 6 6 WC ITA F Fognini 6 6 CYP M Baghdatis 2 2 CAN M Raonic 65 4 GER F Mayer 77 6 7 CZE T Berdych 6 6 POL Ł Kubot 4 1 Q USA S Querrey 5 2 12 ESP N Almagro 7 6 ESP M Granollers 6 6 WC ITA F Fognini 3 4 GER F Mayer 1 5 2 ESP R Nadal 6 7 7 CZE T Berdych 77 6 12 ESP N Almagro 63 3 ESP M Granollers 1 1 2 ESP R Nadal 6 6 7 CZE T Berdych 4 5 2 ESP R Nadal 6 7 Qualifying Seeds 30em ESP Albert Ramos (qualified) NED Robin Haase (qualified) KAZ Mikhail Kukushkin (qualifying competition) COL Santiago Giraldo (qualified) LUX Gilles Müller (qualifying competition, withdrew) COL Alejandro Falla (first round) JPN Go Soeda (first round) CRO Ivo Karlović (qualifying competition) USA Ryan Harrison (first round) ESP Albert Montañés (first round) AUS Matthew Ebden (first round) BEL Xavier Malisse (qualifying competition) USA Sam Querrey (qualified) RUS Igor Andreev (withdrew because of a right shoulder injury) Qualifiers 30em ESP Albert Ramos NED Robin Haase USA Sam Querrey COL Santiago Giraldo ROU Adrian Ungur ESP Guillermo García López SLO Blaž Kavčič Qualifying draw First qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 1 ESP Albert Ramos 77 6   ESP Daniel Gimeno Traver 63 4 WC ITA Gianluca Naso 6 6 11 AUS Matthew Ebden 3 0 1 ESP Albert Ramos 6 6 WC ITA Gianluca Naso 4 3 Second qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 2 NED Robin Haase 6 711   UKR Sergiy Stakhovsky 4 69 WC ITA Matteo Viola 4 4 12 BEL Xavier Malisse 6 6 2 NED Robin Haase 6 3 6 12 BEL Xavier Malisse 3 6 4 Third qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 3 KAZ Mikhail Kukushkin 6 6   ITA Flavio Cipolla 1 3   ITA Simone Bolelli 3 4 13 USA Sam Querrey 6 6 3 KAZ Mikhail Kukushkin 6 4 3 13 USA Sam Querrey 3 6 6 Fourth qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 4 COL Santiago Giraldo 4 6 77   LAT Ernests Gulbis 6 3 64   ROU Victor Hănescu 6 6 9 USA Ryan Harrison 4 2 4 COL Santiago Giraldo 6 6   ROU Victor Hănescu 2 3 Fifth qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 5 LUX Gilles Müller 6 7   CAN Vasek Pospisil 1 5   ROU Adrian Ungur 77 6 10 ESP Albert Montañés 62 1 5 LUX Gilles Müller   ROU Adrian Ungur w/o Sixth qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 6 COL Alejandro Falla 2 0   ESP Guillermo García López 6 6   GER Philipp Petzschner 0 63 8 CRO Ivo Karlović 6 77   ESP Guillermo García López 6 6 8 CRO Ivo Karlović 4 4 Seventh qualifier First round Qualifying competition 175 7 JPN Go Soeda 5 6 3 WC ITA Marco Cecchinato 7 2 6 WC ITA Enrico Burzi 2 4 Alt SLO Blaž Kavčič 6 6 WC ITA Marco Cecchinato 6 1 2 Alt SLO Blaž Kavčič 4 6 6 References Main Draw Qualifying Draw Italian Open - Singles Men's Singles