2012 ATP World Tour Finals

May 2020 March 2026 2012 ATP World Tour Finals 5–12 November 43rd (singles) / 38th (doubles) World Tour Finals 8S / 8D $5,500,000 Hard / indoor O2 Arena London, United Kingdom SRB Novak Djokovic ESP Marcel Granollers / ESP Marc López The 2012 ATP World Tour Finals (also known as the 2012 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals for sponsorship reasons) was a tennis year-end tournament that was played at the O2 Arena in London, United Kingdom, between 5 and 12 November 2012. Champions Singles 2012 ATP World Tour Finals – Singles SRB Novak Djokovic defeated SUI Roger Federer, 7–6(8–6), 7–5 It was Djokovic's 6th title of the year and 34th of his career. It was his 2nd win at the event, winning in 2008. Doubles 2012 ATP World Tour Finals – Doubles ESP Marcel Granollers / ESP Marc López defeated IND Mahesh Bhupathi / IND Rohan Bopanna, 7–5, 3–6, [10–3] Tournament thumb|Singles play on the O2 Arena during the 2012 event The 2012 ATP World Tour Finals took place from 5 to 12 November at the O2 Arena in London, United Kingdom. It was the 43rd edition of the tournament (38th in doubles). The tournament was run by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) and was part of the 2012 ATP World Tour. The event took place on indoor hard courts. It served as the season-ending championships for players on the ATP Tour.https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/nov/04/andy-murray-novak-djokovic-new-era Are Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic ready to confirm a new era? 4 November 2012 Guardian UK 7 November 2012 London Kevin Mitchell The eight players who qualified for the event were split into two groups of four. During this stage, players competed in a round-robin format (meaning players played against all the other players in their group).https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/andymurray/9657987/ATP-World-Tour-Finals-Andy-Murray-buoyed-by-support-from-the-crowd-in-London.html Andy Murray buoyed by support from the crowd in London 6 November 2012 Daily Telegraph 7 November 2012 The two players with the best results in each group progressed to the semifinals, where the winners of a group faced the runners-up of the other group. This stage, however, was a knock-out stage. The doubles competition used the same format.http://www.atpworldtour.com/Finals/2012/About/Rules.aspx Home – Barclays ATP World Tour Finals Barclays ATP World Tour Finals Format The Barclays ATP World Tour Finals had a round-robin format, with eight players/teams divided into two groups of four. The eight seeds were determined by the ATP rankings and ATP Doubles Team Rankings on the Monday after the last ATP World Tour tournament of the calendar year. All singles matches were the best of three tie-break sets, including the final. All doubles matches were two sets (no ad) and a Match Tie-break. Draw The top seeded players/teams were placed in Group A and the second seeded player/team were placed in Group B. Players/teams seeded 3 and 4, 5 and 6, 7 and 8, were then drawn in pairs with the first drawn placed in Group A. Each player/team played the three other players/teams in his group. The winner of each group (best overall record) was placed in separate semi-final brackets, with the top player/team in Group A playing the runner-up in Group B, and vice versa. If two or more players/teams were tied after the round robin matches, the ties were broken by the Tie-Break Procedure. Points and prize money StageSinglesDoubles1PointsChampionRR + $1,240,000RR +$190,000RR + 900Runner-upRR + $410,000RR +$65,000RR + 400Round robin win per match$130,000$25,000200Participation fee$130,0002$65,0003–Alternates$75,000$25,000– RR is points or prize money won in the round robin stage. 1 Prize money for doubles is per team. 2 Pro-rated on a per-match basis: $75,000 = 1 match, $100,000 = 2 matches, $130,000 = 3 matches 3 3 Pro-rated on a per-match basis: $30,000 = 1 match, $50,000 = 2 matches, $65,000 = 3 matches Qualification The top eight players (or teams) with the most countable points accumulated in Grand Slam, ATP World Tour, and Davis Cup tournaments during the year qualify for the 2012 ATP World Tour Finals. Countable points include points earned in 2012, plus points earned at the 2011 Davis Cup final and the late-season 2011 Challengers played after the 2011 ATP World Tour Finals. To qualify, a player who finished in the 2011 year-end top 30 must compete in four Grand Slam tournaments and eight ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournaments during 2012. They can count their best six results from ATP World Tour 500, ATP World Tour 250 and other events (Challengers, Futures, Davis Cup, Olympics) toward their ranking. To count their best six, players must have fulfilled their commitment to 500 events – 4 total per year (at least 1 after the US Open). Additionally, commitment players will no longer need to enter the 500 events 12 weeks in advance but instead go back the normal 6-week entry deadline. If eligible to play in one of the Grand Slam or ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournaments, a player must count the points from these tournaments, even if it is 'a zero pointer' because he missed the event. Just as in Formula One and numerous other sports, if a competitor misses a race or an event, he loses his chance to earn points. Players with direct acceptance who do not play an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament will be suspended from a subsequent ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event, which will be the next highest points earned ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event within the next 12 months. If an injured player is on site within the first three days of a tournament to conduct promotional activities over a two-day period, a suspension will not be enforced but a 0-pointer will be counted on a player's ranking.2012 ATP Rulebook http://es.atpworldtour.com/~/media/F3368A417F4E4EA29D76A7478045CA24.ashx pdf 2012 14 November 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120817055457/http://es.atpworldtour.com/~/media/F3368A417F4E4EA29D76A7478045CA24.ashx 17 August 2012 dead If a player does not play enough ATP 500 events and does not have an ATP 250 or Challenger appearance with a better result, the Davis Cup is counted in the 500s table (if the player entered or achieved better results). If a player does not play enough ATP 250 or Challenger events, the World Team Championship is counted in the 250s table (if the player entered or achieved better results). If a player could not be present in all required tournament classes (i.e. because of an injury), all uncounted ATP 250 or Challenger results are eligible to be included in his 18 valid tournaments. In teams rankings, Challenger points are excluded. A player who is out of competition for 30 or more days, due to a verified injury, is not penalized. The 2012 ATP World Tour Finals counts as an additional 19th tournament in the ranking of its eight qualifiers at season's end, while the Davis Cup Final points count towards the next year's race.ATP World Tour Rankings-FAQ http://www.atpworldtour.com/Finals/2012/About/The-Event.aspx Contenders points breakdown Singles Players in gold were the qualifiers. Player in bold won the title at the finals. Players in whose seed is – withdrew before the tournament. Seed Rank Athlete Grand Slam ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Best Other Total points Tours AO FO W USO IW MI MA RO CA CI SH PA123456 1 1 SRB Novak Djokovic* W2,000 F1,200 SF720 F1,200 SF360 W1,000 QF180 F600 W1,000 F600W1,000 R3210F600W500SF270 SF180-011,42017 2 2 SUI Roger Federer* SF720 SF720 W2,000 QF360 W1,000 R3245W1,000 SF360 A0W1,000 SF360 A0W500W500 S450F300F150-09,46520 3 3 GBR Andy Murray* SF720 QF360 F1,200W2,000 R6410 F600 A0 R1690 R1690 R1690F600 R1690G750F300W250QF180SF180QF907,60019 – 4 ESP Rafael Nadal* F1,200 W2,000 R6445 A0 SF360 SF360 R1690 W1,000 A0 A0 A0 A0 W1,000 W500 DC150 SF90 -0 -06,79511 4 5 ESP David Ferrer* QF360 SF720 QF360 SF720 R3245 QF180 QF180 SF360 A0 R3210 A0 W1000W500W500F300 DC295W250W2506,03023 5 6 CZE Tomáš Berdych* QF360 R16180 R12810SF720 R1690 R3245 F600 QF180 R1690 R1690 SF360 QF180SF360 DC310W250W250SF180F1504,40523 6 7 ARG Juan Martín del Potro* QF360 QF360 R16180 QF360 QF180 R1690 SF360 R1690 R3210 SF360 A0 R1690W500B340F300W250W250-04,08022 7 8 FRA Jo-Wilfried Tsonga*R16180 QF360 SF720 R6445 R1690 QF180 R1690 QF180 R3210 A0 QF180 QF180F300W250W250QF180 DC145F1503,49025 8 9 SRB Janko Tipsarević* R3290 R16180 R3290 QF360 R3245 QF180 SF360 R3210 SF360 R3210 R1690 QF180W250 WTC250F150F150 DC145QF902,99027 Doubles RankTeamPoints Total PointsTours1234567891011121314151617181USA Bob BryanUSA Mike Bryan W2,000 F1,200 F1,200 W1,000 W1,000 SF720 W500 SF360 SF360 W250 W250 QF180 QF180 F150 QF90 QF45 R160 R1609,485222BLR Max MirnyiCAN Daniel Nestor W2,000 SF720 F600 F600 W500 SF360 SF360 W250 W250 SF180 QF180 QF180 QF180 QF180 R1690 QF45 R160 R6406,675203IND Leander PaesCZE Radek Štěpánek W2,000 F1,200 W1,000 W1,000 F300 QF180 QF180 QF180 R16180 QF45 R160 R160 6,265124SWE Robert LindstedtROU Horia Tecău F1,200 W1,000 SF720 F600 SF360 SF360 F300 W250 W250 W250 R16180 R3290 SF90 QF90 QF90 R1690 QF45 R1605,965235INDMahesh BhupathiINDRohan Bopanna W1,000 W500 F600 F600 SF360 SF360 SF360 R16180 SF90 R3290 QF90 SF90 QF90 QF45 R160 R320 R160 R6404,455226ESP Marcel GranollersESP Marc López W1,000 SF720 F600 SF360 F300 F300 W250 SF180 QF180 QF180 F150 QF90 DC50 R640 R160 4,270187PAK Aisam-ul-Haq QureshiNED Jean-Julien Rojer SF720 SF720 F600 W250 W250 QF180 QF180 QF180 R16180 QF180 R16180 QF90 R1690 QF90 SF90 SF90 QF45 R3204,1152311GBR Jonathan MarrayDEN Frederik Nielsen W2,000 QF90 R3290 R320 2,1805 Qualified players Singles #PlayersPointsToursDate Qualified1Novak Djokovic SRB11,420179 Julyhttp://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2012/07/Features/London-Finals-Federer-No-1-Djokovic-Qualifies.aspx Roger Federer out with back injury 9 July 2012 ATP Finals2Roger Federer SUI9,465209 July3Andy Murray GBR7,600195 Septemberhttp://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2012/09/Feature/London-Finals-Murray-Qualifies.aspx MURRAY SET TO RETURN TO LONDON FOR 2012 BARCLAYS ATP WORLD TOUR FINALS 5 September 2012 ATP Finalsinj.Rafael Nadal ESP6,795199 July4David Ferrer ESP6,0302415 Octoberhttp://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2012/10/Features/London-Finals-Ferrer-Marray-Nielsen-Qualify.aspx FERRER, MARRAY/NIELSEN QUALIFY FOR BARCLAYS ATP WORLD TOUR FINALS 15 October 2012 ATP Finals5Tomáš Berdych CZE4,4052322 Octoberhttp://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2012/10/Features/London-Finals-Berdych-Granollers-Lopez-Qualify.aspx BERDYCH QUALIFIES FOR BARCLAYS ATP WORLD TOUR FINALS 22 October 2012 ATP Finals6Juan Martín del Potro ARG4,0802225 Octoberhttp://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2012/10/Features/London-Finals-Del-Potro-Qualifies.aspx DEL POTRO SEALS PLACE AT BARCLAYS ATP WORLD TOUR FINALS 25 October 2012 ATP Finals7Jo-Wilfried Tsonga FRA3,490251 Novemberhttp://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2012/11/Features/London-Finals-Tsonga-Tipsarevic-Qualify.aspx TSONGA, TIPSAREVIC CLINCH FINAL TWO BERTHS AT BARCLAYS ATP WORLD TOUR FINALS 1 November 2012 ATP Finals8Janko Tipsarević SRB2,990271 November thumb|left|200px|Roger Federer wins his record 17th Grand Slam at Wimbledon On 7 July, the first three qualifiers were announced during the Wimbledon tournament, they were Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, and Rafael Nadal. Roger Federer began his season at the Qatar Open as the defending champion but withdrew before his semifinal match. At the Australian Open he lost to Rafael Nadal in the semifinals.https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/7431334/roger-federer-withdraws-qatar-open-back-injury Roger Federer out with back injury 6 January 2012 ESPNhttps://www.espn.com/tennis/aus12/story/_/id/7505378/2012-australian-open-rafael-nadal-beats-roger-federer-semifinals Rafael Nadal defeats Roger Federer 26 January 2012 CBSNews He then went on to win 16 matches in a row, beginning with the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament defeating Juan Martín del Potro in the final, and then back-to-back titles in Dubai Tennis Championships over Andy Murray and BNP Paribas Open over John Isner.http://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Roger-Federer-wins-Rotterdam-title-3343329.php Roger Federer wins Rotterdam title 20 February 2012 Associated Press The San Francisco Chroniclehttps://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/7641347/roger-federer-edges-andy-murray-win-dubai-championships Roger Federer wins 5th title in Dubai 3 March 2012 Associated Presshttps://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/7706444/roger-federer-tops-john-isner-win-4th-indian-wells-title Roger Federer tops John Isner 18 March 2012 ESPN His streak ended in the third round of the Sony Ericsson Open losing to Andy Roddick.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/17519859 Andy Roddick beats Roger Federer at the Miami Masters 27 March 2012 BBC He bounced back at the Mutua Madrid Open, winning the title over Tomáš Berdych.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/18051673 Roger Federer beats Tomáš Berdych to win Madrid Open 13 May 2012 BBC He then lost in the semifinals of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia and French Open to Novak Djokovic.http://www.tennis-x.com/xblog/2012-05-19/9598.php Djokovic Denies Federer, Faces Nadal in Rome Title Rematch; Who's The Pick? 19 May 2012 tennis-xhttps://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/08/novak-djokovic-beats-roger-federer-french-open_n_1581424.html Novak Djokovic Beats Roger Federer To Reach French Open Final 8 June 2012 Associated Press Huffington Post In the grass season, he reached three finals, first at the Gerry Weber Open losing to Tommy Haas .https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/18477613 Roger Federer loses to Tommy Haas in Halle final 17 June 2012 BBC He then won his 17th Slam at the Wimbledon defeating Murray in the final.http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/tennis/news/20120708/roger-federer-wins-wimbledon-andy-murray/ https://web.archive.org/web/20120710233258/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/tennis/news/20120708/roger-federer-wins-wimbledon-andy-murray/ dead 10 July 2012 Federer wins 7th Wimbledon, but Murray's progress no small feat 8 July 2012 Sports Illustrated In the Olympics, he scored his first singles medal, winning the silver, losing in the final to Murray.http://www.perfect-tennis.co.uk/federer-loses-in-straight-sets-in-olympics-final/ Federer Loses in Straight Sets in Olympics Final 6 August 2012 Perfect Tennis He then won his 6th title of the year at Western & Southern Open over Djokovic, not dropping a set or his serve during the entire tournament.https://sports.yahoo.com/news/federer-wins-cincinnati-masters-180714481--ten.html Federer beats Djokovic for fifth Cincinnati title 19 August 2012 AFP In the final Slam of the year, at the US Open he fell in the quarter-finals for the first time in the tournament to Berdych.https://news.yahoo.com/federer-loses-berdych-us-open-quarterfinals-033414214--spt.html Federer loses to Berdych in US Open quarterfinals 6 September 2012 Associated Press He then played the Swiss Indoors Basel as the defending champion but lost to Juan Martín del Potro in the final.https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/8564215/juan-martin-del-potro-beats-roger-federer-win-swiss-indoors-title Juan Martín del Potro wins Swiss title 18 October 2012 Associated Press Federer has qualified for his 11th Year-End Championship and is the defending champion. thumb|right|150px|Novak Djokovic won his third Australian Open Novak Djokovic began the year by defending his Australian Open title after back-to-back five set wins over Andy Murray in the semifinal and Rafael Nadal in the final in 5 hours and 53 minutes, the longest Grand Slam singles final in the history of professional tennis.https://www.usatoday.com/sports/tennis/story/2012-01-29/novak-djokovic-beats-rafael-nadal-to-claim-australian-open-title/52867910/1 Djokovic beats Nadal to claim Australian Open title 6 September 2012 Associated Press USA Today Djokovic then won his second title of the year at the Sony Ericsson Open without dropping and set and defeating Andy Murray in the final.https://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/djokovic-wins-third-miami-masters-20120402-1w74s.html Djokovic wins third Miami Masters 2 April 2012 AFP In the European Clay season, he was able to reach 3 finals, losing each time to Nadal. He lost in the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters,https://www.usatoday.com/sports/tennis/story/2012-04-22/rafael-nadal-beats-novak-djokovic-in-monte-carlo-masters/54470376/1 Nadal wins Monte Carlo, ends skid vs. Djokovic 26 April 2012 Associated Press USA Today in the Internazionali BNL d'Italia,https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/rafaelnadal/9279884/Rafael-Nadal-beats-Novak-Djokovic-to-win-sixth-Rome-Masters-title-and-reclaim-world-No-2-spot.html Rafael Nadal beats Novak Djokovic to win sixth Rome Masters title and reclaim world No 2 spot 21 May 2012 Telegraph London Simon Briggs and in his first French Open final.https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/tennis-busted-racquet/rafael-nadal-wins-rain-delayed-french-open-passes-120817606--ten.html Rafael Nadal wins rain-delayed French Open, passes Björn Borg for most titles 11 June 2012 Yahoo At Wimbledon as the defending champion, he fell in the semifinals to Roger Federer .http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/tennis/news/20120706/roger-federer-wimbledon-2012/ https://web.archive.org/web/20120708020842/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/tennis/news/20120706/roger-federer-wimbledon-2012/ dead 8 July 2012 Federer drops Djokovic as ATP's Big Three narrative twists again 6 July 2012 Sports Illustrated At the Olympics, the Serbian failed the medal after losing in the Bronze medal match to Juan Martín del Potro.https://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/london/tennis/story/2012-08-05/mens-singles-bronze-juan-martin-del-potro/56811848/1 Del Potro beats Djokovic for Olympic bronze 18 August 2012 Associated Press USA Today In the US Open Series, he reached three consecutive finals. He first won in the Rogers Cup defeating Richard Gasquet in the final.https://www.cbc.ca/sports/tennis/novak-djokovic-wins-2nd-straight-rogers-cup-title-1.1293135 Novak Djokovic wins 2nd straight Rogers Cup title 12 August 2012 Associated Press CBC News He then lost to Federer in the final of the Western & Southern Open. In the US Open as the defending champion, he lost to Murray in the final after coming back from two sets down.https://www.foxnews.com/sports/andy-murray-wins-us-open/ Andy Murray wins US Open 10 September 2012 Associated Press Fox News He is the only one to reach at least the semifinals of each Slam of the year. At the Asian swing he made a sweep winning the China Open over Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and the Shanghai Rolex Masters over Andy Murray, saving 5 match points in the second set.http://www.foxsports.com.au/tennis/novak-djokovic-overcomes-frenchman-jo-wilfried-tsonga-to-win-china-open-final-in-straight-sets/story-e6frf4mu-1226490247094 Novak Djokovic overcomes Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to win China Open final in straight sets 7 October 2012 Associated Presshttps://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hDapnWkqy8ylFn7JB_XIs0ujvakA?docId=CNG.932a2c1fe6f0f9e91146bcf1b123fc2c.81 https://archive.today/20130124195435/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hDapnWkqy8ylFn7JB_XIs0ujvakA?docId=CNG.932a2c1fe6f0f9e91146bcf1b123fc2c.81 dead 24 January 2013 Djokovic denies Murray in Shanghai thriller 14 October 2012 Associated Press He has qualified for his sixth Year-End Championship. thumb|left|150px|Rafael Nadal won a record 7th French Open Rafael Nadal began his season at the Qatar Open losing to Gaël Monfils in the semifinals.http://www.upi.com/Sports_News/2012/01/06/Federer-withdraws-Nadal-loses-in-Qatar/UPI-42251325862553/ Federer withdraws, Nadal loses in Qatar 6 January 2012 UPI He then reached the final of the Australian Open losing to Novak Djokovic. In the European clay season, Nadal started with back-to-back wins without dropping a set, winning the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters over Djokovic and the Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell over compatriot David Ferrer.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/17888246 Rafael Nadal beats David Ferrer to win Barcelona Open 20 April 2012 BBC At the Madrid Open, he lost to Fernando Verdasco for the first time, thus ending his 22 match winning streak in clay.https://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/11/sports/tennis/nadal-loses-on-madrids-blue-clay-after-complaining-about-it.html?_r=1 Nadal Loses on Madrid's Blue Clay After Complaining About It 10 May 2012 NY Times Raphael Minder He then won again back-to-back titles in the Internazionali BNL d'Italia winning and French Open winning in a rain delayed final he defeated Djokovic on both occasions. His French Open win meant he has won the most French Open titles in the Open Era.http://articles.boston.com/2012-06-12/sports/32177986_1_greatest-clay-court-famous-red-clay-nadal-and-novak-djokovic https://web.archive.org/web/20120915015350/http://articles.boston.com/2012-06-12/sports/32177986_1_greatest-clay-court-famous-red-clay-nadal-and-novak-djokovic dead 15 September 2012 Rafael Nadal wins 7th French Open 12 June 2012 Boston.com At Wimbledon, Nadal suffered a shock loss in the second round, the first time he has lost before the second round in a Slam since 2005 Wimbledon; he lost to 100th ranked Lukáš Rosol.http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/tennis/news/20120628/wimbledon-2012/ https://web.archive.org/web/20120630025554/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/tennis/news/20120628/wimbledon-2012/ dead 30 June 2012 Nadal shocked by No. 100 Rosol, out in 2nd round of Wimbledon 28 June 2012 Sports Illustrated Nadal then withdrew from the Olympics as the defending champion from 2008 Olympics,https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/18909111 London 2012: Rafael Nadal withdraws from Olympics 19 July 2012 BBC and the US Open Serieshttps://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/16/sports/tennis/rafael-nadal-withdraws-from-us-open.html Still Recovering From Knee Problems, Nadal Will Miss United States Open 15 August 2012 NY Times Ben Rothenberg due to a knee injury. This is Nadal's 8th time to qualify for the event, however he was forced to withdraw from the tournament due to a left knee injury.http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2012/10/Features/Paris-London-Finals-Nadal-Withdraws.aspx NADAL WITHDRAWS FROM PARIS AND BARCLAYS ATP WORLD TOUR FINALS 25 October 2012 ATP World Tour thumb|right|150px|Andy Murray won the Olympic gold medal and his first slam at the US Open On 5 September, following his 2012 US Open triumph, Andy Murray was the fourth to qualify. Andy Murray started the year with the appointment of new coach Ivan Lendl,https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/16372414 Andy Murray appoints Ivan Lendl as his new coach BBC Sport 31 December 2011 and opened winning the title at the Brisbane International, defeating Alexandr Dolgopolov of Ukraine in the final.Andy Murray https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/andymurray/9000543/Andy-Murray-wins-Brisbane-International-after-beating-Alexandr-Dolgopolov-in-straight-sets.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120109055545/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/andymurray/9000543/Andy-Murray-wins-Brisbane-International-after-beating-Alexandr-Dolgopolov-in-straight-sets.html dead 9 January 2012 Andy Murray cruises to Brisbane title 9 January 2012 25 January 2012 London The Daily Telegraph Murray then competed in the Australian Open, where he reached the semifinals before being beaten by Novak Djokovic in a tightly fought match that lasted almost 5 hours.Andy Murray defeated by Novak Djokovic in epic semi-final https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/andy-murray-defeated-by-novak-djokovic-in-epic-semifinal-6295539.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/andy-murray-defeated-by-novak-djokovic-in-epic-semifinal-6295539.html 1 May 2022 subscription The Independent 27 January 2012 27 January 2012 London Jon Fisher Next, at the Dubai Tennis Championships lost to Roger Federer in the final. He then reached the final of the Miami Masters, which he ultimately lost to Djokovic. At French Open, he was beaten by David Ferrer in the quarter-finals .http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/tennis/french-open-2012/top-stories/Murray-flattened-by-Ferrer-in-French-Open-quarterfinals/articleshow/13875211.cms Andy Murray 7 June 2012 The Times of India 7 June 2012 Murray then reached the final of Wimbledon, where he lost to Roger Federer. He then reached the final of the Olympics, where he defeated Federer to win the gold medal for Britain, for the first time since 1908. In the mixed doubles final, Murray and Robson faced Victoria Azarenka and Max Mirnyi of Belarus, but lost in three sets, settling for the silver medal. At the US Open Murray went on to claim his first ever major title, winning the final against Djokovic and becoming the first British man to win a grand slam title since Fred Perry in 1936. As the defending champion he reached the final of Shanghai Rolex Masters losing to Djokovic. He served for the match at 5–4 in the second and had 5 match points, but lost his first match at the event. This is the 5th time Murray has qualified for the ATP Finals. thumb|left|150px|David Ferrer reached the quarter-finals of all slams. On 15 October following the Shanghai Rolex Masters David Ferrer was announced as the fifth qualifier. David Ferrer opened his season with a successful defence of his Heineken Open title, with a win over Belgian player Olivier Rochus for his third title at the Auckland tournament.http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/tennis/story/2012-01-14/auckland-heineken-open-final/52552188/1 David Ferrer wins Auckland title for third time The Associated Press 14 January 2012 USA Today He next entered the Australian Open and managed to reach the quarter-finals before losing to eventual champion Novak Djokovichttp://laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=465457&CategoryId=13002 Ferrer Falls to Djokovic at Australian Open 26 January 2012 26 January 2012 Melbourne He then went on to win back-to-back titles at the Copa Claro over Nicolás Almagro, and Abierto Mexicano Telcel over Fernando Verdasco.http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/27022012/58/ferrer-wins-buenos-aires-title.html Ferrer wins Buenos Aires title 26 February 2012 Eurosporthttp://www.tennistalk.com/en/news/20120304/Ferrer_crushes_Verdsaco,_wins_Acapulco_title Ferrer crushes Verdsaco, wins Acapulco title 4 March 2012 Tennistalk 17 October 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120811062756/http://www.tennistalk.com/en/news/20120304/Ferrer_crushes_Verdsaco%2C_wins_Acapulco_title 11 August 2012 dead At the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell he reached his 4th final of the year, losing to Rafael Nadal. At the French Open, he reached the semifinals for the first time losing to eventual champion Rafael Nadal.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/18368691 Incredible Nadal thrashes Ferrer www.bbc.co.uk He then won his 4th title of the year at the UNICEF Open defeating Philipp Petzschner in the final.http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2012/06/25/Den-Bosch-Saturday-Ferrer-Beats-Petzschner-For-Title.aspx FERRER VICTORIOUS IN 'S-HERTOGENBOSC 23 June 2012 ATP World Tour Ferrer reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon, where he was beaten by eventual runner-up Murray.http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/sports/2012/07/04/spain-ferrer-loses-tough-battle-in-wimbledon-quarters/ Spain's Ferrer loses tough battle in Wimbledon quarters 4 July 2012 EFE 17 October 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120708234944/http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/sports/2012/07/04/spain-ferrer-loses-tough-battle-in-wimbledon-quarters/ 8 July 2012 dead Ferrer then won the Swedish Open defeating compatriot Almagro in the final.http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/ferrer-wins-bastad-title-133804454.html Round-up: David Ferrer triumphed over fellow Spaniard Nicolás Almagro to win the Swedish Open, while John Isner, Marin Čilić and Janko Tipsarević all also picked up titles. 16 July 2012 Eurosport At the US Open, he reached the semifinals, thus reaching at least the quarter-finals of each slam in the year, only one of four to achieve it in the year, he lost to Novak Djokovic, where the match was suspended after the first set.https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/sep/09/us-open-2012-novak-djokovic-david-ferrer-live US Open 2012: Novak Djokovic beats David Ferrer – as it happened! 9 September 2012 Guardian London Martin Pengelly Ferrer then won his home tournament the Valencia Open 500 defeating Ukrainian Alexandr Dolgopolov in the final.https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/8564444/david-ferrer-beats-alexandr-dolgopolov-third-valencia-title David Ferrer wins 3rd Valencia title 28 October 2012 Associated Press Ferrer won his 7th title of the year, the most of any player at the BNP Paribas Masters defeating qualifier Jerzy Janowicz in the final. This is Ferrer's first Master 1000 title after finishing runner-up 3 times prior.https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/tennis/2012/11/04/david-ferrer-wins-paris-masters/1680379/ Ferrer beats Janowicz to win Paris Masters 4 November 2012 Associated Press USA Today This is the 4th time Ferrer has qualified for the finals in London. thumb|right|150px|Tomáš Berdych has qualified for the third straight year On 22 October, after winning the If Stockholm Open, Tomáš Berdych was announced as the sixth qualifier. Tomáš Berdych began the year by winning the Hopman Cup with Petra Kvitová over France's Marion Bartoli and Richard Gasquet.http://straightsets.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/08/czechs-singles-first-strategy-pays-off-at-hopman-cup/ Czechs' Singles-First Strategy Pays Off at Hopman Cup NY Times 8 January 2012 Ben Rothenberg At the Australian Open, he reached the quarter-finals losing to Rafael Nadal.http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/jan/24/rafael-nadal-australian-open-tomas-berdych Rafael Nadal sets up Australian Open semi-final against Roger Federer 24 January 2012 the Guardian The following week, he won his first title of the year at the Open Sud de France defeating Gaël Monfils.http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2012/02/5/Montpellier-Sunday-Berdych-Beats-Monfils-For-Title.aspx BERDYCH BEATS MONFILS FOR MONTPELLIER TITLE ATPWorldTour 5 February 2012 He reached his first Masters 1000 final in 2 years at the Mutua Madrid Open but lost to Roger Federer. At the French Open he reached the fourth round losing to Juan Martín del Potro.http://www.seattlepi.com/sports/article/Del-Potro-beats-Berdych-to-set-up-Federer-matchup-3607162.php Del Potro beats Berdych to set up Federer matchup SeattlePI 4 June 2012 He was then upset by Ernests Gulbis in three tie-break sets at the first round of the Wimbledon.http://bigstory.ap.org/article/berdych-loses-gulbis-1st-round-wimbledon BERDYCH LOSES TO GULBIS IN 1ST ROUND OF WIMBLEDON Associated Press 25 June 2012 He then reached his second final of the year at the Winston-Salem Open but lost to John Isner.https://www.foxnews.com/sports/isner-outlasts-berdych-for-second-straight-winston-salem-crown/ Isner outlasts Berdych for second straight Winston-Salem crown Sports Network 25 August 2012 At the US Open he upset world no. 1 Federer in the quarter-finals, but lost to Andy Murray in the semifinals with very windy conditions.https://www.espn.com/tennis/usopen12/story/_/id/8352483/us-open-andy-murray-beats-tomas-berdych-adversity Andy Murray: Breath of fresh air ESPN 8 September 2012 He won his second title of the year at the If Stockholm Open defeating Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/8533270/tomas-berdych-tops-jo-wilfried-tsonga-3-sets-win-stockholm-open Tomas Berdych wins 2nd title of 2012 Associated Press 22 October 2012 This is the third consecutive time that Berdych has qualified. thumb|left|150px|Juan Martín del Potro won four titles in the year. On 25 October, following the withdrawal of Rafael Nadal, Juan Martín del Potro booked a spot into the event. Juan Martín del Potro reached the quarter-finals of the first slam of the year in the Australian Open losing to Roger Federer.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/16696634 Nadal sets up Federer semi-final www.bbc.co.uk He then reached his first final of the year at the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament losing to Federer once again. However, he bounced back by winning his first title of the year at the Open 13 defeating Michaël Llodra in the final.https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tennis-men-marseille-idUSTRE81P0FJ20120226 Del Potro beats Llodra to win Marseille Open Reuters 26 February 2012 At the Estoril Open, successfully defended his title by defeating Richard Gasquet .https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/7898682/juan-martin-del-potro-wins-2nd-straight-estoril-open Juan Martin del Potro defends crown Associated Press 6 May 2012 At the French Open he reached the quarter-finals but fell to Federer for the fifth time in the year despite leading two sets to love he lost.http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/jun/05/french-open-novak-djokovic-roger-federer1 French Open 2012: Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer forced to dig deep 5 June 2012 the Guardian At Wimbledon he was handily defeated by David Ferrer in the fourth round.https://sports.yahoo.com/news/ferrer-defeats-del-potro-reach-135341971--ten.html Ferrer defeats del Potro to reach 1st Wimbledon QF Associated Press 3 July 2012 He bounced back at the Olympics winning the Bronze Medal match over Novak Djokovic after losing to Federer in the semifinals. At the US Open he reached his third slam quarter-finals of the year but lost once again this time to Djokovic.https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/sep/07/novak-djokovic-del-potro-us-open Novak Djokovic beats Juan Martín del Potro to reach US Open semi-final Associated Press 7 September 2012 London The Guardian He won his third title of the year at the Erste Bank Open defeating qualifier Grega Žemlja in the final.https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/tennis/2012/10/21/erste-bank-open-juan-martin-del-potro/1647229/ Del Potro wins in Vienna for 12th career title Associated Press 21 October 2012 USA Today At the Swiss Indoors Basel, Del Potro got his fourth championship of the year after beating Roger Federer. This is the third time del Potro has qualified for the event. On 1 November, after reaching the quarter-final of the Paris Masters, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Janko Tipsarević booked the final two spots of the event. thumb|right|150px|Jo-Wilfried Tsonga won the doubles silver medal at the Olympics Jo-Wilfried Tsonga began the year well by winning the Qatar Open in an all-French final over Gaël Monfils.http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2012/01/1/Doha-Saturday-Tsonga-Wins-All-French-Final-Against-Monfils.aspx TSONGA TRIUMPHS OVER MONFILS IN DOHA FINAL ATP World Tour 7 January 2012 At the Australian Open he was upset in the fourth round by Kei Nishikori.http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2012/01/3/Australian-Open-Monday-Murray-Advances-Tsonga-Plays-Nishikori.aspx NISHIKORI STUNS TSONGA TO MAKE HISTORY; MURRAY UP NEXT ATP World Tour 23 January 2012 At the French Open he lost in the quarter-finals to Novak Djokovic, despite having four match points, two at 5–4 and two at 6–5 in the fourth set.http://www.france24.com/en/20120605-epic-djokovic-knock-tsonga-out-french-open-quarter-final-france-serbia Djokovic knocks Tsonga out of French Open NEXT Reuters 5 June 2012http://sports.inquirer.net/46477/djokovic-federer-come-back-set-french-rematch Djokovic, Federer come back, set French rematch Associated Press 6 June 2012 At Wimbledon he reached the semifinals losing to Andy Murray.https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/06/andy-murray-beats-jo-wilfried-tsonga-wimbledon-final_n_1654570.html Andy Murray Beats Jo-Wilfried Tsonga To Reach Wimbledon Final, Will Face Roger Federer Associated Press 6 July 2012 Huffington Post Michael Klopman At the US Open, Tsonga failed to reach the third round of a slam for the first time since 2007, losing to Martin Kližan in the second round.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/19430736 US Open: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga beaten by Martin Klizan BBC 31 August 2012 He then bounced back by winning his second title of the year at the Moselle Open over Andreas Seppi.https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/8416620/jo-wilfried-tsonga-routs-andreas-seppi-win-another-moselle-open-title Jo-Wilfried Tsonga repeats at Metz Associated Press 23 September 2012 He then reached the final of the China Open losing to Novak Djokovic. He reached his fourth final of the year at the If Stockholm Open losing to Tomáš Berdych. This is the third time that Tsonga has qualified for the event.thumb|left|150px|Janko Tipsarević qualifies directly for the first time. Janko Tipsarević began the year by reaching the final of the Aircel Chennai Open but ended up losing to Milos Raonic in three tie-break sets .http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2012/01/1/Chennai-Final-Raonic-Tipsarevic.aspx RAONIC WINS MARATHON BATTLE FOR TITLE ATP World Tour 8 January 2012 At the Australian Open he reached the third round but lost to Richard Gasquet.http://blogs.bettor.com/Richard-Gasquet-ends-Janko-Tipsarevics-voyage-in-the-third-round-Australian-Open-2012-a124551 RICHARD GASQUET ENDS JANKO TIPSAREVIC'S VOYAGE IN THE THIRD ROUND – AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2012 Bettor 23 January 2012 4 November 2012 https://archive.today/20130117205201/http://blogs.bettor.com/Richard-Gasquet-ends-Janko-Tipsarevics-voyage-in-the-third-round-Australian-Open-2012-a124551 17 January 2013 dead At the French Open he reached the fourth round and faced Nicolás Almagro but lost in straight sets.http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/tennis/french-open-2012/top-stories/Almagro-reaches-French-quarterfinals-by-beating-Tipsarevic/articleshow/13818751.cms Almagro reaches French quarterfinals by beating Tipsarevic Associated Press 4 June 2012 The Times of India At the Wimbledon he was upset in the third round by Mikhail Youzhny losing.http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/news/articles/2012-06-29/201206291341001526969.html TIPSAREVIC NARROWLY OUSTED BY YOUZHNY Wimbledon 29 June 2012 The Serb then bounced back by reaching back-to-back finals at the MercedesCup defeating Juan Mónaco in the final to claim his first title of the year and at the Crédit Agricole Suisse Open Gstaad losing to Thomaz Bellucci.https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/8168317/janko-tipsarevic-takes-mercedes-cup-stuttgart-first-title-year Janko Tipsarevic wins Mercedes Cup Associated Press 15 July 2012http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2012/07/29/Gstaad-Sunday-Bellucci-Beats-Tipsarevic-In-Final.aspx BELLUCCI BEATS TIPSAREVIC TO WIN SECOND GSTAAD TITLE ATP World Tour 22 July 2012 At the US Open he reached his second straight quarter-finals at the event but once again lost this time to David Ferrer, despite leading the final set 4–1.https://news.yahoo.com/ferrer-gets-past-tipsarevic-5-sets-us-open-225628926--spt.html Ferrer gets past Tipsarevic in 5 sets at US Open Associated Press 6 September 2012 This is the first time Tipsarević has qualified for the event after serving as an alternate the previous year. Doubles #PlayersPointsToursDate Qualified1Bob Bryan USAMike Bryan USA9,4852212 AugustATP World Tour Bryans Qualify For London; Save 1 M.P. In Toronto Final http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2012/08/32/Toronto-Doubles-Sunday.aspx 12 August 20122Max Mirnyi BLRDaniel Nestor CAN6,675209 AugustATP World Tour Defending Champions Mirnyi/Nestor Qualify For Barclays ATP World Tour Finals http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2012/08/Features/London-Finals-Mirnyi-Nestor-First-To-Qualify.aspx 9 August 20123Leander Paes INDRadek Štěpánek CZE6,265126 OctoberATP World Tour PAES/STEPANEK QUALIFY FOR 2012 BARCLAYS ATP WORLD TOUR FINALS http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2012/10/Features/London-Finals-Paes-Stepanek-Qualify.aspx 6 October 20124Robert Lindstedt SWEHoria Tecău ROU5,9652319 AugustATP World Tour LINDSTEDT/TECAU QUALIFY FOR LONDON WITH FIRST MASTERS 1000 TITLE http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2012/08/33/Cincinnati-Doubles-Final-Lindstedt-Tecau-Qualify-For-London.aspx 19 August 2012 20 August 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120821080011/http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2012/08/33/Cincinnati-Doubles-Final-Lindstedt-Tecau-Qualify-For-London.aspx 21 August 2012 dead5Mahesh Bhupathi INDRohan Bopanna IND4,455222 NovemberATP World Tour BHUPATHI/BOPANNA CLINCH FINAL LONDON SPOT http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2012/11/44/Paris-Friday-Doubles.aspx 2 November 20126Marcel Granollers ESPMarc López ESP4,3601822 October7Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi PAKJean-Julien Rojer NED4,115241 November11Jonathan Marray GBRFrederik Nielsen DEN2,180615 October Marray and Nielsen qualified due to winning Wimbledonand a top 20 finish according to the rules (P39) http://www.atpworldtour.com/Corporate/Rulebook.aspx 2010 ATP World Tour – Rulebook 15 July 2010 Association of Tennis Professionals London, Great Britain The first team that qualified was the team of Max Mirnyi and Daniel Nestor on 9 August. Max Mirnyi & Daniel Nestor began the year by winning the Brisbane International over the team of Melzer/Petzschner.ATP World Tour MIRNYI-NESTOR CAPTURE BRISBANE TROPHY http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2012/01/1/Doubles-Brisbane-Chennai-Sunday.aspx 8 January 2012 They then successfully defended their title at the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships facing the team of Dodig/Melo in the final.ATP World Tour NESTOR/MIRNYI RETAIN MEMPHIS TITLE; MAHUT/ROGER-VASSELIN CAPTURE MARSEILLE CROWN http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2012/02/8/Doubles-Memphis-Marseille-Buenos-Aires-Sunday.aspx 26 February 2012 At the Sony Ericsson Open they reached their third final of the year only to come up short and lose to the team of Paes/Štěpánek.Press Trust of India Paes lifts 50th doubles title, partners Stepanek to a win in Miami http://sports.ndtv.com/tennis/news/item/187851-paes-lifts-50th-doubles-title-partners-stepanek-to-a-win-in-miami 1 April 2012 4 November 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120702205829/http://sports.ndtv.com/tennis/news/item/187851-paes-lifts-50th-doubles-title-partners-stepanek-to-a-win-in-miami 2 July 2012 dead They then reached their second Masters 1000 final at the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters losing to the team of Bryan/Bryan.TennisNow Bryan Brothers Clinch 20th Masters Doubles Title in Monte-Carlo http://www.tennisnow.com/Blogs/Bryan-Brothers/April-2012/Bryan-Brothers-Clinch-20th-Masters-Doubles-Title-i.aspx 22 April 2012 They then successfully defended their title at the French Open, their second slam as a team over the team of Bryan/Bryan.The Star Nestor and Mirnyi win second straight French Open men's doubles title https://www.thestar.com/sports/tennis/article/1208904--nestor-and-mirnyi-win-second-straight-french-open-men-s-doubles-title 9 June 2012 Toronto They then claimed their second consecutive title at the Aegon Championships, once again over the American team of Bryan/Bryan.Canadian Press Daniel Nestor, Max Mirnyi win doubles title at Queen's Club https://www.cbc.ca/sports/2.720/daniel-nestor-max-mirnyi-win-doubles-title-at-queen-s-club-1.1203909 17 June 2012 live https://web.archive.org/web/20120818141439/http://www.cbc.ca/sports/tennis/story/2012/06/17/sp-tennis-doubles-daniel-nestor-queens-club-title.html 18 August 2012 Mirnyi also claimed the mixed doubles gold medal at the Olympics pairing with Victoria Azarenka defeating the British team of Murray/Robson.London2012 Mirnyi and Azarenka get Doubles gold http://www.london2012.com/news/articles/mirnyi-and-azarenka-get-doubles-gold.html 5 August 2012 4 November 2012 8 November 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121108014842/http://www.london2012.com/news/articles/mirnyi-and-azarenka-get-doubles-gold.html dead Nestor on the other hand claimed the title at the Swiss Indoors Basel pairing with Nenad Zimonjić defeating Huey/Inglot.ATP World Tour NESTOR WINS 80TH DOUBLES TROPHY; PARTNERS ZIMONJIC TO BASEL CROWN http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2012/10/43/Doubles-Basel-Final.aspx 28 October 2012 After winning the Rogers Cup the team of Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan qualified for the event on 12 August. Bob Bryan & Mike Bryan started the year by winning the Apia International Sydney defeating Ebden/Nieminen in the final.ApiaInternationalSydney Men's doubles: Bryan brothers win it again http://www.apiainternational.com.au/2012/01/mens-doubles-bryan-brothers-win-it-again 15 January 2012 At the Australian Open, as the 3-time defending champion they reached their fourth consecutive final but lost to the team Paes/Štěpánek .The Indian Express Paes-Stepanek win Australian Open doubles title http://www.indianexpress.com/news/paesstepanek-win-australian-open-doubles-title/904981 28 January 2012 They won their 20th Masters title at the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters by defeating Mirnyi/Nestor. They then reached 3 consecutive finals, the first is in a winning effort at the Open de Nice Côte d'Azur over Marach/Polášek.Open de Nice BRYANS WIN THE NICE OPEN 2012 http://www.opennicecotedazur.com/news-day-2012-200.html#debutcontenu 27 May 2012 The second final came in the French Open, where they face Mirnyi/Nestor but ended up in the losing side. They then lost again to Mirnyi/Nestor at the final of the Aegon Championships. At the Summer Olympics, the brothers claimed their first gold medal defeating the French team of Llodra/Tsonga.https://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/la-xpm-2012-aug-04-la-sp-on-mike-bob-bryan-20120804-story.html London Olympics: Mike and Bob Bryan win doubles gold in tennis LA Times 4 August 2012 Lisa Dillman They then backed it up by winning the Rogers Cup over the Spanish duo of Granollers/López.http://www.tennisnow.com/News/Bryan-Bros-Win-4th-Rogers-Cup,-Qualify-for-London.aspx Bryan Bros Win 4th Rogers Cup, Qualify for London Tennis Now 12 August 2012 They then won their 12th slam as a team at the US Open defeating the team of Paes/Štěpánek. This is the most slams won by any team.https://www.espn.com/tennis/usopen12/story/_/id/8348728/2012-us-open-bob-bryan-mike-bryan-win-men-doubles-set-slam-record Bryan brothers set Slam record Associated Press 7 September 2012 They then won their 7th title of the year at the China Open over Berlocq/Istomin.http://www.chinaopen.com.cn/en/news/2012-10-07/1711552.shtml Bryan Brothers Earn 82nd Title with Win in Beijing China Open 7 October 2012 Mike Bryan also competed with Lisa Raymond to take the mixed doubles title at Wimbledon over Vesnina/Paes and the bronze medal at the Summer Olympics over the German pairing of Lisicki/Kas.http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/tennis/news/20120708/bryan-raymond-wimbledon-mixed-doubles/ https://web.archive.org/web/20120713051524/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/tennis/news/20120708/bryan-raymond-wimbledon-mixed-doubles/ dead 13 July 2012 Bryan, Raymond win Wimbledon mixed doubles title Associated Press 8 July 2012 CNNhttp://www.nbcolympics.com/news-blogs/tennis/raymond-mike-bryan-win-mixed-bronze.html Raymond, Mike Bryan win mixed bronze NBC 5 August 2012 5 November 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120819180106/http://www.nbcolympics.com/news-blogs/tennis/raymond-mike-bryan-win-mixed-bronze.html 19 August 2012 dead On 19 August, the team of Robert Lindstedt and Horia Tecău qualified for the event after winning the Western & Southern Open. Robert Lindstedt & Horia Tecău reached their first final of the year at the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament losing to the team of Llodra/Zimonjić in the final.http://www.abnamrowtt.com/news-and-multimedia/latest-news/39th-edition/llodra-and-zimonjic-wins-doubles-title-in-rotterdam Llodra and Zimonjic wins doubles title in Rotterdam ABN Amro Website 19 February 2012 5 November 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121024053349/http://www.abnamrowtt.com/news-and-multimedia/latest-news/39th-edition/llodra-and-zimonjic-wins-doubles-title-in-rotterdam 24 October 2012 dead They won their first title of the year at the BRD Năstase Țiriac Trophy over the team of Chardy/Kubot.http://brd-nastase-tiriac-trophy.ro/2012/en/stiri/tecau-si-lindstedt-vin-sa-castige-trofeul-la-bucuresti.html Horia Tecau and Robert Lindstedt are present for the second time in Bucharest and hope to win this year's edition trophy BRD Nastase Tiriac Website 29 April 2012 5 November 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20140408223258/http://brd-nastase-tiriac-trophy.ro/2012/en/stiri/tecau-si-lindstedt-vin-sa-castige-trofeul-la-bucuresti.html 8 April 2014 dead They reached their first Masters 1000 final of the year at the Mutua Madrid Open but lost to Fyrstenberg/Matkowski.http://www.madrid-open.com/en/noticias-tenis-masculino/matkowski-y-fyrstenberg-campeones-de-dobles/ Matkowski and Fyrstenberg, doubles champions Madrid Open Website 13 May 2012 They then won their second title at the UNICEF Open over the team of Cabal/Tursunov.http://www.unicefopen.nl/en/news/news-overview/537-lindstedt-and-tecau-win-men-s-doubles-tournament.html Lindstedt and Tecau win men's doubles tournament UNICEF Open Website 23 June 2012 5 November 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120825175039/http://www.unicefopen.nl/en/news/news-overview/537-lindstedt-and-tecau-win-men-s-doubles-tournament.html 25 August 2012 dead For the third straight year, they were able to reach the final of the Wimbledon but for the third straight year finished as runner-up, this time losing to the wild carded team of Marray/Nielsen.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/18757744 Wimbledon 2012: Briton Jonathan Marray wins men's doubles final BBC 7 July 2012 They bounced back by winning Lindstedt's home tournament at the SkiStar Swedish Open for the third straight time defeating the pairing Peya/Soares.http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2012/07/28/Doubles-Bastad-Final-Lindstedt-Tecau-Win-Third-Title.aspx LINDSTEDT/TECAU WIN THIRD STRAIGHT BASTAD TITLE ATP World Tour 15 July 2012 They won their biggest title of the year at the Western & Southern Open a Masters 1000 event defeating the Indian pairing of Bhupathi/Bopanna in the final.http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2012/08/33/Cincinnati-Doubles-Final-Lindstedt-Tecau-Qualify-For-London.aspx LINDSTEDT/TECAU QUALIFY FOR LONDON WITH FIRST MASTERS 1000 TITLE ATP World Tour 18 August 2012 20 August 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120821080011/http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2012/08/33/Cincinnati-Doubles-Final-Lindstedt-Tecau-Qualify-For-London.aspx 21 August 2012 dead Lindstedt also teamed up with Nenad Zimonjić at the If Stockholm Open and reached the final just to lose to Melo/Soares.http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2012/10/42/Doubles-Stockholm-Final-Soares-Melo-Win-Title.aspx MELO/SOARES FIGHT BACK TO CAPTURE STOCKHOLM TITLE ATP World Tour 21 October 2012 Tecau also paired up with Bethanie Mattek-Sands to win the mixed doubles at the Australian Open over the team of Vesnina/Paes.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/16779431 Mattek-Sands and Tecau win Australian Open mixed doubles title BBC 28 January 2012 On 6 October, after reaching the final of the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships, the team of India's Leander Paes and Radek Štěpánek were announced as the fourth qualifiers. Leander Paes & Radek Štěpánek began the year by winning the first slam of the year at the Australian Open defeating the team of Bryan/Bryan, the defending champion. They then claimed their second title at the Sony Ericsson Open defeating the pairing of Mirnyi/Nestor in the final. They then reached their second slam final of the year at the US Open, once again against the team of Bryan/Bryan in the final but this time they lost. The Indian-Czech reached back-to-back finals at the China Open losing to the team of Peya/Soares and the final of the Shanghai Rolex Masters defeating the Indian pairing of Bhupathi/Bopanna.http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2012/10/40/Doubles-Tokyo-Final-Peya-Soares-Win.aspx PEYA/SOARES WIN SECOND STRAIGHT ATP WORLD TOUR DOUBLES TITLE ATP World Tour 7 October 2012http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/tennis/top-stories/Leander-Paes-Radek-Stepanek-win-Shanghai-Masters/articleshow/16808311.cms Leander Paes-Radek Stepanek win Shanghai Masters Associated Foreign Press 14 October 2012 Paes also won another title pairing with Janko Tipsarević defeating the Israel duo of Erlich/Ram at the Aircel Chennai Open.http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/tennis/top-stories/Paes-Tipsarevic-win-doubles-crown-in-Chennai-Open/articleshow/11415868.cms Paes, Tipsarevic win doubles crown in Chennai Open TNN 9 January 2012 Paes also reached the final of two mixed doubles slam with Elena Vesnina but end up losing in both, at the Australian Open to Mattek-Sands/Tecău and at Wimbledon to Raymond/Bryan. On 15 October, after securing their position in the top 20, Wimbledon champions Britain's Jonathan Marray and Denmark's Frederik Nielsen qualified for the event. Jonathan Marray & Frederik Nielsen made a breakthrough winning their only title at Wimbledon defeating three-time Wimbledon finalists Lindstedt/Tecău. This win marked the first time that a British player had won a doubles slam in 76 years and Nielsen was the first Dane to win a Wimbledon Championship title. It was also the first time since 1998 that a doubles final went to 5 sets. Nielsen also reached the final of Moselle Open teaming up with Johan Brunström losing Mahut/Roger-Vasselin.http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2012/09/38/Doubles-Metz-Sunday.aspx MAHUT/ROGER-VASSELIN CAPTURE THIRD TITLE ATP World Tour 23 September 2012 On 22 October, the Spanish team of Marcel Granollers and Marc López became the sixth qualifiers. Marcel Granollers & Marc López reached their first final at the Abierto Mexicano Telcel in an all-Spanish final against Marrero/Verdasco but lost.http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2012/02/9/Doubles-Dubai-Acapulco-Delray-Beach-Saturday.aspx BHUPATHI/BOPANNA CAPTURE FIRST TITLE; MARRERO/VERDASCO TRIUMPH IN ACAPULCO ATP World Tour 3 March 2012 They again finished runners-up at the Barcelona Open BancSabadell losing to the Polish team of Fyrstenberg/Matkowski.http://www.barcelonaopenbancsabadell.com/news-detail.php?id=536 Fyrstenberg and Matkowski claim first Barcelona doubles title Barcelona Open 29 April 2012 6 November 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121102132741/http://www.barcelonaopenbancsabadell.com/news-detail.php?id=536 2 November 2012 dead They won their first title at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia defeating the team of Kubot/Tipsarević.http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2012/05/20/Rome-Sunday-Doubles-Granollers-Lopez-Win-First-Team-Title.aspx GRANOLLERS/LOPEZ WIN FIRST TEAM TITLE ATP World Tour 20 May 2012 They then reached back-to-back finals at the ATP Vegeta Croatia Open Umag losing to the Spanish pairing of Marrero/Verdasco and the final of the Crédit Agricole Suisse Open Gstaad defeating the Colombian team of Farah/Giraldo.http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2012/07/28/Doubles-Bastad-Stuttgart-Umag-Newport-Saturday.aspx MARRERO/VERDASCO TRIUMPH IN UMAG FOR THIRD TITLE ATP World Tour 14 July 2012http://tenniseastcoast.com/2012/07/22/bellucci-surprises-in-gstaad-monaco-wins-hamburg/ Bellucci surprises in Gstaad, Monaco wins Hamburg Tennis East Coast 22 July 2012 6 November 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20140408215054/http://tenniseastcoast.com/2012/07/22/bellucci-surprises-in-gstaad-monaco-wins-hamburg/ 8 April 2014 dead They then reached their first hard court final at the Rogers Cup facing Bryan/Bryan, but lost. Lopez also paired with Rafael Nadal to claim the BNP Paribas Open over the American pairing of Isner/Querrey.http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2012/03/11/Indian-Wells-Sunday-Doubles-Lopez-Nadal-Reclaim-Title.aspx LOPEZ/NADAL RECLAIM INDIAN WELLS TITLE ATP World Tour 21 March 2012 On 1 November, after reaching the quarterfinals of the BNP Paribas Masters, Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi and Jean-Julien Rojer claimed one of the two remaining spots. Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi & Jean-Julien Rojer claimed their first title at the Estoril Open defeating the Austrian-Spanish team of Knowle/Marrero.http://tribune.com.pk/story/374849/aisam-rojer-win-estoril-open-mens-doubles-final/ Aisam-Rojer win Estoril Open men's doubles final APP 6 May 2012 They won their second title in the grass courts of Gerry Weber Open defeating Huey/Lipsky in the final.http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2012/06/24/Doubles-Halle-London-Sunday.aspx MIRNYI/NESTOR BEAT BRYANS FOR QUEEN'S TITLE; QURESHI/ROJER CAPTURE HA ATP World Tour 17 June 2012 They reached their biggest final of the year at the BNP Paribas Masters losing to the Indian duo of Bhupathi/Bopanna.http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2012/11/44/Paris-Final-Doubles-Bhupathi-Bopanna-Win-Title.aspx BHUPATHI/BOPANNA CLINCH FIRST ATP WORLD TOUR MASTERS 1000 TEAM CROWN IN PARIS ATP World Tour 4 November 2012 On 2 November, after defeating the team of Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski, the Indian team of Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna booked the final spot. Mahesh Bhupathi & Rohan Bopanna claimed their first title of the year at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships defeating the Polish team of Fyrstenberg/Matkowski. They reached their second final of the year at the Western & Southern Open but lost to Lindstedt/Tecău. At the Shanghai Rolex Masters they faced the team of Paes/Štěpánek in the final but lost. They then won their biggest title of the year at the BNP Paribas Masters defeating the pairing of Qureshi/Rojer. Bhupathi also teamed up with Sania Mirza to win the French Open Mixed doubles title over the team Jans-Ignacik/González.http://www.hindustantimes.com/sports-news/Tennis/Bhupathi-Sania-win-French-Open-title/Article1-867649.aspx https://web.archive.org/web/20120608203355/http://www.hindustantimes.com/sports-news/Tennis/Bhupathi-Sania-win-French-Open-title/Article1-867649.aspx dead 8 June 2012 Bhupathi, Sania win French Open title Hindustan Tennis 8 June 2012 Groupings Singles 2012 ATP World Tour Finals – Singles Group A: Serbia Novak Djokovic United Kingdom Andy Murray Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych France Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Group B: Switzerland Roger Federer Spain David Ferrer Argentina Juan Martín del Potro Serbia Janko Tipsarević Doubles 2012 ATP World Tour Finals – Doubles Group A: United States Bob Bryan & United States Mike Bryan India Leander Paes & Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek Spain Marcel Granollers & Spain Marc López Pakistan Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi & Netherlands Jean-Julien Rojer Group B: Belarus Max Mirnyi & Canada Daniel Nestor Sweden Robert Lindstedt & Romania Horia Tecău India Mahesh Bhupathi & India Rohan Bopanna United Kingdom Jonathan Marray & Denmark Frederik Nielsen Head-to-head Singles Overall YTD W–L Djokovic SRB Novak Djokovic Federer SUI Roger Federer Murray GBR Andy Murray Ferrer ESP David Ferrer Berdych CZE Tomáš Berdych del Potro ARG Juan Martín del Potro Tsonga FRA Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Tipsarević SRB Janko Tipsarević 12–16 9–7 9–5 10–1 6–2 8–5 5–2 59–38 70–12 16–12 8–10 13–0 11–5 13–3 8–3 5–0 74–33 68–10 7–9 10–8 6–5 3–4 5–1 6–1 5–3 42–31 54–14 5–9 0–13 5–6 5–3 5–2 2–1 3–1 25–35 72–14 1–10 5–11 4–3 3–5 2–4 3–1 3–5 21–39 59–20 2–6 3–13 1–5 2–5 4–2 5–2 3–0 20–33 63–15 5–8 3–8 1–6 1–2 1–3 2–5 0–0 13–32 55–22 2–5 0–5 3–5 1–3 5–3 0–3 0–0 11–24 57–25 Doubles YTD W–L Overall BryanBryan USA Bob Bryan / USA Mike Bryan Mirnyi Nestor BLR Max Mirnyi / CAN Daniel Nestor Paes Štěpánek IND Leander Paes / CZE Radek Štěpánek Lindstedt Tecău SWE Robert Lindstedt / ROU Horia Tecău Granollers López ESP Marcel Granollers / ESP Marc López Qureshi Rojer PAK Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi / NED Jean-Julien Rojer Bhupathi Bopanna IND Mahesh Bhupathi / IND Rohan Bopanna Marray Nielsen GBR Jonathan Marray / DEN Frederik Nielsen 2–3 4–2 3–1 3–0 5–1 0–0 0–1 17–8 60–13 3–2 1–2 5–1 0–2 0–1 2–2 0–0 11–10 42–16 2–4 2–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 6–5 30–9 1–3 1–5 0–0 3–2 1–0 2–0 0–1 8–11 44–19 0–3 2–0 0–1 2–3 1–0 1–0 0–1 6–8 36–15 1–5 1–0 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 2–9 36–21 0–0 2–2 0–1 0–2 0–1 1–0 0–0 3–6 30–20 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 4–0 8–4 Day-by-day summary Day 1 (5 November) Matches on O2 arenaGroupWinnerLoserScoreDoubles – Group BBLR Max Mirnyi CAN Daniel Nestor [2]SWE Robert Lindstedt ROU Horia Tecău [4]4–6, 7–6(7–1), [12–10]Singles – Group AGBR Andy Murray [3]CZE Tomáš Berdych [5]3–6, 6–3, 6–4Doubles – Group AESP Marcel Granollers ESP Marc López [6]USA Bob Bryan USA Mike Bryan [1]7–5, 5–7, [11–9]Singles – Group ASRB Novak Djokovic [1]FRA Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [7]7–6(7–4), 6–3 Day 2 (6 November) Matches on O2 arenaGroupWinnerLoserScoreDoubles – Group BGBR Jonathan Marray DEN Frederik Nielsen [8]IND Mahesh Bhupathi IND Rohan Bopanna [5]6–4, 6–7(1–7), [12–10]Singles – Group BSUI Roger Federer [2]SRB Janko Tipsarević [8]6–3, 6–1Doubles – Group AIND Leander Paes CZE Radek Štěpánek [3]PAK Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi NED Jean-Julien Rojer [7]6–4, 7–5Singles – Group BESP David Ferrer [4]ARG Juan Martín del Potro [6]6–3, 3–6, 6–4 Day 3 (7 November) Matches on O2 arenaGroupWinnerLoserScoreDoubles – Group BIND Mahesh Bhupathi IND Rohan Bopanna [5]SWE Robert Lindstedt ROU Horia Tecău [4]6–3, 5–7, [10–5]Singles – Group ASRB Novak Djokovic [1]GBR Andy Murray [3]4–6, 6–3, 7–5Doubles – Group BGBR Jonathan Marray DEN Frederik Nielsen [8]BLR Max Mirnyi CAN Daniel Nestor [2]7–6(7–3), 4–6, [12–10]Singles – Group ACZE Tomáš Berdych [5]FRA Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [7]7–5, 3–6, 6–1 Day 4 (8 November) Matches on O2 arenaGroupWinnerLoserScoreDoubles – Group AIND Leander Paes CZE Radek Štěpánek [3]ESP Marcel Granollers ESP Marc López [6]7–5, 6–4Singles – Group BSUI Roger Federer [2]ESP David Ferrer [4]6–4, 7–6(7–5)Doubles – Group AUSA Bob Bryan USA Mike Bryan [1]PAK Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi NED Jean-Julien Rojer [7]7–5, 6–4Singles – Group BARG Juan Martín del Potro [6]SER Janko Tipsarević [8]6–0, 6–4 Day 5 (9 November) Matches on O2 arenaGroupWinnerLoserScoreDoubles – Group BIND Mahesh Bhupathi IND Rohan Bopanna [5]BLR Max Mirnyi CAN Daniel Nestor [2]7–6(7–5), 6–7(5–7), [10–5]Singles – Group ASRB Novak Djokovic [1]CZE Tomáš Berdych [5]6–2, 7–6(8–6)Doubles – Group BSWE Robert Lindstedt ROU Horia Tecău [4]GBR Jonathan Marray DEN Frederik Nielsen [8]6–3, 7–5Singles – Group AGBR Andy Murray [3]FRA Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [7]6–2, 7–6(7–3) Day 6 (10 November) Matches on O2 arenaGroupWinnerLoserScoreDoubles – Group AIND Leander Paes CZE Radek Štěpánek [3]USA Bob Bryan USA Mike Bryan [1]6–4, 6–7(6–8), [10–7]Singles – Group BARG Juan Martín del Potro [6]SUI Roger Federer [2]7–6(7–3), 4–6, 6–3Doubles – Group AESP Marcel Granollers ESP Marc López [6]PAK Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi NED Jean-Julien Rojer [7]6–4, 6–2Singles – Group BESP David Ferrer [4]SRB Janko Tipsarević [8]4–6, 6–3, 6–1 Day 7 (11 November) Matches on O2 arenaGroupWinnerLoserScoreDoubles – SemifinalsIND Mahesh Bhupathi IND Rohan Bopanna [5]IND Leander Paes CZE Radek Štěpánek [3]4–6, 6–1, [12–10]Singles – SemifinalsSRB Novak Djokovic [1]ARG Juan Martín del Potro [6]4–6, 6–3, 6–2Doubles – SemifinalsESP Marcel Granollers ESP Marc López [6]GBR Jonathan Marray DEN Frederik Nielsen [8]6–4, 6–3Singles – SemifinalsSUI Roger Federer [2]GBR Andy Murray [3]7–6(7–5), 6–2 Day 8 (12 November) Matches on O2 arenaGroupWinnerLoserScoreDoubles – FinalESP Marcel Granollers ESP Marc López [6]IND Mahesh Bhupathi IND Rohan Bopanna [5]7–5, 3–6, [10–3]Singles – FinalSRB Novak Djokovic [1]SUI Roger Federer [2]7–6(8–6), 7–5 See also ATP points system 2012 WTA Tour Championships 2012 ATP Challenger Tour Finals References External 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