2012 French Open

May 2021 2012 French Open 27 May – 11 June 2012 French Open 2012.png 250px 111 Paris (XVIe), France Stade Roland Garros Clay 82nd Grand Slam (ITF) 430,093 ESP Rafael Nadal RUS Maria Sharapova BLR Max Mirnyi / CAN Daniel Nestor ITA Sara Errani / ITA Roberta Vinci IND Sania Mirza / IND Mahesh Bhupathi BEL Kimmer Coppejans GER Annika Beck AUS Andrew Harris / AUS Nick Kyrgios RUS Daria Gavrilova / RUS Irina Khromacheva ESP Albert Costa / ESP Carlos Moyá USA John McEnroe / USA Patrick McEnroe USA Lindsay Davenport / SUI Martina Hingis FRA Stéphane Houdet NED Esther Vergeer FRA Frédéric Cattanéo / JPN Shingo Kunieda NED Marjolein Buis / NED Esther Vergeer The 2012 French Open (also known as Roland Garros, after the famous French aviator) was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 111th edition of the French Open, and took place at the Stade Roland Garros from 27 May until 11 June 2012.French Open Tickets http://www.tennistours.com/french-open-tickets 16 April 2012 Championship Tennis Tours dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120418181529/http://www.tennistours.com/french-open-tickets 18 April 2012 Rafael Nadal won the tournament for the third year in succession, and the seventh time in eight years, defeating first-time Roland Garros finalist Novak Djokovic. His seventh title broke Björn Borg's record of six French Open Men's Singles titles, and equalled Chris Evert's record for most French Open titles won by a man or woman. Li Na was unsuccessful in her title defence, being defeated in the fourth round by Yaroslava Shvedova. Maria Sharapova defeated 21st seed Sara Errani in the final to win her first French Open title, to complete a career Grand Slam, and to return to the World No. 1 ranking for the first time in four years.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/18381682 Maria Sharapova sits among greats after French Open win 9 June 2012 BBC Sport 6 February 2013 This championship was the second time in grand slam history that two multiple slam sets were accomplished in two different disciplines, and that was Mahesh Bhupathi won his first multiple slam in Mixed Doubles, and Esther Vergeer won her second multiple slam set in Women's Wheelchair Doubles. At the 1969 US Open, Rod Laver won his first multiple slam set in Men's Singles, and his fellow countryman Ken Rosewall did in Men's Doubles for the first time. This would occur again for the third time at the 2013 French Open. Tournament 150px|thumb|left|Court Philippe Chatrier where the Finals of the French Open take place. The 2012 French Open was the one hundred and eleventh edition of the French Open and was held at Stade Roland Garros in Paris.https://www.espn.com/tennis/slams/_/tournament/french-open French Open 2012 Coverage 21 May 2012 ESPN 22 May 2012 The Men's Singles final was won by Rafael Nadal by defeating Novak Djokovic in the final. By winning his seventh title at Roland Garros, Nadal surpassed Borg's overall titles record to become the most successful tennis player in French Open history. The tournament was an event run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is part of the 2012 ATP World Tour and the 2012 WTA Tour calendars under the Grand Slam category. The tournament consisted of both men's and women's singles and doubles draws as well as a mixed doubles event.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/frenchopen/ French Open 2012 21 May 2012 Daily Telegraph 22 May 2012 London There was a singles and doubles events for both boys and girls (players under 18), which is part of the Grade A category of tournaments, and singles and doubles events for men's and women's wheelchair tennis players as part of the NEC tour under the Grand Slam category. The tournament was played on clay courts and took place over a series of twenty courts, including the three main showcourts, Court Philippe Chatrier, Court Suzanne Lenglen and Court 1. Prize money and ranking points For 2012, the prize money purse was increased to €18,718,000 from €17,520,000 in 2011. The prize money and points breakdown is as follows:http://www.rolandgarros.com/en_FR/about/prizemoney.html Roland Garros 2012 Prize Money 30 April 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090630081653/http://www.rolandgarros.com/en_FR/about/prizemoney.html 30 June 2009 Points Seniors EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Round of 128QQ3Q2Q1Men's singles20001200720360180904510251680Men's doubles0 – – – – –Women's singles140090050028016010056050402Women's doubles5 – – – – – Junior Below is a table charting the points that are available to the boys and girls in boy singles and doubles play. StageJuniors – Tournament Grades https://web.archive.org/web/20110629143343/http://www.itftennis.com/juniors/rankings/tournamentgrades.asp 2011-06-29 . ITF Tennis. Retrieved 30 January 2011.2011 Junior Circuit Regulations https://web.archive.org/web/20121017075823/http://www.itftennis.com/shared/medialibrary/pdf/original/IO_54603_original.PDF 2012-10-17 Boys' singlesBoys' doublesGirls' singlesGirls' doublesChampion250 180 250 180Runner up180 120 180 120Semifinals120 80 120 80Quarterfinals80 50 80 50Round of 1650 30 50 30Round of 3230 –30 –Qualifier who loses in first round25 25Qualifying final round20 20 Wheelchair StageWheelchair Tennis Rules and Regulations 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20121017075841/http://www.itftennis.com/shared/medialibrary/pdf/original/IO_54771_original.PDF 2012-10-17 Men's singlesMen's doublesWomen's singlesWomen's doublesChampion800Runner up500Semifinals375100375100Quarterfinals100–100– Prize money EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Round of 128Q3Q2Q1Singles€1,250,000€625,000€310,000€155,000€80,000€47,000€28,000€18,000€9,000€4,500€2,500Doubles *€340,000€170,000€85,000€43,000€23,000€12,000€8,000 – – – –Mixed doubles *€100,000€50,000€25,000€13,000€7,000€3,500 – – – – –Wheelchair singles€15,000€7,500€4,000€2,500 – – – – – – –Wheelchair doubles *€5,000€2,500€1,500 – – – – – – – – * per team Singles players Men's singles Champion Runner-up ESP Rafael Nadal [2] SRB Novak Djokovic [1] Semifinals out ESP David Ferrer [6] SUI Roger Federer [3] Quarterfinals out FRA Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [5] ARG Juan Martín del Potro [9] GBR Andy Murray [4] ESP Nicolás Almagro [12] 4th round out ITA Andreas Seppi [22] SUI Stanislas Wawrinka [18] BEL David Goffin [LL] CZE Tomáš Berdych [7] ESP Marcel Granollers [20] FRA Richard Gasquet [17] SRB Janko Tipsarević [8] ARG Juan Mónaco [13] 3rd round out FRA Nicolas Devilder (Q) ESP Fernando Verdasco [14] FRA Gilles Simon [11] ITA Fabio Fognini FRA Nicolas Mahut POL Łukasz Kubot CRO Marin Čilić [21] RSA Kevin Anderson [31] RUS Mikhail Youzhny [27] FRA Paul-Henri Mathieu [WC] GER Tommy Haas (Q) COL Santiago Giraldo FRA Julien Benneteau [29] ARG Leonardo Mayer CAN Milos Raonic [19] ARG Eduardo Schwank (Q) 2nd round out SLO Blaž Kavčič GER Michael Berrer (Q) KAZ Mikhail Kukushkin LUX Gilles Müller USA Brian Baker (WC) ESP Pablo Andújar SRB Victor Troicki [28] GER Cedrik-Marcel Stebe ROU Adrian Ungur SVK Martin Kližan FRA Arnaud Clément (WC) FRA Florent Serra (Q) FRA Édouard Roger-Vasselin ESP Juan Carlos Ferrero ARG Horacio Zeballos (Q) FRA Michaël Llodra FRA Benoît Paire NED Robin Haase TUN Malek Jaziri USA John Isner [10] UKR Sergiy Stakhovsky BUL Grigor Dimitrov AUS Bernard Tomic [25] FIN Jarkko Nieminen FRA Jérémy Chardy RUS Dmitry Tursunov GER Philipp Kohlschreiber [24] CYP Marcos Baghdatis CZE Lukáš Rosol USA Jesse Levine (Q) GER Florian Mayer [32] UZB Denis Istomin 1st round out ITA Potito Starace AUS Lleyton Hewitt (WC) SRB Filip Krajinović (Q) AUT Jürgen Melzer [30] RUS Nikolay Davydenko LAT Ernests Gulbis NED Igor Sijsling (Q) BEL Steve Darcis USA Ryan Harrison BEL Xavier Malisse ROU Victor Hănescu ITA Flavio Cipolla BRA Thomaz Bellucci FRA Adrian Mannarino (WC) BRA João Souza RUS Andrey Kuznetsov GER Tobias Kamke ARG David Nalbandian CAN Frank Dancevic USA Andy Roddick [26] CZE Radek Štěpánek [23] RUS Alex Bogomolov Jr. SVK Karol Beck ESP Feliciano López [15] ESP Albert Montañés CAN Vasek Pospisil FRA Jonathan Dasnières de Veigy (WC) ESP Daniel Muñoz de la Nava (Q) POR Rui Machado ARG Éric Prodon ESP Guillermo García López ISR Dudi Sela SVK Lukáš Lacko ESP Albert Ramos CRO Ivan Dodig USA James Blake POR João Sousa (Q) GER Philipp Petzschner GER Björn Phau BRA Rogério Dutra da Silva UKR Alexandr Dolgopolov [16] ITA Filippo Volandri EST Jürgen Zopp (Q) USA Donald Young AUT Andreas Haider-Maurer (Q) COL Alejandro Falla RUS Igor Andreev JPN Tatsuma Ito USA Sam Querrey TPE Lu Yen-hsun JPN Go Soeda GER Mischa Zverev (Q) AUS Matthew Ebden BEL Olivier Rochus ARG Juan Ignacio Chela ITA Paolo Lorenzi FRA Guillaume Rufin (WC) ARG Carlos Berlocq GER Benjamin Becker (PR) ESP Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo ESP Daniel Gimeno Traver CRO Ivo Karlović RUS Igor Kunitsyn ITA Simone Bolelli Women's singles Champion Runner-up RUS Maria Sharapova [2] ITA Sara Errani [21]Semifinals outAUS Samantha Stosur [6]CZE Petra Kvitová [4] Quarterfinals out SVK Dominika Cibulková [15] GER Angelique Kerber [10] KAZ Yaroslava Shvedova [Q] EST Kaia Kanepi [23] 4th round out BLR Victoria Azarenka [1] USA Sloane Stephens RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova [26] CRO Petra Martić CHN Li Na [7] USA Varvara Lepchenko NED Arantxa Rus CZE Klára Zakopalová 3rd round out CAN Aleksandra Wozniak ESP María José Martínez Sánchez FRA Mathilde Johansson RUS Nadia Petrova [27] POL Agnieszka Radwańska [3] SRB Ana Ivanovic [13] ITA Flavia Pennetta [18] ESP Anabel Medina Garrigues [29] USA Christina McHale ESP Carla Suárez Navarro ITA Francesca Schiavone [14] RUS Nina Bratchikova GER Julia Görges [25] DEN Caroline Wozniacki [9] RUS Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova [22] CHN Peng Shuai [28] 2nd round out GER Dinah Pfizenmaier (Q) CHN Zheng Jie [31] CZE Lucie Šafářová [20] USA Vania King USA Bethanie Mattek-Sands CZE Petra Cetkovská [24] RSA Chanelle Scheepers USA Irina Falconi USA Venus Williams TPE Chan Yung-jan (Q) USA Melanie Oudin (WC) ISR Shahar Pe'er BLR Olga Govortsova USA Alexa Glatch (Q) FRA Irena Pavlovic (WC) FRA Marion Bartoli [8] FRA Stéphanie Foretz Gacon USA Lauren Davis (Q) SWE Sofia Arvidsson KAZ Sesil Karatantcheva (LL) BUL Tsvetana Pironkova SRB Jelena Janković [19] FRA Claire Feuerstein (WC) POL Urszula Radwańska FRA Virginie Razzano GBR Heather Watson (Q) ROU Irina-Camelia Begu AUS Jarmila Gajdošová RUS Maria Kirilenko [16] HUN Melinda Czink ESP Lourdes Domínguez Lino JPN Ayumi Morita 1st round out ITA Alberta Brianti FRA Caroline Garcia (WC) CAN Heidi El Tabakh (Q) FRA Alizé Cornet BLR Anastasiya Yakimova CZE Eva Birnerová (Q) KAZ Galina Voskoboeva FRA Kristina Mladenovic (WC) GER Sabine Lisicki [12] RUS Ekaterina Makarova AUS Anastasia Rodionova ROU Simona Halep CZE Iveta Benešová ESP Laura Pous Tió ROU Edina Gallovits-Hall GBR Elena Baltacha SRB Bojana Jovanovski ARG Paula Ormaechea UKR Kateryna Bondarenko CRO Mirjana Lučić AUS Casey Dellacqua SWE Johanna Larsson CAN Stéphanie Dubois ESP Lara Arruabarrena Vecino (Q) CHN Zhang Shuai SUI Romina Oprandi GEO Anna Tatishvili TPE Hsieh Su-wei GBR Laura Robson (LL) TPE Chang Kai-chen NED Michaëlla Krajicek CZE Karolína Plíšková (Q) ROU Sorana Cîrstea CZE Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová NED Kiki Bertens (Q) GER Mona Barthel [30] ITA Roberta Vinci [17] LUX Mandy Minella THA Tamarine Tanasugarn HUN Tímea Babos JPN Kimiko Date-Krumm BEL Yanina Wickmayer KAZ Ksenia Pervak AUT Patricia Mayr-Achleitner ROU Monica Niculescu [32] RUS Vera Dushevina FRA Pauline Parmentier AUS Ashleigh Barty (WC) USA Serena Williams [5] USA Jamie Hampton RUS Elena Vesnina CZE Lucie Hradecká RUS Alexandra Panova FRA Aravane Rezaï (WC) SVK Magdaléna Rybáriková GRE Eleni Daniilidou FRA Victoria Larrière (WC) UKR Lesia Tsurenko GBR Anne Keothavong HUN Gréta Arn AUT Tamira Paszek NZL Marina Erakovic SLO Polona Hercog ROU Alexandra Cadanțu Day-by-day summaries 2012 French Open – Day-by-day summaries Events Seniors Men's singles 2012 French Open – Men's singles ESP Rafael Nadal defeated SRB Novak Djokovic 6–4, 6–3, 2–6, 7–5 *It was Nadal's eleventh career Grand Slam title and his 7th title at French Open. It was his 4th title of the year, 50th title overall. Women's singles 2012 French Open – Women's singles RUS Maria Sharapova defeated ITA Sara Errani, 6–3, 6–2 *It was Sharapova's fourth career Grand Slam title and her 1st title at French Open. Men's doubles 2012 French Open – Men's doubles BLR Max Mirnyi / CAN Daniel Nestor defeated USA Bob Bryan / USA Mike Bryan, 6–4, 6–4 *It was Mirnyi's sixth career Grand Slam doubles title and his 4th title at French Open. *It was Nestor's eighth career Grand Slam doubles title and his 4th title at French Open. Women's doubles 2012 French Open – Women's doubles ITA Sara Errani / ITA Roberta Vinci defeated RUS Maria Kirilenko / RUS Nadia Petrova, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 *It was Errani and Vinci's first career Grand Slam doubles title. Mixed doubles 2012 French Open – Mixed doubles IND Sania Mirza / IND Mahesh Bhupathi defeated POL Klaudia Jans-Ignacik / MEX Santiago González, 7–6(7–3), 6–1 *It was Mirza's second career Grand Slam mixed doubles title and her 1st title at French Open. *It was Bhupathi's eight career Grand Slam mixed doubles title and his 3rd title at French Open. Juniors Boys' singles 2012 French Open – Boys' singles BEL Kimmer Coppejans defeated CAN Filip Peliwo 6–1, 6–4 Girls' singles 2012 French Open – Girls' singles GER Annika Beck defeated SVK Anna Karolína Schmiedlová, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3 Boys' doubles 2012 French Open – Boys' doubles AUS Andrew Harris / AUS Nick Kyrgios defeated CZE Adam Pavlásek / CZE Václav Šafránek, 6–4, 2–6, [10–7] Girls' doubles 2012 French Open – Girls' doubles RUS Daria Gavrilova / RUS Irina Khromacheva defeated PAR Montserrat González / BRA Beatriz Haddad Maia, 4–6, 6–4, [10–8] Wheelchair events Wheelchair men's singles 2012 French Open – Wheelchair men's singles FRA Stéphane Houdet defeated JPN Shingo Kunieda, 6–2, 2–6, 7–6(8–6) Wheelchair women's singles 2012 French Open – Wheelchair women's singles NED Esther Vergeer defeated NED Aniek van Koot, 6–0, 6–0 Wheelchair men's doubles 2012 French Open – Wheelchair men's doubles FRA Frédéric Cattanéo / JPN Shingo Kunieda defeated FRA Michaël Jérémiasz / SWE Stefan Olsson, 3–6, 7–6(7–3), [10–6] Wheelchair women's doubles 2012 French Open – Wheelchair women's doubles NED Marjolein Buis / NED Esther Vergeer defeated GER Sabine Ellerbrock / JPN Yui Kamiji, 6–0, 6–1 Other events Legends under 45 doubles 2012 French Open – Legends under 45 doubles ESP Albert Costa / ESP Carlos Moyá defeated SWE Thomas Enqvist / AUS Todd Woodbridge, 6–2, 6–1 Legends over 45 doubles 2012 French Open – Legends over 45 doubles USA John McEnroe / USA Patrick McEnroe defeated FRA Guy Forget / FRA Henri Leconte, 7–6(7–5), 6–3 Women's legends doubles 2012 French Open – Women's legends doubles USA Lindsay Davenport / SUI Martina Hingis defeated USA Martina Navratilova / CZE Jana Novotná, 6–4, 6–4 Singles seeds The following are the seeded players and notable players who withdrew from the event. Seedings based on ATP and WTA rankings are as of 21 May 2012, Rankings and Points are as of 28 May 2012. Because the tournament takes place one week later than in 2011, points defending includes results from both the 2011 French Open and tournaments from the week of 6 June 2011 (Halle and London for men; Birmingham and Copenhagen for women). Men's singles SeedRankMen's RankingPlayerPoints beforePoints defendingPoints wonPoints afterStatus11SRB Novak Djokovic11,8007201,20012,280Runner-up, lost to ESP Rafael Nadal [2]22ESP Rafael Nadal10,0602,000+452,000+4510,060Champion, defeated SRB Novak Djokovic [1]33SUI Roger Federer9,7901,2007209,310Semifinals lost to SRB Novak Djokovic [1]44GBR Andy Murray7,500720+250360+906,980Quarterfinals lost to ESP David Ferrer [6]55FRA Jo-Wilfried Tsonga4,96590+150360+1455,230Quarterfinals lost to SRB Novak Djokovic [1]66ESP David Ferrer4,6401807205,180Semifinals lost to ESP Rafael Nadal [2]77CZE Tomáš Berdych4,51510+90180+904,685Fourth round lost to ARG Juan Martín del Potro [9]88SRB Janko Tipsarević3,11090+20180+203,200Fourth round lost to ESP Nicolás Almagro [12]99ARG Juan Martín del Potro2,91090+20360+203,180Quarterfinals lost to SUI Roger Federer [3]1011USA John Isner2,62010452,655Second round lost to FRA Paul-Henri Mathieu [WC]1112FRA Gilles Simon2,615180+1090+102,525Third round lost to SUI Stan Wawrinka [18]1213ESP Nicolás Almagro2,255103602,605Quarterfinals lost to ESP Rafael Nadal [2]1315ARG Juan Mónaco1,945101802,115Fourth round lost to ESP Rafael Nadal [2]1416ESP Fernando Verdasco1,76590+4590+451,765Third round lost to ITA Andreas Seppi [22]1517ESP Feliciano López1,72510+1010+101,725First round retired against FRA Florent Serra [Q]1619UKR Alexandr Dolgopolov1,66590+2010+201,585First round lost to UKR Sergiy Stakhovsky1720FRA Richard Gasquet1,6001801801,600Fourth round lost to GBR Andy Murray [4]1821SUI Stan Wawrinka1,505180+10180+101,505Fourth round lost to FRA Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [5]1922CAN Milos Raonic1,46010+4590+451,540Third round lost to ARG Juan Mónaco [13]2023ESP Marcel Granollers1,385451801,520Fourth round lost to ESP David Ferrer [6]2124CRO Marin Čilić1,38010+4590+451,460Third round lost toARG Juan Martín del Potro [9]2225ITA Andreas Seppi1,35545+20180+201,490Fourth round lost to SRB Novak Djokovic [1]2327CZE Radek Štěpánek1,34010+2010+201,340First round lost to BEL David Goffin [LL]2426GER Philipp Kohlschreiber1,34510+25045+451,175Second round lost to ARG Leonardo Mayer2529AUS Bernard Tomic1,24010451,275Second round lost to COL Santiago Giraldo2630USA Andy Roddick1,2250+9010+451,190First round lost to FRA Nicolas Mahut2731RUS Mikhail Youzhny1,21090901,210Third round lost to ESP David Ferrer [6]2828SRB Viktor Troicki1,325180+4545+451,190Second round lost to ITA Fabio Fognini2932FRA Julien Benneteau1,19045901,235Third round lost to SRB Janko Tipsarević [8]3033AUT Jürgen Melzer1,18245101,147First round lost to GER Michael Berrer [Q]3134RSA Kevin Anderson1,17045+2090+201,215Third round lost to CZE Tomáš Berdych [7]3235GER Florian Mayer1,15045+4545+1151,230Second round lost to ARG Eduardo Schwank [Q] The following players would have been seeded, but they withdrew from the tournament. RankPlayerPoints beforePoints defendingPoints wonPoints afterReason10USA Mardy Fish2,6259002,535Cardiac Catheter Ablationhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/report-us-tennis-star-mardy-fish-recovering-from-medical-procedure-to-correct-heart-problem/2012/05/28/gJQAPqpYxU_story.html Washington Post Report: US tennis star Mardy Fish recovering from medical procedure to correct heart problem 29 May 2012June 2021 medicmedic14FRA Gaël Monfils2,165360+900+901,805Right knee injuryhttps://www.espn.com/tennis/french12/story/_/id/7967925/gael-monfils-miss-french-open-knee-injury ESPN Gaël Monfils to miss French Open 24 May 201218JPN Kei Nishikori1,6904501,645Stomach injuryhttp://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/22052012/58/french-open-nishikori-withdraws-roland-garros.html Eurosport French Open – Nishikori withdraws from Roland Garros 22 May 2012 Women's singles SeedRankWomen's rankingPlayerPoints beforePoints defendingPoints wonPoints afterStatus11BLR Victoria Azarenka9,0205002808,800Fourth round lost to SVK Dominika Cibulková [15]22RUS Maria Sharapova8,3909002,0009,490Champion, defeated ITA Sara Errani [21]33POL Agnieszka Radwańska7,3502801607,230Third round lost to RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova [26]44CZE Petra Kvitová6,2752809006,895Semifinals lost to RUS Maria Sharapova [2]55USA Serena Williams5,695055,700First round lost to FRA Virginie Razzano66AUS Samantha Stosur5,4401609006,180Semifinals lost to ITA Sara Errani [21]77CHN Li Na4,9652,0002803,245Fourth round lost to KAZ Yaroslava Shvedova [Q]88FRA Marion Bartoli4,8709001004,070Second round lost to CRO Petra Martić99DEN Caroline Wozniacki4,586160+280160+604,366Third round lost to EST Kaia Kanepi [23]1010GER Angelique Kerber3,56055004,055Quarterfinals lost to ITA Sara Errani [21]1111RUS Vera Zvonareva3,44028003,160Withdrew because of shoulder injuryhttp://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2012/05/28/sports/s024307D41.DTL Vera Zvonareva withdraws from French Open 28 May 2012 sfgate 21 May 2011February 2026 medicmedic1213GER Sabine Lisicki3,012160+2805+1252,697First round lost to USA Bethanie Mattek-Sands1314SRB Ana Ivanovic2,9755+130160+753,070Third round lost to ITA Sara Errani [21]1412ITA Francesca Schiavone3,1601,4001601,920Third round lost to USA Varvara Lepchenko1516SVK Dominika Cibulková2,68555003,180Quarterfinals lost to AUS Samantha Stosur [6]1617RUS Maria Kirilenko2,4752801002,295Second round lost to CZE Klára Zakopalová1719ITA Roberta Vinci2,32016052,165First round lost to SWE Sofia Arvidsson1820ITA Flavia Pennetta2,31551602,470Third round lost to GER Angelique Kerber [10]1921SRB Jelena Janković2,2602801002,080Second round lost to USA Varvara Lepchenko2022CZE Lucie Šafářová2,215100+200100+702,085Second round lost to ESP María José Martínez Sánchez2124ITA Sara Errani2,050100+301,400+303,350Runner-up, lost to RUS Maria Sharapova [2]2225RUS Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova2,0215001601,681Third round lost to CZE Klára Zakopalová2323EST Kaia Kanepi2,1791605002,519Quarterfinals lost to RUS Maria Sharapova [2]2426CZE Petra Cetkovská1,95570+110100+701,945Second round lost to FRA Mathilde Johansson2527GER Julia Görges1,9451601601,945Third round lost to NED Arantxa Rus2628RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova1,9315002801,711Fourth round lost to ITA Sara Errani [21]2729RUS Nadia Petrova1,86051602,015Third round lost to AUS Samantha Stosur [6]2830CHN Peng Shuai1,800160+130160+601,730Third round lost to RUS Maria Sharapova [2]2931ESP Anabel Medina Garrigues1,7751001601,835Third round lost to CRO Petra Martić3032GER Mona Barthel1,762160+1465+551,511First round lost to USA Lauren Davis [Q]3134CHN Zheng Jie1,7301001001,730Second round lost to CAN Aleksandra Wozniak3233ROU Monica Niculescu1,7455+405+301,735First round lost to RUS Nina Bratchikova The following players would have been seeded, but they withdrew from the tournament. RankPlayerPoints beforePoints defendingPoints wonPoints afterReason15GER Andrea Petkovic2,92150002,421Right ankle injuryhttp://sports.ndtv.com/tennis/news/item/189108-injury-rules-andrea-petkovic-out-of-french-open-wimbledon NDTV Injury rules Petkovic out of French Open, Wimbledon 17 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20160202071421/http://sports.ndtv.com/french-open-2012/news/189108-injury-rules-andrea-petkovic-out-of-french-open-wimbledon 2 February 2016 dead dmy-all18SVK Daniela Hantuchová2,355280+2000+751,950Left foot injuryhttp://tennis.com/articles/templates/news.aspx?articleid=17749&zoneid=25 Tennis.com Fish, Petkovic, Hantuchova out of French 22 May 2012 26 May 2024 https://archive.today/20240526200203/https://www.webcitation.org/6IrBQnq5r?url=http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2012/05/fish-petkovic-nishikori-out-of-french/36091/ dead Main draw wildcard entries Men's singles USA Brian Baker FRA Arnaud Clément FRA Jonathan Dasnières de Veigy AUS Lleyton Hewitt FRA Adrian Mannarino FRA Paul-Henri Mathieu FRA Éric Prodon FRA Guillaume Rufin Women's singles AUS Ashleigh Barty FRA Claire Feuerstein FRA Caroline Garcia FRA Victoria Larrière FRA Kristina Mladenovic USA Melanie Oudin FRA Irena Pavlovic FRA Aravane Rezaï Men's doubles FRA Arnaud Clément / FRA Kenny de Schepper FRA Olivier Charroin / FRA Stéphane Robert FRA Paul-Henri Mathieu / FRA Florent Serra FRA Marc Gicquel / FRA Édouard Roger-Vasselin FRA Adrian Mannarino / FRA Benoît Paire FRA Pierre-Hugues Herbert / FRA Albano Olivetti FRA Jonathan Dasnières de Veigy / FRA Nicolas Renavand Women's doubles FRA Irena Pavlovic / FRA Aravane Rezaï FRA Alizé Cornet / FRA Virginie Razzano FRA Caroline Garcia / FRA Mathilde Johansson FRA Claire Feuerstein / FRA Victoria Larrière FRA Iryna Brémond / FRA Sophie Lefèvre FRA Séverine Beltrame / FRA Laura Thorpe FRA Julie Coin / FRA Pauline Parmentier Mixed doubles FRA Mathilde Johansson / FRA Marc Gicquel FRA Stéphanie Foretz Gacon / FRA Édouard Roger-Vasselin FRA Julie Coin / FRA Nicolas Mahut FRA Amandine Hesse / FRA Michaël Llodra FRA Virginie Razzano / FRA Nicolas Devilder FRA Pauline Parmentier / FRA Benoît Paire Qualifiers Men's singles qualifiers 2012 French Open – Men's singles qualifying USA Jesse Levine ARG Eduardo Schwank EST Jürgen Zopp AUT Andreas Haider-Maurer SRB Filip Krajinović RUS Andrey Kuznetsov NED Igor Sijsling ARG Horacio Zeballos POR João Sousa FRA Florent Serra GER Tommy Haas GER Michael Berrer GER Mischa Zverev ESP Daniel Muñoz de la Nava FRA Nicolas Devilder BRA Rogério Dutra Silva The following player received entry as a lucky loser: BEL David Goffin Women's singles qualifiers 2012 French Open – Women's singles qualifying NED Kiki Bertens TPE Chan Yung-jan KAZ Yaroslava Shvedova USA Alexa Glatch GBR Heather Watson CZE Eva Birnerová GER Dinah Pfizenmaier CAN Heidi El Tabakh USA Lauren Davis ESP Lara Arruabarrena CZE Karolína Plíšková CHN Zhang Shuai The following players received entry as a lucky losers: GBR Laura Robson KAZ Sesil Karatantcheva Protected ranking The following players were accepted directly into the main draw using a protected ranking: Men's singles GER Benjamin Becker Withdrawals The following players were accepted directly into the main tournament, but withdrew with injuries or personal reasons. Men's singles URU Pablo Cuevas → replaced by SLO Blaž Kavčič USA Mardy Fish → replaced by CAN Frank Dancevic FRA Gaël Monfils → replaced by BEL David Goffin JPN Kei Nishikori → replaced by SVK Karol Beck ESP Pere Riba → replaced by ITA Simone Bolelli SWE Robin Söderling → replaced by ESP Daniel Gimeno Traver Women's singles SUI Timea Bacsinszky → replaced by ARG Paula Ormaechea BEL Kim Clijsters → replaced by CRO Mirjana Lučić-Baroni ROU Alexandra Dulgheru → replaced by RUS Nina Bratchikova SVK Daniela Hantuchová → replaced by ESP Laura Pous Tió GER Andrea Petkovic → replaced by UKR Lesia Tsurenko ESP Sílvia Soler Espinosa → replaced by GBR Laura Robson HUN Ágnes Szávay → replaced by FRA Mathilde Johansson RUS Vera Zvonareva → replaced by KAZ Sesil Karatantcheva References External links Official website 2012 Australian Open Grand Slam Tournaments 2012 Wimbledon Championships Tennis France Category:French Open by year Category:2012 WTA Tour Category:2012 ATP World Tour Category:2012 in French tennis Category:May 2012 sports events in France Category:June 2012 sports events in France Category:2012 in Paris