2012 Australian Open – Men's Singles

Novak Djokovic successfully defended his title, defeating Rafael Nadal in the final 5–7, 6–4, 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 7–5 to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 2012 Australian Open.[1] The final took 5 hours and 53 minutes to complete, which was the longest match in duration in Australian Open history and the longest Grand Slam singles final in duration in the Open Era.[2] This match is considered by many to be among the greatest in tennis history, and marked Nadal's third consecutive Grand Slam final loss against Djokovic, with Nadal becoming the first to lose three Grand Slam finals in a row in the Open Era.[3]

Men's Singles
2012 Australian Open
Champion Novak Djokovic
Runner-up Rafael Nadal
Final score5–7, 6–4, 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 7–5
Draw128 (16 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds32
Main article: 2012 Australian Open

This was the last Grand Slam tournament for 2006 French Open Semifinalist and former World No. 3 Ivan Ljubičić, South African player Rik de Voest and last Australian Open for four-time Semifinalist and former World No. 1 Andy Roddick, retiring during his 2nd Round match against local and former World No. 1 Lleyton Hewitt, 2004 Semifinalist and former World No. 1 Juan Carlos Ferrero, losing in a 5 setter 1st round match against Viktor Troicki and 2006 Semifinalist and former World No. 3 David Nalbandian, losing in a controversial 5 setter 2nd round match against John Isner that lasted 4:41:00 Hours.

Seeds
  1. Novak Djokovic (Champion)
  2. Rafael Nadal (Final)
  3. Roger Federer (Semifinals)
  4. Andy Murray (Semifinals)
  5. David Ferrer (Quarterfinals)
  6. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (Fourth round)
  7. Tomáš Berdych (Quarterfinals)
  8. Mardy Fish (Second round)
  9. Janko Tipsarević (Third round)
  10. Nicolás Almagro (Fourth round)
  11. Juan Martín del Potro (Quarterfinals)
  12. Gilles Simon (Second round)
  13. Alexandr Dolgopolov (Third round)
  14. Gaël Monfils (Third round)
  15. Andy Roddick (Second round, Retired because of a hamstring injury)[h]
  16. John Isner (Third round)
  17. Richard Gasquet (Fourth round)
  18. Feliciano López (Fourth round)
  19. Viktor Troicki (Second round)
  20. Florian Mayer (Withdrew because of a hip strain, replaced by Rik de Voest)[4]
  21. Stanislas Wawrinka (Third round)
  22. Fernando Verdasco (First round)
  23. Milos Raonic (Third round)
  24. Kei Nishikori (Quarterfinals)
  25. Juan Mónaco (First round)
  26. Marcel Granollers (Second round)
  27. Juan Ignacio Chela (Third round)
  28. Ivan Ljubičić (First round)
  29. Radek Štěpánek (First round)
  30. Kevin Anderson (Third round)
  31. Jürgen Melzer (First round)
  32. Alex Bogomolov, Jr. (Second round)

Qualifying
Main article: 2012 Australian Open – Men's Singles Qualifying

Wildcards
Main article: 2012 Australian Open – Main Draw Wildcard Entries

Draw

Key

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1 Novak Djokovic 6 77 6
5 David Ferrer 4 64 1
1 Novak Djokovic 6 3 64 6 7
4 Andy Murray 3 6 77 1 5
4 Andy Murray 6 6 6
24 Kei Nishikori 3 3 1
1 Novak Djokovic 5 6 6 65 7
2 Rafael Nadal 7 4 2 77 5
11 Juan Martín del Potro 4 3 2
3 Roger Federer 6 6 6
3 Roger Federer 77 2 65 4
2 Rafael Nadal 65 6 77 6
7 Tomáš Berdych 77 66 4 3
2 Rafael Nadal 65 78 6 6

Section 1
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
1 N Djokovic 6 6 6
P Lorenzi 2 0 0 1 N Djokovic 6 6 6
S Giraldo 6 6 6 S Giraldo 3 2 1
Q M Viola 4 2 1 1 N Djokovic 6 6 6
WC T Ito 6 4 6 6 N Mahut 0 1 1
P Starace 3 6 3 4 WC T Ito 6 66 2 2
N Mahut 7 7 6 N Mahut 1 78 6 6
29 R Štěpánek 5 5 3 1 N Djokovic 6 6 4 6
23 M Raonic 6 6 6 WC L Hewitt 1 3 6 3
F Volandri 4 0 2 23 M Raonic 6 5 6 7
L Rosol 0 0 2 P Petzschner 4 7 2 5
P Petzschner 6 6 6 23 M Raonic 6 3 65 3
C-M Stebe 5 4 6 5 WC L Hewitt 4 6 77 6
WC L Hewitt 7 6 3 7 WC L Hewitt[h] 3 6 6 0
R Haase 3 4 1 15 A Roddick 6 3 4 0r
15 A Roddick 6 6 6

Section 2
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
9 J Tipsarević 5 714 6 6
D Tursunov 7 612 3 4 9 J Tipsarević 3 6 77 6
Q J Zopp 3 4 4 WC J Duckworth 6 2 65 4
WC J Duckworth 6 6 6 9 J Tipsarević 3 3 1
M Youzhny 5 77 4 6 3 17 R Gasquet 6 6 6
Q A Golubev 7 64 6 4 6 Q A Golubev 4 2 0r
A Seppi 3 6 3 1 17 R Gasquet[g] 6 6 3
17 R Gasquet 6 3 6 6 17 R Gasquet 4 4 1
27 JI Chela 77 6 6 5 D Ferrer 6 6 6
M Russell 63 3 4 27 JI Chela 6 6 6
I Kunitsyn 1 612 0 P Andújar 4 4 3
P Andújar 6 714 6 27 JI Chela 5 2 1
M Bachinger 4 4 2 5 D Ferrer 7 6 6
R Sweeting 6 6 6 R Sweeting 77 2 6 2 3
R Machado 1 4 2 5 D Ferrer 64 6 3 6 6
5 D Ferrer 6 6 6

Section 3
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
4 A Murray 4 6 6 6
R Harrison 6 3 4 2 4 A Murray 6 6 6
X Malisse 66 0r É Roger-Vasselin 1 4 4
É Roger-Vasselin[c] 78 0 4 A Murray 6 6 6
M Llodra 2 6 6 6 M Llodra 4 2 0
E Gulbis 6 1 2 2 M Llodra 6 6 4 5 6
D Gimeno-Traver 3 2 4 32 A Bogomolov, Jr. 1 3 6 7 4
32 A Bogomolov, Jr. 6 6 6 4 A Murray[i] 6 6 1
19 V Troicki 4 63 6 77 6 M Kukushkin 1 1 0r
JC Ferrero 6 77 2 63 2 19 V Troicki 7 4 2 6 3
G García-López 4 3 0 M Kukushkin 5 6 6 4 6
M Kukushkin 6 6 6 M Kukushkin 6 7 5 1 6
T Bellucci 77 6 6 14 G Monfils 2 5 7 6 4
D Sela 65 4 3 T Bellucci 6 0 4 2
WC M Matosevic 65 3 3 14 G Monfils 2 6 6 6
14 G Monfils 77 6 6

Section 4
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
12 G Simon 6 3 65 6 6
Q D Udomchoke 1 6 77 3 2 12 G Simon 5 68 6 6 2
J Benneteau 6 6 7 J Benneteau 7 710 1 3 6
K Beck 4 2 5 J Benneteau 6 63 64 3
J Souza 3 61 2 24 K Nishikori 4 77 77 6
M Ebden 6 77 6 M Ebden 6 6 4 1 1
S Robert 1 67 0 24 K Nishikori 3 1 6 6 6
24 K Nishikori 6 79 6 24 K Nishikori 2 6 6 3 6
26 M Granollers 6 77 5 5 6 6 J-W Tsonga 6 2 1 6 3
WC J Levine 0 64 7 7 3 26 M Granollers 3 6 4 3
F Gil[d] 2 6 6 4 F Gil 6 4 6 6
I Dodig 6 1 1 1r F Gil 2 2 2
Q R Bautista-Agut 4 4 5 6 J-W Tsonga 6 6 6
R Mello 6 6 7 R Mello 5 4 4
D Istomin 4 6 2 5 6 J-W Tsonga 7 6 6
6 J-W Tsonga 6 3 6 7

Section 5
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
8 M Fish 6 6 6
G Müller 4 4 2 8 M Fish 64 3 66
A Falla 6 6 3 6 A Falla 77 6 78
F Fognini 3 2 6 1 A Falla 3 2 63
A Montañés 62 6 4 65 P Kohlschreiber 6 6 77
P Riba 77 2 6 77 P Riba 0 0r
P Kohlschreiber 7 4 6 64 6 P Kohlschreiber[e] 6 4
25 J Mónaco 5 6 3 77 0 P Kohlschreiber 4 2 1
LL R de Voest 4 6 1 6 3 11 JM del Potro 6 6 6
Y-h Lu 6 3 6 3 6 Y-h Lu 7 6 6
Q F Serra[a] 63 3 5 Q F Serra 5 2 2
S Darcis 77 6 4r Y-h Lu 2 3 0
Q J Ward 4 3 4 11 JM del Potro 6 6 6
B Kavčič 6 6 6 B Kavčič 4 5 3
A Mannarino 6 1 5 4 11 JM del Potro 6 7 6
11 JM del Potro 2 6 7 6

Section 6
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
13 A Dolgopolov 1 4 6 6 6
WC G Jones 6 6 1 1 2 13 A Dolgopolov 4 6 6 3 8
T Kamke 6 6 6 T Kamke 6 1 1 6 6
V Hănescu 2 1 2 13 A Dolgopolov 6 60 66 6 3
WC K de Schepper 3 2 2 B Tomic 4 77 78 2 6
S Querrey 6 6 6 S Querrey 6 3 63 3
B Tomic 4 63 6 6 7 B Tomic 3 6 77 6
22 F Verdasco 6 77 4 2 5 B Tomic 4 2 2
31 J Melzer 63 5 3 3 R Federer 6 6 6
I Karlović 77 7 6 I Karlović 77 3 6 6
C Berlocq 2 6 77 6 C Berlocq 64 6 3 4
Q J Huta Galung 6 3 63 3 I Karlović 66 5 3
É Prodon 4 2 6 5 3 R Federer 78 7 6
A Beck 6 6 4 7 A Beck
Q A Kudryavtsev 5 2 2 3 R Federer[f] w/o
3 R Federer 7 6 6

Section 7
First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7 T Berdych 7 4 6 6
A Ramos 5 6 2 3 7 T Berdych 6 6 77
O Rochus 6 6 6 O Rochus 1 0 64
Q B Phau 1 4 0 7 T Berdych 77 77 6
S Stakhovsky 6 69 4 6 7 30 K Anderson 65 61 1
Q I Marchenko 3 711 6 3 5 S Stakhovsky 6 1 63 3
Q F Nielsen 1 2 4 30 K Anderson 3 6 77 6
30 K Anderson 6 6 6 7 T Berdych 4 77 77 77
21 S Wawrinka 6 6 7 10 N Almagro 6 65 63 62
B Paire 1 1 5 21 S Wawrinka 77 6 5 6
M Baghdatis 6 77 6 M Baghdatis 63 4 7 1
PR B Becker 1 65 2 21 S Wawrinka 62 2 4
J Chardy 6 3 6 4 4 10 N Almagro 77 6 6
G Dimitrov 4 6 3 6 6 G Dimitrov 6 3 77 4 0
Ł Kubot 6 5 3 5 10 N Almagro 4 6 64 6 6
10 N Almagro 1 7 6 7

Section 8
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
16 J Isner 6 6 77
WC B Mitchell 4 4 61 16 J Isner 4 6 2 77 10
J Nieminen 4 2r D Nalbandian 6 3 6 65 8
D Nalbandian[b] 6 4 16 J Isner 3 77 4 77 1
F Cipolla 6 4 3 6 6 18 F López 6 63 6 60 6
N Davydenko 4 6 6 2 1 F Cipolla 5 64 2
L Mayer 65 3 62 18 F López 7 77 6
18 F López 77 6 77 18 F López 4 4 2
28 I Ljubičić 6 6 3 4 4 2 R Nadal 6 6 6
Q L Lacko 3 4 6 6 6 Q L Lacko 6 6 3 6
Q P Gojowczyk 1 2 6 6 2 D Young 3 1 6 3
D Young 6 6 4 1 6 Q L Lacko 2 4 2
PR T Haas 77 3 6 7 2 R Nadal 6 6 6
Q D Kudla 65 6 0 5 PR T Haas 4 3 4
Q A Kuznetsov 4 1 1 2 R Nadal 6 6 6
2 R Nadal 6 6 6

Notes

References
General
  • Source for the draw at australianopen.com
Specific
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Preceded by
2011 US Open – Men's Singles		 Grand Slam men's singles Succeeded by
2012 French Open – Men's Singles
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