2012 French Open – Men's Singles

Two-time defending champion Rafael Nadal defeated Novak Djokovic 6–4, 6–3, 2–6, 7–5 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 2012 French Open.[1] The win was Nadal's seventh French Open title, surpassing Björn Borg's record of six French Open titles and tying Pete Sampras' Wimbledon record for most title wins at one major and Chris Evert's for most French Open titles achieved by a man or woman.[2][3]

Men's Singles
2012 French Open
Champion Rafael Nadal
Runner-up Novak Djokovic
Final score6–4, 6–3, 2–6, 7–5
Main article: 2012 French Open

Novak Djokovic had the chance to become the first man since Rod Laver in 1969 to hold all four Grand Slam titles at once, having won the previous year's Wimbledon and US Open titles as well as that year's Australian Open (all wins against Nadal), but lost the final to Rafael Nadal. It was Djokovic's 4th consecutive loss to Nadal at Roland Garros, but it was the first time that Djokovic would take a set from Nadal at the tournament.

Federer was attempting to become the first male player in the Open Era and the third man ever to achieve a double career Grand Slam. He lost to Djokovic in the semifinals.

Due to rain, the final was postponed to Monday, 11 June 2012 at 1:00 local time, after the score on Sunday was 6–4, 6–3, 2–6, 1–2 and Djokovic with the serve, and after 3 hours of play of the 3:49 total length.[4]

This was also the last Grand Slam tournament for 2001 Australian Open Finalist and former World No. 10 Arnaud Clement and last French Open appearance for 2003 Champion and former World No. 1 Juan Carlos Ferrero and former World No. 1 Andy Roddick.

Seeds
01.   Novak Djokovic (Final)
02.   Rafael Nadal (Champion)
03.   Roger Federer (Semifinals)
04.   Andy Murray (Quarterfinals)
05.   Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (Quarterfinals)
06.   David Ferrer (Semifinals)
07.   Tomáš Berdych (Fourth round)
08.   Janko Tipsarević (Fourth round)
09.   Juan Martín del Potro (Quarterfinals)
10.   John Isner (Second round)
11.   Gilles Simon (Third round)
12.   Nicolás Almagro (Quarterfinals)
13.   Juan Mónaco (Fourth round)
14.   Fernando Verdasco (Third round)
15.   Feliciano López (First round, retired because of a left oblique injury)
16.   Alexandr Dolgopolov (First round)
17.   Richard Gasquet (Fourth round)
18.   Stan Wawrinka (Fourth round)
19.   Milos Raonic (Third round)
20.   Marcel Granollers (Fourth round)
21.   Marin Čilić (Third round)
22.   Andreas Seppi (Fourth round)
23.   Radek Štěpánek (First round)
24.   Philipp Kohlschreiber (Second round)
25.   Bernard Tomic (Second round)
26.   Andy Roddick (First round)
27.   Mikhail Youzhny (Third round)
28.   Viktor Troicki (Second round)
29.   Julien Benneteau (Third round)
30.   Jürgen Melzer (First round)
31.   Kevin Anderson (Third round)
32.   Florian Mayer (Second round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

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

Draw

Key

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1 Novak Djokovic 6 5 5 78 6
5 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 1 7 7 66 1
1 Novak Djokovic 6 7 6
3 Roger Federer 4 5 3
3 Roger Federer 3 64 6 6 6
9 Juan Martín del Potro 6 77 2 0 3
1 Novak Djokovic 4 3 6 5
2 Rafael Nadal 6 6 2 7
6 David Ferrer 6 63 6 6
4 Andy Murray 4 77 3 2
6 David Ferrer 2 2 1
2 Rafael Nadal 6 6 6
12 Nicolás Almagro 64 2 3
2 Rafael Nadal 77 6 6

Section 1
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
1 N Djokovic 77 6 6
P Starace 63 3 1 1 N Djokovic 6 6 6
B Kavčič 77 6 64 6 B Kavčič 0 4 4
WC L Hewitt 62 3 77 3 1 N Djokovic 6 6 6
Q F Krajinović 2 2 0 Q N Devilder 1 2 2
Q N Devilder 6 6 6 Q N Devilder 77 6 6
Q M Berrer 65 4 6 6 6 Q M Berrer 65 4 2
30 J Melzer 77 6 2 2 3 1 N Djokovic 4 65 6 7 6
22 A Seppi 6 77 7 22 A Seppi 6 77 3 5 3
N Davydenko 3 65 5 22 A Seppi 65 6 2 6 6
M Kukushkin 6 77 5 2 6 M Kukushkin 77 2 6 1 2
E Gulbis 4 64 7 6 4 22 A Seppi 7 3 6 4 6
Q I Sijsling 6 5 6 4 6 14 F Verdasco 5 6 3 6 2
G Müller 2 7 3 6 8 G Müller 77 3 2 2
S Darcis 3 2 64 14 F Verdasco 65 6 6 6
14 F Verdasco 6 6 77

Section 2
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
11 G Simon 3 7 6 6
R Harrison 6 5 4 1 11 G Simon 6 6 64 1 6
X Malisse 3 61 65 WC B Baker 4 1 77 6 0
WC B Baker 6 77 77 11 G Simon 5 77 77 3 2
P Andújar 6 2 1 6 6 18 S Wawrinka 7 65 63 6 6
V Hănescu 1 6 6 3 1 P Andújar 63 77 2 1
F Cipolla 3 3 6 6 2 18 S Wawrinka 77 64 6 6
18 S Wawrinka 6 6 4 3 6 18 S Wawrinka 4 66 6 6 4
28 V Troicki 4 6 5 6 6 5 J-W Tsonga 6 78 3 3 6
T Bellucci 6 3 7 3 2 28 V Troicki 2 6 6 3 6
F Fognini 6 7 6 F Fognini 6 3 4 6 8
WC A Mannarino 0 5 1 F Fognini 5 4 4
C-M Stebe 6 2 5 J-W Tsonga 7 6 6
J Souza 3 0r C-M Stebe 2 6 2 1
Q A Kuznetsov 6 3 2 4 5 J-W Tsonga 6 4 6 6
5 J-W Tsonga 1 6 6 6

Section 3
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
3 R Federer 6 7 6
T Kamke 2 5 3 3 R Federer 6 6 66 6
A Ungur 6 5 6 7 A Ungur 3 2 78 3
D Nalbandian 3 7 4 5 3 R Federer 6 4 6 7
F Dancevic 0r N Mahut 3 6 2 5
M Kližan 4 M Kližan 6 4 65 3
N Mahut 6 6 4 6 N Mahut 4 6 77 6
26 A Roddick 3 3 6 2 3 R Federer 5 7 6 6
23 R Štěpánek 2 6 6 4 2 LL D Goffin 7 5 2 4
LL D Goffin 6 4 2 6 6 LL D Goffin 3 77 0 6 6
WC A Clément 6 3 4 77 5 WC A Clément 6 62 6 2 1
A Bogomolov 2 6 6 62 4r LL D Goffin 77 7 6
K Beck 5 2 5 Ł Kubot 64 5 1
Ł Kubot 7 6 7 Ł Kubot 77 6 77
Q F Serra 5 Q F Serra 60 2 64
15 F López 0r

Section 4
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
9 JM del Potro 6 65 6 6
A Montañés 2 77 2 1 9 JM del Potro 65 77 6 6
É Roger-Vasselin 3 6 6 6 É Roger-Vasselin 77 63 4 4
V Pospisil 6 3 2 2 9 JM del Potro 6 79 6
JC Ferrero 6 6 6 21 M Čilić 3 67 1
WC J Dasnières de Veigy 1 4 3 JC Ferrero 64 2 3
Q D Muñoz de la Nava 4 4 5 21 M Čilić 77 6 6
21 M Čilić 6 6 7 9 JM del Potro 78 1 6 7
31 K Anderson 77 66 4 6 11 7 T Berdych 66 6 3 5
R Machado 62 78 6 1 9 31 K Anderson 6 3 6 6
WC É Prodon 710 3 3 2 Q H Zeballos 3 6 3 0
Q H Zeballos 68 6 6 6 31 K Anderson 4 6 77 4 4
M Llodra 77 6 3 6 7 T Berdych 6 3 64 6 6
G García López 65 2 6 3 M Llodra 2 3 3
D Sela 3 4 1 7 T Berdych 6 6 6
7 T Berdych 6 6 6

Section 5
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
6 D Ferrer 6 6 6
L Lacko 3 4 1 6 D Ferrer 6 6 6
B Paire 77 6 65 6 B Paire 3 3 2
A Ramos 63 4 77 3 6 D Ferrer 6 6 6
I Dodig 2 2 1 27 M Youzhny 0 2 2
R Haase 6 6 6 R Haase 3 65 4
J Blake 2 1 2 27 M Youzhny 6 77 6
27 M Youzhny 6 6 6 6 D Ferrer 6 6 6
20 M Granollers 6 3 6 6 20 M Granollers 3 2 0
Q J Sousa 2 6 3 4 20 M Granollers 77 3 6 3 7
M Jaziri 6 7 79 M Jaziri 61 6 1 6 5
P Petzschner 3 5 67 20 M Granollers 6 6 1 4 6
WC P-H Mathieu 2 4 6 6 6 WC P-H Mathieu 4 4 6 6 1
B Phau 6 6 4 3 0 WC P-H Mathieu 62 6 6 3 18
Q R Dutra Silva 3 4 4 10 J Isner 77 4 4 6 16
10 J Isner 6 6 6

Section 6
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
16 A Dolgopolov 77 4 64 6 3
S Stakhovsky 64 6 77 3 6 S Stakhovsky 2 3 2
F Volandri 3 6 4 4 Q T Haas 6 6 6
Q T Haas 6 0 6 6 Q T Haas 77 3 0 0
D Young 63 1 1 17 R Gasquet 63 6 6 6
G Dimitrov 77 6 6 G Dimitrov 7 5 2 3
Q J Zopp 3 4 64 17 R Gasquet 5 7 6 6
17 R Gasquet 6 6 77 17 R Gasquet 6 4 1 2
25 B Tomic 77 6 6 4 A Murray 1 6 6 6
Q A Haider-Maurer 65 3 3 25 B Tomic 4 1 3
S Giraldo 5 6 6 77 S Giraldo 6 6 6
A Falla 7 2 4 64 S Giraldo 3 4 4
J Nieminen 3 6 2 4 A Murray 6 6 6
I Andreev 6 2 1r J Nieminen 6 4 1 2
T Ito 1 5 0 4 A Murray 1 6 6 6
4 A Murray 6 7 6

Section 7
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
8 J Tipsarević 2 6 77 6
S Querrey 6 4 63 3 8 J Tipsarević 77 6 7
J Chardy 6 6 63 3 11 J Chardy 64 1 5
Y-h Lu 4 1 77 6 9 8 J Tipsarević 6 7 6
D Tursunov 6 6 6 29 J Benneteau 3 5 4
G Soeda 1 4 4 D Tursunov 4 4 4
Q M Zverev 2 77 4 4 29 J Benneteau 6 6 6
29 J Benneteau 6 63 6 6 8 J Tipsarević 4 4 4
24 P Kohlschreiber 6 6 77 12 N Almagro 6 6 6
M Ebden 4 4 64 24 P Kohlschreiber 65 64 5
O Rochus 3 4 6 4 L Mayer 77 77 7
L Mayer 6 6 2 6 L Mayer 4 1 2
JI Chela 3 3 1 12 N Almagro 6 6 6
M Baghdatis 6 6 6 M Baghdatis 4 3 5
P Lorenzi 3 5 4 12 N Almagro 6 6 7
12 N Almagro 6 7 6

Section 8
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
13 J Mónaco 6 2 6 77
WC G Rufin 2 6 2 63 13 J Mónaco 77 6 77
L Rosol 6 7 66 6 L Rosol 64 0 65
C Berlocq 4 5 78 2 13 J Mónaco 65 6 65 6 6
Q J Levine 7 6 6 19 M Raonic 77 3 77 3 4
PR B Becker 5 2 4 Q J Levine 4 5 2
R Ramírez Hidalgo 4 2 2 19 M Raonic 6 7 6
19 M Raonic 6 6 6 13 J Mónaco 2 0 0
32 F Mayer 6 6 6 2 R Nadal 6 6 6
D Gimeno Traver 4 2 3 32 F Mayer 6 3 4 64
Q E Schwank 6 6 6 Q E Schwank 2 6 6 77
I Karlović 4 0 3 Q E Schwank 1 3 4
I Kunitsyn 2 1 2 2 R Nadal 6 6 6
D Istomin 6 6 6 D Istomin 2 2 0
S Bolelli 2 2 1 2 R Nadal 6 6 6
2 R Nadal 6 6 6

References
  1. "Novak Djokovic v Rafael Nadal – French Open final live (part deux) as it happened". The Guardian. 11 June 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
  2. "Rafael Nadal claims 7th French title". ESPN. 11 June 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
  3. "Nadal Wins Seventh French Open Title". New York Times. 11 June 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
  4. "French Open: Nadal & Djokovic final suspended because of rain". bbc.co.uk. 2012-06-10.
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