French Open Tennis Championship 2012 in men's singles

French Open ; tennis 2012
Main tournament
Juniors

Rafael Nadal defended his title for the second time in a row on Paris courts.

Sowing

Novak Djokovic (Final)
Rafael Nadal (Title)
Roger Federer (Semifinal)
Andy Murray (Quarter Final)
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (Quarter Final)
David Ferrer (Semifinal)
Tomas Berdych (Fourth Round)
Janko Tipsarevich (Fourth round)
Juan Martin del Potro (Quarter Final)
John Isner (Second Round)
Gilles Simon (Third Round)
Nicholas Almagro (Quarter Final)
Juan Monaco (Fourth Round)
Fernando Verdasco (Third Round)
Feliciano Lopez (First Round, Failure)
Alexander Dolgopolov (First round)

Richard Gasquet (Fourth Round)
Stanislas Wawrinka (Fourth Round)
Milos Raonic (Third Round)
Marcel Granollers (Fourth Round)
Marin Cilic (Third Round)
Andreas Seppi (Fourth Round)
Radek Stepanek (First round)
Philip Colshriber (Second Round)
Bernard Tomic (Second Round)
Andy Roddick (Round One)
Mikhail Yuzhny (Third round)
Victor Troitsky (Second round)
Julien Benneto (Third Round)
Jürgen Meltzer (First round)
Kevin Anderson (Third Round)
Florian Mayer (Second Round)

Baseline Invitations (WC)

Lleyton Hewitt (Round One)
Benjamin Becker (PR, Round One)
Brian Baker (Second Round)
Jonathan Danier de Vegey (First Round)
Arno Clement (Second Round)

Adrian Mannarino (First Round)
Paul-Henri Mathieu (Third Round)
Eric Prodon (Round One)
Guillaume Ryufen (First round)

Qualification winners

Michael Burrer (Second Round)
Nicolas Devilde (Third Round)
Rogerio Dutra da Silva (First Round)
Misha Zverev (First round)
Jürgen Zopp (Round One)
Philip Krainovic (First round)
Andrey Kuznetsov (First round)
Jesse Levine (Second Round)
Daniel Munoz de la Nava (First Round)

Horacio Ceballos (Second round)
Igor Seisling (First round)
Florent Serra (Second Round)
Juan Souza (Round One)
Andreas Hyder Maurer (Round One)
Tommy Haas (Third Round)
Eduardo Schwank (Third Round)
David Goffen (LL, Fourth Round)

Refusal to participate in a tournament

Gael Monfils (Right knee injury)
Kay Nishikori (Abdominal muscle damage)
Pablo Cuevas

Pere Riba
Mardi Fish
Robin Soderling (Mononucleosis)

List of starred athletes during the tournament

Juan Souza (Round One)
Feliciano Lopez (Round One)
Frank Dantsevich (First round)

Alexander Bogomolov (First round)
Igor Andreev (First round)

Main tournament

Abbreviations Used

Q ( English qualifier , literally - qualified ) - the winner of the qualifying tournament.
WC ( English wild card , wild card) - a special invitation from the organizers.
LL ( English lucky loser , literally - the lucky loser ) - the player with the highest rating of the losers in the final qualification round, invited as a replacement for the main player who has lately starred.
R ( English retired , literally - starred ) - the player's refusal to continue the game during the match.
W / O ( English walkover , literally - pass ) - winning on the opponent's absence from the game.
SE ( English special exempt ) - special admission. Used for players who successfully played in the week preceding the tournament, and therefore could not participate in the qualification.
PR ( English protected ranking , literally - protected rating ). Used for admission to the tournament for players who missed a long time due to injury and down in the rankings.
ALT ( English alternate ) - an alternative player in the grid (replacing someone late to withdraw from the tournament).
S ( English suspended , literally - postponed ) - the match is suspended due to rain or darkness.
D ( English defaulted ) - one of the athletes removed from the tournament for unsportsmanlike behavior.

Final Rounds

Quarter finals							Semifinals					The final

one	Novak Djokovic	6	five	five	7	6
five	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga	one	7	7	6 ⁶	one
							one	Novak Djokovic	6	7	6

							3	Roger Federer	four	five	3
3	Roger Federer	3	6 ⁴	6	6	6

9	Juan Martin del Potro	6	7	2	0	3
												one	Novak Djokovic	four	3	6	five
												2	Rafael Nadal	6	6	2	7
6	David Ferrer	6	6 ³	6	6
four	Andy Murray	four	7	3	2
							6	David Ferrer	2	2	one

							2	Rafael Nadal	6	6	6
12	Nicholas Almagro	6 ⁴	2	3

2	Rafael Nadal	7	6	6

First rounds

Section 1

First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round

one	N. Dzhokovich	7	6	6
	P.Starace	6 ³	3	one			one	N. Dzhokovich	6	6	6
	B. Kavchich	7	6	6 ⁴	6			B. Kavchich	0	four	four
WC	L. Hewitt	6 ²	3	7	3									one	N. Dzhokovich	6	6	6
Q	F.Krainovich	2	2	0										Q	N. Devilde	one	2	2
Q	N. Devilde	6	6	6			Q	N. Devilde	7	6	6
Q	M. Berrer	6 ⁵	four	6	6	6	Q	M. Berrer	6 ⁵	four	2
thirty	Y. Meltser	7	6	2	2	3															one	N. Dzhokovich	four	6 ⁵	6	7	6
22	A.Seppi	6	7	7																	22	A.Seppi	6	7	3	five	3
	N. Davydenko	3	6 ⁵	five			22	A.Seppi	6 ⁵	6	2	6	6
	M. Kukushkin	6	7	five	2	6		M. Kukushkin	7	2	6	one	2
	E. Gulbis	four	6 ⁴	7	6	four								22	A.Seppi	7	3	6	four	6
Q	I. Seisling	6	five	6	four	6								14	F. Verdasco	five	6	3	6	2
	J. Muller	2	7	3	6	eight		J. Muller	7	3	2	2
	S. Darcy	3	2	6 ⁴			14	F. Verdasco	6 ⁵	6	6	6
14	F. Verdasco	6	6	7

Section 2

First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round

eleven	J. Simon	3	7	6	6
	R. Harrison	6	five	four	one		eleven	J. Simon	6	6	6 ⁴	one	6
	C. Maliss	3	6 ¹	6 ⁵			WC	B. Baker	four	one	7	6	0
WC	B. Baker	6	7	7										eleven	J. Simon	five	7	7	3	2
	P.Andujar	6	2	3	6	6								18	S. Wavrinka	7	6 ⁵	6 ³	6	6
	V. Hanescu	one	6	6	3	one		P.Andujar	6 ³	7	2	one
	F. Cipolla	3	3	6	6	2	18	S. Wavrinka	7	6 ⁴	6	6
18	S. Wavrinka	6	6	four	3	6															18	S. Wavrinka	four	6 ⁶	6	6	four
28	V. Troitsky	four	6	five	6	6															five	J.V. Tsonga	6	7	3	3	6
	T. Bellucci	6	3	7	3	2	28	V. Troitsky	2	6	6	3	6
	F. Fognini	6	7	6				F. Fognini	6	3	four	6	eight
WC	A. Mannarino	0	five	2											F. Fognini	five	four	four
	S. M. Stebe	6	2											five	J.V. Tsonga	7	6	6
	J. Souza	3	0	r				S. M. Stebe	2	6	2	one
Q	A. Kuznetsov	6	3	2	four		five	J.V. Tsonga	6	four	6	6
five	J.V. Tsonga	one	6	6	6

Section 3

First round							Second round							Third round						Fourth round

3	R. Federer	6	7	6
	T.Kamke	2	five	3			3	R. Federer	6	6	6 ⁶	6
	A. Ungur	6	five	6	7			A. Ungur	3	2	7	3
	D. Nalbandyan	3	7	four	five									3	R. Federer	6	four	6	7
	F. Dantsevich	0	r												N. May	3	6	2	five
	M. Klizhan	four						M. Klizhan	6	four	6 ⁵	3
	N. May	6	6	four	6			N. May	four	6	7	6
26	E. Roddick	3	3	6	2															3	R. Federer	five	7	6	6
23	R. Stepanek	2	6	6	four	2														Ll	D. Goffen	7	five	2	four
Ll	D. Goffen	6	four	2	6	6	Ll	D. Goffen	3	7	0	6	6
WC	A. Clement	6	3	four	7	five	WC	A. Clement	6	6 ²	6	2	one
	A. Bogomolov	2	6	6	6 ²	4 r								Ll	D. Goffen	7	7	6
	C. Beck	five	2	five											L. Cubot	6 ⁴	five	one
	L. Cubot	7	6	7				L. Cubot	7	6	7
Q	F. Serra	five					Q	F. Serra	6 ⁰	2	6 ⁴
15	F. Lopez	0	r

Section 4

First round							Second round						Third round							Fourth round

9	H. M. del Potro	6	6 ⁵	6	6
	A. Montanes	2	7	2	one		9	H. M. del Potro	6 ⁵	7	6	6
	E. Roger	3	6	6	6			E. Roger	7	6 ³	four	four
	B. Done	6	3	2	2								9	H. M. del Potro	6	7	6
	H. K. Ferrero	6	6	6									21	M. Chilich	3	6 ⁷	one
WC	J. Danier	one	four	3				H. K. Ferrero	6 ⁴	2	3
Q	D. Munoz	four	four	five			21	M. Chilich	7	6	6
21	M. Chilich	6	6	7																9	H. M. del Potro	7	one	6	7
31	C. Anderson	7	6 ⁶	four	6	eleven														7	T. Berdykh	6 ⁶	6	3	five
	R. Mashad	6 ²	7	6	one	9	31	C. Anderson	6	3	6	6
WC	E.Prodon	7	3	3	2		Q	O. Ceballos	3	6	3	0
Q	O. Ceballos	6 ⁸	6	6	6								31	C. Anderson	four	6	7	four	four
	M. Liodra	7	6	3	6								7	T. Berdykh	6	3	6 ⁴	6	6
	G. Garcia	6 ⁵	2	6	3			M. Liodra	2	3	3
	D.Sela	3	four	one			7	T. Berdykh	6	6	6
7	T. Berdykh	6	6	6

Section 5

First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round

6	D. Ferrer	6	6	6
	L. Lacko	3	four	one			6	D. Ferrer	6	6	6
	B. Per	7	6	6 ⁵	6			B. Per	3	3	2
	A. Ramos	6 ³	four	7	3									6	D. Ferrer	6	6	6
	I. Dodig	2	2	one										27	M. Yuzhny	0	2	2
	R. Hase	6	6	6				R. Hase	3	6 ⁵	four
	J. Blake	2	one	2			27	M. Yuzhny	6	7	6
27	M. Yuzhny	6	6	6																	6	D. Ferrer	6	6	6
20	M.Granollers	6	3	6	6																20	M.Granollers	3	2	0
Q	J. Souza	2	6	3	four		20	M.Granollers	7	3	6	3	7
	M. Jaziri	6	7	7				M. Jaziri	6 ¹	6	one	6	five
	F.Petsshner	3	five	6 ⁷										20	M.Granollers	6	6	one	four	6
WC	P. A. Mathieu	2	four	6	6	6								WC	P. A. Mathieu	four	four	6	6	one
	B. Fau	6	6	four	3	0	WC	P. A. Mathieu	6 ²	6	6	3	18
Q	R. Dutra	3	four	four			ten	J. Isner	7	four	four	6	sixteen
ten	J. Isner	6	6	6

Section 6

First round							Second round						Third round						Fourth round

sixteen	A. Dolgopolov	7	four	6 ⁴	6	3
	S. Stakhovsky	6 ⁴	6	7	3	6		S. Stakhovsky	2	3	2
	F. Volandry	3	6	four	four		Q	T. Haas	6	6	6
Q	T. Haas	6	0	6	6								Q	T. Haas	7	3	0	0
	D. Young	6 ³	one	one									17	R. Gasque	6 ³	6	6	6
	G. Dimitrov	7	6	6				G. Dimitrov	7	five	2	3
Q	Y. Tsopp	3	four	6 ⁴			17	R. Gasque	five	7	6	6
17	R. Gasque	6	6	7															17	R. Gasque	6	four	one	2
25	B. Tomich	7	6	6															four	E. Murray	one	6	6	6
Q	A.Hayder	6 ⁵	3	3			25	B. Tomich	four	one	3
	S. Giraldo	five	6	6	7			S. Giraldo	6	6	6
	A. Falla	7	2	four	6 ⁴									S. Giraldo	3	four	four
	J. Nieminen	3	6	2									four	E. Murray	6	6	6
	I.Andreev	6	2	one	r			J. Nieminen	6	four	one	2
	T. Ito	one	five	0			four	E. Murray	one	6	6	6
four	E. Murray	6	7	6

Section 7

First round							Second round					Third round					Fourth round

eight	Y. Tipsarevich	2	6	7	6
	S. Querrey	6	four	6 ³	3		eight	Y. Tipsarevich	7	6	7
	J. Chardie	6	6	6 ³	3	eleven		J. Chardie	6 ⁴	one	five
	J.Lu	four	one	7	6	9						eight	Y. Tipsarevich	6	7	6
	D.Tursunov	6	6	6								29	J. Benneto	3	five	four
	G. Soeda	one	four	four				D.Tursunov	four	four	four
Q	M. Zverev	2	7	four	four		29	J. Benneto	6	6	6
29	J. Benneto	6	6 ³	6	6												eight	Y. Tipsarevich	four	four	four
24	F. Kolschreiber	6	6	7													12	N. Almagro	6	6	6
	M. Ebden	four	four	6 ⁴			24	F. Kolschreiber	6 ⁵	6 ⁴	five
	O. Rohus	3	four	6	four			L. Mayer	7	7	7
	L. Mayer	6	6	2	6								L. Mayer	four	one	2
	H.I. Chela	3	3	one								12	N. Almagro	6	6	6
	M. Bagdatis	6	6	6				M. Bagdatis	four	3	five
	P. Lorenzi	3	five	four			12	N. Almagro	6	6	7
12	N. Almagro	6	7	6

Section 8

First round						Second round						Third round							Fourth round

13	H. Monaco	6	2	6	7
WC	G.Rufen	2	6	2	6 ³	13	H. Monaco	7	6	7
	L.Rosol	6	7	6 ⁶	6		L.Rosol	6 ⁴	0	6 ⁵
	C. Burlock	four	five	7	2							13	H. Monaco	6 ⁵	6	6 ⁵	6	6
Q	D. Levine	7	6	6								nineteen	M. Raonic	7	3	7	3	four
PR	B. Becker	five	2	four		Q	D. Levine	four	five	2
	R. Ramirez	four	2	2		nineteen	M. Raonic	6	7	6
nineteen	M. Raonic	6	6	6															13	H. Monaco	2	0	0
32	F. Mayer	6	6	6															2	R. Nadal	6	6	6
	D.Himeno	four	2	3		32	F. Mayer	6	3	four	6 ⁴
Q	E. Schwank	6	6	6		Q	E. Schwank	2	6	6	7
	I. Karlovich	four	0	3								Q	E. Schwank	one	3	four
	I.Kunitsyn	2	one	2								2	R. Nadal	6	6	6
	D.Istomin	6	6	6			D.Istomin	2	2	0
	S. Bolelli	2	2	one		2	R. Nadal	6	6	6
2	R. Nadal	6	6	6

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Tournament Grid

French Open tennis 2012
Main tournament
Singles	men	women
Double discharge	men	women	mixed
Juniors
Singles	young men	girls
Double discharge	young men	girls

French Open Tennis Championship 2012 in men's singles

Sowing

Baseline Invitations (WC)

Qualification winners

Refusal to participate in a tournament

List of starred athletes during the tournament

Main tournament

Abbreviations Used

Final Rounds

First rounds

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

Section 5

Section 6

Section 7

Section 8

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