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2012 French Open – Men's singles

Two-time defending champion Rafael Nadal defeated Novak Djokovic in the final, 6–4, 6–3, 2–6, 7–5 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2012 French Open.[1] It was his record-breaking seventh French Open title and eleventh major title overall, surpassing Björn Borg's Open Era record of six French Open men's singles titles and equaling Pete Sampras' Wimbledon record for men's singles titles at one major in the Open Era. He also equaled Chris Evert's all-gender record for the most French Open singles titles overall.[2][3]

Men's singles
2012 French Open
Final
ChampionSpain Rafael Nadal
Runner-upSerbia Novak Djokovic
Score6–4, 6–3, 2–6, 7–5
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends −45 45+ women
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Main article: 2012 French Open

Djokovic was attempting to complete a non-calendar-year Grand Slam and to become the first man since Rod Laver in 1969 to hold all four major titles at once, having won the previous year's Wimbledon and US Open titles as well as this year's Australian Open (all won over Nadal). Instead, it was Djokovic's fourth consecutive loss to Nadal at Roland Garros. Until this tournament, Djokovic had not even won a set against Nadal in their three previous encounters at the French Open.

Roger Federer was attempting to become the first man in the Open Era and the third man ever to achieve a double career Grand Slam, but he lost to Djokovic in the semifinals in a rematch of the previous year's semifinal.

Due to rain, play was delayed multiple times. At one point, Nadal was leading two sets to none and up 2-0 in the third set. As the weather worsened, Nadal's game was negatively affected and this allowed Djokovic to get back into the match. During the third set, Nadal frequently complained to the chair umpire about the playing conditions.[4][5] The match was finally suspended until the following day at 13:00 local time, with Nadal ahead 6–4, 6–3, 2–6, 1–2 and Djokovic serving.[6] When play resumed, Nadal won two straight games and six of the last nine.

This was the last major appearance for 2001 Australian Open finalist and former world No. 10 Arnaud Clement, and the last French Open appearance for 2003 champion and former world No. 1 Juan Carlos Ferrero and for former world No. 1 Andy Roddick.

Seeds

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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

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Main article: 2012 French Open – Men's singles qualifying

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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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

Top half

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Section 1

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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

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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

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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

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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

Bottom half

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Section 5

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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

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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

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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

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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

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  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 Final suspended with Nadal ahead".
  5. ^ "2012 French Open Final suspended due to rain".
  6. ^ "French Open: Nadal & Djokovic final suspended because of rain". bbc.co.uk. 2012-06-10.
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