2012 ATP World Tour
The 2012 ATP World Tour is the global elite professional tennis circuit organized by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for the 2012 tennis season. The 2012 ATP World Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments (supervised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF)), the ATP World Tour Masters 1000, the ATP World Tour 500 series, the ATP World Tour 250 series, the ATP World Team Championship, the Davis Cup (organized by the ITF), the ATP World Tour Finals, and the tennis event at the London Summer Olympic Games. Also included in the 2012 calendar is the Hopman Cup, which is organized by the ITF and does not distribute ranking points.[6][7]
 David Ferrer won the most titles this year. | |
| Details | |
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| Duration | January 2 – November 12 |
| Edition | 43rd |
| Tournaments | 69 |
| Achievements (singles) | |
| Most tournament titles |  |
| Most tournament finals |  |
| Prize money leader | |
| Points leader | |
| Awards | |
| Player of the year | |
| Doubles Team of the year |  |
| Most improved player of the year | .svg.png){kind=small} |
| Newcomer of the year |  |
| Comeback player of the year |  |
← 2011 2013 → | |
The top four players of the ATP Rankings dominated the season, with Novak Djokovic (far left) entering and finishing[1] the year as World No. 1, defending his title at the Australian Open (def. Nadal),[2] Rafael Nadal (center left) winning his seventh French Open title (def. Djokovic) to break Björn Borg's record of six wins in Paris,[3] Roger Federer (center right) taking his seventh Wimbledon championship (def. Murray) to reclaim the No. 1 ranking, which he then held for 17 weeks breaking Pete Sampras' record of 286 weeks spent at the top spot (he reached 302),[4] and Andy Murray (far right) earning his first major success in five finals, at the US Open (def. Djokovic),.[5]
Schedule
This is the complete schedule of events on the 2012 calendar, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage.[8]
- Key
| Grand Slam |
| ATP World Tour Finals |
| Olympic Games |
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 |
| ATP World Tour 500 |
| ATP World Tour 250 |
| Team Events |
January
February
March
| Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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| March 5 March 12 | BNP Paribas Open Indian Wells, United States ATP World Tour Masters 1000 $4,694,969 – Hard – 96S/48Q/32D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |  7–6(9–7), 6–3 | | |   |
6–2, 7–6(7–3) | | ||||
| March 21 March 26 | Sony Ericsson Open Miami, United States ATP World Tour Masters 1000 $3,973,050 – Hard – 96S/48Q/32D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw | 6–1, 7–6(7–4) |  | | |
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April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
| Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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| November 5 | Barclays ATP World Tour Finals London, United Kingdom ATP World Tour Finals £5,500,000 – Hard (i) – 8S/8D (RR) Singles Draw – Doubles Draw | 7–6(8–6), 7–5 | | | Round Robin losers |
7–5, 3–6, [10–3] | | ||||
| November 12 | Davis Cup by BNP Paribas Final Prague, Czech Republic – Hard (i) | 3–2 | |
Statistical information
Bob and Mike Bryan won seven titles together in 2012, including the Olympic gold (def. Llodra/Tsonga), and their fourth US Open (def. Paes/Štepánek), tying John Newcombe and Tony Roche's all-time record of 12 Grand Slam wins.[9]
These tables present the number of singles (S), doubles (D), and mixed doubles (X) titles won by each player and each nation during the season, within all the tournament categories of the 2012 ATP World Tour: the Grand Slam tournaments, the tennis event at the London Summer Olympic Games, the ATP World Tour Finals, the ATP World Tour Masters 1000, the ATP World Tour 500 series, and the ATP World Tour 250 series.[8] The players/nations are sorted by: 1) total number of titles (a doubles title won by two players representing the same nation counts as only one win for the nation); 2) cumulated importance of those titles (one Grand Slam win equalling two Masters 1000 wins, one ATP World Tour Finals win equalling one-and-a-half Masters 1000 win, one Masters 1000 win equalling two 500 events wins, one Olympic win equalling one-and-a-half 500 event win, one 500 event win equalling two 250 events wins); 3) a singles > doubles > mixed doubles hierarchy; 4) alphabetical order (by family names for players).
Key
| Grand Slam |
| ATP World Tour Finals |
| Summer Olympic Games |
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 |
| ATP World Tour 500 |
| ATP World Tour 250 |
Titles won by player
Titles won by nation
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| 23 | | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 0 | ||||||
| 19 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 1 | |||||||
| 11 | | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | |||||||
| 9 | | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 8 | | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 8 | | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||
| 7 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||
| 7 | | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 7 |  | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 6 | | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 6 |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 5 |  | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 5 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 4 |  | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 |  | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 3 |  | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 |  | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2 |  | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 2 |  | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||
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Titles information
The following players won their first main circuit title in singles, doubles, or mixed doubles:
- Singles
- Doubles
- Mixed Doubles
The following players defended a main circuit title in singles, doubles, or mixed doubles:
ATP rankings
These are the ATP Rankings of the top twenty singles players, doubles players, and the top ten doubles teams on the ATP Tour, at the end of the 2011 ATP World Tour,[10][11][12] and at the current date of the 2012 season.[13][14][15] Players in gold background have qualified for the Year-End Championships. Rafael Nadal withdrew due to a knee injury.
Singles
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Number 1 ranking
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5 November 2012 | Year-End 2012 |
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Prize money leaders
| # | Player | Singles | Doubles | Year-to-date | |
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| 1 | | $9,949,921 | $3,816 | $9,953,737 | |
| 2 | | $7,424,842 | $0 | $7,424,842 | |
| 3 | | $5,100,272 | $23,958 | $5,124,230 | |
| 4 | | $4,867,663 | $129,785 | $4,997,448 | |
| 5 | | $4,015,856 | $25,484 | $4,041,340 | |
| 6 | | $2,769,169 | $5,824 | $2,775,003 | |
| 7 | | $2,555,801 | $38,166 | $2,593,967 | |
| 8 | | $2,130,514 | $38,126 | $2,168,640 | |
| 9 | | $1,736,150 | $97,587 | $1,833,737 | |
| 10 | | $1,320,368 | $37,309 | $1,357,677 | |
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Statistics leaders
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Best Matches by ATPWorldTour.com
Best 5 Grand Slam / Olympic matches
| Event | Round | Surface | Winner | Opponent | Result | |
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| 1. | Australian Open | F | Hard | | | 5–7, 6–4, 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 7–5 |
| 2. | Australian Open | SF | Hard | | | 6–3, 3–6, 6–7(4–7), 6–1, 7–5 |
| 3. | US Open | F | Hard | | | 7–6(12–10), 7–5, 2–6, 3–6, 6–2 |
| 4. | Olympics | SF | Grass | | | 3–6, 7–6(7–5), 19–17 |
| 5. | US Open | QF | Hard | | | 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 2–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–4) |
Best 5 ATP World Tour matches
| Event | Round | Surface | Winner | Opponent | Result | |
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| 1. | Shanghai Masters | F | Hard (i) | | | 5–7, 7–6(13–11), 6–3 |
| 2. | Maharashtra Open | F | Hard | | | 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–4) |
| 3. | ATP Finals | F | Hard (i) | | | 7–6(8–6), 7–5 |
| 4. | Swiss Indoors | F | Hard (i) | | | 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–3) |
| 5. | Indian Wells Masters | SF | Hard | | | 7–6(9–7), 3–6, 7–6(7–5) |
Point distribution
| Category | W | F | SF | QF | R16 | R32 | R64 | R128 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Grand Slam (128S) | 2000 | 1200 | 720 | 360 | 180 | 90 | 45 | 10 | 25 | 16 | 8 | 0 |
| Grand Slam (64D) | 2000 | 1200 | 720 | 360 | 180 | 90 | 0 | – | 25 | – | 0 | 0 |
| ATP World Tour Finals (8S/8D) | 1500 (max) 1100 (min) | 1000 (max) 600 (min) | 600 (max) 200 (min) | 200 for each round robin match win, +400 for a semifinal win, +500 for the final win. | ||||||||
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (96S) | 1000 | 600 | 360 | 180 | 90 | 45 | 25 | 10 | 16 | – | 8 | 0 |
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (56S/48S) | 1000 | 600 | 360 | 180 | 90 | 45 | 10 | – | 25 | – | 16 | 0 |
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (32D/24D) | 1000 | 600 | 360 | 180 | 90 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Summer Olympic Games (64S) | 750 | 450 | 340 (bronze) 270 (4th) | 135 | 70 | 35 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – |
| ATP World Tour 500 (56S) | 500 | 300 | 180 | 90 | 45 | 20 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 4 | 0 |
| ATP World Tour 500 (32S) | 500 | 300 | 180 | 90 | 45 | 0 | – | – | 20 | – | 10 | 0 |
| ATP World Tour 500 (24D) | 500 | 300 | 180 | 90 | 45 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| ATP World Tour 500 (16D) | 500 | 300 | 180 | 90 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| ATP World Tour 250 (56S/48S) | 250 | 150 | 90 | 45 | 20 | 10 | 0 | – | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| ATP World Tour 250 (32S/28S) | 250 | 150 | 90 | 45 | 20 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| ATP World Tour 250 (24D) | 250 | 150 | 90 | 45 | 20 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| ATP World Tour 250 (16D) | 250 | 150 | 90 | 45 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Rubber category | Match win | Match loss | Team bonus | Performance bonus | Total achievable | |
| Singles | Play-offs | 5 / 101 | 15 | |||
| First round | 40 | 102 | 80 | |||
| Quarterfinals | 65 | 130 | ||||
| Semifinals | 70 | 140 | ||||
| Final | 75 | 753 | 1254 | 150 / 2253 / 2754 | ||
| Cumulative total | 500 | 500 to 5353 | 6254 | 6254 | ||
| Doubles | Play-offs | 10 | 10 | |||
| First round | 50 | 102 | 50 | |||
| Quarterfinals | 80 | 80 | ||||
| Semifinals | 90 | 90 | ||||
| Final | 95 | 355 | 95 / 1305 | |||
| Cumulative total | 315 | 3505 | 3505 | |||
The Davis Cup World Group and World Group Play-Off matches awarded ATP Ranking points from 2009 to 2015.[19]
- Glossary
Only live matches earn points; dead rubbers earn no points. If a player does not compete in the singles of one or more rounds he will receive points from the previous round when playing singles at the next tie. This last rule also applies for playing in doubles matches.[19]
1 A player who wins a singles rubber in the first day of the tie is awarded 5 points, whereas a singles rubber win in tie's last day grants 10 points for a total of 15 available points.[19]
2 For the first round only, any player who competes in a live rubber, without a win, receives 10 ranking points for participation.[19]
3 Team bonus awarded to a singles player who wins 7 live matches in a calendar year and his team wins the competition.[19]
4 Performance bonus awarded to a singles player who wins 8 live matches in a calendar year. In this case, no Team bonus is awarded.[19]
5 Team bonus awarded to an unchanged doubles team who wins 4 matches in a calendar year and his team wins the competition.[19]
| World Team Cup | |||||||
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| Match type | 1st round | 2nd round | 3rd round | Finals | Points | Bonus | Total |
| Singles 1 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 95 | 200 | 50 | 250 |
| Singles 2 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 50 | 125 | 50 | 175 |
| Deciding match (doubles) | 35 | 35 | 35 | 95 | 200 | 50 | 250 |
| Dead rubber (doubles) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 50 | 50 | |
- Players who only play the finals will be awarded points from the previous round.[20]
- Players must win all 4 matches and be part of the winning team in order to earn the Bonus Points.[20]
Retirements
Former world no. 3 Ivan Ljubičić played for the last time at the Monte Carlo Masters.
Andy Roddick was the year-end world no. 1 at the end of the 2003 season.
Fernando González former world no. 5 and 2007 Australian Open finalist
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Following is a list of notable players (winners of a main tour title, and/or part of the ATP Rankings top 100 (singles) or top 50 (doubles) for at least one week) who announced their retirement from professional tennis, became inactive (after not playing for more than 52 weeks), or were permanently banned from playing, during the 2012 season:
See also
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