2012 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

Roger Federer defeated Andy Murray in the final, 4–6, 7–5, 6–3, 6–4 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 2012 Wimbledon Championships.[1] It was his seventh Wimbledon title and 17th major title overall.[2] With the win, Federer also regained the world No. 1 singles ranking.[3][4] Federer equalled both William Renshaw and Pete Sampras' all-time record of seven Wimbledon titles, as well as Sampras' record of 286 weeks as world No. 1. This was the first major final since the 2010 Australian Open not to feature Novak Djokovic or Rafael Nadal, a span of nine events (incidentally, the 2010 Australian Open final also pitted Federer against Murray).

Men's singles
2012 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionSwitzerland Roger Federer
Runner-upUnited Kingdom Andy Murray
Score4–6, 7–5, 6–3, 6–4
Details
Draw128 (16 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds32
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women seniors
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Djokovic was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Federer.

Murray became the first British man to reach the final since Bunny Austin in 1938. The championships was also notable for one of the biggest upsets in recent years, when world No. 100 Lukáš Rosol beat world No. 2 and two-time Wimbledon champion Rafael Nadal in the second round, ending Nadal's streak of 11 major quarterfinals and of five (non-consecutive) Wimbledon finals. The loss also marked the end of Nadal's season, as he did not play tennis again until February 2013.

This marked the last major appearances for 2002 finalist and former world No. 3 David Nalbandian, 2003 French Open champion and former world No. 1 Juan Carlos Ferrero, former top 15 player Juan Ignacio Chela, and the last Wimbledon appearance for three-time finalist and former world No. 1 Andy Roddick.

Seeds edit

01.     Novak Djokovic (semifinals)
02.     Rafael Nadal (second round)
03.     Roger Federer (champion)
04.     Andy Murray (final)
05.     Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (semifinals)
06.     Tomáš Berdych (first round)
07.     David Ferrer (quarterfinals)
08.     Janko Tipsarević (third round)
09.     Juan Martín del Potro (fourth round)
10.     Mardy Fish (fourth round)
11.     John Isner (first round)
12.     Nicolás Almagro (third round)
13.     Gilles Simon (second round)
14.     Feliciano López (first round)
15.     Juan Mónaco (third round)
16.     Marin Čilić (fourth round)
17.     Fernando Verdasco (third round)
18.     Richard Gasquet (fourth round)
19.     Kei Nishikori (third round)
20.     Bernard Tomic (first round)
21.     Milos Raonic (second round)
22.     Alexandr Dolgopolov (second round)
23.     Andreas Seppi (first round)
24.     Marcel Granollers (first round)
25.     Stan Wawrinka (first round)
26.     Mikhail Youzhny (quarterfinals)
27.     Philipp Kohlschreiber (quarterfinals)
28.     Radek Štěpánek (third round)
29.     Julien Benneteau (third round)
30.     Andy Roddick (third round)
31.     Florian Mayer (quarterfinals)
32.     Kevin Anderson (first round)

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

Qualifying edit

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
1   Novak Djokovic 6 6 6
31   Florian Mayer 4 1 4
1   Novak Djokovic 3 6 4 3
3   Roger Federer 6 3 6 6
3   Roger Federer 6 6 6
26   Mikhail Youzhny 1 2 2
3   Roger Federer 4 7 6 6
4   Andy Murray 6 5 3 4
7   David Ferrer 77 66 4 64
4   Andy Murray 65 78 6 77
4   Andy Murray 6 6 3 7
5   Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 3 4 6 5
5   Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 77 4 77 6
27   Philipp Kohlschreiber 65 6 63 2

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   Novak Djokovic 6 6 6
  Juan Carlos Ferrero 3 3 1 1   N Djokovic 6 6 6
  Ryan Harrison 4 6 6 6   R Harrison 4 4 4
  Yen-hsun Lu 6 3 4 2 1   N Djokovic 4 6 6 6
PR   Benjamin Becker 64 7 6 6 28   R Štěpánek 6 2 2 2
  James Blake 77 5 0 4 PR   B Becker 2 64 3
  Sergiy Stakhovsky 1 0r 28   R Štěpánek 6 77 6
28   Radek Štěpánek 6 1 1   N Djokovic 6 6 6
24   Marcel Granollers 5 65 6 6 6   V Troicki 3 1 3
  Viktor Troicki 7 77 3 2 8   V Troicki 6 4 5 77 6
  Martin Kližan 7 3 78 1 11   M Kližan 4 6 7 63 4
  Juan Ignacio Chela 5 6 66 6 9   V Troicki 7 7 6
  Jérémy Chardy 6 6 1 15   J Mónaco 5 5 3
  Filippo Volandri 0 1 0r   J Chardy 2 6 3 63
  Leonardo Mayer 4 65 65 15   J Mónaco 6 3 6 77
15   Juan Mónaco 6 77 77

Section 2 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
12   Nicolás Almagro 64 3 77 6 6
  Olivier Rochus 77 6 64 2 4 12   N Almagro 6 5 6 6
Q   Guillaume Rufin 6 3 5 6 6 Q   G Rufin 2 7 2 4
  Steve Darcis 4 6 7 4 4 12   N Almagro 3 4 4
  Carlos Berlocq 5 77 3 62 18   R Gasquet 6 6 6
Q   Ruben Bemelmans 7 64 6 77 Q   R Bemelmans 3 4 4
  Tobias Kamke 2 2 2 18   R Gasquet 6 6 6
18   Richard Gasquet 6 6 6 18   R Gasquet 3 1 6 2
31   Florian Mayer 77 6 6 31   F Mayer 6 6 3 6
  Dmitry Tursunov 63 2 3 31   F Mayer 3 3 6 6 6
  Philipp Petzschner 6 6 6   P Petzschner 6 6 4 2 4
  Blaž Kavčič 4 4 2 31   F Mayer 77 3 2 6 7
Q   Simone Bolelli 6 3 3 3 Q   J Janowicz 65 6 6 3 5
Q   Jerzy Janowicz 3 6 6 6 Q   J Janowicz 2 6 3 77 9
  Ernests Gulbis 77 77 77   E Gulbis 6 4 6 62 7
6   Tomáš Berdych 65 64 64

Section 3 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3   Roger Federer 6 6 6
  Albert Ramos Viñolas 1 1 1 3   R Federer 6 6 6
  Fabio Fognini 3 6 6 7   F Fognini 1 3 2
  Michaël Llodra 6 3 4 5 3   R Federer 4 63 6 78 6
Q   Adrián Menéndez Maceiras 3 1 67 29   J Benneteau 6 77 2 66 1
Q   Michael Russell 6 6 79 Q   M Russell 64 6 4 5
  Gilles Müller 2 5 64 29   J Benneteau 77 2 6 7
29   Julien Benneteau 6 7 77 3   R Federer 77 6 4 6
17   Fernando Verdasco 77 6 7   X Malisse 61 1 6 3
Q   Jimmy Wang 63 4 5 17   F Verdasco 77 77 3 6
WC   Grega Žemlja 6 3 77 6 WC   G Žemlja 64 64 6 3
WC   Josh Goodall 4 6 63 4 17   F Verdasco 6 65 1 6 3
  Xavier Malisse 6 6 7   X Malisse 1 77 6 4 6
  Marinko Matosevic 2 2 5   X Malisse 6 6 77
PR   Paul-Henri Mathieu 3 4r 13   G Simon 4 4 65
13   Gilles Simon 6 5

Section 4 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
11   John Isner 4 79 6 67 5
  Alejandro Falla 6 67 3 79 7   A Falla 6 6 4 4 7
  Paolo Lorenzi 3 7 77 5 2   N Mahut 4 3 6 6 5
  Nicolas Mahut 6 5 63 7 6   A Falla 3 4 6 65
  Igor Andreev 1 77 79 7   D Istomin 6 6 3 77
WC   Oliver Golding 6 64 67 5   I Andreev 3 63 6 2
  Denis Istomin 62 6 3 6 8   D Istomin 6 77 4 6
23   Andreas Seppi 77 4 6 3 6   D Istomin 3 7 4 77 5
26   Mikhail Youzhny 4 6 6 6 26   M Youzhny 6 5 6 65 7
  Donald Young 6 3 2 3 26   M Youzhny 6 6 6
Q   Íñigo Cervantes 2 64 6 6 6 Q   Í Cervantes 1 3 4
  Flavio Cipolla 6 77 3 2 1 26   M Youzhny 6 6 3 6
Q   Ryan Sweeting 6 2 8   J Tipsarević 3 4 6 3
  Potito Starace 2 0r Q   R Sweeting 7 5 4 2
  David Nalbandian 4 64 2 8   J Tipsarević 5 7 6 6
8   Janko Tipsarević 6 77 6

Bottom half edit

Section 5 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7   David Ferrer 77 6 6
Q   Dustin Brown 65 4 4 7   D Ferrer 77 6 6
Q   Kenny de Schepper 6 6 6 Q   K de Schepper 61 2 4
  Matthias Bachinger 4 2 2 7   D Ferrer 2 710 6 6
LL   Wayne Odesnik 3 6 77 3 4 30   A Roddick 6 68 4 3
  Björn Phau 6 3 63 6 6   B Phau 3 61 3
WC   Jamie Baker 61 4 5 30   A Roddick 6 77 6
30   Andy Roddick 77 6 7 7   D Ferrer 6 6 6
19   Kei Nishikori 7 6 6 9   JM del Potro 3 2 3
  Mikhail Kukushkin 5 3 4 19   K Nishikori 6 7 6
Q   Andrey Kuznetsov 6 63 4 6 4 Q   F Serra 3 5 2
Q   Florent Serra 3 77 6 4 6 19   K Nishikori 3 63 1
  Go Soeda 6 6 6 9   JM del Potro 6 77 6
  Igor Kunitsyn 3 2 1   G Soeda 2 3 6 4
  Robin Haase 4 6 63 5 9   JM del Potro 6 6 1 6
9   Juan Martín del Potro 6 3 77 7

Section 6 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
16   Marin Čilić 6 3 6 6
  Cedrik-Marcel Stebe 4 6 3 2 16   M Čilić 77 6 6
  Tatsuma Ito 66 3 3   Ł Kubot 64 2 1
  Łukasz Kubot 78 6 6 16   M Čilić 78 6 62 63 17
  Vasek Pospisil 5 77 3 4   S Querrey 66 4 77 77 15
  Sam Querrey 7 65 6 6   S Querrey 63 79 710 6
  Santiago Giraldo 4 4 4 21   M Raonic 77 67 68 4
21   Milos Raonic 6 6 6 16   M Čilić 5 2 3
32   Kevin Anderson 5 63 77 3 4   A Murray 7 6 6
  Grigor Dimitrov 7 77 64 6   G Dimitrov 5 1r
  Albert Montañés 2 4 4   M Baghdatis 7 4
  Marcos Baghdatis 6 6 6   M Baghdatis 5 6 5 1
  Ivo Karlović 6 6 77 4   A Murray 7 3 7 6
  Dudi Sela 4 4 65   I Karlović 5 77 2 64
  Nikolay Davydenko 1 1 4 4   A Murray 7 65 6 77
4   Andy Murray 6 6 6

Section 7 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5   Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6 6 6
WC   Lleyton Hewitt 3 4 4 5   J-W Tsonga 63 6 6 6
  Édouard Roger-Vasselin 77 3 64 7 8   G García López 77 4 1 3
  Guillermo García López 62 6 77 5 10 5   J-W Tsonga 6 6 6
  Lukáš Lacko 77 6 6   L Lacko 4 3 3
  Adrian Ungur 64 1 3   L Lacko 6 64 3 6 6
  Jürgen Melzer 3 77 2 6 8   J Melzer 4 77 6 3 4
25   Stan Wawrinka 6 62 6 4 6 5   J-W Tsonga 4 77 6 6
20   Bernard Tomic 6 3 4 4 10   M Fish 6 64 4 4
WC   David Goffin 3 6 6 6 WC   D Goffin 4 6 6 6
Q   Jesse Levine 6 66 6 6 Q   J Levine 6 4 1 3
  Karol Beck 4 78 3 2 WC   D Goffin 3 66 66
WC   James Ward 4 6 3 6 6 10   M Fish 6 78 78
  Pablo Andújar 6 0 6 3 3 WC   J Ward 3 7 4 77 3
  Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo 63 5 61 10   M Fish 6 5 6 63 6
10   Mardy Fish 77 7 77

Section 8 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
14   Feliciano López 64 6 65 4
  Jarkko Nieminen 77 3 77 6   J Nieminen 0 2 4
Q   Brian Baker 77 6 6 Q   B Baker 6 6 6
  Rui Machado 62 4 0 Q   B Baker 6 4 6 6
  Matthew Ebden 1 3 77 3   B Paire 4 6 1 3
  Benoît Paire 6 6 61 6   B Paire 77 6 6
  Alex Bogomolov Jr. 3 4 5 22   A Dolgopolov 62 4 4
22   Alexandr Dolgopolov 6 6 7 Q   B Baker 1 64 3
27   Philipp Kohlschreiber 3 710 65 77 6 27   P Kohlschreiber 6 77 6
WC   Tommy Haas 6 68 77 61 2 27   P Kohlschreiber 6 77 6
Q   Jürgen Zopp 6 6 3 4 7   M Jaziri 1 62 1
  Malek Jaziri 4 4 6 6 9 27   P Kohlschreiber 6 6 78
  Lukáš Rosol 6 3 77 7   L Rosol 2 3 66
  Ivan Dodig 4 6 60 5   L Rosol 69 6 6 2 6
  Thomaz Bellucci 60 2 3 2   R Nadal 711 4 4 6 4
2   Rafael Nadal 77 6 6

References edit

  1. ^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
  2. ^ Misery for Murray as Federer takes seventh Wimbledon title. The Independent. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
  3. ^ Andy Murray v. Roger Federer Wimbledon 2012 men's final. The Telegraph. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
  4. ^ Wimbledon 2012: Andy Murray beaten by Roger Federer in final. BBC Sport - Tennis. Retrieved 8 July 2012.

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