2012 French Open
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The 2012 French Open (also known as Roland Garros, after the famous French aviator) was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 111th edition of the French Open, and took place at the Stade Roland Garros from 27 May until 11 June 2012.
Rafael Nadal won the tournament for the third year in succession, and the seventh time in eight years, defeating first-time Roland Garros finalist Novak Djokovic. His seventh title broke Björn Borg's record of six French Open Men's Singles titles, and equalled Chris Evert's record for most French Open titles won by a man or woman. Li Na was unsuccessful in her title defence, being defeated in the fourth round by Yaroslava Shvedova. Maria Sharapova defeated 21st seed Sara Errani in the final to win her first French Open title, to complete a career Grand Slam, and to return to the World No. 1 ranking for the first time in four years.
This championship was the second time in grand slam history that two multiple slam sets were accomplished in two different disciplines, and that was Mahesh Bhupathi won his first multiple slam in Mixed Doubles, and Esther Vergeer won her second multiple slam set in Women's Wheelchair Doubles. At the 1969 US Open, Rod Laver won his first multiple slam set in Men's Singles, and his fellow countryman Ken Rosewall did in Men's Doubles for the first time. This would occur again for the third time at the 2013 French Open.
Tournament
The 2012 French Open was the one hundred and eleventh edition of the French Open and was held at Stade Roland Garros in Paris. The Men's Singles final was won by Rafael Nadal by defeating Novak Djokovic in the final. By winning his seventh title at Roland Garros, Nadal surpassed Borg's overall titles record to become the most successful tennis player in French Open history. The tournament was an event run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is part of the 2012 ATP World Tour and the 2012 WTA Tour calendars under the Grand Slam category. The tournament consisted of both men's and women's singles and doubles draws as well as a mixed doubles event.
There was a singles and doubles events for both boys and girls (players under 18), which is part of the Grade A category of tournaments, and singles and doubles events for men's and women's wheelchair tennis players as part of the NEC tour under the Grand Slam category. The tournament was played on clay courts and took place over a series of twenty courts, including the three main showcourts, Court Philippe Chatrier, Court Suzanne Lenglen and Court 1.
Prize money and ranking points
For 2012, the prize money purse was increased to €18,718,000 from €17,520,000 in 2011. The prize money and points breakdown is as follows:
Points
Seniors
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 128 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Men's singles | 2000 | 1200 | 720 | 360 | 180 | 90 | 45 | 10 | 25 | 16 | 8 | 0 |
| Men's doubles | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | ||||||
| Women's singles | 1400 | 900 | 500 | 280 | 160 | 100 | 5 | 60 | 50 | 40 | 2 | |
| Women's doubles | 5 | – | – | – | – | – |
Junior
Below is a table charting the points that are available to the boys and girls in boy singles and doubles play.
| Stage | Boys' singles | Boys' doubles | Girls' singles | Girls' doubles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | 250 | 180 | 250 | 180 |
| Runner up | 180 | 120 | 180 | 120 |
| Semifinals | 120 | 80 | 120 | 80 |
| Quarterfinals | 80 | 50 | 80 | 50 |
| Round of 16 | 50 | 30 | 50 | 30 |
| Round of 32 | 30 | – | 30 | – |
| Qualifier who loses in first round | 25 | 25 | ||
| Qualifying final round | 20 | 20 |
Wheelchair
| Stage | Men's singles | Men's doubles | Women's singles | Women's doubles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | 800 | |||
| Runner up | 500 | |||
| Semifinals | 375 | 100 | 375 | 100 |
| Quarterfinals | 100 | – | 100 | – |
Prize money
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 128 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | €1,250,000 | €625,000 | €310,000 | €155,000 | €80,000 | €47,000 | €28,000 | €18,000 | €9,000 | €4,500 | €2,500 |
| Doubles * | €340,000 | €170,000 | €85,000 | €43,000 | €23,000 | €12,000 | €8,000 | – | – | – | – |
| Mixed doubles * | €100,000 | €50,000 | €25,000 | €13,000 | €7,000 | €3,500 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Wheelchair singles | €15,000 | €7,500 | €4,000 | €2,500 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Wheelchair doubles * | €5,000 | €2,500 | €1,500 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
* per team
Singles players
Day-by-day summaries
Events
Seniors
Men's singles
Spain Rafael Nadal defeated Serbia Novak Djokovic 6–4, 6–3, 2–6, 7–5
*It was Nadal's eleventh career Grand Slam title and his 7th title at French Open. It was his 4th title of the year, 50th title overall.
Women's singles
Russia Maria Sharapova defeated Italy Sara Errani, 6–3, 6–2
*It was Sharapova's fourth career Grand Slam title and her 1st title at French Open.
Men's doubles
Belarus Max Mirnyi / Canada Daniel Nestor defeated United States Bob Bryan / United States Mike Bryan, 6–4, 6–4
*It was Mirnyi's sixth career Grand Slam doubles title and his 4th title at French Open.
*It was Nestor's eighth career Grand Slam doubles title and his 4th title at French Open.
Women's doubles
Italy Sara Errani / Italy Roberta Vinci defeated Russia Maria Kirilenko / Russia Nadia Petrova, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2
*It was Errani and Vinci's first career Grand Slam doubles title.
Mixed doubles
India Sania Mirza / India Mahesh Bhupathi defeated Poland Klaudia Jans-Ignacik / Mexico Santiago González, 7–6(7–3), 6–1
*It was Mirza's second career Grand Slam mixed doubles title and her 1st title at French Open.
*It was Bhupathi's eight career Grand Slam mixed doubles title and his 3rd title at French Open.
Juniors
Boys' singles
Belgium Kimmer Coppejans defeated Canada Filip Peliwo 6–1, 6–4
Girls' singles
Germany Annika Beck defeated Slovakia Anna Karolína Schmiedlová, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3
Boys' doubles
Australia Andrew Harris / Australia Nick Kyrgios defeated Czech Republic Adam Pavlásek / Czech Republic Václav Šafránek, 6–4, 2–6, [10–7]
Girls' doubles
Russia Daria Gavrilova / Russia Irina Khromacheva defeated Paraguay Montserrat González / Brazil Beatriz Haddad Maia, 4–6, 6–4, [10–8]
Wheelchair events
Wheelchair men's singles
France Stéphane Houdet defeated Japan Shingo Kunieda, 6–2, 2–6, 7–6(8–6)
Wheelchair women's singles
Netherlands Esther Vergeer defeated Netherlands Aniek van Koot, 6–0, 6–0
Wheelchair men's doubles
France Frédéric Cattanéo / Japan Shingo Kunieda defeated France Michaël Jérémiasz / Sweden Stefan Olsson, 3–6, 7–6(7–3), [10–6]
Wheelchair women's doubles
Netherlands Marjolein Buis / Netherlands Esther Vergeer defeated Germany Sabine Ellerbrock / Japan Yui Kamiji, 6–0, 6–1
Other events
Legends under 45 doubles
Spain Albert Costa / Spain Carlos Moyá defeated Sweden Thomas Enqvist / Australia Todd Woodbridge, 6–2, 6–1
Legends over 45 doubles
United States John McEnroe / United States Patrick McEnroe defeated France Guy Forget / France Henri Leconte, 7–6(7–5), 6–3
Women's legends doubles
United States Lindsay Davenport / Switzerland Martina Hingis defeated United States Martina Navratilova / Czech Republic Jana Novotná, 6–4, 6–4
Singles seeds
The following are the seeded players and notable players who withdrew from the event. Seedings based on ATP and WTA rankings are as of 21 May 2012, Rankings and Points are as of 28 May 2012.
Because the tournament takes place one week later than in 2011, points defending includes results from both the 2011 French Open and tournaments from the week of 6 June 2011 (Halle and London for men; Birmingham and Copenhagen for women).
Men's singles
| Seed | Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points won | Points after | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Serbia Novak Djokovic | 11,800 | 720 | 1,200 | 12,280 | Runner-up, lost to Spain Rafael Nadal [2] |
| 2 | 2 | Spain Rafael Nadal | 10,060 | 2,000+45 | 2,000+45 | 10,060 | Champion, defeated Serbia Novak Djokovic [1] |
| 3 | 3 | Switzerland Roger Federer | 9,790 | 1,200 | 720 | 9,310 | Semifinals lost to Serbia Novak Djokovic [1] |
| 4 | 4 | United Kingdom Andy Murray | 7,500 | 720+250 | 360+90 | 6,980 | Quarterfinals lost to Spain David Ferrer [6] |
| 5 | 5 | France Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 4,965 | 90+150 | 360+145 | 5,230 | Quarterfinals lost to Serbia Novak Djokovic [1] |
| 6 | 6 | Spain David Ferrer | 4,640 | 180 | 720 | 5,180 | Semifinals lost to Spain Rafael Nadal [2] |
| 7 | 7 | Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych | 4,515 | 10+90 | 180+90 | 4,685 | Fourth round lost to Argentina Juan Martín del Potro [9] |
| 8 | 8 | Serbia Janko Tipsarević | 3,110 | 90+20 | 180+20 | 3,200 | Fourth round lost to Spain Nicolás Almagro [12] |
| 9 | 9 | Argentina Juan Martín del Potro | 2,910 | 90+20 | 360+20 | 3,180 | Quarterfinals lost to Switzerland Roger Federer [3] |
| 10 | 11 | United States John Isner | 2,620 | 10 | 45 | 2,655 | Second round lost to France Paul-Henri Mathieu [WC] |
| 11 | 12 | France Gilles Simon | 2,615 | 180+10 | 90+10 | 2,525 | Third round lost to Switzerland Stan Wawrinka [18] |
| 12 | 13 | Spain Nicolás Almagro | 2,255 | 10 | 360 | 2,605 | Quarterfinals lost to Spain Rafael Nadal [2] |
| 13 | 15 | Argentina Juan Mónaco | 1,945 | 10 | 180 | 2,115 | Fourth round lost to Spain Rafael Nadal [2] |
| 14 | 16 | Spain Fernando Verdasco | 1,765 | 90+45 | 90+45 | 1,765 | Third round lost to Italy Andreas Seppi [22] |
| 15 | 17 | Spain Feliciano López | 1,725 | 10+10 | 10+10 | 1,725 | First round retired against France Florent Serra [Q] |
| 16 | 19 | Ukraine Alexandr Dolgopolov | 1,665 | 90+20 | 10+20 | 1,585 | First round lost to Ukraine Sergiy Stakhovsky |
| 17 | 20 | France Richard Gasquet | 1,600 | 180 | 180 | 1,600 | Fourth round lost to United Kingdom Andy Murray [4] |
| 18 | 21 | Switzerland Stan Wawrinka | 1,505 | 180+10 | 180+10 | 1,505 | Fourth round lost to France Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [5] |
| 19 | 22 | Canada Milos Raonic | 1,460 | 10+45 | 90+45 | 1,540 | Third round lost to Argentina Juan Mónaco [13] |
| 20 | 23 | Spain Marcel Granollers | 1,385 | 45 | 180 | 1,520 | Fourth round lost to Spain David Ferrer [6] |
| 21 | 24 | Croatia Marin Čilić | 1,380 | 10+45 | 90+45 | 1,460 | Third round lost toArgentina Juan Martín del Potro [9] |
| 22 | 25 | Italy Andreas Seppi | 1,355 | 45+20 | 180+20 | 1,490 | Fourth round lost to Serbia Novak Djokovic [1] |
| 23 | 27 | Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek | 1,340 | 10+20 | 10+20 | 1,340 | First round lost to Belgium David Goffin [LL] |
| 24 | 26 | Germany Philipp Kohlschreiber | 1,345 | 10+250 | 45+45 | 1,175 | Second round lost to Argentina Leonardo Mayer |
| 25 | 29 | Australia Bernard Tomic | 1,240 | 10 | 45 | 1,275 | Second round lost to Colombia Santiago Giraldo |
| 26 | 30 | United States Andy Roddick | 1,225 | 0+90 | 10+45 | 1,190 | First round lost to France Nicolas Mahut |
| 27 | 31 | Russia Mikhail Youzhny | 1,210 | 90 | 90 | 1,210 | Third round lost to Spain David Ferrer [6] |
| 28 | 28 | Serbia Viktor Troicki | 1,325 | 180+45 | 45+45 | 1,190 | Second round lost to Italy Fabio Fognini |
| 29 | 32 | France Julien Benneteau | 1,190 | 45 | 90 | 1,235 | Third round lost to Serbia Janko Tipsarević [8] |
| 30 | 33 | Austria Jürgen Melzer | 1,182 | 45 | 10 | 1,147 | First round lost to Germany Michael Berrer [Q] |
| 31 | 34 | South Africa Kevin Anderson | 1,170 | 45+20 | 90+20 | 1,215 | Third round lost to Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych [7] |
| 32 | 35 | Germany Florian Mayer | 1,150 | 45+45 | 45+115 | 1,230 | Second round lost to Argentina Eduardo Schwank [Q] |
The following players would have been seeded, but they withdrew from the tournament.
| Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points won | Points after | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | United States Mardy Fish | 2,625 | 90 | 0 | 2,535 | Cardiac Catheter Ablation |
| 14 | France Gaël Monfils | 2,165 | 360+90 | 0+90 | 1,805 | Right knee injury |
| 18 | Japan Kei Nishikori | 1,690 | 45 | 0 | 1,645 | Stomach injury |
Women's singles
| Seed | Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points won | Points after | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Belarus Victoria Azarenka | 9,020 | 500 | 280 | 8,800 | Fourth round lost to Slovakia Dominika Cibulková [15] |
| 2 | 2 | Russia Maria Sharapova | 8,390 | 900 | 2,000 | 9,490 | Champion, defeated Italy Sara Errani [21] |
| 3 | 3 | Poland Agnieszka Radwańska | 7,350 | 280 | 160 | 7,230 | Third round lost to Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova [26] |
| 4 | 4 | Czech Republic Petra Kvitová | 6,275 | 280 | 900 | 6,895 | Semifinals lost to Russia Maria Sharapova [2] |
| 5 | 5 | United States Serena Williams | 5,695 | 0 | 5 | 5,700 | First round lost to France Virginie Razzano |
| 6 | 6 | Australia Samantha Stosur | 5,440 | 160 | 900 | 6,180 | Semifinals lost to Italy Sara Errani [21] |
| 7 | 7 | China Li Na | 4,965 | 2,000 | 280 | 3,245 | Fourth round lost to Kazakhstan Yaroslava Shvedova [Q] |
| 8 | 8 | France Marion Bartoli | 4,870 | 900 | 100 | 4,070 | Second round lost to Croatia Petra Martić |
| 9 | 9 | Denmark Caroline Wozniacki | 4,586 | 160+280 | 160+60 | 4,366 | Third round lost to Estonia Kaia Kanepi [23] |
| 10 | 10 | Germany Angelique Kerber | 3,560 | 5 | 500 | 4,055 | Quarterfinals lost to Italy Sara Errani [21] |
| 11 | 11 | Russia Vera Zvonareva | 3,440 | 280 | 0 | 3,160 | Withdrew because of shoulder injury |
| 12 | 13 | Germany Sabine Lisicki | 3,012 | 160+280 | 5+125 | 2,697 | First round lost to United States Bethanie Mattek-Sands |
| 13 | 14 | Serbia Ana Ivanovic | 2,975 | 5+130 | 160+75 | 3,070 | Third round lost to Italy Sara Errani [21] |
| 14 | 12 | Italy Francesca Schiavone | 3,160 | 1,400 | 160 | 1,920 | Third round lost to United States Varvara Lepchenko |
| 15 | 16 | Slovakia Dominika Cibulková | 2,685 | 5 | 500 | 3,180 | Quarterfinals lost to Australia Samantha Stosur [6] |
| 16 | 17 | Russia Maria Kirilenko | 2,475 | 280 | 100 | 2,295 | Second round lost to Czech Republic Klára Zakopalová |
| 17 | 19 | Italy Roberta Vinci | 2,320 | 160 | 5 | 2,165 | First round lost to Sweden Sofia Arvidsson |
| 18 | 20 | Italy Flavia Pennetta | 2,315 | 5 | 160 | 2,470 | Third round lost to Germany Angelique Kerber [10] |
| 19 | 21 | Serbia Jelena Janković | 2,260 | 280 | 100 | 2,080 | Second round lost to United States Varvara Lepchenko |
| 20 | 22 | Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová | 2,215 | 100+200 | 100+70 | 2,085 | Second round lost to Spain María José Martínez Sánchez |
| 21 | 24 | Italy Sara Errani | 2,050 | 100+30 | 1,400+30 | 3,350 | Runner-up, lost to Russia Maria Sharapova [2] |
| 22 | 25 | Russia Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 2,021 | 500 | 160 | 1,681 | Third round lost to Czech Republic Klára Zakopalová |
| 23 | 23 | Estonia Kaia Kanepi | 2,179 | 160 | 500 | 2,519 | Quarterfinals lost to Russia Maria Sharapova [2] |
| 24 | 26 | Czech Republic Petra Cetkovská | 1,955 | 70+110 | 100+70 | 1,945 | Second round lost to France Mathilde Johansson |
| 25 | 27 | Germany Julia Görges | 1,945 | 160 | 160 | 1,945 | Third round lost to Netherlands Arantxa Rus |
| 26 | 28 | Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova | 1,931 | 500 | 280 | 1,711 | Fourth round lost to Italy Sara Errani [21] |
| 27 | 29 | Russia Nadia Petrova | 1,860 | 5 | 160 | 2,015 | Third round lost to Australia Samantha Stosur [6] |
| 28 | 30 | China Peng Shuai | 1,800 | 160+130 | 160+60 | 1,730 | Third round lost to Russia Maria Sharapova [2] |
| 29 | 31 | Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues | 1,775 | 100 | 160 | 1,835 | Third round lost to Croatia Petra Martić |
| 30 | 32 | Germany Mona Barthel | 1,762 | 160+146 | 5+55 | 1,511 | First round lost to United States Lauren Davis [Q] |
| 31 | 34 | China Zheng Jie | 1,730 | 100 | 100 | 1,730 | Second round lost to Canada Aleksandra Wozniak |
| 32 | 33 | Romania Monica Niculescu | 1,745 | 5+40 | 5+30 | 1,735 | First round lost to Russia Nina Bratchikova |
The following players would have been seeded, but they withdrew from the tournament.
| Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points won | Points after | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Germany Andrea Petkovic | 2,921 | 500 | 0 | 2,421 | Right ankle injury |
| 18 | Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová | 2,355 | 280+200 | 0+75 | 1,950 | Left foot injury |
Main draw wildcard entries
Mixed doubles
- France Mathilde Johansson / France Marc Gicquel
- France Stéphanie Foretz Gacon / France Édouard Roger-Vasselin
- France Julie Coin / France Nicolas Mahut
- France Amandine Hesse / France Michaël Llodra
- France Virginie Razzano / France Nicolas Devilder
- France Pauline Parmentier / France Benoît Paire
Qualifiers
| Men's singles qualifiers United States Jesse Levine Argentina Eduardo Schwank Estonia Jürgen Zopp Austria Andreas Haider-Maurer Serbia Filip Krajinović Russia Andrey Kuznetsov Netherlands Igor Sijsling Argentina Horacio Zeballos Portugal João Sousa France Florent Serra Germany Tommy Haas Germany Michael Berrer Germany Mischa Zverev Spain Daniel Muñoz de la Nava France Nicolas Devilder Brazil Rogério Dutra Silva The following player received entry as a lucky loser: Belgium David Goffin | Women's singles qualifiers Netherlands Kiki Bertens Chinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan Kazakhstan Yaroslava Shvedova United States Alexa Glatch United Kingdom Heather Watson Czech Republic Eva Birnerová Germany Dinah Pfizenmaier Canada Heidi El Tabakh United States Lauren Davis Spain Lara Arruabarrena Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková China Zhang Shuai The following players received entry as a lucky losers: United Kingdom Laura Robson Kazakhstan Sesil Karatantcheva |
Protected ranking
The following players were accepted directly into the main draw using a protected ranking:
Men's singles
Withdrawals
The following players were accepted directly into the main tournament, but withdrew with injuries or personal reasons.
| Men's singles Uruguay Pablo Cuevas → replaced by Slovenia Blaž Kavčič United States Mardy Fish → replaced by Canada Frank Dancevic France Gaël Monfils → replaced by Belgium David Goffin Japan Kei Nishikori → replaced by Slovakia Karol Beck Spain Pere Riba → replaced by Italy Simone Bolelli Sweden Robin Söderling → replaced by Spain Daniel Gimeno Traver | Women's singles Switzerland Timea Bacsinszky → replaced by Argentina Paula Ormaechea Belgium Kim Clijsters → replaced by Croatia Mirjana Lučić-Baroni Romania Alexandra Dulgheru → replaced by Russia Nina Bratchikova Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová → replaced by Spain Laura Pous Tió Germany Andrea Petkovic → replaced by Ukraine Lesia Tsurenko Spain Sílvia Soler Espinosa → replaced by United Kingdom Laura Robson Hungary Ágnes Szávay → replaced by France Mathilde Johansson Russia Vera Zvonareva → replaced by Kazakhstan Sesil Karatantcheva |
External links
| Preceded by2012 Australian Open | Grand Slam Tournaments | Succeeded by2012 Wimbledon Championships |