2012 Mutua Madrid Open
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The 2012 Madrid Masters (also known as the Mutua Madrid Open for sponsorship reasons) was played on outdoor blue clay courts at the Park Manzanares in Madrid, Spain from 7 to 13 May. It was the 11th edition of the event on the ATP and 4th on the WTA. It was classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2012 ATP World Tour and a Premier Mandatory event on the 2012 WTA Tour. The clay courts used for the tournament were dyed blue to provide better contrast with the ball, which garnered controversy amongst players who found the dyeing made the surface too slippery and difficult to maneuver, putting defensive players at a disadvantage. Ion Țiriac, the former Romanian ATP player and billionaire businessman who owns the tournament, instituted the use of the color.
Points and prize money
Point distribution
| Stage | Men's singles | Men's doubles | Women's singles | Women's doubles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | 1000 | |||
| Runner up | 600 | 700 | ||
| Semifinals | 360 | 450 | ||
| Quarterfinals | 180 | 250 | ||
| Round of 16 | 90 | 140 | ||
| Round of 32 | 45 | 10 | 80 | 5 |
| Round of 64 | 10 | – | 5 | – |
| Qualifier | 25 | 30 | ||
| Qualifying Finalist | 16 | 20 | ||
| Qualifying 1st round | 1 |
Prize money
| Stage | Men's singles | Men's doubles | Women's singles | Women's doubles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | €585,800 | €181,400 | €631,000 | €199,000 |
| Runner up | €287,225 | €88,800 | €313,000 | €100,000 |
| Semifinals | €144,560 | €44,550 | €149,500 | €45,000 |
| Quarterfinals | €73,510 | €22,860 | €70,000 | €18,975 |
| Round of 16 | €38,170 | €11,820 | €33,000 | €9,500 |
| Round of 32 | €20,125 | €6,240 | €17,500 | €5,000 |
| Round of 64 | €10,865 | – | €8,750 | – |
| Final round qualifying | €2,505 | €2,375 | ||
| First round qualifying | €1,275 | €1,140 |
ATP singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| SRB | Novak Djokovic | 1 | 1 |
| ESP | Rafael Nadal | 2 | 2 |
| SUI | Roger Federer | 3 | 3 |
| FRA | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 5 | 4 |
| ESP | David Ferrer | 6 | 5 |
| CZE | Tomáš Berdych | 7 | 6 |
| SRB | Janko Tipsarević | 8 | 7 |
| USA | John Isner | 10 | 8 |
| FRA | Gilles Simon | 11 | 9 |
| ARG | Juan Martín del Potro | 12 | 10 |
| ESP | Nicolás Almagro | 13 | 11 |
| FRA | Gaël Monfils | 14 | 12 |
| ESP | Feliciano López | 16 | 13 |
| FRA | Richard Gasquet | 18 | 14 |
| ESP | Fernando Verdasco | 19 | 15 |
| UKR | Alexandr Dolgopolov | 20 | 16 |
- Rankings are as of April 30, 2012
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- Russia Igor Andreev
- Argentina Federico Delbonis
- Colombia Alejandro Falla
- Spain Daniel Gimeno Traver
- Colombia Santiago Giraldo
- Romania Victor Hănescu
- Ukraine Sergiy Stakhovsky
Withdrawals
- United States Mardy Fish
- Argentina Juan Mónaco (ankle injury)
- United Kingdom Andy Murray (back injury)
- Japan Kei Nishikori (stomach injury)
- United States Andy Roddick (hamstring injury)
- Sweden Robin Söderling (mononucleosis)
- France Julien Benneteau (elbow, ankle and wrist injuries)
- Poland Łukasz Kubot
ATP doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
- Rankings are as of April 30, 2012
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry as alternates:
Withdrawals
- Germany Philipp Kohlschreiber (adductor injury)
WTA singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
- Rankings are as of April 30, 2012
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
- Spain Lara Arruabarrena Vecino
- Spain Garbiñe Muguruza Blanco
- Spain Sílvia Soler Espinosa
- Spain Carla Suárez Navarro
- United States Venus Williams
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- United States Jill Craybas
- Spain Lourdes Domínguez Lino
- Czech Republic Andrea Hlaváčková
- Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká
- France Mathilde Johansson
- Sweden Johanna Larsson
- United States Varvara Lepchenko
- Australia Anastasia Rodionova
Withdrawals
- Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová
- Germany Sabine Lisicki (ankle injury)
- Italy Flavia Pennetta (wrist injury)
- Germany Andrea Petkovic (ankle injury)
WTA doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
- Rankings are as of April 30, 2012
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
- Slovakia Dominika Cibulková / Slovakia Janette Husárová
- Spain Lourdes Domínguez Lino / Spain Laura Pous Tió
- Russia Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova / Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová
- Spain Sílvia Soler Espinosa / Spain Carla Suárez Navarro
Finals
Men's singles
Switzerland Roger Federer defeated Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych, 3–6, 7–5, 7–5
- It was Federer's fourth singles title of the year (out of four finals), and the 74th of his career. The win, Federer's third in Madrid after 2006 and 2009, was his second ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title of the year, and his 20th overall – at the time tying the record of Masters titles co-held by Rafael Nadal.
Women's singles
United States Serena Williams defeated Belarus Victoria Azarenka, 6–1, 6–3
- It was Williams' second singles title of the year, and the 41st of her career – which tied her with Kim Clijsters as second among active players (10th in the Open Era) with the most singles titles. It was Williams' first Premier Mandatory title of the year, and her 12th Premier Mandatory/Premier 5 or Tier I title overall.
Men's doubles
Poland Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Poland Marcin Matkowski defeated Sweden Robert Lindstedt / Romania Horia Tecău, 6–3, 6–4
Women's doubles
Italy Sara Errani / Italy Roberta Vinci defeated Russia Ekaterina Makarova / Russia Elena Vesnina, 6–1, 3–6, [10–4]