2012 BNP Paribas Masters – Singles

Singles
2012 BNP Paribas Masters
Champion David Ferrer
Runner-up Jerzy Janowicz
Score6–4, 6–3
Draw48 (6 Q / 3 WC)
Seeds16

David Ferrer defeated Jerzy Janowicz in the final, 6–4, 6–3 to win the singles tennis title at the 2012 Paris Masters. It was the first and only Masters 1000 title of his career out of seven finals, and he became the first Spaniard to win the Paris Masters.

Roger Federer was the defending champion, but withdrew due to fatigue. As a result, Novak Djokovic regained the ATP No. 1 ranking at the conclusion of the tournament despite losing in the second round.

Seeds

All seeds receive a bye into the second round.

  1. Roger Federer (withdrew because of fatigue)
  2. Novak Djokovic (second round)
  3. Andy Murray (third round)
  4. David Ferrer (champion)
  5. Tomáš Berdych (quarterfinals)
  6. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (quarterfinals)
  7. Juan Martín del Potro (third round)
  8. Janko Tipsarević (quarterfinals, retired because of illness)
  9. Juan Mónaco (third round)
  10. John Isner (second round)
  11. Nicolás Almagro (third round)
  12. Richard Gasquet (second round)
  13. Marin Čilić (second round)
  14. Milos Raonic (third round)
  15. Kei Nishikori (third round, withdrew because of a right ankle injury)
  16. Stanislas Wawrinka (third round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
Gilles Simon 6 6
5 Tomáš Berdych 4 4
Gilles Simon 4 5
Q Jerzy Janowicz 6 7
Q Jerzy Janowicz 3 6 4
8 Janko Tipsarević 6 1 1r
Q Jerzy Janowicz 4 3
4 David Ferrer 6 6
6 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 2 5
4 David Ferrer 6 7
4 David Ferrer 7 6
WC Michaël Llodra 5 3
WC Michaël Llodra 77 6
Sam Querrey 64 3

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
LL V Hănescu 5 3
M Baghdatis 5 1 G Simon 7 6
G Simon 7 6 G Simon w/o
P Andújar 3 4 15 K Nishikori
WC B Paire 6 6 WC B Paire 62 2
15 K Nishikori 77 6
G Simon 6 6
5 T Berdych 4 4
12 R Gasquet 65 6 1
K Anderson 6 6 K Anderson 77 4 6
T Bellucci 2 1 K Anderson 6 3 4
M Kližan 2 6 65 5 T Berdych 1 6 6
A Seppi 6 2 77 A Seppi 66 2
5 T Berdych 78 6

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3 A Murray 7 6
WC P-H Mathieu 6 7 WC P-H Mathieu 5 3
Q R Bautista Agut 4 5 3 A Murray 7 64 2
P Kohlschreiber 65 4 Q J Janowicz 5 77 6
Q J Janowicz 77 6 Q J Janowicz 78 6
13 M Čilić 66 2
Q J Janowicz 3 6 4
8 J Tipsarević 6 1 1r
9 J Mónaco 77 6
J Melzer 62 2 Q G Dimitrov 64 2
Q G Dimitrov 77 6 9 J Mónaco 3 6 3
A Dolgopolov 4 2 8 J Tipsarević 6 3 6
Q I Sijsling 6 6 Q I Sijsling 4 60
8 J Tipsarević 6 77

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
6 J-W Tsonga 6 4 77
V Troicki 4 5 J Benneteau 2 6 62
J Benneteau 6 7 6 J-W Tsonga 77 77
A Ramos 77 6 11 N Almagro 64 63
F López 65 4 A Ramos 61 77 3
11 N Almagro 77 64 6
6 J-W Tsonga 2 5
4 D Ferrer 6 7
16 S Wawrinka 6 6
C Berlocq 77 6 C Berlocq 3 2
D Istomin 62 2 16 S Wawrinka 2 6 2
M Youzhny 4 3 4 D Ferrer 6 4 6
M Granollers 6 6 M Granollers 1 3
4 D Ferrer 6 6

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7 JM del Potro 6 6
F Mayer 63 2 Q A Falla 2 2
Q A Falla 77 6 7 JM del Potro 4 3
LL D Gimeno Traver 5 3 WC M Llodra 6 6
WC M Llodra 7 6 WC M Llodra 6 77
10 J Isner 4 65
WC M Llodra 77 6
S Querrey 64 3
14 M Raonic 64 77 6
J Chardy 6 6 J Chardy 77 64 3
Q G García López 0 3 14 M Raonic 3 61
F Verdasco 1 1r S Querrey 6 77
S Querrey 6 1 S Querrey 0 77 6
2 N Djokovic 6 65 4

Qualifying

Seeds

  1. Fabio Fognini (first round)
  2. David Goffin (first round)
  3. Marinko Matosevic (first round)
  4. Lukáš Lacko (first round)
  5. Alejandro Falla (qualified)
  6. Go Soeda (first round)
  7. Victor Hănescu (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  8. Grigor Dimitrov (qualified)
  9. Jerzy Janowicz (qualified)
  10. Guillermo García López (qualified)
  11. Daniel Gimeno Traver (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  12. Łukasz Kubot (first round)

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

Draw

First qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
1 Fabio Fognini 1 7 0
WC Jonathan Dasnières de Veigy 6 5 6
WC Jonathan Dasnières de Veigy 2 62  
8 Grigor Dimitrov 6 77  
  Steve Darcis 65 64  
8 Grigor Dimitrov 77 77  

Second qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
2 David Goffin 4 3  
  Ričardas Berankis 6 6  
  Ričardas Berankis 61 66  
10 Guillermo García López 77 78  
WC Josselin Ouanna 4 77 5
10 Guillermo García López 6 65 7

Third qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
3 Marinko Matosevic 3 3  
  Roberto Bautista Agut 6 6  
  Roberto Bautista Agut 6 6  
11 Daniel Gimeno Traver 2 1  
  Matthew Ebden 5 2  
11 Daniel Gimeno Traver 7 6  

Fourth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
4 Lukáš Lacko 6 4 4
  Igor Sijsling 3 6 6
  Igor Sijsling 6 6  
  Benjamin Becker 4 1  
  Benjamin Becker 6 79  
12 Łukasz Kubot 4 67  

Fifth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
5 Alejandro Falla 78 4 77
  Andrey Kuznetsov 66 6 63
5 Alejandro Falla 4 77 6
7 Victor Hănescu 6 65 4
WC Édouard Roger-Vasselin 3 6 5
7 Victor Hănescu 6 3 7

Sixth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
6 Go Soeda 3 2  
WC Florent Serra 6 6  
WC Florent Serra 2 4  
9 Jerzy Janowicz 6 6  
  Dmitry Tursunov 2 4  
9 Jerzy Janowicz 6 6