2012 Shanghai Rolex Masters – Singles

Singles
2012 Shanghai Rolex Masters
Champion Novak Djokovic
Runner-up Andy Murray
Score5–7, 7–6(13–11), 6–3

Novak Djokovic defeated the two-time defending champion Andy Murray in the final, 5–7, 7–6(13–11), 6–3 to win the singles tennis title at the 2012 Shanghai Masters. Djokovic saved five championship points en route to the title (all in the second set), and ended Murray's perfect 12–0 record at the event. The final was voted as the best ATP World Tour match of the 2012 season.[1]

Seeds

The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.

  1. Roger Federer (semifinals)
  2. Novak Djokovic (champion)
  3. Andy Murray (final)
  4. Tomáš Berdych (semifinals)
  5. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (quarterfinals)
  6. Janko Tipsarević (third round)
  7. Juan Mónaco (second round)
  8. John Isner (third round)
  9. Nicolás Almagro (first round)
  10. Marin Čilić (quarterfinals)
  11. Richard Gasquet (second round)
  12. Milos Raonic (second round)
  13. Stanislas Wawrinka (third round)
  14. Kei Nishikori (second round)
  15. Gilles Simon (second round)
  16. Philipp Kohlschreiber (second round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Roger Federer 6 6
10 Marin Čilić 3 4
1 Roger Federer 4 4
3 Andy Murray 6 6
3 Andy Murray 4 6 6
Radek Štěpánek 6 2 3
3 Andy Murray 7 611 3
2 Novak Djokovic 5 713 6
5 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 3 64
4 Tomáš Berdych 6 77
4 Tomáš Berdych 3 4
2 Novak Djokovic 6 6
Tommy Haas 3 3
2 Novak Djokovic 6 6

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 R Federer 6 7
Q Y-h Lu 6 6 Q Y-h Lu 3 5
WC Z Zhang 0 2 1 R Federer 4 77 6
D Istomin 4 6 6 13 S Wawrinka 6 64 0
C Berlocq 6 2 1 D Istomin 4 6 4
A Ramos 61 65 13 S Wawrinka 6 4 6
13 S Wawrinka 77 77 1 R Federer 6 6
10 M Čilić 7 6 10 M Čilić 3 4
Q Ł Kubot 5 3 10 M Čilić 7 6
T Bellucci 3 4 M Kližan 5 1
M Kližan 6 6 10 M Čilić 4 6 6
F Verdasco 6 6 F Verdasco 6 1 4
G Soeda 2 4 F Verdasco 6 6
7 J Mónaco 4 2

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3 A Murray w/o
B Tomic 4 0 F Mayer
F Mayer 6 6 3 A Murray 6 6
A Dolgopolov 6 6 A Dolgopolov 2 2
J Chardy 3 2 A Dolgopolov 6 6
J Melzer 4 2 15 G Simon 3 4
15 G Simon 6 6 3 A Murray 4 6 6
11 R Gasquet 6 6 R Štěpánek 6 2 3
Q B Baker 2 3 11 R Gasquet 4 4
R Štěpánek 7 6 R Štěpánek 6 6
WC L Hewitt 5 1 R Štěpánek 6 65 6
J Nieminen 2 64 8 J Isner 4 77 3
K Anderson 6 77 K Anderson 63 710 67
8 J Isner 77 68 79

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5 J-W Tsonga 79 7
B Paire 77 6 B Paire 67 5
Q P Petzschner 62 4 5 J-W Tsonga 6 77
F Fognini 2 2 M Baghdatis 2 62
M Baghdatis 6 6 M Baghdatis 77 65 77
Q M Matosevic 64 3 12 M Raonic 64 77 63
12 M Raonic 77 6 5 J-W Tsonga 3 64
14 K Nishikori 6 6 4 T Berdych 6 77
WC D Wu 2 4 14 K Nishikori 6 1 4
S Querrey 6 6 S Querrey 2 6 6
WC Z Li 3 1 S Querrey 2 77 4
Q M Berrer 2 65 4 T Berdych 6 63 6
A Seppi 6 77 A Seppi 3 3
4 T Berdych 6 6

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
6 J Tipsarević 6 77
V Troicki 6 2 6 V Troicki 2 63
M Youzhny 3 6 4 6 J Tipsarević 2 1
Q A Bogomolov Jr. 64 4 T Haas 6 6
PR T Robredo 77 6 PR T Robredo 3 3
T Haas 4 77 6 T Haas 6 6
9 N Almagro 6 64 2 T Haas 3 3
16 P Kohlschreiber 6 6 2 N Djokovic 6 6
R Harrison 4 4 16 P Kohlschreiber 3 4
F López 6 1 6 F López 6 6
A Falla 3 6 3 F López 3 3
P Andújar 5 3 2 N Djokovic 6 6
G Dimitrov 7 6 G Dimitrov 3 2
2 N Djokovic 6 6

Qualifying

Seeds

  1. Marinko Matosevic (qualified)
  2. Matthew Ebden (first round)
  3. Brian Baker (qualified)
  4. Guillermo García López (qualifying competition)
  5. Lu Yen-hsun (qualified)
  6. Tatsuma Ito (qualifying competition)
  7. Łukasz Kubot (qualified)
  8. Grega Žemlja (qualifying competition)
  9. Alex Bogomolov Jr. (qualified)
  10. Sergiy Stakhovsky (qualifying competition)
  11. Philipp Petzschner (qualified)
  12. Michael Berrer (qualified)
  13. Jimmy Wang (qualifying competition)
  14. Danai Udomchoke (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

Draw

First qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
1 Marinko Matosevic 7 7  
Alt Treat Conrad Huey 5 5  
1 Marinko Matosevic 6 4 6
10 Sergiy Stakhovsky 3 6 1
  Donald Young 77 4 4
10 Sergiy Stakhovsky 64 6 6

Second qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
2 Matthew Ebden 61 4  
  Marius Copil 77 6  
Marius Copil 0 63  
11 Philipp Petzschner 6 77  
Alt Mariusz Fyrstenberg 4 4  
11 Philipp Petzschner 6 6  

Third qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
3 Brian Baker 6 6  
Alt Zhang Zhizhen 3 0  
3 Brian Baker 6 7  
8 Grega Žemlja 1 5  
  Gianluca Naso 4 3  
8 Grega Žemlja 6 6  

Fourth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
4 Guillermo García López 7 6  
Alt Peter Luczak 5 2  
4 Guillermo García López 66 4  
9 Alex Bogomolov Jr. 78 6  
WC Li Yu Cheng 0 0  
9 Alex Bogomolov Jr. 6 6  

Fifth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
5 Lu Yen-hsun 6 6  
Alt Gao Xin 1 1  
5 Lu Yen-hsun 6 6  
14 Danai Udomchoke 3 2  
Alt Borut Puc 62 3  
14 Danai Udomchoke 77 6  

Sixth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
6 Tatsuma Ito 6 6  
WC Chang Yu 4 2  
6 Tatsuma Ito 63 1  
12 Michael Berrer 7 6  
  Riccardo Ghedin 65 3  
12 Michael Berrer 77 6  

Seventh qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
7 Łukasz Kubot 77 6  
  Gong Mao-Xin 63 2  
7 Łukasz Kubot 6 6  
13 Jimmy Wang 4 2  
  Jan Hernych 1 2  
13 Jimmy Wang 6 6  

References

  1. ^ "BEST ATP WORLD TOUR MATCHES OF THE YEAR – NOS. 1 & 2". ATP World Tour website. 21 November 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2013.