2012 US Open – Men's singles

Andy Murray defeated the defending champion Novak Djokovic in the final, 7–6(12–10), 7–5, 2–6, 3–6, 6–2 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2012 US Open. It was his first major title, following four previous runner-up finishes. He became the first British man to win a singles major since Fred Perry in 1936, having been runner-up on four previous occasions. The final lasted 4 hours and 54 minutes, an Open Era record-equaling US Open final duration.

Men's singles
2012 US Open
Final
ChampionUnited Kingdom Andy Murray
Runner-upSerbia Novak Djokovic
Score7–6(12–10), 7–5, 2–6, 3–6, 6–2
Details
Draw128
Seeds32
Events
Singlesmenwomenboysgirls
Doublesmenwomenmixedboysgirls
WC Singlesmenwomenquad
WC Doublesmenwomenquad
Legendsmenwomenmixed
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This tournament marked the last professional appearance of 2003 champion and former world No. 1 Andy Roddick. He lost to Juan Martín del Potro in the fourth round.

This tournament marked the first time since the 2004 French Open that neither Roger Federer nor Rafael Nadal (who withdrew from the tournament due to a knee injury) reached the semifinals of a major.

Seeds edit

01.   Roger Federer (quarterfinals)
02.   Novak Djokovic (final)
03.   Andy Murray (champion)
04.   David Ferrer (semifinals)
05.   Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (second round)
06.   Tomáš Berdych (semifinals)
07.   Juan Martín del Potro (quarterfinals)
08.   Janko Tipsarević (quarterfinals)
09.   John Isner (third round)
10.   Juan Mónaco (first round)
11.   Nicolás Almagro (fourth round)
12.   Marin Čilić (quarterfinals)
13.   Richard Gasquet (fourth round)
14.   Alexandr Dolgopolov (third round)
15.   Milos Raonic (fourth round)
16.   Gilles Simon (third round)
17.   Kei Nishikori (third round)
18.   Stan Wawrinka (fourth round, retired because of illness)
19.   Philipp Kohlschreiber (fourth round)
20.   Andy Roddick (fourth round)
21.   Tommy Haas (first round)
22.   Florian Mayer (first round, retired because of dizziness)
23.   Mardy Fish (fourth round, withdrew for health reasons)
24.   Marcel Granollers (second round)
25.   Fernando Verdasco (third round)
26.   Andreas Seppi (first round)
27.   Sam Querrey (third round)
28.   Mikhail Youzhny (first round)
29.   Viktor Troicki (first round)
30.   Feliciano López (third round)
31.   Julien Benneteau (third round)
32.   Jérémy Chardy (third round)

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

Qualifying edit

Main draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
                     
1 Roger Federer61463
6 Tomáš Berdych77636
6 Tomáš Berdych72167
3 Andy Murray56679
3 Andy Murray37766
12 Marin Čilić66420
3 Andy Murray7127236
2 Novak Djokovic6105662
8 Janko Tipsarević3776364
4 David Ferrer6652677
4 David Ferrer6142
2 Novak Djokovic2666
7 Juan Martín del Potro2634
2 Novak Djokovic6776

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
1 R Federer666
  D Young3241 R Federer666
Q M Authom26465  B Phau232
  B Phau646771 R Federer666
A Ramos6376625 F Verdasco344
WC R Ginepri77540  A Ramos647654
  R Machado12425 F Verdasco775776
25 F Verdasco6661 R Federerw/o
23 M Fish7777623 M Fish
  G Soeda6362323 M Fish464666
  N Davydenko7366  N Davydenko677212
Q G Pella564223 M Fish65776
  I Karlović647101416 G Simon17653
Q J Wang776866Q J Wang4644
M Russell64674116 G Simon6466
16 G Simon773566

Section 2 edit

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
11 N Almagro66566
  R Štěpánek4773411 N Almagro65566
  N Mahut664563  P Petzschner37744
  P Petzschner14677711 N Almagro7764776
B Kavčič46563WC J Sock6377621
  F Cipolla67736  F Cipolla224
WC J Sock663WC J Sock666
22 F Mayer322r11 N Almagro6441
27 S Querrey646676 T Berdych7766
  Y-h Lu7744527 S Querrey666
  R Ramírez Hidalgo6636  R Ramírez Hidalgo343
PR S Devvarman326427 S Querrey78432
  D Istomin63356 T Berdych66666
  J Zopp3667  J Zopp142
D Goffin5336 T Berdych666
6 T Berdych766

Section 3 edit

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
3 A Murray666
  A Bogomolov Jr.2413 A Murray666
Q H Moriya012  I Dodig213
  I Dodig6663 A Murray7777477
T Bellucci65661530 F López6565664
  P Andújar773777  P Andújar417765
  R Haase35230 F López666537
30 F López6763 A Murray666
24 M Granollers6467715 M Raonic442
WC D Kudla3636224 M Granollers142
  L Lacko5263WC J Blake666
WC J Blake7636WC J Blake3063
PR P-H Mathieu247777615 M Raonic6677
  I Andreev6661641PR P-H Mathieu5464
S Giraldo3664415 M Raonic7677
15 M Raonic64366

Section 4 edit

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
12 M Čilić52666
  M Matosevic7642412 M Čilić66547
Q D Brands77677Q D Brands32765
  A Ungur6446512 M Čilić66636
Q T Smyczek1664617 K Nishikori34773
Q B Reynolds64264Q T Smyczek224
Q G Andreozzi12417 K Nishikori666
17 K Nishikori66612 M Čilić766
32 J Chardy666 M Kližan540
  F Volandri34332 J Chardy666
  T Ito6932  M Ebden422
  M Ebden7116632 J Chardy444
  M Kližan666 M Kližan666
  A Falla412  M Kližan6166
Q K Beck31625 J-W Tsonga4613
5 J-W Tsonga6677

Bottom half edit

Section 5 edit

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
8 J Tipsarević43666
WC G Rufin662328 J Tipsarević666
  B Baker666  B Baker434
  J Hájek3428 J Tipsarević667
Q G Žemlja7777Q G Žemlja435
Q R Mello5635Q G Žemlja6266
  C-M Stebe6636 C-M Stebe4644
29 V Troicki44628 J Tipsarević6776
19 P Kohlschreiber77477619 P Kohlschreiber3652
  M Llodra62664119 P Kohlschreiber6463677
  G Dimitrov73642  B Paire7736264
  B Paire5677619 P Kohlschreiber63466
  M Kukushkin02r9 J Isner46634
  J Nieminen66  J Nieminen37743
X Malisse3657699 J Isner66566
9 J Isner6775711

Section 6 edit

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
13 R Gasquet4666
  A Montañés623313 R Gasquet666
  J Melzer63574Q B Klahn331
Q B Klahn4675613 R Gasquet7766
WC S Johnson6776WC S Johnson6423
  R Ram3653WC S Johnson637766
  E Gulbis34676 E Gulbis776534
21 T Haas6645313 R Gasquet5624
28 M Youzhny66566664 D Ferrer7776
  G Müller2377878 G Müller6657754
  T Kamke6214WC L Hewitt3776576
WC L Hewitt4666WC L Hewitt69630
Q I Sijsling7664 D Ferrer711466
  D Gimeno Traver534Q I Sijsling23612
K Anderson42634 D Ferrer66714
4 D Ferrer6677

Section 7 edit

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
7 JM del Potro6776
LL F Serra46447 JM del Potro6626
  B Becker542  R Harrison2362
  R Harrison7667 JM del Potro67711
Ł Kubot445 L Mayer3569
  L Mayer667  L Mayer6647
PR T Robredo676PR T Robredo1465
26 A Seppi1537 JM del Potro617766
20 A Roddick66620 A Roddick776424
Q R Williams34420 A Roddick666
  C Berlocq6534  B Tomic340
  B Tomic476620 A Roddick77746
  É Roger-Vasselin67445 F Fognini56164
  F Fognini35667  F Fognini666
G García López3167877 G García López442
10 J Mónaco6646663

Section 8 edit

First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
14 A Dolgopolov34666
  J Levine6641214 A Dolgopolov63677
  M Baghdatis6466877  M Baghdatis46065
Q M Bachinger2647106514 A Dolgopolov442
S Darcis366618 S Wawrinka666
  M Jaziri6111  S Darcis783615
  S Stakhovsky78624218 S Wawrinka666467
18 S Wawrinka66776618 S Wawrinka411r
31 J Benneteau77662 N Djokovic663
  O Rochus612331 J Benneteau36777
WC D Novikov67836WC D Novikov63615
  J Janowicz2666331 J Benneteau322
  R Dutra da Silva4665672 N Djokovic666
Q T Gabashvili647735  R Dutra da Silva212
P Lorenzi1012 N Djokovic666
2 N Djokovic666

References edit

Main Draw

External links edit

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