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2012 BNP Paribas Masters
The 2012 BNP Paribas Masters was a professional men's tennis tournament that was played on indoor hard courts. It was the 40th edition of the tournament which was part of the 2012 ATP World Tour. It took place in Paris between 29 October and 4 November 2012. Fourth-seeded David Ferrer won the singles title.
Singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUI | Roger Federer | 1 | 1 |
| SRB | Novak Djokovic | 2 | 2 |
| GBR | Andy Murray | 3 | 3 |
| ESP | David Ferrer | 5 | 4 |
| CZE | Tomáš Berdych | 6 | 5 |
| FRA | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 7 | 6 |
| ARG | Juan Martín del Potro | 8 | 7 |
| SRB | Janko Tipsarević | 9 | 8 |
| ARG | Juan Mónaco | 10 | 9 |
| USA | John Isner | 11 | 10 |
| ESP | Nicolás Almagro | 12 | 11 |
| FRA | Richard Gasquet | 13 | 12 |
| CRO | Marin Čilić | 14 | 13 |
| CAN | Milos Raonic | 15 | 14 |
| JPN | Kei Nishikori | 16 | 15 |
| SUI | Stanislas Wawrinka | 17 | 16 |
- Rankings are as of 22 October 2012
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
- FRA Michaël Llodra
- FRA Paul-Henri Mathieu
- FRA Benoît Paire
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- ESP Roberto Bautista Agut
- BUL Grigor Dimitrov
- COL Alejandro Falla
- ESP Guillermo García López
- POL Jerzy Janowicz
- NED Igor Sijsling
The following players received entry as lucky loser:
- ROU Victor Hănescu
- ESP Daniel Gimeno Traver
Withdrawals
- SUI Roger Federer (fatigue) → replaced by ROU Victor Hănescu
- USA Mardy Fish (health issues) → replaced by SVK Martin Kližan
- GER Tommy Haas → replaced by ESP Albert Ramos Viñolas
- ESP Rafael Nadal (left knee injury) → replaced by BRA Thomaz Bellucci
- USA Andy Roddick (retired from tennis) → replaced by ESP Daniel Gimeno Traver
Retirements
- JPN Kei Nishikori (right ankle injury)
- SRB Janko Tipsarević (illness)
- ESP Fernando Verdasco (neck injury)
Doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA | Bob Bryan | USA | Mike Bryan | 2 | 1 |
| BLR | Max Mirnyi | CAN | Daniel Nestor | 6 | 2 |
| SWE | Robert Lindstedt | ROU | Horia Tecău | 15 | 3 |
| POL | Mariusz Fyrstenberg | POL | Marcin Matkowski | 26 | 4 |
| IND | Mahesh Bhupathi | IND | Rohan Bopanna | 27 | 5 |
| AUT | Jürgen Melzer | IND | Leander Paes | 28 | 6 |
| PAK | Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi | NED | Jean-Julien Rojer | 28 | 7 |
| AUT | Alexander Peya | BRA | Bruno Soares | 46 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of 22 October 2012
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
- FRA Julien Benneteau / FRA Adrian Mannarino
- FRA Josselin Ouanna / FRA Nicolas Renavand The following pair received entry as alternates:
- ARG Carlos Berlocq / UZB Denis Istomin
Withdrawals
- ESP Fernando Verdasco (neck injury)
Retirements
- SWE Robert Lindstedt (neck injury)
Finals
Singles
Main article: 2012 BNP Paribas Masters – Singles
- ESP David Ferrer defeated POL Jerzy Janowicz, 6–4, 6–3
- It was Ferrer's first Masters 1000 title. It was also his seventh title of the year, and eighteenth of his career.
Doubles
Main article: 2012 BNP Paribas Masters – Doubles
- IND Mahesh Bhupathi / IND Rohan Bopanna defeated PAK Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi / NED Jean-Julien Rojer, 7–6(8–6), 6–3
References
References
- "2011 Paris – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- "2011 Paris – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
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