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2012 China Open (tennis)
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The 2012 China Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 14th edition of the China Open for the men (16th for the women), and part of the ATP 500 Series of the 2012 ATP World Tour, and of the Premier Series of the 2012 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events were held at the Olympic Green Tennis Center in Beijing, China, from 1 October till 7 October 2012. Novak Djokovic and Victoria Azarenka won the singles titles.
Finals
Men's singles
Main article: 2012 China Open – Men's singles
- SRB Novak Djokovic defeated FRA Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, 7–6(7–4), 6–2
Women's singles
Main article: 2012 China Open – Women's singles
- BLR Victoria Azarenka defeated RUS Maria Sharapova, 6–3, 6–1
Men's doubles
Main article: 2012 China Open – Men's doubles
- USA Bob Bryan / USA Mike Bryan defeated ARG Carlos Berlocq / UZB Denis Istomin, 6–3, 6–2
Women's doubles
Main article: 2012 China Open – Women's doubles
- RUS Ekaterina Makarova / RUS Elena Vesnina defeated ESP Nuria Llagostera Vives / IND Sania Mirza, 7–5, 7–5
Points and prize money
Point distribution
| Stage | Men's singles | Men's doubles | Women's singles | Women's doubles | Champion | Runner up | Semifinals | Quarterfinals | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Qualifier | Qualifying Finalist | Qualifying 1st round |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 | 1000 | |||||||||||||
| 300 | 700 | |||||||||||||
| 180 | 450 | |||||||||||||
| 90 | 250 | |||||||||||||
| 45 | 0 | 140 | ||||||||||||
| 0 | – | 80 | 5 | |||||||||||
| - | 5 | – | ||||||||||||
| 20 | 30 | |||||||||||||
| 10 | 20 | |||||||||||||
| 0 | 1 |
Prize money
| Stage | Men's singles | Men's doubles | Women's singles | Women's doubles | Champion | Runner up | Semifinals | Quarterfinals | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Final round qualifying | First round qualifying |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $505,000 | $148,500 | $775,500 | $266,000 | ||||||||||
| $234,000 | $68,000 | $387,750 | $133,000 | ||||||||||
| $110,000 | $33,000 | $169,447 | $53,000 | ||||||||||
| $52,520 | $15,500 | $74,450 | $22,260 | ||||||||||
| $26,810 | $7,920 | $37,225 | $9,350 | ||||||||||
| $14,710 | – | $19,950 | $4,250 | ||||||||||
| - | $11,817 | – | |||||||||||
| $1,700 | $2,610 | ||||||||||||
| $900 | $1,350 |
ATP singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| SRB | Novak Djokovic | 2 | 1 |
| ESP | David Ferrer | 5 | 2 |
| FRA | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 7 | 3 |
| CRO | Marin Čilić | 13 | 4 |
| FRA | Richard Gasquet | 14 | 5 |
| UKR | Alexandr Dolgopolov | 20 | 6 |
| GER | Tommy Haas | 21 | 7 |
| ESP | Fernando Verdasco | 23 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of September 24, 2012
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
- ROU Marius Copil
- CHN Wu Di
- CHN Ze Zhang
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- USA Brian Baker
- GER Michael Berrer
- RUS Alex Bogomolov Jr.
- AUS Matthew Ebden
Withdrawals
- COL Santiago Giraldo
- ESP Marcel Granollers
- USA John Isner
- ESP Rafael Nadal
Retirements
- FRA Julien Benneteau
- RUS Nikolay Davydenko
- ESP David Ferrer (stomach virus)
- ESP Feliciano López
ATP 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 | 12 | 3 |
| POL | Mariusz Fyrstenberg | POL | Marcin Matkowski | 21 | 4 |
- Rankings are as of September 24, 2012
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
- CHN Yu Chang / CHN Zhe Li
- CHN Maoxin Gong / CHN Zhang Ze The following pair received entry as alternates:
- ARG Carlos Berlocq / UZB Denis Istomin
Withdrawals
- FRA Julien Benneteau
- CRO Marin Čilić (right hip injury)
WTA singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLR | Victoria Azarenka | 1 | 1 |
| RUS | Maria Sharapova | 2 | 2 |
| POL | Agnieszka Radwańska | 3 | 3 |
| CZE | Petra Kvitová | 5 | 4 |
| GER | Angelique Kerber | 6 | 5 |
| ITA | Sara Errani | 7 | 6 |
| CHN | Li Na | 8 | 7 |
| AUS | Samantha Stosur | 9 | 8 |
| FRA | Marion Bartoli | 10 | 9 |
| DNK | Caroline Wozniacki | 11 | 10 |
| SRB | Ana Ivanovic | 12 | 11 |
| SVK | Dominika Cibulková | 13 | 12 |
| RUS | Maria Kirilenko | 14 | 13 |
| EST | Kaia Kanepi | 15 | 14 |
| ITA | Roberta Vinci | 16 | 15 |
| CZE | Lucie Šafářová | 17 | 16 |
- 1 Rankings are as of September 24, 2012
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
- JPN Kimiko Date-Krumm
- ESP María-Teresa Torró-Flor
- CHN Wang Qiang
- CHN Zheng Saisai
- CHN Zhang Shuai
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- ESP Lara Arruabarrena Vecino
- ESP Lourdes Domínguez Lino
- ITA Camila Giorgi
- SLO Polona Hercog
- SRB Bojana Jovanovski
- JPN Ayumi Morita
- GBR Laura Robson
- RUS Elena Vesnina
The following player received entry as lucky loser:
- BLR Olga Govortsova
Withdrawals
- EST Kaia Kanepi (right heel injury)
- ITA Flavia Pennetta (right wrist injury)
- USA Sloane Stephens
- USA Serena Williams (illness)
- USA Venus Williams (back injury)
- RUS Vera Zvonareva (illness)
Retirements
- SVK Dominika Cibulková (left hip injury)
- ITA Sara Errani (left thigh injury)
- GER Angelique Kerber (right foot injury)
- RUS Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (gastrointestinal illness)
WTA doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITA | Sara Errani | ITA | Roberta Vinci | 3 | 1 |
| RUS | Maria Kirilenko | RUS | Nadia Petrova | 17 | 2 |
| RUS | Ekaterina Makarova | RUS | Elena Vesnina | 26 | 3 |
| USA | Vania King | KAZ | Yaroslava Shvedova | 28 | 4 |
| ESP | Nuria Llagostera Vives | IND | Sania Mirza | 30 | 5 |
| SLO | Katarina Srebotnik | CHN | Zheng Jie | 31 | 6 |
| GER | Anna-Lena Grönefeld | CZE | Květa Peschke | 41 | 7 |
| USA | Raquel Kops-Jones | USA | Abigail Spears | 41 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of September 24, 2012
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
- CHN Tang Haochen / CHN Tian Ran
- SRB Jelena Janković / GER Andrea Petkovic
- CHN Yan Zi / CHN Zheng Saisai The following pairs received entry as alternates:
- COL Catalina Castaño / FRA Virginie Razzano
- CHN Liu Wanting / CHN Sun Shengnan
Withdrawals
- ITA Sara Errani (left thigh injury)
- RUS Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (gastrointestinal illness)
References
References
- "Rankings explained". atpworldtour.com.
- "WTA Tour rules". wtatour.com.
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