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2012 Qatar Open
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| date | 2–7 January 2012 |
| edition | 20th |
| logo_size | 210px |
| category | ATP World Tour 250 series |
| prize_money | $1,024,000 |
| draw | 32S / 16D |
| surface | Hard / outdoor |
| location | Doha, Qatar |
| main_name | ATP Qatar Open |
| before_name | Qatar Open |
| after_name | Qatar Open |
| champs | FRA Jo-Wilfried Tsonga |
| champd | SVK Filip Polášek / CZE Lukáš Rosol |
The 2012 Qatar Open (also known as 2012 Qatar ExxonMobil Open for sponsorship reasons) was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 20th edition of the Qatar Open, and part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2012 ATP World Tour. It took place at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex in Doha, Qatar, from January 2 through January 7, 2012. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga won the singles title.
Finals
Singles
Main article: 2012 Qatar Open – Singles
FRA Jo-Wilfried Tsonga defeated FRA Gaël Monfils 7–5, 6–3
- It was Tsonga's 1st title of the year and 8th of his career.
Doubles
Main article: 2012 Qatar Open – Doubles
SVK Filip Polášek / CZE Lukáš Rosol defeated GER Christopher Kas / GER Philipp Kohlschreiber 6–3, 6–4
Singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| ESP | Rafael Nadal | 2 | 1 |
| SUI | Roger Federer | 3 | 2 |
| FRA | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 6 | 3 |
| FRA | Gaël Monfils | 15 | 4 |
| SRB | Viktor Troicki | 21 | 5 |
| RUS | Alex Bogomolov Jr. | 34 | 6 |
| RUS | Mikhail Youzhny | 35 | 7 |
| ITA | Andreas Seppi | 38 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of December 26, 2011
Other entrants
The following players received wild cards:
- QAT Jabor Al Mutawa
- UKR Sergei Bubka
- TUN Malek Jaziri
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- GER Matthias Bachinger
- GER Denis Gremelmayr
- ESP Roberto Bautista Agut
- SLO Grega Žemlja
Retirements
The following players retire from the singles main draw:
- RUS Alex Bogomolov Jr. (right ankle injury)
- SUI Roger Federer (back injury)
Doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GBR | Colin Fleming | GBR | Ross Hutchins | 76 | 1 |
| USA | James Cerretani | BEL | Dick Norman | 94 | 2 |
| ITA | Daniele Bracciali | ITA | Potito Starace | 95 | 3 |
| UKR | Sergiy Stakhovsky | RUS | Mikhail Youzhny | 107 | 4 |
- Rankings are as of December 26, 2011
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
- QAT Jabor Al Mutawa / KUW Mohammed Ghareeb
- EGY Sherif Sabry / EGY Mohamed Safwat
Retirements
- RUS Alex Bogomolov Jr. (right ankle injury)
References
;General
;Specific
References
- "2012 Doha – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- "2012 Doha – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- (2011-11-23). "Qatar ExxonMobil Open 2012 20th Anniversary Announces Player Field". [[Qatar Tennis Federation]] (QTF).
- (2011-11-22). "Official Player Acceptance List". [[Qatar Tennis Federation]] (QTF).
- (2011-11-27). "ATP singles rankings, as of November 27, 2011". ATP Tour, Inc..
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