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2012 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships
The 2012 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 39th edition of the event known this year as the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships, and part of the 500 Series of the 2012 ATP World Tour. It was held at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan, from October 1 till October 7, 2012. Kei Nishikori won the singles title
Singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| GBR | Andy Murray | 3 | 1 |
| CZE | Tomáš Berdych | 6 | 2 |
| SRB | Janko Tipsarević | 9 | 3 |
| ARG | Juan Mónaco | 11 | 4 |
| ESP | Nicolás Almagro | 12 | 5 |
| CAN | Milos Raonic | 15 | 6 |
| SWI | Stanislas Wawrinka | 16 | 7 |
| JPN | Kei Nishikori | 17 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are based on the rankings of September 24, 2012.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
- JPN Tatsuma Ito
- JPN Hiroki Moriya
- JPN Yūichi Sugita
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- SUI Marco Chiudinelli
- BUL Grigor Dimitrov
- UKR Sergiy Stakhovsky
- RUS Dmitry Tursunov
The following player received entry as lucky loser:
- CRO Ivo Karlović
Withdrawals
- USA Mardy Fish
- FRA Gaël Monfils (right knee injury)
Retirements
- SRB Viktor Troicki (calf muscle injury)
Doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IND | Leander Paes | CZE | Radek Štěpánek | 14 | 1 |
| PAK | Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi | NED | Jean-Julien Rojer | 29 | 2 |
| MEX | Santiago González | USA | Scott Lipsky | 54 | 3 |
| AUT | Alexander Peya | BRA | Bruno Soares | 57 | 4 |
- Rankings are as of September 24, 2012
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
- JPN Hiroki Moriya / JPN Takao Suzuki
- JPN Yūichi Sugita / JPN Yasutaka Uchiyama
Retirements
- SRB Janko Tipsarević (tonsillitis)
Finals
Singles
Main article: 2012 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships – Singles
JPN Kei Nishikori defeated CAN Milos Raonic, 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 6–0
Doubles
Main article: 2012 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships – Doubles
AUT Alexander Peya / BRA Bruno Soares defeated IND Leander Paes / CZE Radek Štěpánek, 6–3, 7–6(7–5)
References
References
- (2012). "2012 player entry list". [[Japan Tennis Association]].
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