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2012 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships – Singles
Main article: 2012 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships
Andy Murray was the defending champion, but lost to Milos Raonic in the semifinals.
Eighth-seeded Kei Nishikori won the title beating Milos Raonic in the final 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 6–0, and in doing so became the first home grown winner of the title since Toshiro Sakai in 1972.
Seeds
- GBR Andy Murray (semifinals)
- CZE Tomáš Berdych (quarterfinals)
- SRB Janko Tipsarević (quarterfinals)
- ARG Juan Mónaco (second round)
- ESP Nicolás Almagro (first round)
- CAN Milos Raonic (final)
- SWI Stanislas Wawrinka (quarterfinals)
- JPN Kei Nishikori (champion)
Draw
Finals
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Top half
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| RD1-seed03= | RD1-team03=ESP A Ramos | RD1-score03-1=0 | RD1-score03-2=2 | RD1-score03-3= | RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=SVK L Lacko | RD1-score04-1=6 | RD1-score04-2=6 | RD1-score04-3=
| RD1-seed05= | RD1-team05=FRA J Chardy | RD1-score05-1=6 | RD1-score05-2=7 | RD1-score05-3= | RD1-seed06=WC | RD1-team06=JPN Y Sugita | RD1-score06-1=1 | RD1-score06-2=5 | RD1-score06-3=
| RD1-seed07=WC | RD1-team07=JPN H Moriya | RD1-score07-1=5 | RD1-score07-2=6 | RD1-score07-3=4 | RD1-seed08=7 | RD1-team08=SUI S Wawrinka | RD1-score08-1=7 | RD1-score08-2=4 | RD1-score08-3=6
| RD1-seed09=3 | RD1-team09=SRB J Tipsarević | RD1-score09-1=4 | RD1-score09-2=6 | RD1-score09-3=6 | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=FRA G Simon | RD1-score10-1=6 | RD1-score10-2=3 | RD1-score10-3=1
| RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=SVK M Kližan | RD1-score11-1=63 | RD1-score11-2=2 | RD1-score11-3= | RD1-seed12=Q | RD1-team12=SUI M Chiudinelli | RD1-score12-1=77 | RD1-score12-2=6 | RD1-score12-3=
| RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13=SRB V Troicki | RD1-score13-1=6 | RD1-score13-2=6 | RD1-score13-3= | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=NED R Haase | RD1-score14-1=2 | RD1-score14-2=3 | RD1-score14-3=
| RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15=CZE R Štěpánek | RD1-score15-1=4 | RD1-score15-2=4 | RD1-score15-3= | RD1-seed16=6 | RD1-team16=CAN M Raonic | RD1-score16-1=6 | RD1-score16-2=6 | RD1-score16-3=
| RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team01=GBR A Murray | RD2-score01-1=6 | RD2-score01-2=6 | RD2-score01-3= | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=SVK L Lacko | RD2-score02-1=1 | RD2-score02-2=2 | RD2-score02-3=
| RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03=FRA J Chardy | RD2-score03-1=61 | RD2-score03-2=78 | RD2-score03-3=5 | RD2-seed04=7 | RD2-team04=SUI S Wawrinka | RD2-score04-1=77 | RD2-score04-2=66 | RD2-score04-3=7
| RD2-seed05=3 | RD2-team05=SRB J Tipsarević | RD2-score05-1=6 | RD2-score05-2=6 | RD2-score05-3= | RD2-seed06=Q | RD2-team06=SUI M Chiudinelli | RD2-score06-1=4 | RD2-score06-2=2 | RD2-score06-3=
| RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07=SRB V Troicki | RD2-score07-1=0r | RD2-score07-2= | RD2-score07-3= | RD2-seed08=6 | RD2-team08=CAN M Raonic | RD2-score08-1=3 | RD2-score08-2= | RD2-score08-3=
| RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-team01=GBR A Murray | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score01-2=3 | RD3-score01-3=6 | RD3-seed02=7 | RD3-team02=SUI S Wawrinka | RD3-score02-1=2 | RD3-score02-2=6 | RD3-score02-3=2
| RD3-seed03=3 | RD3-team03=SRB J Tipsarević | RD3-score03-1=77 | RD3-score03-2=2 | RD3-score03-3=67 | RD3-seed04=6 | RD3-team04=CAN M Raonic | RD3-score04-1=65 | RD3-score04-2=6 | RD3-score04-3=79
| RD4-seed01=1 | RD4-team01=GBR A Murray | RD4-score01-1=3 | RD4-score01-2=77 | RD4-score01-3=64 | RD4-seed02=6 | RD4-team02=CAN M Raonic | RD4-score02-1=6 | RD4-score02-2=65 | RD4-score02-3=77
Bottom half
| RD1-seed01=5 | RD1-team01=ESP N Almagro | RD1-score01-1=64 | RD1-score01-2=65 | RD1-score01-3= | RD1-seed02=WC | RD1-team02=JPN T Ito | RD1-score02-1=77 | RD1-score02-2=77 | RD1-score02-3=
| RD1-seed03=Q | RD1-team03=RUS D Tursunov | RD1-score03-1=6 | RD1-score03-2=7 | RD1-score03-3= | RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=AUS B Tomic | RD1-score04-1=4 | RD1-score04-2=5 | RD1-score04-3=
| RD1-seed05=Q | RD1-team05=UKR S Stakhovsky | RD1-score05-1=63 | RD1-score05-2=5 | RD1-score05-3= | RD1-seed06= | RD1-team06=CYP M Baghdatis | RD1-score06-1=77 | RD1-score06-2=7 | RD1-score06-3=
| RD1-seed07=Q | RD1-team07=BUL G Dimitrov | RD1-score07-1=2 | RD1-score07-2=1 | RD1-score07-3= | RD1-seed08=4 | RD1-team08=ARG J Mónaco | RD1-score08-1=6 | RD1-score08-2=6 | RD1-score08-3=
| RD1-seed09=8 | RD1-team09=JPN K Nishikori | RD1-score09-1=4 | RD1-score09-2=6 | RD1-score09-3=6 | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=JPN G Soeda | RD1-score10-1=6 | RD1-score10-2=2 | RD1-score10-3=3
| RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=FIN J Nieminen | RD1-score11-1=2 | RD1-score11-2=4 | RD1-score11-3= | RD1-seed12=PR | RD1-team12=ESP T Robredo | RD1-score12-1=6 | RD1-score12-2=6 | RD1-score12-3=
| RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13=BRA T Bellucci | RD1-score13-1=5 | RD1-score13-2=2 | RD1-score13-3= | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=COL A Falla | RD1-score14-1=7 | RD1-score14-2=6 | RD1-score14-3=
| RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15=FRA B Paire | RD1-score15-1=1 | RD1-score15-2=66 | RD1-score15-3= | RD1-seed16=2 | RD1-team16=CZE T Berdych | RD1-score16-1=6 | RD1-score16-2=78 | RD1-score16-3=
| RD2-seed01=WC | RD2-team01=JPN T Ito | RD2-score01-1=5 | RD2-score01-2=3 | RD2-score01-3= | RD2-seed02=Q | RD2-team02=RUS D Tursunov | RD2-score02-1=7 | RD2-score02-2=6 | RD2-score02-3=
| RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03=CYP M Baghdatis | RD2-score03-1=7 | RD2-score03-2=1 | RD2-score03-3=6 | RD2-seed04=4 | RD2-team04=ARG J Mónaco | RD2-score04-1=5 | RD2-score04-2=6 | RD2-score04-3=3
| RD2-seed05=8 | RD2-team05=JPN K Nishikori | RD2-score05-1=5 | RD2-score05-2=6 | RD2-score05-3=6 | RD2-seed06=PR | RD2-team06=ESP T Robredo | RD2-score06-1=7 | RD2-score06-2=1 | RD2-score06-3=0
| RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07=COL A Falla | RD2-score07-1=3 | RD2-score07-2=5 | RD2-score07-3= | RD2-seed08=2 | RD2-team08=CZE T Berdych | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score08-2=7 | RD2-score08-3=
| RD3-seed01=Q | RD3-team01=RUS D Tursunov | RD3-score01-1=2 | RD3-score01-2=4 | RD3-score01-3= | RD3-seed02= | RD3-team02=CYP M Baghdatis | RD3-score02-1=6 | RD3-score02-2=6 | RD3-score02-3=
| RD3-seed03=8 | RD3-team03=JPN K Nishikori | RD3-score03-1=7 | RD3-score03-2=6 | RD3-score03-3= | RD3-seed04=2 | RD3-team04=CZE T Berdych | RD3-score04-1=5 | RD3-score04-2=4 | RD3-score04-3=
| RD4-seed01= | RD4-team01=CYP M Baghdatis | RD4-score01-1=2 | RD4-score01-2=2 | RD4-score01-3= | RD4-seed02=8 | RD4-team02=JPN K Nishikori | RD4-score02-1=6 | RD4-score02-2=6 | RD4-score02-3=
Qualifying
Seeds
- BUL Grigor Dimitrov (qualified)
- CRO Ivo Karlović (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
- UKR Sergiy Stakhovsky (qualified)
- RUS Dmitry Tursunov (qualified)
- GER Philipp Petzschner (qualifying competition)
- CAN Vasek Pospisil (qualifying competition)
- SUI Marco Chiudinelli (qualified)
- SRB Dušan Lajović (qualifying competition)
Qualifiers
- BUL Grigor Dimitrov
- SUI Marco Chiudinelli
- UKR Sergiy Stakhovsky
- RUS Dmitry Tursunov
Lucky loser
- CRO Ivo Karlović
Draw
First qualifier
| team-width=175
| RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team1=BUL Grigor Dimitrov | RD1-score1-1=7 | RD1-score1-2=6 | RD1-score1-3= | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=JPN Hiroki Kondo | RD1-score2-1=5 | RD1-score2-2=4 | RD1-score2-3=
| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=ITA Riccardo Ghedin | RD1-score3-1=63 | RD1-score3-2=4 | RD1-score3-3= | RD1-seed4=6 | RD1-team4=CAN Vasek Pospisil | RD1-score4-1=77 | RD1-score4-2=6 | RD1-score4-3=
| RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team1=BUL Grigor Dimitrov | RD2-score1-1=6 | RD2-score1-2=65 | RD2-score1-3=6 | RD2-seed2=6 | RD2-team2=CAN Vasek Pospisil | RD2-score2-1=4 | RD2-score2-2=77 | RD2-score2-3=2
Second qualifier
| team-width=175
| RD1-seed1=2 | RD1-team1=CRO Ivo Karlović | RD1-score1-1=6 | RD1-score1-2=6 | RD1-score1-3= | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=JPN Yasutaka Uchiyama | RD1-score2-1=4 | RD1-score2-2=2 | RD1-score2-3=
| RD1-seed3=WC | RD1-team3=JPN Hiroyasu Ehara | RD1-score3-1=4 | RD1-score3-2=3 | RD1-score3-3= | RD1-seed4=7 | RD1-team4=SUI Marco Chiudinelli | RD1-score4-1=6 | RD1-score4-2=6 | RD1-score4-3=
| RD2-seed1=2 | RD2-team1=CRO Ivo Karlović | RD2-score1-1=3 | RD2-score1-2=78 | RD2-score1-3=65 | RD2-seed2=7 | RD2-team2=SUI Marco Chiudinelli | RD2-score2-1=6 | RD2-score2-2=66 | RD2-score2-3=77
Third qualifier
| team-width=175
| RD1-seed1=3 | RD1-team1=UKR Sergiy Stakhovsky | RD1-score1-1=4 | RD1-score1-2=77 | RD1-score1-3=7 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=JPN Toshihide Matsui | RD1-score2-1=6 | RD1-score2-2=64 | RD1-score2-3=5
| RD1-seed3=WC | RD1-team3=JPN Shuichi Sekiguchi | RD1-score3-1=1 | RD1-score3-2=5 | RD1-score3-3= | RD1-seed4=8 | RD1-team4=SRB Dušan Lajović | RD1-score4-1=6 | RD1-score4-2=7 | RD1-score4-3=
| RD2-seed1=3 | RD2-team1=UKR Sergiy Stakhovsky | RD2-score1-1=4 | RD2-score1-2=7 | RD2-score1-3=6 | RD2-seed2=8 | RD2-team2=SRB Dušan Lajović | RD2-score2-1=6 | RD2-score2-2=5 | RD2-score2-3=0
Fourth qualifier
| team-width=175
| RD1-seed1=4 | RD1-team1=RUS Dmitry Tursunov | RD1-score1-1=6 | RD1-score1-2=78 | RD1-score1-3= | RD1-seed2=WC | RD1-team2=JPN Kaichi Uchida | RD1-score2-1=4 | RD1-score2-2=66 | RD1-score2-3=
| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=JPN Kento Takeuchi | RD1-score3-1=77 | RD1-score3-2=4 | RD1-score3-3=3 | RD1-seed4=5 | RD1-team4=GER Philipp Petzschner | RD1-score4-1=64 | RD1-score4-2=6 | RD1-score4-3=6
| RD2-seed1=4 | RD2-team1=RUS Dmitry Tursunov | RD2-score1-1=6 | RD2-score1-2=6 | RD2-score1-3= | RD2-seed2=5 | RD2-team2=GER Philipp Petzschner | RD2-score2-1=1 | RD2-score2-2=4 | RD2-score2-3=
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