2012 Australian Open – Men's singles

Defending champion Novak Djokovic defeated Rafael Nadal in the final, 5–7, 6–4, 6–2, 6–7^(5–7), 7–5 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2012 Australian Open.^[1] It was his third Australian Open title and fifth major title overall. The final lasted 5 hours and 53 minutes, the longest match in Australian Open history and the longest major singles final of all time.^[2] It is considered by many to be one of the greatest matches in tennis history.^[3][4][5]

Men's singles
2012 Australian Open
Champion	Novak Djokovic
Runner-up	Rafael Nadal
Score	5–7, 6–4, 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 7–5
Draw	128 (16 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds	32

Main article: 2012 Australian Open

This edition of the tournament saw the top four seeds advance to the semifinals. It is also the last major, and tournament overall, in which all of the Big Four reached the semifinals.^[6]

This was the last Australian Open for former world No. 1s Andy Roddick and Juan Carlos Ferrero.

Seeds

01.   Novak Djokovic (champion)

02.   Rafael Nadal (final)

03.   Roger Federer (semifinals)

04.   Andy Murray (semifinals)

05.   David Ferrer (quarterfinals)

06.   Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (fourth round)

07.   Tomáš Berdych (quarterfinals)

08.   Mardy Fish (second round)

09.   Janko Tipsarević (third round)

10.   Nicolás Almagro (fourth round)

11.   Juan Martín del Potro (quarterfinals)

12.   Gilles Simon (second round)

13.   Alexandr Dolgopolov (third round)

14.   Gaël Monfils (third round)

15.   Andy Roddick (second round, Retired because of a hamstring injury)^[h]

16.   John Isner (third round)

17.   Richard Gasquet (fourth round)

18.   Feliciano López (fourth round)

19.   Viktor Troicki (second round)

20.   Florian Mayer (withdrew because of a hip strain, replaced by Rik de Voest)^[7]

21.   Stan Wawrinka (third round)

22.   Fernando Verdasco (first round)

23.   Milos Raonic (third round)

24.   Kei Nishikori (quarterfinals)

25.   Juan Mónaco (first round)

26.   Marcel Granollers (second round)

27.   Juan Ignacio Chela (third round)

28.   Ivan Ljubičić (first round)

29.   Radek Štěpánek (first round)

30.   Kevin Anderson (third round)

31.   Jürgen Melzer (first round)

32.   Alex Bogomolov Jr. (second round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying

Main article: 2012 Australian Open – Men's singles qualifying

Wildcards

Main article: 2012 Australian Open – Main draw wildcard entries

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
	1	Novak Djokovic	6	77	6
	5	David Ferrer	4	64	1
										1	Novak Djokovic	6	3	64	6	7
										4	Andy Murray	3	6	77	1	5
	4	Andy Murray	6	6	6
	24	Kei Nishikori	3	3	1
																			1	Novak Djokovic	5	6	6	65	7
																			2	Rafael Nadal	7	4	2	77	5
	11	Juan Martín del Potro	4	3	2
	3	Roger Federer	6	6	6
										3	Roger Federer	77	2	65	4
										2	Rafael Nadal	65	6	77	6
	7	Tomáš Berdych	77	66	4	3
	2	Rafael Nadal	65	78	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	1	N Djokovic	6	6	6
		P Lorenzi	2	0	0					1	N Djokovic	6	6	6
		S Giraldo	6	6	6						S Giraldo	3	2	1
	Q	M Viola	4	2	1														1	N Djokovic	6	6	6
	WC	T Ito	6	4	6	6														N Mahut	0	1	1
		P Starace	3	6	3	4				WC	T Ito	6	66	2	2
		N Mahut	7	7	6						N Mahut	1	78	6	6
	29	R Štěpánek	5	5	3																							1	N Djokovic	6	6	4	6
	23	M Raonic	6	6	6																							WC	L Hewitt	1	3	6	3
		F Volandri	4	0	2					23	M Raonic	6	5	6	7
		L Rosol	0	0	2						P Petzschner	4	7	2	5
		P Petzschner	6	6	6														23	M Raonic	6	3	65	3
		C-M Stebe	5	4	6	5													WC	L Hewitt	4	6	77	6
	WC	L Hewitt	7	6	3	7				WC	L Hewitt[a]	3	6	6	0
		R Haase	3	4	1					15	A Roddick	6	3	4	0r
	15	A Roddick	6	6	6

Section 2

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	9	J Tipsarević	5	714	6	6
		D Tursunov	7	612	3	4				9	J Tipsarević	3	6	77	6
	Q	J Zopp	3	4	4					WC	J Duckworth	6	2	65	4
	WC	J Duckworth	6	6	6														9	J Tipsarević	3	3	1
		M Youzhny	5	77	4	6	3												17	R Gasquet	6	6	6
	Q	A Golubev	7	64	6	4	6			Q	A Golubev	4	2	0r
		A Seppi	3	6	3	1				17	R Gasquet[b]	6	6	3
	17	R Gasquet	6	3	6	6																						17	R Gasquet	4	4	1
	27	JI Chela	77	6	6																							5	D Ferrer	6	6	6
		M Russell	63	3	4					27	JI Chela	6	6	6
		I Kunitsyn	1	612	0						P Andújar	4	4	3
		P Andújar	6	714	6														27	JI Chela	5	2	1
		M Bachinger	4	4	2														5	D Ferrer	7	6	6
		R Sweeting	6	6	6						R Sweeting	77	2	6	2	3
		R Machado	1	4	2					5	D Ferrer	64	6	3	6	6
	5	D Ferrer	6	6	6

Section 3

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	4	A Murray	4	6	6	6
		R Harrison	6	3	4	2				4	A Murray	6	6	6
		X Malisse	66	0r							É Roger-Vasselin	1	4	4
		É Roger-Vasselin[c]	78	0															4	A Murray	6	6	6
		M Llodra	2	6	6	6														M Llodra	4	2	0
		E Gulbis	6	1	2	2					M Llodra	6	6	4	5	6
		D Gimeno Traver	3	2	4					32	A Bogomolov Jr.	1	3	6	7	4
	32	A Bogomolov Jr.	6	6	6																							4	A Murray[d]	6	6	1
	19	V Troicki	4	63	6	77	6																						M Kukushkin	1	1	0r
		JC Ferrero	6	77	2	63	2			19	V Troicki	7	4	2	6	3
		G García López	4	3	0						M Kukushkin	5	6	6	4	6
		M Kukushkin	6	6	6															M Kukushkin	6	7	5	1	6
		T Bellucci	77	6	6														14	G Monfils	2	5	7	6	4
		D Sela	65	4	3						T Bellucci	6	0	4	2
	WC	M Matosevic	65	3	3					14	G Monfils	2	6	6	6
	14	G Monfils	77	6	6

Section 4

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	12	G Simon	6	3	65	6	6
	Q	D Udomchoke	1	6	77	3	2			12	G Simon	5	68	6	6	2
		J Benneteau	6	6	7						J Benneteau	7	710	1	3	6
		K Beck	4	2	5															J Benneteau	6	63	64	3
		J Souza	3	61	2														24	K Nishikori	4	77	77	6
		M Ebden	6	77	6						M Ebden	6	6	4	1	1
		S Robert	1	67	0					24	K Nishikori	3	1	6	6	6
	24	K Nishikori	6	79	6																							24	K Nishikori	2	6	6	3	6
	26	M Granollers	6	77	5	5	6																					6	J-W Tsonga	6	2	1	6	3
	WC	J Levine	0	64	7	7	3			26	M Granollers	3	6	4	3
		F Gil[e]	2	6	6	4					F Gil	6	4	6	6
		I Dodig	6	1	1	1r														F Gil	2	2	2
	Q	R Bautista Agut	4	4	5														6	J-W Tsonga	6	6	6
		R Mello	6	6	7						R Mello	5	4	4
		D Istomin	4	6	2	5				6	J-W Tsonga	7	6	6
	6	J-W Tsonga	6	3	6	7

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	8	M Fish	6	6	6
		G Müller	4	4	2					8	M Fish	64	3	66
		A Falla	6	6	3	6					A Falla	77	6	78
		F Fognini	3	2	6	1														A Falla	3	2	63
		A Montañés	62	6	4	65														P Kohlschreiber	6	6	77
		P Riba	77	2	6	77					P Riba	0	0r
		P Kohlschreiber	7	4	6	64	6				P Kohlschreiber[f]	6	4
	25	J Mónaco	5	6	3	77	0																						P Kohlschreiber	4	2	1
	LL	R de Voest	4	6	1	6	3																					11	JM del Potro	6	6	6
		Y-h Lu	6	3	6	3	6				Y-h Lu	7	6	6
	Q	F Serra[g]	63	3	5					Q	F Serra	5	2	2
		S Darcis	77	6	4r															Y-h Lu	2	3	0
	Q	J Ward	4	3	4														11	JM del Potro	6	6	6
		B Kavčič	6	6	6						B Kavčič	4	5	3
		A Mannarino	6	1	5	4				11	JM del Potro	6	7	6
	11	JM del Potro	2	6	7	6

Section 6

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	13	A Dolgopolov	1	4	6	6	6
	WC	G Jones	6	6	1	1	2			13	A Dolgopolov	4	6	6	3	8
		T Kamke	6	6	6						T Kamke	6	1	1	6	6
		V Hănescu	2	1	2														13	A Dolgopolov	6	60	66	6	3
	WC	K de Schepper	3	2	2															B Tomic	4	77	78	2	6
		S Querrey	6	6	6						S Querrey	6	3	63	3
		B Tomic	4	63	6	6	7				B Tomic	3	6	77	6
	22	F Verdasco	6	77	4	2	5																						B Tomic	4	2	2
	31	J Melzer	63	5	3																							3	R Federer	6	6	6
		I Karlović	77	7	6						I Karlović	77	3	6	6
		C Berlocq	2	6	77	6					C Berlocq	64	6	3	4
	Q	J Huta Galung	6	3	63	3														I Karlović	66	5	3
		É Prodon	4	2	6	5													3	R Federer	78	7	6
		A Beck	6	6	4	7					A Beck
	Q	A Kudryavtsev	5	2	2					3	R Federer[h]	w/o
	3	R Federer	7	6	6

Section 7

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	7	T Berdych	7	4	6	6
		A Ramos Viñolas	5	6	2	3				7	T Berdych	6	6	77
		O Rochus	6	6	6						O Rochus	1	0	64
	Q	B Phau	1	4	0														7	T Berdych	77	77	6
		S Stakhovsky	6	69	4	6	7												30	K Anderson	65	61	1
	Q	I Marchenko	3	711	6	3	5				S Stakhovsky	6	1	63	3
	Q	F Nielsen	1	2	4					30	K Anderson	3	6	77	6
	30	K Anderson	6	6	6																							7	T Berdych	4	77	77	77
	21	S Wawrinka	6	6	7																							10	N Almagro	6	65	63	62
		B Paire	1	1	5					21	S Wawrinka	77	6	5	6
		M Baghdatis	6	77	6						M Baghdatis	63	4	7	1
	PR	B Becker	1	65	2														21	S Wawrinka	62	2	4
		J Chardy	6	3	6	4	4												10	N Almagro	77	6	6
		G Dimitrov	4	6	3	6	6				G Dimitrov	6	3	77	4	0
		Ł Kubot	6	5	3	5				10	N Almagro	4	6	64	6	6
	10	N Almagro	1	7	6	7

Section 8

	First round									Second round									Third round									Fourth round
	16	J Isner	6	6	77
	WC	B Mitchell	4	4	61					16	J Isner	4	6	2	77	10
		J Nieminen	4	2r							D Nalbandian	6	3	6	65	8
		D Nalbandian[i]	6	4															16	J Isner	3	77	4	77	1
		F Cipolla	6	4	3	6	6												18	F López	6	63	6	60	6
		N Davydenko	4	6	6	2	1				F Cipolla	5	64	2
		L Mayer	65	3	62					18	F López	7	77	6
	18	F López	77	6	77																							18	F López	4	4	2
	28	I Ljubičić	6	6	3	4	4																					2	R Nadal	6	6	6
	Q	L Lacko	3	4	6	6	6			Q	L Lacko	6	6	3	6
	Q	P Gojowczyk	1	2	6	6	2				D Young	3	1	6	3
		D Young	6	6	4	1	6												Q	L Lacko	2	4	2
	PR	T Haas	77	3	6	7													2	R Nadal	6	6	6
	Q	D Kudla	65	6	0	5				PR	T Haas	4	3	4
	Q	A Kuznetsov	4	1	1					2	R Nadal	6	6	6
	2	R Nadal	6	6	6

Notes

1. Lleyton Hewitt advanced to the third round after Andy Roddick was forced to retire after the third set because of a hamstring injury.^[8]
2. Richard Gasquet advanced to the third round after Andrey Golubev was forced to retire in the third set because of injury.^[9]
3. Édouard Roger-Vasselin advanced to the second round after Xavier Malisse was forced to retire after the first set because of an arm injury.^[10]
4. Andy Murray advanced to the quarterfinals after Mikhail Kukushkin was forced to retire in the third set because of a left hip flexor injury.^[11]
5. Frederico Gil advanced to the second round after Ivan Dodig was forced to retire in the fourth set because of shoulder and back injuries.^[12]
6. Philipp Kohlschreiber advanced to the third round after Pere Riba was forced to retire in the second set because of a left foot injury.^[13]
7. Florent Serra advanced to the second round after Steve Darcis was forced to retire in the third set, leading two sets to love, because of leg cramps.^[14]
8. Roger Federer received a walkover into the third round after Andreas Beck withdrew from the tournament because of a lower back injury.^[15]
9. David Nalbandian advanced to the second round after Jarkko Nieminen was forced to retire in the second set because of stomach cramps.^[16]