Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships 2012
| Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships 2012 | |
| date | October 1, 2012 - October 7, 2012 |
| Edition | 40 |
| navigation | 2011 ◄ 2012 ► 2013 |
| ATP World Tour | |
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| venue |
Tokyo Japan
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| Tournament number | 329 |
| category | World Tour 500 |
| Tournament type | Free place tournament |
| Game surface | Hard court |
| draw | 32E / 16Q / 16D |
| Prize money | US $ 1,280,565 |
| Financial. Obligation | US $ 1,407,065 |
| Website | Official website |
| Last year's winner (individual) |
 Andy Murray
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| Last year's winner (double) |
Andy Murray Jamie Murray
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| Winner (singles) |
Kei Nishikori
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| Winner (doubles) |
 Alexander Peya Bruno Soares
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| Tournament director | Nao Kawatei |
| Tournament supervisor | Tom Barnes |
| Last direct assumption |
Go Soeda (55)
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| As of February 16, 2016 | |
The Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships 2012 was a tennis tournament that took place from October 1st to 7th, 2012 in Tokyo . It was part of the ATP World Tour 2012 and was played on hard court. In the same week, the China Open was played in Beijing , which, like the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships, belonged to the ATP World Tour 500 category .
The defending champion in the singles was Andy Murray , who started again this year, but he was eliminated in the semi-finals. In this year's final, the local Kei Nishikori defeated the Canadian Milos Raonic in three sets. Nishikori is the first Japanese in forty years to win the individual finals in Tokyo. For him it was only his second victory on the ATP Tour after the victory in Delray Beach in 2008.
Andy Murray also won the doubles title last year together with his brother Jamie . They also took part in the tournament together this year, but were eliminated in the quarter-finals. Alexander Peya and Bruno Soares won the title after beating the top seeded Leander Paes and Radek Štěpánek in the final . For Peya and Soares it was the third final participation in the current year and the second joint title.
The field of participants in the individual competition consisted of 32 players, that of the doubles competition consisted of 16 pairs. The total prize pool was $ 1,280,565 and total financial liabilities were $ 1,407,065.
qualification
The qualification took place from September 30th to September 1st, 2012. Four qualifying places were played, which entitle them to participate in the main draw of the tournament. There was also a lucky loser.
The following players had passed the qualification and played in the main field of the tournament:
| Qualifiers | Lucky Loser |
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 Grigor Dimitrov
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 Ivo Karlović
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 Marco Chiudinelli
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 Serhiy Stachowskyj
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 Dmitri Tursunov
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Prize money and world ranking points
At the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships 2012, the following prize money and world ranking points were paid out or credited for reaching the respective round. Players entering the main draw from qualification received the specified qualification points in addition to those for reaching the respective round. Otherwise the amounts are not to be understood as cumulative. The amounts for the double competition apply per player.
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singles
Seeding list
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Explanation of symbols
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Results
| First round | Round of 16 | Quarter finals | Semifinals | final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | A. Murray
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7th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LL | I. Karlović
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6 7 | 4th | 1 | A. Murray
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6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 A. Ramos
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0 | 2 |  L. Lacko
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1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| L. Lacko
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6th | 6th | 1 | A. Murray
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6th | 3 | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 J. Chardy
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6th | 7th | 7th | S. Wawrinka
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2 | 6th | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | Y. Sugita
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1 | 5 | J. Chardy
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6 1 | 7th | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | H. Moriya
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5 | 6th | 4th | 7th | S. Wawrinka
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7th | 6 6 | 7th | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7th | S. Wawrinka
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7th | 4th | 6th | 1 | A. Murray
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3 | 7th | 6 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 |  J. Tipsarevic
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4th | 6th | 6th | 6th |  M. Raonic
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6th | 6 5 | 7th | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| G. Simon
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6th | 3 | 1 | 3 | J. Tipsarevic
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6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| M. Kližan
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6 3 | 2 | Q | M. Chiudinelli
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4th | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | M. Chiudinelli
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7th | 6th | 3 | J. Tipsarevic
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7th | 2 | 6 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| V. Troicki
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6th | 6th | 6th | M. Raonic
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6 5 | 6th | 7th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 R. Haase
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2 | 3 | V. Troicki
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0 | r | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 R. Štěpánek
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4th | 4th | 6th | M. Raonic
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3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6th | M. Raonic
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6th | 6th | 6th | M. Raonic
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6 5 | 6th | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | N. Almagro
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6 4 | 6 5 | 8th | K. Nishikori
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7th | 3 | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | T. Itō
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7th | 7th | WC | T. Itō
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5 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | D. Tursunov
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6th | 7th | Q | D. Tursunov
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7th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 B. Tomic
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4th | 5 | Q | D. Tursunov
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2 | 4th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | S. Stachowskyj
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6 3 | 5 |  M. Baghdatis
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6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| M. Baghdatis
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7th | 7th | M. Baghdatis
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7th | 1 | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | G. Dimitrov
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2 | 1 | 4th |  J. Mónaco
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5 | 6th | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4th | J. Mónaco
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6th | 6th | M. Baghdatis
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2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8th | K. Nishikori
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4th | 6th | 6th | 8th | K. Nishikori
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6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| G. Soeda
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6th | 2 | 3 | 8th | K. Nishikori
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5 | 6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 J. Nieminen
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2 | 4th | PR | T. Robredo
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7th | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PR | T. Robredo
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6th | 6th | 8th | K. Nishikori
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7th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T. Bellucci
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5 | 2 | 2 | T. Berdych
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5 | 4th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 A. Falla
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7th | 6th | A. Falla
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3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| B. Paire
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1 | 6 6 | 2 | T. Berdych
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6th | 7th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | T. Berdych
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6th | 7th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Double
Seeding list
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Explanation of symbols
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Results
| First round | Quarter finals | Semifinals | final | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 |  L. Paes R. Štěpánek
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6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| J. Knowle F. Polášek
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4th | 4th | 1 | L. Paes R. Štěpánek
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6th | 3 | [10] | ||||||||||||||||||
 E. Butorac J. Nieminen
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7th | 3 | [4] | A. Murray J. Murray
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4th | 6th | [2] | ||||||||||||||||||
| A. Murray J. Murray
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5 | 6th | [10] | 1 | L. Paes R. Štěpánek
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6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 |  S. González S. Lipsky
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6 1 | 3 |  D. Bracciali F. Čermák
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3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| J. Mónaco K. Nishikori
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7th | 6th | J. Mónaco K. Nishikori
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| WC | Y. Sugita, Y. Uchiyama
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2 | 6 4 | D. Bracciali F. Čermák
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6th | 7th | |||||||||||||||||||
| D. Bracciali F. Čermák
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6th | 7th | 1 | L. Paes R. Štěpánek
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3 | 6 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| WC | H. Moriya T. Suzuki
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3 | 4th | 4th | A. Peya B. Soares
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6th | 7th | ||||||||||||||||||
| J. Chardy M. Melo
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6th | 6th | J. Chardy M. Melo
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7th | 3 | [8th] | |||||||||||||||||||
| B. Paire S. Wawrinka
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5 | 2 | 4th | A. Peya B. Soares
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6 4 | 6th | [10] | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4th | A. Peya B. Soares
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7th | 6th | 4th | A. Peya B. Soares
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6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||
 TC Huey J. Marray
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6 4 | 5 | T. Berdych N. Zimonjić
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4th | 4th | ||||||||||||||||||||
 P. Petzschner J. Tipsarevic
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7th | 7th | P. Petzschner J. Tipsarevic
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| T. Berdych N. Zimonjić
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7th | 6th | T. Berdych N. Zimonjić
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w. | O. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 |  A.-ul-H. Qureshi J.-J. Rojer
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6 5 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Web links and sources
- Official website (English)
- Tournament schedule single on the ATP homepage (PDF; 50 kB)
- Tournament schedule doubles on the ATP homepage (PDF; 44 kB)
- Tournament schedule for individual qualifications on the ATP homepage (PDF; 36 kB)