Western & Southern Open 2012 / Men
| Western & Southern Financial Group Masters 2012 | |
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| date | August 12, 2012 - August 19, 2012 |
| Edition | 114 |
| navigation | 2011 ◄ 2012 ► 2013 |
| ATP World Tour | |
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| venue |
Mason, Ohio near Cincinnati United States
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| Tournament number | 422 |
| category | Masters 1000 |
| Tournament type | Free place tournament |
| Game surface | Hard court |
| draw | 56E / 28Q / 24D |
| Prize money | US $ 2,825,280 |
| Financial. Obligation | US $ 3,433,280 |
| Website | Official website |
| Last year's winner (individual) |
 Andy Murray
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| Last year's winner (double) |
 Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes
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| Winner (singles) |
 Roger Federer
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| Winner (doubles) |
 Robert Lindstedt Horia Tecau
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| Tournament director | Vince Cicero |
| Tournament supervisor | Tom Barnes Lars Graff |
| Last direct assumption |
 Tommy Haas (50)
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| As of March 20, 2016 | |
The 2012 Western & Southern Open was a tennis tournament held in Mason, Ohio near Cincinnati from August 12-19, 2012 . It was part of the ATP World Tour 2012 and was played on hard court. This season it was the seventh of nine tournaments in the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 category .
The defending champion in the singles was the Briton Andy Murray , who failed in the round of 16 against the lucky loser Jérémy Chardy . The winner was the Swiss Roger Federer , who won the title for the fifth time in Cincinnati with his final victory over Novak Đoković and thus became the sole record winner of the tournament. Đoković failed with his defeat for the fourth time in five years in the final of the tournament. In doubles Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi were the defending champions, but this year they competed with other partners. While Paes failed together with Radek Štěpánek in the second round, Bhupathi reached the final again with his compatriot Rohan Bopanna . There they had to admit defeat to Robert Lindstedt and Horia Tecau . For the Swedish-Romanian pairing, this was the first victory in a tournament in the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 category .
The field of participants in the single competition consisted of 56 players, that of the doubles competition consisted of 24 pairs. The eight top seeded players in singles and the eight top seeded pairings in doubles each got a bye into the second round.
qualification
The qualification took place from January 15th to 17th, 2012. Four qualifying places were played, which entitle them to participate in the main draw of the tournament. There were also two lucky losers.
The following players had passed the qualification and played in the main field of the tournament:
| Qualifiers | Lucky Loser | |
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 Fabio Fognini
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 Lu Yen-hsun
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 Alejandro Falla
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 Paul-Henri Mathieu
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Jesse Levine
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Jérémy Chardy
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 Ivan Dodig
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 Marinko Matosevic
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 Serhiy Stachowskyj
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singles
Seeding list
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Explanation of symbols
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Results
Semi-finals, finals
| Semifinals | final | |||||||||||
| 1 | Roger Federer
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7th | 6th | |||||||||
| Stanislas Wawrinka
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6 4 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 1 | Roger Federer
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6th | 7th | |||||||||
| 2 |  Novak Đoković
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0 | 6 7 | |||||||||
| 6th |  Juan Martín del Potro
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3 | 2 | |||||||||
| 2 | Novak Đoković
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6th | 6th | |||||||||
Upper half
Upper half 1
| First round | Second round | Round of 16 | Quarter finals | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | R. Federer
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6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 J. Nieminen
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4th | 3 | OLD |  A. Bogomolov junior
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3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| OLD | A. Bogomolov junior
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6th | 6th | 1 | R. Federer
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6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||
| OLD | R. Harrison
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4th | 6 5 | B. Tomic
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2 | 4th | |||||||||||||||||||
| B. Tomic
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6th | 7th | B. Tomic
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6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | B. Baker
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7th | 7th | WC | B. Baker
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4th | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 15th | P. Kohlschreiber
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6 7 | 6 3 | 1 | R. Federer
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6th | 7th | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | M. Fish
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6th | 6th | 10 | M. Fish
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3 | 6 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
 F. López
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2 | 3 | 10 | M. Fish
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6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||
| OLD | S. Giraldo
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5 | 3 | C. Berlocq
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3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| C. Berlocq
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7th | 6th | 10 | M. Fish
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6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||
 R. Štěpánek
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6th | 6th | R. Štěpánek
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3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| A. Ramos
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2 | 2 | R. Štěpánek
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7th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 8th | J. Mónaco
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6 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Upper half 2
| First round | Second round | Round of 16 | Quarter finals | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4th | D. Ferrer
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4th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | P.-H. Mathieu
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2 | 6th | 1 | S. Wawrinka
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6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||
| S. Wawrinka
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6th | 3 | 6th | S. Wawrinka
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6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||
 K. Anderson
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5 | 4th | 14th |  K. Nishikori
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3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| WC | J. Blake
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7th | 6th | WC | J. Blake
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6th | 4th | 4th | |||||||||||||||||
| M. Granollers
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1 | 2 | 14th | K. Nishikori
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2 | 6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||
| 14th | K. Nishikori
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6th | 6th | S. Wawrinka
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2 | 7th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||
| LL | A. Falla
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4th | 1 |  M. Raonic
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6th | 6 5 | 4th | ||||||||||||||||||
 M. Baghdatis
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6th | 6th | M. Baghdatis
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7th | 3 | 4th | |||||||||||||||||||
| R. Gasquet
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6 4 | 3 | M. Raonic
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6 6 | 6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||
| M. Raonic
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7th | 6th | M. Raonic
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6th | 2 | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Y.-H. Lu
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6th | 6th | 5 | T. Berdych
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4th | 6th | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| OLD |  Ł. Kubot
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3 | 0 | Q | Y.-H. Lu
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| 5 | T. Berdych
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6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Bottom half
Lower half 1
| First round | Second round | Round of 16 | Quarter finals | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6th | JM del Potro
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7th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| D. Nalbandian
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7th | 6 4 | 3 | OLD | T. Haas
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5 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| OLD | T. Haas
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6 0 | 7th | 6th | 6th | JM del Potro
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7th | 2 | 6th | ||||||||||||||||
| WC | L. Hewitt
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6th | 6th | V. Troicki
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6 2 | 6th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| M. Juschny
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4th | 4th | WC | L. Hewitt
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| V. Troicki
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6th | 7th | V. Troicki
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6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | I. Dodig
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4th | 5 | 6th | JM del Potro
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6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | A. Roddick
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6 4 | 3 | LL | J. Chardy
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1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| LL | J. Chardy
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7th | 6th | LL | J. Chardy
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6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||
 D. Istomin
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6th | 6th | D. Istomin
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4th | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| J. Benneteau
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3 | 1 | LL | J. Chardy
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6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||
 J. Melzer
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6th | 2 | 4th | 3 | A. Murray
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4th | 4th | ||||||||||||||||||
| WC | S. Querrey
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4th | 6th | 6th | WC | S. Querrey
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| 3 | A. Murray
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6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Lower half 2
| First round | Second round | Round of 16 | Quarter finals | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7th | J. Tipsarevic
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4th | 1 | r | |||||||||||||||||||||
| P. Andújar
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6th | 6th | P. Andújar
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6th | 4th | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | M. Matosevic
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4th | 3 | P. Andújar
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6 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| OLD | D. Young
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4th | 6 2 | 12 | M. Čilić
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7th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||
| Q | J. Levine
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6th | 7th | Q | J. Levine
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5 | 6 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Q | S. Stachowskyj
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3 | 6th | 4th | 12 | M. Čilić
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7th | 7th | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | M. Čilić
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6th | 4th | 6th | 12 | M. Čilić
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3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | O. Dolhopolov
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1 | 1 | 2 | N. Đoković
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6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||
| OLD | N. Dawydenko
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6th | 6th | OLD | N. Dawydenko
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| Q | F. Fognini
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5 | 2 | F. Mayer
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3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| F. Mayer
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7th | 6th | OLD | N. Dawydenko
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0 | r | |||||||||||||||||||
| A. Seppi
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6th | 6th | 2 | N. Đoković
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6th | ||||||||||||||||||||
 R. Haase
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4th | 4th | A. Seppi
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6 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | N. Đoković
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7th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Double
Seeding list
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Explanation of symbols
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Results
Web links and sources
- Official homepage of the tournament
- Tournament schedule single on the ATP homepage (PDF file; 91 kB)
- Tournament schedule doubles on the ATP homepage (PDF file; 62 kB)
- Tournament schedule for individual qualification on the ATP homepage (PDF file; 46 kB)