2012 US Open (tennis)

Tennis tournament

2012 US Open

Date| August 27 – September 10
Edition| 132nd
Category| Grand Slam (ITF)
Surface| Hardcourt
Location| New York City, U.S.
Venue| USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center
Champions
Men's singles
Andy Murray
Women's singles
Serena Williams
Men's doubles
Bob Bryan /  Mike Bryan
Women's doubles
Sara Errani /  Roberta Vinci
Mixed doubles
Ekaterina Makarova /  Bruno Soares
Boys' singles
Filip Peliwo
Girls' singles
Samantha Crawford
Boys' doubles
Kyle Edmund /  Frederico Ferreira Silva
Girls' doubles
Gabrielle Andrews /  Taylor Townsend
| <- 2011 · | US Open | · 2013 ->

|
|

The 2012 US Open was a tennis tournament played on the outdoor hard courts at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows Park, of Queens, New York City, United States. It was played from August 27 to September 10.[1] As a result of adverse weather conditions on September 8, which included a full evacuation of the National Tennis Center because of an upcoming tornado, another day was added to the schedule for the fifth straight year,[2] with the women's final postponed to the afternoon of Sunday, September 9 rather than the previous evening, the men's semi-final between Novak Djokovic and David Ferrer suspended on September 8 and completed on September 9, and the men's final postponed to the afternoon of Monday, September 10.

Djokovic and Samantha Stosur were the defending men's and women's singles champions, respectively. Both were unsuccessful in their title defenses; Stosur being narrowly defeated by World No. 1 Victoria Azarenka in the quarter-finals, and Djokovic defeated in the final by Andy Murray. Murray became the first British man since Fred Perry in 1936 to win a Grand Slam singles title, and the first man to win both the US Open and the Olympic men's singles gold medal in the same year.[3] In the women's draw, Serena Williams won her fourth US Open title, and first since 2008, by defeating Victoria Azarenka in the final.

## Notable events

[edit]

Sara Errani – Winner of Women's Doubles and Semifinalist of Women's Singles

* 2010 champion and 2011 finalist Rafael Nadal withdrew from the tournament because of a knee injury.[4][5]
* 2010 finalist Vera Zvonareva also withdrew from the tournament due to illness.
* Two former World No. 1s and US Open champions ended their careers after this year's US Open. Three-time women's champion Kim Clijsters suffered her first defeat at Flushing Meadows since losing the 2003 final to her compatriot and rival Justine Henin, when she was defeated in the second round by Laura Robson. This loss marked the end of Clijsters' singles career. American Andy Roddick, who won in 2003, retired from professional tennis with his loss against 2009 champion Juan Martín del Potro in the fourth round.
* Robson followed up her upset of Clijsters with a third round victory against Li Na, making the fourth round of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time, and this was also the first British woman to reach the fourth round in any Grand Slam since Samantha Smith did so in 1998 Wimbledon.
* On September 3, John Isner and Philipp Kohlschreiber finished play at 2:26 am, tying the 1993 Mats Wilander/Mikael Pernfors record for the latest-ever finish to a matchday at the tournament.[6]
* Serena Williams won 23 consecutive games from 4–4 in the first set against Ekaterina Makarova in the third round through to 3–0 in the first set against Ana Ivanovic in the quarter-finals.
* After 17 consecutive Grand Slam tournaments without a quarter-final appearance, Ivanovic reached that stage for the first time since winning the 2008 French Open.[7]
* Ivanovic, Marion Bartoli and Roberta Vinci all advanced to the US Open quarter-finals for the first time. For Vinci, this was her first Grand Slam quarter-final, eleven years and 31 Grand Slam tournaments after debuting at the 2001 US Open.[8]
* Maria Sharapova returned to the semi-finals for the first time since 2006, and Sara Errani advanced to her first ever US Open semi-final.
* Serena Williams advanced to her second straight US Open final, and her sixth overall. She defeated Victoria Azarenka in the first three-set final to be decided since 1995.[citation needed]
* In the men's draw, Tomáš Berdych advanced to his first US Open quarter-final by virtue of his three-set win against Nicolás Almagro in the fourth round. He then advanced to the semi-finals after upsetting five-time US Open champion Roger Federer in the quarter-finals.
* With Federer's defeat, this meant that for the first time since the 2004 French Open, neither Federer nor Nadal featured in a Grand Slam semi-final.[9]
* With their victory in the men's doubles final, Bob and Mike Bryan took sole possession of the Open-era record for most Grand Slam men's doubles titles. Their 12th Grand Slam title took them past The Woodies (Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde). The win was also their fourth at the US Open, tying the Open-era record of Bob Lutz and Stan Smith.[10]
* The women's final between Victoria Azarenka and Serena Williams was postponed to Sunday, due to inclement weather, for the fourth time in five years.[citation needed]
* The second men's semi-final between David Ferrer and Novak Djokovic was also postponed to Sunday, also due to inclement weather, with the men's final to be played on Monday for the fifth year in a row.[citation needed]
* Andy Murray became the first British winner of a Grand Slam singles title since 1977, and the first British man to do so since 1936, by defeating the defending champion Djokovic in the final. Lasting 4:54, it was the equal-longest US Open final by duration in history, and the equal-second longest Grand Slam final in the Open Era, only behind the 2012 Australian Open final.[11]
* For the first time since 2003, the four Grand Slam Men's Singles titles were won by different players.[citation needed]

## Points and prize money

[edit]

### Point distribution

[edit]

Below is a series of tables for each of the competitions showing the ranking points on offer for each event.

#### Seniors points

[edit]

Event | W | F  | SF  | QF  | Round of 16  | Round of 32  | Round of 64  | Round of 128  | Q  | Q3  | Q2  | Q1

|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|

Men's singles  | 2000  | 1200  | 720  | 360  | 180  | 90  | 45  | 10  | 25  | 16  | 8  | 0
Men's doubles  | 0  | –  | –  | –  | –
Women's singles  | 1400  | 900  | 500  | 280  | 160  | 100  | 5  | 60  | 50  | 40  | 2
Women's doubles  | 5  | –  | –  | –  | –

#### Junior points

[edit]

Event | W | F  | SF  | QF  | Round of 16  | Round of 32  | Q  | Q3

|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|

Boys' singles  | 250  | 180  | 120  | 80  | 50  | 30  | 25  | 20
Girls' singles
Boys' doubles  | 180  | 120  | 80  | 50  | 30  | —
Girls' doubles

### Prize money

[edit]

Event | W | F  | SF  | QF  | Round of 16  | Round of 32  | Round of 64  | Round of 128  | Q3  | Q2  | Q1

|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|

Singles | $1,900,000  | $950,000  | $475,000  | $237,500  | $120,000  | $65,000  | $37,000  | $23,000  | $8,638  | $5,775  | $3,000
Doubles * | $420,000  | $210,000  | $105,000  | $50,000  | $26,000  | $16,000  | $11,000  | –  | –  | –  | –
Mixed doubles * | $150,000  | $70,000  | $30,000  | $15,000  | $10,000  | $5,000  | –  | –  | –  | –  | –

* per team

### Bonus prize money

[edit]

2012 Olympus US Open Series Finish[12]

2012 US Open Finish | W | F  | SF  | QF  | Round of 16  | Round of 32  | Round of 64  | Round of 128  | Awardees
1st place  | $1,000,000  | $500,000  | $250,000  | $125,000  | $70,000  | $40,000  | $25,000  | $15,000  |  Novak Djokovic | $500,000
Petra Kvitová | $70,000
2nd place  | $500,000  | $250,000  | $125,000  | $62,500  | $35,000  | $20,000  | $12,500  | $7,500  |  John Isner | $20,000
Li Na | $20,000
3rd place  | $250,000  | $125,000  | $62,500  | $31,250  | $17,500  | $10,000  | $6,250  | $3,750  |  Sam Querrey | $10,000
Dominika Cibulková | $10,000

## Singles players

[edit]

Men's singles

Champion | Runner-up

|

Andy Murray [3] |  Novak Djokovic [2]
Semifinals out
Tomáš Berdych [6]  |  David Ferrer [4]
Quarterfinals out
Roger Federer [1]  |  Marin Čilić [12]  |  Janko Tipsarević [8]  |  Juan Martín del Potro [7]
4th round out
Mardy Fish [23]  |  Nicolás Almagro [11]  |  Milos Raonic [15]  |  Martin Kližan
Philipp Kohlschreiber [19]  |  Richard Gasquet [13]  |  Andy Roddick [20]  |  Stanislas Wawrinka [18]
3rd round out
Fernando Verdasco [25]  |  Gilles Simon [16]  |  Jack Sock (WC)  |  Sam Querrey [27]
Feliciano López [30]  |  James Blake (WC)  |  Kei Nishikori [17]  |  Jérémy Chardy [32]
Grega Žemlja (Q)  |  John Isner [9]  |  Steve Johnson (Q)  |  Lleyton Hewitt (WC)
Leonardo Mayer |  Fabio Fognini |  Alexandr Dolgopolov [14]  |  Julien Benneteau [31]
2nd round out
Björn Phau |  Albert Ramos Viñolas |  Nikolay Davydenko |  Wang Yeu-tzuoo (Q)
Philipp Petzschner |  Flavio Cipolla |  Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo |  Jürgen Zopp
Ivan Dodig |  Pablo Andújar |  Marcel Granollers [24]  |  Paul-Henri Mathieu (PR)
Daniel Brands (Q)  |  Tim Smyczek (Q)  |  Matthew Ebden |  Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [5]
Brian Baker |  Cedrik-Marcel Stebe |  Benoît Paire |  Jarkko Nieminen
Bradley Klahn (Q)  |  Ernests Gulbis |  Gilles Müller |  Igor Sijsling (Q)
Ryan Harrison |  Tommy Robredo (PR)  |  Bernard Tomic |  Guillermo García López
Marcos Baghdatis |  Steve Darcis |  Dennis Novikov (WC)  |  Rogério Dutra da Silva
1st round out
Donald Young |  Maxime Authom (Q)  |  Robby Ginepri (WC)  |  Rui Machado
Go Soeda |  Guido Pella (Q)  |  Ivo Karlović |  Michael Russell
Radek Štěpánek |  Nicolas Mahut |  Blaž Kavčič |  Florian Mayer [22]
Lu Yen-hsun |  Somdev Devvarman (PR)  |  Denis Istomin |  David Goffin
Alex Bogomolov Jr. |  Hiroki Moriya (Q)  |  Thomaz Bellucci |  Robin Haase
Denis Kudla (WC)  |  Lukáš Lacko |  Igor Andreev |  Santiago Giraldo
Marinko Matosevic |  Adrian Ungur |  Bobby Reynolds (Q)  |  Guido Andreozzi (Q)
Filippo Volandri |  Tatsuma Ito |  Alejandro Falla |  Karol Beck (Q)
Guillaume Rufin (WC)  |  Jan Hájek |  Ricardo Mello (Q)  |  Viktor Troicki [29]
Michaël Llodra |  Grigor Dimitrov |  Mikhail Kukushkin |  Xavier Malisse
Albert Montañés |  Jürgen Melzer |  Rajeev Ram |  Tommy Haas [21]
Mikhail Youzhny [28]  |  Tobias Kamke |  Daniel Gimeno Traver |  Kevin Anderson
Florent Serra (LL)  |  Benjamin Becker |  Łukasz Kubot |  Andreas Seppi [26]
Rhyne Williams (Q)  |  Carlos Berlocq |  Édouard Roger-Vasselin |  Juan Mónaco [10]
Jesse Levine |  Matthias Bachinger (Q)  |  Malek Jaziri |  Sergiy Stakhovsky
Olivier Rochus |  Jerzy Janowicz |  Teymuraz Gabashvili (Q)  |  Paolo Lorenzi

Women's singles
Champion | Runner-up

|

Serena Williams [4] |  Victoria Azarenka [1]
Semifinals out
Maria Sharapova [3]  |  Sara Errani [10]
Quarterfinals out
Samantha Stosur [7]  |  Marion Bartoli [11]  |  Ana Ivanovic [12]  |  Roberta Vinci [20]
4th round out
Anna Tatishvili |  Laura Robson |  Nadia Petrova [19]  |  Petra Kvitová [5]
Tsvetana Pironkova |  Andrea Hlaváčková |  Angelique Kerber [6]  |  Agnieszka Radwańska [2]
3rd round out
Zheng Jie [28]  |  Mandy Minella |  Li Na [9]  |  Varvara Lepchenko [31]
Mallory Burdette (WC)  |  Lucie Šafářová [15]  |  Kristina Mladenovic (WC)  |  Pauline Parmentier
Sílvia Soler Espinosa |  Sloane Stephens |  Maria Kirilenko [14]  |  Ekaterina Makarova
Olga Govortsova |  Olga Puchkova (Q)  |  Dominika Cibulková [13]  |  Jelena Janković [30]
2nd round out
Kirsten Flipkens (Q)  |  Magdaléna Rybáriková (Q)  |  Kristýna Plíšková (Q)  |  Sorana Cîrstea
Casey Dellacqua |  Kim Clijsters [23]  |  Anastasia Rodionova (Q)  |  Edina Gallovits-Hall (Q)
Lourdes Domínguez Lino |  Lucie Hradecká |  Simona Halep |  Aleksandra Wozniak
Romina Oprandi |  Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova [17]  |  Yanina Wickmayer [25]  |  Alizé Cornet
Irina-Camelia Begu |  Ayumi Morita |  Tatjana Malek (Q)  |  Sofia Arvidsson
Gréta Arn |  Galina Voskoboeva |  Elena Vesnina |  María José Martínez Sánchez
Venus Williams |  Johanna Konta (Q)  |  Kiki Bertens |  Vera Dushevina
Bojana Jovanovski |  Yaroslava Shvedova |  Lara Arruabarrena Vecino (Q)  |  Carla Suárez Navarro
1st round out
Alexandra Panova |  Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová |  Hsieh Su-wei |  Virginie Razzano
Julia Görges [18]  |  Olivia Rogowska (WC)  |  Stéphanie Foretz Gacon |  Sabine Lisicki [16]
Heather Watson |  Lesia Tsurenko (Q)  |  Samantha Crawford |  Victoria Duval (WC)
Mathilde Johansson |  Julia Cohen (WC)  |  Stefanie Vögele (Q)  |  Petra Martić
Melinda Czink |  Sesil Karatantcheva |  Timea Bacsinszky (PR)  |  Anabel Medina Garrigues [27]
Jarmila Gajdošová |  Iveta Benešová |  Alexandra Cadanțu |  Melanie Oudin (WC)
Jamie Hampton |  Andrea Petkovic |  Marina Erakovic |  Daniela Hantuchová
Julia Glushko (Q)  |  Michaëlla Krajicek |  Nicole Gibbs (WC)  |  Polona Hercog
Caroline Wozniacki [8]  |  Alla Kudryavtseva (Q)  |  Camila Giorgi |  Monica Niculescu [26]
Francesca Schiavone [22]  |  Akgul Amanmuradova |  Kimiko Date-Krumm |  Elina Svitolina (Q)
Chanelle Scheepers |  Ágnes Szávay (PR)  |  Arantxa Rus |  Klára Zakopalová [24]
Peng Shuai [32]  |  Eleni Daniilidou (LL)  |  Mirjana Lučić |  CoCo Vandeweghe
Anne Keothavong |  Bethanie Mattek-Sands (WC)  |  Tímea Babos |  Tamira Paszek [29]
Christina McHale [21]  |  Irina Falconi |  Nastassja Burnett (Q)  |  Garbiñe Muguruza
Johanna Larsson |  Mona Barthel |  Vania King |  Urszula Radwańska
Kateryna Bondarenko |  Shahar Pe'er |  Ksenia Pervak |  Nina Bratchikova

## Day-by-day summaries

[edit]

Main article: 2012 US Open – Day-by-day summaries

## Events

[edit]

### Seniors

[edit]

#### Men's singles

[edit]

Main article: 2012 US Open – Men's singles

Andy Murray defeated  Novak Djokovic, 7–6(12–10), 7–5, 2–6, 3–6, 6–2

• It was Murray's 1st career Grand Slam singles title.

#### Women's singles

[edit]

Main article: 2012 US Open – Women's singles

Serena Williams defeated  Victoria Azarenka, 6–2, 2–6, 7–5

• It was Williams' 15th career Grand Slam singles title and her 4th at the US Open.

#### Men's doubles

[edit]

Main article: 2012 US Open – Men's doubles

Bob Bryan /  Mike Bryan defeated  Leander Paes /  Radek Štěpánek, 6–3, 6–4

• It was Bob and Mike's 12th career Grand Slam doubles title and their 4th at the US Open.

#### Women's doubles

[edit]

Main article: 2012 US Open – Women's doubles

Sara Errani /  Roberta Vinci defeated  Andrea Hlaváčková /  Lucie Hradecká, 6–4, 6–2

• It was Errani's 2nd career Grand Slam doubles title and her 1st at the US Open.
• It was Vinci's 2nd career Grand Slam doubles title and her 1st at the US Open.

#### Mixed doubles

[edit]

Main article: 2012 US Open – Mixed doubles

Ekaterina Makarova /  Bruno Soares defeated  Květa Peschke /  Marcin Matkowski, 6–7(8–10), 6–1, [12–10]

• It was Makarova's 1st career Grand Slam mixed doubles title.
• It was Soares' 1st career Grand Slam mixed doubles title.

### Juniors

[edit]

#### Boys' singles

[edit]

Main article: 2012 US Open – Boys' singles

Filip Peliwo defeated  Liam Broady, 6–2, 2–6, 7–5

#### Girls' singles

[edit]

Main article: 2012 US Open – Girls' singles

Samantha Crawford defeated  Anett Kontaveit, 7–5, 6–3

#### Boys' doubles

[edit]

Main article: 2012 US Open – Boys' doubles

Kyle Edmund /  Frederico Ferreira Silva defeated  Nick Kyrgios /  Jordan Thompson, 5–7, 6–4, [10–6]

#### Girls' doubles

[edit]

Main article: 2012 US Open – Girls' doubles

Gabrielle Andrews /  Taylor Townsend defeated  Belinda Bencic /  Petra Uberalová, 6–3, 6–4

### Wheelchair events

[edit]

This year there was no wheelchair competition due to a calendar conflict with the Paralympic Games in London. Wheelchair competition returned in 2013.[13]

## Singles seeds

[edit]

The following are the seeded players and notable players who withdrew from the event. Seedings based on ATP and WTA rankings are as of August 20, 2012. Rankings and points as before August 27, 2012.

### Men's singles

[edit]

[14]

Seed  | Rank  | Player  | Points before  | Points defending | Points won | Points after  | Status

|
|
|
|
|
|
|

1  | 1  |  Roger Federer | 12,165  | 720  | 360  | 11,805 | Quarterfinals lost to  Tomáš Berdych [6]
2  | 2  |  Novak Djokovic | 11,270  | 2,000  | 1,200  | 10,470 | Runner-up, lost to  Andy Murray [3]
3  | 4  |  Andy Murray | 7,290  | 720  | 2,000  | 8,570 | Champion, defeated  Novak Djokovic [2]
4  | 5  |  David Ferrer | 5,375  | 180  | 720  | 5,915 | Semifinals lost to  Novak Djokovic [2]
5  | 6  |  Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 4,835  | 360  | 45  | 4,530 | Second round lost to  Martin Kližan
6  | 7  |  Tomáš Berdych | 4,200  | 90  | 720  | 4,830 | Semifinals lost to  Andy Murray [3]
7  | 8  |  Juan Martín del Potro | 3,620  | 90  | 360  | 3,890 | Quarterfinals lost to  Novak Djokovic [2]
8  | 9  |  Janko Tipsarević | 3,285  | 360  | 360  | 3,285 | Quarterfinals lost to  David Ferrer [4]
9  | 10  |  John Isner | 2,880  | 360  | 90  | 2,610 | Third round lost to  Philipp Kohlschreiber [19]
10  | 11  |  Juan Mónaco | 2,735  | 180  | 10  | 2,565 | First round lost to  Guillermo García López
11  | 12  |  Nicolás Almagro | 2,305  | 10  | 180  | 2,475 | Fourth round lost to  Tomáš Berdych [6]
12  | 13  |  Marin Čilić | 2,185  | 90  | 360  | 2,455 | Quarterfinals lost to  Andy Murray [3]
13  | 14  |  Richard Gasquet | 2,030  | 45  | 180  | 2,165 | Fourth round lost to  David Ferrer [4]
14  | 15  |  Alexandr Dolgopolov | 1,905  | 180  | 90  | 1,815 | Third round lost  Stan Wawrinka [18]
15  | 16  |  Milos Raonic | 1,900  | 0  | 180  | 2,080 | Fourth round lost to  Andy Murray [3]
16  | 17  |  Gilles Simon | 1,890  | 180  | 90  | 1,800 | Third round lost to  Mardy Fish [23]
17  | 18  |  Kei Nishikori | 1,790  | 10  | 90  | 1,870 | Third round lost to  Marin Čilić [12]
18  | 19  |  Stan Wawrinka | 1,730  | 45  | 180  | 1,865 | Fourth round lost to  Novak Djokovic [2]
19  | 20  |  Philipp Kohlschreiber | 1,685  | 10  | 180  | 1,855 | Fourth round lost to  Janko Tipsarević [8]
20  | 22  |  Andy Roddick | 1,600  | 360  | 180  | 1,420 | Fourth round lost to  Juan Martín del Potro [7]
21  | 21  |  Tommy Haas | 1,633  | 90  | 10  | 1,553 | First round lost to  Ernests Gulbis
22  | 23  |  Florian Mayer | 1,580  | 90  | 10  | 1,500 | First round retired against  Jack Sock [WC]
23  | 25  |  Mardy Fish | 1,535  | 180  | 180  | 1,535 | Fourth round withdrew for health reasons
24  | 24  |  Marcel Granollers | 1,555  | 90  | 45  | 1,510 | Second round lost to  James Blake [WC]
25  | 26  |  Fernando Verdasco | 1,525  | 90  | 90  | 1,525 | Third round lost to  Roger Federer [1]
26  | 27  |  Andreas Seppi | 1,390  | 10  | 10  | 1,390 | First round lost to  Tommy Robredo [PR]
27  | 28  |  Sam Querrey | 1,350  | 0  | 90  | 1,440 | Third round lost to  Tomáš Berdych [6]
28  | 29  |  Mikhail Youzhny | 1,290  | 10  | 10  | 1,290 | First round lost to  Gilles Müller
29  | 30  |  Viktor Troicki | 1,255  | 10  | 10  | 1,255 | First round lost to  Cedrik-Marcel Stebe
30  | 31  |  Feliciano López | 1,220  | 90  | 90  | 1,220 | Third round lost to  Andy Murray [3]
31  | 35  |  Julien Benneteau | 1,075  | 90  | 90  | 1,075 | Third round lost to  Novak Djokovic [2]
32  | 32  |  Jérémy Chardy | 1,168  | 0  | 90  | 1,258 | Third round lost to  Martin Kližan

The following player would have been seeded, but he withdrew from the event.

Rank  | Player  | Points before  | Points defending | Points after  | Reason

|
|
|
|
|

3  |  Rafael Nadal | 8,715  | 1,200  | 7,515 | Knee tendinitis[15]

### Women's singles

[edit]

[16]

Seed  | Rank  | Player  | Points before  | Points defending | Points won | Points after  | Status

|
|
|
|
|
|
|

1  | 1  |  Victoria Azarenka | 9,025  | 160  | 1,400  | 10,265 | Runner-up, lost to  Serena Williams [4]
2  | 2  |  Agnieszka Radwańska | 8,115  | 100  | 280  | 8,295 | Fourth round lost to  Roberta Vinci [20]
3  | 3  |  Maria Sharapova | 7,695  | 160  | 900  | 8,435 | Semifinals lost to  Victoria Azarenka [1]
4  | 4  |  Serena Williams | 7,300  | 1,400  | 2,000  | 7,900 | Champion, defeated  Victoria Azarenka [1]
5  | 5  |  Petra Kvitová | 6,415  | 5  | 280  | 6,690 | Fourth round lost to  Marion Bartoli [11]
6  | 6  |  Angelique Kerber | 5,705  | 900  | 280  | 5,085 | Fourth round lost to  Sara Errani [10]
7  | 7  |  Samantha Stosur | 5,700  | 2,000  | 500  | 4,200 | Quarterfinals lost to  Victoria Azarenka [1]
8  | 9  |  Caroline Wozniacki | 4,335  | 900  | 5  | 3,440 | First round lost to  Irina-Camelia Begu
9  | 8  |  Li Na | 4,371  | 5  | 160  | 4,526 | Third round lost to  Laura Robson
10  | 10  |  Sara Errani | 3,860  | 5  | 900  | 4,755 | Semifinals lost to  Serena Williams [4]
11  | 11  |  Marion Bartoli | 3,400  | 100  | 500  | 3,800 | Quarterfinals lost to  Maria Sharapova [3]
12  | 13  |  Ana Ivanovic | 2,980  | 280  | 500  | 3,200 | Quarterfinals lost to  Serena Williams [4]
13  | 14  |  Dominika Cibulková | 2,945  | 100  | 160  | 3,005 | Third round lost to  Roberta Vinci [20]
14  | 12  |  Maria Kirilenko | 3,055  | 280  | 160  | 2,935 | Third round lost to  Andrea Hlaváčková
15  | 17  |  Lucie Šafářová | 2,210  | 160  | 160  | 2,210 | Third round lost to  Nadia Petrova [19]
16  | 23  |  Sabine Lisicki | 1,863  | 280  | 5  | 1,588 | First round lost to  Sorana Cîrstea
17  | 20  |  Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 2,075  | 500  | 100  | 1,675 | Second round lost to  Kristina Mladenovic [WC]
18  | 21  |  Julia Görges | 1,970  | 160  | 5  | 1,815 | First round lost to  Kristýna Plíšková [Q]
19  | 22  |  Nadia Petrova | 1,885  | 160  | 280  | 2,005 | Fourth round lost to  Maria Sharapova [3]
20  | 19  |  Roberta Vinci | 2,085  | 160  | 500  | 2,425 | Quarterfinals lost to  Sara Errani [10]
21  | 24  |  Christina McHale | 1,780  | 160  | 5  | 1,625 | First round lost to  Kiki Bertens
22  | 26  |  Francesca Schiavone | 1,716  | 280  | 5  | 1,441 | First round lost to  Sloane Stephens
23  | 25  |  Kim Clijsters | 1,765  | 0  | 100  | 1,865 | Second round lost to  Laura Robson
24  | 30  |  Klára Zakopalová | 1,670  | 5  | 5  | 1,670 | First round lost to  Andrea Hlaváčková
25  | 29  |  Yanina Wickmayer | 1,675  | 100  | 100  | 1,675 | Second round lost to  Pauline Parmentier
26  | 33  |  Monica Niculescu | 1,581  | 280  | 5  | 1,306 | First round lost to  Ayumi Morita
27  | 36  |  Anabel Medina Garrigues | 1,540  | 160  | 5  | 1,385 | First round lost to  Lucie Hradecká
28  | 28  |  Zheng Jie | 1,676  | 100  | 160  | 1,736 | Third round lost to  Victoria Azarenka [1]
29  | 31  |  Tamira Paszek | 1,603  | 5  | 5  | 1,603 | First round lost to  Olga Govortsova
30  | 27  |  Jelena Janković | 1,681  | 160  | 160  | 1,681 | Third round lost to  Agnieszka Radwańska [2]
31  | 32  |  Varvara Lepchenko | 1,600  | 5  | 160  | 1,755 | Third round lost to  Samantha Stosur [7]
32  | 34  |  Peng Shuai | 1,580  | 280  | 5  | 1,305 | First round lost to  Elena Vesnina

The following players would have been seeded, but they withdrew from the event.

Rank  | Player  | Points before  | Points defending | Points after  | Reason

|
|
|
|
|

15  |  Kaia Kanepi | 2,514  | 100  | 2,414 | Achilles tendon injury[15]
16  |  Vera Zvonareva | 2,375  | 500  | 1,875 | Viral illness[15]
18  |  Flavia Pennetta | 2,190  | 500  | 1,690 | Right wrist injury[15]
49  |  Petra Cetkovská | 1,315  | 100  | 1,215 | Right ankle injury

## Wild card entries

[edit]

Below are the lists of the wild card awardees entering in the main draws.

### Men's singles wild card entries

[edit]

1. James Blake[17]
2. Robby Ginepri[17]
3. Lleyton Hewitt[17]
4. Steve Johnson[17]
5. Denis Kudla[17]
6. Dennis Novikov[17]
7. Guillaume Rufin[17]
8. Jack Sock[17]

### Women's singles wild card entries

[edit]

1. Mallory Burdette[18]
2. Julia Cohen[18]
3. Victoria Duval[18]
4. Nicole Gibbs[18]
5. Bethanie Mattek-Sands[18]
6. Kristina Mladenovic[18]
7. Melanie Oudin[18]
8. Olivia Rogowska[19]

|

### Men's doubles wild card entries

[edit]

1. Chase Buchanan /  Bradley Klahn
2. Christian Harrison /  Ryan Harrison
3. Steve Johnson /  Jack Sock
4. Jürgen Melzer /  Philipp Petzschner
5. Nicholas Monroe /  Donald Young
6. Dennis Novikov /  Michael Redlicki
7. Bobby Reynolds /  Michael Russell

### Women's' doubles wild card entries

[edit]

1. Mallory Burdette /  Nicole Gibbs
2. Kim Clijsters /  Kirsten Flipkens
3. Samantha Crawford /  Allie Kiick
4. Irina Falconi /  Maria Sanchez
5. Madison Keys /  Jessica Pegula
6. Grace Min /  Melanie Oudin
7. Serena Williams /  Venus Williams

|

### Mixed doubles wild card entries

[edit]

1. Samantha Crawford /  Mitchell Krueger
2. Irina Falconi /  Steve Johnson
3. Varvara Lepchenko /  Donald Young
4. Nicole Melichar /  Brian Battistone
5. Grace Min /  Bradley Klahn
6. Melanie Oudin /  Jack Sock
7. Sloane Stephens /  Rajeev Ram

## Qualifiers entries

[edit]

### Men's singles

[edit]

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

1. Igor Sijsling
2. Hiroki Moriya
3. Tim Smyczek
4. Guido Pella
5. Karol Beck
6. Grega Žemlja
7. Rhyne Williams
8. Maxime Authom
9. Bradley Klahn
10. Guido Andreozzi
11. Matthias Bachinger
12. Bobby Reynolds
13. Jimmy Wang
14. Ricardo Mello
15. Daniel Brands
16. Teymuraz Gabashvili

The following players received entry from a lucky loser spot:

1. Florent Serra

### Women's singles

[edit]

Main article: 2012 US Open – Women's singles qualifying

1. Magdaléna Rybáriková
2. Tatjana Malek
3. Nastassja Burnett
4. Samantha Crawford
5. Anastasia Rodionova
6. Lesia Tsurenko
7. Edina Gallovits-Hall
8. Johanna Konta
9. Kirsten Flipkens
10. Julia Glushko
11. Lara Arruabarrena
12. Elina Svitolina
13. Olga Puchkova
14. Alla Kudryavtseva
15. Stefanie Vögele
16. Kristýna Plíšková

The following players received entry from a lucky loser spot:

1. Eleni Daniilidou

|

## Protected ranking

[edit]

The following players were accepted directly into the main draw using a protected ranking:

Men's Singles

* Somdev Devvarman (PR 85)
* Paul-Henri Mathieu (PR 96)
* Tommy Robredo (PR 50)

Women's Singles

* Timea Bacsinszky (PR 47)
* Ágnes Szávay (PR 44)

|

## Withdrawals

[edit]

The following players were accepted directly into the main tournament, but withdrew with injuries or personal reasons.

Men's Singles
Before the tournament

* Juan Ignacio Chela → replaced by  Adrian Ungur
* Juan Carlos Ferrero → replaced by  Olivier Rochus
* Gaël Monfils → replaced by  Benjamin Becker
* Rafael Nadal → replaced by  Rajeev Ram
* David Nalbandian → replaced by  Florent Serra

During the tournament

* Mardy Fish

Women's Singles
Before the tournament

* Elena Baltacha → replaced by  Gréta Arn
* Petra Cetkovská → replaced by  Eleni Daniilidou
* Kaia Kanepi → replaced by  Garbiñe Muguruza
* Svetlana Kuznetsova → replaced by  Sesil Karatantcheva
* Flavia Pennetta → replaced by  Johanna Larsson
* Vera Zvonareva → replaced by  Casey Dellacqua

|

## References

[edit]

1. ^ "Federer, Djokovic, Nadal headline men's field". www.usopen.org. August 8, 2012. Archived from the original on August 15, 2012. Retrieved August 14, 2012.
2. ^ "U.S. Open: For Fifth Straight Year, Men's Final Pushed to Monday". Sports Media Watch. September 8, 2012. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
3. ^ Fisher, Stewart (September 11, 2012). "Andy Murray wins first Grand Slam title with US Open triumph". The Herald. Retrieved September 12, 2012.
4. ^ Rothenberg, Ben (August 15, 2012). "Nadal, Still Recovering From Knee Problems, Will Miss United States Open". The New York Times.
5. ^ "Rafael Nadal out of US Open after failing to recover from knee injury". Guardian UK. London. August 15, 2012. Retrieved August 27, 2012.
6. ^ "US Open 2012: Philipp Kohlschreiber and John Isner equal record finish". The Guardian. London. September 3, 2012.
7. ^ WTA | News | Latest News | Stats Corner: Majors Between Titles & QFs
8. ^ 2012 U.S. Open – No. 2 Agnieszka Radwanska labors, loses to Roberta Vinci – espnW
9. ^ Ferrer reaches US Open semi-final - ABC Grandstand Sport - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
10. ^ "Bryan brothers set Slam record". ESPN. Associated Press. September 7, 2012. Retrieved September 11, 2012.
11. ^ Murray downs Djokovic to win US Open - ABC Grandstand Sport - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
12. ^ "2012 Olympus US Open Series Bonus Challenge Standings". usopenseries.com. August 30, 2011.
13. ^ "Wheelchair Competition". US Open. 2012. Archived from the original on August 14, 2012. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
14. ^ "ATP Singles Rankings as of the 22nd of August 2012". Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
15. ^ a b c d "2012 US Open player field updates". USOpen.org. Archived from the original on August 24, 2012. Retrieved August 20, 2012.
16. ^ "WTA rankings as of August 22, 2012". WTA. Archived from the original on July 22, 2012. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
17. ^ a b c d e f g h "Hewitt, Blake earn US Open wild cards". USOpen.com. August 14, 2012. Archived from the original on August 19, 2012.
18. ^ a b c d e f g "Oudin, Mattek-Sands earn US Open wild cards". USOpen.com. August 6, 2012. Archived from the original on July 25, 2020.
19. ^ "ROGOWSKA GRANTED US OPEN WILDCARD". Tennis Australia. August 22, 2012. Retrieved September 5, 2017.

## External links

[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2012 US Open (tennis).

* Tennis portal

* Official website of US Open

Preceded by

2012 Wimbledon Championships

|  Grand Slams | Succeeded by

2013 Australian Open

|
|

* v
* t
* e

US Open

* Men's singles
* Women's singles
* Men's doubles
* Women's doubles
* Mixed doubles

Amateur Era|

* 1881
* 1882
* 1883
* 1884
* 1885
* 1886
* 1887
* 1888
* 1889
* 1890
* 1891
* 1892
* 1893
* 1894
* 1895
* 1896
* 1897
* 1898
* 1899
* 1900
* 1901
* 1902
* 1903
* 1904
* 1905
* 1906
* 1907
* 1908
* 1909
* 1910
* 1911
* 1912
* 1913
* 1914
* 1915
* 1916
* 1917
* 1918
* 1919
* 1920
* 1921
* 1922
* 1923
* 1924
* 1925
* 1926
* 1927
* 1928
* 1929
* 1930
* 1931
* 1932
* 1933
* 1934
* 1935
* 1936
* 1937
* 1938
* 1939
* 1940
* 1941
* 1942
* 1943
* 1944
* 1945
* 1946
* 1947
* 1948
* 1949
* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1958
* 1959
* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967

Open Era|

* 1968
* 1969
* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

* Open Era finalists

* v
* t
* e

2012 ATP World Tour

« 2011

2013 »

Grand Slam events|

* Australian Open (S, D, X)
* French Open (S, D, X)
* Wimbledon (S, D, X)
* US Open (S, D, X)

ATP World Tour Masters 1000|

* Indian Wells (S, D)
* Miami (S, D)
* Monte Carlo (S, D)
* Madrid (S, D)
* Rome (S, D)
* Toronto (S, D)
* Cincinnati (S, D)
* Shanghai (S, D)
* Paris (S, D)

ATP World Tour 500 series|

* Rotterdam (S, D)
* Memphis (S, D)
* Dubai (S, D)
* Acapulco (S, D)
* Barcelona (S, D)
* Hamburg (S, D)
* Washington (S, D)
* Beijing (S, D)
* Tokyo (S, D)
* Valencia (S, D)
* Basel (S, D)

ATP World Tour 250 series|

* Brisbane (S, D)
* Chennai (S, D)
* Doha (S, D)
* Sydney (S, D)
* Auckland (S, D)
* Montpellier (S, D)
* Zagreb (S, D)
* Viña del Mar (S, D)
* San Jose (S, D)
* São Paulo (S, D)
* Buenos Aires (S, D)
* Marseille (S, D)
* Delray Beach (S, D)
* Casablanca (S, D)
* Houston (S, D)
* Bucharest (S, D)
* Munich (S, D)
* Belgrade (S, D)
* Estoril (S, D)
* Nice (S, D)
* London (S, D)
* Halle (S, D)
* 's-Hertogenbosch (S, D)
* Eastbourne (S, D)
* Newport (S, D)
* Båstad (S, D)
* Stuttgart (S, D)
* Umag (S, D)
* Atlanta (S, D)
* Gstaad (S, D)
* Los Angeles (S, D)
* Kitzbühel (S, D)
* Winston-Salem (S, D)
* Metz (S, D)
* St. Petersburg (S, D)
* Bangkok (S, D)
* Kuala Lumpur (S, D)
* Stockholm (S, D)
* Moscow (S, D)
* Vienna (S, D)

Team events|

* Davis Cup
* World Group \+ play-offs
* Americas
* Asia/Oceania
* Europe/Africa
* World Team Cup

* Summer Olympic Games, London (S, D, X)
* ATP World Tour Finals, London (S, D)

* v
* t
* e

2012 WTA Tour

« 2011

2013 »

Grand Slam events|

* Australian Open (S, D, X)
* French Open (S, D, X)
* Wimbledon (S, D, X)
* US Open (S, D, X)

WTA Premier Mandatory tournaments|

* Indian Wells (S, D)
* Miami (S, D)
* Madrid (S, D)
* Beijing (S, D)

WTA Premier 5 tournaments|

* Doha (S, D)
* Rome (S, D)
* Montreal (S, D)
* Cincinnati (S, D)
* Tokyo (S, D)

WTA Premier tournaments|

* Brisbane (S, D)
* Sydney (S, D)
* Paris (S, D)
* Dubai (S, D)
* Charleston (S, D)
* Stuttgart (S, D)
* Brussels (S, D)
* Eastbourne (S, D)
* Stanford (S, D)
* Carlsbad (S, D)
* New Haven (S, D)
* Moscow (S, D)

WTA International tournaments|

* Auckland (S, D)
* Hobart (S, D)
* Pattaya City (S, D)
* Bogotá (S, D)
* Memphis (S, D)
* Monterrey (S, D)
* Acapulco (S, D)
* Kuala Lumpur (S, D)
* Barcelona (S, D)
* Copenhagen (S, D)
* Fes (S, D)
* Budapest (S, D)
* Estoril (S, D)
* Strasbourg (S, D)
* Birmingham (S, D)
* 's-Hertogenbosch (S, D)
* Palermo (S, D)
* Båstad (S, D)
* Bad Gastein (S, D)
* Baku (S, D)
* Washington D.C. (S, D)
* Dallas (S, D)
* Tashkent (S, D)
* Quebec City (S, D)
* Seoul (S, D)
* Guangzhou (S, D)
* Linz (S, D)
* Osaka (S, D)
* Luxembourg City (S, D)

Team events|

* Fed Cup
* World Group I \+ World Group II
* WG I play-offs
* WG II play-offs
* Americas
* Asia/Oceania
* Europe/Africa

* Summer Olympic Games, London (S, D, X)
* WTA Championships, Istanbul (S, D)
* WTA Tournament of Champions, Sofia (S)

* v
* t
* e

2012 in tennis

Grand Slam|

* Australian Open
* French Open
* Wimbledon
* US Open

Men|

* ATP World Tour
* ATP World Tour Masters 1000
* ATP World Tour Finals
* ATP Challenger Tour
* ATP Challenger Tour Finals
* ITF Men's Circuit

Women|

* WTA Tour
* WTA Championships
* WTA Tournament of Champions
* WTA 125K series
* ITF Women's Circuit

Team events|

* Davis Cup (World Group)
* Fed Cup (World Group)
* Hopman Cup
* World Team Cup

Other events|

* Olympic Games
* Paralympic Games

* v
* t
* e

Tennis on CBS

US Open|

* 1968
* 1969
* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014

French Open|

* 1980
* 1981
* 1982

Misc. events|

* Pepsi Grand Slam
* Sony Ericsson Open
* U.S. Open Series

Technology|

* DirecTV N3D

Music|

* "Center Court"
* "Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down"

Other information|

* Tennis on television
* French Open broadcasters
* US Open broadcasters

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template