2012 Andy Murray tennis season

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2012 Andy Murray tennis season
Victory Andy Murray.jpg
Andy Murray's 2012 season included an Olympic Gold Medal
Full nameAndy Murray
CountryFlag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain
Calendar prize money$5,706,153 (singles & doubles)
Singles
Season record56–16 (77.77%)
Calendar titles3
Year-end rankingNo. 3
Ranking change from previous yearIncrease2.svg1
Grand Slam & significant results
Australian Open SF
French Open QF
Wimbledon F
US Open W
Other tournaments
Tour Finals SF
Olympic Games W
Doubles
Season record5–6 (45.45%)
Calendar titles0
Year-end rankingNo. 181
Ranking change from previous yearDecrease2.svg113
Other Doubles tournaments
Olympic Games 1R
Mixed doubles
Season record3–1 (75.00%)
Calendar titles0
Other Mixed Doubles tournaments
Olympic Games F
Last updated on: 3 February 2013.

The 2012 Andy Murray tennis season officially began at the Brisbane International. After overcoming slow starts in his first two matches, Murray made it to the final, defeating Alexandr Dolgopolov in straight sets to claim his 22nd career title. [1] Murray then made it to the final of the Dubai Tennis Championships defeating Novak Djokovic in the semifinals, only to lose to Roger Federer in the final. After a loss in his opening match in Indian Wells, Murray made it to the final of the Miami Masters for the second time, where he was ultimately defeated by Djokovic in the final. Murray's clay court season was hampered by a back injury, meaning he didn't make it beyond the quarterfinals of any event, ultimately losing to David Ferrer in the last eight at Roland Garros. During the summer, Murray made it to his first ever final at Wimbledon, in which he was ultimately defeated by Federer in four sets. Murray however made his most impressive of comebacks from a Grand Slam final defeat, at the London Olympics four weeks later, staged once again at the All-England Club. Murray made it through to the final with ease, including a straight sets defeat of Novak Djokovic, to set up a rematch with Federer, once again on Wimbledon Centre Court. In a complete reversal of fortunes, Murray defeated Federer over five sets for the first time, handing the Swiss his worst defeat ever on grass to take the gold medal in straight sets, for the loss of just 7 games.

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It was during the American hardcourt season that Murray recorded his most significant victory. After retiring early in Toronto, and suffering a third round defeat by Milos Raonic in Cincinnati, Murray made his way to New York for the 2012 US Open at Flushing Meadows. The scot made it to his second consecutive Grand Slam final, where once again he faced Novak Djokovic, the fifth time the two had met in 2012. After losing a two sets to love lead, Murray regained his prior momentum to take the deciding set, and clinch his first ever Grand Slam victory. In winning the US Open, Murray became the first British man to win a Grand Slam title in 76 years, the last winner being Fred Perry in 1936. His victory at Flushing Meadows also set several records for Murray, the final featured the longest ever tiebreak in a US Open final (12-10 was the score in the first set tiebreak), and the match itself was the joint longest in history (tied with the 1988 final, in which Murray's coach Ivan Lendl competed). In addition, Murray also became the first man ever to win Olympic Gold and the US Open in the same calendar year.

All matches

This table chronicles all the matches of Murray in 2012, including walkovers (W/O) which the ATP does not count as wins. They are marked ND for non-decision or no decision.

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#P#DNQAZ#POGSBNMSNTIPNH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles matches

TournamentMatchRoundOpponent (seed or key)RankResultScore
Brisbane International
Brisbane, Australia
ATP Tour 250
Hard, outdoor
3 – 8 January 2012
11R Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Mikhail Kukushkin 91Win5–7, 6–3, 6–2
22R Flag of Luxembourg.svg Gilles Müller 54Win6–4, 6–7(4–7), 6–0
3QF Flag of Cyprus.svg Marcos Baghdatis 43Win6–2, 6–2
4SF Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bernard Tomic (8)42Win6–3, 6–2
5W Flag of Ukraine.svg Alexandr Dolgopolov (3)19Win (1)6–1, 6–3
Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam tournament
Hard, outdoor
16 – 29 January 2012
61R Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Harrison 77Win4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–2
72R Flag of France.svg Édouard Roger-Vasselin 101Win6–1, 6–4, 6–4
83R Flag of France.svg Michaël Llodra 46Win6–4, 6–2, 6–0
94R Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Mikhail Kukushkin 92Win6–1, 6–1, 1–0 ret.
10QF Flag of Japan.svg Kei Nishikori (24)26Win6–3, 6–3, 6–1
11SF Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic (1)1Loss3–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–4), 1–6, 5–7
Dubai Tennis Championships
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
ATP Tour 500
Hard, outdoor
27 February – 3 March 2012
121R Flag of Germany.svg Michael Berrer (Q)116Win6–3, 4–6, 6–4
132R Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Marco Chiudinelli (Q)186Win6–3, 6–4
14QF Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Berdych (5)43Win6–3, 7–5
15SF Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic (1)1Win6–2, 7–5
16F Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer (2)3Loss (1)5–7, 4–6
Indian Wells
Indian Wells, United States
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
5 – 18 March 2012
1RBye
172R Flag of Spain.svg Guillermo García-López 92Loss4–6, 2–6
Miami Open
Miami, United States
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
19 March – 1 April 2012
1RBye
182R Flag of Colombia.svg Alejandro Falla 71Win6–2, 6–3
3R Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Milos Raonic (26)26WalkoverN/A
194R Flag of France.svg Gilles Simon (13)13Win6–3, 6–4
20QF Flag of Serbia.svg Janko Tipsarević (9)9Win4–6, 6–3, 6–4
SF Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal (2)2WalkoverN/A
21F Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic (1)1Loss (2)1–6, 6–7(4–7)
Monte-Carlo Masters
Monte Carlo, Monaco
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Clay, outdoor
16 – 22 April 2012
1RBye
222R Flag of Serbia.svg Viktor Troicki 30Win6–0, 6–3
233R Flag of France.svg Julien Benneteau 31Win6–5 ret.
24QF Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Berdych (6)7Loss7–6(7–4), 2–6, 3–6
Barcelona Open
Barcelona, Spain
ATP Tour 500
Clay, outdoor
23 – 30 April 2012
1RBye
252R Flag of Ukraine.svg Sergiy Stakhovsky 68Win6–3, 6–2
263R Flag of Colombia.svg Santiago Giraldo 53Win6–1, 6–2
27QF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Milos Raonic (11)24Loss4–6, 6–7(3–7)
Italian Open
Rome, Italy
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Clay, outdoor
14 – 21 May 2012
1RBye
282R Flag of Argentina.svg David Nalbandian 42Win6–1, 4–6, 7–5
293R Flag of France.svg Richard Gasquet (16)22Loss7–6(7–5), 3–6, 2–6
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam tournament
Clay, outdoor
27 May – 11 June 2012
301R Flag of Japan.svg Tatsuma Ito 68Win6–1, 7–5, 6–0
312R Flag of Finland.svg Jarkko Nieminen 48Win1–6, 6–4, 6–1, 6–2
323R Flag of Colombia.svg Santiago Giraldo 50Win6–3, 6–4, 6–4
334R Flag of France.svg Richard Gasquet (17)20Win1–6, 6–4, 6–1, 6–2
34QF Flag of Spain.svg David Ferrer (6)6Loss4–6, 7–6(7–3), 3–6, 2–6
Queen's Club Championships
London, United Kingdom
ATP Tour 250
Grass, outdoor
11 – 17 June 2012
1RBye
352R Flag of France.svg Nicolas Mahut 65Loss3–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–7(1–7)
Wimbledon Championships
London, United Kingdom
Grand Slam tournament
Grass, outdoor
25 June – 8 July 2012
361R Flag of Russia.svg Nikolai Davydenko 47Win6–1, 6–1, 6–4
372R Flag of Croatia.svg Ivo Karlović 59Win7–5, 6–7(5–7), 6–1, 7–6(7–4)
383R Flag of Cyprus.svg Marcos Baghdatis 42Win7–5, 3–6, 7–5, 6–1
394R Flag of Croatia.svg Marin Čilić (16)18Win7–5, 6–2, 6–3
40QF Flag of Spain.svg David Ferrer (7)6Win6–7(5–7), 7–6(8–6), 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
41SF Flag of France.svg Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (5)5Win6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 7–5
42F Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer (3)3Loss (3)6–4, 5–7, 3–6, 4–6
Summer Olympic Games
London, United Kingdom
Olympic Games
Grass, outdoor
28 July – 5 August 2012
431R Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Stan Wawrinka 24Win6–3, 6–3
442R Flag of Finland.svg Jarkko Nieminen 43Win6–2, 6–4
453R Flag of Cyprus.svg Marcos Baghdatis 45Win4–6, 6–1, 6–4
46QF Flag of Spain.svg Nicolás Almagro (11)12Win6–2, 6–4
47SF Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic (2)2Win7–5, 7–5
48G Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer (1)1Win (2)6–2, 6–1, 6–4
Canadian Open
Toronto, Canada
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
6 – 12 August 2012
1RBye
492R Flag of Italy.svg Flavio Cipolla (Q)97Win6–1, 6–3
3R Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Milos Raonic (16)24WithdrewN/A
Cincinnati Masters
Cincinnati, United States
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
13 – 19 August 2012
1RBye
502R Flag of the United States.svg Sam Querrey (WC)29Win6–2, 6–4
513R Flag of France.svg Jérémy Chardy (LL)38Loss4–6, 4–6
US Open
New York City, United States
Grand Slam tournament
Hard, outdoor
27 August – 10 September 2012
521R Flag of Russia.svg Alex Bogomolov, Jr. 73Win6–2, 6–4, 6–1
532R Flag of Croatia.svg Ivan Dodig 118Win6–2, 6–1, 6–3
543R Flag of Spain.svg Feliciano López (30)31Win7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 7–6(7–4)
554R Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Milos Raonic (16)15Win6–4, 6–4, 6–2
56QF Flag of Croatia.svg Marin Čilić (12)13Win3–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–2, 6–0
57SF Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Berdych (6)7Win5–7, 6–2, 6–1, 7–6(9–7)
58W Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic (2)2Win (3)7–6(12–10), 7–5, 2–6, 3–6, 6–2
Japan Open
Tokyo, Japan
ATP Tour 500
Hard, outdoor
1 – 7 October 2012
591R Flag of Croatia.svg Ivo Karlović (LL)79Win7–6(11–9), 6–4
602R Flag of Slovakia.svg Lukáš Lacko 65Win6–1, 6–2
61QF Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Stan Wawrinka (7)16Win6–2, 3–6, 6–2
62SF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Milos Raonic (6)15Loss3–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–7(4–7)
Shanghai Masters
Shanghai, China
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
8 – 14 October 2012
1RBye
2R Flag of Germany.svg Florian Mayer 25WalkoverN/A
633R Flag of Ukraine.svg Alexandr Dolgopolov 20Win6–2, 6–2
64QF Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Radek Štěpánek 41Win4–6, 6–2, 6–3
65SF Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer (1)1Win6–4, 6–4
66F Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic (2)2Loss (4)7–5, 6–7(11–13), 3–6
Paris Masters
Paris, France
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, indoor
29 October – 4 November 2012
1RBye
672R Flag of France.svg Paul-Henri Mathieu (WC)64Win7–5, 6–3
683R Flag of Poland.svg Jerzy Janowicz (Q)69Loss7–5, 6–7(4–7), 2–6
ATP World Tour Finals
London, United Kingdom
ATP Finals
Hard, indoor
5 – 11 November 2012
69RR Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Berdych (5)6Win3–6, 6–3, 6–4
70RR Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic (1)1Loss6–4, 3–6, 5–7
71RR Flag of France.svg Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (7)8Win6–2, 7–6(7–3)
72SF Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer (2)2Loss6–7(5–7), 2–6

Doubles matches

TournamentMatchRoundOpponents (seed or key)RanksResultScore
Brisbane International
Brisbane, Australia
ATP Tour 250
Hard, Outdoor
2 – 8 January 2012
Partner: Flag of Cyprus.svg Marcos Baghdatis
11R Flag of Colombia.svg Santiago Giraldo / Flag of Japan.svg Kei Nishikori #324 / #183Win6–2, 6–2
2QF Flag of Austria.svg Jürgen Melzer / Flag of Germany.svg Philipp Petzschner (2)#13 / #10Loss6–3, 3–6, [13–15]
BNP Paribas Open
Indian Wells, United States
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Hard, outdoor
5 – 18 March 2012
Partner: Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Murray
31R Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Colin Fleming / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ross Hutchins #24 / #27Win3–6, 6–2, [13–11]
42R Flag of Belarus.svg Max Mirnyi / Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Nestor (2)#3 / #3Loss7–6(7–5), 6–7(5–7), [5–10]
Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters
Monte Carlo, Monaco
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Clay, outdoor
16 – 22 April 2012
Partner: Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Murray
51R Flag of Mexico.svg Santiago González / Flag of Germany.svg Christopher Kas #27 / #19Win6–4, 6–3
62R Flag of the United States.svg Bob Bryan / Flag of the United States.svg Mike Bryan (1)#1 / #1Loss5–7, 4–6
Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell
Barcelona, Spain
ATP Tour 500
Clay, outdoor
23 – 29 April 2012
Partner: Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Murray
71R Flag of South Africa.svg Kevin Anderson / Flag of Germany.svg Frank Moser #110 / #52Win6–4, 6–4
82R Flag of Pakistan.svg Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi / Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jean-Julien Rojer (7)#14 / #36Loss2–6, 7–5, [8–10]
Summer Olympic Games
London, United Kingdom
Olympic Games
Grass, outdoor
30 July – 5 August 2012
Partner: Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Murray
91R Flag of Austria.svg Jürgen Melzer / Flag of Austria.svg Alexander Peya #18 / #39Loss7–5, 6–7(6–8), 5–7
Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships
Tokyo, Japan
ATP Tour 500
Hard, outdoor
1 – 7 October 2012
Partner: Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Murray
101R Flag of the United States.svg Eric Butorac / Flag of Finland.svg Jarkko Nieminen #34 / #181Win5–7, 6–3, [10–4]
11QF Flag of India.svg Leander Paes / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Radek Štěpánek (1)#5 / #9Loss4–6, 6–3, [2–10]

Mixed Doubles matches

TournamentMatchRoundOpponents (seed or key)RanksResultScore
Summer Olympic Games
London, United Kingdom
Olympic Games
Grass, outdoor
1 – 5 August 2012
Partner: Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Laura Robson
1 / 41R Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Hradecká / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Radek Štěpánek #8 / #14Win7–5, 6–7(7–9), [10–7]
2 / 5QF Flag of Australia (converted).svg Samantha Stosur / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lleyton Hewitt (IP)#5 / #158Win6–3, 3–6, [10–8]
3 / 6SF Flag of Germany.svg Sabine Lisicki / Flag of Germany.svg Christopher Kas #17 / #36Win4–6, 7–6(7–2), [10–7]
4 / 7F Flag of Belarus.svg Victoria Azarenka / Flag of Belarus.svg Max Mirnyi (1)#1 / #1Loss (1)6–2, 3–6, [8–10]

Yearly Records

Head-to-head matchups

Ordered by number of wins(Bold denotes a top 10 player at the time of match, Italic means top 50)

Finals

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (1–1)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–2)
Olympics (1–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–1)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (1–0)
Titles by Surface
Hard (2–3)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (1–1)
Carpet (0–0)
Titles by Surface
Outdoors (3–4)
Indoors (0–0)
OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreRef
Winner22.8 January 2012 Brisbane, AustraliaHard Flag of Ukraine.svg Alexandr Dolgopolov 6–1, 6–3
Runner-up10.3 March 2012 Dubai, United Arab EmiratesHard Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer 5–7, 4–6
Runner-up11.1 April 2012 Miami, United StatesHard Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic 1–6, 6–7(4–7)
Runner-up12.8 July 2012 London, United KingdomGrass Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer 6–4, 5–7, 3–6, 4–6 [2]
Winner23.5 August 2012 London, United KingdomGrass Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer 6–2, 6–1, 6–4 [3]
Winner24.9 September 2012 New York, United StatesHard Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic 7–6(12–10), 7–5, 2–6, 3–6, 6–2 [4]
Runner-up13.14 October 2012 Shanghai, ChinaHard Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic 7–5, 6–7(11–13), 3–6 [5]

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Andy Murray's 2016 tennis season began at the Australian Open. The 2016 season was Murray's greatest season, as he finished the season as the year-end world No. 1 player and clinched the year-end prize money title. Andy and Jamie Murray, also became the first brothers to finish as year-end No. 1 ranked players in singles and doubles team, respectively. He won an ATP-best and career-high nine Tour titles from 13 finals, including his second Wimbledon crown and second successive Olympic gold medal in singles, thus becoming the first person, man or woman, to defend the Olympic singles title. In the 2016 season, Murray became the first male player to win singles titles at a Grand Slam, the Olympics, a Masters 1000 event, and the ATP Finals in the same calendar year.

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The 2018 Novak Djokovic tennis season started with the Tie Break Tens event in Melbourne, Australia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Big Three (tennis)</span> Famous trio of players

The Big Three is a common nickname in tennis for the trio of Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, each considered to be among the greatest players of all time. The trio have dominated men's singles tennis for two decades, collectively winning 66 major singles tournaments; Djokovic leads with an all-time record of 24 titles, followed by Nadal with 22 and Federer with 20. They have been ranked as world No. 1s in singles for a total of 947 weeks ; Djokovic for a record 428 weeks, Federer for 310, and Nadal for 209. One of the three finished the season as the year-end No. 1 player every year from 2004 to 2023, with the exceptions of 2016 and 2022. They collectively occupied the top-three positions of the year-end ATP rankings eight times; in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2018, and 2019.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Big Four career statistics</span> Statistics for mens singles tennis players

This is a list of the combined career statistics of the Big Four, the four players who have dominated men's tennis in singles for the majority of the first quarter of the 21st century. The Big Four consists of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal,, Novak Djokovic, and Andy Murray.

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