2012 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships

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2012 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships
Date1–7 October
Edition39th
Category ATP World Tour 500
Surface Hard / outdoor
LocationTokyo, Japan
Venue Ariake Coliseum
Champions
Singles
Flag of Japan.svg Kei Nishikori
Doubles
Flag of Austria.svg Alexander Peya / Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Soares
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The 2012 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 39th edition of the event known this year as the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships, and part of the 500 Series of the 2012 ATP World Tour. It was held at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan, from October 1 till October 7, 2012. Kei Nishikori won the singles title

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Singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR Andy Murray 31
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Tomáš Berdych 62
Flag of Serbia.svg  SRB Janko Tipsarević 93
Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Juan Mónaco 114
Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Nicolás Almagro 125
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Milos Raonic 156
Flag of Switzerland.svg   SWI Stanislas Wawrinka 167
Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Kei Nishikori 178

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

The following player received entry as lucky loser:

Withdrawals

Retirements

Doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of India.svg  IND Leander Paes Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Radek Štěpánek 141
Flag of Pakistan.svg  PAK Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi Flag of the Netherlands.svg  NED Jean-Julien Rojer 292
Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Santiago González Flag of the United States.svg USA Scott Lipsky 543
Flag of Austria.svg  AUT Alexander Peya Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Bruno Soares 574

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

Retirements

Finals

Singles

Flag of Japan.svg Kei Nishikori defeated Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Milos Raonic, 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 6–0

Doubles

Flag of Austria.svg Alexander Peya / Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Soares defeated Flag of India.svg Leander Paes / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Radek Štěpánek, 6–3, 7–6(7–5)

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References

  1. "2012 player entry list". rakutenopen.com. Tokyo, Japan: Japan Tennis Association. 2012. Archived from the original on 16 September 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2012.