2012 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships | |
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Date | 1–7 October |
Edition | 39th |
Category | ATP World Tour 500 |
Surface | Hard / outdoor |
Location | Tokyo, Japan |
Venue | Ariake Coliseum |
Champions | |
Singles | |
Kei Nishikori | |
Doubles | |
Alexander Peya / Bruno Soares |
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
Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
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GBR | Andy Murray | 3 | 1 |
CZE | Tomáš Berdych | 6 | 2 |
SRB | Janko Tipsarević | 9 | 3 |
ARG | Juan Mónaco | 11 | 4 |
ESP | Nicolás Almagro | 12 | 5 |
CAN | Milos Raonic | 15 | 6 |
SWI | Stanislas Wawrinka | 16 | 7 |
JPN | Kei Nishikori | 17 | 8 |
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:
Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
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IND | Leander Paes | CZE | Radek Štěpánek | 14 | 1 |
PAK | Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi | NED | Jean-Julien Rojer | 29 | 2 |
MEX | Santiago González | USA | Scott Lipsky | 54 | 3 |
AUT | Alexander Peya | BRA | Bruno Soares | 57 | 4 |
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Kei Nishikori defeated Milos Raonic, 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 6–0
Alexander Peya / Bruno Soares defeated Leander Paes / Radek Štěpánek, 6–3, 7–6(7–5)
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