2012 Sony Ericsson Open

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2012 Sony Ericsson Open
Sony Ericsson Open logo.svg
DateMarch 19 – April 1
Edition28th
Category Masters 1000 (ATP)
Premier Mandatory (WTA)
SurfaceHard / Outdoor
Location Key Biscayne, Miami, United States
Venue Tennis Center at Crandon Park
Champions
Men's singles
Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic
Women's singles
Flag of Poland.svg Agnieszka Radwańska
Men's doubles
Flag of India.svg Leander Paes / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Radek Štěpánek
Women's doubles
Flag of Russia.svg Maria Kirilenko / Flag of Russia.svg Nadia Petrova
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The 2012 Sony Ericsson Open (also known as 2012 Miami Masters), a men's and women's tennis tournament, was held from March 19 to April 1, 2012. It was the 28th edition of the Miami Masters event and played on outdoor hard courts at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park in Miami. The tournament was a part of 2012 ATP World Tour and 2012 WTA Tour, classified as ATP World Tour Masters 1000 and Premier Mandatory event respectively.

Contents

Points and prize money

Point distribution

StageMen's singles [1] Men's doubles [1] Women's singles [2] Women's doubles [2]
Champion1000
Runner up600700
Semifinals360450
Quarterfinals180250
Round of 1690140
Round of 324580
Round of 6425 (10)0500
Round of 128105
Qualifier1630
Qualifying Finalist820
Qualifying 1st round01

Prize money

The total commitment prize money for this year's event was $4,828,050 each (WTA Tour and ATP World Tour). [3]

StageMen's singlesMen's doublesWomen's singlesWomen's doubles
Champion$659,775$216,190$712,000$241,010
Runner up$321,990$105,500$352,000$121,000
Semifinals$161,375$52,880$164,000$55,000
Quarterfinals$82,270$26,950$79,000$25,965
Round of 16$43,370$14,210$39,000$12,750
Round of 32$23,210$7,610$21,000$6,000
Round of 64$12,530$12,725
Round of 96$7,680$7,700

Players

Men's singles

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of Serbia.svg  SRB Novak Djokovic 11
Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Rafael Nadal 22
Flag of Switzerland.svg   SUI Roger Federer 33
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  GBR Andy Murray 44
Flag of Spain.svg  ESP David Ferrer 55
Flag of France.svg  FRA Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 66
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Tomáš Berdych 77
Flag of the United States.svg USA Mardy Fish 88
Flag of Serbia.svg  SRB Janko Tipsarević 99
Flag of the United States.svg USA John Isner 1010
Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Juan Martín del Potro 1111
Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Nicolás Almagro 1212
Flag of France.svg  FRA Gilles Simon 1313
Flag of France.svg  FRA Gaël Monfils 1414
Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Feliciano López 1515
Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Kei Nishikori 1616
Flag of France.svg  FRA Richard Gasquet 1717
Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Alexandr Dolgopolov 1818
Flag of Germany.svg  GER Florian Mayer 1919
Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Fernando Verdasco 2020
Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Juan Mónaco 2121
Flag of Austria.svg  AUT Jürgen Melzer 2222
Flag of Croatia.svg  CRO Marin Čilić 2323
Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Marcel Granollers 2424
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Radek Štěpánek 2525
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Milos Raonic 2626
Flag of Serbia.svg  SRB Viktor Troicki 2727
Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Kevin Anderson 2828
Flag of Argentina.svg  ARG Juan Ignacio Chela 3229
Flag of France.svg  FRA Julien Benneteau 3330
Flag of the United States.svg USA Andy Roddick 3431
Flag of Germany.svg  GER Philipp Kohlschreiber 3532
  • Rankings are as of March 19, 2012

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the main draw:

The following players received entry using a protected ranking into the main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

The following player received entry as a lucky loser:

Withdrawals

Retirements

Men's doubles

Seeds

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of the United States.svg USA Bob Bryan Flag of the United States.svg USA Mike Bryan 21
Flag of Belarus.svg  BLR Max Mirnyi Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Daniel Nestor 62
Flag of France.svg  FRA Michaël Llodra Flag of Serbia.svg  SRB Nenad Zimonjić 113
Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE Robert Lindstedt Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Horia Tecău 174
Flag of India.svg  IND Mahesh Bhupathi Flag of India.svg  IND Rohan Bopanna 205
Flag of Poland.svg  POL Mariusz Fyrstenberg Flag of Poland.svg  POL Marcin Matkowski 256
Flag of India.svg  IND Leander Paes Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Radek Štěpánek 277
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE František Čermák Flag of Slovakia.svg  SVK Filip Polášek 408
  • Rankings are as of March 19, 2012

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

Retirements

Women's singles

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of Belarus.svg  BLR Victoria Azarenka 11
Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Maria Sharapova 22
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Petra Kvitová 33
Flag of Denmark.svg  DEN Caroline Wozniacki 44
Flag of Poland.svg  POL Agnieszka Radwańska 55
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Samantha Stosur 66
Flag of France.svg  FRA Marion Bartoli 77
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN Li Na 88
Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Vera Zvonareva 99
Flag of the United States.svg USA Serena Williams 1110
Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Francesca Schiavone 1211
Flag of Germany.svg  GER Sabine Lisicki 1314
Flag of Serbia.svg  SRB Jelena Janković 1413
Flag of Germany.svg  GER Julia Görges 1514
Flag of Serbia.svg  SRB Ana Ivanovic 1615
Flag of Slovakia.svg  SVK Dominika Cibulková 1716
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN Peng Shuai 1817
Flag of Germany.svg  GER Angelique Kerber 1918
Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 2019
Flag of Slovakia.svg  SVK Daniela Hantuchová 2120
Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Roberta Vinci 2221
Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Maria Kirilenko 2322
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Yanina Wickmayer 2423
Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Flavia Pennetta 2524
Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Anabel Medina Garrigues 2625
Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova 2726
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Lucie Šafářová 2827
Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Monica Niculescu 2928
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Petra Cetkovská 3029
Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Sara Errani 3130
Flag of Estonia.svg  EST Kaia Kanepi 3231
Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Nadia Petrova 3332
  • Rankings are as of March 5, 2012

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Withdrawals

Retirements

Women's doubles

Seeds

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of the United States.svg USA Liezel Huber Flag of the United States.svg USA Lisa Raymond 31
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Květa Peschke Flag of Slovenia.svg  SLO Katarina Srebotnik 62
Flag of India.svg  IND Sania Mirza Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Elena Vesnina 153
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Andrea Hlaváčková Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Lucie Hradecká 214
Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Maria Kirilenko Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Nadia Petrova 255
Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Sara Errani Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Roberta Vinci 296
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  KAZ Yaroslava Shvedova Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  KAZ Galina Voskoboeva 377
Flag of Slovakia.svg  SVK Daniela Hantuchová Flag of Poland.svg  POL Agnieszka Radwańska 378
  • Rankings are as of March 5, 2012

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

Finals

Men's singles

Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic defeated Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray, 6–1, 7–6(7–4)

Women's singles

Flag of Poland.svg Agnieszka Radwańska defeated Flag of Russia.svg Maria Sharapova, 7–5, 6–4

Men's doubles

Flag of India.svg Leander Paes / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Radek Štěpánek defeated Flag of Belarus.svg Max Mirnyi / Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Nestor 3–6, 6–1, [10–8]

Women's doubles

Flag of Russia.svg Maria Kirilenko / Flag of Russia.svg Nadia Petrova defeated Flag of Italy.svg Sara Errani / Flag of Italy.svg Roberta Vinci, 7–6(7–0), 4–6, [10–4]

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