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The 2012 Australian Open was held from January 16 to January 29. Defending champion Novak Djokovic defeated Rafael Nadal, 5–7, 6–4, 6–2, 6–7(5), 7–5, to win the longest final in history. The second Grand Slam event of the year was won by Nadal who defeated Djokovic 6–4, 6–3, 2–6, 7–5 to win a record seventh French Open title. At Wimbledon, Roger Federer would equal this record, held by Nadal and Pete Sampras, by winning the final 4–6, 7–5, 6–3, 6–4 against Andy Murray. Murray went on to win the last Grand Slam event of the year, by defeating defending champion Djokovic, 7–6(10), 7–5, 2–6, 3–6, 6–2. At the ATP World Tour Finals, Djokovic won against defending champion Federer, 7–6(6), 7–5.
The 2012 Australian Open is a tennis tournament that is taking place in Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia from January 16 to January 29, 2012. It is the 100th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam event of the year.
The 2012 Australian Open will take place from the January 2012 and is to be held at Melbourne Park. The Men's singles will be staged for the 100th time. There have been different 59 previous winners and the 100th staging of the event was marked by a special coin and the 2012 Champion will receive a special medallion. The tournament will also mark 50 years since Rod Laver won his first Grand Slam. [10] For the first time Hawk eye will be used on the Margaret Court Arena, [11] while Ken Fletcher will be inducted into the Australian Tennis Hall of Fame. [12]
| Category | Champion(s) | Finalist(s) | Score in the final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles |  Novak Djokovic |  Rafael Nadal | 5–7, 6–4, 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 7–5 |
| Women's singles |  Victoria Azarenka |  Maria Sharapova | 6–3, 6–0 |
| Men's doubles |  Leander Paes  Radek Štěpánek |  Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 7–6, 6–2 |
| Women's doubles | Svetlana Kuznetsova Vera Zvonareva |  Sara Errani Roberta Vinci | 5–7, 6–4, 6–3 |
| Mixed doubles | Bethanie Mattek-Sands  Horia Tecău | Elena Vesnina Leander Paes | 6–3, 5–7, [10–3] |
The French Open (French : Les internationaux de France de Roland-Garros or Tournoi de Roland-Garros, IPA: [ʁɔlɑ̃ɡaʁos] , named after the famous French aviator Roland Garros) is a major tennis tournament held over two weeks between late May and early June in Paris, France, at the Stade Roland Garros. It is the premier clay court tennis tournament in the world and the second of the four annual Grand Slam tournaments – the other three are the Australian Open, US Open and Wimbledon. Roland Garros is the only Grand Slam held on clay and ends the spring clay court season.
| Category | Champion(s) | Finalist(s) | Score in the final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Rafael Nadal | Novak Djokovic | 6–4, 6–3, 2–6, 7–5 |
| Women's singles | Maria Sharapova | Sara Errani | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Men's doubles | Max Mirnyi  Daniel Nestor | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Women's doubles | Sara Errani Roberta Vinci | Maria Kirilenko Nadia Petrova | 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
| Mixed doubles | Sania Mirza Mahesh Bhupathi |  Klaudia Jans-Ignacik  Santiago González | 7–6(7–3), 6–1 |
The Championships, Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon (25 June – 8 July in 2012), is the only Major still played on grass, the game's original surface, which gave the game of lawn tennis its name. The tournament takes place over two weeks in late June and early July, culminating with the Ladies' and Gentlemen's Singles Final, scheduled respectively for the second Saturday and Sunday. Each year, five major events are contested, as well as four junior events and three invitational events.
| Category | Champion(s) | Finalist(s) | Score in the final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles |  Roger Federer |  Andy Murray | 4–6, 7–5, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Women's singles | Serena Williams | Agnieszka Radwańska | 6–1, 5–7, 6–2 |
| Men's doubles | Jonathan Marray  Frederik Nielsen |  Robert Lindstedt Horia Tecău | 4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5), 6–7(5–7), 6–3 |
| Women's doubles | Serena Williams Venus Williams | Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Mixed doubles | Mike Bryan Lisa Raymond | Leander Paes Elena Vesnina | 6–3, 5–7, 6–4 |
The US Open, formally the United States Open Tennis Championships, is a hardcourt tennis tournament held annually in August and September over a two-week period (the weeks before and after Labor Day weekend).
| Category | Champion(s) | Finalist(s) | Score in the final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Andy Murray | Novak Djokovic | 7–6(12–10), 7–5, 2–6, 3–6, 6–2 |
| Women's singles | Serena Williams | Victoria Azarenka | 6–2, 2–6, 7–5 |
| Men's doubles | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | Leander Paes Radek Štěpánek | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Women's doubles | Sara Errani Roberta Vinci | Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Mixed doubles | Ekaterina Makarova  Bruno Soares | Květa Peschke Marcin Matkowski | 6–7(8–10), 6–1, [12–10] |
The 2012 Davis Cup (also known as the 2012 Davis Cup by BNP Paribas for sponsorship purposes) is the 100th edition of the tournament between national teams in men's tennis.
The draw took place on 21 September 2011 in Bangkok, Thailand. [13]
World Group Draw
| First round 10–12 February | Quarterfinals 6–8 April | Semifinals 14–16 September | Final 16–18 November | |||||||||||||||
| Oviedo, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Spain | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Oropesa del Mar, Spain (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Kazakhstan | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Spain | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Wiener Neustadt, Austria | ||||||||||||||||||
 Austria | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Russia | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gijón, Spain (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Austria | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Spain | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vancouver, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | United States | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 |  France | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Canada | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | France | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Fribourg, Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | United States | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | United States | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Prague, Czech Republic (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Spain | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ostrava, Czech Republic | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Czech Republic | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Prague, Czech Republic (indoor clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Czech Republic | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Czech Republic | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Niš, Serbia | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Serbia | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Serbia | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Czech Republic | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Miki, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 |  Argentina | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
 Japan | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Buenos Aires, Argentina (clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 |  Croatia | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Croatia | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bamberg, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Argentina | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
 Germany | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Argentina | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
The 2012 Fed Cup (also known as the 2012 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas for sponsorship purposes) is the 50th edition of the most important tournament between national teams in women's tennis. The final will take place on 4–5 November.
World Group Draw
| Quarterfinals 4–5 February | Semifinals 21–22 April | Final 4–5 November | |||||||||||
| Moscow, Russia (indoor hard) | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Russia | 3 | |||||||||||
| Moscow, Russia (indoor clay) | |||||||||||||
| Spain | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Russia | 1 | |||||||||||
| Charleroi, Belgium (indoor hard) | |||||||||||||
| Serbia | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 |  Belgium | 2 | |||||||||||
| Prague, Czech Republic (indoor hard) | |||||||||||||
| Serbia | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Serbia | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Biella, Italy (indoor clay) | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Czech Republic | 3 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Italy | 3 | |||||||||||
| Ostrava, Czech Republic (indoor hard) | |||||||||||||
 Ukraine | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Italy | 1 | |||||||||||
| Stuttgart, Germany (indoor hard) | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Czech Republic | 4 | |||||||||||
| Germany | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Czech Republic | 4 | |||||||||||
The tennis competitions of the 2012 Summer Olympics were staged at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, from 29 July to 5 August 2012. [14] 172 tennis players competed in five events; singles and doubles for both men and women and for the first time since 1924 mixed doubles were officially included.
| Category | Champion(s) | Finalist(s) | Score in the final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Andy Murray | Roger Federer | 6–2, 6–1, 6–4 |
| Women's singles | Serena Williams | Maria Sharapova | 6–0, 6–1 |
| Men's doubles | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | Michaël Llodra Jo Wilfried Tsonga | 6–4, 7–6(7–2) |
| Women's doubles | Serena Williams Venus Williams | Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Mixed doubles | Max Mirnyi Victoria Azarenka | Andy Murray Laura Robson | 2–6, 6–3, [10–8] |
The 2012 ATP World Tour is the global elite professional tennis circuit organized by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for the 2012 tennis season. The 2012 ATP World Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments (supervised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF)), the ATP World Tour Masters 1000, the ATP World Tour 500 series, the ATP World Tour 250 series, the ATP World Team Championship, the Davis Cup (organized by the ITF), the ATP World Tour Finals, and the tennis event at the London Summer Olympic Games. Also included in the 2012 calendar is the Hopman Cup, which is organized by the ITF and does not distribute ranking points. [15] [16]
The ATP Challenger Tour is the secondary professional tennis circuit organized by the ATP. The 2012 ATP Challenger Tour calendar comprises 15 top tier Tretorn SERIE+ tournaments, and approximately 150 regular series tournaments, with prize money ranging from $35,000 up to $150,000. [17] [18]
The 2012 WTA Tour is the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 2012 tennis season. The 2012 WTA Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments (supervised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF)), the WTA Premier tournaments (Premier Mandatory, Premier 5, and regular Premier), the WTA International tournaments, the Fed Cup (organized by the ITF), the year-end championships (the WTA Tour Championships and the Tournament of Champions), and the tennis event at the London Summer Olympic Games. Also included in the 2012 calendar is the Hopman Cup, which is organized by the ITF and does not distribute ranking points. [19]
Following is a list of notable players (winners of a main tour title, and/or part of the ATP rankings Top 100 (singles) or Top 50 (doubles) for at least one week) who announced their retirement from professional tennis, became inactive (after not playing for more than 52 weeks), or were permanently banned from playing, during the 2012 season:
Peter Luczak (born 31 August 1979 in Warsaw, Poland, moved to Australia in 1980) joined the main circuit in 2000, peaking at No. 64 in singles in 2009. Competing mainly on the ITF Men's Circuit and the ATP Challenger Tour during his career, Luczak's best result came with a gold medal in doubles (w/ Hanley) at the 2010 New Delhi Commonwealth Games. The Australian retired from the sport after losing in the second round of the Australian Open doubles in January. [20] [21] Rainer Schüttler (born 25 April 1976 in Korbach, West Germany) turned professional in 1995, reaching career-high rankings of singles No. 5 in 2004, and doubles No. 40 in 2005. Schüttler won four singles and four doubles titles during his stint on the main circuit, his best Grand Slam results coming with a final at the Australian Open (2003, lost to Agassi), and a semifinal run at Wimbledon (2008). Alongside countryman Nicolas Kiefer, the German also took the silver medal in doubles at the 2004 Athens Olympics, losing the final in five sets (to González/Massú). Schüttler last played in Melbourne in January. [22] Juan Pablo Brzezicki (born 12 April 1982 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) joined the tour in 2001, reaching a career-high ranking of singles No. 94 in 2008. Winner of one doubles titles on the main circuit, Brzezicki competed for the last time in Buenos Aires in February. [23] 
Fernando González (born July 29, 1980, in Santiago, Chile) joined the main tour in 1999, and reached his best singles ranking, No. 5, in early 2007, finishing two seasons in the Top Ten (2006–07). A Junior World No. 1, winner of the boys' doubles at the US Open in 1997 and the boys' singles and doubles at the French Open in 1998, González won 11 singles and three doubles titles on the pro circuit, and gathered three medals at the Olympics : the bronze in singles and the gold in doubles (w/ Nicolás Massú, def. Kiefer/Schüttler) in 2004, and the silver in singles (lost the final to Nadal) in 2008. The Chilean reached the last eight at every major, making three quarterfinals at Wimbledon (2005) and the US Open (2002, 2009), one semifinal at the French (2009), and one final at the Australian Open (2007, lost to Federer). Struggling with injuries for more than a year before deciding to retire, González played his last event in Miami in March. [24] José Acasuso (born 20 October 1982 in Posadas, Argentina) turned professional in 1999, reaching career-high rankings of singles No. 20 and doubles No. 27, both in 2006. Mainly a clay court specialist, the Argentine took three singles and five doubles career titles, all on the surface. Playing for Argentina, Acasuso competed in two Davis Cup finals (2006, 2008), but helped claim one World Team Cup title (2007). Acasuso announced his retirement in February, less than a year after his last match in the French Open qualifying in May 2011. [25] Ivan Ljubičić (born 19 March 1979 in Banja Luka, SFR Yugoslavia, now Bosnia and Herzegovina) turned professional in 1998, peaking at No. 3 in singles in 2006, ending two seasons in the Top Ten (2005–06). During his career Ljubičić won 10 singles titles, including one Masters shield at Indian Wells (2010), and went past the fourth round twice in Grand Slam tournaments, reaching one quarterfinal at the Australian Open (2006) and one semifinal at the French Open (2006). Playing for his country, the Croat partnered Mario Ančić to a bronze medal in doubles at the 2004 Athens Olympics, and took part in one successful Davis Cup campaign (2005). Ljubičić played his last tournament in Monte Carlo in April. [26] Arnaud Clément (born 17 December 1977 in Aix-en-Provence, France) became a tennis professional in 1996, peaking as singles No. 10 in 2001, and doubles No. 8 in 2008. In singles, Clément won four titles, made the quarterfinals at all majors but one (the French Open), and reached one Grand Slam final at the Australian Open (2001, lost to Agassi). In doubles, he collected 12 titles and made two major finals with Michaël Llodra, winning one at Wimbledon (2007), and losing the other in Australia (2008). A member of the French Davis Cup team for nine years, winner of one title (2001), Clément was selected in June to become the new captain starting in 2013. [27] The Frenchman played his last event on the tour in the Wimbledon doubles in July. [28] Andy Roddick (born 30 August 1982 in Omaha, United States) turned professional in 2000, and became the sixth American player to be ranked World No. 1 in singles when he reached the top spot on November 3, 2003, holding it for a single spell of 13 straight weeks. Roddick finished nine seasons in the ATP rankings singles Top Ten (2002–10), including one year as No. 1 (2003), and also reached the No. 50 ranking in doubles in 2010. As a Junior, the American took two singles Grand Slam titles at the Australian Open and the US Open in 2000, finishing the season as Junior World No. 1. Over his 12-year pro career, Roddick collected 32 singles titles, on every surface, among which five Masters shields and one Grand Slam title, at the US Open (2003, def. Ferrero). Roddick's other best results in majors came with four semifinals at the Australian Open (2003, 2005, 2007, 2009), three finals at Wimbledon (2004, 2005, 2009, all lost to Federer), and another final at the US Open (2006, lost to Federer). In doubles, Roddick won four titles including one Masters trophy. Part of the United States Davis Cup roster for 25 ties over 10 years, Roddick helped the team to a final in 2004, and a title (the country's 32nd) in 2007. The American announced he would retire after the US Open in September. [29] 
Lleyton Glynn Hewitt is an Australian former world No. 1 tennis player. He is the most recent Australian man to win a major singles title, at the 2001 US Open and 2002 Wimbledon Championships. In November 2001, Hewitt became, at the time, the youngest man to reach No. 1 in the ATP singles rankings, at the age of 20 years, 8 months and 26 days. In total, he won 30 singles titles and 3 doubles titles, including the 2000 US Open men's doubles title, back-to-back Tour Finals titles in 2001 and 2002, and the Davis Cup with Australia in 1999 and 2003. Between 1997 and 2016, Hewitt contested a record twenty consecutive Australian Open men's singles tournaments, his best result being runner-up in 2005. He was also the runner-up at the 2004 US Open.
Marat Mubinovich Safin is a Russian former world No. 1 tennis player and former politician. Nicknamed 'Safinator', he achieved the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) top singles ranking on 20 November 2000. Safin began his professional tennis career in 1997, and held the No. 1 ranking for a total of nine weeks between November 2000 and April 2001. When Safin became the world's number one player in 2000, he became the youngest world number one in the ATP era of tennis. He won his first major title at the 2000 US Open, defeating Pete Sampras in the final, and his second at the 2005 Australian Open, defeating Lleyton Hewitt in the final. Safin helped lead Russia to Davis Cup victories in 2002 and 2006. Despite his dislike of grass courts, he became the first Russian man to reach the Wimbledon semifinals in 2008.
Ivan Ljubičić is a Croatian-Italian former professional tennis player and coach, and Tennis TV commentator. He reached a career-high Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) world No. 3 singles ranking on 1 May 2006. His career highlights include reaching a major semifinal at the 2006 French Open, and a Masters title at the Indian Wells Masters in 2010. He also contested three other Masters finals, two in 2005 at Madrid and Paris, and the other at the 2006 Miami Open.
John Robert Isner is an American former professional tennis player. He was ranked as high as world No. 8 in singles and No. 14 in doubles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Considered one of the best servers ever to play on the ATP Tour, Isner achieved his career-high singles ranking in July 2018 by virtue of his first Masters 1000 crown at the 2018 Miami Open and a semifinal appearance at the 2018 Wimbledon Championships. He also twice reached the quarterfinals at the US Open in 2011 and 2018, the latter of which helped qualify him for an ATP Finals appearance later that year. At the 2010 Wimbledon Championships, he played the longest professional tennis match in history, requiring five sets and 183 games to defeat Nicolas Mahut in a match which lasted 11 hours and 5 minutes, and was played over the course of three days. Isner holds the record for hitting the ATP's fastest official serve ever and third-fastest on record in tennis at 157.2 mph or 253 km/h during his first-round 2016 Davis Cup match. He has the most aces in the history of the ATP Tour, having served 14,470, as of August 31, 2023. Isner retired from professional tennis following the 2023 US Open.
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