2012 Italian Open – Men's singles
# 2012 Italian Open – Men's singles

Rafael Nadal defeated the defending champion Novak Djokovic in a rematch of the previous year's final, 7–5, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2012 Italian Open. It was his record-extending sixth Italian Open title. He did not lose a set during the tournament.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.

    01. Novak Djokovic (final)
    02. Rafael Nadal (champion)
    03. Roger Federer (semifinals)
    04. Andy Murray (third round)
    05. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (quarterfinals)
    06. David Ferrer (semifinals)
    07. Tomáš Berdych (quarterfinals)
    08. Janko Tipsarević (second round)
    09. John Isner (second round)
    10. Juan Martín del Potro (third round)
    11. Gilles Simon (third round)
    12. Nicolás Almagro (third round)
    13. Gaël Monfils (second round)
    14. Juan Mónaco (third round)
    15. Feliciano López (first round)
    16. Richard Gasquet (quarterfinals)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

## Draw

### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Novak Djokovic | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 5 | 1 | 1 | Novak Djokovic | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | Roger Federer | 2 | $6^4$ | | | | |
| 3 | Roger Federer | 6 | 6 | 3 | Roger Federer | 2 | $6^4$ | | | | |
| | Andreas Seppi | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Andreas Seppi | 1 | 2 | | | | | 1 | Novak Djokovic | 5 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | 2 | Rafael Nadal | 7 | 6 |
| 6 | David Ferrer | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | 2 | Rafael Nadal | 7 | 6 |
| 16 | Richard Gasquet | $6^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Richard Gasquet | $6^4$ | 3 | 6 | David Ferrer | $6^6$ | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | Rafael Nadal | $7^8$ | 6 | | | | |
| 7 | Tomáš Berdych | 4 | 5 | 2 | Rafael Nadal | $7^8$ | 6 | | | | |
| 2 | Rafael Nadal | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |

### Top half

**Section 1**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 1 | N Djokovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Tomic | 4 | 6 | 6 | | B Tomic | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Giraldo | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | 1 | N Djokovic | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | R Štěpánek | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 14 | J Mónaco | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | JI Chela | 6 | 0 | 3 | | R Štěpánek | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Ungur | 2 | 2 | | 14 | J Mónaco | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | J Mónaco | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | N Djokovic | 7 | 6 |
| 10 | JM del Potro | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | J-W Tsonga | 5 | 1 |
| | M Llodra | 5 | 6 | 4 | 10 | JM del Potro | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Bellucci | 2 | 6 | 3 | | M Youzhny | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Youzhny | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | 10 | JM del Potro | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| | V Troicki | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 5 | J-W Tsonga | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | F Volandri | 6 | 4 | 3 | | V Troicki | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | J-W Tsonga | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 2**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 3 | R Federer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | B Kavčič | 1 | 3 | | | C Berlocq | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Berlocq | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | R Federer | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| | K Anderson | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | JC Ferrero | 2 | 7 | 1 | | | | |
| | JC Ferrero | 6 | 7 | | | JC Ferrero | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Bogomolov Jr. | 4 | 1 | | 13 | G Monfils | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | G Monfils | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | R Federer | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | J Isner | 2 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | A Seppi | 1 | 2 |
| | P Kohlschreiber | 6 | $6^3$ | 2 | 9 | J Isner | 6 | $6^5$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Seppi | 6 | 3 | 6 | | A Seppi | 2 | $7^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Istomin | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | A Seppi | $6^1$ | $7^8$ | $7^8$ | | | | |
| | S Wawrinka | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | S Wawrinka | $7^7$ | $6^6$ | $6^6$ | | | | |
| Q | R Haase | 1 | 6 | 5 | | S Wawrinka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | J Tipsarević | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

**Section 3**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 6 | D Ferrer | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Verdasco | 6 | | | | F Verdasco | 3 | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Dolgopolov | $0^r$ | | | | | | | | 6 | D Ferrer | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | |
| Q | G García López | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 11 | G Simon | 0 | $6^5$ | | | | | |
| | P Andújar | 4 | 1 | | Q | G García López | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Young | 2 | 5 | | 11 | G Simon | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | G Simon | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | D Ferrer | $7^7$ | 6 |
| 16 | R Gasquet | 6 | $7^8$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | R Gasquet | $6^4$ | 3 |
| | J Melzer | 1 | $6^6$ | | 16 | R Gasquet | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Davydenko | 3 | 6 | 3 | WC | P Lorenzi | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | P Lorenzi | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | 16 | R Gasquet | $6^1$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | A Ramos | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 4 | A Murray | $7^7$ | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | D Nalbandian | 6 | 6 | | | D Nalbandian | 1 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | A Murray | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 4**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 7 | T Berdych | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Ł Kubot | 6 | 5 | 6 | | Ł Kubot | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | P Starace | 3 | 7 | 2 | | | | | 7 | T Berdych | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| Q | S Querrey | $7^7$ | 5 | 6 | | | | | 12 | N Almagro | $6^3$ | 3 | | | | |
| | J Nieminen | $6^4$ | 7 | 4 | Q | S Querrey | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Čilić | 2 | 6 | 0 | 12 | N Almagro | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | N Almagro | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 7 | T Berdych | 4 | 5 |
| 15 | F López | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | R Nadal | 6 | 7 |
| | M Granollers | 6 | 6 | | | M Granollers | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | F Fognini | 6 | 6 | | WC | F Fognini | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Baghdatis | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | M Granollers | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| | M Raonic | $6^5$ | 4 | | | | | | 2 | R Nadal | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | F Mayer | $7^7$ | 6 | | | F Mayer | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | R Nadal | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying

### Seeds

* Albert Ramos (qualified)
* Robin Haase (qualified)
* Mikhail Kukushkin (qualifying competition)
* Santiago Giraldo (qualified)
* Gilles Müller (qualifying competition, withdrew)
* Alejandro Falla (first round)
* Go Soeda (first round)
* Ivo Karlović (qualifying competition)
* Ryan Harrison (first round)
* Albert Montañés (first round)
* Matthew Ebden (first round)
* Xavier Malisse (qualifying competition)
* Sam Querrey (qualified)
* Igor Andreev (withdrew because of a right shoulder injury)

### Qualifiers

* Albert Ramos
* Robin Haase
* Sam Querrey
* Santiago Giraldo
* Adrian Ungur
* Guillermo García López
* Blaž Kavčič

### Qualifying draw

**First qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Albert Ramos | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | Daniel Gimeno Traver | $6^3$ | 4 | | | | |
| | Daniel Gimeno Traver | $6^3$ | 4 | 1 | Albert Ramos | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | WC | Gianluca Naso | 4 | 3 |
| WC | Gianluca Naso | 6 | 6 | WC | Gianluca Naso | 4 | 3 |
| 11 | Matthew Ebden | 3 | 0 | | | | |

**Second qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | Robin Haase | 6 | $7^{11}$ | | | | | |
| | Sergiy Stakhovsky | 4 | $6^9$ | | | | | |
| | Sergiy Stakhovsky | 4 | $6^9$ | 2 | Robin Haase | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | | | | 12 | Xavier Malisse | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| WC | Matteo Viola | 4 | 4 | 12 | Xavier Malisse | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| 12 | Xavier Malisse | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

**Third qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | Mikhail Kukushkin | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Flavio Cipolla | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Flavio Cipolla | 1 | 3 | 3 | Mikhail Kukushkin | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| | | | | 13 | Sam Querrey | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| | Simone Bolelli | 3 | 4 | 13 | Sam Querrey | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 13 | Sam Querrey | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

**Fourth qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Santiago Giraldo | 4 | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | |
| | Ernests Gulbis | 6 | 3 | $6^4$ | | | | |
| | Ernests Gulbis | 6 | 3 | $6^4$ | 4 | Santiago Giraldo | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | Victor Hănescu | 2 | 3 |
| | Victor Hănescu | 6 | 6 | | | Victor Hănescu | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Ryan Harrison | 4 | 2 | | | | | |

**Fifth qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | Gilles Müller | 6 | 7 | | | |
| | Vasek Pospisil | 1 | 5 | | | |
| | Vasek Pospisil | 1 | 5 | 5 | Gilles Müller | |
| | | | | | Adrian Ungur | w/o |
| | Adrian Ungur | $7^7$ | 6 | | Adrian Ungur | w/o |
| 10 | Albert Montañés | $6^2$ | 1 | | | |

**Sixth qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | Alejandro Falla | 2 | 0 | | | | |
| | Guillermo García López | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Guillermo García López | 6 | 6 | | Guillermo García López | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 8 | Ivo Karlović | 4 | 4 |
| | Philipp Petzschner | 0 | $6^3$ | 8 | Ivo Karlović | 4 | 4 |
| 8 | Ivo Karlović | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | |

**Seventh qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | Go Soeda | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| WC | Marco Cecchinato | 7 | 2 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Marco Cecchinato | 7 | 2 | 6 | WC | Marco Cecchinato | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| | | | | | Alt | Blaž Kavčič | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Enrico Burzi | 2 | 4 | | Alt | Blaž Kavčič | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| Alt | Blaž Kavčič | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
