2012 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters – Singles
# 2012 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters – Singles

Seven-time defending champion Rafael Nadal defeated Novak Djokovic in the final, 6–3, 6–1 to win the singles tennis title at the 2012 Monte-Carlo Masters. Nadal became the first man in the Open Era to win a tournament eight consecutive times. He did not lose a single set in the entire tournament.

## Seeds

Top 8 seeds received a bye into the second round.

    01. Novak Djokovic (final)
    02. Rafael Nadal (champion)
    03. Andy Murray (quarterfinals)
    04. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (quarterfinals)
    05. David Ferrer (second round)
    06. Tomáš Berdych (semifinals)
    07. Janko Tipsarević (third round)
    08. Nicolás Almagro (third round)
    09. Gilles Simon (semifinals)
    10. Feliciano López (first round)
    11. Juan Mónaco (first round, retired because of a right ankle injury)
    12. Kei Nishikori (third round)
    13. Fernando Verdasco (third round)
    14. Florian Mayer (first round)
    15. Jürgen Melzer (second round)
    16. Alexandr Dolgopolov (third round)

## 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Novak Djokovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Robin Haase | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Robin Haase | 4 | 2 | | 1 | Novak Djokovic | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Tomáš Berdych | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| 3 | Andy Murray | $7^7$ | 2 | 3 | 6 | Tomáš Berdych | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| 6 | Tomáš Berdych | $6^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Tomáš Berdych | $6^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | Novak Djokovic | 3 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Rafael Nadal | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | Gilles Simon | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Rafael Nadal | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 5 | 4 | | 9 | Gilles Simon | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Rafael Nadal | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Stanislas Wawrinka | 5 | 4 | | 2 | Rafael Nadal | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 2 | Rafael Nadal | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half

**Section 1**

| 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 1 | N Djokovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | V Hănescu | 3 | 1 | | | A Seppi | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Seppi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | N Djokovic | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | B Tomic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 16 | A Dolgopolov | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| | D Istomin | 4 | 3 | | | B Tomic | 2 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | JI Chela | 2 | 2 | | 16 | A Dolgopolov | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | A Dolgopolov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | N Djokovic | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | J Mónaco | 5 | 6 | $3^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | | R Haase | 4 | 2 |
| | R Haase | 7 | 0 | 2 | | R Haase | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Llodra | 5 | 3 | | | F Fognini | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Fognini | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | R Haase | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | T Bellucci | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | T Bellucci | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | K Anderson | 4 | 4 | | | T Bellucci | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | D Ferrer | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 2**

| 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 | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 3 | A Murray | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Troicki | 6 | 6 | | | V Troicki | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J-R Lisnard | 3 | 1 | | | | | | 3 | A Murray | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | J Benneteau | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | J Benneteau | $5^r$ | | | | | | | |
| | M Granollers | 3 | 6 | 2 | | J Benneteau | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ł Kubot | 2 | 5 | | 15 | J Melzer | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | J Melzer | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | A Murray | $7^7$ | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | K Nishikori | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | T Berdych | $6^4$ | 6 | 6 |
| | A Ramos | 2 | 5 | | 12 | K Nishikori | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Young | 0 | 1 | | WC | P-H Mathieu | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | P-H Mathieu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 12 | K Nishikori | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| Q | S Bolelli | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 6 | T Berdych | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Čilić | 6 | 6 | | | M Čilić | $6^3$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | T Berdych | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 7 | J Tipsarević | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Raonic | 2 | 6 | 3 | | A Montañés | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Montañés | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | J Tipsarević | 0 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| | M Youzhny | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | 9 | G Simon | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | F Gil | 6 | 6 | | Q | F Gil | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | B Balleret | 3 | 2 | | 9 | G Simon | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | G Simon | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | G Simon | 7 | 6 |
| 13 | F Verdasco | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | J-W Tsonga | 5 | 4 |
| | O Rochus | 6 | 2 | 5 | 13 | F Verdasco | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Ljubičić | 0 | 3 | | | I Dodig | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Dodig | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 13 | F Verdasco | $6^7$ | 2 | | | | | |
| | P Kohlschreiber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | J-W Tsonga | $7^9$ | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | G Rufin | 4 | 4 | | | P Kohlschreiber | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | J-W Tsonga | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 4**

| 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 8 | N Almagro | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Berlocq | $2^r$ | | | WC | P Starace | $6^3$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | P Starace | 4 | | | | | | | | 8 | N Almagro | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| Q | F Delbonis | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | S Wawrinka | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | P Andújar | 3 | 6 | 6 | | P Andújar | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Wawrinka | 6 | 6 | | | S Wawrinka | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | F López | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | S Wawrinka | 5 | 4 |
| 14 | F Mayer | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | R Nadal | 7 | 6 |
| Q | M Kukushkin | 3 | 6 | 6 | Q | M Kukushkin | $7^{10}$ | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Giannessi | 5 | 3 | | | F Volandri | $6^8$ | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | F Volandri | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | M Kukushkin | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| | R Štěpánek | 3 | $6^3$ | | | | | | | 2 | R Nadal | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Nieminen | 6 | $7^7$ | | | J Nieminen | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | R Nadal | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying

### Seeds

* Steve Darcis (qualifying competition)
* Mikhail Kukushkin (qualified)
* Sergiy Stakhovsky (first round)
* Leonardo Mayer (first round)
* Édouard Roger-Vasselin (qualifying competition)
* Lukáš Rosol (first round)
* Tobias Kamke (first round)
* Frederico Gil (qualified)
* Grigor Dimitrov (qualifying competition)
* Adrian Ungur (qualifying competition)
* Daniel Gimeno Traver (qualifying competition)
* Matthias Bachinger (qualifying competition)
* Victor Hănescu (qualified)
* Simone Bolelli (qualified)

### Qualifiers

* Frederico Gil
* Mikhail Kukushkin
* Alessandro Giannessi
* Federico Delbonis
* Simone Bolelli
* Guillaume Rufin
* Victor Hănescu

### Draw

**First qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Steve Darcis | 6 | 1 | | | | | | |
| WC | Sebastien Couberes | 2 | $0^r$ | | | | | | |
| WC | Sebastien Couberes | 2 | $0^r$ | | 1 | Steve Darcis | 3 | 6 | $6^5$ |
| | | | | | 8 | Frederico Gil | 6 | 3 | $7^7$ |
| | Arnau Brugués Davi | 6 | $6^5$ | 5 | 8 | Frederico Gil | 6 | 3 | $7^7$ |
| 8 | Frederico Gil | 1 | $7^7$ | 7 | | | | | |

**Second qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | Mikhail Kukushkin | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Arnaud Clément | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | Arnaud Clément | 2 | 2 | 2 | Mikhail Kukushkin | 6 | 7 |
| | | | | 9 | Grigor Dimitrov | 4 | 5 |
| WC | Thomas Drouet | 1 | 3 | 9 | Grigor Dimitrov | 4 | 5 |
| 9 | Grigor Dimitrov | 6 | 6 | | | | |

**Third qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | Sergiy Stakhovsky | 2 | $7^7$ | 0 | | | | |
| | Alessandro Giannessi | 6 | $6^4$ | 6 | | | | |
| | Alessandro Giannessi | 6 | $6^4$ | 6 | | Alessandro Giannessi | 6 | $7^7$ |
| | | | | | 11 | Daniel Gimeno Traver | 1 | $6^2$ |
| | Iñigo Cervantes | 4 | $7^7$ | 2 | 11 | Daniel Gimeno Traver | 1 | $6^2$ |
| 11 | Daniel Gimeno Traver | 6 | $6^5$ | 6 | | | | |

**Fourth qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Leonardo Mayer | $6^5$ | 4 | | | | |
| | Federico Delbonis | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | Federico Delbonis | $7^7$ | 6 | | Federico Delbonis | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 10 | Adrian Ungur | 4 | 1 |
| WC | Guillaume Couillard | 4 | 2 | 10 | Adrian Ungur | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | Adrian Ungur | 6 | 6 | | | | |

**Fifth qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | Édouard Roger-Vasselin | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | Daniel Muñoz de la Nava | 2 | 5 | | | | | |
| | Daniel Muñoz de la Nava | 2 | 5 | 5 | Édouard Roger-Vasselin | $7^7$ | 2 | 5 |
| | | | | 14 | Simone Bolelli | $6^4$ | 6 | 7 |
| | Sergei Bubka | 2 | 4 | 14 | Simone Bolelli | $6^4$ | 6 | 7 |
| 14 | Simone Bolelli | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

**Sixth qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | Lukáš Rosol | $6^3$ | $7^7$ | 3 | | | | | |
| | Guillaume Rufin | $7^7$ | $6^3$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | Guillaume Rufin | $7^7$ | $6^3$ | 6 | | Guillaume Rufin | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 12 | Matthias Bachinger | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| | Stéphane Robert | 1 | 3 | | 12 | Matthias Bachinger | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | Matthias Bachinger | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |

**Seventh qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | Tobias Kamke | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | |
| | Michael Berrer | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | Michael Berrer | 3 | 7 | 6 | | Michael Berrer | 1 | 4 |
| | | | | | 13 | Victor Hănescu | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Thomas Oger | 3 | 4 | | 13 | Victor Hănescu | 6 | 6 |
| 13 | Victor Hănescu | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
