2012 Shanghai Rolex Masters – Singles

Singles
2012 Shanghai Rolex Masters
Champion	Novak Djokovic
Runner-up	Andy Murray
Score	5–7, 7–6(13–11), 6–3

Main article: 2012 Shanghai Rolex Masters

Novak Djokovic defeated the two-time defending champion Andy Murray in the final, 5–7, 7–6^(13–11), 6–3 to win the singles tennis title at the 2012 Shanghai Masters. Djokovic saved five championship points en route to the title (all in the second set), and ended Murray's perfect 12–0 record at the event. The final was voted as the best ATP World Tour match of the 2012 season.

Seeds

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

1. Roger Federer (semifinals)
2. Novak Djokovic (champion)
3. Andy Murray (final)
4. Tomáš Berdych (semifinals)
5. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (quarterfinals)
6. Janko Tipsarević (third round)
7. Juan Mónaco (second round)
8. John Isner (third round)
9. Nicolás Almagro (first round)
10. Marin Čilić (quarterfinals)
11. Richard Gasquet (second round)
12. Milos Raonic (second round)
13. Stanislas Wawrinka (third round)
14. Kei Nishikori (second round)
15. Gilles Simon (second round)
16. Philipp Kohlschreiber (second 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							Semifinals							Final
	1	Roger Federer	6	6
	10	Marin Čilić	3	4
								1	Roger Federer	4	4
								3	Andy Murray	6	6
	3	Andy Murray	4	6	6
		Radek Štěpánek	6	2	3
															3	Andy Murray	7	611	3
															2	Novak Djokovic	5	713	6
	5	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga	3	64
	4	Tomáš Berdych	6	77
								4	Tomáš Berdych	3	4
								2	Novak Djokovic	6	6
		Tommy Haas	3	3
	2	Novak Djokovic	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	R Federer	6	7
	Q	Y-h Lu	6	6				Q	Y-h Lu	3	5
	WC	Z Zhang	0	2											1	R Federer	4	77	6
		D Istomin	4	6	6										13	S Wawrinka	6	64	0
		C Berlocq	6	2	1				D Istomin	4	6	4
		A Ramos	61	65				13	S Wawrinka	6	4	6
	13	S Wawrinka	77	77																		1	R Federer	6	6
	10	M Čilić	7	6																		10	M Čilić	3	4
	Q	Ł Kubot	5	3				10	M Čilić	7	6
		T Bellucci	3	4					M Kližan	5	1
		M Kližan	6	6											10	M Čilić	4	6	6
		F Verdasco	6	6												F Verdasco	6	1	4
		G Soeda	2	4					F Verdasco	6	6
								7	J Mónaco	4	2

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								3	A Murray	w/o
		B Tomic	4	0					F Mayer
		F Mayer	6	6											3	A Murray	6	6
		A Dolgopolov	6	6												A Dolgopolov	2	2
		J Chardy	3	2					A Dolgopolov	6	6
		J Melzer	4	2				15	G Simon	3	4
	15	G Simon	6	6																		3	A Murray	4	6	6
	11	R Gasquet	6	6																			R Štěpánek	6	2	3
	Q	B Baker	2	3				11	R Gasquet	4	4
		R Štěpánek	7	6					R Štěpánek	6	6
	WC	L Hewitt	5	1												R Štěpánek	6	65	6
		J Nieminen	2	64											8	J Isner	4	77	3
		K Anderson	6	77					K Anderson	63	710	67
								8	J Isner	77	68	79

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								5	J-W Tsonga	79	7
		B Paire	77	6					B Paire	67	5
	Q	P Petzschner	62	4											5	J-W Tsonga	6	77
		F Fognini	2	2												M Baghdatis	2	62
		M Baghdatis	6	6					M Baghdatis	77	65	77
	Q	M Matosevic	64	3				12	M Raonic	64	77	63
	12	M Raonic	77	6																		5	J-W Tsonga	3	64
	14	K Nishikori	6	6																		4	T Berdych	6	77
	WC	D Wu	2	4				14	K Nishikori	6	1	4
		S Querrey	6	6					S Querrey	2	6	6
	WC	Z Li	3	1												S Querrey	2	77	4
	Q	M Berrer	2	65											4	T Berdych	6	63	6
		A Seppi	6	77					A Seppi	3	3
								4	T Berdych	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								6	J Tipsarević	6	77
		V Troicki	6	2	6				V Troicki	2	63
		M Youzhny	3	6	4										6	J Tipsarević	2	1
	Q	A Bogomolov Jr.	64	4												T Haas	6	6
	PR	T Robredo	77	6				PR	T Robredo	3	3
		T Haas	4	77	6				T Haas	6	6
	9	N Almagro	6	64	2																		T Haas	3	3
	16	P Kohlschreiber	6	6																		2	N Djokovic	6	6
		R Harrison	4	4				16	P Kohlschreiber	3	4
		F López	6	1	6				F López	6	6
		A Falla	3	6	3											F López	3	3
		P Andújar	5	3											2	N Djokovic	6	6
		G Dimitrov	7	6					G Dimitrov	3	2
								2	N Djokovic	6	6

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Marinko Matosevic (qualified)
2. Matthew Ebden (first round)
3. Brian Baker (qualified)
4. Guillermo García López (qualifying competition)
5. Lu Yen-hsun (qualified)
6. Tatsuma Ito (qualifying competition)
7. Łukasz Kubot (qualified)
8. Grega Žemlja (qualifying competition)
9. Alex Bogomolov Jr. (qualified)
10. Sergiy Stakhovsky (qualifying competition)
11. Philipp Petzschner (qualified)
12. Michael Berrer (qualified)
13. Jimmy Wang (qualifying competition)
14. Danai Udomchoke (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

1. Marinko Matosevic
2. Philipp Petzschner
3. Brian Baker
4. Alex Bogomolov Jr.
5. Lu Yen-hsun
6. Michael Berrer
7. Łukasz Kubot

Draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Marinko Matosevic	7	7
	Alt	Treat Conrad Huey	5	5
								1	Marinko Matosevic	6	4	6
								10	Sergiy Stakhovsky	3	6	1
		Donald Young	77	4	4
	10	Sergiy Stakhovsky	64	6	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Matthew Ebden	61	4
		Marius Copil	77	6
									Marius Copil	0	63
								11	Philipp Petzschner	6	77
	Alt	Mariusz Fyrstenberg	4	4
	11	Philipp Petzschner	6	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Brian Baker	6	6
	Alt	Zhang Zhizhen	3	0
								3	Brian Baker	6	7
								8	Grega Žemlja	1	5
		Gianluca Naso	4	3
	8	Grega Žemlja	6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Guillermo García López	7	6
	Alt	Peter Luczak	5	2
								4	Guillermo García López	66	4
								9	Alex Bogomolov Jr.	78	6
	WC	Li Yu Cheng	0	0
	9	Alex Bogomolov Jr.	6	6

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Lu Yen-hsun	6	6
	Alt	Gao Xin	1	1
								5	Lu Yen-hsun	6	6
								14	Danai Udomchoke	3	2
	Alt	Borut Puc	62	3
	14	Danai Udomchoke	77	6

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Tatsuma Ito	6	6
	WC	Chang Yu	4	2
								6	Tatsuma Ito	63	1
								12	Michael Berrer	7	6
		Riccardo Ghedin	65	3
	12	Michael Berrer	77	6

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	7	Łukasz Kubot	77	6
		Gong Mao-Xin	63	2
								7	Łukasz Kubot	6	6
								13	Jimmy Wang	4	2
		Jan Hernych	1	2
	13	Jimmy Wang	6	6

References

• Main Draw
• Qualifying Draw