2012 Western & Southern Open – Men's singles

Roger Federer defeated Novak Djokovic in the final, 6–0, 7–6 (9–7) to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2012 Cincinnati Masters. It was his record fifth Cincinnati Masters title, and the first time that a player won an ATP Tour Masters 1000 event without having his serve broken or losing a set. Federer would repeat this accomplishment at the 2015 event. It was Djokovic's fourth runner-up finish at the tournament.

Men's singles
2012 Western & Southern Open
Final
ChampionSwitzerland Roger Federer
Runner-upSerbia Novak Djokovic
Score6–0, 7–6 (9–7)
Details
Draw56
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Andy Murray was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Jérémy Chardy.

Seeds

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

  1.   Roger Federer (champion)
  2.   Novak Djokovic (final)
  3.   Andy Murray (third round)
  4.   David Ferrer (second round)
  5.   Tomáš Berdych (third round)
  6.   Juan Martín del Potro (semifinals)
  7.   Janko Tipsarević (second round, retired because of a virus)
  8.   Juan Mónaco (second round)
  9.   John Isner (withdrew because of a back injury)
  10.   Mardy Fish (quarterfinals)
  11.   Gilles Simon (withdrew because of a shoulder injury)
  12.   Marin Čilić (quarterfinals)
  13.   Alexandr Dolgopolov (first round)
  14.   Kei Nishikori (third round)
  15.   Philipp Kohlschreiber (first round)
  16.   Andy Roddick (first round)

Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1   Roger Federer 6 77  
10   Mardy Fish 3 64  
1   Roger Federer 77 6  
    Stan Wawrinka 64 3  
    Stan Wawrinka 2 77 6
    Milos Raonic 6 65 4
1   Roger Federer 6 79  
2   Novak Djokovic 0 67  
6   Juan Martín del Potro 6 6
LL   Jérémy Chardy 1 3
6   Juan Martín del Potro 3 2  
2   Novak Djokovic 6 6  
12   Marin Čilić 3 2  
2   Novak Djokovic 6 6  

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1   R Federer 6 6
    J Nieminen 4 3   A Bogomolov Jr. 3 2
  A Bogomolov Jr. 6 6 1   R Federer 6 6
    R Harrison 4 65   B Tomic 2 4
  B Tomic 6 77     B Tomic 6 6
WC   B Baker 79 77 WC   B Baker 4 3
15   P Kohlschreiber 67 63 1   R Federer 6 77
10   M Fish 6 6 10   M Fish 3 64
  F López 2 3 10   M Fish 6 6
  S Giraldo 5 3   C Berlocq 3 1
  C Berlocq 7 6 10   M Fish 6 6
  R Štěpánek 6 6   R Štěpánek 3 3
  A Ramos 2 2     R Štěpánek 77 6
8   J Mónaco 62 1

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4   D Ferrer 4 1
Q   P-H Mathieu 2 6 1   S Wawrinka 6 6
  S Wawrinka 6 3 6     S Wawrinka 6 6
    K Anderson 5 4 14   K Nishikori 3 3
WC   J Blake 7 6 WC   J Blake 6 4 4
    M Granollers 1 2 14   K Nishikori 2 6 6
14   K Nishikori 6 6   S Wawrinka 2 77 6
LL   A Falla 4 1     M Raonic 6 65 4
  M Baghdatis 6 6     M Baghdatis 78 3 4
  R Gasquet 64 3   M Raonic 66 6 6
  M Raonic 77 6     M Raonic 6 2 6
Q   Y-h Lu 6 6 5   T Berdych 4 6 2
  Ł Kubot 3 0 Q   Y-h Lu 3 4
5   T Berdych 6 6

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
6   JM del Potro 7 6
    D Nalbandian 77 64 3   T Haas 5 2
  T Haas 60 77 6 6   JM del Potro 77 2 6
WC   L Hewitt 6 6   V Troicki 62 6 1
  M Youzhny 4 4 WC   L Hewitt 2 0
    V Troicki 6 7   V Troicki 6 6
Q   I Dodig 4 5 6   JM del Potro 6 6
16   A Roddick 64 3 LL   J Chardy 1 3
LL   J Chardy 77 6 LL   J Chardy 6 6
  D Istomin 6 6   D Istomin 4 3
  J Benneteau 3 1 LL   J Chardy 6 6
  J Melzer 6 2 4 3   A Murray 4 4
WC   S Querrey 4 6 6 WC   S Querrey 2 4
3   A Murray 6 6

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7   J Tipsarević 4 1r
    P Andújar 6 6   P Andújar 6 4
Q   M Matosevic 4 3     P Andújar 64 2
  D Young 4 62 12   M Čilić 77 6
Q   J Levine 6 77 Q   J Levine 5 66
Q   S Stakhovsky 3 6 4 12   M Čilić 7 78
12   M Čilić 6 4 6 12   M Čilić 3 2
13   A Dolgopolov 1 1 2   N Djokovic 6 6
  N Davydenko 6 6     N Davydenko 6 6
Q   F Fognini 5 2   F Mayer 3 3
  F Mayer 7 6     N Davydenko 0r
  A Seppi 6 6 2   N Djokovic 6
  R Haase 4 4     A Seppi 64 2
2   N Djokovic 77 6

Qualifying

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Seeds

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  1.   Jérémy Chardy (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  2.   Alejandro Falla (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  3.   Grigor Dimitrov (first round)
  4.   Lukáš Lacko (first round)
  5.   David Goffin (qualifying competition)
  6.   Marinko Matosevic (qualified)
  7.   Leonardo Mayer (qualifying competition)
  8.   Fabio Fognini (qualified)
  9.   Mikhail Kukushkin (withdrew because of a hip injury)
  10.   Lu Yen-hsun (qualified)
  11.   Igor Sijsling (first round)
  12.   Steve Darcis (first round)
  13.   Matthew Ebden (first round)
  14.   Philipp Petzschner (first round)

Qualifiers

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Lucky losers

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  1.   Jérémy Chardy
  2.   Alejandro Falla

Draw

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First qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
1   Jérémy Chardy 6 6  
    Robby Ginepri 4 4  
1   Jérémy Chardy 6 1 65
8   Fabio Fognini 3 6 77
    Vasek Pospisil 4 65  
8   Fabio Fognini 6 77  

Second qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
2   Alejandro Falla 6 6  
WC   Christian Harrison 3 3  
2   Alejandro Falla 5 1  
10   Lu Yen-hsun 7 6  
    Ernests Gulbis 3 2  
10   Lu Yen-hsun 6 6  

Third qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
3   Grigor Dimitrov 65 63  
  Rajeev Ram 77 77  
    Rajeev Ram 1 63  
PR   Paul-Henri Mathieu 6 77  
PR   Paul-Henri Mathieu 4 6 7
13   Matthew Ebden 6 1 5

Fourth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
4   Lukáš Lacko 6 4 3
    Jesse Levine 4 6 6
  Jesse Levine 6 6  
Alt   Olivier Rochus 4 3  
WC   Jack Sock 4 5  
Alt   Olivier Rochus 6 7  

Fifth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
5   David Goffin 6 2  
    Michael Russell 4 3r  
5   David Goffin 2 2  
    Ivan Dodig 6 6  
    Ivan Dodig 6 6  
14   Philipp Petzschner 0 3  

Sixth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
6   Marinko Matosevic 3 6 6
    Benjamin Becker 6 3 3
6   Marinko Matosevic 6 6  
    Jerzy Janowicz 0 2  
    Jerzy Janowicz 6 6  
12   Steve Darcis 3 1  

Seventh qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
7   Leonardo Mayer 6 6  
    Igor Andreev 3 1  
7   Leonardo Mayer 5 4  
    Sergiy Stakhovsky 7 6  
    Sergiy Stakhovsky 6 6  
11   Igor Sijsling 3 4  

References

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