2012 BNP Paribas Open – Men's singles

Roger Federer defeated John Isner in the final, 7–6(9–7), 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2012 Indian Wells Masters. It was his record fourth Indian Wells title.

Men's singles
2012 BNP Paribas Open
Final
ChampionSwitzerland Roger Federer
Runner-upUnited States John Isner
Score7–6(9–7), 6–3
Details
Draw96
Seeds32
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Novak Djokovic was the defending champion, but lost to Isner in the semifinals.

Seeds edit

All seeds received a bye into the second round.

  1.   Novak Djokovic (semifinals)
  2.   Rafael Nadal (semifinals)
  3.   Roger Federer (champion)
  4.   Andy Murray (second round)
  5.   David Ferrer (third round)
  6.   Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (fourth round)
  7.   Tomáš Berdych (fourth round)
  8.   Mardy Fish (third round)
  9.   Juan Martín del Potro (quarterfinals)
  10.   Janko Tipsarević (third round)
  11.   John Isner (final)
  12.   Nicolás Almagro (quarterfinals)
  13.   Gilles Simon (quarterfinals)
  14.   Gaël Monfils (withdrew because of gastroenteritis)
  15.   Feliciano López (second round)
  16.   Richard Gasquet (second round)
  17.   Kei Nishikori (second round)
  18.   Florian Mayer (second round)
  19.   Fernando Verdasco (third round)
  20.   Jürgen Melzer (second round)
  21.   Alexandr Dolgopolov (fourth round)
  22.   Juan Mónaco (third round)
  23.   Stanislas Wawrinka (third round)
  24.   Marin Čilić (second round)
  25.   Viktor Troicki (second round)
  26.   Marcel Granollers (third round)
  27.   Milos Raonic (third round)
  28.   Radek Štěpánek (third round)
  29.   Kevin Anderson (third round)
  30.   Andy Roddick (third round)
  31.   Juan Ignacio Chela (second round)
  32.   Julien Benneteau (second round)

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1   Novak Djokovic 6 6
12   Nicolás Almagro 3 4
1   Novak Djokovic 67 6 65
11   John Isner 79 3 77
13   Gilles Simon 3 6 5
11   John Isner 6 1 7
11   John Isner 67 3
3   Roger Federer 79 6
9   Juan Martín del Potro 3 2
3   Roger Federer 6 6
3   Roger Federer 6 6
2   Rafael Nadal 3 4
    David Nalbandian 6 5 4
2   Rafael Nadal 4 7 6

Top half edit

Section 1 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   N Djokovic 6 6
Q   A Golubev 6 6 Q   A Golubev 3 2
Q   R de Voest 1 4 1   N Djokovic 6 6
  M Bachinger 4 2 29   K Anderson 2 3
  P Kohlschreiber 6 6   P Kohlschreiber
29   K Anderson w/o
1   N Djokovic 6 65 6
  P Andújar 0 77 2
18   F Mayer 2 4
  R Haase 2 6 62   P Andújar 6 6
  P Andújar 6 3 77   P Andújar 77 6
  A Ramos 610 77 6   A Ramos 65 4
WC   J Levine 712 64 2   A Ramos 3 7 6
16   R Gasquet 6 5 1

Section 2 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
12   N Almagro 5 6 6
Q   T Smyczek 61 4 WC   S Querrey 7 4 4
WC   S Querrey 77 6 12   N Almagro 4 6 77
  S Giraldo 5 6 6   S Giraldo 6 2 62
WC   J Sock 7 0 1   S Giraldo 7 6
17   K Nishikori 5 2
12   N Almagro 6 6
7   T Berdych 4 0
30   A Roddick 4 77 6
  I Karlović 4 2   Ł Kubot 6 65 3
  Ł Kubot 6 6 30   A Roddick 3 6 2
  A Bogomolov Jr. 67 6 63 7   T Berdych 6 4 6
  S Stakhovsky 79 4 77   S Stakhovsky 77 3 4
7   T Berdych 62 6 6

Section 3 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
4   A Murray 4 2
  G García López 78 4 6   G García López 6 6
  R Machado 66 6 2   G García López 4 5
  F Cipolla 1 2   R Harrison 6 7
  R Harrison 6 6   R Harrison 77 6
25   V Troicki 65 3
  R Harrison 60 7 1
13   G Simon 77 5 6
23   S Wawrinka 4 6 6
Q   P Lorenzi 6 3 4 WC   R Ginepri 6 4 4
WC   R Ginepri 1 6 6 23   S Wawrinka 4 4
Q   A Delić 6 0 2 13   G Simon 6 6
  D Sela 2 6 6   D Sela 5 78 4
13   G Simon 7 66 6

Section 4 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
11   J Isner 7 6
LL   F Gil 6 66 6 LL   F Gil 5 3
Q   R Williams 3 78 4 11   J Isner 7 7
Q   V Pospisil 3 2 22   J Mónaco 5 5
  N Mahut 6 6   N Mahut 4 7 3
22   J Mónaco 6 5 6
11   J Isner 6 7
Q   M Ebden 4 5
32   J Benneteau 6 3 2
Q   M Ebden 6 4 6 Q   M Ebden 2 6 6
  I Kunitsyn 1 6 4 Q   M Ebden 6 6
  A Seppi 4 6 6 8   M Fish 3 4
  O Rochus 6 3 4   A Seppi 3 2r
8   M Fish 6 3

Bottom half edit

Section 5 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5   D Ferrer 6 6
  I Dodig 1 4   G Dimitrov 2 2
  G Dimitrov 6 6 5   D Ferrer 4 3
  Y-h Lu 66 3   D Istomin 6 6
  D Istomin 78 6   D Istomin 77 67 7
31   JI Chela 65 79 5
  D Istomin 62 78 2
9   JM del Potro 77 66 6
19   F Verdasco 6 6
  C-M Stebe 2 2   R Sweeting 2 2
  R Sweeting 6 6 19   F Verdasco 2 66
Q   M Matosevic 6 6 9   JM del Potro 6 78
Q   R Bemelmans 2 3 Q   M Matosevic 5 2
9   JM del Potro 7 6

Section 6 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
LL   B Phau 5 2
  N Davydenko 7 6   N Davydenko 7 6
Q   S Bubka 5 3   N Davydenko
  L Rosol 2 64   T Bellucci w/o
  T Bellucci 6 77   T Bellucci 6 6
20   J Melzer 3 3
  T Bellucci 6 3 4
3   R Federer 3 6 6
27   M Raonic 6 6
  C Berlocq 6 6   C Berlocq 4 2
  B Paire 4 2 27   M Raonic 77 2 4
LL   T Kamke 6 63 4 3   R Federer 64 6 6
WC   D Kudla 2 77 6 WC   D Kudla 4 1
3   R Federer 6 6

Section 7 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6   J-W Tsonga 4
  M Llodra 6 5 77   M Llodra 1r
  E Gulbis 3 7 63 6   J-W Tsonga 62 6 6
  X Malisse 6 6 28   R Štěpánek 77 3 2
Q   B Reynolds 2 4   X Malisse 2 1
28   R Štěpánek 6 6
6   J-W Tsonga 6 5 3
  D Nalbandian 3 7 6
24   M Čilić 63 64
  P Starace 64 0   D Nalbandian 77 77
  D Nalbandian 77 6   D Nalbandian 6 3 6
  B Tomic 6 64 0 10   J Tipsarević 3 6 3
  G Müller 4 77 6   G Müller 4 2
10   J Tipsarević 6 6

Section 8 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
15   F López 3 4
  J Chardy 3 4   M Baghdatis 6 6
  M Baghdatis 6 6   M Baghdatis 4 7 4
  D Young 2 6 65 21   A Dolgopolov 6 5 6
  S Darcis 6 3 77   S Darcis 715 3 5
21   A Dolgopolov 613 6 7
21   A Dolgopolov 3 2
2   R Nadal 6 6
26   M Granollers 6 2 6
  J Nieminen 69 4   T Haas 3 6 3
  T Haas 711 6 26   M Granollers 1 4
  A Falla 6 67 4 2   R Nadal 6 6
  L Mayer 2 79 6   L Mayer 1 3
2   R Nadal 6 6

Qualifying edit

Seeds edit

  1.   Frederico Gil (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  2.   Tobias Kamke (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  3.   Matthew Ebden (qualified)
  4.   Paolo Lorenzi (qualified)
  5.   João Souza (first round)
  6.   Igor Andreev (first round)
  7.   Marsel İlhan (first round)
  8.   Björn Phau (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  9.   Vasek Pospisil (qualified)
  10.   Bobby Reynolds (qualified)
  11.   Rik de Voest (qualified)
  12.   Ricardo Mello (first round)
  13.   Jürgen Zopp (qualifying competition)
  14.   Thomas Schoorel (qualifying competition)
  15.   Michael Russell (qualifying competition)
  16.   Marinko Matosevic (qualified)
  17.   Izak van der Merwe (qualifying competition)
  18.   Andrey Golubev (qualified)
  19.   Júlio Silva (first round)
  20.   Arnau Brugués Davi (first round)
  21.   Rajeev Ram (qualifying competition)
  22.   Marco Chiudinelli (first round)
  23.   James Ward (first round)
  24.   Ruben Bemelmans (qualified)

Qualifiers edit

Lucky losers edit

  1.   Frederico Gil
  2.   Tobias Kamke
  3.   Björn Phau

Draw edit

Key edit

First qualifier edit

First round Qualifying competition
          
1   Frederico Gil 6 6
  Alex Kuznetsov 1 1
1   Frederico Gil 4 6 4
24   Ruben Bemelmans 6 3 6
  Pierre-Ludovic Duclos 65 7 3
24   Ruben Bemelmans 77 5 6

Second qualifier edit

First round Qualifying competition
          
2   Tobias Kamke 4 6 6
  Greg Jones 6 2 4
2   Tobias Kamke 3 6 4
  Amer Delić 6 2 6
  Amer Delić 6 77
19   Júlio Silva 2 62

Third qualifier edit

First round Qualifying competition
          
3   Matthew Ebden 6 6
  Víctor Estrella 3 2
3   Matthew Ebden 6 6
21   Rajeev Ram 4 3
  Iván Navarro 4 2
21   Rajeev Ram 6 6

Fourth qualifier edit

First round Qualifying competition
          
4   Paolo Lorenzi 6 6
  Dominik Meffert 2 4
4   Paolo Lorenzi 6 77
WC   Daniel Kosakowski 2 64
WC   Daniel Kosakowski 77 6
22   Marco Chiudinelli 65 3

Fifth qualifier edit

First round Qualifying competition
          
5   João Souza 2 7 65
  Sergei Bubka 6 5 77
  Sergei Bubka 6 3 6
14   Thomas Schoorel 3 6 4
WC   Dennis Novikov 1 67
14   Thomas Schoorel 6 79

Sixth qualifier edit

First round Qualifying competition
          
6   Igor Andreev 1 6 3
WC   Tim Smyczek 6 1 6
WC   Tim Smyczek 6 6
15   Michael Russell 2 0
WC   Haithem Abid 2 2
15   Michael Russell 6 6

Seventh qualifier edit

First round Qualifying competition
          
7   Marsel İlhan 4 4
WC   Rhyne Williams 6 6
WC   Rhyne Williams 77 1 6
13   Jürgen Zopp 61 6 1
  Mischa Zverev 2 6 1
13   Jürgen Zopp 6 1 6

Eighth qualifier edit

First round Qualifying competition
          
8   Björn Phau 6 6
  Denis Gremelmayr 0 4
8   Björn Phau 4 4
18   Andrey Golubev 6 6
  Roberto Bautista Agut 63 4
18   Andrey Golubev 77 6

Ninth qualifier edit

First round Qualifying competition
          
9   Vasek Pospisil 7 3 7
  Mathieu Rodrigues 5 6 5
9   Vasek Pospisil 4 6 6
  Maxime Authom 6 4 3
  Maxime Authom 6 6
23   James Ward 1 2

Tenth qualifier edit

First round Qualifying competition
          
10   Bobby Reynolds 6 6
  Peter Gojowczyk 4 1
10   Bobby Reynolds 4 77 6
  Frank Dancevic 6 62 4
  Frank Dancevic 6 6
20   Arnau Brugués Davi 3 0

Eleventh qualifier edit

First round Qualifying competition
          
11   Rik de Voest 6 5
  Stefano Galvani 3 1r
11   Rik de Voest 7 6
17   Izak van der Merwe 5 3
  Stéphane Bohli 62 1
17   Izak van der Merwe 77 6

Twelfth qualifier edit

First round Qualifying competition
          
12   Ricardo Mello 3 77 0
  Michael Yani 6 65 6
  Michael Yani 2 2
16   Marinko Matosevic 6 6
  Gastão Elias 2 5
16   Marinko Matosevic 6 7

References edit