The 2012 Shanghai Rolex Masters was a men's tennis tournament that was played on outdoor hard courts. It was the fourth edition of the Shanghai ATP Masters 1000, classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2012 ATP World Tour. It took place at Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena in Shanghai, China from October 8 to October 14, 2012. Second-seeded Novak Djokovic won the singles title.
| 2012 Shanghai Rolex Masters | |
|---|---|
| Date | October 8–14 |
| Edition | 4th |
| Category | ATP World Tour Masters 1000 |
| Surface | Hard / outdoor |
| Location | Shanghai, China |
| Venue | Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Novak Djokovic | |
| Doubles | |
 Leander Paes /  Radek Štěpánek | |
Finals edit
Singles edit
Novak Djokovic defeated 
Andy Murray, 5–7, 7–6(13–11), 6–3
Doubles edit
Leander Paes' / 
Radek Štěpánek defeated Mahesh Bhupathi / Rohan Bopanna, 6–7(7–9), 6–3, [10–5]
Points and prize money edit
Points edit
| Stage | Singles[1] | Doubles [1] |
|---|---|---|
| Champion | 1000 | |
| Runner up | 600 | |
| Semifinals | 360 | |
| Quarterfinals | 180 | |
| Round of 16 | 90 | |
| Round of 32 | 45 | 0 |
| Round of 64 | 10 | - |
| Qualifier | 25 | |
| Qualifying final round | 14 | |
Singles main-draw entrants edit
Seeds edit
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 SUI
|
Roger Federer | 1 | 1 |
| SRB
|
Novak Djokovic | 2 | 2 |
 GBR
|
Andy Murray | 3 | 3 |
| CZE
|
Tomáš Berdych | 6 | 4 |
 FRA
|
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 7 | 5 |
| SRB
|
Janko Tipsarević | 9 | 6 |
 ARG
|
Juan Mónaco | 10 | 7 |
 USA
|
John Isner | 11 | 8 |
 ESP
|
Nicolás Almagro | 12 | 9 |
 CRO
|
Marin Čilić | 13 | 10 |
| FRA
|
Richard Gasquet | 14 | 11 |
 CAN
|
Milos Raonic | 15 | 12 |
| SUI
|
Stanislas Wawrinka | 16 | 13 |
 JPN
|
Kei Nishikori | 17 | 14 |
| FRA
|
Gilles Simon | 18 | 15 |
 GER
|
Philipp Kohlschreiber | 19 | 16 |
- Rankings are as of October 1, 2012
Other entrants edit
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Brian Baker
Michael Berrer
Alex Bogomolov Jr.
Łukasz Kubot
Lu Yen-hsun
Marinko Matosevic- Philipp Petzschner
Withdrawals edit
Julien Benneteau → replaced by 
Grigor Dimitrov
Juan Martín del Potro (left wrist injury) → replaced by 
Go Soeda
David Ferrer (stomach virus) → replaced by Tommy Robredo- Mardy Fish (health issues) → replaced by
Alejandro Falla - Marcel Granollers → replaced by Ryan Harrison
- Gaël Monfils → replaced by Albert Ramos Viñolas
- Rafael Nadal (left knee injury) → replaced by
Martin Kližan - Andy Roddick (retired from tennis) → replaced by Benoît Paire
Retirements edit
- Florian Mayer (rib injury)
Doubles main-draw entrants edit
Seeds edit
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA
|
Bob Bryan | USA
|
Mike Bryan | 2 | 1 |
 BLR
|
Max Mirnyi | CAN
|
Daniel Nestor | 6 | 2 |
 SWE
|
Robert Lindstedt |  ROU
|
Horia Tecău | 13 | 3 |
| IND
|
Leander Paes | CZE
|
Radek Štěpánek | 14 | 4 |
 POL
|
Mariusz Fyrstenberg | POL
|
Marcin Matkowski | 21 | 5 |
 PAK
|
Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi |  NED
|
Jean-Julien Rojer | 30 | 6 |
| IND
|
Mahesh Bhupathi | IND
|
Rohan Bopanna | 33 | 7 |
 AUT
|
Alexander Peya |  BRA
|
Bruno Soares | 50 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of October 1, 2012
Other entrants edit
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pairs received entry as alternates:
Withdrawals edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Rankings explained". atpworldtour.com. Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2012.