The 2012 Western and Southern Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 111th edition (for the men) and the 84th (for the women) of the Cincinnati Masters, and was part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 of the 2012 ATP World Tour, and of the WTA Premier 5 tournaments of the 2012 WTA Tour. The tournament was held at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, Ohio, United States, from August 11 to August 19, 2012. Roger Federer and Li Na won the singles titles.
| 2012 Western & Southern Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | August 11–19 |
| Edition | 111th (men) / 84th (women) |
| Category | ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (men) WTA Premier 5 (women) |
| Surface | Hard / outdoor |
| Location | Mason, Ohio, United States |
| Venue | Lindner Family Tennis Center |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
 Roger Federer | |
| Women's singles | |
 Li Na | |
| Men's doubles | |
 Robert Lindstedt /  Horia Tecău | |
| Women's doubles | |
 Andrea Hlaváčková / Lucie Hradecká | |
Points and prize money edit
Point distribution edit
| Stage | Men's singles[1] | Men's doubles[1] | Women's singles[2] | Women's doubles[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | 1000 | 900 | ||
| Runner up | 600 | 620 | ||
| Semifinals | 360 | 395 | ||
| Quarterfinals | 180 | 225 | ||
| Round of 16 | 90 | 125 | ||
| Round of 32 | 45 | 10 | 70 | 1 |
| Round of 64 | 10 | – | 1 | – |
| Qualifier | 25 | 30 | ||
| Qualifying Finalist | 16 | 20 | ||
| Qualifying 1st round | 0 | 1 | ||
Prize money edit
| Stage | Men's singles[3] | Men's doubles[3] | Women's singles[3] | Women's doubles[3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | $535,600 | $165,860 | $385,000 | $110,000 |
| Runner up | $262,610 | $81,200 | $192,000 | $55,000 |
| Semifinals | $132,165 | $40,730 | $96,100 | $27,525 |
| Quarterfinals | $67,205 | $20,910 | $45,750 | $13,850 |
| Round of 16 | $34,900 | $10,800 | $22,060 | $7,000 |
| Round of 32 | $18,400 | $5,700 | $11,300 | $3,500 |
| Round of 64 | $9,935 | – | $6,100 | – |
| Final round qualifying | $2,290 | $2,050 | ||
| First round qualifying | $1,165 | $1,080 |
ATP singles main-draw entrants edit
Seeds edit
The following players were seeded in the main singles draw, following the ATP rankings of August 6, 2012:
| Country | Player | Ranking | Seeds |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUI
|
Roger Federer | 1 | 1 |
 SRB
|
Novak Djokovic | 2 | 2 |
 GBR
|
Andy Murray | 4 | 3 |
 ESP
|
David Ferrer | 5 | 4 |
| CZE
|
Tomáš Berdych | 7 | 5 |
 ARG
|
Juan Martín del Potro | 8 | 6 |
| SRB
|
Janko Tipsarević | 9 | 7 |
| ARG
|
Juan Mónaco | 10 | 8 |
 USA |
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| USA
|
Mardy Fish | 13 | 10 |
 FRA |
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 CRO
|
Marin Čilić | 15 | 12 |
 UKR
|
Alexandr Dolgopolov | 16 | 13 |
 JPN
|
Kei Nishikori | 17 | 14 |
 GER
|
Philipp Kohlschreiber | 18 | 15 |
| USA
|
Andy Roddick | 20 | 16 |
Other entrants edit
The following players received wild cards into the main singles draw:
The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:
Ivan Dodig
Fabio Fognini
Jesse Levine
Paul-Henri Mathieu
Marinko Matosevic
Sergiy Stakhovsky
Lu Yen-hsun
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
Withdrawals edit
Nicolás Almagro (shoulder injury)[4]- Juan Carlos Ferrero (foot injury)
- John Isner (back injury)
- Gaël Monfils (knee injury)
- Rafael Nadal (knee injury)
- Gilles Simon (shoulder injury)
- Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (knee injury)
- Fernando Verdasco (wrist injury)
Retirements edit
Janko Tipsarević (virus)
Nikolay Davydenko
ATP doubles main-draw entrants edit
Seeds edit
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 BLR
|
Max Mirnyi |  CAN
|
Daniel Nestor | 2 | 1 |
| USA
|
Bob Bryan | USA
|
Mike Bryan | 6 | 2 |
 POL
|
Mariusz Fyrstenberg | POL
|
Marcin Matkowski | 13 | 3 |
| SWE
|
Robert Lindstedt | ROU
|
Horia Tecău | 21 | 4 |
 IND
|
Leander Paes | CZE
|
Radek Štěpánek | 21 | 5 |
| IND
|
Mahesh Bhupathi | IND
|
Rohan Bopanna | 28 | 6 |
| ESP
|
Marcel Granollers | ESP
|
Marc López | 33 | 7 |
 PAK
|
Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi |  NED
|
Jean-Julien Rojer | 33 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of August 6, 2012
Other entrants edit
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Retirements edit
Juan Mónaco (toe injury)- Janko Tipsarević (virus)
WTA singles main-draw entrants edit
Seeds edit
| Country | Player | Ranking | Seeds |
|---|---|---|---|
| POL
|
Agnieszka Radwańska | 3 | 1 |
| USA
|
Serena Williams | 4 | 2 |
 AUS
|
Samantha Stosur | 5 | 3 |
| CZE
|
Petra Kvitová | 6 | 4 |
| GER
|
Angelique Kerber | 7 | 5 |
 DEN
|
Caroline Wozniacki | 8 | 6 |
 ITA
|
Sara Errani | 9 | 7 |
| FRA
|
Marion Bartoli | 10 | 8 |
| CHN
|
Li Na | 11 | 9 |
| SRB |
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 SVK
|
Dominika Cibulková | 13 | 11 |
 RUS
|
Maria Kirilenko | 14 | 12 |
| SRB
|
Jelena Janković | 18 | 13 |
| ITA
|
Francesca Schiavone | 21 | 14 |
| RUS
|
Nadia Petrova | 22 | 15 |
| CZE
|
Lucie Šafářová | 23 | 16 |
| RUS
|
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 24 | 17 |
Other entrants edit
The following players received wild cards into the main singles draw:
The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:
Akgul Amanmuradova
Kiki Bertens
Eleni Daniilidou- Casey Dellacqua
Andrea Hlaváčková
Sesil Karatantcheva- Madison Keys
- Vania King
Johanna Larsson- Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Urszula Radwańska- Yaroslava Shvedova
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
Withdrawals edit
- Ana Ivanovic (right foot injury)
Kaia Kanepi (achilles heel injury) [4]- Svetlana Kuznetsova (knee injury) [4]
Sabine Lisicki (left abdominal sprain)
Monica Niculescu (hand injury) [4]- Flavia Pennetta (wrist injury) [4]
- Andrea Petkovic (knee injury) [4]
- Maria Sharapova (stomach virus) [4]
- Vera Zvonareva (illness) [4]
Retirements edit
Dominika Cibulková (right elbow injury)- Christina McHale (gastrointestinal illness)
Tamira Paszek (migraine)- Nadia Petrova (dizziness)
- Yaroslava Shvedova (heat illness)
WTA doubles main-draw entrants edit
Seeds edit
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA
|
Liezel Huber | USA
|
Lisa Raymond | 2 | 1 |
| ITA
|
Sara Errani | ITA
|
Roberta Vinci | 7 | 2 |
| USA
|
Vania King |  KAZ
|
Yaroslava Shvedova | 11 | 3 |
| RUS
|
Maria Kirilenko | RUS
|
Nadia Petrova | 16 | 4 |
| CZE
|
Andrea Hlaváčková | CZE
|
Lucie Hradecká | 18 | 5 |
| ESP
|
Nuria Llagostera Vives | ESP
|
María José Martínez Sánchez | 37 | 6 |
| USA
|
Raquel Kops-Jones | USA
|
Abigail Spears | 39 | 7 |
 SLO
|
Katarina Srebotnik | CHN
|
Zheng Jie | 41 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of August 6, 2012
Other entrants edit
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pairs received entry as alternates:
Withdrawals edit
- Nadia Petrova (dizziness)
- Yaroslava Shvedova (heat illness)
Retirements edit
- Dominika Cibulková (right elbow injury)
Peng Shuai (right shoulder injury)
Finals edit
Men's singles edit
Roger Federer defeated Novak Djokovic, 6–0, 7–6(9–7)
- It was Roger Federer's 5th title in Cincinnati making him the only player in history ever to win this tournament five times. Federer won the event without dropping serve throughout the tournament.[5]
Women's singles edit
Li Na defeated Angelique Kerber, 1–6, 6–3, 6–1
- It was Li Na's first title of the year and sixth of her career.
Men's doubles edit
Robert Lindstedt / Horia Tecău defeated Mahesh Bhupathi / Rohan Bopanna, 6–4, 6–4
Women's doubles edit
Andrea Hlaváčková / Lucie Hradecká defeated Katarina Srebotnik / Zheng Jie, 6–1, 6–3
References edit
- ^ a b "Rankings explained". atpworldtour.com. Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
- ^ a b "WTA Tour rules" (PDF). wtatour.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
- ^ a b c d "Prize Money internazionali BNL d'Itlaia 2012". internazionalibnlditalia.com. Archived from the original on 11 May 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Field Getting Finalized Ahead of Opening Weekend". cincytennis. 11 August 2012.
- ^ "Roger Federer Setting New Standards in Record Fifth Cincinnati Title". 19 August 2012.