2012 Western & Southern Open
| 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 |
| Location | Cincinnati, Ohio, United States |
| 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 | |
The 2012 Western and Southern Open (known as such for sponsorship reasons) 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 Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, from August 11 to August 19.
Points and prize money
Point distribution
| 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
| 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
Seeds
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
The following players received wild cards into the main singles draw:
The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:
- Ivan Dodig
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Fabio Fognini - Jesse Levine
- Paul-Henri Mathieu
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Marinko Matosevic - Sergiy Stakhovsky
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Lu Yen-hsun
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
Withdrawals
- 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
- Janko Tipsarević (virus)
-
Nikolay Davydenko
ATP doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
| 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
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Retirements
- Juan Mónaco (toe injury)
- Janko Tipsarević (virus)
WTA singles main draw entrants
Seeds
| 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
The following players received wild cards into the main singles draw:
The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:
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Akgul Amanmuradova - Kiki Bertens
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Eleni Daniilidou - Casey Dellacqua
- Andrea Hlaváčková
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Sesil Karatantcheva - Madison Keys
- Vania King
- Johanna Larsson
- Bethanie Mattek-Sands
- Urszula Radwańska
- Yaroslava Shvedova
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
Withdrawals
- Ana Ivanovic (right foot injury)
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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
- Dominika Cibulková (right elbow injury)
- Christina McHale (gastrointestinal illness)
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Tamira Paszek (migraine) - Nadia Petrova (dizziness)
- Yaroslava Shvedova (heat illness)
WTA doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
| 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
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pairs received entry as alternates:
Withdrawals
- Nadia Petrova (dizziness)
- Yaroslava Shvedova (heat illness)
Retirements
- Dominika Cibulková (right elbow injury)
- Peng Shuai (right shoulder injury)
Champions
Men's singles
Main article: 2012 Western & Southern Open – Men's Singles
Roger Federer def. 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 ever dropping serve throughout the entire tournament.[5]
Women's singles
Main article: 2012 Western & Southern Open – Women's Singles
Li Na def. 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
Main article: 2012 Western & Southern Open – Men's Doubles
Robert Lindstedt / Horia Tecău def. Mahesh Bhupathi / Rohan Bopanna, 6–4, 6–4
Women's doubles
Main article: 2012 Western & Southern Open – Women's Doubles
Andrea Hlaváčková / Lucie Hradecká def. Katarina Srebotnik / Zheng Jie, 6–1, 6–3
References
- 1 2 "Rankings explained". atpworldtour.com. Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
- 1 2 "WTA Tour rules" (PDF). wtatour.com. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
- 1 2 3 4 "Prize Money internazionali BNL d'Itlaia 2012". internazionalibnlditalia.com. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Field Getting Finalized Ahead of Opening Weekend". cincytennis. 11 August 2012.
- ↑ http://www.worldtennismagazine.com/archives/7910
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