The 2012 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters was a men's tennis tournament for male professional players, played from 16 April through 22 April 2012, on outdoor clay courts. It was the 106th edition of the annual Monte Carlo Masters tournament, which was sponsored by Rolex for the fourth time. It took place at the Monte Carlo Country Club in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France, near Monte Carlo, Monaco. Second-seeded Rafael Nadal won the singles title.
Points and prize money
Points Because the Monte Carlo Masters is the non-mandatory Masters 1000 event, special rules regarding points distribution are in place. The Monte Carlo Masters counts as one of a player's 500 level tournaments, while distributing Masters 1000 points.Ranking points
Event Round of 16Round of 32Round of 64 Singles100060036018090451025160 Doubles0
Prize money
StageMen's singlesMen's doubles Champion €460,260 €142,500 Runner up €225,680 €69,780Semifinals €113,580 €35,000Quarterfinals €57,775 €17,970Round of 16 €30,000 €9,290Round of 32 €15,810 €4,900Round of 64 €8,535 –Qualifying final round €1,965Qualifying first round €1,000
Singles main draw entrants
Seeds Country PlayerRank1SeedNovak Djokovic11Rafael Nadal22Andy Murray43Jo-Wilfried Tsonga54David Ferrer65Tomáš Berdych76Janko Tipsarević87Nicolás Almagro128Gilles Simon139Feliciano López1510Juan Mónaco1611Kei Nishikori1812Fernando Verdasco1913Florian Mayer2014Jürgen Melzer2115Alexandr Dolgopolov2216 Rankings and seedings are as of April 9, 2012
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the main draw: Benjamin Balleret Jean-René Lisnard Paul-Henri Mathieu Potito Starace
The following players received entry via qualifying: Simone Bolelli Federico Delbonis Alessandro Giannessi Frederico Gil Victor Hănescu Mikhail Kukushkin Guillaume Rufin
Withdrawals Richard Gasquet (shoulder injury) John Isner Gaël Monfils (side strain)
Retirements Julien Benneteau (right ankle injury) Carlos Berlocq (left calf injury) Juan Mónaco (right ankle injury)
Doubles main draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank1 SeedBob BryanMike Bryan21Max MirnyiDaniel Nestor62Michaël LlodraNenad Zimonjić113Mariusz FyrstenbergMarcin Matkowski184Leander PaesRadek Štěpánek215Mahesh BhupathiRohan Bopanna236Robert LindstedtHoria Tecău237František ČermákFilip Polášek428 Rankings are as of April 9, 2012
Other entrants The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: Simone Bolelli / Fabio Fognini Arnaud Clément / Jean-René Lisnard
The following pairs received entry as alternates: Marin Čilić / Marcelo Melo Édouard Roger-Vasselin / Gilles Simon
Withdrawals Colin Fleming Juan Mónaco (right ankle injury)
Finals
Singles
Rafael Nadal defeated Novak Djokovic, 6–3, 6–1 It was Nadal's first title of the year and the 47th of his career.
Doubles
Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan defeated Max Mirnyi / Daniel Nestor, 6–2, 6–3
References
External links
Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) tournament profile