The 2012 Madrid Masters (also known as the Mutua Madrid Open for sponsorship reasons) was played on outdoor blue clay courts at the Park Manzanares in Madrid, Spain from 7 to 13 May. It was the 11th edition of the event on the ATP and 4th on the WTA. It was classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2012 ATP World Tour and a Premier Mandatory event on the 2012 WTA Tour. The clay courts used for the tournament were dyed blue to provide better contrast with the ball, which garnered controversy amongst players who found the dyeing made the surface too slippery and difficult to maneuver, putting defensive players at a disadvantage. Ion Țiriac, the former Romanian ATP player and billionaire businessman who owns the tournament, instituted the use of the color.
Points and prize money
Point distribution
StageMen's singlesMen's doublesWomen's singlesWomen's doubles Champion 1000 Runner up 600 700Semifinals 360 450Quarterfinals 180 250Round of 16 90 140Round of 32 45 10 80 5Round of 64 10 – 5 –Qualifier 25 30Qualifying Finalist 16 20Qualifying 1st round 1
Prize money
StageMen's singlesMen's doublesWomen's singlesWomen's doubles Champion €585,800 €181,400 €631,000 €199,000 Runner up €287,225 €88,800 €313,000 €100,000Semifinals €144,560 €44,550 €149,500 €45,000Quarterfinals €73,510 €22,860 €70,000 €18,975Round of 16 €38,170 €11,820 €33,000 €9,500Round of 32 €20,125 €6,240 €17,500 €5,000Round of 64 €10,865 – €8,750 –Final round qualifying €2,505 €2,375First round qualifying €1,275 €1,140
ATP singles main-draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Rank1 SeedNovak Djokovic11Rafael Nadal22Roger Federer33Jo-Wilfried Tsonga54David Ferrer65Tomáš Berdych76Janko Tipsarević87John Isner108Gilles Simon119Juan Martín del Potro1210Nicolás Almagro1311Gaël Monfils1412Feliciano López1613Richard Gasquet1814Fernando Verdasco1915Alexandr Dolgopolov2016 Rankings are as of April 30, 2012
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the main draw: Guillermo García López Ryan Harrison Javier Martí Albert Montañés
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Igor Andreev Federico Delbonis Alejandro Falla Daniel Gimeno Traver Santiago Giraldo Victor Hănescu Sergiy Stakhovsky
Withdrawals Mardy Fish Juan Mónaco (ankle injury) Andy Murray (back injury) Kei Nishikori (stomach injury) Andy Roddick (hamstring injury) Robin Söderling (mononucleosis) Julien Benneteau (elbow, ankle and wrist injuries) Łukasz Kubot
ATP doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank1 SeedBob BryanMike Bryan21 Max Mirnyi Daniel Nestor62Michaël Llodra Nenad Zimonjić113Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski164Leander PaesRadek Štěpánek205 Robert Lindstedt Horia Tecău216Mahesh Bhupathi Rohan Bopanna277Jürgen Melzer Philipp Petzschner338 Rankings are as of April 30, 2012
Other entrants The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: Sergei Bubka / Javier Martí Daniel Gimeno Traver / Iván Navarro
The following pair received entry as alternates: Alex Bogomolov Jr. / Fabio Fognini
Withdrawals Philipp Kohlschreiber (adductor injury)
WTA singles main-draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Rank1 SeedVictoria Azarenka11Maria Sharapova22Petra Kvitová33Agnieszka Radwańska44Samantha Stosur55Caroline Wozniacki66Marion Bartoli77Li Na88Serena Williams99Vera Zvonareva1010Francesca Schiavone1111Angelique Kerber1412Ana Ivanovic1513Dominika Cibulková1614Jelena Janković1715Maria Kirilenko1916 Rankings are as of April 30, 2012
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the main draw: Lara Arruabarrena Vecino Garbiñe Muguruza Blanco Sílvia Soler Espinosa Carla Suárez Navarro Venus Williams
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Jill Craybas Lourdes Domínguez Lino Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká Mathilde Johansson Johanna Larsson Varvara Lepchenko Anastasia Rodionova
Withdrawals Daniela Hantuchová Sabine Lisicki (ankle injury) Flavia Pennetta (wrist injury) Andrea Petkovic (ankle injury)
WTA doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank1 SeedLiezel HuberLisa Raymond21Květa PeschkeKatarina Srebotnik72Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká193Maria Kirilenko Nadia Petrova234Sara ErraniRoberta Vinci255 Sania Mirza Anastasia Rodionova286Yaroslava Shvedova Galina Voskoboeva387Iveta Benešová Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová408 Rankings are as of April 30, 2012
Other entrants The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: Dominika Cibulková / Janette Husárová Lourdes Domínguez Lino / Laura Pous Tió Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova / Lucie Šafářová Sílvia Soler Espinosa / Carla Suárez Navarro
Finals
Men's singles
Roger Federer defeated Tomáš Berdych, 3–6, 7–5, 7–5 It was Federer's fourth singles title of the year (out of four finals), and the 74th of his career. The win, Federer's third in Madrid after 2006 and 2009, was his second ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title of the year, and his 20th overall – at the time tying the record of Masters titles co-held by Rafael Nadal.
Women's singles
Serena Williams defeated Victoria Azarenka, 6–1, 6–3 It was Williams' second singles title of the year, and the 41st of her career – which tied her with Kim Clijsters as second among active players (10th in the Open Era) with the most singles titles. It was Williams' first Premier Mandatory title of the year, and her 12th Premier Mandatory/Premier 5 or Tier I title overall.
Men's doubles
Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski defeated Robert Lindstedt / Horia Tecău, 6–3, 6–4
Women's doubles
Sara Errani / Roberta Vinci defeated Ekaterina Makarova / Elena Vesnina, 6–1, 3–6, [10–4]
References
External links Official website
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