ATP Australian Open 2012 Draw, Results & Schedule

Novak Djokovic won the 2012 Australian Open, defeating Rafael Nadal 5-7 6-4 6-2 6-7(5) 7-5 in the final. The Grand Slam was played on hard courts in Melbourne, Australia, from January 16 to January 29, 2012. The match log contains 239 recorded singles results for this edition.

The Australian Open opens the Grand Slam season in Melbourne and has been played at Melbourne Park since 1988.

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Champion
def. Rafael Nadal , 5-7 6-4 6-2 6-7(5) 7-5
Dates
Jan 16 — Jan 29
Location
Melbourne, Australia
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Hard
Prize money
A$11,806,550

Results

Match type

Round of 128

Novak Djokovic #1 DEF · 2× 6-2 6-0 6-0
Santiago Giraldo #56 6-4 6-2 6-1
Nicolas Mahut #81 7-5 7-5 6-3
Tatsuma Ito #117 6-3 4-6 6-3 6-4
Lleyton Hewitt #181 7-5 6-4 3-6 7-5
Andy Roddick #16 6-3 6-4 6-1
Milos Raonic #25 6-4 6-0 6-2
Philipp Petzschner #63 6-0 6-0 6-2
David Ferrer #5 6-1 6-4 6-2
Ryan Sweeting #68 6-4 6-4 6-2
Juan Ignacio Chela #29 7-6(3) 6-3 6-4
Pablo Andujar #45 6-1 7-6(12) 6-0
Richard Gasquet #18 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-1
Andrey Golubev #146 7-5 6-7(4) 6-4 4-6 6-3
Janko Tipsarevic #9 5-7 7-6(12) 6-3 6-4
James Duckworth #250 6-3 6-4 6-4
Andy Murray #4 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-2
Edouard Roger-Vasselin #101 7-6(6) (ret.)
Michael Llodra #46 2-6 6-1 6-2 6-2
Viktor Troicki #23 4-6 6-7(3) 6-2 7-6(3) 6-2
Gael Monfils #15 7-6(5) 6-3 6-3
Thomaz Bellucci #37 7-6(5) 6-4 6-3
Dudi Sela #75
Kei Nishikori #26 6-1 7-6(7) 6-0
Matthew Ebden #94 6-3 7-6(1) 6-2
Joao Souza #105
Julien Benneteau #39 6-4 6-2 7-5
Karol Beck #100
Gilles Simon #14 6-1 3-6 6-7(5) 6-3 6-2
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga #6 6-4 3-6 6-2 7-5
Ricardo Mello #108 6-4 6-4 7-5
Frederico Gil 2-6 6-1 6-1 4-1 (ret.)
Marcel Granollers #28 6-0 7-6(4) 5-7 5-7 6-3
Rafael Nadal #2 CH 6-4 6-1 6-1
Tommy Haas #190 7-6(5) 3-6 6-0 7-5
Lukas Lacko #119 3-6 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-4
Donald Young #42 6-1 6-2 4-6 1-6 6-2
Feliciano Lopez #19 7-6(5) 6-3 7-6(2)
Flavio Cipolla #76 6-4 4-6 3-6 6-2 6-1
John Isner #17 6-4 6-4 7-6(1)
David Nalbandian #87 6-4 4-2 (ret.)
Tomas Berdych #7 7-5 4-6 6-2 6-3
Olivier Rochus #54 6-1 6-4 6-0
Bjorn Phau #174
Kevin Anderson #32 6-1 6-2 6-4
Sergiy Stakhovsky #65 6-3 6-7(9) 4-6 6-3 7-5
Nicolas Almagro #10 1-6 7-5 6-3 7-5
Grigor Dimitrov #78 4-6 6-3 3-6 6-4 6-4
Stan Wawrinka #22 6-1 6-1 7-5
Marcos Baghdatis #44 6-1 7-6(5) 6-2
Roger Federer #3 4× CH 7-5 6-2 6-2
Andreas Beck #93 6-4 6-2 4-6 7-5
Ivo Karlovic #57 7-6(3) 7-5 6-3
Carlos Berlocq #61 2-6 6-3 7-6(3) 6-3
Bernard Tomic #38 4-6 6-7(3) 6-4 6-2 7-5
Sam Querrey #95 6-3 6-2 6-2
Alexandr Dolgopolov #13 1-6 4-6 6-1 6-1 6-2
Greg Jones #198
Tobias Kamke #98 6-2 6-1 6-2
Juan Martin del Potro #11 2-6 6-1 7-5 6-4
Blaz Kavcic #103 6-4 6-3 6-4
James Ward #161
Yen-Hsun Lu #79 6-4 3-6 6-1 3-6 6-3
Florent Serra #156 6-7(3) 3-6 5-4 (ret.)
Philipp Kohlschreiber #41 7-5 4-6 6-3 6-7(4) 6-0
Pere Riba #88 7-6(2) 2-6 6-4 7-6(5)
Alejandro Falla #71 6-3 6-2 3-6 6-1
Mardy Fish #8 6-4 6-4 6-2

Round of 64

Novak Djokovic #1 DEF · 2× 6-3 6-2 6-1
Nicolas Mahut #81 1-6 7-6(6) 6-2 6-2
Lleyton Hewitt #181 3-6 6-3 6-4 (ret.)
Milos Raonic #25 6-4 5-7 6-2 7-5
David Ferrer #5 6-7(4) 6-2 3-6 6-2 6-3
Juan Ignacio Chela #29 6-4 6-4 6-3
Richard Gasquet #18 6-4 6-2 3-0 (ret.)
Janko Tipsarevic #9 3-6 6-2 7-6(5) 6-4
Andy Murray #4 6-1 6-4 6-4
Michael Llodra #46 6-1 6-3 4-6 5-7 6-4
Mikhail Kukushkin #92 5-7 6-4 6-2 4-6 6-3
Gael Monfils #15 2-6 6-0 6-4 6-2
Kei Nishikori #26 3-6 1-6 6-4 6-1 6-1
Julien Benneteau #39 7-5 7-6(8) 1-6 3-6 6-2
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga #6 7-5 6-4 6-4
Frederico Gil 6-3 4-6 6-4 6-3
Rafael Nadal #2 CH 6-4 6-3 6-4
Tommy Haas #190
Lukas Lacko #119 6-3 6-1 3-6 6-3
Feliciano Lopez #19 7-5 7-6(4) 6-2
John Isner #17 4-6 6-3 2-6 7-6(5) 10-8
Tomas Berdych #7 6-1 6-0 7-6(4)
Kevin Anderson #32 3-6 6-1 7-6(3) 6-3
Nicolas Almagro #10 4-6 6-3 6-7(4) 6-4 6-0
Stan Wawrinka #22 7-6(3) 6-4 5-7 6-1
Roger Federer #3 4× CH (w/o)
Ivo Karlovic #57 7-6(4) 3-6 6-3 6-4
Bernard Tomic #38 3-6 6-3 7-6(3) 6-3
Alexandr Dolgopolov #13 4-6 6-1 6-1 3-6 8-6
Juan Martin del Potro #11 6-4 7-5 6-3
Yen-Hsun Lu #79 7-5 6-2 6-2
Philipp Kohlschreiber #41 6-0 4-0 (ret.)
Pere Riba #88
Alejandro Falla #71 7-6(4) 6-3 7-6(6)

Round of 32

Novak Djokovic #1 DEF · 2× 6-0 6-1 6-1
Lleyton Hewitt #181 4-6 6-3 7-6(5) 6-3
David Ferrer #5 7-5 6-2 6-1
Richard Gasquet #18 6-3 6-3 6-1
Andy Murray #4 6-4 6-2 6-0
Mikhail Kukushkin #92 6-2 7-5 5-7 1-6 6-4
Kei Nishikori #26 4-6 7-6(3) 7-6(4) 6-3
Rafael Nadal #2 CH 6-2 6-4 6-2
Feliciano Lopez #19 6-3 6-7(3) 6-4 6-7(0) 6-1
Tomas Berdych #7 7-6(5) 7-6(1) 6-1
Nicolas Almagro #10 7-6(2) 6-2 6-4
Roger Federer #3 4× CH 7-6(6) 7-5 6-3
Bernard Tomic #38 4-6 7-6(0) 7-6(6) 2-6 6-3
Juan Martin del Potro #11 6-2 6-3 6-0
Philipp Kohlschreiber #41 6-3 6-2 7-6(3)

Round of 16

Novak Djokovic #1 DEF · 2× 6-1 6-3 4-6 6-3
David Ferrer #5 6-4 6-4 6-1
Andy Murray #4 6-1 6-1 1-0 (ret.)
Kei Nishikori #26 2-6 6-2 6-1 3-6 6-3
Rafael Nadal #2 CH 6-4 6-4 6-2
Tomas Berdych #7 4-6 7-6(5) 7-6(3) 7-6(2)
Roger Federer #3 4× CH 6-4 6-2 6-2

Quarterfinals

Novak Djokovic #1 DEF · 2× 6-4 7-6(4) 6-1
Andy Murray #4 6-3 6-3 6-1
Rafael Nadal #2 CH 6-7(5) 7-6(6) 6-4 6-3
Roger Federer #3 4× CH 6-4 6-3 6-2

Semifinals

Novak Djokovic #1 DEF · 2× 6-3 3-6 6-7(4) 6-1 7-5
Rafael Nadal #2 CH 6-7(5) 6-2 7-6(5) 6-4
Roger Federer #3 4× CH

Final

Novak Djokovic #1 DEF · 2× 5-7 6-4 6-2 6-7(5) 7-5
Rafael Nadal #2 CH

Tournament Records

The leading Open Era records for Australian Open.

Most Finals

Champion or runner-up finishes.

  1. Novak Djokovic 11 finals

Most Match Wins

Recorded main-draw match wins.

  1. Novak Djokovic 105 wins

Most Appearances

Editions with a recorded main-draw match. 2 players share this record.

  1. Novak Djokovic 21 appearances

Open Era main-draw singles records from 1968 onward. Ranking records begin where reliable entering rankings are available.

Recent Finals

Recent Australian Open finals
WinnerScoreRunner-upH2HMatch DataSeasonSurface
Carlos Alcaraz #1 2-6 6-2 6-3 7-5 Novak Djokovic #4 H2H Match data 2026 Hard
Jannik Sinner #1 6-3 7-6 6-3 Alexander Zverev #2 H2H Match data 2025 Hard
Jannik Sinner #4 3-6 3-6 6-4 6-4 6-3 Daniil Medvedev #3 H2H Match data 2024 Hard
Novak Djokovic #5 6-3 7-6(4) 7-6(5) Stefanos Tsitsipas #4 H2H Match data 2023 Hard
Rafael Nadal #5 2-6 6-7(5) 6-4 6-4 7-5 Daniil Medvedev #2 H2H Match data 2022 Hard

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Australian Open held?
Australian Open is held in Melbourne, Australia.
Who won the most recent Australian Open?
The 2026 Australian Open was won by Carlos Alcaraz, who defeated Novak Djokovic 2-6 6-2 6-3 7-5.
Who has won the most Australian Open titles?
Novak Djokovic has won 10 Australian Open titles, the most by any player in the Open Era (since 1968).
When was the first Australian Open played?
The first edition of Australian Open was held in 1905.
What surface is Australian Open played on?
Australian Open is played on hard courts.