ATP Australian Open 2012 Draw, Results & Schedule

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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.

Champion
Novak Djokovic
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
News: The Broken Wrist That Paved The Way For Alexander Zverev (Last Word On Tennis, 6d ago) 'Good but not good enough' for 'blessed and cursed' Djokovic (BBC Sport Tennis, 8d ago) “Good being back in a Grand Slam final” : the details behind a match Sinner couldn’t afford to miss (Tennis Majors, 8d ago) Sinner too strong for record-chasing Djokovic in Wimbledon semi-final (BBC Sport Tennis, 8d ago, 4 sources) 'Emotions I hadn't experienced before' - Fery on 'incredible' quarter-final win (BBC Sport Tennis, 10d ago)
Round of 128
Novak Djokovic #1 6-2 6-0 6-0
Paolo Lorenzi #109
Santiago Giraldo #56 6-4 6-2 6-1
Matteo Viola #153
Nicolas Mahut #81 7-5 7-5 6-3
Radek Stepanek #31
Tatsuma Ito #117 6-3 4-6 6-3 6-4
Potito Starace #62
Lleyton Hewitt #181 7-5 6-4 3-6 7-5
Cedrik-Marcel Stebe #83
Andy Roddick #16 6-3 6-4 6-1
Robin Haase #53
Milos Raonic #25 6-4 6-0 6-2
Filippo Volandri #72
Philipp Petzschner #63 6-0 6-0 6-2
Lukas Rosol #69
David Ferrer #5 6-1 6-4 6-2
Rui Machado #70
Ryan Sweeting #68 6-4 6-4 6-2
Matthias Bachinger #89
Juan Ignacio Chela #29 7-6(3) 6-3 6-4
Michael Russell #97
Pablo Andujar #45 6-1 7-6(12) 6-0
Igor Kunitsyn #74
Richard Gasquet #18 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-1
Andreas Seppi #40
Andrey Golubev #146 7-5 6-7(4) 6-4 4-6 6-3
Mikhail Youzhny #35
Janko Tipsarevic #9 5-7 7-6(12) 6-3 6-4
Dmitry Tursunov #43
James Duckworth #250 6-3 6-4 6-4
Jurgen Zopp #148
Andy Murray #4 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-2
Ryan Harrison #77
Edouard Roger-Vasselin #101 7-6(6) (ret.)
Xavier Malisse #64
Michael Llodra #46 2-6 6-1 6-2 6-2
Ernests Gulbis #73
Alex Bogomolov Jr 6-3 6-2 6-4
Daniel Gimeno-Traver #104
Mikhail Kukushkin #92 6-4 6-3 6-0
Guillermo Garcia-Lopez #66
Viktor Troicki #23 4-6 6-7(3) 6-2 7-6(3) 6-2
Juan Carlos Ferrero #48
Gael Monfils #15 7-6(5) 6-3 6-3
Marinko Matosevic #203
Thomaz Bellucci #37 7-6(5) 6-4 6-3
Dudi Sela #75
Kei Nishikori #26 6-1 7-6(7) 6-0
Stephane Robert #106
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
Danai Udomchoke #201
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga #6 6-4 3-6 6-2 7-5
Denis Istomin #60
Ricardo Mello #108 6-4 6-4 7-5
Roberto Bautista Agut #175
Frederico Gil 2-6 6-1 6-1 4-1 (ret.)
Ivan Dodig #36
Marcel Granollers #28 6-0 7-6(4) 5-7 5-7 6-3
Jesse Levine #158
Rafael Nadal #2 6-4 6-1 6-1
Alex Kuznetsov #167
Tommy Haas #190 7-6(5) 3-6 6-0 7-5
Denis Kudla #276
Lukas Lacko #119 3-6 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-4
Ivan Ljubicic #30
Donald Young #42 6-1 6-2 4-6 1-6 6-2
Peter Gojowczyk #248
Feliciano Lopez #19 7-6(5) 6-3 7-6(2)
Leonardo Mayer #80
Flavio Cipolla #76 6-4 4-6 3-6 6-2 6-1
Nikolay Davydenko #52
John Isner #17 6-4 6-4 7-6(1)
Benjamin Mitchell #222
David Nalbandian #87 6-4 4-2 (ret.)
Jarkko Nieminen #49
Tomas Berdych #7 7-5 4-6 6-2 6-3
Albert Ramos-Vinolas #67
Olivier Rochus #54 6-1 6-4 6-0
Bjorn Phau #174
Kevin Anderson #32 6-1 6-2 6-4
Frederik Nielsen #240
Sergiy Stakhovsky #65 6-3 6-7(9) 4-6 6-3 7-5
Illya Marchenko #246
Nicolas Almagro #10 1-6 7-5 6-3 7-5
Lukasz Kubot #58
Grigor Dimitrov #78 4-6 6-3 3-6 6-4 6-4
Jeremy Chardy #82
Stan Wawrinka #22 6-1 6-1 7-5
Benoit Paire #84
Marcos Baghdatis #44 6-1 7-6(5) 6-2
Benjamin Becker #304
Roger Federer #3 7-5 6-2 6-2
Alexander Kudryavtsev #172
Andreas Beck #93 6-4 6-2 4-6 7-5
Eric Prodon #96
Ivo Karlovic #57 7-6(3) 7-5 6-3
Jurgen Melzer #33
Carlos Berlocq #61 2-6 6-3 7-6(3) 6-3
Jesse Huta Galung #233
Bernard Tomic #38 4-6 6-7(3) 6-4 6-2 7-5
Fernando Verdasco #24
Sam Querrey #95 6-3 6-2 6-2
Kenny De Schepper #135
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
Victor Hanescu #90
Juan Martin del Potro #11 2-6 6-1 7-5 6-4
Adrian Mannarino #91
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
Rik De Voest #126
Florent Serra #156 6-7(3) 3-6 5-4 (ret.)
Steve Darcis #85
Philipp Kohlschreiber #41 7-5 4-6 6-3 6-7(4) 6-0
Juan Monaco #27
Pere Riba #88 7-6(2) 2-6 6-4 7-6(5)
Albert Montanes #50
Alejandro Falla #71 6-3 6-2 3-6 6-1
Fabio Fognini #47
Mardy Fish #8 6-4 6-4 6-2
Gilles Muller #55
Round of 64
Novak Djokovic #1 6-3 6-2 6-1
Santiago Giraldo #56
Nicolas Mahut #81 1-6 7-6(6) 6-2 6-2
Tatsuma Ito #117
Lleyton Hewitt #181 3-6 6-3 6-4 (ret.)
Andy Roddick #16
Milos Raonic #25 6-4 5-7 6-2 7-5
Philipp Petzschner #63
David Ferrer #5 6-7(4) 6-2 3-6 6-2 6-3
Ryan Sweeting #68
Juan Ignacio Chela #29 6-4 6-4 6-3
Pablo Andujar #45
Richard Gasquet #18 6-4 6-2 3-0 (ret.)
Andrey Golubev #146
Janko Tipsarevic #9 3-6 6-2 7-6(5) 6-4
James Duckworth #250
Andy Murray #4 6-1 6-4 6-4
Edouard Roger-Vasselin #101
Michael Llodra #46 6-1 6-3 4-6 5-7 6-4
Alex Bogomolov Jr
Mikhail Kukushkin #92 5-7 6-4 6-2 4-6 6-3
Viktor Troicki #23
Gael Monfils #15 2-6 6-0 6-4 6-2
Thomaz Bellucci #37
Kei Nishikori #26 3-6 1-6 6-4 6-1 6-1
Matthew Ebden #94
Julien Benneteau #39 7-5 7-6(8) 1-6 3-6 6-2
Gilles Simon #14
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga #6 7-5 6-4 6-4
Ricardo Mello #108
Frederico Gil 6-3 4-6 6-4 6-3
Marcel Granollers #28
Rafael Nadal #2 6-4 6-3 6-4
Tommy Haas #190
Lukas Lacko #119 6-3 6-1 3-6 6-3
Donald Young #42
Feliciano Lopez #19 7-5 7-6(4) 6-2
Flavio Cipolla #76
John Isner #17 4-6 6-3 2-6 7-6(5) 10-8
David Nalbandian #87
Tomas Berdych #7 6-1 6-0 7-6(4)
Olivier Rochus #54
Kevin Anderson #32 3-6 6-1 7-6(3) 6-3
Sergiy Stakhovsky #65
Nicolas Almagro #10 4-6 6-3 6-7(4) 6-4 6-0
Grigor Dimitrov #78
Stan Wawrinka #22 7-6(3) 6-4 5-7 6-1
Marcos Baghdatis #44
Roger Federer #3 (w/o)
Andreas Beck #93
Ivo Karlovic #57 7-6(4) 3-6 6-3 6-4
Carlos Berlocq #61
Bernard Tomic #38 3-6 6-3 7-6(3) 6-3
Sam Querrey #95
Alexandr Dolgopolov #13 4-6 6-1 6-1 3-6 8-6
Tobias Kamke #98
Juan Martin del Potro #11 6-4 7-5 6-3
Blaz Kavcic #103
Yen-Hsun Lu #79 7-5 6-2 6-2
Florent Serra #156
Philipp Kohlschreiber #41 6-0 4-0 (ret.)
Pere Riba #88
Alejandro Falla #71 7-6(4) 6-3 7-6(6)
Mardy Fish #8
Round of 32
Novak Djokovic #1 6-0 6-1 6-1
Nicolas Mahut #81
Lleyton Hewitt #181 4-6 6-3 7-6(5) 6-3
Milos Raonic #25
David Ferrer #5 7-5 6-2 6-1
Juan Ignacio Chela #29
Richard Gasquet #18 6-3 6-3 6-1
Janko Tipsarevic #9
Andy Murray #4 6-4 6-2 6-0
Michael Llodra #46
Mikhail Kukushkin #92 6-2 7-5 5-7 1-6 6-4
Gael Monfils #15
Kei Nishikori #26 4-6 7-6(3) 7-6(4) 6-3
Julien Benneteau #39
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga #6 6-2 6-2 6-2
Frederico Gil
Rafael Nadal #2 6-2 6-4 6-2
Lukas Lacko #119
Feliciano Lopez #19 6-3 6-7(3) 6-4 6-7(0) 6-1
John Isner #17
Tomas Berdych #7 7-6(5) 7-6(1) 6-1
Kevin Anderson #32
Nicolas Almagro #10 7-6(2) 6-2 6-4
Stan Wawrinka #22
Roger Federer #3 7-6(6) 7-5 6-3
Ivo Karlovic #57
Bernard Tomic #38 4-6 7-6(0) 7-6(6) 2-6 6-3
Alexandr Dolgopolov #13
Juan Martin del Potro #11 6-2 6-3 6-0
Yen-Hsun Lu #79
Philipp Kohlschreiber #41 6-3 6-2 7-6(3)
Alejandro Falla #71
Round of 16
Novak Djokovic #1 6-1 6-3 4-6 6-3
Lleyton Hewitt #181
David Ferrer #5 6-4 6-4 6-1
Richard Gasquet #18
Andy Murray #4 6-1 6-1 1-0 (ret.)
Mikhail Kukushkin #92
Kei Nishikori #26 2-6 6-2 6-1 3-6 6-3
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga #6
Rafael Nadal #2 6-4 6-4 6-2
Feliciano Lopez #19
Tomas Berdych #7 4-6 7-6(5) 7-6(3) 7-6(2)
Nicolas Almagro #10
Roger Federer #3 6-4 6-2 6-2
Bernard Tomic #38
Juan Martin del Potro #11 6-4 6-2 6-1
Philipp Kohlschreiber #41
Quarterfinals
Novak Djokovic #1 6-4 7-6(4) 6-1
David Ferrer #5
Andy Murray #4 6-3 6-3 6-1
Kei Nishikori #26
Rafael Nadal #2 6-7(5) 7-6(6) 6-4 6-3
Tomas Berdych #7
Roger Federer #3 6-4 6-3 6-2
Juan Martin del Potro #11
Semifinals
Novak Djokovic #1 6-3 3-6 6-7(4) 6-1 7-5
Andy Murray #4
Rafael Nadal #2 6-7(5) 6-2 7-6(5) 6-4
Roger Federer #3
Final
Novak Djokovic #1 5-7 6-4 6-2 6-7(5) 7-5
Rafael Nadal #2

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