ATP Japan Open 2012 Draw, Results & Schedule

Kei Nishikori won the 2012 Japan Open, defeating Milos Raonic 7-6(5) 3-6 6-0 in the final. The ATP 500 event was played on hard courts in Tokyo, Japan, from October 1 to October 7, 2012. The match log contains 43 recorded singles results for this edition.

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Champion
Kei Nishikori
def. Milos Raonic , 7-6(5) 3-6 6-0
Dates
Oct 1 — Oct 7
Location
Tokyo, Japan
Category
ATP 500
Surface
Hard
Prize money
$1,280,565
Japan Open 2012 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
Kei Nishikori #17 7-6(5) 3-6 6-0 Milos Raonic #15 H2H Match data Oct 7, 2012* F
SF (2)
Milos Raonic #15 6-3 6-7(5) 7-6(4) Andy Murray #3 H2H Match data Oct 6, 2012* SF Upset: winner had a 12 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Kei Nishikori #17 6-2 6-2 Marcos Baghdatis #46 H2H Match data Oct 6, 2012* SF
QF (4)
Andy Murray #3 6-2 3-6 6-2 Stan Wawrinka #16 H2H Match data Oct 6, 2012* QF
Kei Nishikori #17 7-5 6-4 Tomas Berdych #6 H2H Match data Oct 6, 2012* QF
Marcos Baghdatis #46 6-2 6-4 Dmitry Tursunov #117 H2H Match data Oct 6, 2012* QF
Milos Raonic #15 6-7(5) 6-2 7-6(7) Janko Tipsarevic #9 H2H Match data Oct 6, 2012* QF
R16 (8)
Stan Wawrinka #16 7-6(1) 6-7(6) 7-5 Jeremy Chardy #31 H2H Match data Oct 5, 2012* R16
Tomas Berdych #6 6-3 7-5 Alejandro Falla #57 H2H Match data Oct 5, 2012* R16
Marcos Baghdatis #46 7-5 1-6 6-3 Juan Monaco #10 H2H Match data Oct 5, 2012* R16
Kei Nishikori #17 5-7 6-1 6-0 Tommy Robredo #125 H2H Match data Oct 5, 2012* R16
Milos Raonic #15 3-0 (ret.) Viktor Troicki #32 H2H Match data Oct 5, 2012* R16
Dmitry Tursunov #117 7-5 6-3 Tatsuma Ito #66 H2H Match data Oct 5, 2012* R16
Janko Tipsarevic #9 6-4 6-2 Marco Chiudinelli #143 H2H Match data Oct 5, 2012* R16
Andy Murray #3 6-1 6-2 Lukas Lacko #65 H2H Match data Oct 5, 2012* R16
R32 (16)
Andy Murray #3 7-6(7) 6-4 Ivo Karlovic #79 H2H Match data Oct 4, 2012* R32
Marco Chiudinelli #143 7-6(3) 6-2 Martin Klizan #34 H2H Match data Oct 4, 2012* R32
Dmitry Tursunov #117 6-4 7-5 Bernard Tomic #39 H2H Match data Oct 4, 2012* R32
Jeremy Chardy #31 6-1 7-5 Yuichi Sugita #139 H2H Match data Oct 4, 2012* R32
Viktor Troicki #32 6-2 6-3 Robin Haase #51 H2H Match data Oct 4, 2012* R32
Tomas Berdych #6 6-1 7-6(6) Benoit Paire #52 H2H Match data Oct 4, 2012* R32
Milos Raonic #15 6-4 6-4 Radek Stepanek #38 H2H Match data Oct 4, 2012* R32
Tatsuma Ito #66 7-6(4) 7-6(5) Nicolas Almagro #12 H2H Match data Oct 4, 2012* R32 Upset: winner had a 6 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Tommy Robredo #125 6-2 6-4 Jarkko Nieminen #35 H2H Match data Oct 4, 2012* R32
Stan Wawrinka #16 7-5 4-6 6-4 Hiroki Moriya #184 H2H Match data Oct 4, 2012* R32
Kei Nishikori #17 4-6 6-2 6-3 Go Soeda #55 H2H Match data Oct 4, 2012* R32
Lukas Lacko #65 6-0 6-2 Albert Ramos-Vinolas #49 H2H Match data Oct 4, 2012* R32
Marcos Baghdatis #46 7-6(3) 7-5 Sergiy Stakhovsky #95 H2H Match data Oct 4, 2012* R32
Janko Tipsarevic #9 4-6 6-3 6-1 Gilles Simon #18 H2H Match data Oct 4, 2012* R32
Juan Monaco #10 6-2 6-1 Grigor Dimitrov #60 H2H Match data Oct 4, 2012* R32
Alejandro Falla #57 7-5 6-2 Thomaz Bellucci #40 H2H Match data Oct 4, 2012* R32
Q2 Q (4)
Grigor Dimitrov #60 6-4 6-7(5) 6-2 Vasek Pospisil #115 H2H Match data Oct 1, 2012 Q2 Q
Sergiy Stakhovsky #95 4-6 7-5 6-0 Dusan Lajovic #142 H2H Match data Oct 1, 2012 Q2 Q
Dmitry Tursunov #117 6-1 6-4 Philipp Petzschner #105 H2H Match data Oct 1, 2012 Q2 Q
Marco Chiudinelli #143 6-3 6-7(6) 7-6(5) Ivo Karlovic #79 H2H Match data Oct 1, 2012 Q2 Q
Q1 Q (8)
Marco Chiudinelli #143 6-4 6-3 Hiroyasu Ehara #587 H2H Match data Oct 1, 2012 Q1 Q
Sergiy Stakhovsky #95 4-6 7-6(4) 7-5 Toshihide Matsui #433 H2H Match data Oct 1, 2012 Q1 Q
Grigor Dimitrov #60 7-5 6-4 Hiroki Kondo #431 H2H Match data Oct 1, 2012 Q1 Q
Dusan Lajovic #142 6-1 7-5 Shuichi Sekiguchi #542 H2H Match data Oct 1, 2012 Q1 Q
Dmitry Tursunov #117 6-4 7-6(6) Kaichi Uchida H2H Match data Oct 1, 2012 Q1 Q
Ivo Karlovic #79 6-4 6-2 Yasutaka Uchiyama #340 H2H Match data Oct 1, 2012 Q1 Q
Philipp Petzschner #105 6-7(4) 6-4 6-3 Kento Takeuchi #478 H2H Match data Oct 1, 2012 Q1 Q
Vasek Pospisil #115 7-6(3) 6-4 Riccardo Ghedin #270 H2H Match data Oct 1, 2012 Q1 Q

Most Titles

Players with the most Japan Open titles
PlayerTitles
Pete Sampras 4
Stefan Edberg 4
Ken Rosewall 3
Jim Courier 2
Kei Nishikori 2

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Japan Open held?
Japan Open is held in Tokyo, Japan.
Who won the most recent Japan Open?
The 2025 Japan Open was won by Carlos Alcaraz 6-4 6-4.
Who has won the most Japan Open titles?
Pete Sampras has won 4 Japan Open titles, the most by any player.
When was the first Japan Open played?
The first edition of Japan Open was held in 1972.
What surface is Japan Open played on?
Japan Open is played on hard courts.