title: 2012 Mutua Madrid Open – Men's singles
text: # 2012 Mutua Madrid Open – Men's singles
  
  Roger Federer defeated Tomáš Berdych in the final, 3–6, 7–5, 7–5 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2012 Madrid Open. With the win, Federer won his record-tying 20th Masters title and third title at Madrid.
  
  Novak Djokovic was the defending champion, but lost to Janko Tipsarević in the quarterfinals.
  
  This was the first and only edition of the tournament to be held on blue clay courts.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.
  
  * Novak Djokovic (quarterfinals)
  * Rafael Nadal (third round)
  * Roger Federer (champion)
  * Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (third round)
  * David Ferrer (quarterfinals)
  * Tomáš Berdych (final)
  * Janko Tipsarević (semifinals)
  * John Isner (second round)
  * Gilles Simon (third round)
  * Juan Martín del Potro (semifinals)
  * Nicolás Almagro (third round)
  * Gaël Monfils (third round)
  * Feliciano López (first round)
  * Richard Gasquet (third round)
  * Fernando Verdasco (quarterfinals)
  * Alexandr Dolgopolov (quarterfinals)
  
  ## Draw
  
  ### Key
  
  * Q = Qualifier
  * WC = Wild card
  * LL = Lucky loser
  * Alt = Alternate
  * SE = Special exempt
  * PR = Protected ranking
  * ITF = ITF entry
  * JE = Junior exempt
  * w/o = Walkover
  * r = Retired
  * d = Defaulted
  * SR = Special ranking
  
  ### Finals
  
  | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Novak Djokovic | $6^2$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | Janko Tipsarević | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | Janko Tipsarević | $7^7$ | 6 | 7 | Janko Tipsarević | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | | | | 3 | Roger Federer | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | 3 | Roger Federer | 6 | 6 | 3 | Roger Federer | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | 5 | David Ferrer | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | David Ferrer | 4 | 4 | | | | | 3 | Roger Federer | 3 | 7 | 7 |
  | | | | | | | | | 6 | Tomáš Berdych | 6 | 5 | 5 |
  | 10 | Juan Martín del Potro | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Tomáš Berdych | 6 | 5 | 5 |
  | 16 | Alexandr Dolgopolov | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 16 | Alexandr Dolgopolov | 3 | 4 | 10 | Juan Martín del Potro | $6^5$ | $6^6$ | | | | | |
  | | | | | 6 | Tomáš Berdych | $7^7$ | $7^8$ | | | | | |
  | 6 | Tomáš Berdych | 6 | 6 | 6 | Tomáš Berdych | $7^7$ | $7^8$ | | | | | |
  | 15 | Fernando Verdasco | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  **Section 1**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 1 | N Djokovic | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | D Gimeno Traver | $7^7$ | 4 | 6 | Q | D Gimeno Traver | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | V Hănescu | $6^3$ | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 1 | N Djokovic | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
  | | O Rochus | 4 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | S Wawrinka | $6^5$ | 4 | | | | | |
  | | S Wawrinka | 6 | $7^7$ | | | S Wawrinka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Melzer | 3 | $7^8$ | 6 | | J Melzer | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 13 | F López | 6 | $6^6$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | N Djokovic | $6^2$ | 3 |
  | 9 | G Simon | $6^1$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | J Tipsarević | $7^7$ | 6 |
  | | F Fognini | $7^7$ | 3 | 3 | 9 | G Simon | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Baghdatis | 4 | 6 | 4 | WC | G García López | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | G García López | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 9 | G Simon | $6^3$ | 7 | 1 | | | | |
  | | A Ramos | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 7 | J Tipsarević | $7^7$ | 5 | 6 | | | | |
  | Q | F Delbonis | 6 | 6 | | Q | F Delbonis | $6^5$ | $7^8$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 7 | J Tipsarević | $7^7$ | $6^6$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 2**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 3 | R Federer | 4 | 7 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Raonic | 6 | 6 | | | M Raonic | 6 | 5 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Nalbandian | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 3 | R Federer | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | V Troicki | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 14 | R Gasquet | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
  | | D Young | 1 | 6 | 1 | | V Troicki | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Bellucci | 6 | 4 | $6^5$ | 14 | R Gasquet | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 14 | R Gasquet | 4 | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | R Federer | 6 | 6 |
  | 11 | N Almagro | $6^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | D Ferrer | 4 | 4 |
  | Q | S Giraldo | $7^7$ | 3 | 3 | 11 | N Almagro | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Granollers | 7 | 3 | 7 | | M Granollers | 3 | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | C Berlocq | 5 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | 11 | N Almagro | $6^5$ | 6 | $6^8$ | | | | |
  | | R Štěpánek | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 5 | D Ferrer | $7^7$ | 3 | $7^{10}$ | | | | |
  | | B Tomic | 2 | 5 | | | R Štěpánek | $6^4$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 5 | D Ferrer | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  **Section 3**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | 8 | J Isner | $6^4$ | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | A Montañés | 3 | 3 | | M Čilić | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Čilić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | M Čilić | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
  | | M Youzhny | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 10 | JM del Potro | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | WC | J Martí | 3 | 2 | | M Youzhny | 4 | $6^1$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | F Mayer | 4 | 2 | 10 | JM del Potro | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 10 | JM del Potro | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | JM del Potro | 6 | 6 |
  | 16 | A Dolgopolov | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | A Dolgopolov | 3 | 4 |
  | | P Andújar | $6^5$ | 4 | 16 | A Dolgopolov | $6^5$ | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Llodra | 5 | 4 | | A Seppi | $7^7$ | $6^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Seppi | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 16 | A Dolgopolov | 7 | 3 | $7^7$ | | | | |
  | Q | S Stakhovsky | $6^3$ | $6^5$ | | | | | | 4 | J-W Tsonga | 5 | 6 | $6^2$ | | | | |
  | WC | R Harrison | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | WC | R Harrison | 2 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | 4 | J-W Tsonga | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 4**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 6 | T Berdych | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | K Anderson | 6 | 6 | | | K Anderson | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Bogomolov Jr. | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | 6 | T Berdych | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | Q | I Andreev | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | 12 | G Monfils | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
  | | JC Ferrero | 4 | $6^4$ | | Q | I Andreev | 3 | $0^r$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | P Kohlschreiber | 5 | $7^7$ | 3 | 12 | G Monfils | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 12 | G Monfils | 7 | $6^2$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | T Berdych | 6 | 6 |
  | 15 | F Verdasco | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | F Verdasco | 1 | 2 |
  | | D Istomin | 5 | 2 | | 15 | F Verdasco | $6^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | A Falla | 6 | 2 | 6 | Q | A Falla | $7^7$ | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | JI Chela | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | 15 | F Verdasco | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | |
  | | I Karlović | $6^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | R Nadal | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | |
  | | N Davydenko | $7^7$ | 6 | | | N Davydenko | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | R Nadal | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ## Qualifying
  
  ### Seeds
  
  * Santiago Giraldo (qualified)
  * Alejandro Falla (qualified)
  * Sergiy Stakhovsky (qualified)
  * Flavio Cipolla (qualifying competition)
  * Matthew Ebden (first round)
  * Potito Starace (first round, retired)
  * Igor Andreev (qualified)
  * Édouard Roger-Vasselin (qualifying competition)
  * Björn Phau (first round)
  * Philipp Petzschner (first round)
  * Adrian Ungur (first round)
  * Vasek Pospisil (first round)
  * Victor Hănescu (qualified)
  * Daniel Gimeno Traver (qualified)
  
  ### Qualifiers
  
  * Santiago Giraldo
  * Alejandro Falla
  * Sergiy Stakhovsky
  * Victor Hănescu
  * Daniel Gimeno Traver
  * Federico Delbonis
  * Igor Andreev
  
  ### Qualifying draw
  
  **First qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Santiago Giraldo | $7^8$ | 6 | | | | | |
  | WC | Marius Copil | $6^6$ | 1 | | | | | |
  | WC | Marius Copil | $6^6$ | 1 | 1 | Santiago Giraldo | 1 | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | Daniel Muñoz de la Nava | 6 | 4 | 2 |
  | | Daniel Muñoz de la Nava | 6 | 6 | | Daniel Muñoz de la Nava | 6 | 4 | 2 |
  | 10 | Philipp Petzschner | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
  
  **Second qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2 | Alejandro Falla | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | WC | Hasier Pastor | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
  | WC | Hasier Pastor | 2 | 2 | | 2 | Alejandro Falla | 6 | $7^7$ |
  | | | | | | | Íñigo Cervantes-Huegun | 3 | $6^3$ |
  | | Íñigo Cervantes-Huegun | 6 | 3 | $7^7$ | | Íñigo Cervantes-Huegun | 3 | $6^3$ |
  | 11 | Adrian Ungur | 3 | 6 | $6^5$ | | | | |
  
  **Third qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 3 | Sergiy Stakhovsky | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | WC | Iván Navarro | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
  | WC | Iván Navarro | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | Sergiy Stakhovsky | 6 | 4 | 7 |
  | | | | | | 8 | Édouard Roger-Vasselin | 2 | 6 | 5 |
  | | Peter Torebko | $6^2$ | 2 | | 8 | Édouard Roger-Vasselin | 2 | 6 | 5 |
  | 8 | Édouard Roger-Vasselin | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | |
  
  **Fourth qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 4 | Flavio Cipolla | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
  | | Éric Prodon | 4 | 5 | | | | | |
  | | Éric Prodon | 4 | 5 | 4 | Flavio Cipolla | 3 | 6 | 5 |
  | | | | | 13 | Victor Hănescu | 6 | 3 | 7 |
  | | Eduardo Schwank | 3 | 2 | 13 | Victor Hănescu | 6 | 3 | 7 |
  | 13 | Victor Hănescu | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  
  **Fifth qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 5 | Matthew Ebden | 2 | $6^3$ | | | | |
  | | Frederico Gil | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | |
  | | Frederico Gil | 6 | $7^7$ | | Frederico Gil | 5 | 4 |
  | | | | | 14 | Daniel Gimeno Traver | 7 | 6 |
  | | Arnaud Clément | 0 | 1 | 14 | Daniel Gimeno Traver | 7 | 6 |
  | 14 | Daniel Gimeno Traver | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  
  **Sixth qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 6 | Potito Starace | $5^r$ | | | | | |
  | WC | Adam Sanjurjo Hermida | 4 | | | | | |
  | WC | Adam Sanjurjo Hermida | 4 | | WC | Adam Sanjurjo Hermida | 2 | 2 |
  | | | | | | Federico Delbonis | 6 | 6 |
  | | Federico Delbonis | 7 | $7^8$ | | Federico Delbonis | 6 | 6 |
  | 12 | Vasek Pospisil | 5 | $6^6$ | | | | |
  
  **Seventh qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 7 | Igor Andreev | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Michael Berrer | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
  | | Michael Berrer | 2 | 2 | 7 | Igor Andreev | 3 | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | Roberto Bautista Agut | 6 | 3 | 4 |
  | | Roberto Bautista Agut | $7^8$ | $7^8$ | | Roberto Bautista Agut | 6 | 3 | 4 |
  | 9 | Björn Phau | $6^6$ | $6^6$ | | | | | |
  