title: 2012 China Open – Men's singles
text: # 2012 China Open – Men's singles
  
  Tomáš Berdych was the defending champion, but chose to compete in the 2012 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships instead. Novak Djokovic beat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga $7–6^{(7–4)},$ 6–2 in the final to win a third China Open title and improve to a 14–0 record.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Novak Djokovic (champion)
  * David Ferrer (first round, retired because of a stomach virus)
  * Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (final)
  * Marin Čilić (first round)
  * Richard Gasquet (second round)
  * Alexandr Dolgopolov (second round)
  * Tommy Haas (first round)
  * Fernando Verdasco (first round)
  
  ## 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
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Novak Djokovic | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Florian Mayer | 1 | 4 | | | | |
  | | Florian Mayer | 1 | 4 | 1 | Novak Djokovic | $7^7$ | 6 |
  | | | | | 3 | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | $6^4$ | 2 |
  | 3 | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 6 | 4 | 3 | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | $6^4$ | 2 |
  | | Feliciano López | 1 | $1^r$ | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | N Djokovic | 6 | $6^3$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | M Berrer | 1 | $7^7$ | 2 | 1 | N Djokovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Matosevic | 6 | 2 | 3 | | C Berlocq | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | C Berlocq | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | N Djokovic | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | J Melzer | 6 | 4 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | J Melzer | 1 | 2 | | | | |
  | | P Andújar | 1 | 6 | $6^3$ | | J Melzer | $7^{11}$ | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | G García-López | 0 | 4 | | 6 | A Dolgopolov | $6^9$ | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | A Dolgopolov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | N Djokovic | 6 | 6 |
  | 4 | M Čilić | 6 | $6^0$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | F Mayer | 1 | 4 |
  | WC | M Copil | 3 | $7^7$ | 6 | WC | M Copil | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | | F Mayer | 6 | 6 | | | F Mayer | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | F Fognini | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | F Mayer | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | WC | Z Zhang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | WC | Z Zhang | 3 | 4 | | | | |
  | WC | D Wu | 4 | 1 | | WC | Z Zhang | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | M Ebden | 2 | 4 | | 5 | R Gasquet | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | R Gasquet | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 7 | T Haas | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Youzhny | 6 | 4 | 6 | | M Youzhny | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | B Baker | 7 | 3 | 1 | | K Anderson | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | K Anderson | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | M Youzhny | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
  | | N Davydenko | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | J-W Tsonga | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | Q | A Bogomolov Jr. | 5 | 1 | | | N Davydenko | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Istomin | 6 | 1 | $6^3$ | 3 | J-W Tsonga | w/o | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | J-W Tsonga | 4 | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | 3 | J-W Tsonga | 6 | 4 |
  | 8 | F Verdasco | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | F López | 1 | $1^r$ |
  | | S Querrey | 5 | 6 | 6 | | S Querrey | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Benneteau | 1 | $0^r$ | | | A Seppi | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Seppi | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | S Querrey | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | |
  | | R Harrison | $6^3$ | 7 | 2 | | | | | | F López | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | F López | $7^7$ | 5 | 6 | | F López | 6 | $7^9$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Y-h Lu | 5 | | | | Y-h Lu | 3 | $6^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | D Ferrer | $4^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ## Qualifying
  
  ### Seeds
  
  * Brian Baker (qualified)
  * Matthew Ebden (qualified)
  * Łukasz Kubot (first round)
  * Grega Žemlja (qualifying competition)
  * Alex Bogomolov Jr. (qualified)
  * Michael Berrer (qualified)
  * Donald Young (qualifying competition)
  * Jimmy Wang (first round)
  
  ### Qualifiers
  
  * Brian Baker
  * Matthew Ebden
  * Michael Berrer
  * Alex Bogomolov Jr.
  
  ### Draw
  
  **First qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Brian Baker | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Gianluca Naso | 4 | 4 | | | | |
  | | Gianluca Naso | 4 | 4 | 1 | Brian Baker | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | 7 | Donald Young | 3 | 1 |
  | | Yuki Bhambri | 3 | 2 | 7 | Donald Young | 3 | 1 |
  | 7 | Donald Young | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  
  **Second qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2 | Matthew Ebden | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | |
  | WC | Chang Yu | 3 | $6^5$ | | | | |
  | WC | Chang Yu | 3 | $6^5$ | 2 | Matthew Ebden | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | Jan Mertl | 2 | 4 |
  | | Jan Mertl | 6 | 6 | | Jan Mertl | 2 | 4 |
  | 8 | Jimmy Wang | 2 | 3 | | | | |
  
  **Third qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 3 | Łukasz Kubot | 2 | 4 | | | | |
  | | Marsel İlhan | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Marsel İlhan | 6 | 6 | | Marsel İlhan | 3 | 0 |
  | | | | | 6 | Michael Berrer | 6 | 6 |
  | WC | Yang Tsung-hua | 2 | 3 | 6 | Michael Berrer | 6 | 6 |
  | 6 | Michael Berrer | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  
  **Fourth qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 4 | Grega Žemlja | 6 | 3 | $7^7$ | | | | |
  | | Jan Hernych | 4 | 6 | $6^5$ | | | | |
  | | Jan Hernych | 4 | 6 | $6^5$ | 4 | Grega Žemlja | 3 | 4 |
  | | | | | | 5 | Alex Bogomolov Jr. | 6 | 6 |
  | WC | Wang Chuhan | 0 | 2 | | 5 | Alex Bogomolov Jr. | 6 | 6 |
  | 5 | Alex Bogomolov Jr. | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  