Novak Djokovic defeated the two-time defending champion Roger Federer in the final, 7–6(8–6), 7–5 to win the singles tennis title at the 2012 ATP World Tour Finals.[1][2][3] It was his second Tour Finals title.
| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 2012 ATP World Tour Finals | |
| Champion |  Novak Djokovic |
| Runner-up |  Roger Federer |
| Score | 7–6(8–6), 7–5 |
Janko Tipsarević made his debut as a direct qualifier, after playing two matches as an alternate in 2011.
Seeds edit
Novak Djokovic (champion)
Roger Federer (final)
Andy Murray (semifinals)
David Ferrer (round robin)
Tomáš Berdych (round robin)
Juan Martín del Potro (semifinals)
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (round robin)- Janko Tipsarević (round robin)
Alternates edit
- Richard Gasquet (Did not play)
- Nicolás Almagro (Did not play)
Draw edit
Key edit
- 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 edit
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Novak Djokovic
| 4 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
| 6 |  Juan Martín del Potro
| 6 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||
| 1 | Novak Djokovic
| 78 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Roger Federer
| 66 | 5 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Roger Federer
| 77 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 3 |  Andy Murray
| 65 | 2 | ||||||||||
Group A edit
| Djokovic
|
Murray
|
 Berdych
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 Tsonga
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RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings | ||
| 1 | Novak Djokovic
|
4–6, 6–3, 7–5 | 6–2, 7–6(8–6) | 7–6(7–4), 6–3 | 3–0 | 6–1 (85.7%) | 43–31 (58.1%) | 1 | |
| 3 | Andy Murray
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6–4, 3–6, 5–7 | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 | 6–2, 7–6(7–3) | 2–1 | 5–3 (62.5%) | 42–38 (52.5%) | 2 | |
| 5 | Tomáš Berdych
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2–6, 6–7(6–8) | 6–3, 3–6, 4–6 | 7–5, 3–6, 6–1 | 1–2 | 3–5 (37.5%) | 37–40 (48.1%) | 3 | |
| 7 | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
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6–7(4–7), 3–6 | 2–6, 6–7(3–7) | 5–7, 6–3, 1–6 | 0–3 | 1–6 (14.3%) | 29–42 (40.8%) | 4 |
Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won initially to sort out a superior/inferior player, then head-to-head records; 5. ATP rankings.
Group B edit
| Federer
|
 Ferrer
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Del Potro
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Tipsarević
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RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings | ||
| 2 | Roger Federer
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6–4, 7–6(7–5) | 6–7(3–7), 6–4, 3–6 | 6–3, 6–1 | 2–1 | 5–2 (71.4%) | 40–31 (56.3%) | 1 | |
| 4 | David Ferrer
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4–6, 6–7(5–7) | 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 | 4–6, 6–3, 6–1 | 2–1 | 4–4 (50.0%) | 41–36 (53.2%) | 3 | |
| 6 | Juan Martín del Potro
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7–6(7–3), 4–6, 6–3 | 3–6, 6–3, 4–6 | 6–0, 6–4 | 2–1 | 5–3 (62.5%) | 42–34 (55.3%) | 2 | |
| 8 | Janko Tipsarević
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3–6, 1–6 | 6–4, 3–6, 1–6 | 0–6, 4–6 | 0–3 | 1–6 (14.3%) | 18–40 (31.0%) | 4 |
Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won initially to sort out a superior/inferior player, then head-to-head records; 5. ATP rankings.
References edit
- ^ "Djokovic takes Federer in two sets to win World Tour Final". Guardian UK. 13 November 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
- ^ "Novak Djokovic beats Roger Federer to win ATP World title". BBC Sport. 12 November 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
- ^ "Roger Federer dethroned as King of the O2 after defeat to Novak Djokovic in finale of ATP World Tour Finals". Daily Telegraph. 12 November 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2012.