The 2012 Qatar Open (also known as 2012 Qatar ExxonMobil Open for sponsorship reasons) was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 20th edition of the Qatar Open, and part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2012 ATP World Tour. It took place at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex in Doha, Qatar, from January 2 through January 7, 2012. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga won the singles title.
| 2012 Qatar Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 2–7 January 2012 |
| Edition | 20th |
| Category | ATP World Tour 250 series |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Prize money | $1,024,000 |
| Surface | Hard / outdoor |
| Location | Doha, Qatar |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga[1] | |
| Doubles | |
 Filip Polášek /  Lukáš Rosol[2] | |
Finals edit
Singles edit
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga defeated Gaël Monfils 7–5, 6–3
- It was Tsonga's 1st title of the year and 8th of his career.
Doubles edit
Filip Polášek / Lukáš Rosol defeated 
Christopher Kas / Philipp Kohlschreiber 6–3, 6–4
Singles main-draw entrants edit
Seeds edit
| Country | Player | Rank | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 ESP
|
Rafael Nadal | 2 | 1 |
 SUI
|
Roger Federer | 3 | 2 |
| FRA
|
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 6 | 3 |
| FRA
|
Gaël Monfils | 15 | 4 |
 SRB
|
Viktor Troicki | 21 | 5 |
 RUS
|
Alex Bogomolov Jr. | 34 | 6 |
| RUS
|
Mikhail Youzhny | 35 | 7 |
 ITA
|
Andreas Seppi | 38 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of December 26, 2011
Other entrants edit
The following players received wild cards:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Retirements edit
The following players retire from the singles main draw:
Alex Bogomolov Jr. (right ankle injury)
Roger Federer (back injury)
Doubles main-draw entrants edit
Seeds edit
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 GBR
|
Colin Fleming | GBR
|
Ross Hutchins | 76 | 1 |
 USA
|
James Cerretani |  BEL
|
Dick Norman | 94 | 2 |
| ITA
|
Daniele Bracciali | ITA
|
Potito Starace | 95 | 3 |
 UKR
|
Sergiy Stakhovsky | RUS
|
Mikhail Youzhny | 107 | 4 |
- Rankings are as of December 26, 2011
Other entrants edit
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Retirements edit
- Alex Bogomolov Jr. (right ankle injury)
References edit
- General
- "atpworldtour.com Doha tournament profile". atpworldtour.com. Retrieved 2011-11-29.
- Specific
- ^ "2012 Doha – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^ "2012 Doha – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^ "Qatar ExxonMobil Open 2012 20th Anniversary Announces Player Field". qatartennis.org. Qatar Tennis Federation (QTF). 2011-11-23. Archived from the original on 2012-01-12. Retrieved 2011-11-30.
- ^ "Official Player Acceptance List". qatartennis.org. Qatar Tennis Federation (QTF). 2011-11-22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-08. Retrieved 2011-11-30.
- ^ "ATP singles rankings, as of November 27, 2011". atpworldtour.com. ATP Tour, Inc. 2011-11-27. Retrieved 2011-11-30.