2012 Madrid Masters

The 2012 Madrid Masters (also known as the Mutua Madrid Open for sponsorship reasons) was played on outdoor blue clay courts at the Park Manzanares in Madrid, Spain from 7 to 13 May. It was the 11th edition of the event on the ATP and 4th on the WTA. It was classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2012 ATP World Tour and a Premier Mandatory event on the 2012 WTA Tour. The clay courts used for the tournament were dyed blue to provide better contrast with the ball, which garnered controversy amongst players who found the dyeing made the surface too slippery and difficult to maneuver, putting defensive players at a disadvantage. Ion Țiriac, the former Romanian ATP player and billionaire businessman who owns the tournament, instituted the use of the color.

Points and prize money

Point distribution

Prize money

ATP singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

* Rankings are as of April 30, 2012

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
* Guillermo García López
* Ryan Harrison
* Javier Martí
* Albert Montañés

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
* Igor Andreev
* Federico Delbonis
* Alejandro Falla
* Daniel Gimeno Traver
* Santiago Giraldo
* Victor Hănescu
* Sergiy Stakhovsky

Withdrawals

* Mardy Fish
* Juan Mónaco (ankle injury)
* Andy Murray (back injury)
* Kei Nishikori (stomach injury)
* Andy Roddick (hamstring injury)
* Robin Söderling (mononucleosis)
* Julien Benneteau (elbow, ankle and wrist injuries)
* Łukasz Kubot

ATP doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

* Rankings are as of April 30, 2012

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
* Sergei Bubka / Javier Martí
* Daniel Gimeno Traver / Iván Navarro

The following pair received entry as alternates:
* Alex Bogomolov Jr. / Fabio Fognini

Withdrawals

* Philipp Kohlschreiber (adductor injury)

WTA singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

* Rankings are as of April 30, 2012

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
* Lara Arruabarrena Vecino
* Garbiñe Muguruza Blanco
* Sílvia Soler Espinosa
* Carla Suárez Navarro
* Venus Williams

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
* Jill Craybas
* Lourdes Domínguez Lino
* Andrea Hlaváčková
* Lucie Hradecká
* Mathilde Johansson
* Johanna Larsson
* Varvara Lepchenko
* Anastasia Rodionova

Withdrawals

* Daniela Hantuchová
* Sabine Lisicki (ankle injury)
* Flavia Pennetta (wrist injury)
* Andrea Petkovic (ankle injury)
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WTA doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

* Rankings are as of April 30, 2012

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
* Dominika Cibulková / Janette Husárová
* Lourdes Domínguez Lino / Laura Pous Tió
* Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova / Lucie Šafářová
* Sílvia Soler Espinosa / Carla Suárez Navarro

Finals

Men's singles

Roger Federer defeated Tomáš Berdych, 3–6, 7–5, 7–5
*It was Federer's fourth singles title of the year (out of four finals), and the 74th of his career. The win, Federer's third in Madrid after 2006 and 2009, was his second ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title of the year, and his 20th overall – at the time tying the record of Masters titles co-held by Rafael Nadal.

Women's singles

Serena Williams defeated Victoria Azarenka, 6–1, 6–3
*It was Williams' second singles title of the year, and the 41st of her career – which tied her with Kim Clijsters as second among active players (10th in the Open Era) with the most singles titles. It was Williams' first Premier Mandatory title of the year, and her 12th Premier Mandatory/Premier 5 or Tier I title overall.

Men's doubles

Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski defeated Robert Lindstedt / Horia Tecău, 6–3, 6–4

Women's doubles

Sara Errani / Roberta Vinci defeated Ekaterina Makarova / Elena Vesnina, 6–1, 3–6, 0–4

References

External links

Official website

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