2012 Wimbledon Championships
The 2012 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in England.[1] It was the 126th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 25 June to 8 July 2012. It was the third Grand Slam tennis event of the year and was part of the ATP World Tour, the WTA Tour, the ITF Junior Tour and the NEC Tour. The championships were organised by the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club and the International Tennis Federation.
2012 Wimbledon Championships | |
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Date | 25 June – 8 July |
Edition | 126th
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Category | Grand Slam (ITF) |
Draw | 128S / 64D / 48XD |
Prize money | £16,060,000 |
Surface | Grass |
Location | Church Road SW19, Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom |
Venue | All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club |
Attendance | 484,805 |
Champions | |
Men's Singles | |
Women's Singles | |
Men's Doubles | |
Women's Doubles | |
Mixed Doubles | |
Boys' Singles | |
Girls' Singles | |
Boys' Doubles | |
Girls' Doubles | |
Gentlemen's Invitation Doubles | |
Ladies' Invitation Doubles | |
Senior Gentlemen's Invitation Doubles | |
Wheelchair Men's Doubles | |
Wheelchair Women's Doubles | |
Both Novak Djokovic and Petra Kvitová were unsuccessful in their 2011 title defences, both being defeated by the eventual champions: Djokovic was defeated by Roger Federer in the semifinals, and Kvitová lost to Serena Williams in the quarterfinals. In four sets, Federer defeated Andy Murray to win a record-equalling seven Wimbledon titles, while Murray became the first British male player to reach a Wimbledon singles final in the Open era. Williams defeated first-time Wimbledon finalist Agnieszka Radwańska in three sets to equal her sister Venus in winning five Wimbledon titles. Both Federer and Williams were more than 30 years old at the time of their victories. With the victories, Federer reclaimed the World No. 1 ranking for the first time since June 2010, thus allowing him to equal, then break, the all-time record of most weeks ranked World No. 1 held by Pete Sampras. Agnieszka Radwanska, Victoria Azarenka, and Maria Sharapova were in contention for the world number 1 ranking. Since Sharapova lost in the fourth round and Radwanska was a match away from becoming the world number 1 but lost it, Azarenka continued her success as the number 1.
Events
- On 28 June, World No. 100 Lukáš Rosol upset World No. 2 and two-time Wimbledon champion Rafael Nadal in five sets.
- On 30 June:
- Marin Čilić beat Sam Querrey, 7–6(8–6), 6–4, 6–7(2–7), 6–7(3–7), 17–15. At 5 hours and 31 minutes, it was the second longest match in Wimbledon history.[2]
- Yaroslava Shvedova became the first player in a Grand Slam tournament to win a golden set, beating 2012 French Open finalist Sara Errani, 6–0, 6–4.[3]
- Andy Murray and Marcos Baghdatis finished play at 23:02, the latest-ever finish to a match at Wimbledon.
- On 5 July, Agnieszka Radwańska became the first Pole, male or female, to reach a Grand Slam singles final in the Open era.
- On 6 July, Murray became the first British man in 74 years to reach the singles final, defeating Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the semifinal.[4]
- On 7 July:
- Serena Williams won her fifth Wimbledon title, tying her sister Venus in doing so.
- Jonathan Marray and Frederik Nielsen became the first wild card to win the Gentlemen's Doubles title, beating both of the previous year's finalists along the way.[5] Marray also became the first British player to win the Men's Doubles title in the Open era.
- On 8 July, Roger Federer achieved a record-tying seventh singles title at Wimbledon, tied with Pete Sampras (Open Era) and William Renshaw (Amateur Era).[6]
Point and prize money distribution
Point distribution
Below are the tables with the point distribution for each discipline of the tournament.[7][8]
Senior points
Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 128 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
Men's Singles | 2000 | 1200 | 720 | 360 | 180 | 90 | 45 | 10 | 25 | 16 | 8 | 0 |
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Men's Doubles | 0 | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Women's Singles | 1400 | 900 | 500 | 280 | 160 | 100 | 5 | 60 | 50 | 40 | 2 | |
Women's Doubles | 5 | N/A | 48 | N/A | 0 | 0 |
Wheelchair points
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Junior points
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Prize money
For 2012, the prize money purse was increased to £16,060,000 from £14,600,000 in 2011. The winner of the men's and women's singles title earned £1,150,000.[9][10][11]
Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 128 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
Singles | £1,150,000 | £575,000 | £287,500 | £145,000 | £75,000 | £38,875 | £23,125 | £14,500 | £8,500 | £4,250 | £2,125 |
Doubles* | £260,000 | £130,000 | £65,000 | £32,500 | £16,650 | £9,350 | £5,450 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Mixed Doubles* | £92,000 | £46,000 | £23,000 | £10,500 | £5,200 | £2,600 | £1,300 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Wheelchair Doubles* | £8,000 | £4,500 | £2,750 | £1,750 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Invitation Doubles | £19,000 | £16,000 | £13,000 | £12,000 | £11,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
* per team
Singles players
Day-by-day summaries
Champions
Seniors
Men's Singles
- It was Federer's 5th title of the year and 1st Grand Slam title of the year. It was his 7th Wimbledon title, 17th Grand Slam title, and 75th career title.
Women's Singles
- It was Williams' 3rd title of the year and 1st Grand Slam title of the year. It was her 5th Wimbledon title, 14th Grand Slam title, and 42nd career title.
Men's Doubles
Women's Doubles
- This was the Williams sisters' 13th Grand Slam title.
Mixed Doubles
Juniors
Boys' Singles
Girls' Singles
Boys' Doubles
Girls' Doubles
Invitation
Gentlemen's Invitation Doubles
Ladies' Invitation Doubles
Senior Gentlemen's Invitation Doubles
Wheelchair
Wheelchair Men's Doubles
Wheelchair Women's Doubles
Singles seeds
The following are the seeded players and notable players who withdrew from the event. Seedings based on ATP and WTA rankings are as of 18 June 2012, Rankings and Points are as of 25 June 2012.[21]
Men's Singles
Because the tournament takes place one week later than in 2011, points defending includes results from both the 2011 Wimbledon and tournaments from the week of 4 July 2011 (Newport and Davis Cup).
The Men's singles seeds is arranged on a surface-based system to reflect more accurately the individual player's grass court achievement as per the following formula:
- ATP Entry System Position points as at a week before The Championships
- Add 100% points earned for all grass court tournaments in the past 12 months
- add 75% points earned for best grass court tournament in the 12 months before that.
Seed | Rank | Player | Points before |
Points defending |
Points won |
Points after |
Status |
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1 | 1 | 12,280 | 2,000 | 720 | 11,000 | Semifinals lost to | |
2 | 2 | 10,060 | 1,200 | 45 | 8,905 | Second round lost to | |
3 | 3 | 9,435 | 360 | 2,000 | 11,075 | Champion, defeated | |
4 | 4 | 6,980 | 720 | 1,200 | 7,460 | Runner-up, lost to | |
5 | 6 | 5,230 | 720 | 720 | 5,230 | Semifinals lost to | |
6 | 7 | 4,685 | 180 | 10 | 4,515 | First round lost to | |
7 | 5 | 5,250 | 180 | 360 | 5,430 | Quarterfinals lost to | |
8 | 8 | 3,200 | 10 | 90 | 3,280 | Third round lost to | |
9 | 9 | 3,180 | 180 | 180 | 3,180 | Fourth round lost to | |
10 | 12 | 2,535 | 360 | 180 | 2,355 | Fourth round lost to | |
11 | 10 | 2,655 | 45+250 | 10+150 | 2,520 | First round lost to | |
12 | 11 | 2,605 | 90 | 90 | 2,605 | Third round lost to | |
13 | 13 | 2,525 | 90 | 45 | 2,480 | Second round lost to | |
14 | 17 | 1,725 | 360 | 10 | 1,375 | First round lost to | |
15 | 14 | 2,115 | 10 | 90 | 2,195 | Third round lost to | |
16 | 18 | 1,655 | 10 | 180 | 1,825 | Fourth round lost to | |
17 | 16 | 1,765 | 45 | 90 | 1,810 | Third round lost to | |
18 | 19 | 1,600 | 180 | 180 | 1,600 | Fourth round lost to | |
19 | 20 | 1,600 | 10 | 90 | 1,680 | Third round lost to | |
20 | 28 | 1,255 | 385 | 10 | 880 | First round lost to | |
21 | 22 | 1,540 | 45 | 45 | 1,540 | Second round lost to | |
22 | 21 | 1,585 | 10 | 45 | 1,620 | Second round lost to | |
23 | 26 | 1,390 | 45 | 10 | 1,355 | First round lost to | |
24 | 23 | 1,530 | 10 | 10 | 1,530 | First round lost to | |
25 | 24 | 1,505 | 45 | 10 | 1,470 | First round lost to | |
26 | 33 | 1,210 | 180 | 360 | 1,390 | Quarterfinals lost to | |
27 | 30 | 1,220 | 10 | 360 | 1,570 | Quarterfinals lost to | |
28 | 27 | 1,340 | 10 | 90 | 1,420 | Third round lost to | |
29 | 32 | 1,210 | 45 | 90 | 1,255 | Third round lost to | |
30 | 25 | 1,395 | 90 | 90 | 1,395 | Third round lost to | |
31 | 29 | 1,230 | 45 | 360 | 1,545 | Quarterfinals lost to | |
32 | 31 | 1,215 | 45 | 10 | 1,180 | First round lost to |
The following player would have been seeded, but he withdrew from the event.
Rank | Player | Points before |
Points defending |
Points after |
Withdrawal reason |
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15 | 1,805 | 90 | 1,715 | Right knee injury |
Women's Singles
Because the tournament takes place one week later than in 2011, points defending includes results from both the 2011 Wimbledon and tournaments from the week of 4 July 2011 (Budapest and Båstad).
For the Women's singles seeds, the seeding order follows the ranking list, except where in the opinion of the Committee, the grass court credentials of a particular player necessitates a change in the interest of achieving a balanced draw.
Seed | Rank | Player | Points before |
Points defending |
Points won |
Points after |
Status |
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1 | 1 | 9,490 | 1,400 | 280 | 8,370 | Fourth round lost to | |
2 | 2 | 8,800 | 900 | 900 | 8,800 | Semifinals lost to | |
3 | 3 | 7,230 | 100 | 1,400 | 8,530 | Runner-up, lost to | |
4 | 4 | 6,775 | 2,000 | 500 | 5,275 | Quarterfinals lost to | |
5 | 5 | 6,100 | 5 | 100 | 6,195 | Second round lost to | |
6 | 6 | 5,640 | 280 | 2,000 | 7,360 | Champion, defeated | |
7 | 7 | 4,366 | 280+30 | 5+30 | 4,091 | First round lost to | |
8 | 8 | 4,275 | 5+30 | 900+30 | 5,170 | Semifinals lost to | |
9 | 9 | 3,800 | 500 | 100 | 3,400 | Second round lost to | |
10 | 10 | 3,350 | 100+70 | 160+70 | 3,410 | Third round lost to | |
11 | 11 | 3,245 | 100 | 100 | 3,245 | Second round lost to | |
12 | 12 | 3,160 | 160 | 160 | 3,160 | Third round lost to | |
13 | 13 | 3,120 | 500 | 5 | 2,625 | First round lost to | |
14 | 14 | 3,070 | 160 | 280 | 3,190 | Fourth round lost to | |
15 | 15 | 2,697 | 900 | 500 | 2,297 | Quarterfinals lost to | |
16 | 17 | 2,470 | 160+70 | 5+60 | 2,305 | First round lost to | |
17 | 19 | 2,295 | 160 | 500 | 2,635 | Quarterfinals lost to | |
18 | 22 | 2,220 | 5 | 5 | 2,220 | First round lost to | |
19 | 21 | 2,135 | 100 | 5 | 2,040 | First round lost to | |
20 | 20 | 2,225 | 280 | 160 | 2,105 | Third round lost to | |
21 | 23 | 1,965 | 160+280 | 280+60 | 1,865 | Fourth round lost to | |
22 | 24 | 1,945 | 160 | 160 | 1,945 | Third round lost to | |
23 | 25 | 1,945 | 280 | 100 | 1,765 | Second round lost to | |
24 | 26 | 1,930 | 160 | 280 | 2,050 | Fourth round lost to | |
25 | 27 | 1,850 | 100 | 160 | 1,910 | Third round lost to | |
26 | 28 | 1,835 | 5+130 | 100+70 | 1,870 | Second round lost to | |
27 | 29 | 1,820 | 160 | 5 | 1,665 | First round lost to | |
28 | 32 | 1,750 | 100 | 160 | 1,810 | Third round lost to | |
29 | 33 | 1,735 | 100 | 5 | 1,640 | First round lost to | |
30 | 34 | 1,730 | 280 | 280 | 1,730 | Fourth round lost to | |
31 | 30 | 1,800 | 100 | 100 | 1,800 | Second round lost to | |
32 | 35 | 1,642 | 160 | 5 | 1,487 | First round lost to |
The following players would have been seeded, but they withdrew from the event.
Rank | Player | Points before |
Points defending |
Points after |
Withdrawal reason |
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16 | 2,519 | 5 | 2,514 | Heel injury[22] | |
18 | 2,420 | 160 | 2,260 | Right ankle injury[23] |
Main draw wild card entries
The following players received wild cards into the main draw senior events.
Men's Doubles
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Women's Doubles
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Mixed Doubles
Qualifiers entries
Below are the lists of the qualifiers entering in the main draws.
Men's Singles'Men's Singles Qualifiers
Lucky Losers
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Women's SinglesWomen's Singles Qualifiers
Lucky Losers
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Men's DoublesMen's Doubles Qualifiers
Lucky Losers
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Women's DoublesWomen's Doubles Qualifiers
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Protected ranking
The following players were accepted directly into the main draw using a protected ranking:
- Men's Singles
Withdrawals
The following players were accepted directly into the main tournament, but withdrew with injuries or personal reasons.
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