2012 Mutua Madrid Open


The 2012 Madrid Masters 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 ATP World Tour">Association of Tennis Professionals">ATP World Tour and a Premier Mandatory event on the WTA Tour">Women's Tennis Association">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

StageMen's singlesMen's doublesWomen's singlesWomen's doubles
Champion€585,800€181,400€631,000€199,000
Runner up€287,225€88,800€313,000€100,000
Semifinals€144,560€44,550€149,500€45,000
Quarterfinals€73,510€22,860€70,000€18,975
Round of 16€38,170€11,820€33,000€9,500
Round of 32€20,125€6,240€17,500€5,000
Round of 64€10,865–€8,750–
Final round qualifying€2,505–€2,375–
First round qualifying€1,275–€1,140–

ATP singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

  • Rankings are as of April 30, 2012

    Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Seeds

  • Rankings are as of April 30, 2012

    Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry as alternates:

Seeds

  • Rankings are as of April 30, 2012

    Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Seeds

  • Rankings are as of April 30, 2012

    Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

Men's singles

defeated Tomáš Berdych, 3–6, 7–5, 7–5
  • It was Federer's fourth singles title of the year, 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

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 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

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

Women's doubles

/ Roberta Vinci defeated Ekaterina Makarova / Elena Vesnina, 6–1, 3–6,