2012 Western & Southern Open


The 2012 Western and Southern Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 111th edition and the 84th of the Cincinnati Masters, and was part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 of the 2012 ATP World Tour, and of the WTA Premier 5 tournaments of the 2012 WTA Tour. The tournament was held at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, Ohio, United States, from August 11 to August 19, 2012. Roger Federer and Li Na won the singles titles.
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Points and prize money

Prize money

StageMen's singlesMen's doublesWomen's singlesWomen's doubles
Champion$535,600$165,860$385,000$110,000
Runner up$262,610$81,200$192,000$55,000
Semifinals$132,165$40,730$96,100$27,525
Quarterfinals$67,205$20,910$45,750$13,850
Round of 16$34,900$10,800$22,060$7,000
Round of 32$18,400$5,700$11,300$3,500
Round of 64$9,935–$6,100–
Final round qualifying$2,290–$2,050–
First round qualifying$1,165–$1,080–

ATP singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

The following players were seeded in the main singles draw, following the ATP rankings of August 6, 2012:
CountryPlayerRankingSeeds
Switzerland

Other entrants

The following players received wild cards into the main singles draw:
The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:
The following players received entry as lucky losers:

Withdrawals

Retirements

ATP doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

Retirements

WTA singles main-draw entrants

Other entrants

The following players received wild cards into the main singles draw:
The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:
The following players received entry as lucky losers:

Withdrawals

Retirements

WTA doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

  • 1 Rankings are as of August 6, 2012

Other entrants

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

Withdrawals

Retirements

Finals

Men's singles

Roger Federer defeated Novak Djokovic, 6–0, 7–6
  • It was Roger Federer's 5th title in Cincinnati making him the only player in history ever to win this tournament five times. Federer won the event without dropping serve throughout the tournament.

Women's singles

Li Na defeated Angelique Kerber, 1–6, 6–3, 6–1
  • It was Li Na's first title of the year and sixth of her career.

Men's doubles

Robert Lindstedt / Horia Tecău defeated Mahesh Bhupathi / Rohan Bopanna, 6–4, 6–4

Women's doubles

Andrea Hlaváčková / Lucie Hradecká defeated Katarina Srebotnik / Zheng Jie, 6–1, 6–3