2012 ATP World Tour
Encyclopedia
The Association of Tennis Professionals
(ATP) World Tour is the elite professional tennis
circuit organized by the ATP. The 2012 ATP World Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam
tournaments (supervised by the International Tennis Federation
(ITF)), the ATP World Tour Masters 1000
, the ATP World Tour 500 series
, the ATP World Tour 250 series
, the ATP World Team Championship, the Davis Cup
(organized by the ITF), the ATP World Tour Finals, and the tennis event
at the London Summer Olympics
. Also included in the 2012 calendar is the Hopman Cup
, which does not distribute ranking points, and is organized by the ITF.
tournaments, the tennis event
at the London Summer Olympics
, the ATP World Tour Finals, the ATP World Tour Masters 1000
, the ATP World Tour 500 series
, and the ATP World Tour 250 series
. The players/nations are sorted by: 1) total number of titles (a doubles title won by two players representing the same nation counts as only one win for the nation); 2) cumulated importance of those titles (one Grand Slam win equalling two Masters 1000 wins, one ATP World Tour Finals win equalling one-and-a-half Masters 1000 win, one Masters 1000 win equalling two 500 events wins, one Olympic win equalling one-and-a-half 500 event win, one 500 event win equalling two 250 events wins); 3) a singles > doubles > mixed doubles hierarchy; 4) alphabetical order (by family names for players).
The following players defended a main circuit title in singles, doubles, or mixed doubles:
, and at the current date of the 2012 season.
Following is a list of notable players (winners of a main tour title, and/or part of the ATP Rankings Top 100 (singles) or Top 50 (doubles) for at least one week) who came out of retirement from professional tennis during the 2012 season:
Association of Tennis Professionals
The Association of Tennis Professionals or ATP was formed in 1972 by Donald Dell, Jack Kramer, and Cliff Drysdale to protect the interests of male professional tennis players. Since 1990, the association has organized the worldwide tennis tour for men and linked the title of the tour with the...
(ATP) World Tour is the elite professional tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
circuit organized by the ATP. The 2012 ATP World Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam
Grand Slam (tennis)
The four Major tennis tournaments, also called the Slams, are the most important tennis events of the year in terms of world tour ranking points, tradition, prize-money awarded, strength and size of player field, and public attention. They are the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and...
tournaments (supervised by the International Tennis Federation
International Tennis Federation
The International Tennis Federation is the governing body of world tennis, made up of 205 national tennis associations.It was established as the International Lawn Tennis Federation by 12 national associations meeting at a conference in Paris, France on 1 March 1913...
(ITF)), the ATP World Tour Masters 1000
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
The ATP World Tour Masters 1000 is a series of nine tennis tournaments that are part of the Association of Tennis Professionals tour, held annually throughout the year in Europe, North America and Asia...
, the ATP World Tour 500 series
ATP World Tour 500 series
The ATP World Tour 500 series is the third highest tier of men's tennis tournament after the four Grand Slam tournaments, and the ATP World Tour Masters 1000.The series includes 11 tournaments, with a number of 500 rankings points to win for the events' singles...
, the ATP World Tour 250 series
ATP World Tour 250 series
The ATP World Tour 250 series is a new series for tennis tournaments of the Association of Tennis Professionals from the 2009 ATP World Tour...
, the ATP World Team Championship, the Davis Cup
Davis Cup
The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation and is contested between teams of players from competing countries in a knock-out format. The competition began in 1900 as a challenge between Britain and the United States. By...
(organized by the ITF), the ATP World Tour Finals, and the tennis event
Tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics
The tennis competitions of the 2012 Summer Olympics are scheduled to be staged at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, from 29 July to 5 August 2012. 172 tennis players are expected to compete in five events; singles and doubles for both men and women and for the first...
at the London Summer Olympics
2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the "London 2012 Olympic Games", are scheduled to take place in London, England, United Kingdom from 27 July to 12 August 2012...
. Also included in the 2012 calendar is the Hopman Cup
Hopman Cup
The Hopman Cup is an annual international team tennis tournament held in Perth, Western Australia in early January each year, which plays mixed teams on a country by country basis...
, which does not distribute ranking points, and is organized by the ITF.
Schedule
This is the complete schedule of events on the 2012 calendar, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage.Key
| Grand Slam tournaments |
| Summer Olympics |
| ATP World Tour Finals |
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 |
| ATP World Tour 500 |
| ATP World Tour 250 |
| Team events |
January
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| January 2 | Hyundai Hopman Cup 2012 Hopman Cup -USA vs. Denmark: -Denmark vs. Bulgaria: -Czech Republic vs. USA: -Czech Republic vs. Denmark: -USA vs. Bulgaria: -Standings:-France vs. China: -Australia vs. Spain: -Spain vs. China: -Australia vs. France: -Australia vs. China:...  PerthPerth, Western Australia Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000.... , Australia ITF Mixed Teams Championships A$ – Hard (i) – 8 teams (RR) |
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| Brisbane International 2012 Brisbane International The 2012 Brisbane International is a joint ATP and WTA tennis tournament, played on outdoor hard courts. Because of its ongoing success, the WTA decided in 2011 to upgrade the event to a Premier event. It will be the 4th edition of the tournament and will take place at the Queensland Tennis Centre... BrisbaneBrisbane Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of... , Australia ATP World Tour 250 $ – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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Aircel Chennai Open ChennaiChennai Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India... , India ATP World Tour 250 $ – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| Qatar ExxonMobil Open 2012 Qatar Open The 2012 Qatar Open is a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is the 20th edition of the Qatar Open, and part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2012 ATP World Tour...  DohaDoha Doha is the capital city of the state of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf, it had a population of 998,651 in 2008, and is also one of the municipalities of Qatar... , Qatar Qatar Qatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its... ATP World Tour 250 $ – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| January 9 | Apia International 2012 Apia International Sydney The 2011 Apia International Sydney is a joint ATP and WTA tennis tournament, that will be played on outdoor hard courts. It will be the 120th edition of the Apia International Sydney, and is apart of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2012 ATP World Tour, and of the WTA Premier tournaments of the... SydneySydney Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people... , Australia ATP World Tour 250 $ – Hard – 28S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| Heineken Open 2012 Heineken Open The 2012 Heineken Open is a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is the 37th edition of the Heineken Open, and is part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2012 ATP World Tour...  AucklandAuckland The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world... , New Zealand ATP World Tour 250 $ – Hard – 28S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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Australian Open 2012 Australian Open The 2012 Australian Open is a tennis tournament that will take place in Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia from January 16 to January 29, 2012... MelbourneMelbourne Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater... , Australia Grand Slam A$ – Hard 128S/128Q/64D/32X Singles Draw – Doubles Draw - Mixed Draw |
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| January 30 | Open Sud de France MontpellierMontpellier -Neighbourhoods:Since 2001, Montpellier has been divided into seven official neighbourhoods, themselves divided into sub-neighbourhoods. Each of them possesses a neighbourhood council.... , France ATP World Tour 250 $ – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| PBZ Zagreb Indoors PBZ Zagreb Indoors PBZ Zagreb Indoors is a tennis event on the ATP Tour held in the Croatian capital of Zagreb. From 2009 it is part of the ATP 250 Series and offered 250 ranking points. The tournament is played on a fast and hard indoor surface and features both a men's singles and a men's doubles tournament.The...  ZagrebZagreb Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city... , Croatia Croatia Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ... ATP World Tour 250 € – Hard (i) – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| Movistar Open Movistar Open The Movistar Open is an ATP International Series men's tennis tournament held in February 2010 in Las Condes commune, and it's played on clay. It was previously played in Viña del Mar.-History:In 1992, Brazil suspended its three ATP tournaments...  SantiagoSantiago, Chile Santiago , also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile, and the center of its largest conurbation . It is located in the country's central valley, at an elevation of above mean sea level... , Chile ATP World Tour 250 $ – Clay (Red) – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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February
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| February 6 | Davis Cup by BNP Paribas First Round 2012 Davis Cup World Group The World Group is the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 2012. The first round losers go into the Davis Cup World Group Play-offs while the winners progress to the quarterfinals. The quarterfinalists are guaranteed a World Group spot for 2013....  TBA, Spain – Surface TBA TBA, Austria – Surface TBA VancouverVancouver Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,... , Canada – Hard (i)  FribourgFribourg Fribourg is the capital of the Swiss canton of Fribourg and the district of Sarine. It is located on both sides of the river Saane/Sarine, on the Swiss plateau, and is an important economic, administrative and educational center on the cultural border between German and French Switzerland... , Switzerland – Clay (Red) (i)  TBA, Czech Republic – Surface TBA VršacVršac Vršac is a town and municipality located in Serbia. In 2002 the town's total population was 36,623, while Vršac municipality had 54,369 inhabitants. Vršac is located in the Banat region, in the Vojvodina province of Serbia. It is part of the South Banat District.-Name:The name Vršac is of Serbian... , Serbia – Surface TBA  TBA, Japan – Surface TBA TBA, Germany – Surface TBA |
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| February 13 | ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament The ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the 500 series of the ATP Tour...  RotterdamRotterdam Rotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre... , Netherlands ATP World Tour 500 € – Hard (i) – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| SAP Open SAP Open The SAP Open is a men's tennis tournament held annually in San Jose, California. It is the second-oldest tennis tournament in the United States, which is still played. It is an ATP World Tour 250 series event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour...  San JoseSan Jose, California San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay... , United States ATP World Tour 250 $ – Hard (i) – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| Brasil Open 2012 Brasil Open The 2012 Brasil Open is a tennis tournament played on indoor clay courts. It will be the 12th edition of the event known as the Brasil Open, and is part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2012 ATP World Tour. It will take place from February 13 through February 19, 2012, in São Paulo, Brazil...  São PauloSão Paulo São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among... , Brazil ATP World Tour 250 $ – Clay (Red) – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| February 20 | Regions Morgan Keegan Championships Regions Morgan Keegan Championships and the Cellular South Cup The Regions Morgan Keegan Championships and the Cellular South Cup are tennis tournaments held in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. The Regions Morgan Keegan Championships is a men's ATP Tour event that has been held since 1976. In previous years it has been known as the U.S. Indoor Championships, the... MemphisMemphis, Tennessee Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers.... , United States ATP World Tour 500 $ – Hard (i) – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| Open 13 Open 13 The Open 13 is an annual men's tennis tournament played in Marseille, France. The tournament is an ATP World Tour 250 series event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour. It is held for one week in February... MarseilleMarseille Marseille , known in antiquity as Massalia , is the second largest city in France, after Paris, with a population of 852,395 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Marseille extends beyond the city limits with a population of over 1,420,000 on an area of... , France ATP World Tour 250 € – Hard (i) – 28S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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Copa Claro Buenos AiresBuenos Aires Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent... , Argentina Argentina Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires... ATP World Tour 250 $ – Clay (Red) – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| February 27 | Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships Dubai Tennis Championships The Dubai Tennis Championships is a professional tennis tournament owned and organized by Dubai Duty Free and held annually in Dubai, United Arab...  DubaiDubai Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi... , United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a... ATP World Tour 500 $ – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| Abierto Mexicano Telcel Abierto Mexicano Telcel The Abierto Mexicano Telcel is a tennis tournament held in Acapulco, Mexico. It is an event on both the ATP Tour and the WTA Tour...  AcapulcoAcapulco Acapulco is a city, municipality and major sea port in the state of Guerrero on the Pacific coast of Mexico, southwest from Mexico City. Acapulco is located on a deep, semi-circular bay and has been a port since the early colonial period of Mexico’s history... , Mexico ATP World Tour 500 $ – Clay (Red) – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| Delray Beach International Tennis Championships Delray Beach International Tennis Championships The International Tennis Championships is an ATP World Tour 250 series men's tennis tournament held every year in Delray Beach, Florida, and played on hard courts. The event was held in Coral Springs from 1993–1998; in 1999, it was relocated to the Delray Beach Tennis Center... Delray BeachDelray Beach, Florida Delray Beach is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 60,020. As of 2004, the population estimated by the U.S... , United States ATP World Tour 250 $ – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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March
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BNP Paribas Open Indian Wells Indian Wells, California Indian Wells is a city in Riverside County, California, in the Coachella Valley , in between Palm Desert and La Quinta. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 4,958.... , United States ATP World Tour Masters 1000 $ – Hard – 96S/48Q/32D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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Sony Ericsson Open Miami Miami-Dade County, Florida Miami-Dade County is a county located in the southeastern part of the state of Florida. As of 2010 U.S. Census, the county had a population of 2,496,435, making it the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States... , United States ATP World Tour Masters 1000 $ – Hard – 96S/48Q/32D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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April
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| April 2 | Davis Cup by BNP Paribas Quarterfinals Davis Cup The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation and is contested between teams of players from competing countries in a knock-out format. The competition began in 1900 as a challenge between Britain and the United States. By... TBA TBA TBA TBA |
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| April 9 | US Men's Clay Court Championships U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships The U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship is an annual ATP Tour tennis tournament that started in 1910. It is the last remaining ATP Tour-level tournament in the United States to be played on clay courts.... HoustonHouston, Texas Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ... , United States ATP World Tour 250 $ – Clay (Maroon) – 28S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| Grand Prix Hassan II Grand Prix Hassan II The Grand Prix Hassan II is an annual tennis tournament on the ATP Tour and is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series. The event is held annually at the Complexe Al Amal in Casablanca, Morocco and is played on clay courts. Between 1986 and 1989 it was part of the Challenger...  CasablancaCasablanca Casablanca is a city in western Morocco, located on the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of the Grand Casablanca region.Casablanca is Morocco's largest city as well as its chief port. It is also the biggest city in the Maghreb. The 2004 census recorded a population of 2,949,805 in the prefecture... , Morocco Morocco Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara... ATP World Tour 250 € – Clay (Red) – 28S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| April 16 | Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters Monte CarloMonte Carlo Monte Carlo is an administrative area of the Principality of Monaco.... , Monaco Monaco Monaco , officially the Principality of Monaco , is a sovereign city state on the French Riviera. It is bordered on three sides by its neighbour, France, and its centre is about from Italy. Its area is with a population of 35,986 as of 2011 and is the most densely populated country in the... ATP World Tour Masters 1000 € – Clay (Red) – 56S/28Q/24D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| April 23 | Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell Barcelona Barcelona Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of... , Spain ATP World Tour 500 € – Clay (Red) – 56S/28Q/24D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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BRD Năstase Țiriac Trophy BucharestBucharest Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River.... , Romania Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea... ATP World Tour 250 € – Clay (Red) – 28S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| April 30 | BMW Open BMW Open The BMW Open is a tennis tournament held in Munich, Germany. Held since 1900, the tournament is played on outdoor clay courts and is a part of the ATP Tour schedule.-History:... MunichMunich Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat... , Germany ATP World Tour 250 € – Clay (Red) – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| Serbia Open Serbia Open The Serbia Open is an ATP World Tour 250 series men's tennis tournament held in Belgrade, Serbia. It is currently played on outdoor clay courts. The event was held for the first time in 2009, from May 4–10... BelgradeBelgrade Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe... , Serbia Serbia Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans... ATP World Tour 250 € – Clay (Red) – 28S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| Estoril Open Estoril Open The Estoril Open is an ATP and WTA clay court tournament held in Jamor, Oeiras, Portugal . The men's tournament was created in 1990 and since its inception, every champion except 2004 champion Juan Ignacio Chela and 2009–2010 champion Albert Montañés has been in the Top 10 of the ATP rankings,...  EstorilEstoril Estoril is a seaside resort and civil parish of the Portuguese municipality of Cascais, Lisboa District. The Estoril coast is close to Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. It starts in Carcavelos, 15 kilometres from Lisbon, and stretches as far as Guincho, often known as Costa de Estoril-Sintra or... , Portugal ATP World Tour 250 € – Clay (Red) – 28S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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May
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| May 7 | Mutua Madrid Open Madrid Madrid Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan... , Spain ATP World Tour Masters 1000 € – Clay (Blue) – 56S/28Q/24D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| May 14 | Internazionali BNL d'Italia RomeRome Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half... , Italy ATP World Tour Masters 1000 €2,227,500 – Clay (Red) – 56S/28Q/24D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| May 21 | Power Horse World Team Cup World Team Cup The World Team Cup is the international team championship of the Association of Tennis Professionals . The tournament has been contested annually since 1978 and is generally considered to be second most prestigious men's team competition in tennis after the Davis Cup.Every year, the eight nations... DüsseldorfDüsseldorf Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and centre of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region.Düsseldorf is an important international business and financial centre and renowned for its fashion and trade fairs. Located centrally within the European Megalopolis, the... , Germany ATP World Team Championship € – Clay (Red) – 8 teams (RR) |
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| Open de Nice Côte d’Azur Nice Nice Nice is the fifth most populous city in France, after Paris, Marseille, Lyon and Toulouse, with a population of 348,721 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Nice extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of more than 955,000 on an area of... , France ATP World Tour 250 € – Clay (Red) – 28S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| May 28 June 4 |
French Open Paris, France Grand Slam € – Clay (Red) 128S/128Q/64D/32X Singles Draw – Doubles Draw - Mixed Draw |
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June
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| June 11 | Gerry Weber Open Gerry Weber Open The Gerry Weber Open is a tennis tournament held in Halle, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Held since 1993, the tournament is played on four outdoor grass courts and is a part of the ATP World Tour 250 series on the ATP Tour schedule.... HalleHalle, North Rhine-Westphalia Halle is a town in the German Bundesland of North Rhine-Westphalia and belongs to the district of Gütersloh.... , Germany ATP World Tour 250 € – Grass – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| June 18 | UNICEF Open 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands ATP World Tour 250 € – Grass – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| AEGON International Eastbourne Eastbourne Eastbourne is a large town and borough in East Sussex, on the south coast of England between Brighton and Hastings. The town is situated at the eastern end of the chalk South Downs alongside the high cliff at Beachy Head... , United Kingdom ATP World Tour 250 € – Grass – 32S/23Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| July 9 | Campbell's Hall of Fame Tennis Championships Newport Newport, Rhode Island Newport is a city on Aquidneck Island in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States, about south of Providence. Known as a New England summer resort and for the famous Newport Mansions, it is the home of Salve Regina University and Naval Station Newport which houses the United States Naval War... , United States ATP World Tour 250 $ – Grass – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| MercedesCup Stuttgart Stuttgart Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million .... , Germany ATP World Tour 250 € – Clay (Red) – 28S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| Collector Swedish Open Swedish Open The SkiStar Swedish Open is an ATP World Tour 250 series tennis tournament on the ATP Tour held in Båstad, Sweden in July each year.The Collector Swedish Open Women is a tennis tournament held in Båstad, Sweden...  BåstadBåstad Båstad is a locality and the seat of Båstad Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 4,793 inhabitants in 2005.-Geography:The town of Båstad is located in a sheltered bay with the Hallandian ridge stretching behind it... , Sweden ATP World Tour 250 € – Clay (Red) – 28S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| Studena Croatia Open Umag Umag Umag is a coastal city in Istria, Croatia.The city hosts the yearly Croatia Open ATP tennis tournament on clay courts.-Geography:It is the westernmost city of Croatia, and the municipality includes Savudrija which is westernmost point of Croatia.... , Croatia Croatia Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ... ATP World Tour 250 € – Clay (Red) – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| July 16 | International German Open Hamburg Hamburg -History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808... , Germany ATP World Tour 500 € – Clay (Red) – 48S/24Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| Atlanta Tennis Championships Atlanta Tennis Championships The Atlanta Tennis Championships is an annual men's tennis tournament that is now played at the Atlanta Athletic Club in the Atlanta suburb of Johns Creek, Georgia as part of the ATP Tour.... AtlantaAtlanta, Georgia Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in... , United States ATP World Tour 250 $ – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| Crédit Agricole Suisse Open Gstaad Gstaad Gstaad Gstaad is a village in the German-speaking section of the Canton of Berne in southwestern Switzerland. Part of the municipality of Saanen, Gstaad is known as one of the most exclusive ski resorts in the world.... , Switzerland ATP World Tour 250 € – Clay (Red) – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| July 23 | Farmers Classic Los Angeles Los Angeles, California Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California... , United States ATP World Tour 250 $ – Hard – 28S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| Bet-at-home.com Cup Kitzbühel Kitzbühel -Demographic evolution:-Personalities:*Karl Wilhelm von Dalla Torre , entomologist and botanist*Alfons Walde , expressionist painter and architect*Peter Aufschnaiter , mountaineer and geographer... , Austria ATP World Tour 250 € – Clay (Red) – 28S/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| July 30 | Legg Mason Tennis Classic Legg Mason Tennis Classic The Legg Mason Tennis Classic is an annual late-summer men's tennis tournament played in Washington, D.C. as part of the ATP Tour. It was first held in 1969. It was later known as the Sovran Bank Classic. . Originally an event of the Grand Prix Tennis Tour and part of the Grand Prix Championship... WashingtonWashington, D.C. Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution.... , United States ATP World Tour 500 $ – Hard – 48S/24Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| Olympic Games Tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics The tennis competitions of the 2012 Summer Olympics are scheduled to be staged at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, from 29 July to 5 August 2012. 172 tennis players are expected to compete in five events; singles and doubles for both men and women and for the first... London, United KingdomSummer Olympics Grass – 64S/32D/16X Singles Draw – Doubles Draw - Mixed Draw |
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August
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| August 6 | Rogers Cup Toronto Toronto Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from... , Canada ATP World Tour Masters 1000 $ – Hard – 56S/28Q/24D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| August 13 | Western & Southern Open Cincinnati, United States ATP World Tour Masters 1000 $ – Hard – 56S/28Q/24D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| August 20 | Winston-Salem Open Winston-Salem Open The Winston-Salem Open is a tennis tournament played on the ATP Tour at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in the USA. It made its debut at Winston-Salem in 2011 and is part of the 250 tier of events... Winston-Salem, United States ATP World Tour 250 $ – Hard – 48S/Q/D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| August 27 September 3 |
US Open New York City, United States Grand Slam $ – Hard 128S/128Q/64D/32X Singles Draw – Doubles Draw - Mixed Draw |
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September
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| September 10 | Davis Cup by BNP Paribas Semifinals Davis Cup The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation and is contested between teams of players from competing countries in a knock-out format. The competition began in 1900 as a challenge between Britain and the United States. By... TBA TBA |
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| September 17 | Open de Moselle Open de Moselle The Open de Moselle is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the ATP Tour. It has been held annually since 2003. The venue for the tournament was the Arènes until 2010 and is now the Parc des Expositions since 2011... MetzMetz Metz is a city in the northeast of France located at the confluence of the Moselle and the Seille rivers.Metz is the capital of the Lorraine region and prefecture of the Moselle department. Located near the tripoint along the junction of France, Germany, and Luxembourg, Metz forms a central place... , France ATP World Tour 250 € – Hard (i) – 28S/25Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| St. Petersburg Open St. Petersburg Open The St. Petersburg Open is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour. It has been held annually at the Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex in St. Petersburg, Russia,...  Saint PetersburgSaint Petersburg Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea... , Russia ATP World Tour 250 $ – Hard (i) – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| September 24 | PTT Thailand Open BangkokBangkok Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom... , Thailand Thailand Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the... ATP World Tour 250 $ – Hard (i) – 28S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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Malaysian Open Kuala LumpurKuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million... , Malaysia ATP World Tour 250 $ – Hard (i) – 28S/16Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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October
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| October 1 | China Open China Open (tennis) The China Open is an annual professional tennis tournament held in Beijing, China. The men's singles and doubles events were first held in 1993, the year in which the Qatar Open and Dubai Tennis Championships were also introduced to the men's tour, as the ATP opened a series of new tournaments in...  BeijingBeijing Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's... , People's Republic of China People's Republic of China China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres... ATP World Tour 500 $ – Hard – 32S/16Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships Tokyo, Japan ATP World Tour 500 $ – Hard – 32S/16Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| October 8 | Shanghai Rolex Masters Shanghai Shanghai Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010... , People's Republic of China People's Republic of China China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres... ATP World Tour Masters 1000 $ – Hard – 56S/28Q/24D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| October 15 | Kremlin Cup Kremlin Cup The Kremlin Cup is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the ATP Tour and is a Premier Tournament on the WTA Tour... Moscow, RussiaATP World Tour 250 $ – Hard (i) – 28S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| If Stockholm Open Stockholm Stockholm Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area... , Sweden ATP World Tour 250 € – Hard (i) – 28S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| Erste Bank Open Vienna Vienna Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre... , Austria ATP World Tour 250 € – Hard (i) – 28S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| October 22 | Valencia Open 500 Valencia, Spain ATP World Tour 500 € – Hard (i) – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| Swiss Indoors Basel Basel Basel Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany... , Switzerland ATP World Tour 500 € – Hard (i) – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| October 29 | BNP Paribas Masters Paris, France ATP World Tour Masters 1000 € – Hard (i) – 48S/24Q/24D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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| November 5 | Barclays ATP World Tour Finals London, United Kingdom ATP World Tour Finals £ – Hard (i) – 8S/8D (RR) Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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Statistical information
These tables present the number of singles (S), doubles (D), and mixed doubles (X) titles won by each player and each nation during the season, within all the tournament categories of the 2012 ATP World Tour: the Grand SlamGrand Slam (tennis)
The four Major tennis tournaments, also called the Slams, are the most important tennis events of the year in terms of world tour ranking points, tradition, prize-money awarded, strength and size of player field, and public attention. They are the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and...
tournaments, the tennis event
Tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics
The tennis competitions of the 2012 Summer Olympics are scheduled to be staged at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, from 29 July to 5 August 2012. 172 tennis players are expected to compete in five events; singles and doubles for both men and women and for the first...
at the London Summer Olympics
2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the "London 2012 Olympic Games", are scheduled to take place in London, England, United Kingdom from 27 July to 12 August 2012...
, the ATP World Tour Finals, the ATP World Tour Masters 1000
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
The ATP World Tour Masters 1000 is a series of nine tennis tournaments that are part of the Association of Tennis Professionals tour, held annually throughout the year in Europe, North America and Asia...
, the ATP World Tour 500 series
ATP World Tour 500 series
The ATP World Tour 500 series is the third highest tier of men's tennis tournament after the four Grand Slam tournaments, and the ATP World Tour Masters 1000.The series includes 11 tournaments, with a number of 500 rankings points to win for the events' singles...
, and the ATP World Tour 250 series
ATP World Tour 250 series
The ATP World Tour 250 series is a new series for tennis tournaments of the Association of Tennis Professionals from the 2009 ATP World Tour...
. The players/nations are sorted by: 1) total number of titles (a doubles title won by two players representing the same nation counts as only one win for the nation); 2) cumulated importance of those titles (one Grand Slam win equalling two Masters 1000 wins, one ATP World Tour Finals win equalling one-and-a-half Masters 1000 win, one Masters 1000 win equalling two 500 events wins, one Olympic win equalling one-and-a-half 500 event win, one 500 event win equalling two 250 events wins); 3) a singles > doubles > mixed doubles hierarchy; 4) alphabetical order (by family names for players).
Key
| Grand Slam tournaments |
| Summer Olympics |
| ATP World Tour Finals |
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 |
| ATP World Tour 500 |
| ATP World Tour 250 |
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Titles won by player
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Titles information
The following players won their first main circuit title in singles, doubles, or mixed doubles:The following players defended a main circuit title in singles, doubles, or mixed doubles:
ATP Rankings
These are the ATP Rankings of the top twenty singles players, doubles players, and the top ten doubles teams on the ATP Tour, at the end of the 2011 ATP World Tour2011 ATP World Tour
The Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour is the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the ATP. The 2011 ATP World Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments , the ATP World Tour Masters 1000, the ATP World Tour 500 series, the ATP World Tour 250 series, the ATP World...
, and at the current date of the 2012 season.
Point distribution
| Tournament Category | W | F | SF | QF | R16 | R32 | R64 | R128 | QLFR | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
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| Grand Slam Grand Slam (tennis) The four Major tennis tournaments, also called the Slams, are the most important tennis events of the year in terms of world tour ranking points, tradition, prize-money awarded, strength and size of player field, and public attention. They are the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and... (S) |
2000 | 1200 | 720 | 360 | 180 | 90 | 45 | 10 | 25 | 16 | 8 | 0 |
| Grand Slam Grand Slam (tennis) The four Major tennis tournaments, also called the Slams, are the most important tennis events of the year in terms of world tour ranking points, tradition, prize-money awarded, strength and size of player field, and public attention. They are the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and... (D) |
2000 | 1200 | 720 | 360 | 180 | 90 | 45 | – | – | – | – | – |
| ATP World Tour Finals | 1500^ 1100m |
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| 1000 series ATP World Tour Masters 1000 The ATP World Tour Masters 1000 is a series of nine tennis tournaments that are part of the Association of Tennis Professionals tour, held annually throughout the year in Europe, North America and Asia... (96S) |
1000 | 600 | 360 | 180 | 90 | 45 | 25 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 0 | – |
| 1000 series ATP World Tour Masters 1000 The ATP World Tour Masters 1000 is a series of nine tennis tournaments that are part of the Association of Tennis Professionals tour, held annually throughout the year in Europe, North America and Asia... (56S/48S) |
1000 | 600 | 360 | 180 | 90 | 45 | 10 | – | 25 | 14 | 0 | – |
| 1000 series ATP World Tour Masters 1000 The ATP World Tour Masters 1000 is a series of nine tennis tournaments that are part of the Association of Tennis Professionals tour, held annually throughout the year in Europe, North America and Asia... (32/24D) |
1000 | 600 | 360 | 180 | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 500 series ATP World Tour 500 series The ATP World Tour 500 series is the third highest tier of men's tennis tournament after the four Grand Slam tournaments, and the ATP World Tour Masters 1000.The series includes 11 tournaments, with a number of 500 rankings points to win for the events' singles... (56S/48S) |
500 | 300 | 180 | 90 | 45 | 20 | – | – | 20 | 10 | 0 | – |
| 500 series ATP World Tour 500 series The ATP World Tour 500 series is the third highest tier of men's tennis tournament after the four Grand Slam tournaments, and the ATP World Tour Masters 1000.The series includes 11 tournaments, with a number of 500 rankings points to win for the events' singles... (32S) |
500 | 300 | 180 | 90 | 45 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 4 | 0 | – |
| 500 series ATP World Tour 500 series The ATP World Tour 500 series is the third highest tier of men's tennis tournament after the four Grand Slam tournaments, and the ATP World Tour Masters 1000.The series includes 11 tournaments, with a number of 500 rankings points to win for the events' singles... (24D) |
500 | 300 | 180 | 90 | 45 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 500 series ATP World Tour 500 series The ATP World Tour 500 series is the third highest tier of men's tennis tournament after the four Grand Slam tournaments, and the ATP World Tour Masters 1000.The series includes 11 tournaments, with a number of 500 rankings points to win for the events' singles... (16D) |
500 | 300 | 180 | 90 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 250 series ATP World Tour 250 series The ATP World Tour 250 series is a new series for tennis tournaments of the Association of Tennis Professionals from the 2009 ATP World Tour... (56S) |
250 | 150 | 90 | 45 | 20 | 5 | 0 | – | 5 | 3 | 0 | – |
| 250 series ATP World Tour 250 series The ATP World Tour 250 series is a new series for tennis tournaments of the Association of Tennis Professionals from the 2009 ATP World Tour... (32S) |
250 | 150 | 90 | 45 | 20 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 6 | 0 | – |
| 250 series ATP World Tour 250 series The ATP World Tour 250 series is a new series for tennis tournaments of the Association of Tennis Professionals from the 2009 ATP World Tour... (16D) |
250 | 150 | 90 | 45 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Retirements and comebacks
Following is a list of notable players (winners of a main tour title, and/or part of the ATP Rankings Top 100 (singles) or Top 50 (doubles) for at least one week) who announced their retirement from professional tennis during the 2012 season:Following is a list of notable players (winners of a main tour title, and/or part of the ATP Rankings Top 100 (singles) or Top 50 (doubles) for at least one week) who came out of retirement from professional tennis during the 2012 season:
See also
- 2012 WTA Tour2012 WTA TourThe WTA Tour is the elite tour for women's professional tennis organized by the Women's Tennis Association . The 2012 WTA Tour includes the Grand Slam tournaments , the WTA Premier tournaments, the WTA International tournaments, the Summer Olympics, the Fed Cup , the Commonwealth Bank Tournament of...
- 2012 ATP Challenger Tour2012 ATP Challenger TourThe Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour is the secondary professional tennis circuit organized by the ATP. The 2012 ATP Challenger Tour calendar comprises 15 top tier Tretorn SERIE+ tournaments, and approximately 150 regular series tournaments, with prize money ranging from $35,000...
- 2012 ITF Women's Circuit2012 ITF Women's CircuitThe 2012 ITF Women's Circuit is the 2012 edition of the second tier tour for women's professional tennis. It is organised by the International Tennis Federation and is a tier below the WTA Tour...
- 2012 ITF Futures tournaments
- Association of Tennis ProfessionalsAssociation of Tennis ProfessionalsThe Association of Tennis Professionals or ATP was formed in 1972 by Donald Dell, Jack Kramer, and Cliff Drysdale to protect the interests of male professional tennis players. Since 1990, the association has organized the worldwide tennis tour for men and linked the title of the tour with the...
- International Tennis FederationInternational Tennis FederationThe International Tennis Federation is the governing body of world tennis, made up of 205 national tennis associations.It was established as the International Lawn Tennis Federation by 12 national associations meeting at a conference in Paris, France on 1 March 1913...
External links
- Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) World Tour official website
- International Tennis Federation (ITF) official website