# 2012 Western & Southern Open – Men's singles

Roger Federer defeated Novak Djokovic in the final, 6–0, 7–6 $^{(9–7)}$ to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2012 Cincinnati Masters. It was his record fifth Cincinnati Masters title, and the first time that a player won an ATP Tour Masters 1000 event without having his serve broken or losing a set. Federer would repeat this accomplishment at the 2015 event. It was Djokovic's fourth runner-up finish at the tournament.
Andy Murray was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Jérémy Chardy.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.
* Roger Federer (champion)
* Novak Djokovic (final)
* Andy Murray (third round)
* David Ferrer (second round)
* Tomáš Berdych (third round)
* Juan Martín del Potro (semifinals)
* Janko Tipsarević (second round, retired because of a virus)
* Juan Mónaco (second round)
* John Isner (withdrew because of a back injury)
* Mardy Fish (quarterfinals)
* Gilles Simon (withdrew because of a shoulder injury)
* Marin Čilić (quarterfinals)
* Alexandr Dolgopolov (first round)
* Kei Nishikori (third round)
* Philipp Kohlschreiber (first round)
* Andy Roddick (first round)

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Roger Federer | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Mardy Fish | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Mardy Fish | 3 | 6$^4$ | | 1 | Roger Federer | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Stan Wawrinka | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | |
| | Stan Wawrinka | 2 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | Stan Wawrinka | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | |
| | Milos Raonic | 6 | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Milos Raonic | 6 | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | 1 | Roger Federer | 6 | 7$^9$ |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Novak Djokovic | 0 | 6$^7$ |
| 6 | Juan Martín del Potro | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Novak Djokovic | 0 | 6$^7$ |
| LL | Jérémy Chardy | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | Jérémy Chardy | 1 | 3 | | 6 | Juan Martín del Potro | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Novak Djokovic | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 12 | Marin Čilić | 3 | 2 | | 2 | Novak Djokovic | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 2 | Novak Djokovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | 1 | R Federer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Nieminen | 4 | 3 | | A Bogomolov Jr. | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Bogomolov Jr. | 6 | 6 | | | | | 1 | R Federer | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | R Harrison | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | B Tomic | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | B Tomic | 6 | 7$^7$ | | B Tomic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | B Baker | 7$^9$ | 7$^7$ | WC | B Baker | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | P Kohlschreiber | 6$^7$ | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | 1 | R Federer | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| 10 | M Fish | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 10 | M Fish | 3 | 6$^4$ |
| | F López | 2 | 3 | 10 | M Fish | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Giraldo | 5 | 3 | | C Berlocq | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Berlocq | 7 | 6 | | | | | 10 | M Fish | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | R Štěpánek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | R Štěpánek | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | A Ramos | 2 | 2 | | R Štěpánek | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 8 | J Mónaco | 6$^2$ | 1 | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 4 | D Ferrer | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | P-H Mathieu | 2 | 6 | 1 | | S Wawrinka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Wawrinka | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | S Wawrinka | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | K Anderson | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | 14 | K Nishikori | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| WC | J Blake | 7 | 6 | | WC | J Blake | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Granollers | 1 | 2 | | 14 | K Nishikori | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | K Nishikori | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | S Wawrinka | 2 | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| LL | A Falla | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | M Raonic | 6 | 6$^5$ | 4 |
| | M Baghdatis | 6 | 6 | | | M Baghdatis | 7$^8$ | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Gasquet | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | M Raonic | 6$^6$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Raonic | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | M Raonic | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | Y-h Lu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | T Berdych | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | Ł Kubot | 3 | 0 | | Q | Y-h Lu | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | T Berdych | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 6 | JM del Potro | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Nalbandian | 7$^7$ | 6$^4$ | 3 | | T Haas | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Haas | 6$^0$ | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | 6 | JM del Potro | 7$^7$ | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | L Hewitt | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | V Troicki | 6$^2$ | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| | M Youzhny | 4 | 4 | | WC | L Hewitt | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Troicki | 6 | 7 | | | V Troicki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | I Dodig | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | JM del Potro | 6 | 6 |
| 16 | A Roddick | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | LL | J Chardy | 1 | 3 |
| LL | J Chardy | 7$^7$ | 6 | | LL | J Chardy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Istomin | 6 | 6 | | | D Istomin | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Benneteau | 3 | 1 | | | | | | LL | J Chardy | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Melzer | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | 3 | A Murray | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| WC | S Querrey | 4 | 6 | 6 | WC | S Querrey | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | A Murray | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 7 | J Tipsarević | 4 | 1$^r$ | | | | | | | | |
| | P Andújar | 6 | 6 | | | P Andújar | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Matosevic | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | P Andújar | 6$^4$ | 2 | | | | |
| | D Young | 4 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | 12 | M Čilić | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| Q | J Levine | 6 | 7$^7$ | | Q | J Levine | 5 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Stakhovsky | 3 | 6 | 4 | 12 | M Čilić | 7 | 7$^8$ | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | M Čilić | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 12 | M Čilić | 3 | 2 |
| 13 | A Dolgopolov | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | N Djokovic | 6 | 6 |
| | N Davydenko | 6 | 6 | | | N Davydenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | F Fognini | 5 | 2 | | | F Mayer | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | F Mayer | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | N Davydenko | 0$^r$ | | | | | |
| | A Seppi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | N Djokovic | 6 | | | | | |
| | R Haase | 4 | 4 | | | A Seppi | 6$^4$ | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | N Djokovic | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Jérémy Chardy (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Alejandro Falla (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Grigor Dimitrov (first round)
* Lukáš Lacko (first round)
* David Goffin (qualifying competition)
* Marinko Matosevic (qualified)
* Leonardo Mayer (qualifying competition)
* Fabio Fognini (qualified)
* Mikhail Kukushkin (withdrew because of a hip injury)
* Lu Yen-hsun (qualified)
* Igor Sijsling (first round)
* Steve Darcis (first round)
* Matthew Ebden (first round)
* Philipp Petzschner (first round)

### Qualifiers

* Fabio Fognini
* Lu Yen-hsun
* Paul-Henri Mathieu
* Jesse Levine
* Ivan Dodig
* Marinko Matosevic
* Sergiy Stakhovsky

### Lucky losers

* Jérémy Chardy
* Alejandro Falla

### Draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Jérémy Chardy | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Robby Ginepri | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Robby Ginepri | 4 | 4 | 1 | Jérémy Chardy | 6 | 1 | 6$^5$ |
| | | | | 8 | Fabio Fognini | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | Vasek Pospisil | 4 | 6$^5$ | 8 | Fabio Fognini | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| 8 | Fabio Fognini | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Alejandro Falla | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Christian Harrison | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| WC | Christian Harrison | 3 | 3 | 2 | Alejandro Falla | 5 | 1 |
| | | | | 10 | Lu Yen-hsun | 7 | 6 |
| | Ernests Gulbis | 3 | 2 | 10 | Lu Yen-hsun | 7 | 6 |
| 10 | Lu Yen-hsun | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Grigor Dimitrov | 6$^5$ | 6$^3$ | | | | | |
| | Rajeev Ram | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | Rajeev Ram | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | Rajeev Ram | 1 | 6$^3$ |
| | | | | | PR | Paul-Henri Mathieu | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| PR | Paul-Henri Mathieu | 4 | 6 | 7 | PR | Paul-Henri Mathieu | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| 13 | Matthew Ebden | 6 | 1 | 5 | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Lukáš Lacko | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | Jesse Levine | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Jesse Levine | 4 | 6 | 6 | | Jesse Levine | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | Alt | Olivier Rochus | 4 | 3 |
| WC | Jack Sock | 4 | 5 | | Alt | Olivier Rochus | 4 | 3 |
| Alt | Olivier Rochus | 6 | 7 | | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | David Goffin | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | Michael Russell | 4 | 3$^r$ | | | | |
| | Michael Russell | 4 | 3$^r$ | 5 | David Goffin | 2 | 2 |
| | | | | | Ivan Dodig | 6 | 6 |
| | Ivan Dodig | 6 | 6 | | Ivan Dodig | 6 | 6 |
| 14 | Philipp Petzschner | 0 | 3 | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Marinko Matosevic | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Benjamin Becker | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | Benjamin Becker | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | Marinko Matosevic | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | Jerzy Janowicz | 0 | 2 |
| | Jerzy Janowicz | 6 | 6 | | | Jerzy Janowicz | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Steve Darcis | 3 | 1 | | | | | |

#### Seventh qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 7 | Leonardo Mayer | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Igor Andreev | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | Igor Andreev | 3 | 1 | 7 | Leonardo Mayer | 5 | 4 |
| | | | | | Sergiy Stakhovsky | 7 | 6 |
| | Sergiy Stakhovsky | 6 | 6 | | Sergiy Stakhovsky | 7 | 6 |
| 11 | Igor Sijsling | 3 | 4 | | | | |