# 2012 French Open – Day-by-day summaries

This list is a form of detail the day-by-day summaries:

## Day 1 (27 May)

* Schedule of Play
* Seeds out:
** Men's Singles: Andy Roddick [26], Jürgen Melzer [30]
Matches on main courts :
| Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court) ||||
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Women's Singles 1st round | Samantha Stosur [6] | Elena Baltacha | 6–4, 6–0 |
| Men's Singles 1st round | Juan Martín del Potro [9] | Albert Montañés | 6–2, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 6–2, 6–1 |
| Men's Singles 1st round | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [5] | Andrey Kuznetsov | 1–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–4 |
| Women's Singles 1st round | Venus Williams | Paula Ormaechea | 4–6, 6–1, 6–3 |
| Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand) ||||
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Women's Singles 1st round | Svetlana Kuznetsova [26] | Mirjana Lučić | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Men's Singles 1st round | Juan Carlos Ferrero | Jonathan Dasnières de Veigy [WC] | 6–1, 6–4, 6–3 |
| Women's Singles 1st round | Ana Ivanovic [13] | Lara Arruabarrena Vecino [Q] | 6–1, 6–1 |
| Men's Singles 1st round | Nicolas Mahut | Andy Roddick [26] | 6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 6–2 |

## Day 2 (28 May)

* Schedule of Play
* Seeds out:
** Men's Singles: Feliciano López [15], Radek Štěpánek [23]
** Women's Singles: Vera Zvonareva [11] (withdrew), Sabine Lisicki [12], Roberta Vinci [17], Mona Barthel [30], Monica Niculescu [32]
Matches on main courts :
| Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court) ||||
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Women's Singles 1st round | Victoria Azarenka [1] | Alberta Brianti | 6–7$^{(6–8)}$, 6–4, 6–2 |
| Women's Singles 1st round | Li Na [7] | Sorana Cîrstea | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Men's Singles 1st round | Novak Djokovic [1] | Potito Starace | 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 6–3, 6–1 |
| Men's Singles 1st round | Gilles Simon [11] | Ryan Harrison | 3–6, 7–5, 6–4, 6–1 |
| Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand) ||||
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Women's Singles 1st round | Dominika Cibulková [15] | Kristina Mladenovic [WC] | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Men's Singles 1st round | Roger Federer [3] | Tobias Kamke | 6–2, 7–5, 6–3 |
| Men's Singles 1st round | Michaël Llodra | Guillermo García-López | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Women's Singles 1st round | Marion Bartoli [8] | Karolína Plíšková [Q] | 6–3, 6–3 |

## Day 3 (29 May)

* Schedule of Play
* Seeds out:
** Men's Singles: Alexandr Dolgopolov [16]
** Women's Singles: Serena Williams [5]
** Women's Doubles: Iveta Benešová / Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová [8], Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Sania Mirza [15]
Matches on main courts :
| Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court) ||||
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Women's Singles 1st round | Francesca Schiavone [14] | Kimiko Date-Krumm | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Men's Singles 1st round | Richard Gasquet [17] | Jürgen Zopp [Q] | 6–3, 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ |
| Men's Singles 1st round | Rafael Nadal [2] | Simone Bolelli | 6–2, 6–2, 6–1 |
| Women's Singles 1st round | Virginie Razzano | Serena Williams [5] | 4–6, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 6–3 |
| Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand) ||||
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Women's Singles 1st round | Petra Kvitová [4] | Ashleigh Barty [WC] | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Women's Singles 1st round | Maria Sharapova [2] | Alexandra Cadanțu | 6–0, 6–0 |
| Men's Singles 1st round | Julien Benneteau [29] | Mischa Zverev [Q] | 6–2, 6–7$^{(3–7)}$, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Men's Singles 1st round | Andy Murray [4] | Tatsuma Ito | 6–1, 7–5, 6–0 |

## Day 4 (30 May)

* Schedule of Play
* Seeds out:
** Women's Singles: Marion Bartoli [8], Lucie Šafářová [20], Petra Cetkovská [24], Zheng Jie [31]
** Women's Doubles: Liezel Huber / Lisa Raymond [1]
** Mixed Doubles: Lisa Raymond / Rohan Bopanna [4], Andrea Hlaváčková / Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi [8]
Matches on main courts :
| Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court) ||||
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Women's Singles 2nd round | Victoria Azarenka [1] | Dinah Pfizenmaier [Q] | 6–1, 6–1 |
| Men's Singles 2nd round | Roger Federer [3] | Adrian Ungur | 6–3, 6–2, 6–7$^{(6–8)}$, 6–3 |
| Men's Singles 2nd round | Gilles Simon [11] | Brian Baker [WC] | 6–4, 6–1, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 1–6, 6–0 |
| Women's Singles 2nd round | Agnieszka Radwańska [3] | Venus Williams | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand) ||||
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Men's Singles 2nd round | Novak Djokovic [1] | Blaž Kavčič | 6–0, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Women's Singles 2nd round | Mathilde Johansson | Petra Cetkovská [24] | 7–6$^{(7–1)}$, 6–2 |
| Women's Singles 2nd round | Petra Martić | Marion Bartoli [8] | 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Men's Singles 2nd round | Cedrik-Marcel Stebe vs Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [5] | Cedrik-Marcel Stebe vs Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [5] | 2–6, 6–4, 1–1, suspended |

## Day 5 (31 May)

* Schedule of Play
* Seeds out:
** Men's Singles: John Isner [10], Philipp Kohlschreiber [24], Bernard Tomic [25], Victor Troicki [28], Florian Mayer [32]
** Women's Singles: Maria Kirilenko [16], Jelena Janković [19]
** Men's Doubles: Mahesh Bhupathi / Rohan Bopanna [6]
** Women's Doubles: Raquel Kops-Jones / Abigail Spears [10]
Matches on main courts :
| Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court) ||||
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Men's Singles 2nd round | Andy Murray [4] | Jarkko Nieminen | 1–6, 6–4, 6–1, 6–2 |
| Women's Singles 2nd round | Caroline Wozniacki [9] | Jarmila Gajdošová | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Men's Singles 2nd round | Paul-Henri Mathieu [WC] | John Isner [10] | 6–7$^{(2–7)}$, 6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 18–16 |
| Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand) ||||
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Women's Singles 2nd round | Petra Kvitová [4] | Urszula Radwańska | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Men's Singles 2nd round | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [5] | Cedrik-Marcel Stebe | 6–2, 4–6, 6–2, 6–1 |
| Men's Singles 2nd round | Rafael Nadal [2] | Denis Istomin | 6–2, 6–2, 6–0 |
| Women's Singles 2nd round | Li Na [7] | Stéphanie Foretz Gacon | 6–0, 6–2 |
| Men's Singles 2nd round | Richard Gasquet [17] | Grigor Dimitrov | 5–7, 7–5, 6–2, 6–3 |

## Day 6 (1 June)

* Schedule of Play
* Seeds out:
** Men's Singles: Gilles Simon [11], Fernando Verdasco [14], Marin Čilić [21], Kevin Anderson [31]
** Women's Singles: Agnieszka Radwańska [3], Ana Ivanovic [13], Flavia Pennetta [18], Nadia Petrova [27], Anabel Medina Garrigues [29]
** Men's Doubles: Robert Lindstedt / Horia Tecău [5], František Čermák / Filip Polášek [9], Santiago González / Christopher Kas [11], Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram [13]
** Women's Doubles: Natalie Grandin / Vladimíra Uhlířová [9], Marina Erakovic / Monica Niculescu [16], Gisela Dulko / Paola Suárez [17]
Matches on main courts :
| Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court) ||||
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Women's Singles 3rd round | Sloane Stephens | Mathilde Johansson | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Women's Singles 3rd round | Svetlana Kuznetsova [26] | Agnieszka Radwańska [3] | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Men's Singles 3rd round | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [5] | Fabio Fognini | 7–5, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Men's Singles 3rd round | Roger Federer [3] | Nicolas Mahut | 6–3, 4–6, 6–2, 7–5 |
| Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand) ||||
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Women's Singles 3rd round | Sara Errani [21] | Ana Ivanovic [13] | 1–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
| Women's Singles 2nd round | Maria Sharapova [2] | Ayumi Morita | 6–1, 6–1 |
| Men's Singles 3rd round | Stanislas Wawrinka [18] | Gilles Simon [11] | 7–5, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 6–7$^{(3–7)}$, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Men's Singles 3rd round | Novak Djokovic [1] | Nicolas Devilder [Q] | 6–1, 6–2, 6–2 |

## Day 7 (2 June)

* Schedule of Play
* Seeds out:
** Men's Singles: Milos Raonic [19], Mikhail Youzhny [27], Julien Benneteau [29]
** Women's Singles: Caroline Wozniacki [9], Francesca Schiavone [14], Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova [22], Julia Görges [25], Peng Shuai [28]
** Men's Doubles: Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski [4], Leander Paes / Alexander Peya [7], Jürgen Melzer / Philipp Petzschner [8]
** Women's Doubles: Anabel Medina Garrigues / Arantxa Parra Santonja [11]
** Mixed Doubles: Katarina Srebotnik / Nenad Zimonjić [3], Nadia Petrova / Daniel Nestor [6]
Matches on main courts :
| Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court) |||||
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Women's Singles 3rd round | Petra Kvitová [4] | Nina Bratchikova | 6–2, 4–6, 6–1 |
| Men's Singles 3rd round | Janko Tipsarević [8] | Julien Benneteau [29] | 6–3, 7–5, 6–4 |
| Women's Singles 3rd round | Maria Sharapova [2] | Peng Shuai [28] | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Men's Singles 3rd round | Rafael Nadal [2] | Eduardo Schwank [Q] | 6–1, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand) ||||
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Men's Singles 3rd round | David Ferrer [6] | Mikhail Youzhny [27] | 6–0, 6–2, 6–2 |
| Women's Singles 3rd round | Li Na [7] | Christina McHale | 3–6, 6–2, 6–1 |
| Men's Singles 3rd round | Richard Gasquet [17] | Tommy Haas [Q] | 6–7$^{(3–7)}$, 6–3, 6–0, 6–0 |
| Women's Singles 3rd round | Kaia Kanepi [23] | Caroline Wozniacki [9] | 6–1, 6–7$^{(3–7)}$, 6–3 |

## Day 8 (3 June)

* Schedule of Play
* Seeds out:
** Men's Singles: Andreas Seppi [22]
** Women's Singles: Victoria Azarenka [1], Svetlana Kuznetsova [26]
** Men's Doubles: Eric Butorac / Bruno Soares [12], Scott Lipsky / Rajeev Ram [15], Juan Sebastián Cabal / Robert Farah Maksoud [16]
Matches on main courts :
| Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court) |||||
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Women's Singles 4th round | Sara Errani [21] | Svetlana Kuznetsova [26] | 6–0, 7–5 |
| Men's Singles 4th round | Novak Djokovic [1] | Andreas Seppi [22] | 4–6, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 6–3, 7–5, 6–3 |
| Men's Singles 4th round | Stanislas Wawrinka [18] vs. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [5] | Stanislas Wawrinka [18] vs. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [5] | 4–6, 6–7$^{(6–8)}$, 6–3, 6–3, 2–4, suspended |
| Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand) ||||
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Women's Singles 4th round | Angelique Kerber [10] | Petra Martić | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Women's Singles 4th round | Dominika Cibulková [15] | Victoria Azarenka [1] | 6–2, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ |
| Men's Singles 4th round | Roger Federer [3] | David Goffin [LL] | 5–7, 7–5, 6–2, 6–4 |
| Men's Singles 4th round | Juan Martín del Potro [9] vs. Tomáš Berdych [7] | Juan Martín del Potro [9] vs. Tomáš Berdych [7] | 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 1–6, 6–3, suspended |

## Day 9 (4 June)

* Schedule of Play
Peschke/Bryan couple was eliminated in the quarterfinals of Mixed Doubles draw.
* Seeds out:
** Men's Singles: Tomáš Berdych [7], Janko Tipsarević [8], Juan Mónaco [13], Richard Gasquet [17], Stanislas Wawrinka [18], Marcel Granollers [20]
** Women's Singles: Li Na [7]
** Women's Doubles: Ekaterina Makarova / Elena Vesnina [6], Jarmila Gajdošová / Anastasia Rodionova [14]
** Mixed Doubles: Květa Peschke / Mike Bryan [2]
Matches on main courts :
| Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court) |||||
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Men's Singles 4th round | David Ferrer [6] | Marcel Granollers [20] | 6–3, 6–2, 6–0 |
| Men's Singles 4th round | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [5] | Stanislas Wawrinka [18] | 6–4, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 3–6, 3–6, 6–4 |
| Women's Singles 4th round | Maria Sharapova [2] | Klára Zakopalová | 6–4, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 6–2 |
| Men's Singles 4th round | Andy Murray [4] | Richard Gasquet [17] | 1–6, 6–4, 6–1, 6–2 |
| Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand) ||||
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Men's Singles 4th round | Nicolás Almagro [12] | Janko Tipsarević [8] | 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Men's Singles 4th round | Juan Martín del Potro [9] | Tomáš Berdych [7] | 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 1–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
| Women's Singles 4th round | Yaroslava Shvedova [Q] | Li Na [7] | 3–6, 6–2, 6–0 |
| Men's Singles 4th round | Rafael Nadal [2] | Juan Mónaco [13] | 6–2, 6–0, 6–0 |
| Women's Singles 4th round | Kaia Kanepi [23] | Arantxa Rus | 6–1, 4–6, 6–0 |

## Day 10 (5 June)

* Schedule of Play
* Seeds out:
** Men's Singles: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [5], Juan Martín del Potro [9]
** Women's Singles: Angelique Kerber [10], Dominika Cibulková [15]
** Men's Doubles: Michaël Llodra / Nenad Zimonjić [3]
** Women's Doubles: Květa Peschke / Katarina Srebotnik [2], Vania King / Yaroslava Shvedova [3]
** Mixed Doubles: Liezel Huber / Max Mirnyi [1]
Matches on main courts :
| Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court) |||||
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Women's Singles Quarterfinals | Samantha Stosur [6] | Dominika Cibulková [15] | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Men's Singles Quarterfinals | Novak Djokovic [1] | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [5] | 6–1, 5–7, 5–7, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 6–1 |
| Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand) ||||
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Women's Singles Quarterfinals | Sara Errani [21] | Angelique Kerber [10] | 6–3, 7–6$^{(7–2)}$ |
| Men's Singles Quarterfinals | Roger Federer [3] | Juan Martín del Potro [9] | 3–6, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 6–2, 6–0, 6–3 |

## Day 11 (6 June)

* Schedule of Play
* Seeds out:
** Men's Singles: Andy Murray [4], Nicolás Almagro [12]
** Women's Singles: Kaia Kanepi [23]
** Women's Doubles: Nuria Llagostera Vives / María José Martínez Sánchez [12]
** Mixed Doubles: Elena Vesnina / Leander Paes [5]
Matches on main courts :
| Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court) |||||
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Women's Singles Quarterfinals | Maria Sharapova [2] | Kaia Kanepi [23] | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Men's Singles Quarterfinals | Rafael Nadal [2] | Nicolás Almagro [12] | 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 6–2, 6–3 |
| Women's Doubles Semifinals | Maria Kirilenko / Nadia Petrova [7] vs. Andrea Hlaváčková / Lucie Hradecká [5] | Maria Kirilenko / Nadia Petrova [7] vs. Andrea Hlaváčková / Lucie Hradecká [5] | 4–6, 7–5, suspended |
| Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand) ||||
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Women's Singles Quarterfinals | Petra Kvitová [4] | Yaroslava Shvedova [Q] | 3–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
| Men's Singles Quarterfinals | David Ferrer [6] | Andy Murray [4] | 6–4, 6–7$^{(3–7)}$, 6–3, 6–2 |

## Day 12 (7 June)

* Schedule of Play
* Seeds out:
** Women's Singles: Petra Kvitová [4], Samantha Stosur [6]
** Men's Doubles: Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi / Jean-Julien Rojer [10], Daniele Bracciali / Potito Starace [14]
** Women's Doubles: Andrea Hlaváčková / Lucie Hradecká [5]
Matches on main courts :
| Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court) |||||
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Women's Singles Semifinals | Sara Errani [21] | Samantha Stosur [6] | 7–5, 1–6, 6–3 |
| Women's Singles Semifinals | Maria Sharapova [2] | Petra Kvitová [4] | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Mixed Doubles Final | Sania Mirza [7] Mahesh Bhupathi [7] | Klaudia Jans-Ignacik [Alt] Santiago González [Alt] | 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 6–1 |
| Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand) ||||
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Men's Legends Over 45 | Guy Forget Henri Leconte | Peter McNamara Mark Woodforde | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Women's Doubles Semifinals | Maria Kirilenko [7] Nadia Petrova [7] | Andrea Hlaváčková [5] Lucie Hradecká [5] | 4–6, 7–5, 7–5 |
| Men's Doubles Semifinals | Max Mirnyi [1] Daniel Nestor [1] | Daniele Bracciali [14] Potito Starace [14] | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Men's Doubles Semifinals | Bob Bryan [2] Mike Bryan [2] | Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi [10] Jean-Julien Rojer [10] | 6–3, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$ |

## Day 13 (8 June)

* Schedule of Play
* Seeds out:
** Men's Singles: Roger Federer [3], David Ferrer [6]
** Women's Doubles: Maria Kirilenko / Nadia Petrova [7]
Matches on main courts :
| Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court) ||||
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Men's Singles Semifinals | Rafael Nadal [2] | David Ferrer [6] | 6–2, 6–2, 6–1 |
| Men's Singles Semifinals | Novak Djokovic [1] | Roger Federer [3] | 6–4, 7–5, 6–3 |
| Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand) ||||
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Legends Over 45 Doubles | Peter McNamara Mark Woodforde | Mansour Bahrami Thomas Muster | 5–7, 6–2, [10–5] |
| Legends Under 45 Doubles | Thomas Enqvist Todd Woodbridge | Sergi Bruguera Richard Krajicek | 3–6, 6–3, [10–5] |
| Women's Doubles Final | Sara Errani [4] Roberta Vinci [4] | Maria Kirilenko [7] Nadia Petrova [7] | 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 |

## Day 14 (9 June)

* Schedule of Play
* Seeds out:
** Women's Singles: Sara Errani [21]
** Men's Doubles: Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan [2]
Matches on main courts :
| Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court) ||||
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Women's Singles Final | Maria Sharapova [2] | Sara Errani [21] | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Men's Doubles Final | Max Mirnyi [1] Daniel Nestor [1] | Bob Bryan [2] Mike Bryan [2] | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand) ||||
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Women's Legends Doubles Final | Lindsay Davenport Martina Hingis | Martina Navratilova Jana Novotná | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Men's Legends Over 45 Doubles | John McEnroe Patrick McEnroe | Mikael Pernfors Mats Wilander | 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 6–2, [10–5] |

## Day 15 (10 June)

* Schedule of Play
Matches on main courts :
| Matches on Court Suzanne Lenglen (Grandstand) ||||
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Legends Over 45 Doubles Final | John McEnroe Patrick McEnroe | Guy Forget Henri Leconte | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 6–3 |
| Legends Under 45 Doubles Final | Albert Costa Carlos Moyá | Thomas Enqvist Todd Woodbridge | 6–2, 6–1 |

## Day 16 (11 June)

* Schedule of Play
* Seeds out:
** Men's Singles: Novak Djokovic [1]
Matches on main courts :
| Matches on Court Philippe Chatrier (Center Court) ||||
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Men's Singles Final | Rafael Nadal [2] | Novak Djokovic [1] | 6–4, 6–3, 2–6, 7–5 |
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