# 2012 China Open – Men's singles

Tomáš Berdych was the defending champion, but chose to compete in the 2012 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships instead. Novak Djokovic beat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 6–2 in the final to win a third China Open title and improve to a 14–0 record.

## Seeds

* Novak Djokovic (champion)
* David Ferrer (first round, retired because of a stomach virus)
* Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (final)
* Marin Čilić (first round)
* Richard Gasquet (second round)
* Alexandr Dolgopolov (second round)
* Tommy Haas (first round)
* Fernando Verdasco (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

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Novak Djokovic | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Florian Mayer | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| | Florian Mayer | 1 | 4 | 1 | Novak Djokovic | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | | | | 3 | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 6$^4$ | 2 |
| 3 | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 6 | 4 | 3 | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 6$^4$ | 2 |
| | Feliciano López | 1 | 1$^r$ | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | N Djokovic | 6 | 6$^3$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Berrer | 1 | 7$^7$ | 2 | 1 | N Djokovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Matosevic | 6 | 2 | 3 | | C Berlocq | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Berlocq | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | N Djokovic | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Melzer | 6 | 4 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | J Melzer | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | P Andújar | 1 | 6 | 6$^3$ | | J Melzer | 7$^{11}$ | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | G García-López | 0 | 4 | | 6 | A Dolgopolov | 6$^9$ | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | A Dolgopolov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | N Djokovic | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | M Čilić | 6 | 6$^0$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | F Mayer | 1 | 4 |
| WC | M Copil | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | WC | M Copil | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | F Mayer | 6 | 6 | | | F Mayer | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | F Fognini | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | F Mayer | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Z Zhang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | WC | Z Zhang | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| WC | D Wu | 4 | 1 | | WC | Z Zhang | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Ebden | 2 | 4 | | 5 | R Gasquet | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | R Gasquet | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 7 | T Haas | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Youzhny | 6 | 4 | 6 | | M Youzhny | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | B Baker | 7 | 3 | 1 | | K Anderson | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Anderson | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | M Youzhny | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | N Davydenko | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | J-W Tsonga | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | A Bogomolov Jr. | 5 | 1 | | | N Davydenko | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Istomin | 6 | 1 | 6$^3$ | 3 | J-W Tsonga | w/o | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | J-W Tsonga | 4 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | 3 | J-W Tsonga | 6 | 4 |
| 8 | F Verdasco | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | F López | 1 | 1$^r$ |
| | S Querrey | 5 | 6 | 6 | | S Querrey | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Benneteau | 1 | 0$^r$ | | | A Seppi | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Seppi | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | S Querrey | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | R Harrison | 6$^3$ | 7 | 2 | | | | | | F López | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | F López | 7$^7$ | 5 | 6 | | F López | 6 | 7$^9$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y-h Lu | 5 | | | | Y-h Lu | 3 | 6$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | D Ferrer | 4$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Brian Baker (qualified)
* Matthew Ebden (qualified)
* Łukasz Kubot (first round)
* Grega Žemlja (qualifying competition)
* Alex Bogomolov Jr. (qualified)
* Michael Berrer (qualified)
* Donald Young (qualifying competition)
* Jimmy Wang (first round)

### Qualifiers

* Brian Baker
* Matthew Ebden
* Michael Berrer
* Alex Bogomolov Jr.

### Draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Brian Baker | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Gianluca Naso | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | Gianluca Naso | 4 | 4 | 1 | Brian Baker | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 7 | Donald Young | 3 | 1 |
| | Yuki Bhambri | 3 | 2 | 7 | Donald Young | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | Donald Young | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Matthew Ebden | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| WC | Chang Yu | 3 | 6$^5$ | | | | |
| WC | Chang Yu | 3 | 6$^5$ | 2 | Matthew Ebden | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | Jan Mertl | 2 | 4 |
| | Jan Mertl | 6 | 6 | | Jan Mertl | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | Jimmy Wang | 2 | 3 | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Łukasz Kubot | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | Marsel İlhan | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Marsel İlhan | 6 | 6 | | Marsel İlhan | 3 | 0 |
| | | | | 6 | Michael Berrer | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Yang Tsung-hua | 2 | 3 | 6 | Michael Berrer | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | Michael Berrer | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Grega Žemlja | 6 | 3 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | Jan Hernych | 4 | 6 | 6$^5$ | | | | |
| | Jan Hernych | 4 | 6 | 6$^5$ | 4 | Grega Žemlja | 3 | 4 |
| | | | | | 5 | Alex Bogomolov Jr. | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Wang Chuhan | 0 | 2 | | 5 | Alex Bogomolov Jr. | 6 | 6 |
| 5 | Alex Bogomolov Jr. | 6 | 6 | | | | | |