# 2012 Novak Djokovic tennis season

The 2012 Novak Djokovic tennis season officially commenced on January 2 with the start of the 2012 ATP World Tour.

## Yearly summary
### Grand Slam performances
#### Australian Open

In the semi-final, Djokovic beat Andy Murray in five sets (7–5 in the 5th set) after 4 hours and 50 minutes, coming back from a two sets to one deficit and fending off break points at 5-all in the 5th set. In the final, Djokovic beat Rafael Nadal in five sets, coming from a break down in the final set to win 7–5. At 5 hours and 53 minutes, the match was the longest final in Open Era Grand Slam history, as well as the longest match in Australian Open history, surpassing the 5 hour and 14 minute 2009 semi-final between Nadal and Fernando Verdasco.

#### Roland Garros

Djokovic reached his maiden French Open final by defeating Roger Federer, reaching the final of all four majors consecutively. Djokovic had the chance to become the first man since Rod Laver in 1969 to hold all four major titles at once, having won last year's Wimbledon and US Open titles as well as this year's Australian Open, but was beaten by Nadal in the final in four sets.

#### Wimbledon

Djokovic failed to defend his Wimbledon title, losing to Roger Federer in four sets in the semi-finals.

#### US Open

At the US Open, Djokovic reached his third consecutive final by beating fourth-seeded David Ferrer in a match suspended a day due to rain. He then lost the final to Murray in five sets.

## All matches

This table chronicles all the matches of Djokovic in 2012, including walkovers (W/O) which the ATP does not count as wins. They are marked ND for non-decision or no decision.
Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |

### Singles matches

| Tournament | # | Round | Opponent | Rank | Result | Score |
| Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam tournament Hard, outdoor January 16, 2012 |
| Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam tournament Hard, outdoor January 16, 2012 | 1 / 506 | 1R | Paolo Lorenzi | 109 | Win | 6–2, 6–0, 6–0 |
| Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam tournament Hard, outdoor January 16, 2012 | 2 / 507 | 2R | Santiago Giraldo | 56 | Win | 6–3, 6–2, 6–1 |
| Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam tournament Hard, outdoor January 16, 2012 | 3 / 508 | 3R | Nicolas Mahut | 81 | Win | 6–0, 6–1, 6–1 |
| Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam tournament Hard, outdoor January 16, 2012 | 4 / 509 | 4R | Lleyton Hewitt | 181 | Win | 6–1, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3 |
| Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam tournament Hard, outdoor January 16, 2012 | 5 / 510 | QF | David Ferrer | 5 | Win | 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 6–1 |
| Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam tournament Hard, outdoor January 16, 2012 | 6 / 511 | SF | Andy Murray | 4 | Win | 6–3, 3–6, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 6–1, 7–5 |
| Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam tournament Hard, outdoor January 16, 2012 | 7 / 512 | W | Rafael Nadal | 2 | Win (1) | 5–7, 6–4, 6–2, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 7–5 |
| Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai, UAE ATP 500 Hard, outdoor February 27, 2012 |
| Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai, UAE ATP 500 Hard, outdoor February 27, 2012 | 8 / 513 | 1R | Cedrik-Marcel Stebe | 72 | Win | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai, UAE ATP 500 Hard, outdoor February 27, 2012 | 9 / 514 | 2R | Sergiy Stakhovsky | 74 | Win | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 6–3 |
| Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai, UAE ATP 500 Hard, outdoor February 27, 2012 | 10 / 515 | QF | Janko Tipsarević | 9 | Win | 6–1, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$ |
| Dubai Tennis Championships Dubai, UAE ATP 500 Hard, outdoor February 27, 2012 | 11 / 516 | SF | Andy Murray | 4 | Loss | 2–6, 5–7 |
| BNP Paribas Open Indian Wells, United States ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor March 5, 2012 | | 1R | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| BNP Paribas Open Indian Wells, United States ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor March 5, 2012 | 12 / 517 | 2R | Andrey Golubev | 145 | Win | 6–3, 6–2 |
| BNP Paribas Open Indian Wells, United States ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor March 5, 2012 | 13 / 518 | 3R | Kevin Anderson | 30 | Win | 6–2, 6–3 |
| BNP Paribas Open Indian Wells, United States ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor March 5, 2012 | 14 / 519 | 4R | Pablo Andújar | 45 | Win | 6–0, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 6–2 |
| BNP Paribas Open Indian Wells, United States ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor March 5, 2012 | 15 / 520 | QF | Nicolás Almagro | 12 | Win | 6–3, 6–4 |
| BNP Paribas Open Indian Wells, United States ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor March 5, 2012 | 16 / 521 | SF | John Isner | 11 | Loss | 6–7$^{(7–9)}$, 6–3, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$ |
| Sony Ericsson Open Miami, United States ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor March 19, 2012 | | 1R | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| Sony Ericsson Open Miami, United States ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor March 19, 2012 | 17 / 522 | 2R | Marcos Baghdatis | 42 | Win | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Sony Ericsson Open Miami, United States ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor March 19, 2012 | 18 / 523 | 3R | Viktor Troicki | 27 | Win | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Sony Ericsson Open Miami, United States ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor March 19, 2012 | 19 / 524 | 4R | Richard Gasquet | 17 | Win | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Sony Ericsson Open Miami, United States ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor March 19, 2012 | 20 / 525 | QF | David Ferrer | 5 | Win | 6–2, 7–6$^{(7–1)}$ |
| Sony Ericsson Open Miami, United States ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor March 19, 2012 | 21 / 526 | SF | Juan Mónaco | 21 | Win | 6–0, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$ |
| Sony Ericsson Open Miami, United States ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor March 19, 2012 | 22 / 527 | W | Andy Murray | 4 | Win (2) | 6–1, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ |
| Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters Monte Carlo, Monaco ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Clay, outdoor April 16, 2012 | | 1R | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters Monte Carlo, Monaco ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Clay, outdoor April 16, 2012 | 23 / 528 | 2R | Andreas Seppi | 44 | Win | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters Monte Carlo, Monaco ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Clay, outdoor April 16, 2012 | 24 / 529 | 3R | Alexandr Dolgopolov | 21 | Win | 2–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
| Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters Monte Carlo, Monaco ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Clay, outdoor April 16, 2012 | 25 / 530 | QF | Robin Haase | 55 | Win | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters Monte Carlo, Monaco ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Clay, outdoor April 16, 2012 | 26 / 531 | SF | Tomáš Berdych | 7 | Win | 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters Monte Carlo, Monaco ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Clay, outdoor April 16, 2012 | 27 / 532 | F | Rafael Nadal | 2 | Loss (1) | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Mutua Madrid Open Madrid, Spain ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Blue Clay, outdoor May 7, 2012 | | 1R | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| Mutua Madrid Open Madrid, Spain ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Blue Clay, outdoor May 7, 2012 | 28 / 533 | 2R | Daniel Gimeno-Traver | 137 | Win | 6–2, 2–6, 6–3 |
| Mutua Madrid Open Madrid, Spain ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Blue Clay, outdoor May 7, 2012 | 29 / 534 | 3R | Stanislas Wawrinka | 21 | Win | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 6–4 |
| Mutua Madrid Open Madrid, Spain ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Blue Clay, outdoor May 7, 2012 | 30 / 535 | QF | Janko Tipsarević | 8 | Loss | 6–7$^{(2–7)}$, 3–6 |
| Internazionali BNL d'Italia Rome, Italy ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Clay, outdoor May 14, 2012 | | 1R | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| Internazionali BNL d'Italia Rome, Italy ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Clay, outdoor May 14, 2012 | 31 / 536 | 2R | Bernard Tomic | 32 | Win | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Internazionali BNL d'Italia Rome, Italy ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Clay, outdoor May 14, 2012 | 32 / 537 | 3R | Juan Mónaco | 15 | Win | 4–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
| Internazionali BNL d'Italia Rome, Italy ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Clay, outdoor May 14, 2012 | 33 / 538 | QF | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 5 | Win | 7–5, 6–1 |
| Internazionali BNL d'Italia Rome, Italy ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Clay, outdoor May 14, 2012 | 34 / 539 | SF | Roger Federer | 2 | Win | 6–2, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ |
| Internazionali BNL d'Italia Rome, Italy ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Clay, outdoor May 14, 2012 | 35 / 540 | F | Rafael Nadal | 3 | Loss (2) | 5–7, 3–6 |
| French Open Paris, France Grand Slam tournament Clay, outdoor May 28, 2012 |
| French Open Paris, France Grand Slam tournament Clay, outdoor May 28, 2012 | 36 / 541 | 1R | Potito Starace | 97 | Win | 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 6–3, 6–1 |
| French Open Paris, France Grand Slam tournament Clay, outdoor May 28, 2012 | 37 / 542 | 2R | Blaž Kavčič | 99 | Win | 6–0, 6–4, 6–4 |
| French Open Paris, France Grand Slam tournament Clay, outdoor May 28, 2012 | 38 / 543 | 3R | Nicolas Devilder | 286 | Win | 6–1, 6–2, 6–2 |
| French Open Paris, France Grand Slam tournament Clay, outdoor May 28, 2012 | 39 / 544 | 4R | Andreas Seppi | 25 | Win | 4–6, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 6–3, 7–5, 6–3 |
| French Open Paris, France Grand Slam tournament Clay, outdoor May 28, 2012 | 40 / 545 | QF | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 5 | Win | 6–1, 5–7, 5–7, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 6–1 |
| French Open Paris, France Grand Slam tournament Clay, outdoor May 28, 2012 | 41 / 546 | SF | Roger Federer | 3 | Win | 6–4, 7–5, 6–3 |
| French Open Paris, France Grand Slam tournament Clay, outdoor May 28, 2012 | 42 / 547 | F | Rafael Nadal | 2 | Loss (3) | 4–6, 3–6, 6–2, 5–7 |
| Wimbledon Championships London, Great Britain Grand Slam tournament Grass, outdoor June 25, 2012 |
| Wimbledon Championships London, Great Britain Grand Slam tournament Grass, outdoor June 25, 2012 | 43 / 548 | 1R | Juan Carlos Ferrero | 38 | Win | 6–3, 6–3, 6–1 |
| Wimbledon Championships London, Great Britain Grand Slam tournament Grass, outdoor June 25, 2012 | 44 / 549 | 2R | Ryan Harrison | 48 | Win | 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Wimbledon Championships London, Great Britain Grand Slam tournament Grass, outdoor June 25, 2012 | 45 / 550 | 3R | Radek Štěpánek | 27 | Win | 4–6, 6–2, 6–2, 6–2 |
| Wimbledon Championships London, Great Britain Grand Slam tournament Grass, outdoor June 25, 2012 | 46 / 551 | 4R | Viktor Troicki | 34 | Win | 6–3, 6–1, 6–3 |
| Wimbledon Championships London, Great Britain Grand Slam tournament Grass, outdoor June 25, 2012 | 47 / 552 | QF | Florian Mayer | 29 | Win | 6–4, 6–1, 6–4 |
| Wimbledon Championships London, Great Britain Grand Slam tournament Grass, outdoor June 25, 2012 | 48 / 553 | SF | Roger Federer | 3 | Loss | 3–6, 6–3, 4–6, 3–6 |
| 2012 Summer Olympics London, Great Britain Olympic Games Grass, outdoor July 28, 2012 |
| 2012 Summer Olympics London, Great Britain Olympic Games Grass, outdoor July 28, 2012 | 49 / 554 | 1R | Fabio Fognini | 66 | Win | 6–7$^{(7–9)}$, 6–2, 6–2 |
| 2012 Summer Olympics London, Great Britain Olympic Games Grass, outdoor July 28, 2012 | 50 / 555 | 2R | Andy Roddick | 21 | Win | 6–2, 6–1 |
| 2012 Summer Olympics London, Great Britain Olympic Games Grass, outdoor July 28, 2012 | 51 / 556 | 3R | Lleyton Hewitt | 159 | Win | 4–6, 7–5, 6–1 |
| 2012 Summer Olympics London, Great Britain Olympic Games Grass, outdoor July 28, 2012 | 52 / 557 | QF | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 6 | Win | 6–1, 7–5 |
| 2012 Summer Olympics London, Great Britain Olympic Games Grass, outdoor July 28, 2012 | 53 / 558 | SF | Andy Murray | 4 | Loss | 5–7, 5–7 |
| 2012 Summer Olympics London, Great Britain Olympic Games Grass, outdoor July 28, 2012 | 54 / 559 | SF-B | Juan Martín del Potro | 9 | Loss | 5–7, 4–6 |
| Rogers Cup Toronto, Canada ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor August 6, 2012 | | 1R | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| Rogers Cup Toronto, Canada ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor August 6, 2012 | 55 / 560 | 2R | Bernard Tomic | 49 | Win | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Rogers Cup Toronto, Canada ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor August 6, 2012 | 56 / 561 | 3R | Sam Querrey | 35 | Win | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Rogers Cup Toronto, Canada ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor August 6, 2012 | 57 / 562 | QF | Tommy Haas | 25 | Win | 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Rogers Cup Toronto, Canada ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor August 6, 2012 | 58 / 563 | SF | Janko Tipsarević | 9 | Win | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Rogers Cup Toronto, Canada ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor August 6, 2012 | 59 / 564 | W | Richard Gasquet | 21 | Win (3) | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Western & Southern Open Cincinnati, USA ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor August 12, 2012 | | 1R | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| Western & Southern Open Cincinnati, USA ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor August 12, 2012 | 60 / 565 | 2R | Andreas Seppi | 27 | Win | 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 6–2 |
| Western & Southern Open Cincinnati, USA ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor August 12, 2012 | 61 / 566 | 3R | Nikolay Davydenko | 50 | Win | 6–0, Ret. |
| Western & Southern Open Cincinnati, USA ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor August 12, 2012 | 62 / 567 | QF | Marin Čilić | 15 | Win | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Western & Southern Open Cincinnati, USA ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor August 12, 2012 | 63 / 568 | SF | Juan Martín del Potro | 9 | Win | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Western & Southern Open Cincinnati, USA ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor August 12, 2012 | 64 / 569 | F | Roger Federer | 1 | Loss (4) | 0–6, 6–7$^{(7–9)}$ |
| US Open New York City, United States Grand Slam tournament Hard, outdoor August 27, 2012 |
| US Open New York City, United States Grand Slam tournament Hard, outdoor August 27, 2012 | 65 / 570 | 1R | Paolo Lorenzi | 69 | Win | 6–1, 6–0, 6–1 |
| US Open New York City, United States Grand Slam tournament Hard, outdoor August 27, 2012 | 66 / 571 | 2R | Rogério Dutra Silva | 112 | Win | 6–2, 6–1, 6–2 |
| US Open New York City, United States Grand Slam tournament Hard, outdoor August 27, 2012 | 67 / 572 | 3R | Julien Benneteau | 35 | Win | 6–3, 6–2, 6–2 |
| US Open New York City, United States Grand Slam tournament Hard, outdoor August 27, 2012 | 68 / 573 | 4R | Stanislas Wawrinka | 19 | Win | 6–4, 6–1, 3–1 Ret. |
| US Open New York City, United States Grand Slam tournament Hard, outdoor August 27, 2012 | 69 / 574 | QF | Juan Martín del Potro | 8 | Win | 6–2, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 6–4 |
| US Open New York City, United States Grand Slam tournament Hard, outdoor August 27, 2012 | 70 / 575 | SF | David Ferrer | 5 | Win | 2–6, 6–1, 6–4, 6–2 |
| US Open New York City, United States Grand Slam tournament Hard, outdoor August 27, 2012 | 71 / 576 | F | Andy Murray | 4 | Loss (5) | 6–7$^{(10–12)}$, 5–7, 6–2, 6–3, 2–6 |
| China Open Beijing, China ATP 500 Hard, outdoor October 1, 2012 |
| China Open Beijing, China ATP 500 Hard, outdoor October 1, 2012 | 72 / 577 | 1R | Michael Berrer | 123 | Win | 6–1, 6–7$^{(3–7)}$, 6–2 |
| China Open Beijing, China ATP 500 Hard, outdoor October 1, 2012 | 73 / 578 | 2R | Carlos Berlocq | 50 | Win | 6–1, 6–3 |
| China Open Beijing, China ATP 500 Hard, outdoor October 1, 2012 | 74 / 579 | QF | Jürgen Melzer | 37 | Win | 6–1, 6–2 |
| China Open Beijing, China ATP 500 Hard, outdoor October 1, 2012 | 75 / 580 | SF | Florian Mayer | 29 | Win | 6–1, 6–4 |
| China Open Beijing, China ATP 500 Hard, outdoor October 1, 2012 | 76 / 581 | W | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 7 | Win (4) | 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 6–2 |
| Shanghai Masters Shanghai, China ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor October 8, 2012 | | 1R | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| Shanghai Masters Shanghai, China ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor October 8, 2012 | 77 / 582 | 2R | Grigor Dimitrov | 56 | Win | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Shanghai Masters Shanghai, China ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor October 8, 2012 | 78 / 583 | 3R | Feliciano López | 29 | Win | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Shanghai Masters Shanghai, China ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor October 8, 2012 | 79 / 584 | QF | Tommy Haas | 21 | Win | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Shanghai Masters Shanghai, China ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor October 8, 2012 | 80 / 585 | SF | Tomáš Berdych | 7 | Win | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Shanghai Masters Shanghai, China ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor October 8, 2012 | 81 / 586 | W | Andy Murray | 3 | Win (5) | 5–7, 7–6$^{(13–11)}$, 6–3 |
| Paribas Masters Paris, France ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard, indoor October 29, 2012 | | 1R | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| Paribas Masters Paris, France ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard, indoor October 29, 2012 | 82 / 587 | 2R | Sam Querrey | 24 | Loss | 6–0, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 4–6 |
| ATP World Tour Finals London, United Kingdom ATP World Tour Finals (1500) Hard, indoor November 5, 2012 | 83 / 588 | RR | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 8 | Win | 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 6–3 |
| ATP World Tour Finals London, United Kingdom ATP World Tour Finals (1500) Hard, indoor November 5, 2012 | 84 / 589 | RR | Andy Murray | 3 | Win | 4–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
| ATP World Tour Finals London, United Kingdom ATP World Tour Finals (1500) Hard, indoor November 5, 2012 | 85 / 590 | RR | Tomáš Berdych | 6 | Win | 6–2, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$ |
| ATP World Tour Finals London, United Kingdom ATP World Tour Finals (1500) Hard, indoor November 5, 2012 | 86 / 591 | SF | Juan Martín del Potro | 7 | Win | 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| ATP World Tour Finals London, United Kingdom ATP World Tour Finals (1500) Hard, indoor November 5, 2012 | 87 / 592 | W | Roger Federer | 2 | Win (6) | 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 7–5 |
* Source

### Doubles matches

| Tournament | Match | Round | Opponents | Rank | Team rank | Result | Score |
| BNP Paribas Open Indian Wells, California, USA ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor March 8, 2012 Partner: Victor Troicki |
| BNP Paribas Open Indian Wells, California, USA ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Hard, outdoor March 8, 2012 Partner: Victor Troicki | 1 / 75 | 1R | Marcel Granollers Feliciano López | 42 337 | – | Loss | 5–7, 5–7 |
| 2012 Summer Olympics London, Great Britain Olympic Games Grass, outdoor July 25, 2012 Partner: Victor Troicki |
| 2012 Summer Olympics London, Great Britain Olympic Games Grass, outdoor July 25, 2012 Partner: Victor Troicki | 2 / 76 | 1R | Johan Brunström Robert Lindstedt | 72 10 | – | Loss | 6–7$^{(8–10)}$, 3–6 |
* Source

### Exhibitions
#### Mubadala World Tennis Championship

| Tournament | Round | Opponent | Result | Score |
| Mubadala World Tennis Championship Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Exhibition Hard, outdoor 29–31 December 2011 |
| Mubadala World Tennis Championship Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Exhibition Hard, outdoor 29–31 December 2011 | QF | Gaël Monfils | Win | 6–2, 4–6, 6–2 |
| Mubadala World Tennis Championship Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Exhibition Hard, outdoor 29–31 December 2011 | SF | Roger Federer | Win | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Mubadala World Tennis Championship Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Exhibition Hard, outdoor 29–31 December 2011 | W | David Ferrer | Win | 6–2, 6–1 |

## Tournament schedule
### Singles schedule

| Date | Tournament | City | Category | Surface | 2011 result | 2011 points | 2012 points | Outcome |
| 14.01.2012–29.01.2012 | Australian Open | Melbourne | Grand Slam | Hard | W | 2000 | 2000 | Winner (def. Rafael Nadal, 5–7, 6–4, 6–2, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 7–5) |
| 27.02.2012–05.03.2012 | Dubai Tennis Championships | Dubai | ATP World Tour 500 | Hard | W | 500 | 180 | Semifinals (lost to Andy Murray, 2–6, 5–7) |
| 06.03.2012–19.03.2012 | BNP Paribas Open | Indian Wells | ATP Masters 1000 | Hard | W | 1000 | 360 | Semifinals (lost to John Isner, 6–7$^{(7–9)}$, 6–3, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$) |
| 20.03.2012–01.04.2012 | Sony Ericsson Open | Miami | ATP Masters 1000 | Hard | W | 1000 | 1000 | Winner (def. Andy Murray, 6–1, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$) |
| 16.04.2012–23.04.2012 | Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters | France | ATP Masters 1000 | Clay | DNS | 0 | 600 | Final (lost to Rafael Nadal 3–6, 1–6) |
| 30.04.2012–06.05.2012 | Serbia Open | Belgrade | ATP World Tour 250 | Clay | W | 250 | 0 | Withdrew |
| 07.05.2012–13.05.2012 | Mutua Madrid Open | Madrid | ATP Masters 1000 | Clay | W | 1000 | 180 | Quarterfinals (lost to Janko Tipsarević, 6–7$^{(2–7)}$, 3–6) |
| 14.05.2012–20.05.2012 | Internazionali BNL d'Italia | Rome | ATP Masters 1000 | Clay | W | 1000 | 600 | Final (lost to Rafael Nadal 5–7, 3–6) |
| 28.05.2012–10.06.2012 | French Open | Paris | Grand Slam | Clay | SF | 720 | 1200 | Final (lost to Rafael Nadal 4–6, 3–6, 6–2, 5–7) |
| 25.06.2012–08.07.2012 | Wimbledon | London | Grand Slam | Grass | W | 2000 | 720 | Semifinals (lost to Roger Federer 3–6, 6–3, 4–6, 3–6) |
| 27.07.2012–05.08.2012 | Summer Olympics | London | Olympic Games | Grass | N/A | N/A | 270 | Bronze medal match (lost to JM del Potro 5–7, 4–6) |
| 06.08.2012–12.08.2012 | Rogers Cup | Toronto | ATP Masters 1000 | Hard | W | 1000 | 1000 | Winner (def. Richard Gasquet, 6–3, 6–2) |
| 13.08.2012–19.08.2012 | Western & Southern Open | Cincinnati | ATP Masters 1000 | Hard | F | 600 | 600 | Final (lost to Roger Federer 0–6, 6–7$^{(7–9)}$) |
| 27.08.2012–09.09.2012 | US Open | New York | Grand Slam | Hard | W | 2000 | 1200 | Final (lost to Andy Murray, 6–7$^{(10–12)}$, 5–7, 6–2, 6–3, 2–6) |
| 01.10.2012–07.10.2012 | China Open | Beijing | ATP World Tour 500 | Hard | DNS | 0 | 500 | Winner (def. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 6–2) |
| 08.10.2012–14.10.2012 | Shanghai Rolex Masters | Shanghai | ATP Masters 1000 | Hard | DNS | 0 | 1000 | Winner (def. Andy Murray, 5–7, 7–6$^{(13–11)}$, 6–3) |
| 22.10.2012–28.10.2012 | Swiss Indoors | Basel | ATP World Tour 500 | Hard (i) | SF | 180 | 0 | Withdrew |
| 29.10.2012–04.11.2012 | BNP Paribas Masters | Paris | ATP Masters 1000 | Hard (i) | QF | 180 | 10 | Second round (lost to Sam Querrey, 6–0, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 4–6) |
| 05.11.2012–11.11.2012 | ATP World Tour Finals | London | ATP World Tour Finals | Hard (i) | RR | 200 | 1500 | Winner (def. Roger Federer, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 7–5) |
| Total year-end points | Total year-end points | Total year-end points | Total year-end points | Total year-end points | Total year-end points | 13630 | 12920 | 710 difference |
* 2011 source
* 2012 source

### Doubles schedule

| Date | Tournament | City | Category | Surface | 2011 result | 2011 points | 2012 points | Outcome |
| 27.02.2012–05.03.2012 | Dubai Tennis Championships | Dubai | ATP World Tour 500 | Hard | 1R | (0) | 0 | Withdrew |
| 06.03.2012–19.03.2012 | BNP Paribas Open | Indian Wells | ATP Masters 1000 | Hard | QF | 180 | (0) | First round (lost to López/Granollers, 5–7, 5–7) |
| 20.03.2012–01.04.2012 | Sony Ericsson Open | Miami | ATP Masters 1000 | Hard | 1R | (0) | 0 | Withdrew |
| 27.07.2012–05.08.2012 | Summer Olympics | London | Olympic Games | Grass | N/A | N/A | (0) | First round (lost to Brunström/Lindstedt, 6–7$^{(8–10)}$, 3–6) |
| 06.08.2012–12.08.2012 | Rogers Cup | Toronto | ATP Masters 1000 | Hard | 2R | 90 | 0 | Withdrew |
| Total year-end points | Total year-end points | Total year-end points | Total year-end points | Total year-end points | Total year-end points | 270 | 0 | 270 difference |
* 2011 source
* 2012 source

## Yearly records
### Statistics

The table below summarizes the worldwide ranking of Novak Djokovic in different sectors of the game according to the RICOH ATP matchfacts as of November 12, 2012.
| Game feature | YTD | YTD | 2011 | Season best in one match | Season best in one match | Season best in one match | Season best in one match |
| Game feature | % or no. | Ranking | 2011 | % or no. | Opponent | Tournament | source |
| Service game: ||||||||
| Aces | 512 | 14 | 343 169 | 16 | Lleyton Hewitt | Olympics | |
| 1st serve percentage | 64% | 16 | 65% 1 | 79% | Paolo Lorenzi | US Open | |
| 1st serve points won | 75% | 14 | 74% 1 | 93% | Feliciano López | Shanghai Masters | |
| 2nd serve points won | 56% | 5 | 56% | 80% | Richard Gasquet | Rogers Cup | |
| Service games won | 87% | 6 | 86% 1 | 100% | Andy Roddick | Olympics | |
| Break points saved | 66% | 11 | 65% 1 | 100% | Nicolas Mahut Kevin Anderson Pablo Andújar Cedrik-Marcel Stebe Marcos Baghdatis | | |
| Return of service: ||||||||
| Points won returning 1st serve | 35% | 2 | 36% 1 | 53% | Paolo Lorenzi | US Open | |
| Points won returning 2nd serve | 56% | 2 | 58% 2 | 93% | Paolo Lorenzi | Australian Open | |
| Return games won | 35% | 2 | 39% 4 | 90% | Paolo Lorenzi | Australian Open | |
| Break points converted | 46% | 2 | 48% 2 | 100% | Andy Roddick | Olympics | |

### Head-to-head matchups

Novak Djokovic has a 24–10 record against the top 10, a 33–2 record against the top 50 and an 18–0 record against other players outside the top 50.
Ordered by number of wins (Bolded number marks a top 10 player at the time of match, Italic means top 50)
* Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 5–0
* Andy Murray 4–3
* Tomáš Berdych 3–0
* David Ferrer 3–0
* Andreas Seppi 3–0
* Juan Martín del Potro 3–1
* Roger Federer 3–2
* Richard Gasquet 2–0
* Tommy Haas 2–0
* Lleyton Hewitt 2–0
* Paolo Lorenzi 2–0
* Florian Mayer 2–0
* Juan Mónaco 2–0
* Bernard Tomic 2–0
* Viktor Troicki 2–0
* Stanislas Wawrinka 2–0
* Janko Tipsarević 2–1
* Kevin Anderson 1–0
* Nicolás Almagro 1–0
* Pablo Andújar 1–0
* Marcos Baghdatis 1–0
* Julien Benneteau 1–0
* Carlos Berlocq 1–0
* Michael Berrer 1–0
* Marin Čilić 1–0
* Nikolay Davydenko 1–0
* Nicolas Devilder 1–0
* Grigor Dimitrov 1–0
* Alexandr Dolgopolov 1–0
* Rogério Dutra da Silva 1–0
* Juan Carlos Ferrero 1–0
* Fabio Fognini 1–0
* Daniel Gimeno-Traver 1–0
* Santiago Giraldo 1–0
* Andrey Golubev 1–0
* Robin Haase 1–0
* Ryan Harrison 1–0
* Blaž Kavčič 1–0
* Feliciano López 1–0
* Nicolas Mahut 1–0
* Jürgen Melzer 1–0
* Andy Roddick 1–0
* Sergiy Stakhovsky 1–0
* Potito Starace 1–0
* Cedrik-Marcel Stebe 1–0
* Radek Štěpánek 1–0
* Sam Querrey 1–1
* Rafael Nadal 1–3
* John Isner 0–1

### Finals
#### Singles: 11 (6–5)

* Category
* Grand Slam (1–2)
* ATP World Tour Finals (1–0)
* ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (3–3)
* ATP World Tour 500 (1–0)
* ATP World Tour 250 (0–0)
* Titles by surface
* Hard (6–2)
* Clay (0–3)
* Grass (0–0)
* Titles by conditions
* Outdoors (5–5)
* Indoors (1–0)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| Winner | 29. | January 29, 2012 | Australian Open, Melbourne (3) | Hard | Rafael Nadal | 5–7, 6–4, 6–2, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 7–5 |
| Winner | 30. | April 1, 2012 | Sony Ericsson Open, Miami (3) | Hard | Andy Murray | 6–1, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ |
| Runner-up | 15. | April 22, 2012 | Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, Monte Carlo (2) | Clay | Rafael Nadal | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 16. | May 21, 2012 | Internazionali BNL d'Italia, Rome (2) | Clay | Rafael Nadal | 5–7, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 17. | June 11, 2012 | French Open, Paris, France | Clay | Rafael Nadal | 4–6, 3–6, 6–2, 5–7 |
| Winner | 31. | August 13, 2012 | Rogers Cup, Toronto (3) | Hard | Richard Gasquet | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 18. | August 19, 2012 | Western & Southern Open, Cincinnati (4) | Hard | Roger Federer | 0–6, 6–7$^{(7–9)}$ |
| Runner-up | 19. | September 10, 2012 | US Open, New York City (3) | Hard | Andy Murray | 6–7$^{(10–12)}$, 5–7, 6–2, 6–3, 2–6 |
| Winner | 32. | October 7, 2012 | China Open, Beijing (3) | Hard | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 6–2 |
| Winner | 33. | October 14, 2012 | Shanghai Rolex Masters, Shanghai | Hard | Andy Murray | 5–7, 7–6$^{(13–11)}$, 6–3 |
| Winner | 34. | November 12, 2012 | ATP World Tour Finals, London (2) | Hard | Roger Federer | 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 7–5 |

### Earnings

* Bold font denotes tournament win
| # | Venue | Prize Money | Year-to-date |
| 1 | Australian Open | $2,372,910 | $2,372,910 |
| 2 | Dubai Tennis Championships | $87,380 | $2,460,290 |
| 3 | BNP Paribas Open | $203,816 | $2,664,106 |
| 4 | Sony Ericsson Open | $659,775 | $3,323,881 |
| 5 | Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters | $295,008 | $3,618,889 |
| 6 | Mutua Madrid Open | $96,093 | $3,714,982 |
| 7 | Internazionali BNL d'Italia | $291,420 | $4,006,402 |
| 8 | French Open | $782,938 | $4,789,340 |
| 9 | Wimbledon Championships | $447,925 | $5,237,265 |
| 10 | Rogers Cup | $522,550 | $5,759,815 |
| 11 | Western & Southern Open | $262,610 | $6,022,425 |
| 12 | US Open | $950,000 | $6,972,425 |
| 13 | China Open | $530,570 | $7,502,995 |
| 14 | Shanghai Rolex Masters | $669,450 | $8,172,445 |
| 15 | BNP Paribas Masters | $21,294 | $8,193,739 |
| 16 | ATP World Tour Finals | $1,760,000 | $9,953,739 |
| US Open Series bonus | US Open Series bonus | $500,000 | $10,453,739 |
| ATP Bonus Pool | ATP Bonus Pool | $2,346,184 | $12,799,923 |
| Doubles | Doubles | $3,816 | $12,803,739 |
| as of November 13, 2012 ||||

### Awards and nominations

* Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsman of the Year
* ATP Player of the Year
* ITF World Champion
* Best Male Tennis Player ESPY Award
* AIPS Europe Athletes of the Year
* US Open Series Champion
* Arthur Ashe Humanitarian of the Year