# 2012 Aegon Championships – Singles

Marin Čilić won the singles tennis title at the 2012 Queen's Club Championships with the score at 6–7$^{(3–7)}$, 4–3, after David Nalbandian was defaulted from the tournament for kicking an advertising board, resulting in a cut leg for a line judge.
Andy Murray was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Nicolas Mahut.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.
* Andy Murray (second round)
* Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (third round)
* Janko Tipsarević (third round)
* Gilles Simon (second round)
* Feliciano López (third round)
* Marin Čilić (champion)
* Andy Roddick (second round)
* Julien Benneteau (third round)
* Kevin Anderson (quarterfinals)
* David Nalbandian (final, disqualified)
* Marcos Baghdatis (second round)
* Denis Istomin (second round)
* Alex Bogomolov Jr.(second round)
* Gilles Müller (second round)
* Go Soeda (second round)
* Ivo Karlović (second 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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Grigor Dimitrov | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Kevin Anderson | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Kevin Anderson | 6 | 4 | 3 | | Grigor Dimitrov | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 10 | David Nalbandian | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Xavier Malisse | 6 | 6$^2$ | 4 | 10 | David Nalbandian | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 10 | David Nalbandian | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | David Nalbandian | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | 10 | David Nalbandian | 7$^7$ | 3$^d$ |
| | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Marin Čilić | 6$^3$ | 4 |
| 6 | Marin Čilić | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Marin Čilić | 6$^3$ | 4 |
| | Lu Yen-hsun | 4 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lu Yen-hsun | 4 | 0$^r$ | | 6 | Marin Čilić | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Sam Querrey | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | Sam Querrey | 7 | 3 | 6 | | Sam Querrey | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | Ivan Dodig | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | A Murray | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6$^1$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | G García López | 4 | 2 | | | N Mahut | 6 | 6$^4$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Mahut | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | N Mahut | 6$^3$ | 4 | | | | | |
| Q | B Reynolds | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | G Dimitrov | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | G Dimitrov | 6 | 7 | | | G Dimitrov | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | L Broady | 2 | 1 | | 14 | G Müller | 6$^1$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | G Müller | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | G Dimitrov | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | K Anderson | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 9 | K Anderson | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| WC | J Ward | 6 | 3 | 4 | 9 | K Anderson | 7$^7$ | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Cipolla | 4 | 1 | | | S Stakhovsky | 6$^5$ | 6 | 4$^r$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Stakhovsky | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 9 | K Anderson | 7$^{12}$ | 7$^9$ | | | | | |
| | R Ramírez Hidalgo | 6$^2$ | 5 | | | | | | | 5 | F López | 6$^{10}$ | 6$^7$ | | | | | |
| | S Darcis | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | S Darcis | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | F López | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 4 | G Simon | 6 | 3 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Bolelli | 6 | 6 | | | S Bolelli | 4 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Gulbis | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | S Bolelli | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | | |
| | A Ungur | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | X Malisse | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | |
| | X Malisse | 6 | 6 | | | X Malisse | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Kližan | 2 | 6$^5$ | | 13 | A Bogomolov | 3 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | A Bogomolov | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | X Malisse | 6 | 6$^2$ | 4 |
| 10 | D Nalbandian | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | D Nalbandian | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | V Pospisil | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 | D Nalbandian | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Jaziri | 4 | 6 | 3 | Q | R Bemelmans | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Bemelmans | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | 10 | D Nalbandian | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | É Roger-Vasselin | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | É Roger-Vasselin | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
| Q | E Korolev | 7$^7$ | 2 | 4 | | É Roger-Vasselin | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | A Roddick | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| 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 |
| | | | | | 6 | M Čilić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Ebden | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | M Ebden | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Bachinger | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | 6 | M Čilić | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | L Rosol | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | L Rosol | 6$^3$ | 2 | | | | | |
| | V Hănescu | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | L Rosol | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Gil | 6$^2$ | 6 | 2 | 11 | M Baghdatis | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | M Baghdatis | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | M Čilić | 6 | 2 |
| 16 | I Karlović | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Y-h Lu | 4 | 0$^r$ |
| WC | L Hewitt | 3 | 2 | | 16 | I Karlović | 6$^3$ | 7$^8$ | 6$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y-h Lu | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | Y-h Lu | 7$^7$ | 6$^6$ | 7$^9$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Kunitsyn | 6 | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | Y-h Lu | 6 | 2 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | D Tursunov | 4 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | 3 | J Tipsarević | 3 | 6 | 6$^5$ | | | | |
| LL | R Sweeting | 6 | 7$^8$ | | LL | R Sweeting | 1 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | J Tipsarević | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| 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 |
| | | | | | 8 | J Benneteau | 5 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Lorenzi | 6$^6$ | 6 | 2 | | T Ito | 7 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Ito | 7$^8$ | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | J Benneteau | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | S Querrey | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 | | | | | | | S Querrey | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | O Rochus | 1 | 7$^7$ | 4 | | S Querrey | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K de Schepper | 4 | 6$^4$ | | 12 | D Istomin | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | D Istomin | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | S Querrey | 7 | 3 | 6 |
| 15 | G Soeda | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | I Dodig | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| | B Phau | 2 | 2 | | 15 | G Soeda | 3 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Dancevic | 1 | 0$^r$ | | | I Dodig | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Dodig | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | I Dodig | 7$^7$ | 3 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| WC | J Baker | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | J-W Tsonga | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6$^5$ | | | | |
| WC | O Golding | 6$^1$ | 3 | | WC | J Baker | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | J-W Tsonga | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Ryan Sweeting (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Ruben Bemelmans (qualified)
* Bobby Reynolds (qualified)
* Brian Baker (second round)
* Amir Weintraub (qualifying competition)
* Kenny de Schepper (qualified)
* Sergei Bubka (qualifying competition)
* Denis Kudla (second round)

### Qualifiers

* Kenny de Schepper
* Ruben Bemelmans
* Bobby Reynolds
* Evgeny Korolev

### Lucky loser

* Ryan Sweeting

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| | | | | 1 | Ryan Sweeting | 7$^9$ | 7 | | | | |
| | Manuel Sánchez | 2 | 6$^3$ | | Thomas Fabbiano | 6$^7$ | 5 | | | | |
| | Thomas Fabbiano | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | 1 | Ryan Sweeting | 2 | 2 |
| | Lionel Noviski | 6 | 6 | | | | | 6 | Kenny de Schepper | 6 | 6 |
| | Jamie Whiteford | 2 | 1 | | Lionel Noviski | 3 | 6$^3$ | | | | |
| | Robby Ginepri | 5 | 3 | 6 | Kenny de Schepper | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| 6 | Kenny de Schepper | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| | | | | | 2 | Ruben Bemelmans | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Mathieu Rodrigues | 7$^7$ | 3 | 7$^7$ | | Mathieu Rodrigues | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Alex Bogdanovic | 6$^2$ | 6 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | 2 | Ruben Bemelmans | 6 | 6 |
| | Marco Trungelliti | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Marco Trungelliti | 2 | 2 |
| | Dušan Lajović | 7$^7$ | 3 | 4 | | Marco Trungelliti | 6 | 4 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | Michał Przysiężny | 2 | 7$^7$ | 6$^3$ | 8 | Denis Kudla | 3 | 6 | 6$^2$ | | | | |
| 8 | Denis Kudla | 6 | 6$^4$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| | | | | 3 | Bobby Reynolds | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| | Amer Delić | 6 | 0$^r$ | | Andrew Fitzpatrick | 5 | 5 | | | | |
| | Andrew Fitzpatrick | 2 | 2 | | | | | 3 | Bobby Reynolds | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | Romain Jouan | 2 | 2 | | | | | 7 | Sergei Bubka | 6$^5$ | 1 |
| | Chris Eaton | 6 | 6 | | Chris Eaton | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | | |
| WC | Keelan Oakley | 3 | 4 | 7 | Sergei Bubka | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| 7 | Sergei Bubka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| | | | 4/WC | Brian Baker | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | | |
| Evgeny Korolev | 6 | 6 | | Evgeny Korolev | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| Charles-Antoine Brézac | 2 | 4 | | | | | | Evgeny Korolev | 6 | 6 |
| Frank Moser | 4 | 4 | | | | | 5 | Amir Weintraub | 3 | 2 |
| Michael Yani | 6 | 6 | | Michael Yani | 6$^5$ | 1 | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Amir Weintraub | 7 | 6 | | | | |