# 2012 BNP Paribas Masters – Singles

David Ferrer defeated Jerzy Janowicz in the final, 6–4, 6–3 to win the singles tennis title at the 2012 Paris Masters. It was the first and only Masters 1000 title of his career out of seven finals, and he became the first Spaniard to win the Paris Masters.
Roger Federer was the defending champion, but withdrew due to fatigue. As a result, Novak Djokovic regained the ATP No. 1 ranking at the conclusion of the tournament despite losing in the second round.

## Seeds

All seeds receive a bye into the second round.
* Roger Federer (withdrew because of fatigue)
* Novak Djokovic (second round)
* Andy Murray (third round)
* David Ferrer (champion)
* Tomáš Berdych (quarterfinals)
* Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (quarterfinals)
* Juan Martín del Potro (third round)
* Janko Tipsarević (quarterfinals, retired because of illness)
* Juan Mónaco (third round)
* John Isner (second round)
* Nicolás Almagro (third round)
* Richard Gasquet (second round)
* Marin Čilić (second round)
* Milos Raonic (third round)
* Kei Nishikori (third round, withdrew because of a right ankle injury)
* Stanislas Wawrinka (third 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 |
| | Gilles Simon | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Tomáš Berdych | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Tomáš Berdych | 4 | 4 | | | Gilles Simon | 4 | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | | Q | Jerzy Janowicz | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| Q | Jerzy Janowicz | 3 | 6 | 4 | Q | Jerzy Janowicz | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| 8 | Janko Tipsarević | 6 | 1 | 1$^r$ | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Janko Tipsarević | 6 | 1 | 1$^r$ | | | | | Q | Jerzy Janowicz | 4 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | 4 | David Ferrer | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | David Ferrer | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | David Ferrer | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | David Ferrer | 6 | 7 | | 4 | David Ferrer | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | WC | Michaël Llodra | 5 | 3 | | | | |
| WC | Michaël Llodra | 7$^7$ | 6 | | WC | Michaël Llodra | 5 | 3 | | | | |
| | Sam Querrey | 6$^4$ | 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 | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | LL | V Hănescu | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Baghdatis | 5 | 1 | | | G Simon | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Simon | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | G Simon | w/o | | | | | | |
| | P Andújar | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | 15 | K Nishikori | | | | | | | |
| WC | B Paire | 6 | 6 | | WC | B Paire | 6$^2$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 15 | K Nishikori | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | G Simon | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | T Berdych | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | | 12 | R Gasquet | 6$^5$ | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Anderson | 6 | 6 | | | K Anderson | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Bellucci | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | K Anderson | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | M Kližan | 2 | 6 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | 5 | T Berdych | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Seppi | 6 | 2 | 7$^7$ | | A Seppi | 6$^6$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | T Berdych | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| 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 | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | 3 | A Murray | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | P-H Mathieu | 6 | 7 | WC | P-H Mathieu | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Bautista Agut | 4 | 5 | | | | | 3 | A Murray | 7 | 6$^4$ | 2 | | | | | |
| | P Kohlschreiber | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | Q | J Janowicz | 5 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | J Janowicz | 7$^7$ | 6 | Q | J Janowicz | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 13 | M Čilić | 6$^6$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | J Janowicz | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | J Tipsarević | 6 | 1 | 1$^r$ |
| | | | | 9 | J Mónaco | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Melzer | 6$^2$ | 2 | Q | G Dimitrov | 6$^4$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | G Dimitrov | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | 9 | J Mónaco | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| | A Dolgopolov | 4 | 2 | | | | | 8 | J Tipsarević | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | I Sijsling | 6 | 6 | Q | I Sijsling | 4 | 6$^0$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 8 | J Tipsarević | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| 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 | J-W Tsonga | 6 | 4 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| V Troicki | 4 | 5 | | J Benneteau | 2 | 6 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | |
| J Benneteau | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 6 | J-W Tsonga | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| A Ramos | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | 11 | N Almagro | 6$^4$ | 6$^3$ | | | | | |
| F López | 6$^5$ | 4 | | A Ramos | 6$^1$ | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 11 | N Almagro | 7$^7$ | 6$^4$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | J-W Tsonga | 2 | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | D Ferrer | 6 | 7 |
| | | | 16 | S Wawrinka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| C Berlocq | 7$^7$ | 6 | | C Berlocq | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| D Istomin | 6$^2$ | 2 | | | | | | 16 | S Wawrinka | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| M Youzhny | 4 | 3 | | | | | | 4 | D Ferrer | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| M Granollers | 6 | 6 | | M Granollers | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | D Ferrer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| 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 |
| | | | | 7 | JM del Potro | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Mayer | 6$^3$ | 2 | Q | A Falla | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Falla | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | 7 | JM del Potro | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| LL | D Gimeno Traver | 5 | 3 | | | | | | WC | M Llodra | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | M Llodra | 7 | 6 | WC | M Llodra | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 10 | J Isner | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | WC | M Llodra | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | S Querrey | 6$^4$ | 3 |
| | | | | 14 | M Raonic | 6$^4$ | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Chardy | 6 | 6 | | J Chardy | 7$^7$ | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | G García López | 0 | 3 | | | | | | 14 | M Raonic | 3 | 6$^1$ | | | | |
| | F Verdasco | 1 | 1$^r$ | | | | | | | S Querrey | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | S Querrey | 6 | 1 | | S Querrey | 0 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | N Djokovic | 6 | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Fabio Fognini (first round)
* David Goffin (first round)
* Marinko Matosevic (first round)
* Lukáš Lacko (first round)
* Alejandro Falla (qualified)
* Go Soeda (first round)
* Victor Hănescu (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Grigor Dimitrov (qualified)
* Jerzy Janowicz (qualified)
* Guillermo García López (qualified)
* Daniel Gimeno Traver (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Łukasz Kubot (first round)

### Qualifiers

* Grigor Dimitrov
* Guillermo García López
* Roberto Bautista Agut
* Igor Sijsling
* Alejandro Falla
* Jerzy Janowicz

### Lucky losers

* Victor Hănescu
* Daniel Gimeno Traver

### Draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Fabio Fognini | 1 | 7 | 0 | | | | |
| WC | Jonathan Dasnières de Veigy | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Jonathan Dasnières de Veigy | 6 | 5 | 6 | WC | Jonathan Dasnières de Veigy | 2 | 6$^2$ |
| | | | | | 8 | Grigor Dimitrov | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | Steve Darcis | 6$^5$ | 6$^4$ | | 8 | Grigor Dimitrov | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| 8 | Grigor Dimitrov | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | David Goffin | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Ričardas Berankis | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Ričardas Berankis | 6 | 6 | | | Ričardas Berankis | 6$^1$ | 6$^6$ |
| | | | | | 10 | Guillermo García López | 7$^7$ | 7$^8$ |
| WC | Josselin Ouanna | 4 | 7$^7$ | 5 | 10 | Guillermo García López | 7$^7$ | 7$^8$ |
| 10 | Guillermo García López | 6 | 6$^5$ | 7 | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Marinko Matosevic | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | Roberto Bautista Agut | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Roberto Bautista Agut | 6 | 6 | | Roberto Bautista Agut | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 11 | Daniel Gimeno Traver | 2 | 1 |
| | Matthew Ebden | 5 | 2 | 11 | Daniel Gimeno Traver | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | Daniel Gimeno Traver | 7 | 6 | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Lukáš Lacko | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | |
| | Igor Sijsling | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Igor Sijsling | 3 | 6 | 6 | Igor Sijsling | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | Benjamin Becker | 4 | 1 |
| | Benjamin Becker | 6 | 7$^9$ | | Benjamin Becker | 4 | 1 |
| 12 | Łukasz Kubot | 4 | 6$^7$ | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Alejandro Falla | 7$^8$ | 4 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | Andrey Kuznetsov | 6$^6$ | 6 | 6$^3$ | | | | | |
| | Andrey Kuznetsov | 6$^6$ | 6 | 6$^3$ | 5 | Alejandro Falla | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | | | | | 7 | Victor Hănescu | 6 | 6$^5$ | 4 |
| WC | Édouard Roger-Vasselin | 3 | 6 | 5 | 7 | Victor Hănescu | 6 | 6$^5$ | 4 |
| 7 | Victor Hănescu | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Go Soeda | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| WC | Florent Serra | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Florent Serra | 6 | 6 | WC | Florent Serra | 2 | 4 |
| | | | | 9 | Jerzy Janowicz | 6 | 6 |
| | Dmitry Tursunov | 2 | 4 | 9 | Jerzy Janowicz | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | Jerzy Janowicz | 6 | 6 | | | | |