2012 Wimbledon Championships

2012 Wimbledon Championships
The 2012 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in the United Kingdom. It was the 126th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 25 June to 8 July 2012. It was the third Grand Slam tennis event of the year and was part of the ATP World Tour, the WTA Tour, the ITF Junior Tour and the NEC Tour. The championships were organised by the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club and the International Tennis Federation.
Novak Djokovic and Petra Kvitová were unsuccessful in their 2011 title defences, both defeated by the eventual champions, he by Roger Federer in the semifinals and she by Serena Williams in the quarterfinals. In four sets, Federer defeated Andy Murray to win a record-equalling seven Wimbledon titles, while Murray became the first British male player to reach a Wimbledon singles final in the Open era. Williams defeated first-time Wimbledon finalist Agnieszka Radwańska in three sets to equal her sister Venus in winning five Wimbledon titles. Federer and Williams were each more than 30 years old at the time of their victories. With his, Federer reclaimed the World No. 1 ranking for the first time since June 2010, thus allowing him to equal, then to break, the all-time record of most weeks ranked at World No. 1 held by Pete Sampras. Agnieszka Radwańska, Victoria Azarenka, and Maria Sharapova were in contention for the world number 1 ranking. Since Sharapova lost in the fourth round and Radwańska was a match away from becoming the world number 1 but lost it, Azarenka continued her success as the number 1.
Events
On 28 June, World No. 100 Lukáš Rosol upset World No. 2 and two-time Wimbledon champion Rafael Nadal in five sets.
On 30 June:
Marin Čilić beat Sam Querrey, 7–6(8–6), 6–4, 6–7(2–7), 6–7(3–7), 17–15. At 5 hours and 31 minutes, it was then the second longest match in Wimbledon history. This would later be surpassed by the 2018 semifinal match between Kevin Anderson and John Isner.
Yaroslava Shvedova became the first player in a Grand Slam tournament to win a golden set, beating 2012 French Open finalist Sara Errani, 6–0, 6–4.
Andy Murray and Marcos Baghdatis finished play at 23:02, the latest-ever finish to a match at Wimbledon.
On 5 July, Agnieszka Radwańska became the first Pole, male or female, to reach a Grand Slam singles final in the Open era.
On 6 July, Murray became the first British man in 74 years to reach the singles final, defeating Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the semifinal.
On 7 July:
Serena Williams won her fifth Wimbledon title, tying her sister Venus in doing so.
Jonathan Marray and Frederik Nielsen became the first wild card to win the gentlemen's doubles title, beating both of the previous year's finalists along the way. Marray also became the first British player to win the men's doubles title in the Open era.
On 8 July, Roger Federer achieved a record-tying seventh singles title at Wimbledon, tied with Pete Sampras (Open Era) and William Renshaw (Amateur Era).
Point and prize money distribution
Point distribution
Below are the tables with the point distribution for each discipline of the tournament.
Senior points
Wheelchair points
Junior points
Prize money
For 2012, the prize money purse was increased to £16,060,000 from £14,600,000 in 2011. The winner of the men's and women's singles title earned £1,150,000.
* per team
Singles players
Men's singles
Women's singles
Day-by-day summaries
Champions
Seniors
Men's singles
Roger Federer def. Andy Murray, 4–6, 7–5, 6–3, 6–4
It was Federer's 5th title of the year and 1st Grand Slam title of the year. It was his 7th Wimbledon title, 17th Grand Slam title, and 75th career title.
Women's singles
Serena Williams def. Agnieszka Radwańska, 6–1, 5–7, 6–2
It was Williams' 3rd title of the year and 1st Grand Slam title of the year. It was her 5th Wimbledon title, 14th Grand Slam title, and 42nd career title.
Men's doubles
Jonathan Marray / Frederik Nielsen def. Robert Lindstedt / Horia Tecău, 4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5), 6–7(5–7), 6–3
Women's doubles
Serena Williams / Venus Williams def. Andrea Hlaváčková / Lucie Hradecká, 7–5, 6–4
This was the Williams sisters' 13th Grand Slam title.
Mixed doubles
Mike Bryan / Lisa Raymond def. Leander Paes / Elena Vesnina, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4
Juniors
Boys' singles
Filip Peliwo def. Luke Saville, 7–5, 6–4
Girls' singles
Eugenie Bouchard def. Elina Svitolina, 6–2, 6–2
Boys' doubles
Andrew Harris / Nick Kyrgios def. Matteo Donati / Pietro Licciardi, 6–2, 6–4
Girls' doubles
Eugenie Bouchard / Taylor Townsend def. Belinda Bencic / Ana Konjuh, 6–4, 6–3
Invitation
Gentlemen's invitation doubles
Greg Rusedski / Fabrice Santoro def. Thomas Enqvist / Mark Philippoussis, 6–7(3–7), 6–4, [11–9]
Ladies' invitation doubles
Lindsay Davenport / Martina Hingis def. Martina Navratilova / Jana Novotná, 6–3, 6–2
Senior gentlemen's invitation doubles
Pat Cash / Mark Woodforde def. Jeremy Bates / Anders Järryd, 6–3, 6–4
Wheelchair
Wheelchair men's doubles
Tom Egberink / Michaël Jérémiasz def. Robin Ammerlaan / Ronald Vink, 6–4, 6–2
Wheelchair women's doubles
Jiske Griffioen / Aniek van Koot def. Lucy Shuker / Jordanne Whiley, 6–1, 6–2
Singles seeds
The following are the seeded players and notable players who withdrew from the event. Seedings based on ATP and WTA rankings are as of 18 June 2012, Rankings and Points are as of 25 June 2012.
Men's singles
Because the tournament takes place one week later than in 2011, points defending includes results from both the 2011 Wimbledon and tournaments from the week of 4 July 2011 (Newport and Davis Cup).
The Men's singles seeds is arranged on a surface-based system to reflect more accurately the individual player's grass court achievement as per the following formula:
ATP Entry System Position points as at a week before The Championships
Add 100% points earned for all grass court tournaments in the past 12 months
add 75% points earned for best grass court tournament in the 12 months before that.
The following player would have been seeded, but he withdrew from the event.
Women's singles
Because the tournament takes place one week later than in 2011, points defending includes results from both the 2011 Wimbledon and tournaments from the week of 4 July 2011 (Budapest and Båstad).
For the Women's singles seeds, the seeding order follows the ranking list, except where in the opinion of the committee, the grass court credentials of a particular player necessitates a change in the interest of achieving a balanced draw.
The following players would have been seeded, but they withdrew from the event.
Main draw wild card entries
The following players received wild cards into the main draw senior events.
Men's singles
Jamie Baker
David Goffin
Oliver Golding
Josh Goodall
Tommy Haas
Lleyton Hewitt
James Ward
Grega Žemlja
Women's singles
Ashleigh Barty
Naomi Broady
Johanna Konta
Melanie Oudin
Virginie Razzano
Laura Robson
Yaroslava Shvedova
Men's doubles
Liam Broady / Oliver Golding
Jamie Delgado / Ken Skupski
Chris Guccione / Lleyton Hewitt
Josh Goodall / James Ward
Jonathan Marray / Frederik Nielsen
Women's doubles
Naomi Broady / Johanna Konta
Tara Moore / Melanie South
Laura Robson / Heather Watson
Mixed doubles
Ross Hutchins / Heather Watson
Dominic Inglot / Laura Robson
Jonathan Marray / Anne Keothavong
Ken Skupski / Melanie South
Qualifiers entries
Below are the lists of the qualifiers entering in the main draws.
Men's singles
Men's singles qualifiers''
Jürgen Zopp
Adrián Menéndez Maceiras
Guillaume Rufin
Michael Russell
Jesse Levine
Florent Serra
Ryan Sweeting
Dustin Brown
Simone Bolelli
Jimmy Wang
Brian Baker
Kenny de Schepper
Ruben Bemelmans
Íñigo Cervantes
Jerzy Janowicz
Andrey KuznetsovLucky losers Wayne Odesnik
Women's singlesWomen's singles qualifiers Melinda Czink
Annika Beck
Maria Elena Camerin
Kristina Mladenovic
Sandra Zaniewska
Vesna Dolonc
Jana Čepelová
Kristýna Plíšková
Karolína Plíšková
Camila Giorgi
CoCo Vandeweghe
Mirjana LučićLucky losers Misaki Doi
Men's doublesMen's doubles qualifiers Andre Begemann / Igor Zelenay
Matthias Bachinger / Tobias Kamke
Bobby Reynolds / Izak van der Merwe
Lewis Burton / George MorganLucky losers Sanchai Ratiwatana / Sonchat Ratiwatana
Colin Ebelthite / John Peers
Women's doublesWomen's doubles qualifiers'''
Darija Jurak / Katalin Marosi
Mirjana Lučić / Valeria Savinykh
Lindsay Lee-Waters / Megan Moulton-Levy
Vesna Dolonc / Olga Savchuk
Protected ranking
The following players were accepted directly into the main draw using a protected ranking:
Men's singles
Benjamin Becker
Paul-Henri Mathieu
Withdrawals
The following players were accepted directly into the main tournament, but withdrew with injuries or personal reasons.
Men's singles
Pablo Cuevas → replaced by Vasek Pospisil
Somdev Devvarman → replaced by Karol Beck
Gaël Monfils → replaced by Wayne Odesnik
Robin Söderling → replaced by Blaž Kavčič
Women's singles
Alexandra Dulgheru → replaced by Nina Bratchikova
Kaia Kanepi → replaced by Heather Watson
Michaëlla Krajicek → replaced by Misaki Doi
Andrea Petkovic → replaced by Bojana Jovanovski
Ágnes Szávay → replaced by Lesia Tsurenko
References
External links
Official Wimbledon Championships website
Wimbledon Championships
Wimbledon Championships
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