2012 US Open (tennis)
The 2012 US Open was a tennis tournament played on the outdoor hard courts at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows Park, of Queens, New York City, United States. It was played from August 27 to September 10. As a result of adverse weather conditions on September 8, which included a full evacuation of the National Tennis Center because of an upcoming tornado, another day was added to the schedule for the fifth straight year, with the women's final postponed to the afternoon of Sunday, September 9 rather than the previous evening, the men's semi-final between Novak Djokovic and David Ferrer suspended on September 8 and completed on September 9, and the men's final postponed to the afternoon of Monday, September 10.
Djokovic and Samantha Stosur were the defending men's and women's singles champions, respectively. Both were unsuccessful in their title defences; Stosur being narrowly defeated by World No. 1 Victoria Azarenka in the quarter-finals, and Djokovic defeated in the final by Andy Murray. Murray became the first British man since Fred Perry in 1936 to win a Grand Slam singles title, and the first man to win both the US Open and the Olympic men's singles gold medal in the same year. In the women's draw, Serena Williams won her fourth US Open title, and first since 2008, by defeating Victoria Azarenka in the final.
Notable Events
- 2010 champion and 2011 finalist Rafael Nadal withdrew from the tournament because of a knee injury.
- 2010 finalist Vera Zvonareva also withdrew from the tournament due to illness.
- Two former World No. 1s and US Open champions ended their careers after this year's US Open. Three-time women's champion Kim Clijsters suffered her first defeat at Flushing Meadows since losing the 2003 final to her compatriot and rival Justine Henin, when she was defeated in the second round by Laura Robson. This loss marked the end of Clijsters' singles career. American Andy Roddick, who won in 2003, retired from professional tennis with his loss against 2009 champion Juan Martín del Potro in the fourth round.
- Robson followed up her upset of Clijsters with a third round victory against Li Na, making the fourth round of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time, and this was also the first British woman to reach the fourth round in any Grand Slam since Samantha Smith did so in 1998 Wimbledon.
- On September 3, John Isner and Philipp Kohlschreiber finished play at 2:26 am, tying the 1993 Mats Wilander/Mikael Pernfors record for the latest-ever finish to a matchday at the tournament.
- Serena Williams won 23 consecutive games from 4-4 in the first set against Ekaterina Makarova in the third round through to 3-0 in the first set against Ana Ivanovic in the quarter-finals.
- After 17 consecutive Grand Slam tournaments without a quarter-final appearance, Ivanovic reached that stage for the first time since winning the 2008 French Open.
- Ivanovic, Marion Bartoli and Roberta Vinci all advanced to the US Open quarter-finals for the first time. For Vinci, this was her first Grand Slam quarter-final, eleven years and 31 Grand Slam tournaments after debuting at the 2001 US Open.
- Maria Sharapova returned to the semi-finals for the first time since 2006, and Sara Errani advanced to her first ever US Open semi-final.
- Serena Williams advanced to her second straight US Open final, and her sixth overall. She defeated Victoria Azarenka in the first three-set final to be decided since 1995.
- In the men's draw, Tomáš Berdych advanced to his first US Open quarter-final by virtue of his three-set win against Nicolás Almagro in the fourth round. He then advanced to the semi-finals after upsetting five-time US Open champion Roger Federer in the quarter-finals.
- *With Federer's defeat, this meant that for the first time since the 2004 French Open, neither Federer nor Nadal featured in a Grand Slam semi-final.
- With their victory in the men's doubles final, Bob and Mike Bryan took sole possession of the Open-era record for most Grand Slam men's doubles titles. Their 12th Grand Slam title took them past The Woodies. The win was also their fourth at the US Open, tying the Open-era record of Bob Lutz and Stan Smith.
- The women's final between Victoria Azarenka and Serena Williams was postponed to Sunday, due to inclement weather, for the fourth time in five years.
- The second men's semi-final between David Ferrer and Novak Djokovic was also postponed to Sunday, also due to inclement weather, with the men's final to be played on Monday for the fifth year in a row.
- Andy Murray became the first British winner of a Grand Slam singles title since 1977, and the first British man to do so since 1936, by defeating the defending champion Djokovic in the final. Lasting 4:54, it was the equal-longest US Open final by duration in history, and the equal-second longest Grand Slam final in the Open Era, only behind the 2012 Australian Open final.
- For the first time since 2003, the four Grand Slam Men's Singles titles were won by different players.
Points and prize money
Point distribution
Below is a series of tables for each of the competitions showing the ranking points on offer for each event.Seniors points
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 128 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Men's Singles | 2000 | 1200 | 720 | 360 | 180 | 90 | 45 | 10 | 25 | 16 | 8 | 0 |
| Men's Doubles | 2000 | 1200 | 720 | 360 | 180 | 90 | 0 | – | 25 | – | – | – |
| Women's Singles | 2000 | 1400 | 900 | 500 | 280 | 160 | 100 | 5 | 60 | 50 | 40 | 2 |
| Women's Doubles | 2000 | 1400 | 900 | 500 | 280 | 160 | 5 | – | 60 | – | – | – |
Junior points
Prize money
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 128 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | $1,900,000 | $950,000 | $475,000 | $237,500 | $120,000 | $65,000 | $37,000 | $23,000 | $8,638 | $5,775 | $3,000 |
| Doubles * | $420,000 | $210,000 | $105,000 | $50,000 | $26,000 | $16,000 | $11,000 | – | – | – | – |
| Mixed Doubles * | $150,000 | $70,000 | $30,000 | $15,000 | $10,000 | $5,000 | – | – | – | – | – |
* per team
Bonus Prize Money
Singles players
Men's Singles;Women's Singles
Day-by-day summaries
Events
Seniors
Men's singles
Andy Murray defeated Novak Djokovic, 7–6, 7–5, 2–6, 3–6, 6–2Women's singles
Serena Williams defeated Victoria Azarenka, 6–2, 2–6, 7–5Men's doubles
Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan defeated Leander Paes / Radek Štěpánek, 6–3, 6–4Women's doubles
Sara Errani / Roberta Vinci defeated Andrea Hlaváčková / Lucie Hradecká, 6–4, 6–2Mixed doubles
Ekaterina Makarova / Bruno Soares defeated Květa Peschke / Marcin Matkowski, 6–7, 6–1,Juniors
Boys' Singles
Filip Peliwo defeated Liam Broady, 6–2, 2–6, 7–5Girls' Singles
Samantha Crawford defeated Anett Kontaveit, 7–5, 6–3Boys' Doubles
Kyle Edmund / Frederico Ferreira Silva defeated Nick Kyrgios / Jordan Thompson, 5–7, 6–4,Girls' Doubles
Gabrielle Andrews / Taylor Townsend defeated Belinda Bencic / Petra Uberalová, 6–3, 6–4Wheelchair events
This year there was no wheelchair competitions due to a conflict with the Paralympic Games in London. Wheelchair competitions would return in 2013.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 August 20, 2012. Rankings and points as before August 27, 2012.Men's Singles">2012 US Open – Men's Singles">Men's Singles
| Seed | Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points won | Points after | Status |
| 1 | 1 |  Roger Federer | 12,165 | 720 | 360 | 11,805 | Quarterfinals lost to  Tomáš Berdych |
| 2 | 2 |  Novak Djokovic | 11,270 | 2,000 | 1,200 | 10,470 | Runner-up, lost to  Andy Murray |
| 3 | 4 | Andy Murray | 7,290 | 720 | 2,000 | 8,570 | Champion, defeated Novak Djokovic |
| 4 | 5 |  David Ferrer | 5,375 | 180 | 720 | 5,915 | Semifinals lost to Novak Djokovic |
| 5 | 6 |  Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 4,835 | 360 | 45 | 4,530 | Second round lost to  Martin Kližan |
| 6 | 7 | Tomáš Berdych | 4,200 | 90 | 720 | 4,830 | Semifinals lost to Andy Murray |
| 7 | 8 |  Juan Martín del Potro | 3,620 | 90 | 360 | 3,890 | Quarterfinals lost to Novak Djokovic |
| 8 | 9 | Janko Tipsarević | 3,285 | 360 | 360 | 3,285 | Quarterfinals lost to David Ferrer |
| 9 | 10 |  John Isner | 2,880 | 360 | 90 | 2,610 | Third round lost to  Philipp Kohlschreiber |
| 10 | 11 | Juan Mónaco | 2,735 | 180 | 10 | 2,565 | First round lost to Guillermo García-López |
| 11 | 12 | Nicolás Almagro | 2,305 | 10 | 180 | 2,475 | Fourth round lost to Tomáš Berdych |
| 12 | 13 |  Marin Čilić | 2,185 | 90 | 360 | 2,455 | Quarterfinals lost to Andy Murray |
| 13 | 14 | Richard Gasquet | 2,030 | 45 | 180 | 2,165 | Fourth round lost to David Ferrer |
| 14 | 15 |  Alexandr Dolgopolov | 1,905 | 180 | 90 | 1,815 | Third round lost Stan Wawrinka |
| 15 | 16 |  Milos Raonic | 1,900 | 0 | 180 | 2,080 | Fourth round lost to Andy Murray |
| 16 | 17 | Gilles Simon | 1,890 | 180 | 90 | 1,800 | Third round lost to Mardy Fish |
| 17 | 18 |  Kei Nishikori | 1,790 | 10 | 90 | 1,870 | Third round lost to Marin Čilić |
| 18 | 19 | Stan Wawrinka | 1,730 | 45 | 180 | 1,865 | Fourth round lost to Novak Djokovic |
| 19 | 20 | Philipp Kohlschreiber | 1,685 | 10 | 180 | 1,855 | Fourth round lost to Janko Tipsarević |
| 20 | 22 | Andy Roddick | 1,600 | 360 | 180 | 1,420 | Fourth round lost to Juan Martín del Potro |
| 21 | 21 | Tommy Haas | 1,633 | 90 | 10 | 1,553 | First round lost to  Ernests Gulbis |
| 22 | 23 | Florian Mayer | 1,580 | 90 | 10 | 1,500 | First round retired against Jack Sock |
| 23 | 25 | Mardy Fish | 1,535 | 180 | 180 | 1,535 | Fourth round withdrew due to health reasons |
| 24 | 24 | Marcel Granollers | 1,555 | 90 | 45 | 1,510 | Second round lost to James Blake |
| 25 | 26 | Fernando Verdasco | 1,525 | 90 | 90 | 1,525 | Third round lost to Roger Federer |
| 26 | 27 |  Andreas Seppi | 1,390 | 10 | 10 | 1,390 | First round lost to Tommy Robredo |
| 27 | 28 | Sam Querrey | 1,350 | 0 | 90 | 1,440 | Third round lost to Tomáš Berdych |
| 28 | 29 |  Mikhail Youzhny | 1,290 | 10 | 10 | 1,290 | First round lost to  Gilles Müller |
| 29 | 30 | Viktor Troicki | 1,255 | 10 | 10 | 1,255 | First round lost to Cedrik-Marcel Stebe |
| 30 | 31 | Feliciano López | 1,220 | 90 | 90 | 1,220 | Third round lost to Andy Murray |
| 31 | 35 | Julien Benneteau | 1,075 | 90 | 90 | 1,075 | Third round lost to Novak Djokovic |
| 32 | 32 | Jérémy Chardy | 1,168 | 0 | 90 | 1,258 | Third round lost to Martin Kližan |
The following player would have been seeded, but he withdrew from the event.
| Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points after | Reason |
| 3 | Rafael Nadal | 8,715 | 1,200 | 7,515 | Knee tendinitis |
Women's Singles">2012 US Open – Women's Singles">Women's Singles
| Seed | Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points won | Points after | Status |
| 1 | 1 |  Victoria Azarenka | 9,025 | 160 | 1,400 | 10,265 | Runner-up, lost to Serena Williams |
| 2 | 2 |  Agnieszka Radwańska | 8,115 | 100 | 280 | 8,295 | Fourth round lost to Roberta Vinci |
| 3 | 3 | Maria Sharapova | 7,695 | 160 | 900 | 8,435 | Semifinals lost to Victoria Azarenka |
| 4 | 4 | Serena Williams | 7,300 | 1,400 | 2,000 | 7,900 | Champion, defeated Victoria Azarenka |
| 5 | 5 | Petra Kvitová | 6,415 | 5 | 280 | 6,690 | Fourth round lost to Marion Bartoli |
| 6 | 6 | Angelique Kerber | 5,705 | 900 | 280 | 5,085 | Fourth round lost to Sara Errani |
| 7 | 7 |  Samantha Stosur | 5,700 | 2,000 | 500 | 4,200 | Quarterfinals lost to Victoria Azarenka |
| 8 | 9 |  Caroline Wozniacki | 4,335 | 900 | 5 | 3,440 | First round lost to  Irina-Camelia Begu |
| 9 | 8 |  Li Na | 4,371 | 5 | 160 | 4,526 | Third round lost to Laura Robson |
| 10 | 10 | Sara Errani | 3,860 | 5 | 900 | 4,755 | Semifinals lost to Serena Williams |
| 11 | 11 | Marion Bartoli | 3,400 | 100 | 500 | 3,800 | Quarterfinals lost to Maria Sharapova |
| 12 | 13 | Ana Ivanovic | 2,980 | 280 | 500 | 3,200 | Quarterfinals lost to Serena Williams |
| 13 | 14 | Dominika Cibulková | 2,945 | 100 | 160 | 3,005 | Third round lost to Roberta Vinci |
| 14 | 12 | Maria Kirilenko | 3,055 | 280 | 160 | 2,935 | |
| 15 | 17 | Lucie Šafářová | 2,210 | 160 | 160 | 2,210 | Third round lost to Nadia Petrova |
| 16 | 23 | Sabine Lisicki | 1,863 | 280 | 5 | 1,588 | First round lost to Sorana Cîrstea |
| 17 | 20 | 2,075 | 500 | 100 | 1,675 | ||
| 18 | 21 | Julia Görges | 1,970 | 160 | 5 | 1,815 | First round lost to Kristýna Plíšková |
| 19 | 22 | Nadia Petrova | 1,885 | 160 | 280 | 2,005 | Fourth round lost to Maria Sharapova |
| 20 | 19 | Roberta Vinci | 2,085 | 160 | 500 | 2,425 | Quarterfinals lost to Sara Errani |
| 21 | 24 | Christina McHale | 1,780 | 160 | 5 | 1,625 | First round lost to  Kiki Bertens |
| 22 | 26 | Francesca Schiavone | 1,716 | 280 | 5 | 1,441 | First round lost to Sloane Stephens |
| 23 | 25 |  Kim Clijsters | 1,765 | 0 | 100 | 1,865 | Second round lost to Laura Robson |
| 24 | 30 | Klára Zakopalová | 1,670 | 5 | 5 | 1,670 | First round lost to Andrea Hlaváčková |
| 25 | 29 | Yanina Wickmayer | 1,675 | 100 | 100 | 1,675 | Second round lost to Pauline Parmentier |
| 26 | 33 | Monica Niculescu | 1,581 | 280 | 5 | 1,306 | First round lost to Ayumi Morita |
| 27 | 36 | Anabel Medina Garrigues | 1,540 | 160 | 5 | 1,385 | First round lost to Lucie Hradecká |
| 28 | 28 | Zheng Jie | 1,676 | 100 | 160 | 1,736 | Third round lost to Victoria Azarenka |
| 29 | 31 |  Tamira Paszek | 1,603 | 5 | 5 | 1,603 | First round lost to Olga Govortsova |
| 30 | 27 | Jelena Janković | 1,681 | 160 | 160 | 1,681 | |
| 31 | 32 | Varvara Lepchenko | 1,600 | 5 | 160 | 1,755 | Third round lost to Samantha Stosur |
| 32 | 34 | Peng Shuai | 1,580 | 280 | 5 | 1,305 | First round lost to Elena Vesnina |
The following players would have been seeded, but they withdrew from the event.
| Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points after | Reason |
| 15 |  Kaia Kanepi | 2,514 | 100 | 2,414 | Achilles tendon injury |
| 16 | Vera Zvonareva | 2,375 | 500 | 1,875 | Viral illness |
| 18 | Flavia Pennetta | 2,190 | 500 | 1,690 | Right wrist injury |
| 49 | Petra Cetkovská | 1,315 | 100 | 1,215 | Right ankle injury |
Wild card entries
Below are the lists of the wild card awardees entering in the main draws.Men's singles wild card entries
- James Blake
- Robby Ginepri
- Lleyton Hewitt
- Steve Johnson
- Denis Kudla
- Dennis Novikov
- Guillaume Rufin
- Jack Sock
Women's singles wild card entries
- Mallory Burdette
- Julia Cohen
- Victoria Duval
- Nicole Gibbs
- Bethanie Mattek-Sands
- Kristina Mladenovic
- Melanie Oudin
- Olivia Rogowska
Men's doubles wild card entries
- Chase Buchanan / Bradley Klahn
- Christian Harrison / Ryan Harrison
- Steve Johnson / Jack Sock
- Jürgen Melzer / Philipp Petzschner
- Nicholas Monroe / Donald Young
- Dennis Novikov / Michael Redlicki
- Bobby Reynolds / Michael Russell
Women's' doubles wild card entries
- Mallory Burdette / Nicole Gibbs
- Kim Clijsters / Kirsten Flipkens
- Samantha Crawford / Alexandra Kiick
- Irina Falconi / Maria Sanchez
- Madison Keys / Jessica Pegula
- Grace Min / Melanie Oudin
- Serena Williams / Venus Williams
Mixed doubles wild card entries
- Samantha Crawford / Mitchell Krueger
- Irina Falconi / Steve Johnson
- Varvara Lepchenko / Donald Young
- Nicole Melichar / Brian Battistone
- Grace Min / Bradley Klahn
- Melanie Oudin / Jack Sock
- Sloane Stephens / Rajeev Ram
Qualifiers entries
Men's singles
- Igor Sijsling
- Hiroki Moriya
- Tim Smyczek
- Guido Pella
- Karol Beck
- Grega Žemlja
- Rhyne Williams
- Maxime Authom
- Bradley Klahn
- Guido Andreozzi
- Matthias Bachinger
- Bobby Reynolds
- Jimmy Wang
- Ricardo Mello
- Daniel Brands
- Teymuraz Gabashvili
- Florent Serra
Women's Singles
- Magdaléna Rybáriková
- Tatjana Malek
- Nastassja Burnett
- Samantha Crawford
- Anastasia Rodionova
- Lesia Tsurenko
- Edina Gallovits-Hall
- Johanna Konta
- Kirsten Flipkens
- Julia Glushko
- Lara Arruabarrena
- Elina Svitolina
- Olga Puchkova
- Alla Kudryavtseva
- Stefanie Vögele
- Kristýna Plíšková
- Eleni Daniilidou
Protected ranking
; Men's Singles
- Somdev Devvarman
- Paul-Henri Mathieu
- Tommy Robredo
- Timea Bacsinszky
- Ágnes Szávay
Withdrawals
;Men's Singles
;Before the tournament
- Juan Ignacio Chela → replaced by Adrian Ungur
- Juan Carlos Ferrero → replaced by Olivier Rochus
- Gaël Monfils → replaced by Benjamin Becker
- Rafael Nadal → replaced by Rajeev Ram
- David Nalbandian → replaced by Florent Serra
- Mardy Fish
;Before the tournament
- Elena Baltacha → replaced by Gréta Arn
- Petra Cetkovská → replaced by Eleni Daniilidou
- Kaia Kanepi → replaced by Garbiñe Muguruza
- Svetlana Kuznetsova → replaced by Sesil Karatantcheva
- Flavia Pennetta → replaced by Johanna Larsson
- Vera Zvonareva → replaced by Casey Dellacqua