2012 Novak Djokovic Tennis Season

2012 Novak Djokovic tennis season
	A detail of Djokovic in Indian Wells
Full name	Novak Djokovic
Country	Serbia
Calendar prize money	$12,803,739 (singles & doubles)
Singles
Season record	75–12 (86.21%)
Calendar titles	6
Year-end ranking	No. 1
Ranking change from previous year
Grand Slam & significant results
Australian Open	W
French Open	F
Wimbledon	SF
US Open	F
Olympic Games	4th
Doubles
Season record	0–2 (0%)
Calendar titles	0
Current ranking	542
Ranking change from previous year	302
Olympic Games	R1
	← 2011 2013 →

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

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles matches

Tournament	#	Round	Opponent	Rank	Result	Score
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
	2 / 507	2R	Santiago Giraldo	56	Win	6–3, 6–2, 6–1
	3 / 508	3R	Nicolas Mahut	81	Win	6–0, 6–1, 6–1
	4 / 509	4R	Lleyton Hewitt	181	Win	6–1, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3
	5 / 510	QF	David Ferrer	5	Win	6–4, 7–6^(7–4), 6–1
	6 / 511	SF	Andy Murray	4	Win	6–3, 3–6, 6–7^(4–7), 6–1, 7–5
	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
	8 / 513	1R	Cedrik-Marcel Stebe	72	Win	6–4, 6–2
	9 / 514	2R	Sergiy Stakhovsky	74	Win	7–6^(7–5), 6–3
	10 / 515	QF	Janko Tipsarević	9	Win	6–1, 7–6^(8–6)
	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
	12 / 517	2R	Andrey Golubev	145	Win	6–3, 6–2
	13 / 518	3R	Kevin Anderson	30	Win	6–2, 6–3
	14 / 519	4R	Pablo Andújar	45	Win	6–0, 6–7^(5–7), 6–2
	15 / 520	QF	Nicolás Almagro	12	Win	6–3, 6–4
	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
	17 / 522	2R	Marcos Baghdatis	42	Win	6–4, 6–4
	18 / 523	3R	Viktor Troicki	27	Win	6–3, 6–4
	19 / 524	4R	Richard Gasquet	17	Win	7–5, 6–3
	20 / 525	QF	David Ferrer	5	Win	6–2, 7–6^(7–1)
	21 / 526	SF	Juan Mónaco	21	Win	6–0, 7–6^(7–5)
	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
	23 / 528	2R	Andreas Seppi	44	Win	6–1, 6–4
	24 / 529	3R	Alexandr Dolgopolov	21	Win	2–6, 6–1, 6–4
	25 / 530	QF	Robin Haase	55	Win	6–4, 6–2
	26 / 531	SF	Tomáš Berdych	7	Win	4–6, 6–3, 6–2
	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
	28 / 533	2R	Daniel Gimeno-Traver	137	Win	6–2, 2–6, 6–3
	29 / 534	3R	Stanislas Wawrinka	21	Win	7–6^(7–5), 6–4
	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
	31 / 536	2R	Bernard Tomic	32	Win	6–3, 6–3
	32 / 537	3R	Juan Mónaco	15	Win	4–6, 6–2, 6–3
	33 / 538	QF	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga	5	Win	7–5, 6–1
	34 / 539	SF	Roger Federer	2	Win	6–2, 7–6^(7–4)
	35 / 540	F	Rafael Nadal	3	Loss (2)	5–7, 3–6
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
	37 / 542	2R	Blaž Kavčič	99	Win	6–0, 6–4, 6–4
	38 / 543	3R	Nicolas Devilder	286	Win	6–1, 6–2, 6–2
	39 / 544	4R	Andreas Seppi	25	Win	4–6, 6–7^(5–7), 6–3, 7–5, 6–3
	40 / 545	QF	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga	5	Win	6–1, 5–7, 5–7, 7–6^(8–6), 6–1
	41 / 546	SF	Roger Federer	3	Win	6–4, 7–5, 6–3
	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
	43 / 548	1R	Juan Carlos Ferrero	38	Win	6–3, 6–3, 6–1
	44 / 549	2R	Ryan Harrison	48	Win	6–4, 6–4, 6–4
	45 / 550	3R	Radek Štěpánek	27	Win	4–6, 6–2, 6–2, 6–2
	46 / 551	4R	Viktor Troicki	34	Win	6–3, 6–1, 6–3
	47 / 552	QF	Florian Mayer	29	Win	6–4, 6–1, 6–4
	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
	49 / 554	1R	Fabio Fognini	66	Win	6–7^(7–9), 6–2, 6–2
	50 / 555	2R	Andy Roddick	21	Win	6–2, 6–1
	51 / 556	3R	Lleyton Hewitt	159	Win	4–6, 7–5, 6–1
	52 / 557	QF	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga	6	Win	6–1, 7–5
	53 / 558	SF	Andy Murray	4	Loss	5–7, 5–7
	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
	55 / 560	2R	Bernard Tomic	49	Win	6–2, 6–3
	56 / 561	3R	Sam Querrey	35	Win	6–4, 6–4
	57 / 562	QF	Tommy Haas	25	Win	6–3, 3–6, 6–3
	58 / 563	SF	Janko Tipsarević	9	Win	6–4, 6–1
	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
	60 / 565	2R	Andreas Seppi	27	Win	7–6^(7–4), 6–2
	61 / 566	3R	Nikolay Davydenko	50	Win	6–0, Ret.
	62 / 567	QF	Marin Čilić	15	Win	6–3, 6–2
	63 / 568	SF	Juan Martín del Potro	9	Win	6–3, 6–2
	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
	65 / 570	1R	Paolo Lorenzi	69	Win	6–1, 6–0, 6–1
	66 / 571	2R	Rogério Dutra Silva	112	Win	6–2, 6–1, 6–2
	67 / 572	3R	Julien Benneteau	35	Win	6–3, 6–2, 6–2
	68 / 573	4R	Stanislas Wawrinka	19	Win	6–4, 6–1, 3–1 Ret.
	69 / 574	QF	Juan Martín del Potro	8	Win	6–2, 7–6^(7–3), 6–4
	70 / 575	SF	David Ferrer	5	Win	2–6, 6–1, 6–4, 6–2
	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
	72 / 577	1R	Michael Berrer	123	Win	6–1, 6–7^(3–7), 6–2
	73 / 578	2R	Carlos Berlocq	50	Win	6–1, 6–3
	74 / 579	QF	Jürgen Melzer	37	Win	6–1, 6–2
	75 / 580	SF	Florian Mayer	29	Win	6–1, 6–4
	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
	77 / 582	2R	Grigor Dimitrov	56	Win	6–3, 6–2
	78 / 583	3R	Feliciano López	29	Win	6–3, 6–3
	79 / 584	QF	Tommy Haas	21	Win	6–3, 6–3
	80 / 585	SF	Tomáš Berdych	7	Win	6–3, 6–4
	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
	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
	84 / 589	RR	Andy Murray	3	Win	4–6, 6–3, 7–5
	85 / 590	RR	Tomáš Berdych	6	Win	6–2, 7–6^(8–6)
	86 / 591	SF	Juan Martín del Potro	7	Win	4–6, 6–3, 6–2
	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
	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
	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
	QF	Gaël Monfils	Win	6–2, 4–6, 6–2
	SF	Roger Federer	Win	6–2, 6–1
	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						13630	12920	710 difference

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						270	0	270 difference

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^[update].

Game feature	YTD		2011	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 (70.6%) record against the top 10, a 33–2 (94.3%) record against the top 50 and an 18–0 (100%) 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)

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		$500,000	$10,453,739
ATP Bonus Pool		$2,346,184	$12,799,923
Doubles		$3,816	$12,803,739
as of November 13, 2012^[update]

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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