The 2012 China Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 14th edition of the China Open for the men (16th for the women), and part of the ATP 500 Series of the 2012 ATP World Tour, and of the Premier Series of the 2012 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events were held at the Olympic Green Tennis Center in Beijing, China, from 1 October till 7 October 2012. Novak Djokovic and Victoria Azarenka won the singles titles.
| Stage | Men's singles[1] | Men's doubles | Women's singles[2] | Women's doubles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | 500 | 1000 | ||
| Runner up | 300 | 700 | ||
| Semifinals | 180 | 450 | ||
| Quarterfinals | 90 | 250 | ||
| Round of 16 | 45 | 0 | 140 | |
| Round of 32 | 0 | – | 80 | 5 |
| Round of 64 | - | 5 | – | |
| Qualifier | 20 | 30 | ||
| Qualifying Finalist | 10 | 20 | ||
| Qualifying 1st round | 0 | 1 | ||
| Stage | Men's singles | Men's doubles | Women's singles | Women's doubles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | $505,000 | $148,500 | $775,500 | $266,000 |
| Runner up | $234,000 | $68,000 | $387,750 | $133,000 |
| Semifinals | $110,000 | $33,000 | $169,447 | $53,000 |
| Quarterfinals | $52,520 | $15,500 | $74,450 | $22,260 |
| Round of 16 | $26,810 | $7,920 | $37,225 | $9,350 |
| Round of 32 | $14,710 | – | $19,950 | $4,250 |
| Round of 64 | - | $11,817 | – | |
| Final round qualifying | $1,700 | $2,610 | ||
| First round qualifying | $900 | $1,350 |
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Serbia | Novak Djokovic | 2 | 1 | |
 Spain | David Ferrer | 5 | 2 | |
 France | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 7 | 3 | |
| Marin Čilić | 13 | 4 | ||
| France | Richard Gasquet | 14 | 5 | |
 Ukraine | Alexandr Dolgopolov | 20 | 6 | |
| Tommy Haas | 21 | 7 | ||
| Spain | Fernando Verdasco | 23 | 8 |
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Julien Benneteau
Nikolay Davydenko David Ferrer (stomach virus) Feliciano López| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Bryan | Mike Bryan | 2 | 1 | |||
| Max Mirnyi | Daniel Nestor | 6 | 2 | |||
| Robert Lindstedt | Horia Tecău | 12 | 3 | |||
 Poland | Mariusz Fyrstenberg | Marcin Matkowski | 21 | 4 |
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry as alternates:
Julien BenneteauThe following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Lara Arruabarrena Vecino Lourdes Domínguez Lino
Camila Giorgi Bojana Jovanovski
Ayumi Morita
Laura Robson Elena VesninaThe following player received entry as lucky loser:
Kaia Kanepi (right heel injury) Flavia Pennetta (right wrist injury)
Sloane Stephens Serena Williams (illness) Venus Williams (back injury) Vera Zvonareva (illness)
Dominika Cibulková (left hip injury) Sara Errani (left thigh injury) Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (gastrointestinal illness)The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pairs received entry as alternates:
Sara Errani (left thigh injury) Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (gastrointestinal illness)See main article: 2012 China Open – Men's singles.
Novak Djokovic defeated Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, 7–6(7–4), 6–2See main article: 2012 China Open – Women's singles.
Victoria Azarenka defeated Maria Sharapova, 6–3, 6–1See main article: 2012 China Open – Men's doubles.
Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan defeated 
Carlos Berlocq / 
Denis Istomin, 6–3, 6–2See main article: 2012 China Open – Women's doubles.
Ekaterina Makarova / Elena Vesnina defeated Nuria Llagostera Vives / 
Sania Mirza, 7–5, 7–5
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