2012 BNP Paribas Open explained

Date:March 5– 18
Prize Money:$4,694,696
Edition:39th (ATP) / 24th (WTA)
Category:World Tour Masters 1000 (ATP)
Premier Mandatory (WTA)
Surface:Hard / outdoor
Location:Indian Wells, California, US
Venue:Indian Wells Tennis Garden
Champms: Roger Federer
Champws: Victoria Azarenka
Champmd: Marc López / Rafael Nadal
Champwd: Liezel Huber / Lisa Raymond
Main Name:Indian Wells Open

The 2012 BNP Paribas Open (also known as the 2012 Indian Wells Open) was a professional tennis tournament played at Indian Wells, California in March 2012. It was the 39th edition of the men's event (24th for the women), known as the BNP Paribas Open, and was classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2012 ATP World Tour and a Premier Mandatory event on the 2012 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, California, United States from March 5 through March 18, 2012 and were played on outdoor hard courts. Roger Federer and Victoria Azarenka won the singles titles.

Finals

Men's singles

See main article: 2012 BNP Paribas Open – Men's singles.

Women's singles

See main article: 2012 BNP Paribas Open – Women's singles.

Men's doubles

See main article: 2012 BNP Paribas Open – Men's doubles.

Women's doubles

See main article: 2012 BNP Paribas Open – Women's doubles.

Points and prize money

Point distribution

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Champion1000
Runner up600700
Semifinals360450
Quarterfinals180250
Round of 1690140
Round of 324510805
Round of 6425 (10)–50 (5)–
Round of 128105
Qualifier1630
Qualifying Finalist820
Qualifying 1st round1

Prize money

All money is in US dollars

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Champion$1,000,000$241,000$1,000,000$241,000
Runner up$500,000$121,000$500,000$121,000
Semifinals$200,000$55,000$200,000$55,000
Quarterfinals$100,000$27,041$100,000$27,041
Round of 16$43,520$14,259$43,520$14,259
Round of 32$23,291$7,632$23,291$7,632
Round of 64$12,725–$12,725–
Round of 96$7,709$7,709
Final round qualifying$2,296$2,296
First round qualifying$1,175$1,175

Players

Men's singles

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank1 Seed
1 1
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5
6 6
Tomáš Berdych7 7
8 8
9 9
10 10
11 11
1212
13 13
14 14
15 15
16 16
JapanKei Nishikori1717
Florian Mayer1818
SpainFernando Verdasco1919
2020
21 21
2222
23 23
24 24
25 25
26 26
2727
28 28
Kevin Anderson3029
Andy Roddick3130
ArgentinaJuan Ignacio Chela3231
FranceJulien Benneteau3332

Other entrants

The following players got wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following player received entry using a protected ranking into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

The following players received entry as lucky losers:

Withdrawals

Retirements

Men's doubles

Seeds

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRank1 Seed
Bob BryanMike Bryan21
Max MirnyiDaniel Nestor62
FranceMichaël LlodraNenad Zimonjić113
SwedenRobert LindstedtHoria Tecău194
IndiaMahesh Bhupathi IndiaRohan Bopanna205
Mariusz FyrstenbergMarcin Matkowski266
IndiaLeander PaesRadek Štěpánek297
AustriaOliver MarachAlexander Peya428

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

The following pair received entry as alternates:

Retirements

Women's singles

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank1 Seed
BelarusVictoria Azarenka11
Russian FederationMaria Sharapova22
Czech RepublicPetra Kvitová33
Caroline Wozniacki44
PolandAgnieszka Radwańska55
AustraliaSamantha Stosur66
FranceMarion Bartoli77
ChinaLi Na88
Russian FederationVera Zvonareva99
ItalyFrancesca Schiavone1210
Sabine Lisicki1311
SerbiaJelena Janković1412
Russian FederationAnastasia Pavlyuchenkova1513
Julia Görges1614
SerbiaAna Ivanovic1715
SlovakiaDominika Cibulková1816
ChinaPeng Shuai1917
Angelique Kerber2018
SlovakiaDaniela Hantuchová2119
Russian FederationMaria Kirilenko2220
ItalyRoberta Vinci2321
BelgiumYanina Wickmayer2422
Czech RepublicLucie Šafářová2523
SpainAnabel Medina Garrigues2624
Russian FederationSvetlana Kuznetsova2725
RomaniaMonica Niculescu2826
ItalyFlavia Pennetta2927
Czech RepublicPetra Cetkovská3028
EstoniaKaia Kanepi3129
Russian FederationNadia Petrova3230
ChinaZheng Jie3331
Christina McHale3432

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the main draw:

The following player received entry using a protected ranking:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Withdrawals

Retirements

Women's doubles

Seeds

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRank1 Seed
Liezel HuberLisa Raymond31
Sania MirzaElena Vesnina152
Czech RepublicAndrea HlaváčkováLucie Hradecká203
Russian FederationMaria KirilenkoNadia Petrova264
ItalySara Errani ItalyRoberta Vinci295
Anabel Medina GarriguesFlavia Pennetta466
SpainNuria Llagostera VivesArantxa Parra Santonja497
Anna-Lena GrönefeldVania King528

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rankings explained. 8 January 2011. atpworldtour.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20110110061359/http://www.atpworldtour.com/Rankings/Rankings-FAQ.aspx. 10 January 2011 . live.
  2. Web site: WTA Tour rules . 8 January 2011 . wtatour.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110124021713/http://www.wtatour.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Archive/AboutTheTour/rules.pdf . 24 January 2011 .
  3. Web site: Prize Money BNP Paribas Open 2012. 10 March 2011. bnpparibasopen.com. PDF. 26 January 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120126100115/http://www.bnpparibasopen.com/~/media/C59C7C95D90F4E7EA9678C4BA5AC92DE.ashx. dead.
  4. http://www.yardbarker.com/tennis/articles/clijsters_withdraws_from_indian_wells/9924610 Clijsters withdraws from Indian Wells

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