2012 Qatar Open Explained

Date:	2–7 January 2012
Edition:	20th
Category:	ATP World Tour 250 series
Prize Money:	$1,024,000
Draw:	32S / 16D
Surface:	Hard / outdoor
Location:	Doha, Qatar
Main Name:	ATP Qatar Open
Before Name:	Qatar Open
After Name:	Qatar Open
Champs:	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga^[1]
Champd:	Filip Polášek / Lukáš Rosol^[2]

The 2012 Qatar Open (also known as 2012 Qatar ExxonMobil Open for sponsorship reasons) was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 20th edition of the Qatar Open, and part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2012 ATP World Tour. It took place at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex in Doha, Qatar, from January 2 through January 7, 2012. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga won the singles title.

Finals

Singles

See main article: 2012 Qatar Open – Singles. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga defeated Gaël Monfils 7–5, 6–3

• It was Tsonga's 1st title of the year and 8th of his career.

Doubles

See main article: 2012 Qatar Open – Doubles. Filip Polášek / Lukáš Rosol defeated Christopher Kas / Philipp Kohlschreiber 6–3, 6–4

Singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

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width=70	Country	width=175	Player	Rank	Seed
Spain	Rafael Nadal	2	1
	Roger Federer	3	2
France	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga	6	3
France	Gaël Monfils	15	4
Serbia	Viktor Troicki	21	5
Russian Federation	Alex Bogomolov Jr.	34	6
Russian Federation	Mikhail Youzhny	35	7
Italy	Andreas Seppi	38	8

• Rankings are as of December 26, 2011

Other entrants

The following players received wild cards:

• Jabor Al Mutawa
• Sergei Bubka
• Malek Jaziri

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Matthias Bachinger
• Denis Gremelmayr
• Roberto Bautista Agut
• Grega Žemlja

Retirements

The following players retire from the singles main draw:

• Alex Bogomolov Jr. (right ankle injury)
• Roger Federer (back injury)

Doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Country	Player	Rank^1	Seed
United Kingdom	Colin Fleming	United Kingdom	Ross Hutchins	76	1
	James Cerretani		Dick Norman	94	2
Italy	Daniele Bracciali		Potito Starace	95	3
Ukraine	Sergiy Stakhovsky		Mikhail Youzhny	107	4

• Rankings are as of December 26, 2011

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

• Jabor Al Mutawa / Mohammed Ghareeb
• Sherif Sabry / Mohamed Safwat

Retirements

• Alex Bogomolov Jr. (right ankle injury)

References

General

• Web site: atpworldtour.com. atpworldtour.com Doha tournament profile. 2011-11-29.

Specific

External links

• Official website
• ATP tournament profile
• ITF tournament edition details

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2012 Doha – Singles draw. Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
2. Web site: 2012 Doha – Doubles draw. Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
3. Web site: qatartennis.org. Qatar Tennis Federation (QTF). Qatar ExxonMobil Open 2012 20th Anniversary Announces Player Field. 2011-11-23. 2011-11-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20120112012313/http://www.qatartennis.org/news/more/2/297. 2012-01-12. dead.
4. Web site: qatartennis.org. Qatar Tennis Federation (QTF). Official Player Acceptance List. 2011-11-22. 2011-11-30. PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20120308123938/http://www.qatartennis.org/tournaments/view/433/acceptance-list.html. 2012-03-08. dead.
5. Web site: atpworldtour.com. ATP Tour, Inc.. ATP singles rankings, as of November 27, 2011. 2011-11-27. 2011-11-30.