2012 Aegon Championships Explained

Date:11–17 June
Edition:110th
Prize Money:€625,300
Draw:56S / 24D
Category:World Tour 250
Surface:Grass
Location:London, United Kingdom
Champs: Marin Čilić[1]
Champd: Max Mirnyi / Daniel Nestor[2]
Main Name:Queen's Club Championships

The 2012 Aegon Championships (also known traditionally as the Queen's Club Championships) was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 110th edition of the Queen's Club Championships and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2012 ATP World Tour. It took place at the Queen's Club in London, United Kingdom, in the club's 126th year between 11 and 17 June.

Marin Čilić won the tournament after his opponent in the final, David Nalbandian was disqualified for kicking a lines official.

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank1 Seed
United KingdomAndy Murray[3] 41
FranceJo-Wilfried Tsonga52
SerbiaJanko Tipsarević83
FranceGilles Simon124
SpainFeliciano López175
Marin Čilić246
Andy Roddick307
FranceJulien Benneteau328
Kevin Anderson349
ArgentinaDavid Nalbandian4010
CyprusMarcos Baghdatis4211
UzbekistanDenis Istomin4312
Russian FederationAlex Bogomolov, Jr.4613
LuxembourgGilles Müller5414
JapanGo Soeda5815
Ivo Karlović5916

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

The following player received a Lucky Loser spot:

Withdrawals

Doubles main draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRank1 Seed
Max MirnyiDaniel Nestor21
Bob BryanMike Bryan62
PolandMariusz FyrstenbergRadek Štěpánek163
Robert LindstedtHoria Tecău214
IndiaMahesh BhupathiRohan Bopanna255
United KingdomColin FlemingRoss Hutchins556
SerbiaJanko TipsarevićNenad Zimonjić567
Eric ButoracPaul Hanley728

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

The following pair received entry as alternates:

Withdrawals

Finals

Singles

See main article: 2012 Aegon Championships – Singles.

Doubles

See main article: 2012 Aegon Championships – Doubles.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2012 London Queens – Singles draw . Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. Web site: 2012 London Queens – Doubles draw . Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. Web site: BBC Sport - Andy Murray and BBC commit to AEGON until 2016 . 5 May 2012.
  4. News: Britons Broady, Baker and Golding handed Queen's wildcards . BBC Sport . 7 June 2012 . 7 June 2012 .
  5. News: Lleyton Hewitt and James Ward handed wildcards for AEGON . BBC Sport . 22 May 2012 . 7 June 2012 .