2012 Mutua Madrid Open

The 2012 Madrid Masters was played on outdoor blue clay courts at the Park Manzanares in Madrid, Spain from 7 to 13 May. It was the 11th edition of the event on the ATP and 4th on the WTA. It 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. The clay courts used for the tournament were dyed blue to provide better contrast with the ball, which garnered controversy amongst players who found the dyeing made the surface too slippery and difficult to maneuver, putting defensive players at a disadvantage. Ion Țiriac, the former Romanian ATP player and billionaire businessman who owns the tournament, instituted the use of the color.

Points and prize money

Point distribution Prize money ==ATP singles main-draw entrants==

ATP singles main-draw entrants

became the first and only man to win a tournament on blue clay. Seeds • Rankings are as of April 30, 2012 Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the main draw: • Guillermo García López The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: • Igor Andreev • Federico Delbonis • Alejandro Falla • Daniel Gimeno Traver • Santiago Giraldo • Victor Hănescu • Sergiy Stakhovsky Withdrawals • Mardy Fish • Juan Mónaco (ankle injury) • Andy Murray (back injury) • Kei Nishikori (stomach injury) • Andy Roddick (hamstring injury) • Robin Söderling (mononucleosis) • Julien Benneteau (elbow, ankle and wrist injuries) • Łukasz Kubot ==ATP doubles main-draw entrants==

ATP doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds • Rankings are as of April 30, 2012 Other entrants The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: • Sergei Bubka / Javier Martí • Daniel Gimeno Traver / Iván Navarro The following pair received entry as alternates: • Alex Bogomolov Jr. / Fabio Fognini Withdrawals • Philipp Kohlschreiber (adductor injury) ==WTA singles main-draw entrants==

WTA singles main-draw entrants

serving. Seeds • Rankings are as of April 30, 2012 Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the main draw: • Lara Arruabarrena Vecino • Garbiñe Muguruza Blanco ==WTA doubles main-draw entrants==

WTA doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds • Rankings are as of April 30, 2012 Other entrants The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: • Dominika Cibulková / Janette Husárová • Lourdes Domínguez Lino / Laura Pous Tió • Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova / Lucie Šafářová • Sílvia Soler Espinosa / Carla Suárez Navarro ==Finals==

Finals

Men's singles Roger Federer defeated Tomáš Berdych, 3–6, 7–5, 7–5 • It was Federer's fourth singles title of the year (out of four finals), and the 74th of his career. The win, Federer's third in Madrid after 2006 and 2009, was his second ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title of the year, and his 20th overall – at the time tying the record of Masters titles co-held by Rafael Nadal. Women's singles Serena Williams defeated Victoria Azarenka, 6–1, 6–3 • It was Williams' second singles title of the year, and the 41st of her career – which tied her with Kim Clijsters as second among active players (10th in the Open Era) with the most singles titles. It was Williams' first Premier Mandatory title of the year, and her 12th Premier Mandatory/Premier 5 or Tier I title overall. Men's doubles Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski defeated Robert Lindstedt / Horia Tecău, 6–3, 6–4 Women's doubles Sara Errani / Roberta Vinci defeated Ekaterina Makarova / Elena Vesnina, 6–1, 3–6, [10–4] ==References==

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