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2012 Western & Southern Open

The 2012 Western and Southern Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 111th edition and the 84th of the Cincinnati Masters, and was part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 of the 2012 ATP World Tour, and of the WTA Premier 5 tournaments of the 2012 WTA Tour. The tournament was held at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, Ohio, United States, from August 11 to August 19, 2012. Roger Federer and Li Na won the singles titles.

Points and prize money
Point distribution Prize money ==ATP singles main-draw entrants==
ATP singles main-draw entrants
Seeds The following players were seeded in the main singles draw, following the ATP rankings of August 6, 2012: Other entrants The following players received wild cards into the main singles draw: • Brian BakerJames BlakeLleyton HewittSam Querrey The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw: • Ivan DodigFabio FogniniJesse LevinePaul-Henri MathieuMarinko MatosevicSergiy StakhovskyLu Yen-hsun The following players received entry as lucky losers: • Jérémy ChardyAlejandro Falla WithdrawalsNicolás Almagro (shoulder injury) • Juan Carlos Ferrero (foot injury) • John Isner (back injury) • Gaël Monfils (knee injury) • Rafael Nadal (knee injury) • Gilles Simon (shoulder injury) • Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (knee injury) • Fernando Verdasco (wrist injury) RetirementsJanko Tipsarević (virus) • Nikolay Davydenko ==ATP doubles main-draw entrants==
ATP doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds • Rankings are as of August 6, 2012 Other entrants The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: • Brian Baker / Rajeev RamJames Blake / Sam Querrey RetirementsJuan Mónaco (toe injury) • Janko Tipsarević (virus) ==WTA singles main-draw entrants==
WTA singles main-draw entrants
Seeds Other entrants The following players received wild cards into the main singles draw: • Camila GiorgiSloane StephensVenus Williams The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw: • Akgul AmanmuradovaKiki BertensEleni DaniilidouCasey DellacquaAndrea HlaváčkováSesil KaratantchevaMadison KeysVania KingJohanna LarssonBethanie Mattek-SandsUrszula RadwańskaYaroslava Shvedova The following players received entry as lucky losers: • Tímea BabosAnna Tatishvili WithdrawalsAna Ivanovic (right foot injury) • Kaia Kanepi (achilles heel injury) • Svetlana Kuznetsova (knee injury) • Sabine Lisicki (left abdominal sprain) • Monica Niculescu (hand injury) • Flavia Pennetta (wrist injury) • Andrea Petkovic (knee injury) • Maria Sharapova (stomach virus) • Vera Zvonareva (illness) RetirementsDominika Cibulková (right elbow injury) • Christina McHale (gastrointestinal illness) • Tamira Paszek (migraine) • Nadia Petrova (dizziness) • Yaroslava Shvedova (heat illness) ==WTA doubles main-draw entrants==
WTA doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds • 1 Rankings are as of August 6, 2012 Other entrants The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: • Eleni Daniilidou / Peng ShuaiJelena Janković / Shahar Pe'er The following pairs received entry as alternates: • Sofia Arvidsson / Jill CraybasDarija Jurak / Katalin Marosi WithdrawalsNadia Petrova (dizziness) • Yaroslava Shvedova (heat illness) RetirementsDominika Cibulková (right elbow injury) • Peng Shuai (right shoulder injury) ==Finals==
Finals
Men's singles Roger Federer defeated Novak Djokovic, 6–0, 7–6(9–7) • It was Roger Federer's 5th title in Cincinnati making him the only player in history ever to win this tournament five times. Federer won the event without dropping serve throughout the tournament. Women's singles Li Na defeated Angelique Kerber, 1–6, 6–3, 6–1 • It was Li Na's first title of the year and sixth of her career. Men's doubles Robert Lindstedt / Horia Tecău defeated Mahesh Bhupathi / Rohan Bopanna, 6–4, 6–4 Women's doubles Andrea Hlaváčková / Lucie Hradecká defeated Katarina Srebotnik / Zheng Jie, 6–1, 6–3 ==References==
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