2012 Qatar Open
| 2012 Qatar Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | January 2 – January 7 |
| Edition | 20th |
| Category | ATP World Tour 250 series |
| Draw | 32S/16D |
| Prize money | $1,024,000 |
| Surface | Hard / Outdoor |
| Location | Doha, Qatar |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [1] | |
| Doubles | |
 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.
Champions
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
Filip Polášek / Lukáš Rosol defeated 
Christopher Kas / Philipp Kohlschreiber 6–3, 6–4
Singles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 ESP |
Rafael Nadal | 2 | 1 |
 SUI |
Roger Federer | 3 | 2 |
| FRA |
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 6 | 3 |
| FRA |
Gaël Monfils | 15 | 4 |
 SRB |
Viktor Troicki | 21 | 5 |
 RUS |
Alex Bogomolov, Jr. | 34 | 6 |
| RUS |
Mikhail Youzhny | 35 | 7 |
 ITA |
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:
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 | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 GBR |
Colin Fleming | GBR |
Ross Hutchins | 76 | 1 |
 USA |
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Dick Norman | 94 | 2 |
| ITA |
Daniele Bracciali | ITA |
Potito Starace | 95 | 3 |
| UKR |
Sergiy Stakhovsky | RUS |
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
- "atpworldtour.com Doha tournament profile". atpworldtour.com. Retrieved 2011-11-29.
- Specific
- ↑ "ATP – 2012 Doha Men's Singles Draw". ATP.
- ↑ "ATP – 2012 Doha Men's Doubles Draw". ATP.
- ↑ "Qatar ExxonMobil Open 2012 20th Anniversary Announces Player Field". qatartennis.org. Qatar Tennis Federation (QTF). 2011-11-23. Retrieved 2011-11-30.
- ↑ "Official Player Acceptance List" (PDF). qatartennis.org. Qatar Tennis Federation (QTF). 2011-11-22. Retrieved 2011-11-30.
- ↑ "ATP singles rankings, as of November 27, 2011". atpworldtour.com. ATP Tour, Inc. 2011-11-27. Retrieved 2011-11-30.