2012 ATP World Tour Finals
Date	5–12 November
Edition	43rd (singles) / 38th (doubles)
Category	World Tour Finals
Draw	8S / 8D
Prize money	$5,500,000
Surface	Hard / indoor
Location	London, United Kingdom
Venue	O2 Arena
Champions
Singles
Novak Djokovic
Doubles
Marcel Granollers /Marc López
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The2012 ATP World Tour Finals (also known as the2012 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals for sponsorship reasons) was a tennisyear-end tournament that was played at theO₂ Arena in London, United Kingdom, between 5 and 12 November 2012.

Novak Djokovic defeatedRoger Federer, 7–6^(8–6), 7–5

• It was Djokovic's 6th title of the year and 34th of his career. It was his 2nd win at the event, winning in 2008.

Marcel Granollers /Marc López defeatedMahesh Bhupathi /Rohan Bopanna, 7–5, 3–6, [10–3]

The 2012 ATP World Tour Finals took place from 5 to 12 November at the O₂ Arena in London, United Kingdom. It was the 43rd edition of the tournament (38th in doubles). The tournament was run by theAssociation of Tennis Professionals (ATP) and was part of the2012 ATP World Tour. The event took place on indoor hard courts. It served as the season-ending championships for players on the ATP Tour.^[1]The eight players who qualified for the event were split into two groups of four. During this stage, players competed in a round-robin format (meaning players played against all the other players in their group).^[2]The two players with the best results in each group progressed to the semifinals, where the winners of a group faced the runners-up of the other group. This stage, however, was a knock-out stage. The doubles competition used the same format.^[3]

The Barclays ATP World Tour Finals had a round-robin format, with eight players/teams divided into two groups of four. The eight seeds were determined by theATP rankings and ATP Doubles Team Rankings on the Monday after the last ATP World Tour tournament of the calendar year. All singles matches were the best of three tie-break sets, including the final. All doubles matches were two sets (no ad) and a Match Tie-break.

The top seeded players/teams were placed in Group A and the second seeded player/team were placed in Group B. Players/teams seeded 3 and 4, 5 and 6, 7 and 8, were then drawn in pairs with the first drawn placed in Group A. Each player/team played the three other players/teams in his group. The winner of each group (best overall record) was placed in separate semi-final brackets, with the top player/team in Group A playing the runner-up in Group B, and vice versa. If two or more players/teams were tied after the round robin matches, the ties were broken by the Tie-Break Procedure.

• RR is points or prize money won in the round robin stage.
• ¹ Prize money for doubles is per team.
• ² Pro-rated on a per-match basis: $75,000 = 1 match, $100,000 = 2 matches, $130,000 = 3 matches
• ³ 3 Pro-rated on a per-match basis: $30,000 = 1 match, $50,000 = 2 matches, $65,000 = 3 matches

The top eight players (or teams) with the most countable points accumulated inGrand Slam,ATP World Tour, andDavis Cup tournaments during the year qualify for the 2012 ATP World Tour Finals. Countable points include points earned in 2012, plus points earned at the 2011 Davis Cup final and the late-season 2011 Challengers played after the 2011 ATP World Tour Finals.To qualify, a player who finished in the 2011 year-end top 30 must compete in four Grand Slam tournaments and eightATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournaments during 2012. They can count their best six results from ATP World Tour 500, ATP World Tour 250 and other events (Challengers, Futures, Davis Cup, Olympics) toward their ranking. To count their best six, players must have fulfilled their commitment to 500 events – 4 total per year (at least 1 after the US Open). Additionally, commitment players will no longer need to enter the 500 events 12 weeks in advance but instead go back the normal 6-week entry deadline. If eligible to play in one of the Grand Slam or ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournaments, a player must count the points from these tournaments, even if it is 'a zero pointer' because he missed the event. Just as in Formula One and numerous other sports, if a competitor misses a race or an event, he loses his chance to earn points. Players with direct acceptance who do not play an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament will be suspended from a subsequent ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event, which will be the next highest points earned ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event within the next 12 months. If an injured player is on site within the first three days of a tournament to conduct promotional activities over a two-day period, a suspension will not be enforced but a 0-pointer will be counted on a player's ranking.^[4] If a player does not play enough ATP 500 events and does not have an ATP 250 or Challenger appearance with a better result, the Davis Cup is counted in the 500s table (if the player entered or achieved better results). If a player does not play enough ATP 250 or Challenger events, the World Team Championship is counted in the 250s table (if the player entered or achieved better results). If a player could not be present in all required tournament classes (i.e. because of an injury), all uncounted ATP 250 or Challenger results are eligible to be included in his 18 valid tournaments. In teams rankings, Challenger points are excluded.

A player who is out of competition for 30 or more days, due to a verified injury, is not penalized. The 2012 ATP World Tour Finals counts as an additional 19th tournament in the ranking of its eight qualifiers at season's end, while the Davis Cup Final points count towards the next year's race.^[5]

• Players in gold were the qualifiers.
• Player in bold won the title at thefinals.
• Players in whose seed is – withdrew before the tournament.

Seed	Rank	Athlete	Grand Slam				ATP World Tour Masters 1000								Best Other						Total points	Tours
			AO	FO	W	USO	IW	MI	MA	RO	CA	CI	SH	PA	1	2	3	4	5	6
1	1	Novak Djokovic*	W 2,000	F 1,200	SF 720	F 1,200	SF 360	W 1,000	QF 180	F 600	W 1,000	F 600	W 1,000	R32 10	F 600	W 500	SF 270	SF 180	- 0		11,420	17
2	2	Roger Federer*	SF 720	SF 720	W 2,000	QF 360	W 1,000	R32 45	W 1,000	SF 360	A 0	W 1,000	SF 360	A 0	W 500	W 500	S 450	F 300	F 150	- 0	9,465	20
3	3	Andy Murray*	SF 720	QF 360	F 1,200	W 2,000	R64 10	F 600	A 0	R16 90	R16 90	R16 90	F 600	R16 90	G 750	F 300	W 250	QF 180	SF 180	QF 90	7,600	19
–	4	Rafael Nadal*	F 1,200	W 2,000	R64 45	A 0	SF 360	SF 360	R16 90	W 1,000	A 0	A 0	A 0	A 0	W 1,000	W 500	DC 150	SF 90	- 0	- 0	6,795	11
4	5	David Ferrer*	QF 360	SF 720	QF 360	SF 720	R32 45	QF 180	QF 180	SF 360	A 0	R32 10	A 0	W 1000	W 500	W 500	F 300	DC 295	W 250	W 250	6,030	23
5	6	Tomáš Berdych*	QF 360	R16 180	R128 10	SF 720	R16 90	R32 45	F 600	QF 180	R16 90	R16 90	SF 360	QF 180	SF 360	DC 310	W 250	W 250	SF 180	F 150	4,405	23
6	7	Juan Martín del Potro*	QF 360	QF 360	R16 180	QF 360	QF 180	R16 90	SF 360	R16 90	R32 10	SF 360	A 0	R16 90	W 500	B 340	F 300	W 250	W 250	- 0	4,080	22
7	8	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga*	R16 180	QF 360	SF 720	R64 45	R16 90	QF 180	R16 90	QF 180	R32 10	A 0	QF 180	QF 180	F 300	W 250	W 250	QF 180	DC 145	F 150	3,490	25
8	9	Janko Tipsarević*	R32 90	R16 180	R32 90	QF 360	R32 45	QF 180	SF 360	R32 10	SF 360	R32 10	R16 90	QF 180	W 250	WTC 250	F 150	F 150	DC 145	QF 90	2,990	27

Rank	Team	Points																		Total Points	Tours
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
1	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	W 2,000	F 1,200	F 1,200	W 1,000	W 1,000	SF 720	W 500	SF 360	SF 360	W 250	W 250	QF 180	QF 180	F 150	QF 90	QF 45	R16 0	R16 0	9,485	22
2	Max Mirnyi Daniel Nestor	W 2,000	SF 720	F 600	F 600	W 500	SF 360	SF 360	W 250	W 250	SF 180	QF 180	QF 180	QF 180	QF 180	R16 90	QF 45	R16 0	R64 0	6,675	20
3	Leander Paes Radek Štěpánek	W 2,000	F 1,200	W 1,000	W 1,000	F 300	QF 180	QF 180	QF 180	R16 180	QF 45	R16 0	R16 0							6,265	12
4	Robert Lindstedt Horia Tecău	F 1,200	W 1,000	SF 720	F 600	SF 360	SF 360	F 300	W 250	W 250	W 250	R16 180	R32 90	SF 90	QF 90	QF 90	R16 90	QF 45	R16 0	5,965	23
5	Mahesh Bhupathi Rohan Bopanna	W 1,000	W 500	F 600	F 600	SF 360	SF 360	SF 360	R16 180	SF 90	R32 90	QF 90	SF 90	QF 90	QF 45	R16 0	R32 0	R16 0	R64 0	4,455	22
6	Marcel Granollers Marc López	W 1,000	SF 720	F 600	SF 360	F 300	F 300	W 250	SF 180	QF 180	QF 180	F 150	QF 90	DC 50	R64 0	R16 0				4,270	18
7	Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi Jean-Julien Rojer	SF 720	SF 720	F 600	W 250	W 250	QF 180	QF 180	QF 180	R16 180	QF 180	R16 180	QF 90	R16 90	QF 90	SF 90	SF 90	QF 45	R32 0	4,115	23
11	Jonathan Marray Frederik Nielsen	W 2,000	QF 90	R32 90	R32 0															2,180	5

#	Players	Points	Tours	Date Qualified
1	Novak Djokovic (SRB)	11,420	17	9 July[6]
2	Roger Federer (SUI)	9,465	20	9 July[6]
3	Andy Murray (GBR)	7,600	19	5 September[7]
inj.	Rafael Nadal (ESP)	6,795	19	9 July[6]
4	David Ferrer (ESP)	6,030	24	15 October[8]
5	Tomáš Berdych (CZE)	4,405	23	22 October[9]
6	Juan Martín del Potro (ARG)	4,080	22	25 October[10]
7	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA)	3,490	25	1 November[11]
8	Janko Tipsarević (SRB)	2,990	27	1 November[11]

On 7 July, the first three qualifiers were announced during theWimbledon tournament, they wereRoger Federer,Novak Djokovic, andRafael Nadal.

Roger Federer began his season at theQatar Open as the defending champion but withdrew before his semifinal match. At theAustralian Open he lost toRafael Nadal in the semifinals.^[12][13] He then went on to win 16 matches in a row, beginning with theABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament defeatingJuan Martín del Potro in the final, and then back-to-back titles inDubai Tennis Championships overAndy Murray andBNP Paribas Open overJohn Isner.^[14][15][16] His streak ended in the third round of theSony Ericsson Open losing toAndy Roddick.^[17] He bounced back at theMutua Madrid Open, winning the title overTomáš Berdych.^[18] He then lost in the semifinals of theInternazionali BNL d'Italia andFrench Open toNovak Djokovic.^[19][20] In the grass season, he reached three finals, first at theGerry Weber Open losing toTommy Haas .^[21] He then won his 17th Slam at theWimbledon defeating Murray in the final.^[22] In theOlympics, he scored his first singles medal, winning the silver, losing in the final to Murray.^[23] He then won his 6th title of the year atWestern & Southern Open over Djokovic, not dropping a set or his serve during the entire tournament.^[24] In the final Slam of the year, at theUS Open he fell in the quarter-finals for the first time in the tournament to Berdych.^[25] He then played theSwiss Indoors Basel as the defending champion but lost toJuan Martín del Potro in the final.^[26] Federer has qualified for his 11th Year-End Championship and is the defending champion.

Novak Djokovic began the year by defending hisAustralian Open title after back-to-back five set wins overAndy Murray in the semifinal andRafael Nadal in the final in 5 hours and 53 minutes, the longest Grand Slam singles final in the history of professional tennis.^[27] Djokovic then won his second title of the year at theSony Ericsson Open without dropping and set and defeatingAndy Murray in the final.^[28] In the European Clay season, he was able to reach 3 finals, losing each time to Nadal. He lost in theMonte-Carlo Rolex Masters,^[29] in theInternazionali BNL d'Italia,^[30] and in his firstFrench Open final.^[31] AtWimbledon as the defending champion, he fell in the semifinals toRoger Federer .^[32] At theOlympics, the Serbian failed the medal after losing in the Bronze medal match toJuan Martín del Potro.^[33] In theUS Open Series, he reached three consecutive finals. He first won in theRogers Cup defeatingRichard Gasquet in the final.^[34] He then lost to Federer in the final of theWestern & Southern Open.^[24] In theUS Open as the defending champion, he lost to Murray in the final after coming back from two sets down.^[35] He is the only one to reach at least the semifinals of each Slam of the year. At the Asian swing he made a sweep winning theChina Open overJo-Wilfried Tsonga and theShanghai Rolex Masters overAndy Murray, saving 5 match points in the second set.^[36][37] He has qualified for his sixth Year-End Championship.

Rafael Nadal began his season at theQatar Open losing toGaël Monfils in the semifinals.^[38] He then reached the final of theAustralian Open losing toNovak Djokovic.^[27] In the European clay season, Nadal started with back-to-back wins without dropping a set, winning theMonte-Carlo Rolex Masters over Djokovic^[29] and theBarcelona Open Banco Sabadell over compatriotDavid Ferrer.^[39] At theMadrid Open, he lost toFernando Verdasco for the first time, thus ending his 22 match winning streak in clay.^[40] He then won again back-to-back titles in theInternazionali BNL d'Italia^[30] winning andFrench Open winning in a rain delayed final^[31] he defeated Djokovic on both occasions. His French Open win meant he has won the most French Open titles in the Open Era.^[41] AtWimbledon, Nadal suffered a shock loss in the second round, the first time he has lost before the second round in a Slam since2005 Wimbledon; he lost to 100th rankedLukáš Rosol.^[42] Nadal then withdrew from theOlympics as the defending champion from2008 Olympics,^[43] and theUS Open Series^[44] due to a knee injury. This is Nadal's 8th time to qualify for the event, however he was forced to withdraw from the tournament due to a left knee injury.^[45]

On 5 September, following his2012 US Open triumph,Andy Murray was the fourth to qualify.

Andy Murray started the year with the appointment of new coachIvan Lendl,^[46] and opened winning the title at theBrisbane International, defeatingAlexandr Dolgopolov of Ukraine in the final.^[47] Murray then competed in theAustralian Open, where he reached the semifinals before being beaten byNovak Djokovic in a tightly fought match that lasted almost 5 hours.^[48] Next, at theDubai Tennis Championships lost toRoger Federer in the final.^[15] He then reached the final of theMiami Masters, which he ultimately lost to Djokovic.^[28] AtFrench Open, he was beaten byDavid Ferrer in the quarter-finals .^[49] Murray then reached the final ofWimbledon, where he lost toRoger Federer.^[22] He then reached the final of theOlympics, where he defeated Federer to win the gold medal for Britain, for the first time since 1908.^[23] In the mixed doubles final, Murray and Robson facedVictoria Azarenka andMax Mirnyi of Belarus, but lost in three sets, settling for the silver medal. At theUS Open Murray went on to claim his first ever major title, winning the final against Djokovic and becoming the first British man to win a grand slam title sinceFred Perry in 1936.^[35] As the defending champion he reached the final ofShanghai Rolex Masters losing to Djokovic. He served for the match at 5–4 in the second and had 5 match points, but lost his first match at the event.^[37] This is the 5th time Murray has qualified for the ATP Finals.

On 15 October following theShanghai Rolex MastersDavid Ferrer was announced as the fifth qualifier.

David Ferrer opened his season with a successful defence of hisHeineken Open title, with a win over Belgian playerOlivier Rochus for his third title at the Auckland tournament.^[50] He next entered theAustralian Open and managed to reach the quarter-finals before losing to eventual championNovak Djokovic^[51] He then went on to win back-to-back titles at theCopa Claro overNicolás Almagro, andAbierto Mexicano Telcel overFernando Verdasco.^[52][53] At theBarcelona Open Banc Sabadell he reached his 4th final of the year, losing toRafael Nadal.^[39] At theFrench Open, he reached the semifinals for the first time losing to eventual championRafael Nadal.^[54] He then won his 4th title of the year at theUNICEF Open defeatingPhilipp Petzschner in the final.^[55] Ferrer reached the quarterfinals atWimbledon, where he was beaten by eventual runner-up Murray.^[56] Ferrer then won theSwedish Open defeating compatriot Almagro in the final.^[57] At theUS Open, he reached the semifinals, thus reaching at least the quarter-finals of each slam in the year, only one of four to achieve it in the year, he lost toNovak Djokovic, where the match was suspended after the first set.^[58] Ferrer then won his home tournament theValencia Open 500 defeating UkrainianAlexandr Dolgopolov in the final.^[59] Ferrer won his 7th title of the year, the most of any player at theBNP Paribas Masters defeating qualifierJerzy Janowicz in the final. This is Ferrer's first Master 1000 title after finishing runner-up 3 times prior.^[60] This is the 4th time Ferrer has qualified for the finals in London.

On 22 October, after winning theIf Stockholm Open,Tomáš Berdych was announced as the sixth qualifier.

Tomáš Berdych began the year by winning theHopman Cup withPetra Kvitová over France'sMarion Bartoli andRichard Gasquet.^[61] At theAustralian Open, he reached the quarter-finals losing toRafael Nadal.^[62] The following week, he won his first title of the year at theOpen Sud de France defeatingGaël Monfils.^[63] He reached his first Masters 1000 final in 2 years at theMutua Madrid Open but lost toRoger Federer.^[18] At theFrench Open he reached the fourth round losing toJuan Martín del Potro.^[64] He was then upset byErnests Gulbis in three tie-break sets at the first round of theWimbledon.^[65] He then reached his second final of the year at theWinston-Salem Open but lost toJohn Isner.^[66] At theUS Open he upset world no. 1 Federer in the quarter-finals, but lost toAndy Murray in the semifinals with very windy conditions.^[25][67] He won his second title of the year at theIf Stockholm Open defeating FrenchmanJo-Wilfried Tsonga.^[68] This is the third consecutive time that Berdych has qualified.

On 25 October, following the withdrawal ofRafael Nadal,Juan Martín del Potro booked a spot into the event.

Juan Martín del Potro reached the quarter-finals of the first slam of the year in theAustralian Open losing toRoger Federer.^[69] He then reached his first final of the year at theABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament losing to Federer once again.^[14] However, he bounced back by winning his first title of the year at theOpen 13 defeatingMichaël Llodra in the final.^[70] At theEstoril Open, successfully defended his title by defeatingRichard Gasquet .^[71] At theFrench Open he reached the quarter-finals but fell to Federer for the fifth time in the year despite leading two sets to love he lost.^[72] AtWimbledon he was handily defeated byDavid Ferrer in the fourth round.^[73] He bounced back at theOlympics winning the Bronze Medal match overNovak Djokovic after losing to Federer in the semifinals.^[33] At theUS Open he reached his third slam quarter-finals of the year but lost once again this time to Djokovic.^[74] He won his third title of the year at theErste Bank Open defeating qualifierGrega Žemlja in the final.^[75] At theSwiss Indoors Basel, Del Potro got his fourth championship of the year after beating Roger Federer.^[26] This is the third time del Potro has qualified for the event.

On 1 November, after reaching the quarter-final of theParis Masters,Jo-Wilfried Tsonga andJanko Tipsarević booked the final two spots of the event.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga began the year well by winning theQatar Open in an all-French final overGaël Monfils.^[76] At theAustralian Open he was upset in the fourth round byKei Nishikori.^[77] At theFrench Open he lost in the quarter-finals toNovak Djokovic, despite having four match points, two at 5–4 and two at 6–5 in the fourth set.^[78][79] AtWimbledon he reached the semifinals losing toAndy Murray.^[80] At theUS Open, Tsonga failed to reach the third round of a slam for the first time since 2007, losing toMartin Kližan in the second round.^[81] He then bounced back by winning his second title of the year at theMoselle Open overAndreas Seppi.^[82] He then reached the final of theChina Open losing toNovak Djokovic.^[36] He reached his fourth final of the year at theIf Stockholm Open losing to Tomáš Berdych.^[68] This is the third time that Tsonga has qualified for the event.

Janko Tipsarević began the year by reaching the final of theAircel Chennai Open but ended up losing toMilos Raonic in three tie-break sets .^[83] At theAustralian Open he reached the third round but lost toRichard Gasquet.^[84] At theFrench Open he reached the fourth round and facedNicolás Almagro but lost in straight sets.^[85] At theWimbledon he was upset in the third round byMikhail Youzhny losing.^[86] The Serb then bounced back by reaching back-to-back finals at theMercedesCup defeatingJuan Mónaco in the final to claim his first title of the year and at theCrédit Agricole Suisse Open Gstaad losing toThomaz Bellucci.^[87][88] At theUS Open he reached his second straight quarter-finals at the event but once again lost this time toDavid Ferrer, despite leading the final set 4–1.^[89] This is the first time Tipsarević has qualified for the event after serving as an alternate the previous year.

#	Players	Points	Tours	Date Qualified
1	Bob Bryan (USA)  Mike Bryan (USA)	9,485	22	12 August[90]
2	Max Mirnyi (BLR)  Daniel Nestor (CAN)	6,675	20	9 August[91]
3	Leander Paes (IND)  Radek Štěpánek (CZE)	6,265	12	6 October[92]
4	Robert Lindstedt (SWE)  Horia Tecău (ROU)	5,965	23	19 August[93]
5	Mahesh Bhupathi (IND)  Rohan Bopanna (IND)	4,455	22	2 November[94]
6	Marcel Granollers (ESP)  Marc López (ESP)	4,360	18	22 October
7	Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi (PAK)  Jean-Julien Rojer (NED)	4,115	24	1 November[11]
11	Jonathan Marray (GBR)  Frederik Nielsen (DEN)	2,180	6	15 October[8]
Marray and Nielsen qualified due to winning Wimbledon and a top 20 finish according to the rules (P39)[8][95]

The first team that qualified was the team ofMax Mirnyi andDaniel Nestor on 9 August.

Max Mirnyi & Daniel Nestor began the year by winning theBrisbane International over the team ofMelzer/Petzschner.^[96] They then successfully defended their title at theRegions Morgan Keegan Championships facing the team ofDodig/Melo in the final.^[97] At theSony Ericsson Open they reached their third final of the year only to come up short and lose to the team ofPaes/Štěpánek.^[98] They then reached their second Masters 1000 final at theMonte-Carlo Rolex Masters losing to the team ofBryan/Bryan.^[99] They then successfully defended their title at theFrench Open, their second slam as a team over the team of Bryan/Bryan.^[100] They then claimed their second consecutive title at theAegon Championships, once again over the American team of Bryan/Bryan.^[101] Mirnyi also claimed the mixed doubles gold medal at theOlympics pairing withVictoria Azarenka defeating the British team ofMurray/Robson.^[102] Nestor on the other hand claimed the title at theSwiss Indoors Basel pairing withNenad Zimonjić defeatingHuey/Inglot.^[103]

After winning theRogers Cup the team ofBob Bryan andMike Bryan qualified for the event on 12 August.

Bob Bryan & Mike Bryan started the year by winning theApia International Sydney defeatingEbden/Nieminen in the final.^[104] At theAustralian Open, as the 3-time defending champion they reached their fourth consecutive final but lost to the teamPaes/Štěpánek .^[105] They won their 20th Masters title at theMonte-Carlo Rolex Masters by defeatingMirnyi/Nestor.^[99] They then reached 3 consecutive finals, the first is in a winning effort at theOpen de Nice Côte d'Azur overMarach/Polášek.^[106] The second final came in theFrench Open, where they face Mirnyi/Nestor but ended up in the losing side.^[100] They then lost again to Mirnyi/Nestor at the final of theAegon Championships.^[101] At theSummer Olympics, the brothers claimed their first gold medal defeating the French team ofLlodra/Tsonga.^[107] They then backed it up by winning theRogers Cup over the Spanish duo ofGranollers/López.^[108] They then won their 12th slam as a team at theUS Open defeating the team of Paes/Štěpánek. This is the most slams won by any team.^[109] They then won their 7th title of the year at theChina Open overBerlocq/Istomin.^[110] Mike Bryan also competed withLisa Raymond to take the mixed doubles title atWimbledon overVesnina/Paes and the bronze medal at the Summer Olympics over the German pairing ofLisicki/Kas.^[111][112]

On 19 August, the team ofRobert Lindstedt andHoria Tecău qualified for the event after winning theWestern & Southern Open.

Robert Lindstedt & Horia Tecău reached their first final of the year at theABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament losing to the team ofLlodra/Zimonjić in the final.^[113] They won their first title of the year at theBRD Năstase Țiriac Trophy over the team ofChardy/Kubot.^[114] They reached their first Masters 1000 final of the year at theMutua Madrid Open but lost toFyrstenberg/Matkowski.^[115] They then won their second title at theUNICEF Open over the team ofCabal/Tursunov.^[116] For the third straight year, they were able to reach the final of theWimbledon but for the third straight year finished as runner-up, this time losing to the wild carded team ofMarray/Nielsen.^[117] They bounced back by winning Lindstedt's home tournament at theSkiStar Swedish Open for the third straight time defeating the pairingPeya/Soares.^[118] They won their biggest title of the year at theWestern & Southern Open a Masters 1000 event defeating the Indian pairing ofBhupathi/Bopanna in the final.^[119] Lindstedt also teamed up withNenad Zimonjić at theIf Stockholm Open and reached the final just to lose toMelo/Soares.^[120] Tecau also paired up withBethanie Mattek-Sands to win the mixed doubles at theAustralian Open over the team ofVesnina/Paes.^[121]

On 6 October, after reaching the final of theRakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships, the team of India'sLeander Paes andRadek Štěpánek were announced as the fourth qualifiers.

Leander Paes & Radek Štěpánek began the year by winning the first slam of the year at theAustralian Open defeating the team ofBryan/Bryan, the defending champion.^[105] They then claimed their second title at theSony Ericsson Open defeating the pairing ofMirnyi/Nestor in the final.^[98] They then reached their second slam final of the year at theUS Open, once again against the team of Bryan/Bryan in the final but this time they lost.^[109] The Indian-Czech reached back-to-back finals at theChina Open losing to the team ofPeya/Soares and the final of theShanghai Rolex Masters defeating the Indian pairing ofBhupathi/Bopanna.^[122][123] Paes also won another title pairing withJanko Tipsarević defeating the Israel duo ofErlich/Ram at theAircel Chennai Open.^[124] Paes also reached the final of two mixed doubles slam withElena Vesnina but end up losing in both, at theAustralian Open toMattek-Sands/Tecău and atWimbledon toRaymond/Bryan.^[111][121]

On 15 October, after securing their position in the top 20, Wimbledon champions Britain'sJonathan Marray and Denmark'sFrederik Nielsen qualified for the event.

Jonathan Marray & Frederik Nielsen made a breakthrough winning their only title atWimbledon defeating three-time Wimbledon finalistsLindstedt/Tecău. This win marked the first time that a British player had won a doubles slam in 76 years and Nielsen was the first Dane to win a Wimbledon Championship title. It was also the first time since 1998 that a doubles final went to 5 sets.^[117] Nielsen also reached the final ofMoselle Open teaming up withJohan Brunström losingMahut/Roger-Vasselin.^[125]

On 22 October, the Spanish team ofMarcel Granollers andMarc López became the sixth qualifiers.

Marcel Granollers & Marc López reached their first final at theAbierto Mexicano Telcel in an all-Spanish final againstMarrero/Verdasco but lost.^[126] They again finished runners-up at theBarcelona Open BancSabadell losing to the Polish team ofFyrstenberg/Matkowski.^[127] They won their first title at theInternazionali BNL d'Italia defeating the team ofKubot/Tipsarević.^[128] They then reached back-to-back finals at theATP Vegeta Croatia Open Umag losing to the Spanish pairing of Marrero/Verdasco and the final of theCrédit Agricole Suisse Open Gstaad defeating the Colombian team ofFarah/Giraldo.^[129][130] They then reached their first hard court final at theRogers Cup facingBryan/Bryan, but lost.^[108] Lopez also paired withRafael Nadal to claim theBNP Paribas Open over the American pairing ofIsner/Querrey.^[131]

On 1 November, after reaching the quarterfinals of theBNP Paribas Masters,Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi andJean-Julien Rojer claimed one of the two remaining spots.

Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi & Jean-Julien Rojer claimed their first title at theEstoril Open defeating the Austrian-Spanish team ofKnowle/Marrero.^[132] They won their second title in the grass courts ofGerry Weber Open defeatingHuey/Lipsky in the final.^[133] They reached their biggest final of the year at theBNP Paribas Masters losing to the Indian duo ofBhupathi/Bopanna.^[134]

On 2 November, after defeating the team ofMariusz Fyrstenberg andMarcin Matkowski, the Indian team ofMahesh Bhupathi andRohan Bopanna booked the final spot.

Mahesh Bhupathi & Rohan Bopanna claimed their first title of the year at theDubai Duty Free Tennis Championships defeating the Polish team ofFyrstenberg/Matkowski.^[126] They reached their second final of the year at theWestern & Southern Open but lost toLindstedt/Tecău.^[119] At theShanghai Rolex Masters they faced the team ofPaes/Štěpánek in the final but lost.^[122] They then won their biggest title of the year at theBNP Paribas Masters defeating the pairing ofQureshi/Rojer.^[134] Bhupathi also teamed up withSania Mirza to win theFrench Open Mixed doubles title over the teamJans-Ignacik/González.^[135]

Group A:

• Novak Djokovic
• Andy Murray
• Tomáš Berdych
• Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

Group B:

• Roger Federer
• David Ferrer
• Juan Martín del Potro
• Janko Tipsarević

Group A:

• Bob Bryan &Mike Bryan
• Leander Paes &Radek Štěpánek
• Marcel Granollers &Marc López
• Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi &Jean-Julien Rojer

Group B:

• Max Mirnyi &Daniel Nestor
• Robert Lindstedt &Horia Tecău
• Mahesh Bhupathi &Rohan Bopanna
• Jonathan Marray &Frederik Nielsen

		Djokovic	Federer	Murray	Ferrer	Berdych	del Potro	Tsonga	Tipsarević	Overall	YTD W–L
1	Novak Djokovic		12–16	9–7	9–5	10–1	6–2	8–5	5–2	59–38	70–12
2	Roger Federer	16–12		8–10	13–0	11–5	13–3	8–3	5–0	74–33	68–10
3	Andy Murray	7–9	10–8		6–5	3–4	5–1	6–1	5–3	42–31	54–14
4	David Ferrer	5–9	0–13	5–6		5–3	5–2	2–1	3–1	25–35	72–14
5	Tomáš Berdych	1–10	5–11	4–3	3–5		2–4	3–1	3–5	21–39	59–20
6	Juan Martín del Potro	2–6	3–13	1–5	2–5	4–2		5–2	3–0	20–33	63–15
7	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga	5–8	3–8	1–6	1–2	1–3	2–5		0–0	13–32	55–22
8	Janko Tipsarević	2–5	0–5	3–5	1–3	5–3	0–3	0–0		11–24	57–25

		Bryan Bryan	Mirnyi Nestor	Paes Štěpánek	Lindstedt Tecău	Granollers López	Qureshi Rojer	Bhupathi Bopanna	Marray Nielsen	Overall	YTD W–L
1	Bob Bryan /Mike Bryan		2–3	4–2	3–1	3–0	5–1	0–0	0–1	17–8	60–13
2	Max Mirnyi /Daniel Nestor	3–2		1–2	5–1	0–2	0–1	2–2	0–0	11–10	42–16
3	Leander Paes /Radek Štěpánek	2–4	2–1		0–0	1–0	0–0	1–0	0–0	6–5	30–9
4	Robert Lindstedt /Horia Tecău	1–3	1–5	0–0		3–2	1–0	2–0	0–1	8–11	44–19
5	Marcel Granollers /Marc López	0–3	2–0	0–1	2–3		1–0	1–0	0–1	6–8	36–15
6	Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi /Jean-Julien Rojer	1–5	1–0	0–0	0–1	0–1		0–1	0–1	2–9	36–21
7	Mahesh Bhupathi /Rohan Bopanna	0–0	2–2	0–1	0–2	0–1	1–0		0–0	3–6	30–20
8	Jonathan Marray /Frederik Nielsen	1–0	0–0	0–0	1–0	1–0	1–0	0–0		4–0	8–4

Matches onO2 arena
Group	Winner	Loser	Score
Doubles – Group B	Max Mirnyi Daniel Nestor [2]	Robert Lindstedt Horia Tecău [4]	4–6, 7–6(7–1), [12–10]
Singles – Group A	Andy Murray [3]	Tomáš Berdych [5]	3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Doubles – Group A	Marcel Granollers Marc López [6]	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan [1]	7–5, 5–7, [11–9]
Singles – Group A	Novak Djokovic [1]	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [7]	7–6(7–4), 6–3

Matches onO2 arena
Group	Winner	Loser	Score
Doubles – Group B	Jonathan Marray Frederik Nielsen [8]	Mahesh Bhupathi Rohan Bopanna [5]	6–4, 6–7(1–7), [12–10]
Singles – Group B	Roger Federer [2]	Janko Tipsarević [8]	6–3, 6–1
Doubles – Group A	Leander Paes Radek Štěpánek [3]	Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi Jean-Julien Rojer [7]	6–4, 7–5
Singles – Group B	David Ferrer [4]	Juan Martín del Potro [6]	6–3, 3–6, 6–4

Matches onO2 arena
Group	Winner	Loser	Score
Doubles – Group B	Mahesh Bhupathi Rohan Bopanna [5]	Robert Lindstedt Horia Tecău [4]	6–3, 5–7, [10–5]
Singles – Group A	Novak Djokovic [1]	Andy Murray [3]	4–6, 6–3, 7–5
Doubles – Group B	Jonathan Marray Frederik Nielsen [8]	Max Mirnyi Daniel Nestor [2]	7–6(7–3), 4–6, [12–10]
Singles – Group A	Tomáš Berdych [5]	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [7]	7–5, 3–6, 6–1

Matches onO2 arena
Group	Winner	Loser	Score
Doubles – Group A	Leander Paes Radek Štěpánek [3]	Marcel Granollers Marc López [6]	7–5, 6–4
Singles – Group B	Roger Federer [2]	David Ferrer [4]	6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Doubles – Group A	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan [1]	Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi Jean-Julien Rojer [7]	7–5, 6–4
Singles – Group B	Juan Martín del Potro [6]	Janko Tipsarević [8]	6–0, 6–4

Matches onO2 arena
Group	Winner	Loser	Score
Doubles – Group B	Mahesh Bhupathi Rohan Bopanna [5]	Max Mirnyi Daniel Nestor [2]	7–6(7–5), 6–7(5–7), [10–5]
Singles – Group A	Novak Djokovic [1]	Tomáš Berdych [5]	6–2, 7–6(8–6)
Doubles – Group B	Robert Lindstedt Horia Tecău [4]	Jonathan Marray Frederik Nielsen [8]	6–3, 7–5
Singles – Group A	Andy Murray [3]	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [7]	6–2, 7–6(7–3)

Matches onO2 arena
Group	Winner	Loser	Score
Doubles – Group A	Leander Paes Radek Štěpánek [3]	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan [1]	6–4, 6–7(6–8), [10–7]
Singles – Group B	Juan Martín del Potro [6]	Roger Federer [2]	7–6(7–3), 4–6, 6–3
Doubles – Group A	Marcel Granollers Marc López [6]	Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi Jean-Julien Rojer [7]	6–4, 6–2
Singles – Group B	David Ferrer [4]	Janko Tipsarević [8]	4–6, 6–3, 6–1

Matches onO2 arena
Group	Winner	Loser	Score
Doubles – Semifinals	Mahesh Bhupathi Rohan Bopanna [5]	Leander Paes Radek Štěpánek [3]	4–6, 6–1, [12–10]
Singles – Semifinals	Novak Djokovic [1]	Juan Martín del Potro [6]	4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Doubles – Semifinals	Marcel Granollers Marc López [6]	Jonathan Marray Frederik Nielsen [8]	6–4, 6–3
Singles – Semifinals	Roger Federer [2]	Andy Murray [3]	7–6(7–5), 6–2

Matches onO2 arena
Group	Winner	Loser	Score
Doubles – Final	Marcel Granollers Marc López [6]	Mahesh Bhupathi Rohan Bopanna [5]	7–5, 3–6, [10–3]
Singles – Final	Novak Djokovic [1]	Roger Federer [2]	7–6(8–6), 7–5

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