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.
| 2012 Queen's Club Championships | |
|---|---|
| Date | 11–17 June |
| Edition | 110th |
| Category | World Tour 250 |
| Draw | 56S / 24D |
| Prize money | €625,300 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Location | London, United Kingdom |
| Venue | Queen's Club |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Marin Čilić[1] | |
| Doubles | |
 Max Mirnyi /  Daniel Nestor[2] | |
Marin Čilić won the tournament after his opponent in the final, David Nalbandian was disqualified for kicking a lines official.
Singles main draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 GBR
|
Andy Murray[3] | 4 | 1 |
 FRA
|
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 5 | 2 |
 SRB
|
Janko Tipsarević | 8 | 3 |
| FRA
|
Gilles Simon | 12 | 4 |
 ESP
|
Feliciano López | 17 | 5 |
| CRO
|
Marin Čilić | 24 | 6 |
 USA
|
Andy Roddick | 30 | 7 |
| FRA
|
Julien Benneteau | 32 | 8 |
 RSA
|
Kevin Anderson | 34 | 9 |
 ARG
|
David Nalbandian | 40 | 10 |
 CYP
|
Marcos Baghdatis | 42 | 11 |
 UZB
|
Denis Istomin | 43 | 12 |
 RUS
|
Alex Bogomolov, Jr. | 46 | 13 |
 LUX
|
Gilles Müller | 54 | 14 |
 JPN
|
Go Soeda | 58 | 15 |
| CRO
|
Ivo Karlović | 59 | 16 |
- 1 Seedings are based on the rankings of May 28, 2012
Other entrants
editThe 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
edit
Doubles main draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLR
|
Max Mirnyi | CAN
|
Daniel Nestor | 2 | 1 |
| USA
|
Bob Bryan | USA
|
Mike Bryan | 6 | 2 |
 POL
|
Mariusz Fyrstenberg | POL
|
Radek Štěpánek | 16 | 3 |
 SWE
|
Robert Lindstedt |  ROU
|
Horia Tecău | 21 | 4 |
 IND
|
Mahesh Bhupathi | IND
|
Rohan Bopanna | 25 | 5 |
| GBR
|
Colin Fleming | GBR
|
Ross Hutchins | 55 | 6 |
| SRB
|
Janko Tipsarević | SRB
|
Nenad Zimonjić | 56 | 7 |
| USA
|
Eric Butorac |  AUS
|
Paul Hanley | 72 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of May 28, 2012
Other entrants
editThe following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry as alternates:
Withdrawals
edit- Leonardo Mayer (family emergency)
Finals
editSingles
edit- Marin Čilić defeated David Nalbandian 6–7(3–7), 4–3 def.
Doubles
edit- Max Mirnyi / Daniel Nestor defeated Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan, 6–3, 6–4
References
edit- ^ "2012 London Queens – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^ "2012 London Queens – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^ "BBC Sport - Andy Murray and BBC commit to AEGON until 2016". Retrieved 5 May 2012.
- ^ a b c "Britons Broady, Baker and Golding handed Queen's wildcards". BBC Sport. 7 June 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
- ^ a b "Lleyton Hewitt and James Ward handed wildcards for AEGON". BBC Sport. 22 May 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
External links
edit
- Official website Archived 8 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ATP tournament profile