2012 Aegon Championships – Singles

Singles
2012 Aegon Championships
Champion	Marin Čilić
Runner-up	David Nalbandian
Final score	6–7^(3–7), 4–3 default

Andy Murray was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Nicolas Mahut.
Marin Čilić won the final after David Nalbandian was defaulted from the tournament for kicking an advertising board, resulting in a cut leg for a line judge.^[1]

Seeds

The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.

1. Andy Murray (Second round)
2. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (Third round)
3. Janko Tipsarević (Third round)
4. Gilles Simon (Second round)
5. Feliciano López (Third round)
6. Marin Čilić (Champion)
7. Andy Roddick (Second round)
8. Julien Benneteau (Third round)
9. Kevin Anderson (Quarterfinals)
10. David Nalbandian (Final, defaulted)
11. Marcos Baghdatis (Second round)
12. Denis Istomin (Second round)
13. Alex Bogomolov, Jr.(Second round)
14. Gilles Müller (Second round)
15. Go Soeda (Second round)
16. Ivo Karlović (Second round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
		Grigor Dimitrov	4	6	6
	9	Kevin Anderson	6	4	3
									Grigor Dimitrov	4	4
								10	David Nalbandian	6	6
		Xavier Malisse	6	6^2	4
	10	David Nalbandian	4	7^7	6
															10	David Nalbandian	7^7	3^d
															6	Marin Čilić	6^3	4
	6	Marin Čilić	6	2
		Lu Yen-hsun	4	0^r
								6	Marin Čilić	6	3	6
									Sam Querrey	3	6	3
		Sam Querrey	7	3	6
		Ivan Dodig	5	6	3

Top Half

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							1	A Murray	3	7^7	6^1
	G García-López	4	2					N Mahut	6	6^4	7^7
	N Mahut	6	6												N Mahut	6^3	4
Q	B Reynolds	3	5												G Dimitrov	7^7	6
	G Dimitrov	6	7					G Dimitrov	7^7	6
WC	L Broady	2	1				14	G Müller	6^1	4
14	G Müller	6	6																			G Dimitrov	4	6	6
9	K Anderson	4	6	6																	9	K Anderson	6	4	3
WC	J Ward	6	3	4			9	K Anderson	7^7	2	3
	F Cipolla	4	1					S Stakhovsky	6^5	6	4^r
	S Stakhovsky	6	6											9	K Anderson	7^12	7^9
	R Ramírez Hidalgo	6^2	5											5	F López	6^10	6^7
	S Darcis	7^7	7					S Darcis	3	6	5
							5	F López	6	3	7

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							4	G Simon	6	3	6^2
	S Bolelli	6	6					S Bolelli	4	6	7^7
	E Gulbis	3	4												S Bolelli	6^5	3
	A Ungur	4	4												X Malisse	7^7	6
	X Malisse	6	6					X Malisse	6	4	6
	M Kližan	2	6^5				13	A Bogomolov	3	6	0
13	A Bogomolov	6	7^7																			X Malisse	6	6^2	4
10	D Nalbandian	4	6	6																	10	D Nalbandian	4	7^7	6
	V Pospisil	6	2	2			10	D Nalbandian	6	6
	M Jaziri	4	6	3			Q	R Bemelmans	4	2
Q	R Bemelmans	6	1	6										10	D Nalbandian	4	7	6
	É Roger-Vasselin	6^5	6	6											É Roger-Vasselin	6	5	3
Q	E Korolev	7^7	2	4				É Roger-Vasselin	6	4	7
							7	A Roddick	4	6	5

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							6	M Čilić	6	6
	M Ebden	7^7	6					M Ebden	2	1
	M Bachinger	6^5	3											6	M Čilić	7^7	6
	L Rosol	6	7^7												L Rosol	6^3	2
	V Hănescu	4	6^5					L Rosol	6	4	6
	F Gil	6^2	6	2			11	M Baghdatis	3	6	4
11	M Baghdatis	7^7	4	6																	6	M Čilić	6	2
16	I Karlović	6	6																			Y-h Lu	4	0^r
WC	L Hewitt	3	2				16	I Karlović	6^3	7^8	6^7
	Y-h Lu	4	7^7	6				Y-h Lu	7^7	6^6	7^9
	I Kunitsyn	6	6^4	3											Y-h Lu	6	2	7^7
	D Tursunov	4	6^6											3	J Tipsarević	3	6	6^5
LL	R Sweeting	6	7^8				LL	R Sweeting	1	6^2
							3	J Tipsarević	6	7^7

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							8	J Benneteau	5	6	7
	P Lorenzi	6^6	6	2				T Ito	7	4	5
	T Ito	7^8	4	6										8	J Benneteau	3	6	3
	S Querrey	6	6^4	6											S Querrey	6	3	6
	O Rochus	1	7^7	4				S Querrey	7^7	6
Q	K de Schepper	4	6^4				12	D Istomin	6^4	3
12	D Istomin	6	7^7																			S Querrey	7	3	6
15	G Soeda	6	6																			I Dodig	5	6	3
	B Phau	2	2				15	G Soeda	3	6^3
	F Dancevic	1	r					I Dodig	6	7^7
	I Dodig	6													I Dodig	7^7	3	7^7
WC	J Baker	7^7	6											2	J-W Tsonga	6^3	6	6^5
WC	O Golding	6^1	3				WC	J Baker	3	2
							2	J-W Tsonga	6	6

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Ryan Sweeting (Qualifying competition, Lucky Loser)
2. Ruben Bemelmans (Qualified)
3. Bobby Reynolds (Qualified)
4. Brian Baker (Second round)
5. Amir Weintraub (Qualifying competition)
6. Kenny de Schepper (Qualified)
7. Sergei Bubka (Qualifying competition)
8. Denis Kudla (Second round)

Qualifiers

1. Kenny de Schepper
2. Ruben Bemelmans
3. Bobby Reynolds
4. Evgeny Korolev

Lucky Loser

1. Ryan Sweeting

Qualifying Draw

First Qualifier

First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
							1	Ryan Sweeting	7^9	7
	Manuel Sánchez	2	6^3					Thomas Fabbiano	6^7	5
	Thomas Fabbiano	6	7^7											1	Ryan Sweeting	2	2
	Lionel Noviski	6	6											6	Kenny de Schepper	6	6
	Jamie Whiteford	2	1					Lionel Noviski	3	6^3
	Robby Ginepri	5	3				6	Kenny de Schepper	6	'7^7
6	Kenny de Schepper	7	6

Second Qualifier

First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
							2	Ruben Bemelmans	6	6
	Mathieu Rodrigues	7^7	3	7^7				Mathieu Rodrigues	1	4
	Alex Bogdanovic	6^2	6	6^3										2	Ruben Bemelmans	6	6
	Marco Trungelliti	6^4	6	6											Marco Trungelliti	2	2
	Dušan Lajović	7^7	3	4				Marco Trungelliti	6	4	7^7
	Michał Przysiężny	2	7^7	6^3			8	Denis Kudla	3	6	6^2
8	Denis Kudla	6	6^4	7^7

Third Qualifier

First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
							3	Bobby Reynolds	7	7
	Amer Delić	6	0	r				Andrew Fitzpatrick	5	5
	Andrew Fitzpatrick	2	2											3	Bobby Reynolds	7^7	6
	Romain Jouan	2	2											7	Sergei Bubka	6^5	1
	Chris Eaton	6	6					Chris Eaton	3	6^4
WC	Keelan Oakley	3	4				7	Sergei Bubka	6	7^7
7	Sergei Bubka	6	6

Fourth Qualifier

First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
							4/WC	Brian Baker	4	6^5
	Evgeny Korolev	6	6					Evgeny Korolev	6	7^7
	Charles-Antoine Brézac	2	4												Evgeny Korolev	6	6
	Frank Moser	4	4											5	Amir Weintraub	3	2
	Michael Yani	6	6					Michael Yani	6^5	1
							5	Amir Weintraub	7	6

References

General

• Main Draw
• Qualifying Draw

Specific

1. Ornstein, David (17 June 2012). "David Nalbandian disqualified from Queen's final after kick". BBC News. Retrieved 18 June 2012.