Men's singles
2012 Italian Open
Champion	Rafael Nadal
Runner-up	Novak Djokovic
Score	7–5, 6–3

Rafael Nadal defeated the defending champion Novak Djokovic in a rematch of the previous year's final, 7–5, 6–3 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2012 Italian Open. It was his record-extending sixth Italian Open title. He did not lose a set during the tournament.

Seeds

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

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Novak Djokovic	7	6
	5	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga	5	1
								1	Novak Djokovic	6	77
								3	Roger Federer	2	64
	3	Roger Federer	6	6
		Andreas Seppi	1	2
															1	Novak Djokovic	5	3
															2	Rafael Nadal	7	6
	6	David Ferrer	77	6
	16	Richard Gasquet	64	3
								6	David Ferrer	66	0
								2	Rafael Nadal	78	6
	7	Tomáš Berdych	4	5
	2	Rafael Nadal	6	7

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	N Djokovic	6	6
		B Tomic	4	6	6				B Tomic	3	3
	Q	S Giraldo	6	2	4										1	N Djokovic	4	6	6
		R Štěpánek	2	6	6										14	J Mónaco	6	2	3
		JI Chela	6	0	3				R Štěpánek	4	2
	Q	A Ungur	2	2				14	J Mónaco	6	6
	14	J Mónaco	6	6																		1	N Djokovic	7	6
	10	JM del Potro	7	3	6																	5	J-W Tsonga	5	1
		M Llodra	5	6	4			10	JM del Potro	6	6
		T Bellucci	2	6	3				M Youzhny	4	2
		M Youzhny	6	3	6										10	JM del Potro	4	1
		V Troicki	4	6	6										5	J-W Tsonga	6	6
	WC	F Volandri	6	4	3				V Troicki	3	2
								5	J-W Tsonga	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								3	R Federer	6	6
	Q	B Kavčič	1	3					C Berlocq	3	4
		C Berlocq	6	6											3	R Federer	6	5	6
		K Anderson	4	5												JC Ferrero	2	7	1
		JC Ferrero	6	7					JC Ferrero	7	6
		A Bogomolov Jr.	4	1				13	G Monfils	5	3
	13	G Monfils	6	6																		3	R Federer	6	6
	9	J Isner	2	77	6																		A Seppi	1	2
		P Kohlschreiber	6	63	2			9	J Isner	6	65	5
		A Seppi	6	3	6				A Seppi	2	77	7
		D Istomin	4	6	3											A Seppi	61	78	78
		S Wawrinka	6	4	7											S Wawrinka	77	66	66
	Q	R Haase	1	6	5				S Wawrinka	6	6
								8	J Tipsarević	3	1

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								6	D Ferrer	6	77
		F Verdasco	6						F Verdasco	3	63
		A Dolgopolov	0r												6	D Ferrer	6	77
	Q	G García López	6	6											11	G Simon	0	65
		P Andújar	4	1				Q	G García López	4	6	4
		D Young	2	5				11	G Simon	6	2	6
	11	G Simon	6	7																		6	D Ferrer	77	6
	16	R Gasquet	6	78																		16	R Gasquet	64	3
		J Melzer	1	66				16	R Gasquet	6	6
		N Davydenko	3	6	3			WC	P Lorenzi	3	2
	WC	P Lorenzi	6	2	6										16	R Gasquet	61	6	6
	Q	A Ramos	3	4											4	A Murray	77	3	2
		D Nalbandian	6	6					D Nalbandian	1	6	5
								4	A Murray	6	4	7

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								7	T Berdych	6	6
		Ł Kubot	6	5	6				Ł Kubot	4	1
	WC	P Starace	3	7	2										7	T Berdych	77	6
	Q	S Querrey	77	5	6										12	N Almagro	63	3
		J Nieminen	64	7	4			Q	S Querrey	5	2
		M Čilić	2	6	0			12	N Almagro	7	6
	12	N Almagro	6	3	6																	7	T Berdych	4	5
	15	F López	4	4																		2	R Nadal	6	7
		M Granollers	6	6					M Granollers	6	6
	WC	F Fognini	6	6				WC	F Fognini	3	4
		M Baghdatis	2	2												M Granollers	1	1
		M Raonic	65	4											2	R Nadal	6	6
		F Mayer	77	6					F Mayer	1	5
								2	R Nadal	6	7

Qualifying

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Albert Ramos	77	6
		Daniel Gimeno Traver	63	4
								1	Albert Ramos	6	6
								WC	Gianluca Naso	4	3
	WC	Gianluca Naso	6	6
	11	Matthew Ebden	3	0

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Robin Haase	6	711
		Sergiy Stakhovsky	4	69
								2	Robin Haase	6	3	6
								12	Xavier Malisse	3	6	4
	WC	Matteo Viola	4	4
	12	Xavier Malisse	6	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Mikhail Kukushkin	6	6
		Flavio Cipolla	1	3
								3	Mikhail Kukushkin	6	4	3
								13	Sam Querrey	3	6	6
		Simone Bolelli	3	4
	13	Sam Querrey	6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Santiago Giraldo	4	6	77
		Ernests Gulbis	6	3	64
								4	Santiago Giraldo	6	6
									Victor Hănescu	2	3
		Victor Hănescu	6	6
	9	Ryan Harrison	4	2

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Gilles Müller	6	7
		Vasek Pospisil	1	5
								5	Gilles Müller
									Adrian Ungur	w/o
		Adrian Ungur	77	6
	10	Albert Montañés	62	1

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Alejandro Falla	2	0
		Guillermo García López	6	6
									Guillermo García López	6	6
								8	Ivo Karlović	4	4
		Philipp Petzschner	0	63
	8	Ivo Karlović	6	77

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	7	Go Soeda	5	6	3
	WC	Marco Cecchinato	7	2	6
								WC	Marco Cecchinato	6	1	2
								Alt	Blaž Kavčič	4	6	6
	WC	Enrico Burzi	2	4
	Alt	Blaž Kavčič	6	6

References

• Main Draw
• Qualifying Draw