These tables present the number of
singles (S),
doubles (D), and
mixed doubles (X) titles won by each player and each nation during the season, within all the tournament categories of the 2012 ATP World Tour: the
Grand Slam tournaments, the
tennis event at the
London Summer Olympic Games, the
ATP World Tour Finals, the
ATP World Tour Masters 1000, the
ATP World Tour 500 series, and the
ATP World Tour 250 series.[3] The players/nations are sorted by: 1) total number of titles (a doubles title won by two players representing the same nation counts as only one win for the nation); 2) cumulated importance of those titles (one Grand Slam win equalling two Masters 1000 wins, one ATP World Tour Finals win equalling one-and-a-half Masters 1000 win, one Masters 1000 win equalling two 500 events wins, one Olympic win equalling one-and-a-half 500 event win, one 500 event win equalling two 250 events wins); 3) a singles > doubles > mixed doubles hierarchy; 4) alphabetical order (by family names for players).
These are the
ATP rankings of the top twenty singles players, doubles players, and the top ten doubles teams on the ATP Tour, at the end of the
2011 ATP World Tour,[5][6][7] and at the current date of the 2012 season.[8][9][10] Players in gold background have qualified for the Year-End Championships. Rafael Nadal withdrew due to a knee injury.
The Davis Cup World Group and World Group Play-Off matches awarded
ATP Ranking points from 2009 to 2015.[15]
Glossary
Only live matches earn points;
dead rubbers earn no points. If a player does not compete in the singles of one or more rounds he will receive points from the previous round when playing singles at the next tie. This last rule also applies for playing in doubles matches.[15]
1 A player who wins a singles rubber in the first day of the tie is awarded 5 points, whereas a singles rubber win in tie's last day grants 10 points for a total of 15 available points.[15]
2 For the first round only, any player who competes in a live rubber, without a win, receives 10 ranking points for participation.[15]
3 Team bonus awarded to a singles player who wins 7 live matches in a calendar year and his team wins the competition.[15]
4 Performance bonus awarded to a singles player who wins 8 live matches in a calendar year. In this case, no Team bonus is awarded.[15]
5 Team bonus awarded to an unchanged doubles team who wins 4 matches in a calendar year and his team wins the competition.[15]
Following is a list of notable players (winners of a main tour title, and/or part of the
ATP rankings top 100 (singles) or top 50 (doubles) for at least one week) who announced their retirement from professional tennis, became inactive (after not playing for more than 52 weeks), or were permanently banned from playing, during the 2012 season:
José Acasuso (born 20 October 1982 in
Posadas,
Argentina) turned professional in 1999, reaching career-high rankings of singles no. 20 and doubles no. 27, both in 2006. Mainly a clay-court specialist, the Argentine took three singles and five doubles career titles, all on the surface. Playing for Argentina, Acasuso competed in two
Davis Cup finals (
2006,
2008), and won one
World Team Cup title in
2007. Acasuso announced his retirement in February. He played his last match during the
French Open qualifying in May 2011.[17]
Juan Pablo Brzezicki (born 12 April 1982 in
Buenos Aires,
Argentina) joined the tour in 2001, reaching a career-high ranking of singles no. 94 in 2008. Winner of one doubles titles on the main circuit, Brzezicki competed for the last time in
Buenos Aires in February.[18]
Juan Ignacio Chela (born 30 August 1979 in
Ciudad Evita,
Argentina) turned professional in 1998, reaching career-high rankings of singles no. 15 in 2004, and doubles no. 34 in 2004. Chela won six singles and three doubles titles during his career on the main circuit, his best Grand Slam results coming with two quarterfinals at the
French Open (
2004 and
2011) and one quarterfinal at the
US Open (
2007). At
Wimbledon in
2010), he reached the semifinals of the doubles with countryman
Eduardo Schwank, losing to
Robert Lindstedt and
Horia Tecău. Chela last played at the
Wimbledon Championships in July, before announcing his retirement in December.[19]
Arnaud Clément (born 17 December 1977 in
Aix-en-Provence, France) became a tennis professional in 1996, peaking as singles no. 10 in 2001, and doubles no. 8 in 2008. In singles, Clément won four titles, made the quarterfinals at all majors but one (the
French Open), and reached one Grand Slam final at the
Australian Open (
2001, losing to
Agassi). In doubles, he collected 12 titles and made two major finals with
Michaël Llodra, winning one at
Wimbledon (
2007), and losing the other in Australia (
2008). The Frenchman played his last event on the tour in the
Wimbledon doubles in July.[20]
Brian Dabul (born February 24, 1984, in Buenos Aires, Argentina) turned professional in 2001 and reached a career-high ranking of no. 86. His highest doubles ranking was no. 88. He won only one ATP titles in doubles in Viña de Mar in 2009, partnering
Pablo Cuevas. He played his last singles match in Guayaquil on 21 November 2011.[21]
Juan Carlos Ferrero (born 12 February 1980 in
Ontinyent, Spain) joined the main circuit in 1998, and reached the
world no. 1 ranking in singles on September 8, 2003, holding the spot for a single spell of eight weeks, and finishing three straight seasons in the top 10 (2001–03). Ferrero won 16 singles titles during his 14-year career, including four Masters events, and one Grand Slam trophy at the
French Open (
2003, def
Verkerk). A one-time semifinalist at the
Australian Open (
2004) and two-time quarterfinalist at
Wimbledon (
2007,
2009), the Spaniard also made two additional major finals at the French (
2002, lost to
Costa) and the
US Open (
2003, lost to
Roddick), and reached one
year-end championships final (
2002, lost to
Hewitt). As part of his
country's team, Ferrero took part in three victorious
Davis Cup campaigns (
2000,
2004,
2009). The Spaniard retired after playing in
Valencia in October.[22]
Fernando González (born 29 July 1980 in
Santiago,
Chile) joined the main tour in 1999 and reached his best singles ranking, no. 5, in early 2007, finishing two seasons in the top 10 (2006–07). A junior world no. 1, winner of the boys' doubles at the
US Open in 1997 and the boys' singles and doubles at the
French Open in 1998, González won 11 singles and 3 doubles titles on the pro circuit, and gathered three medals at the
Olympics: the bronze in singles and the gold in doubles (w/
Nicolás Massú, def.
Kiefer/
Schüttler) in
2004, and the silver in singles (lost the final to
Nadal) in
2008. The Chilean reached the last eight at every major, making three quarterfinals at
Wimbledon (
2005) and the US Open (
2002,
2009), one semifinal at the French (
2009), and one final at the
Australian Open (
2007, lost to
Federer). Struggling with injuries for more than a year before deciding to retire, González played his last event in
Miami in March.[23]
Mark Knowles (born 4 September 1971 in
Nassau,
The Bahamas) joined the pro tour in 1992, reached the singles no. 96 spot in 1996, and the doubles
world no. 1 ranking in June 2002, keeping the spot for a total of 65 weeks between 2002 and 2005, and finishing two seasons (2002, 2004) as no. 1. Partnering
Daniel Nestor for most of his career, and later
Mahesh Bhupathi, Knowles won 55 doubles titles, including one year-end championship (
2007), and three Grand Slam trophies (all w/ Nestor) out of 13 finals (one
Australian Open (
2002), one
French Open (
2007), and one
US Open (
2004)). Knowles also claimed one mixed doubles win at
Wimbledon (
2009, w/
Grönefeld). He retired after competing in the
US Open doubles in August.[24]
Cecil Mamiit (born June 27, 1976, in
Los Angeles, California) turned professional in 1996 and reached a career-high ranking of no. 72 in singles. He played his last match in March in USA F7 Futures tournament.[28]
Andy Roddick (born 30 August 1982 in
Omaha, United States) turned professional in 2000 and became the sixth American player to be ranked
world no. 1 in singles when he reached the top spot on November 3, 2003, holding it for a single spell of 13 straight weeks. Roddick finished nine seasons in the
ATP rankings singles top 10 (2002–10), including one year as no. 1 (2003), and also reached the no. 50 ranking in doubles in 2010. As a junior, the American took two singles Grand Slam titles at the
Australian Open and the
US Open in 2000, finishing the season as junior world no. 1. Over his 12-year pro career, Roddick collected 32 singles titles, on every surface, among which five Masters and one Grand Slam title, at the
US Open (
2003, def.
Ferrero). Roddick's other best results in majors came with four semifinals at the
Australian Open (
2003,
2005,
2007,
2009), three finals at
Wimbledon (
2004,
2005,
2009, all lost to
Federer), and another final at the US Open (
2006, lost to Federer). In doubles, Roddick won four titles including one Masters trophy. Part of the
United States Davis Cup roster for 25 ties over 10 years, Roddick helped the team to a final in
2004, and a title (
the country's 32nd) in
2007. The American retired in September, after losing in the fourth round of the
US Open.[29][30]
Rainer Schüttler (born 25 April 1976 in
Korbach,
West Germany, now Germany) turned professional in 1995, reaching career-high rankings of singles no. 5 in 2004, and doubles no. 40 in 2005. Schüttler won four singles and four doubles titles during his stint on the main circuit, his best Grand Slam results coming with a final at the
Australian Open (
2003, lost to
Agassi), and a semifinal run at
Wimbledon (
2008). Alongside countryman
Nicolas Kiefer, the German also took the silver medal in doubles at the
2004 Athens Olympics, losing the final in five sets (to
González/
Massú). Schüttler last played at the
Australian Open in January.[31]
Alexander Waske (born March 31, 1975, in Frankfurt, West Germany) turned professional in 2000 and reached a career-high ranking of no. 89 in singles and no. 16 in doubles. He won four ATP doubles titles and played his last doubles match on 15 October 2012 in Vienna, partnering
Janko Tipsarević.[32]
These tables present the number of
singles (S),
doubles (D), and
mixed doubles (X) titles won by each player and each nation during the season, within all the tournament categories of the 2012 ATP World Tour: the
Grand Slam tournaments, the
tennis event at the
London Summer Olympic Games, the
ATP World Tour Finals, the
ATP World Tour Masters 1000, the
ATP World Tour 500 series, and the
ATP World Tour 250 series.[3] The players/nations are sorted by: 1) total number of titles (a doubles title won by two players representing the same nation counts as only one win for the nation); 2) cumulated importance of those titles (one Grand Slam win equalling two Masters 1000 wins, one ATP World Tour Finals win equalling one-and-a-half Masters 1000 win, one Masters 1000 win equalling two 500 events wins, one Olympic win equalling one-and-a-half 500 event win, one 500 event win equalling two 250 events wins); 3) a singles > doubles > mixed doubles hierarchy; 4) alphabetical order (by family names for players).
These are the
ATP rankings of the top twenty singles players, doubles players, and the top ten doubles teams on the ATP Tour, at the end of the
2011 ATP World Tour,[5][6][7] and at the current date of the 2012 season.[8][9][10] Players in gold background have qualified for the Year-End Championships. Rafael Nadal withdrew due to a knee injury.
The Davis Cup World Group and World Group Play-Off matches awarded
ATP Ranking points from 2009 to 2015.[15]
Glossary
Only live matches earn points;
dead rubbers earn no points. If a player does not compete in the singles of one or more rounds he will receive points from the previous round when playing singles at the next tie. This last rule also applies for playing in doubles matches.[15]
1 A player who wins a singles rubber in the first day of the tie is awarded 5 points, whereas a singles rubber win in tie's last day grants 10 points for a total of 15 available points.[15]
2 For the first round only, any player who competes in a live rubber, without a win, receives 10 ranking points for participation.[15]
3 Team bonus awarded to a singles player who wins 7 live matches in a calendar year and his team wins the competition.[15]
4 Performance bonus awarded to a singles player who wins 8 live matches in a calendar year. In this case, no Team bonus is awarded.[15]
5 Team bonus awarded to an unchanged doubles team who wins 4 matches in a calendar year and his team wins the competition.[15]
Following is a list of notable players (winners of a main tour title, and/or part of the
ATP rankings top 100 (singles) or top 50 (doubles) for at least one week) who announced their retirement from professional tennis, became inactive (after not playing for more than 52 weeks), or were permanently banned from playing, during the 2012 season:
José Acasuso (born 20 October 1982 in
Posadas,
Argentina) turned professional in 1999, reaching career-high rankings of singles no. 20 and doubles no. 27, both in 2006. Mainly a clay-court specialist, the Argentine took three singles and five doubles career titles, all on the surface. Playing for Argentina, Acasuso competed in two
Davis Cup finals (
2006,
2008), and won one
World Team Cup title in
2007. Acasuso announced his retirement in February. He played his last match during the
French Open qualifying in May 2011.[17]
Juan Pablo Brzezicki (born 12 April 1982 in
Buenos Aires,
Argentina) joined the tour in 2001, reaching a career-high ranking of singles no. 94 in 2008. Winner of one doubles titles on the main circuit, Brzezicki competed for the last time in
Buenos Aires in February.[18]
Juan Ignacio Chela (born 30 August 1979 in
Ciudad Evita,
Argentina) turned professional in 1998, reaching career-high rankings of singles no. 15 in 2004, and doubles no. 34 in 2004. Chela won six singles and three doubles titles during his career on the main circuit, his best Grand Slam results coming with two quarterfinals at the
French Open (
2004 and
2011) and one quarterfinal at the
US Open (
2007). At
Wimbledon in
2010), he reached the semifinals of the doubles with countryman
Eduardo Schwank, losing to
Robert Lindstedt and
Horia Tecău. Chela last played at the
Wimbledon Championships in July, before announcing his retirement in December.[19]
Arnaud Clément (born 17 December 1977 in
Aix-en-Provence, France) became a tennis professional in 1996, peaking as singles no. 10 in 2001, and doubles no. 8 in 2008. In singles, Clément won four titles, made the quarterfinals at all majors but one (the
French Open), and reached one Grand Slam final at the
Australian Open (
2001, losing to
Agassi). In doubles, he collected 12 titles and made two major finals with
Michaël Llodra, winning one at
Wimbledon (
2007), and losing the other in Australia (
2008). The Frenchman played his last event on the tour in the
Wimbledon doubles in July.[20]
Brian Dabul (born February 24, 1984, in Buenos Aires, Argentina) turned professional in 2001 and reached a career-high ranking of no. 86. His highest doubles ranking was no. 88. He won only one ATP titles in doubles in Viña de Mar in 2009, partnering
Pablo Cuevas. He played his last singles match in Guayaquil on 21 November 2011.[21]
Juan Carlos Ferrero (born 12 February 1980 in
Ontinyent, Spain) joined the main circuit in 1998, and reached the
world no. 1 ranking in singles on September 8, 2003, holding the spot for a single spell of eight weeks, and finishing three straight seasons in the top 10 (2001–03). Ferrero won 16 singles titles during his 14-year career, including four Masters events, and one Grand Slam trophy at the
French Open (
2003, def
Verkerk). A one-time semifinalist at the
Australian Open (
2004) and two-time quarterfinalist at
Wimbledon (
2007,
2009), the Spaniard also made two additional major finals at the French (
2002, lost to
Costa) and the
US Open (
2003, lost to
Roddick), and reached one
year-end championships final (
2002, lost to
Hewitt). As part of his
country's team, Ferrero took part in three victorious
Davis Cup campaigns (
2000,
2004,
2009). The Spaniard retired after playing in
Valencia in October.[22]
Fernando González (born 29 July 1980 in
Santiago,
Chile) joined the main tour in 1999 and reached his best singles ranking, no. 5, in early 2007, finishing two seasons in the top 10 (2006–07). A junior world no. 1, winner of the boys' doubles at the
US Open in 1997 and the boys' singles and doubles at the
French Open in 1998, González won 11 singles and 3 doubles titles on the pro circuit, and gathered three medals at the
Olympics: the bronze in singles and the gold in doubles (w/
Nicolás Massú, def.
Kiefer/
Schüttler) in
2004, and the silver in singles (lost the final to
Nadal) in
2008. The Chilean reached the last eight at every major, making three quarterfinals at
Wimbledon (
2005) and the US Open (
2002,
2009), one semifinal at the French (
2009), and one final at the
Australian Open (
2007, lost to
Federer). Struggling with injuries for more than a year before deciding to retire, González played his last event in
Miami in March.[23]
Mark Knowles (born 4 September 1971 in
Nassau,
The Bahamas) joined the pro tour in 1992, reached the singles no. 96 spot in 1996, and the doubles
world no. 1 ranking in June 2002, keeping the spot for a total of 65 weeks between 2002 and 2005, and finishing two seasons (2002, 2004) as no. 1. Partnering
Daniel Nestor for most of his career, and later
Mahesh Bhupathi, Knowles won 55 doubles titles, including one year-end championship (
2007), and three Grand Slam trophies (all w/ Nestor) out of 13 finals (one
Australian Open (
2002), one
French Open (
2007), and one
US Open (
2004)). Knowles also claimed one mixed doubles win at
Wimbledon (
2009, w/
Grönefeld). He retired after competing in the
US Open doubles in August.[24]
Cecil Mamiit (born June 27, 1976, in
Los Angeles, California) turned professional in 1996 and reached a career-high ranking of no. 72 in singles. He played his last match in March in USA F7 Futures tournament.[28]
Andy Roddick (born 30 August 1982 in
Omaha, United States) turned professional in 2000 and became the sixth American player to be ranked
world no. 1 in singles when he reached the top spot on November 3, 2003, holding it for a single spell of 13 straight weeks. Roddick finished nine seasons in the
ATP rankings singles top 10 (2002–10), including one year as no. 1 (2003), and also reached the no. 50 ranking in doubles in 2010. As a junior, the American took two singles Grand Slam titles at the
Australian Open and the
US Open in 2000, finishing the season as junior world no. 1. Over his 12-year pro career, Roddick collected 32 singles titles, on every surface, among which five Masters and one Grand Slam title, at the
US Open (
2003, def.
Ferrero). Roddick's other best results in majors came with four semifinals at the
Australian Open (
2003,
2005,
2007,
2009), three finals at
Wimbledon (
2004,
2005,
2009, all lost to
Federer), and another final at the US Open (
2006, lost to Federer). In doubles, Roddick won four titles including one Masters trophy. Part of the
United States Davis Cup roster for 25 ties over 10 years, Roddick helped the team to a final in
2004, and a title (
the country's 32nd) in
2007. The American retired in September, after losing in the fourth round of the
US Open.[29][30]
Rainer Schüttler (born 25 April 1976 in
Korbach,
West Germany, now Germany) turned professional in 1995, reaching career-high rankings of singles no. 5 in 2004, and doubles no. 40 in 2005. Schüttler won four singles and four doubles titles during his stint on the main circuit, his best Grand Slam results coming with a final at the
Australian Open (
2003, lost to
Agassi), and a semifinal run at
Wimbledon (
2008). Alongside countryman
Nicolas Kiefer, the German also took the silver medal in doubles at the
2004 Athens Olympics, losing the final in five sets (to
González/
Massú). Schüttler last played at the
Australian Open in January.[31]
Alexander Waske (born March 31, 1975, in Frankfurt, West Germany) turned professional in 2000 and reached a career-high ranking of no. 89 in singles and no. 16 in doubles. He won four ATP doubles titles and played his last doubles match on 15 October 2012 in Vienna, partnering
Janko Tipsarević.[32]