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Tennis tournament held in 2012
2012 tennis event results
Roger Federer
defeated
Andy Murray
in
the final
, 4?6, 7?5, 6?3, 6?4 to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 2012 Wimbledon Championships.
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It was his seventh
Wimbledon
title and 17th
major
title overall.
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With the win, Federer also regained the world No. 1 singles ranking.
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Federer equalled both
William Renshaw
and
Pete Sampras
' all-time record of seven Wimbledon titles, as well as Sampras' record of 286 weeks as world No. 1. This was the first major final since the
2010 Australian Open
not to feature
Novak Djokovic
or
Rafael Nadal
, a span of nine events (incidentally, the 2010 Australian Open final also pitted Federer against Murray).
Djokovic was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Federer.
Murray became the first British man to reach the final since
Bunny Austin
in
1938
. The championships was also notable for one of the biggest upsets in recent years, when world No. 100
Luka? Rosol
beat world No. 2 and two-time Wimbledon champion Rafael Nadal in the second round, ending Nadal's streak of 11 major quarterfinals and of five (non-consecutive) Wimbledon finals. The loss also marked the end of Nadal's season, as he did not play tennis again until
February 2013
.
This marked the last major appearances for
2002
finalist and former world No. 3
David Nalbandian
,
2003 French Open
champion and former world No. 1
Juan Carlos Ferrero
, former top 15 player
Juan Ignacio Chela
, and the last Wimbledon appearance for three-time finalist and former world No. 1
Andy Roddick
.
Seeds
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Qualifying
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Draw
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Finals
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Top half
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