Seven-time defending champion Rafael Nadal defeated Novak Djokovic in the final, 6–3, 6–1 to win the singles tennis title at the 2012 Monte-Carlo Masters. Nadal became the first man in the Open Era to win a tournament eight consecutive times. He did not lose a set during the tournament, and his win over Djokovic in the final was his record-extending 42nd consecutive match win at the Monte-Carlo Masters.
This tournament marked the final professional appearance of former world No. 3 and 2010 Indian Wells champion Ivan Ljubičić; he lost in the first round to Ivan Dodig.
Seeds Top 8 seeds received a bye into the second round.
Novak Djokovic (final) Rafael Nadal (champion) Andy Murray (quarterfinals) Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (quarterfinals) David Ferrer (second round) Tomáš Berdych (semifinals) Janko Tipsarević (third round) Nicolás Almagro (third round) Gilles Simon (semifinals) Feliciano López (first round) Juan Mónaco (first round, retired because of a right ankle injury) Kei Nishikori (third round) Fernando Verdasco (third round) Florian Mayer (first round) Jürgen Melzer (second round) Alexandr Dolgopolov (third round)
Draw
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half
Section 3
Section 4
Qualifying
Seeds
Qualifiers
Draw
First qualifier
Second qualifier
Third qualifier
Fourth qualifier
Fifth qualifier
Sixth qualifier
Seventh qualifier
References
External links Main draw Qualifying draw