Men's singles
2012 Western & Southern Open
Champion	Roger Federer
Runner-up	Novak Djokovic
Score	6–0, 7–6 (9–7)
Draw	56
Seeds	16

Roger Federer defeated Novak Djokovic in the final, 6–0, 7–6 ^(9–7) to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2012 Cincinnati Masters. It was his record fifth Cincinnati Masters title, and the first time that a player won an ATP Tour Masters 1000 event without having his serve broken or losing a set. Federer would repeat this accomplishment at the 2015 event. It was Djokovic's fourth runner-up finish at the tournament.

Andy Murray was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Jérémy Chardy.

Seeds

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

Draw

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Roger Federer	6	77
	10	Mardy Fish	3	64
								1	Roger Federer	77	6
									Stanislas Wawrinka	64	3
		Stanislas Wawrinka	2	77	6
		Milos Raonic	6	65	4
															1	Roger Federer	6	79
															2	Novak Djokovic	0	67
	6	Juan Martín del Potro	6	6
	LL	Jérémy Chardy	1	3
								6	Juan Martín del Potro	3	2
								2	Novak Djokovic	6	6
	12	Marin Čilić	3	2
	2	Novak Djokovic	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	R Federer	6	6
		J Nieminen	4	3					A Bogomolov Jr.	3	2
		A Bogomolov Jr.	6	6											1	R Federer	6	6
		R Harrison	4	65												B Tomic	2	4
		B Tomic	6	77					B Tomic	6	6
	WC	B Baker	79	77				WC	B Baker	4	3
	15	P Kohlschreiber	67	63																		1	R Federer	6	77
	10	M Fish	6	6																		10	M Fish	3	64
		F López	2	3				10	M Fish	6	6
		S Giraldo	5	3					C Berlocq	3	1
		C Berlocq	7	6											10	M Fish	6	6
		R Štěpánek	6	6												R Štěpánek	3	3
		A Ramos	2	2					R Štěpánek	77	6
								8	J Mónaco	62	1

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								4	D Ferrer	4	1
	Q	P-H Mathieu	2	6	1				S Wawrinka	6	6
		S Wawrinka	6	3	6											S Wawrinka	6	6
		K Anderson	5	4											14	K Nishikori	3	3
	WC	J Blake	7	6				WC	J Blake	6	4	4
		M Granollers	1	2				14	K Nishikori	2	6	6
	14	K Nishikori	6	6																			S Wawrinka	2	77	6
	LL	A Falla	4	1																			M Raonic	6	65	4
		M Baghdatis	6	6					M Baghdatis	78	3	4
		R Gasquet	64	3					M Raonic	66	6	6
		M Raonic	77	6												M Raonic	6	2	6
	Q	Y-h Lu	6	6											5	T Berdych	4	6	2
		Ł Kubot	3	0				Q	Y-h Lu	3	4
								5	T Berdych	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								6	JM del Potro	7	6
		D Nalbandian	77	64	3				T Haas	5	2
		T Haas	60	77	6										6	JM del Potro	77	2	6
	WC	L Hewitt	6	6												V Troicki	62	6	1
		M Youzhny	4	4				WC	L Hewitt	2	0
		V Troicki	6	7					V Troicki	6	6
	Q	I Dodig	4	5																		6	JM del Potro	6	6
	16	A Roddick	64	3																		LL	J Chardy	1	3
	LL	J Chardy	77	6				LL	J Chardy	6	6
		D Istomin	6	6					D Istomin	4	3
		J Benneteau	3	1											LL	J Chardy	6	6
		J Melzer	6	2	4										3	A Murray	4	4
	WC	S Querrey	4	6	6			WC	S Querrey	2	4
								3	A Murray	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								7	J Tipsarević	4	1r
		P Andújar	6	6					P Andújar	6	4
	Q	M Matosevic	4	3												P Andújar	64	2
		D Young	4	62											12	M Čilić	77	6
	Q	J Levine	6	77				Q	J Levine	5	66
	Q	S Stakhovsky	3	6	4			12	M Čilić	7	78
	12	M Čilić	6	4	6																	12	M Čilić	3	2
	13	A Dolgopolov	1	1																		2	N Djokovic	6	6
		N Davydenko	6	6					N Davydenko	6	6
	Q	F Fognini	5	2					F Mayer	3	3
		F Mayer	7	6												N Davydenko	0r
		A Seppi	6	6											2	N Djokovic	6
		R Haase	4	4					A Seppi	64	2
								2	N Djokovic	77	6

Qualifying

Draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Jérémy Chardy	6	6
		Robby Ginepri	4	4
								1	Jérémy Chardy	6	1	65
								8	Fabio Fognini	3	6	77
		Vasek Pospisil	4	65
	8	Fabio Fognini	6	77

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Alejandro Falla	6	6
	WC	Christian Harrison	3	3
								2	Alejandro Falla	5	1
								10	Lu Yen-hsun	7	6
		Ernests Gulbis	3	2
	10	Lu Yen-hsun	6	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Grigor Dimitrov	65	63
		Rajeev Ram	77	77
									Rajeev Ram	1	63
								PR	Paul-Henri Mathieu	6	77
	PR	Paul-Henri Mathieu	4	6	7
	13	Matthew Ebden	6	1	5

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Lukáš Lacko	6	4	3
		Jesse Levine	4	6	6
									Jesse Levine	6	6
								Alt	Olivier Rochus	4	3
	WC	Jack Sock	4	5
	Alt	Olivier Rochus	6	7

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	David Goffin	6	2
		Michael Russell	4	3r
								5	David Goffin	2	2
									Ivan Dodig	6	6
		Ivan Dodig	6	6
	14	Philipp Petzschner	0	3

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Marinko Matosevic	3	6	6
		Benjamin Becker	6	3	3
								6	Marinko Matosevic	6	6
									Jerzy Janowicz	0	2
		Jerzy Janowicz	6	6
	12	Steve Darcis	3	1

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	7	Leonardo Mayer	6	6
		Igor Andreev	3	1
								7	Leonardo Mayer	5	4
									Sergiy Stakhovsky	7	6
		Sergiy Stakhovsky	6	6
	11	Igor Sijsling	3	4

References

• Main Draw
• Qualifying Draw