2012 Italian Open (tennis)

2012 Italian Open
Date14–21 May
Edition69th
CategoryWorld Tour Masters 1000
Premier 5
SurfaceClay / outdoor
LocationRome, Italy
VenueForo Italico
Champions
Men's singles
Spain Rafael Nadal[1]
Women's singles
Russia Maria Sharapova[2]
Men's doubles
Spain Marcel Granollers / Spain Marc López[3]
Women's doubles
Italy Sara Errani / Italy Roberta Vinci
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The 2012 Italian Open[4][2][5][6][7] (also known as the 2012 Rome Masters[8][9][10][11] and sponsored title 2012 Internazionali BNL d'Italia) was a tennis tournament, being played on outdoor clay courts at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy. It was the 69th edition of the Italian Open and was classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2012 ATP World Tour and a Premier 5 event on the 2012 WTA Tour. It took place from 14 to 21 May 2012, because rain delayed the men's final to Monday.[12]

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  4. ^ "Rafael Nadal beats Novak Djokovic to win Italian Open". BBC Sport. 21 May 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Sharapova lifts trophy in rainy Rome". CNN. 20 May 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
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  7. ^ "Petra Kvitova and Maria Sharapova Advance in Italian Open". The New York Times. 15 May 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  8. ^ "Rome Masters final rained off". Eurosport. 21 May 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  9. ^ "French Open: Maria Sharapova & Serena Williams are back on song". BBC Sport. 24 May 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  10. ^ "Second Rome win for Sharapova". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Agence France-Presse. 21 May 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  11. ^ "Maria Sharapova storms back to take Rome Masters title in thriller". The Independent. 20 May 2012. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  12. ^ "Nadal and Djokovic must wait until Monday" (Press release). Italian Open. Archived from the original on 23 May 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2012.