2012 Wimbledon Championships

2012 Wimbledon Championships
Date25 June – 8 July
Edition126th
CategoryGrand Slam (ITF)
Draw128S / 64D / 48XD
Prize money£16,060,000
SurfaceGrass
LocationChurch Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
VenueAll England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Attendance484,805
Champions
Men's singles
Switzerland Roger Federer
Women's singles
United States Serena Williams
Men's doubles
United Kingdom Jonathan Marray / Denmark Frederik Nielsen
Women's doubles
United States Serena Williams / United States Venus Williams
Mixed doubles
United States Mike Bryan / United States Lisa Raymond
Wheelchair men's doubles
Netherlands Tom Egberink / France Michaël Jérémiasz
Wheelchair women's doubles
Netherlands Jiske Griffioen / Netherlands Aniek van Koot
Boys' singles
Canada Filip Peliwo
Girls' singles
Canada Eugenie Bouchard
Boys' doubles
Australia Andrew Harris / Australia Nick Kyrgios
Girls' doubles
Canada Eugenie Bouchard / United States Taylor Townsend
Gentlemen's invitation doubles
United Kingdom Greg Rusedski / France Fabrice Santoro
Ladies' invitation doubles
United States Lindsay Davenport / Switzerland Martina Hingis
Senior gentlemen's invitation doubles
Australia Pat Cash / Australia Mark Woodforde
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The 2012 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in the United Kingdom.[1] It was the 126th edition of the Wimbledon Championships and were held from 25 June to 8 July 2012. It was the third Grand Slam tennis event of the year and was part of the ATP World Tour, the WTA Tour, the ITF Junior Tour and the NEC Tour. The championships were organised by the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club and the International Tennis Federation.

Novak Djokovic and Petra Kvitová were unsuccessful in their 2011 title defences, both defeated by the eventual champions, he by Roger Federer in the semifinals and she by Serena Williams in the quarterfinals. In four sets, Federer defeated Andy Murray to win a record-equalling seven Wimbledon titles, while Murray became the first British male player to reach a Wimbledon singles final in the Open era. Williams defeated first-time Wimbledon finalist Agnieszka Radwańska in three sets to equal her sister Venus in winning five Wimbledon titles. Federer and Williams were each more than 30 years old at the time of their victories. With his, Federer reclaimed the World No. 1 ranking for the first time since June 2010, thus allowing him to equal, then to break, the all-time record of most weeks ranked at World No. 1 held by Pete Sampras. Agnieszka Radwańska, Victoria Azarenka, and Maria Sharapova were in contention for the world number 1 ranking. Since Sharapova lost in the fourth round and Radwańska was a match away from becoming the world number 1 but lost it, Azarenka continued her success as the number 1.

  1. ^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.