Here are the results of the final rounds of the 2012 Australian Open at Melbourne's Melbourne Park from the men's and women's singles quarterfinals to the championship finals, as well as the winners and runners-up in the various events.
The eight men's singles tennis quarterfinalists were all seeded players while two unseeded players were in the women's singles tennis quarterfinalists.
1. Australian Open 2012 Quarterfinals
The singles quarterfinals of the 2012 Australian Open were played at Melbourne Park on January 24 and 25.
Men's Singles Tennis
- Novak Djokovic (1), Serbia, defeated David Ferrer (5), Spain, 6-4, 7-6(7-4), 6-1.
- Andy Murray (4), UK, defeated Kei Nishikori (24), Japan, 6-3, 6-3, 6-1.
- Roger Federer (3), Switzerland, defeated Juan Martin Del Potro (11), Argentina, 6-4, 6-3, 6-2.
- Rafael Nadal (2), Spain, defeated Tomas Berdych (7), Czech Republic, 6-7(5-7), 7-6 (8-6), 6-4, 6-3.
Women's Singles Tennis
- Kim Clijsters (11), Belgium, defeated Caroline Wozniacki (1), Denmark, 6-3, 7-5(7-4).
- Victoria Azarenka (3), Belarus, defeated Agnieszka Radwanska (8), Poland, 6-7(0-7), 6-0, 6-2.
- Maria Sharapova (4), Russia, defeated Ekaterina Makarova (unseeded), Russia, 6-2, 6-3.
- Petra Kvitova (2), Czech Republic, defeated Sara Errani (unseeded), Italy, 6-4, 6-4.
2. Australian Open 2012 Semifinals
Men's Singles Tennis
- Novak Djokovic (1) Serbia), defeated Andy Murray (4), UK, 6-3, 3-6, 6-7(4-7), 6-1, 7-5.
- Rafael Nadal (2), Spain, defeated Roger Federer (3), Switzerland, 6-7(5-7), 6-2, 7-6(7-5), 6-4
Women's Singles Tennis
- Victoria Azarenka (3), Belarus defeated Kim Clijsters (11), Belgium, 6-4, 1-6, 6-3.
- Maria Sharapova (4), Russia, defeated Petra Kvitova (2), Czech Republic, 6-2, 3-6, 6-4.
3. Australian Open 2012 Finals
Victoria Azarenka, 2012 Australian Open women's singles champion (Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)
Men's Singles Tennis
- Novak Djokovic (1) Serbia, defeated Rafael Nadal (2), Spain, 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-7(5-7), 7-5.
Women's Singles Tennis
- Victoria Azarenka (3), Belarus, defeated Maria Sharapova (4), Russia, 6-3, 6-0.
4. The Winners
Men's singles winner Novak Djokovic and runner-up Rafael Nadal (Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)
The 2012 Australian Open, the first of the world's four Grand Slam tennis tournaments during the year, was held in Melbourne at Melbourne Park from January 16 to 29, 2012.
Here are the 2011 Australian Open champions:
- Men's Singles: Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
Runner-up: Rafael Nadal (Spain) - Women's Singles: Victoria Azarenka (Belarus)
Runner-up: Maria Sharapova (Russia) - Men's Doubles: Leander Paes (India) / Radek Stepanek (Czech Republic)
Runners-up: Bob Bryan (USA) / Mike Bryan (USA) - Women's Doubles: Svetlana Kuznetsova (Russia) / Vera Zvonareva (Russia)
Runners-up: Sara Errani (Italy) / Roberta Vinci (Italy) - Mixed Doubles: Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) (8) / Horia Tecau (Romania)
Runners-up: Elena Vesnina (Russia) / Leander Paes (India) - Boys' Singles: Luke Saville (Australia)
Runner-up: Filip Peliwo (Canada) - Girls' Singles: Taylor Townsend (USA)
Runner-up: Yulia Putintseva (Russia) - Boys' Doubles: Liam Broady (UK) / Joshua Ward-Hibbert (UK)
Runners-up: Adam Pavlasek (Czech Republic) / Filip Veger (Croatia) - Girls' Doubles: Gabrielle Andrews (USA) / Taylor Townsend (USA)
Runners-up: Irina Khromacheva (Russia) / Danka Kovinic (Montenegro) - Men's Wheelchair Singles: Maikel Scheffers (Netherlands)
Runner-up: Nicolas Peifer (France) - Women's Wheelchair Singles: Esther Vergeer (Netherlands)
Runner-up: Aniek Van Koot (Netherlands) - Men's Wheelchair Doubles: Ronald Vink (Netherlands) / Robin Ammerlaan (Netherlands)
Runners-up: Stephane Houdet (France) / Nicolas Peifer (France) - Women's Wheelchair Doubles: Esther Vergeer (Netherlands) / Sharon Walraven (Netherlands)
Runners-up: Aniek Van Koot (Netherlands) / Jiske Griffioen (Netherlands)
