2012 ATP World Tour

Also included in the 2012 calendar is the Hopman Cup, which is organized by the ITF and does not distribute ranking points.

[1][2] This is the complete schedule of events on the 2012 calendar, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage.

[15] 2 For the first round only, any player who competes in a live rubber, without a win, receives 10 ranking points for participation.

[15] 4 Performance bonus awarded to a singles player who wins 8 live matches in a calendar year.

Following is a list of notable players (winners of a main tour title, and/or part of the ATP rankings top 100 (singles) or top 50 (doubles) for at least one week) who announced their retirement from professional tennis, became inactive (after not playing for more than 52 weeks), or were permanently banned from playing, during the 2012 season:

Bob and Mike Bryan won seven titles together in 2012, including the Olympic gold (def. Llodra / Tsonga ), and their fourth US Open (def. Paes / Štěpánek ), tying John Newcombe and Tony Roche 's all-time record of 12 Grand Slam wins. [ 4 ]
Former world no. 3 Ivan Ljubičić played for the last time at the Monte Carlo Masters .
Andy Roddick was the year-end world no. 1 at the end of the 2003 season .
2003 French Open champion Juan Carlos Ferrero is one of two Grand Slam champions to retire in 2012.
Fernando González former world no. 5 and 2007 Australian Open finalist.