Singles | |
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2012 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships | |
Champion | Kei Nishikori |
Runner-up | Milos Raonic |
Final score | 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 6–0 |
Andy Murray was the defending champion, but lost to Milos Raonic in the semifinals.
Kei Nishikori won the title beating Milos Raonic in the final 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 6–0, and in doing so became the first home grown winner of the title since Toshiro Sakai in 1972.