2012 French Open – Men's singles final
| Rafael Nadal (2) vs. Novak Djokovic (1) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date | Sunday 10–Monday 11 June 2012 | |||||||||||||||
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| Tournament | French Open | |||||||||||||||
| Location | Paris, France | |||||||||||||||
| Chair umpire | Damien Dumusois | |||||||||||||||
| Duration | 3 hours 49 minutes | |||||||||||||||
The 2012 French Open men's singles final was the championship tennis match of the men's singles tournament at the 2012 French Open, with Rafael Nadal defeating Novak Djokovic 6–4, 6–3, 2–6, 7–5. It was a Grand Slam final match of historic proportions for both players. Nadal was aiming to become the first man to win seven French Open titles, breaking the record previously held by Björn Borg, who won six titles, and equalling the record held by Chris Evert, who won seven titles. Djokovic was aiming to become the first man since Rod Laver in 1969 to hold all four Grand Slam titles simultaneously. Since Djokovic had defeated Nadal in the previous three Grand Slam finals, Nadal also was attempting to avoid losing in all four tournaments to the same player.
The final marked the fifth consecutive major final for Nadal, his personal best streak.