The 2012 BNP Paribas Masters was a professional men's tennis tournament that was played on indoor hard courts. It was the 40th edition of the tournament which was part of the 2012 ATP World Tour. It took place in Paris between 29 October and 4 November 2012. Fourth-seeded David Ferrer won the singles title.
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Roberto Bautista Agut
Grigor Dimitrov
Alejandro Falla Guillermo García López
Jerzy Janowicz
Igor SijslingThe following players received entry as lucky loser:
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Roger Federer (fatigue) → replaced by 
Victor Hănescu
Mardy Fish (health issues) → replaced by 
Martin Kližan
Tommy Haas → replaced by Albert Ramos Viñolas Rafael Nadal (left knee injury) → replaced by 
Thomaz Bellucci Andy Roddick (retired from tennis) → replaced by Daniel Gimeno Traver
Kei Nishikori (right ankle injury)
Janko Tipsarević (illness) Fernando Verdasco (neck injury)The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry as alternates:
Fernando Verdasco (neck injury)
Robert Lindstedt (neck injury) David Ferrer defeated Jerzy Janowicz, 6–4, 6–3
Mahesh Bhupathi / Rohan Bopanna defeated 
Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi / Jean-Julien Rojer, 7–6(8–6), 6–3
