2012 Apia International Sydney – Men's singles

Men's singles
2012 Apia International Sydney
Champion	Jarkko Nieminen
Runner-up	Julien Benneteau
Score	6–2, 7–5
Draw	8
Seeds	8

Main article: 2012 Apia International Sydney

Gilles Simon was the defending champion but chose not to participate. Jarkko Nieminen won in the final against Julien Benneteau 6–2, 7–5.

Seeds

The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.

1. Juan Martín del Potro (quarterfinals)
2. John Isner (second round)
3. Richard Gasquet (quarterfinals)
4. Feliciano López (second round)
5. Viktor Troicki (second round)
6. Florian Mayer (withdrew due to a right hip injury)
7. Marcel Granollers (first round)
8. Radek Štěpánek (second round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
		Marcos Baghdatis	4	4
		Julien Benneteau	6	6
									Julien Benneteau	2	5
								Q	Jarkko Nieminen	6	7
	Q	Denis Istomin	612	3
	Q	Jarkko Nieminen	714	6

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	JM del Potro	6	6
		I Dodig	64	5					Ł Kubot	4	2
		Ł Kubot	77	7											1	JM del Potro	67	4
		D Tursunov	4	4												M Baghdatis	79	6
		M Baghdatis	6	6					M Baghdatis	3	7	77
	WC	M Ebden	6	3	6			WC	M Ebden	6	5	63
	7	M Granollers	1	6	3																		M Baghdatis	4	4
																							J Benneteau	6	6
								4	F López	3	4
		A Seppi	3	4					J Benneteau	6	6
		J Benneteau	6	6												J Benneteau	6	6
		A Bogomolov Jr.	6	1	6											A Bogomolov Jr.	2	4
		R Haase	4	6	4				A Bogomolov Jr.	77	6
	WC	L Hewitt	6	3	2			5	V Troicki	65	4
	5	V Troicki	4	6	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	LL	R Sweeting	3	77	7
		G Müller	6	62	5			LL	R Sweeting	2	1
		P Andújar	3	6	3			Q	D Istomin	6	6
	Q	D Istomin	6	2	6										Q	D Istomin	6	77
	Q	M Russell	6	2	0										3	R Gasquet	4	64
		F Fognini	2	6	6				F Fognini	2	1
								3	R Gasquet	6	6
																						Q	D Istomin	612	3
	8	R Štěpánek	64	6	6																	Q	J Nieminen	714	6
		X Malisse	77	4	4			8	R Štěpánek	65	7	1
	Q	J Nieminen	6	6				Q	J Nieminen	77	5	6
	WC	J Duckworth	2	2											Q	J Nieminen	6	6
		S Stakhovsky	5	3											Q	B Reynolds	3	3
	Q	B Reynolds	7	6				Q	B Reynolds	3	6	6
								2	J Isner	6	4	3

Qualifying draw

Seeds

1. Łukasz Kubot (moved into main draw)
2. Sergiy Stakhovsky (moved into main draw)
3. Ryan Sweeting (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
4. Denis Istomin (qualified)
5. Grigor Dimitrov (second round, retired due to fatigue)
6. Jarkko Nieminen (qualified)
7. Leonardo Mayer (first round)
8. Nicolas Mahut (first round)

Qualifiers

1. Bobby Reynolds
2. Jarkko Nieminen
3. Michael Russell
4. Denis Istomin

Lucky loser

1. Ryan Sweeting

First qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	Alt	Andreas Siljeström	3	0
		Alex Kuznetsov	6	6
									Alex Kuznetsov	4	1
									Bobby Reynolds	6	6
		Bobby Reynolds	6	6
		Cedrik-Marcel Stebe	4	3
																Bobby Reynolds	4	6	6
																Benjamin Mitchell	6	4	3
		Marinko Matosevic	6	65	2
		Mikhail Kukushkin	1	7	6
									Mikhail Kukushkin	3	1
									Benjamin Mitchell	6	6
		Benjamin Mitchell	6	6
	7	Leonardo Mayer	4	3

Second qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	Alt	Sadik Kadir	4	4
		Frederico Gil	6	6
									Frederico Gil	4	1
									Stéphane Robert	6	6
		Stéphane Robert	6	64	6
	WC	Matthew Barton	2	77	3
																Stéphane Robert	2	2
															6	Jarkko Nieminen	6	6
		Andre Begemann	6	6
		Luke Saville	4	4
									Andre Begemann	2	3
								6	Jarkko Nieminen	6	6
		Amer Delić	1	0r
	6	Jarkko Nieminen	6	1

Third qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	3	Ryan Sweeting	6	7
		João Souza	1	5
								3	Ryan Sweeting	6	7
									Greg Jones	2	5
		Greg Jones	7	6
		Daniel Brands	5	3
															3	Ryan Sweeting	6	3	4
																Michael Russell	4	6	6
		Michael Russell	77	6
		Simon Greul	62	1
									Michael Russell	6	5	6
									Victor Hănescu	2	7	4
		Victor Hănescu	6	7
	8	Nicolas Mahut	4	5

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	4	Denis Istomin	7	77
	WC	Matt Reid	5	65
								4	Denis Istomin	6	6
									Jan Hájek	1	2
		Roman Borvanov	6	4	1
		Jan Hájek	4	6	6
															4	Denis Istomin	6	77
															WC	Adam Feeney	3	60
	WC	Adam Feeney	6	1	6
		Karol Beck	2	6	4
								WC	Adam Feeney	3
								5	Grigor Dimitrov	0r
		Jürgen Zopp	1	78	2
	5	Grigor Dimitrov	6	66	6

External links

• Main draw
• Qualifying draw