2012 Apia International Sydney – Men's singles

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

Men's singles
2012 Apia International Sydney
Final
ChampionFinland Jarkko Nieminen
Runner-upFrance Julien Benneteau
Score6–2, 7–5
Details
Draw8
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Seeds

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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

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Finals

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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

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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

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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

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Seeds

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  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

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Lucky loser

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  1.   Ryan Sweeting

First qualifier

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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

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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

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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

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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
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