2012 Regions Morgan Keegan Championships and Memphis International
The 2012 Regions Morgan Keegan Championships and the Memphis International was an ATP World Tour and WTA Tour event held at the hardcourts of the Racquet Club of Memphis in Memphis, Tennessee, US. It was the 37th edition of the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships and the 27th edition of the Memphis WTA International Event. The Regions Morgan Keegan Championships was part of the ATP World Tour 500 series on the 2012 ATP World Tour, and the Cellular South Cup was an International-level tournament on the 2012 WTA Tour. The event took place from February 17 to February 26, 2012. Jürgen Melzer and Sofia Arvidsson won the singles titles.
| 2012 Regions Morgan Keegan Championships and Memphis International | |
|---|---|
| Date | February 17–26 |
| Edition | 37th (men) / 27th (women) |
| Category | ATP World Tour 500 WTA International |
| Surface | Hard |
| Location | Memphis, Tennessee, US |
| Venue | Racquet Club of Memphis |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
 Jürgen Melzer | |
| Women's singles | |
 Sofia Arvidsson | |
| Men's doubles | |
 Max Mirnyi /  Daniel Nestor | |
| Women's doubles | |
 Andrea Hlaváčková / Lucie Hradecká | |
ATP singles main draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seeds |
|---|---|---|---|
 USA
|
John Isner | 14 | 1 |
| USA
|
Andy Roddick | 17 | 2 |
| CZE
|
Radek Štěpánek | 29 | 3 |
| CAN
|
Milos Raonic | 32 | 4 |
 RUS
|
Alex Bogomolov, Jr. | 33 | 5 |
 FRA
|
Julien Benneteau | 34 | 6 |
 RSA
|
Kevin Anderson | 35 | 7 |
 AUS
|
Bernard Tomic | 36 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings as of February 13, 2012
Other entrants
editThe following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
ATP doubles main draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLR
|
Max Mirnyi | CAN
|
Daniel Nestor | 6 | 1 |
| AUT
|
Jürgen Melzer |  GER
|
Philipp Petzschner | 30 | 2 |
| CZE
|
František Čermák |  SVK
|
Filip Polášek | 41 | 3 |
 MEX
|
Santiago González | GER
|
Christopher Kas | 42 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of February 13, 2012
Other entrants
editThe following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
WTA singles main draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seeds |
|---|---|---|---|
| RUS
|
Nadia Petrova | 32 | 1 |
 KAZ
|
Ksenia Pervak | 44 | 2 |
| CZE
|
Lucie Hradecká | 52 | 3 |
 NZL
|
Marina Erakovic | 58 | 4 |
| FRA
|
Pauline Parmentier | 59 | 5 |
 GBR
|
Elena Baltacha | 61 | 6 |
| SWE
|
Johanna Larsson | 62 | 7 |
| SVK
|
Magdalena Rybáriková | 65 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings as of February 13, 2012
Other entrants
editThe following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
WTA doubles main draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CZE
|
Andrea Hlaváčková | CZE
|
Lucie Hradecká | 21 | 1 |
| RUS
|
Vera Dushevina | BLR
|
Olga Govortsova | 105 | 2 |
 LAT
|
Līga Dekmeijere | RUS
|
Nadia Petrova | 106 | 3 |
 NED
|
Michaëlla Krajicek |  GEO
|
Anna Tatishvili | 163 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of February 13, 2012
Other entrants
editThe following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry as alternates:
Withdrawals
edit
Alexa Glatch (left Achilles tendon injury)
Retirements
edit
Ksenia Pervak (viral illness)
Nadia Petrova (left thigh injury)
Finals
editMen's singles
edit Jürgen Melzer defeated Milos Raonic, 7–5, 7–6(4)
Women's singles
edit Sofia Arvidsson defeated Marina Erakovic, 6–3, 6–4
- This was Arvidsson's second WTA title, with her first title won at the same event six years ago.
Men's doubles
edit Max Mirnyi / Daniel Nestor defeated 
Ivan Dodig / 
Marcelo Melo, 4–6, 7–5, [10–7]
Women's doubles
edit Andrea Hlaváčková / Lucie Hradecká defeated Vera Dushevina / Olga Govortsova, 6–3, 6–4