2012 Apia International Sydney – Men's singles

Men's singles
2012 Apia International Sydney
Final
Champion	Jarkko Nieminen
Runner-up	Julien Benneteau
Score	6–2, 7–5
Details
Draw	8
Seeds	8
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women
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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.

Draw

Key

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

Qualifiers

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