2012 Brasil Open
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| 2012 Brasil Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | February 13–19 |
| Edition | 12th |
| Category | ATP World Tour 250 |
| Surface | Clay / outdoor |
| Location | São Paulo, Brazil |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Nicolás Almagro | |
| Doubles | |
 Eric Butorac /  Bruno Soares | |
The 2012 Brasil Open was a tennis tournament played on indoor clay courts. It was the 12th edition of the event known as the Brasil Open, and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2012 ATP World Tour. It took place from February 13 through February 19, 2012, in São Paulo, Brazil for the first time, since the previous tournaments were held in Costa do Sauípe, Brazil. The competition was also moved from an outdoor event to indoors and was played at the Complexo Desportivo Constâncio Vaz Guimarães.[1]
Singles main draw entrants
[edit]Seeds
[edit]| Country | Player | Rank | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| ESP
|
Nicolás Almagro | 11 | 1 |
 FRA
|
Gilles Simon | 12 | 2 |
| ESP
|
Fernando Verdasco | 26 | 3 |
| BRA
|
Thomaz Bellucci | 38 | 4 |
 ARG
|
Carlos Berlocq | 44 | 5 |
| ESP
|
Juan Carlos Ferrero | 48 | 6 |
| ESP
|
Albert Montañés | 52 | 7 |
| ESP
|
Albert Ramos | 66 | 8 |
- Seeds are based on Rankings as of February 6, 2012.
Other entrants
[edit]The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Withdrawals
[edit]
Juan Ignacio Chela (personal reasons)
Tommy Robredo (adductor injury)
Doubles main draw entrants
[edit]Seeds
[edit]| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA
|
Eric Butorac | BRA
|
Bruno Soares | 47 | 1 |
 ITA
|
Daniele Bracciali | ITA
|
Potito Starace | 92 | 2 |
 COL
|
Juan Sebastián Cabal | COL
|
Robert Farah | 97 | 3 |
 SVK
|
Michal Mertiňák | BRA
|
André Sá | 114 | 4 |
- Rankings are as of February 6, 2012
Other entrants
[edit]The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Finals
[edit]Singles
[edit] Nicolás Almagro defeated Filippo Volandri, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4
- It was Almagro's 1st title of the year and 11th of his career. It was his 3rd win at the event, also winning in 2008 and 2011.
Doubles
[edit] Eric Butorac / Bruno Soares defeated Michal Mertiňák / André Sá, 3–6, 6–4, [10–8]
References
[edit]- ^ Brasil Open To Move To Sao Paulo
- ^ "Top 10, Almagro recebe segundo wild card e busca tri inédito no Brasil Open". Archived from the original on 2012-01-27. Retrieved 2012-01-26.
External links
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