2012 Brasil Open
| 2012 Brasil Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | February 13–19 |
| Edition | 12th |
| Category | ATP World Tour 250 |
| Surface | Clay / outdoor |
| Location | São Paulo, Brazil |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
| Spain Nicolás Almagro | |
| Doubles | |
| United States Eric Butorac / Brazil 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]
Finals
[edit | edit source]Singles
[edit | edit source]Spain Nicolás Almagro defeated Italy 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 | edit source]United States Eric Butorac / Brazil Bruno Soares defeated Slovakia Michal Mertiňák / Brazil André Sá, 3–6, 6–4, [10–8]
Singles main draw entrants
[edit | edit source]Seeds
[edit | edit source]| Country | Player | Rank | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Spain.svg ESP | Nicolás Almagro | 11 | 1 |
| File:Flag of France.svg FRA | Gilles Simon | 12 | 2 |
| File:Flag of Spain.svg ESP | Fernando Verdasco | 26 | 3 |
| File:Flag of Brazil.svg BRA | Thomaz Bellucci | 38 | 4 |
| File:Flag of Argentina.svg ARG | Carlos Berlocq | 44 | 5 |
| File:Flag of Spain.svg ESP | Juan Carlos Ferrero | 48 | 6 |
| File:Flag of Spain.svg ESP | Albert Montañés | 52 | 7 |
| File:Flag of Spain.svg ESP | Albert Ramos | 66 | 8 |
- Seeds are based on Rankings as of February 6, 2012.
Other entrants
[edit | edit source]The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Withdrawals
[edit | edit source]- Argentina Juan Ignacio Chela (personal reasons)
- Spain Tommy Robredo (adductor injury)
Doubles main draw entrants
[edit | edit source]Seeds
[edit | edit source]| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of the United States.svg USA | Eric Butorac | File:Flag of Brazil.svg BRA | Bruno Soares | 47 | 1 |
| File:Flag of Italy.svg ITA | Daniele Bracciali | File:Flag of Italy.svg ITA | Potito Starace | 92 | 2 |
| File:Flag of Colombia.svg COL | Juan Sebastián Cabal | File:Flag of Colombia.svg COL | Robert Farah | 97 | 3 |
| File:Flag of Slovakia.svg SVK | Michal Mertiňák | File:Flag of Brazil.svg BRA | André Sá | 114 | 4 |
- Rankings are as of February 6, 2012
Other entrants
[edit | edit source]The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
- Brazil Guilherme Clezar / Brazil Caio Zampieri
- Brazil Rogério Dutra da Silva / Brazil Bruno Sant'anna
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Brasil Open To Move To Sao Paulo
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External links
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