Apia International Sydney 2012 / Men
| Apia International Sydney 2012 | |
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| date | 9.1.2012 - 14.1.2012 |
| Edition | 44 |
| navigation | 2011 ◄ 2012 ► 2013 |
| ATP World Tour | |
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| venue |
Sydney Australia
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| Tournament number | 338 |
| category | World Tour 250 |
| Tournament type | Free place tournament |
| Game surface | Hard court |
| draw | 28E / 32Q / 16D |
| Prize money | US $ 434,250 |
| Financial. Obligation | US $ 486,000 |
| Website | Official website |
| Last year's winner (individual) |
 Gilles Simon
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| Last year's winner (double) |
 Lukáš Dlouhý Paul Hanley
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| Winner (singles) |
 J. Nieminen
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| Winner (doubles) |
 Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
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| Tournament director | Craig Watson |
| Tournament supervisor | Lars Graff Thomas Karlberg |
| Last direct assumption |
 Serhiy Stachowskyj (62)
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| As of February 8, 2016 | |
The Apia International Sydney 2012 was a tennis tournament, which from 8 to 15 January 2012 in Sydney took place. It was part of the ATP World Tour 2012 and was played on hard court. In the same week, the Heineken Open was played in Auckland , which, like Apia International Sydney, was part of the ATP World Tour 250 category . In addition, a women's WTA tournament , which was part of the 2012 WTA Tour , took place on the same facility in Sydney .
Gilles Simon , the defending champion in singles, did not take part in the tournament this year. After all seeded players had already been eliminated before the semi-finals, two 30-year-old players, Julien Benneteau and qualifier Jarkko Nieminen , reached the final, which had to be postponed by one day due to rain. Nieminen prevailed in two sets and won his second title in his twelfth ATP final. He had won his first title exactly six years earlier in Auckland . For Benneteau, on the other hand, it was the sixth defeat in his sixth ATP final.
Last year's double winners, Lukáš Dlouhý and Paul Hanley , did not defend their title either. As in the individual, Nieminen surprisingly reached the final. Together with his partner Matthew Ebden he met the top seeded Bryan brothers there, but had to admit defeat to them in two sets. For the Bryans it was the second title in Sydney after 2009 and the 76th joint title of their career.
The field of participants in the single competition consisted of 28 players, that of the doubles competition consisted of 16 pairs. The four top seeded players in the singles each got a bye into the second round.
qualification
The qualification took place from January 6th to 8th, 2012. Four qualifying places were played, which entitle them to participate in the main draw of the tournament. There was also a lucky loser.
The following players had passed the qualification and played in the main field of the tournament:
| Qualifiers | Lucky Loser |
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 Denis Istomin
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Ryan Sweeting
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Michael Russell
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Jarkko Nieminen
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Bobby Reynolds
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singles
Seeding list
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Explanation of symbols
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Results
| First round | Round of 16 | Quarter finals | Semifinals | final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 |  JM del Potro
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6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 I. Dodig
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6 4 | 5 | OLD |  Ł. Kubot
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4th | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| OLD | Ł. Kubot
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7th | 7th | 1 | JM del Potro
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6 7 | 4th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 D. Tursunov
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4th | 4th |  M. Baghdatis
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7th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| M. Baghdatis
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6th | 6th | M. Baghdatis
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3 | 7th | 7th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | M. Ebden
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6th | 3 | 6th | WC | M. Ebden
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6th | 5 | 6 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7th |  M. Granollers
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1 | 6th | 3 | M. Baghdatis
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4th | 4th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| J. Benneteau
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6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4th | F. López
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3 | 4th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 A. Seppi
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3 | 4th | J. Benneteau
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6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| J. Benneteau
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6th | 6th | J. Benneteau
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6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A. Bogomolov junior
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6th | 1 | 6th | A. Bogomolov junior
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2 | 4th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 R. Haase
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4th | 6th | 4th | A. Bogomolov junior
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7th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | L. Hewitt
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6th | 3 | 2 | 5 |  V. Troicki
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6 5 | 4th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | V. Troicki
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4th | 6th | 6th | J. Benneteau
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2 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LL | R. Sweeting
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3 | 7th | 7th | Q | J. Nieminen
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6th | 7th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 G. Muller
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6th | 6 2 | 5 | LL | R. Sweeting
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2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| P. Andújar
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3 | 6th | 3 | Q | D. Istomin
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6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | D. Istomin
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6th | 2 | 6th | Q | D. Istomin
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6th | 7th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | M. Russell
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6th | 2 | 0 | 3 | R. Gasquet
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4th | 6 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| F. Fognini
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2 | 6th | 6th | F. Fognini
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2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | R. Gasquet
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6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | D. Istomin
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6 12 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8th | R. Štěpánek
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6 4 | 6th | 6th | Q | J. Nieminen
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7th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 X. Malisse
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7th | 4th | 4th | 8th | R. Štěpánek
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6 5 | 7th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | J. Nieminen
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6th | 6th | Q | J. Nieminen
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7th | 5 | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | J. Duckworth
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2 | 2 | Q | J. Nieminen
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6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| OLD | S. Stachowskyj
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5 | 3 | Q | B. Reynolds
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3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | B. Reynolds
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7th | 6th | Q | B. Reynolds
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3 | 6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | J. Isner
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6th | 4th | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Double
Seeding list
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Explanation of symbols
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Results
| First round | Quarter finals | Semifinals | final | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | B. Bryan M. Bryan
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7th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 A.-ul-H. Qureshi J.-J. Rojer
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5 | 4th | 1 | B. Bryan M. Bryan
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7th | 7th | |||||||||||||||||||
 L. Paes R. Štěpánek
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7th | 6th | L. Paes R. Štěpánek
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6 5 | 6 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| F. Fognini D. Tursunow
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6 3 | 3 | 1 | B. Bryan M. Bryan
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6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4th |  R. Lindstedt H. Tecau
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1 | 7th | [3] |  C. Fleming R. Hutchins
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4th | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| I. Dodig S. Stachowskyj
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6th | 6 2 | [10] | I. Dodig S. Stachowskyj
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| C. Fleming R. Hutchins
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6th | 6th | C. Fleming R. Hutchins
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6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||
| M. Granollers Ł. Kubot
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3 | 3 | 1 | B. Bryan M. Bryan
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6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||
 M. Kohlmann P. Petzschner
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3 | 4th | WC | M. Ebden J. Nieminen
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1 | 4th | |||||||||||||||||||
| X. Malisse D. Norman
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6th | 6th | X. Malisse D. Norman
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7th | 4th | [9] | |||||||||||||||||||
| WC | C. Ebelthite, M. Matosevic
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7th | 7th | WC | C. Ebelthite, M. Matosevic
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5 | 6th | [11] | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | M. Fyrstenberg, M. Matkowski
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6 4 | 6 3 | WC | C. Ebelthite, M. Matosevic
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| WC | M. Ebden J. Nieminen
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6th | 6 6 | [10] | WC | M. Ebden J. Nieminen
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6th | 7th | |||||||||||||||||
| P. Andújar M. López
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1 | 7th | [3] | WC | M. Ebden J. Nieminen
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0 | 6th | [10] | |||||||||||||||||
| J. Isner R. Sweeting
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4th | 2 | 2 | .svg){kind=small} M. Mirny D. Nestor
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6th | 4th | [4] | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | M. Mirny D. Nestor
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6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Web links and sources
- Official homepage of the tournament
- Tournament schedule single on the ATP homepage (PDF; 47 kB)
- Tournament schedule doubles on the ATP homepage (PDF; 55 kB)
- Tournament schedule individual qualification on the ATP homepage (PDF; 35 kB)