The defending champion in the singles was Robin Haase , who was able to defend the title in the final against the top seeded Philipp Kohlschreiber . In doubles, Santiago González and Daniele Bracciali did not participate. González took part in the Farmers Classic instead. A special feature in the double competition was the raffle for the wildcard at Philipp Kohlschreiber's side: the organizer raffled this place in the game of your life from among over 4,000 interested parties ; The winner was the Austrian Stephan Tumphart , who is active as a hobby player in a lower league in Austria. Against all odds, Kohlschreiber and Tumphart surprisingly won their opening game against Lukáš Rosol and Horacio Zeballos in three sets. František Čermák and Julian Knowle won the doubles against Dustin Brown and Paul Hanley .
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.
The qualification took place from July 20-22, 2012. Four qualifying places were played, which entitle them to participate in the main draw of the tournament.