Moselle Open 2012

Moselle Open 2012
date	September 17, 2012 - September 23, 2012
Edition	10
navigation	2011  ◄  2012  ►  2013
ATP World Tour
venue	Metz France
Tournament number	341
category	World Tour 250
Tournament type	Indoor tournament
Game surface	Hard court
draw	28E / 32Q / 16D
Prize money	€ 398,250
Financial. Obligation	€ 450,000
Website	Official website
Last year's winner (individual)	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Last year's winner (double)	Jamie Murray Andre Sá
Winner (singles)	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Winner (doubles)	Nicolas Mahut Édouard Roger-Vasselin
Tournament director	Julien Boutter
Tournament supervisor	Gerry Armstrong
Last direct assumption	O. Rochus (107)
As of February 8, 2016

The Moselle Open 2012 was a tennis tournament that took place from September 17th to 23rd, 2012 in Metz . It was part of the ATP World Tour 2012 and was played indoors on a hard court. In the same week, the St. Petersburg Open was played in St. Petersburg , which, like the Moselle Open, belonged to the ATP World Tour 250 category .

The defending champion in the singles was Jo-Wilfried Tsonga , who competed at the top this year. He reached the final again this time and secured his second title in Metz with a clear two-set win over Andreas Seppi . The defending champions Jamie Murray and André Sá were in doubles, but they were eliminated in the first round. In the final, Nicolas Mahut and Édouard Roger-Vasselin won against Johan Brunström and Frederik Nielsen . This was the French duo's third title of the season, and they also won the previous two titles in French indoor hardcourt tournaments.

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 each received a bye into the second round.

qualification

The qualification took place from January 15th to 17th, 2012. Four qualifying places were played, which entitle them to participate in the main draw of the tournament. There were also two lucky losers.

→ Main article : Moselle Open 2012 / Qualification

The following players had passed the qualification and played in the main field of the tournament:

Qualifiers	Lucky Loser
Clement Reix	Michael Berrer
Kenny de Schepper	Daniel Brands
Mischa Zverev
Vincent Millot

singles

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Jo-Wilfried Tsonga victory 02.  Philipp Kohlschreiber Quarter finals 03.  Marcel Granollers 2nd round 04th  Florian Mayer Quarter finals

No. player Round reached 05.  Andreas Seppi final 06th  Jarkko Nieminen retreat 07th  Gaël Monfils Semifinals 08th.  Nikolai Davydenko Semifinals

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Results

First round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1

J.-W. Tsonga

6th

6th

É. Roger Vasselin

3

6th

5

Q

C. Reix

3

3

Q

C. Reix

6th

3

7th

1

J.-W. Tsonga

6th

6th

CM. Stand

3

2

J. Levine

3

4th

J. Levine

6th

6th

J. Levine

6th

3

6th

J. Hájek

4th

0

r

LL

M. Berrer

4th

6th

0

LL

M. Berrer

6th

2

1

J.-W. Tsonga

6th

3

6th

8  toilet

N. Dawydenko

0

6th

4th

3

M. Granollers

6 3

2

r

I. Karlović

7th

7th

I. Karlović

7th

2

Q

K. de Schepper

6 5

6 3

I. Karlović

7th

6 6

0

WC

P.-H. Mathieu

6 5

4th

8  toilet

N. Dawydenko

6 5

7th

6th

G. Muller

7th

6th

G. Muller

5

4th

Q

M. Zverev

6th

3

3

8  toilet

N. Dawydenko

7th

6th

8  toilet

N. Dawydenko

2

6th

6th

1

J.-W. Tsonga

6th

6th

5

A. Seppi

6 7

6th

6th

5

A. Seppi

1

2

I. Dodig

7th

3

4th

5

A. Seppi

6th

6th

I. Sijsling

4th

4th

Q

V. Millot

2

1

Q

V. Millot

6th

6th

5

A. Seppi

7th

6th

WC

A. Olivetti

2

6 4

4th

F. Mayer

5

2

J. Blake

6th

7th

J. Blake

7th

3

4th

4th

F. Mayer

6 4

6th

6th

5

A. Seppi

3

6th

6th

7th

G. Monfils

6th

6th

7th

G. Monfils

6th

1

4th

O. Rochus

3

2

7th

G. Monfils

7th

7th

N. Mahut

7th

7th

N. Mahut

6 4

5

LL

D. Brands

6 8

6 4

7th

G. Monfils

6 3

6th

6th

X. Malisse

1

4th

2

P. Kohlschreiber

7th

4th

4th

B. Paire

6th

6th

B. Paire

2

6th

1

2

P. Kohlschreiber

6th

1

6th

Double

Seeding list

No. pairing Round reached 01.  Ivan Dodig Marcelo Melo   1 round 02.  Nicolas Mahut Édouard Roger-Vasselin   victory 03.  Dustin Brown Christopher Kas   Semifinals 04th  Johan Brunström Frederik Nielsen   final

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Results

First round

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1

I. Dodig M. Melo

4th

4th

N. Monroe S. Stadler

6th

6th

N. Monroe S. Stadler

0

3

X. Malisse A. Waske

7th

6th

X. Malisse A. Waske

6th

6th

J. Murray A. Sá

6 7

3

X. Malisse A. Waske

6 5

6 5

4th

J. Brunström F. Nielsen

6th

3

[10]

4th

J. Brunström F. Nielsen

7th

7th

M. Berrer J. Erlich

4th

6th

[3]

4th

J. Brunström F. Nielsen

w.

O.

R. Klaasen D. Norman

4th

6 4

WC

V. Millot G. Monfils

WC

V. Millot G. Monfils

6th

7th

4th

J. Brunström F. Nielsen

6 3

4th

E. Butorac J. Peers

6th

7th

2

N. Mahut É. Roger Vasselin

7th

6th

WC

P.-H. Herbert A. Olivetti

4th

6 5

E. Butorac J. Peers

6 5

4th

D. Bracciali A. Seppi

3

4th

3

D. Brown C. Kas

7th

6th

3

D. Brown C. Kas

6th

6th

3

D. Brown C. Kas

4th

2

L. Dlouhy J. Kerr

3

5

2

N. Mahut É. Roger Vasselin

6th

6th

D. Brands J. Levine

6th

7th

D. Brands J. Levine

6th

3

[7]

B. Paire J.-W. Tsonga

3

5

2

N. Mahut É. Roger Vasselin

3

6th

[10]

2

N. Mahut É. Roger Vasselin

6th

7th

Web links and sources

• Official homepage of the tournament
• Tournament schedule single on the ATP homepage (PDF; 29 kB)
• Tournament schedule doubles on the ATP homepage (PDF; 32 kB)
• Tournament schedule for individual qualification on the ATP homepage (PDF; 33 kB)