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2012 Apia International Sydney – Men's singles
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2012 Apia International Sydney FIN Jarkko Nieminen FRA Julien Benneteau 6–2, 7–5 8 8 Medibank International Sydney Sydney International
2012 Apia International Sydney
Gilles Simon was the defending champion,https://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-01-15/simon-triumphs-in-sydney/1906384 Simon triumphs in Sydney Australian Broadcasting Corporation 18 July 2026 but chose not to participate. Jarkko Nieminen won in the final against Julien Benneteau 6–2, 7–5.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-01-15/nieminen-wins-sydney-international/3773352 Nieminen wins Sydney International Australian Broadcasting Corporation 18 July 2026
Seeds
The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.
30em ARG Juan Martín del Potro (quarterfinals)
USA John Isner (second round)
FRA Richard Gasquet (quarterfinals)
ESP Feliciano López (second round)
SRB Viktor Troicki (second round)
GER Florian Mayer (withdrew due to a right hip injury)
ESP Marcel Granollers (first round)
CZE Radek Štěpánek (second round)
Draw
Finals
Semifinals Final 175 CYP Marcos Baghdatis 4 4 FRA Julien Benneteau 6 6 Q UZB Denis Istomin 612 3 Q FIN Jarkko Nieminen 714 6 FRA Julien Benneteau 2 5 Q FIN Jarkko Nieminen 6 7
Top half
First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals CRO I Dodig 64 5 POL Ł Kubot 77 7 RUS D Tursunov 4 4 CYP M Baghdatis 6 6 WC AUS M Ebden 6 3 6 7 ESP M Granollers 1 6 3 ITA A Seppi 3 4 FRA J Benneteau 6 6 RUS A Bogomolov Jr. 6 1 6 NED R Haase 4 6 4 WC AUS L Hewitt 6 3 2 5 SRB V Troicki 4 6 6 1 ARG JM del Potro 6 6 POL Ł Kubot 4 2 CYP M Baghdatis 3 7 77 WC AUS M Ebden 6 5 63 4 ESP F López 3 4 FRA J Benneteau 6 6 RUS A Bogomolov Jr. 77 6 5 SRB V Troicki 65 4 1 ARG JM del Potro 67 4 CYP M Baghdatis 79 6 FRA J Benneteau 6 6 RUS A Bogomolov Jr. 2 4 CYP M Baghdatis 4 4 FRA J Benneteau 6 6
Bottom half
First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals LL USA R Sweeting 3 77 7 LUX G Müller 6 62 5 ESP P Andújar 3 6 3 Q UZB D Istomin 6 2 6 Q USA M Russell 6 2 0 ITA F Fognini 2 6 6 8 CZE R Štěpánek 64 6 6 BEL X Malisse 77 4 4 Q FIN J Nieminen 6 6 WC AUS J Duckworth 2 2 UKR S Stakhovsky 5 3 Q USA B Reynolds 7 6 LL USA R Sweeting 2 1 Q UZB D Istomin 6 6 ITA F Fognini 2 1 3 FRA R Gasquet 6 6 8 CZE R Štěpánek 65 7 1 Q FIN J Nieminen 77 5 6 Q USA B Reynolds 3 6 6 2 USA J Isner 6 4 3 Q UZB D Istomin 6 77 3 FRA R Gasquet 4 64 Q FIN J Nieminen 6 6 Q USA B Reynolds 3 3 Q UZB D Istomin 612 3 Q FIN J Nieminen 714 6
Qualifying draw
Seeds
30em POL Łukasz Kubot (moved into main draw)
UKR Sergiy Stakhovsky (moved into main draw)
USA Ryan Sweeting (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
UZB Denis Istomin (qualified)
BUL Grigor Dimitrov (second round, retired due to fatigue)
FIN Jarkko Nieminen (qualified)
ARG Leonardo Mayer (first round)
FRA Nicolas Mahut (first round)
Qualifiers
30em USA Bobby Reynolds
FIN Jarkko Nieminen
USA Michael Russell
UZB Denis Istomin
Lucky loser
USA Ryan Sweeting
First qualifier
First round Second round Qualifying competition 175 Alt SWE Andreas Siljeström 3 0 USA Alex Kuznetsov 6 6 USA Bobby Reynolds 6 6 GER Cedrik-Marcel Stebe 4 3 AUS Marinko Matosevic 6 65 2 KAZ Mikhail Kukushkin 1 7 6 AUS Benjamin Mitchell 6 6 7 ARG Leonardo Mayer 4 3 USA Alex Kuznetsov 4 1 USA Bobby Reynolds 6 6 KAZ Mikhail Kukushkin 3 1 AUS Benjamin Mitchell 6 6 USA Bobby Reynolds 4 6 6 AUS Benjamin Mitchell 6 4 3
Second qualifier
First round Second round Qualifying competition 175 Alt AUS Sadik Kadir 4 4 POR Frederico Gil 6 6 FRA Stéphane Robert 6 64 6 WC AUS Matthew Barton 2 77 3 GER Andre Begemann 6 6 AUS Luke Saville 4 4 BIH Amer Delić 1 0r 6 FIN Jarkko Nieminen 6 1 POR Frederico Gil 4 1 FRA Stéphane Robert 6 6 GER Andre Begemann 2 3 6 FIN Jarkko Nieminen 6 6 FRA Stéphane Robert 2 2 6 FIN Jarkko Nieminen 6 6
Third qualifier
First round Second round Qualifying competition 175 3 USA Ryan Sweeting 6 7 BRA João Souza 1 5 AUS Greg Jones 7 6 GER Daniel Brands 5 3 USA Michael Russell 77 6 GER Simon Greul 62 1 ROU Victor Hănescu 6 7 8 FRA Nicolas Mahut 4 5 3 USA Ryan Sweeting 6 7 AUS Greg Jones 2 5 USA Michael Russell 6 5 6 ROU Victor Hănescu 2 7 4 3 USA Ryan Sweeting 6 3 4 USA Michael Russell 4 6 6
Fourth qualifier
First round Second round Qualifying competition 175 4 UZB Denis Istomin 7 77 WC AUS Matt Reid 5 65 MDA Roman Borvanov 6 4 1 CZE Jan Hájek 4 6 6 WC AUS Adam Feeney 6 1 6 SVK Karol Beck 2 6 4 EST Jürgen Zopp 1 78 2 5 BUL Grigor Dimitrov 6 66 6 4 UZB Denis Istomin 6 6 CZE Jan Hájek 1 2 WC AUS Adam Feeney 3 5 BUL Grigor Dimitrov 0r 4 UZB Denis Istomin 6 77 WC AUS Adam Feeney 3 60
References
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Main draw
Qualifying draw
Men's Singles