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2012 Apia International Sydney – Men's singles

Field	Value
champ	FIN Jarkko Nieminen
runner	FRA Julien Benneteau
score	6–2, 7–5
draw	8
seeds	8
before_name	Medibank International Sydney
main_name	Sydney International

Main article: 2012 Apia International Sydney

Gilles Simon was the defending champion but chose not to participate. Jarkko Nieminen won in the final against Julien Benneteau 6–2, 7–5.

Seeds

The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.

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

|team-width=175

|RD1-seed1= |RD1-team1=CYP Marcos Baghdatis |RD1-score1-1=4 |RD1-score1-2=4 |RD1-score1-3= |RD1-seed2= |RD1-team2=FRA Julien Benneteau |RD1-score2-1=6 |RD1-score2-2=6 |RD1-score2-3=

|RD1-seed3=Q |RD1-team3=UZB Denis Istomin |RD1-score3-1=612 |RD1-score3-2=3 |RD1-score3-3= |RD1-seed4=Q |RD1-team4=FIN Jarkko Nieminen |RD1-score4-1=714 |RD1-score4-2=6 |RD1-score4-3=

|RD2-seed1= |RD2-team1=FRA Julien Benneteau |RD2-score1-1=2 |RD2-score1-2=5 |RD2-score1-3= |RD2-seed2=Q |RD2-team2=FIN Jarkko Nieminen |RD2-score2-1=6 |RD2-score2-2=7 |RD2-score2-3=

Top half

|RD1-seed03= |RD1-team03=CRO I Dodig |RD1-score03-1=64 |RD1-score03-2=5 |RD1-score03-3= |RD1-seed04= |RD1-team04=POL Ł Kubot |RD1-score04-1=77 |RD1-score04-2=7 |RD1-score04-3=

|RD1-seed05= |RD1-team05=RUS D Tursunov |RD1-score05-1=4 |RD1-score05-2=4 |RD1-score05-3= |RD1-seed06= |RD1-team06=CYP M Baghdatis |RD1-score06-1=6 |RD1-score06-2=6 |RD1-score06-3=

|RD1-seed07=WC |RD1-team07=AUS M Ebden |RD1-score07-1=6 |RD1-score07-2=3 |RD1-score07-3=6 |RD1-seed08=7 |RD1-team08=ESP M Granollers |RD1-score08-1=1 |RD1-score08-2=6 |RD1-score08-3=3

|RD1-seed11= |RD1-team11=ITA A Seppi |RD1-score11-1=3 |RD1-score11-2=4 |RD1-score11-3= |RD1-seed12= |RD1-team12=FRA J Benneteau |RD1-score12-1=6 |RD1-score12-2=6 |RD1-score12-3=

|RD1-seed13= |RD1-team13=RUS A Bogomolov Jr. |RD1-score13-1=6 |RD1-score13-2=1 |RD1-score13-3=6 |RD1-seed14= |RD1-team14=NED R Haase |RD1-score14-1=4 |RD1-score14-2=6 |RD1-score14-3=4

|RD1-seed15=WC |RD1-team15=AUS L Hewitt |RD1-score15-1=6 |RD1-score15-2=3 |RD1-score15-3=2 |RD1-seed16=5 |RD1-team16=SRB V Troicki |RD1-score16-1=4 |RD1-score16-2=6 |RD1-score16-3=6

|RD2-seed01=1 |RD2-team01=ARG JM del Potro |RD2-score01-1=6 |RD2-score01-2=6 |RD2-score01-3= |RD2-seed02= |RD2-team02=POL Ł Kubot |RD2-score02-1=4 |RD2-score02-2=2 |RD2-score02-3=

|RD2-seed03= |RD2-team03=CYP M Baghdatis |RD2-score03-1=3 |RD2-score03-2=7 |RD2-score03-3=77 |RD2-seed04=WC |RD2-team04=AUS M Ebden |RD2-score04-1=6 |RD2-score04-2=5 |RD2-score04-3=63

|RD2-seed05=4 |RD2-team05=ESP F López |RD2-score05-1=3 |RD2-score05-2=4 |RD2-score05-3= |RD2-seed06= |RD2-team06=FRA J Benneteau |RD2-score06-1=6 |RD2-score06-2=6 |RD2-score06-3=

|RD2-seed07= |RD2-team07=RUS A Bogomolov Jr. |RD2-score07-1=77 |RD2-score07-2=6 |RD2-score07-3= |RD2-seed08=5 |RD2-team08=SRB V Troicki |RD2-score08-1=65 |RD2-score08-2=4 |RD2-score08-3=

|RD3-seed01=1 |RD3-team01=ARG JM del Potro |RD3-score01-1=67 |RD3-score01-2=4 |RD3-score01-3= |RD3-seed02= |RD3-team02=CYP M Baghdatis |RD3-score02-1=79 |RD3-score02-2=6 |RD3-score02-3=

|RD3-seed03= |RD3-team03=FRA J Benneteau |RD3-score03-1=6 |RD3-score03-2=6 |RD3-score03-3= |RD3-seed04= |RD3-team04=RUS A Bogomolov Jr. |RD3-score04-1=2 |RD3-score04-2=4 |RD3-score04-3=

|RD4-seed01= |RD4-team01=CYP M Baghdatis |RD4-score01-1=4 |RD4-score01-2=4 |RD4-score01-3= |RD4-seed02= |RD4-team02=FRA J Benneteau |RD4-score02-1=6 |RD4-score02-2=6 |RD4-score02-3=

Bottom half

|RD1-seed01=LL |RD1-team01=USA R Sweeting |RD1-score01-1=3 |RD1-score01-2=77 |RD1-score01-3=7 |RD1-seed02= |RD1-team02=LUX G Müller |RD1-score02-1=6 |RD1-score02-2=62 |RD1-score02-3=5

|RD1-seed03= |RD1-team03=ESP P Andújar |RD1-score03-1=3 |RD1-score03-2=6 |RD1-score03-3=3 |RD1-seed04=Q |RD1-team04=UZB D Istomin |RD1-score04-1=6 |RD1-score04-2=2 |RD1-score04-3=6

|RD1-seed05=Q |RD1-team05=USA M Russell |RD1-score05-1=6 |RD1-score05-2=2 |RD1-score05-3=0 |RD1-seed06= |RD1-team06=ITA F Fognini |RD1-score06-1=2 |RD1-score06-2=6 |RD1-score06-3=6

|RD1-seed09=8 |RD1-team09=CZE R Štěpánek |RD1-score09-1=64 |RD1-score09-2=6 |RD1-score09-3=6 |RD1-seed10= |RD1-team10=BEL X Malisse |RD1-score10-1=77 |RD1-score10-2=4 |RD1-score10-3=4

|RD1-seed11=Q |RD1-team11=FIN J Nieminen |RD1-score11-1=6 |RD1-score11-2=6 |RD1-score11-3= |RD1-seed12=WC |RD1-team12=AUS J Duckworth |RD1-score12-1=2 |RD1-score12-2=2 |RD1-score12-3=

|RD1-seed13= |RD1-team13=UKR S Stakhovsky |RD1-score13-1=5 |RD1-score13-2=3 |RD1-score13-3= |RD1-seed14=Q |RD1-team14=USA B Reynolds |RD1-score14-1=7 |RD1-score14-2=6 |RD1-score14-3=

|RD2-seed01=LL |RD2-team01=USA R Sweeting |RD2-score01-1=2 |RD2-score01-2=1 |RD2-score01-3= |RD2-seed02=Q |RD2-team02=UZB D Istomin |RD2-score02-1=6 |RD2-score02-2=6 |RD2-score02-3=

|RD2-seed03= |RD2-team03=ITA F Fognini |RD2-score03-1=2 |RD2-score03-2=1 |RD2-score03-3= |RD2-seed04=3 |RD2-team04=FRA R Gasquet |RD2-score04-1=6 |RD2-score04-2=6 |RD2-score04-3=

|RD2-seed05=8 |RD2-team05=CZE R Štěpánek |RD2-score05-1=65 |RD2-score05-2=7 |RD2-score05-3=1 |RD2-seed06=Q |RD2-team06=FIN J Nieminen |RD2-score06-1=77 |RD2-score06-2=5 |RD2-score06-3=6

|RD2-seed07=Q |RD2-team07=USA B Reynolds |RD2-score07-1=3 |RD2-score07-2=6 |RD2-score07-3=6 |RD2-seed08=2 |RD2-team08=USA J Isner |RD2-score08-1=6 |RD2-score08-2=4 |RD2-score08-3=3

|RD3-seed01=Q |RD3-team01=UZB D Istomin |RD3-score01-1=6 |RD3-score01-2=77 |RD3-score01-3= |RD3-seed02=3 |RD3-team02=FRA R Gasquet |RD3-score02-1=4 |RD3-score02-2=64 |RD3-score02-3=

|RD3-seed03=Q |RD3-team03=FIN J Nieminen |RD3-score03-1=6 |RD3-score03-2=6 |RD3-score03-3= |RD3-seed04=Q |RD3-team04=USA B Reynolds |RD3-score04-1=3 |RD3-score04-2=3 |RD3-score04-3=

|RD4-seed01=Q |RD4-team01=UZB D Istomin |RD4-score01-1=612 |RD4-score01-2=3 |RD4-score01-3= |RD4-seed02=Q |RD4-team02=FIN J Nieminen |RD4-score02-1=714 |RD4-score02-2=6 |RD4-score02-3=

Qualifying draw

Seeds

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

USA Bobby Reynolds
FIN Jarkko Nieminen
USA Michael Russell
UZB Denis Istomin

Lucky loser

USA Ryan Sweeting

First qualifier

|team-width=175

|RD1-seed1=Alt |RD1-team1=SWE Andreas Siljeström |RD1-score1-1=3 |RD1-score1-2=0 |RD1-score1-3= |RD1-seed2= |RD1-team2=USA Alex Kuznetsov |RD1-score2-1=6 |RD1-score2-2=6 |RD1-score2-3=

|RD1-seed3= |RD1-team3=USA Bobby Reynolds |RD1-score3-1=6 |RD1-score3-2=6 |RD1-score3-3= |RD1-seed4= |RD1-team4=GER Cedrik-Marcel Stebe |RD1-score4-1=4 |RD1-score4-2=3 |RD1-score4-3=

|RD1-seed5= |RD1-team5=AUS Marinko Matosevic |RD1-score5-1=6 |RD1-score5-2=65 |RD1-score5-3=2 |RD1-seed6= |RD1-team6=KAZ Mikhail Kukushkin |RD1-score6-1=1 |RD1-score6-2=7 |RD1-score6-3=6

|RD1-seed7= |RD1-team7=AUS Benjamin Mitchell |RD1-score7-1=6 |RD1-score7-2=6 |RD1-score7-3= |RD1-seed8=7 |RD1-team8=ARG Leonardo Mayer |RD1-score8-1=4 |RD1-score8-2=3 |RD1-score8-3=

|RD2-seed1= |RD2-team1=USA Alex Kuznetsov |RD2-score1-1=4 |RD2-score1-2=1 |RD2-score1-3= |RD2-seed2= |RD2-team2=USA Bobby Reynolds |RD2-score2-1=6 |RD2-score2-2=6 |RD2-score2-3=

|RD2-seed3= |RD2-team3=KAZ Mikhail Kukushkin |RD2-score3-1=3 |RD2-score3-2=1 |RD2-score3-3= |RD2-seed4= |RD2-team4=AUS Benjamin Mitchell |RD2-score4-1=6 |RD2-score4-2=6 |RD2-score4-3=

|RD3-seed1= |RD3-team1=USA Bobby Reynolds |RD3-score1-1=4 |RD3-score1-2=6 |RD3-score1-3=6 |RD3-seed2= |RD3-team2=AUS Benjamin Mitchell |RD3-score2-1=6 |RD3-score2-2=4 |RD3-score2-3=3

Second qualifier

|team-width=175

|RD1-seed1=Alt |RD1-team1=AUS Sadik Kadir |RD1-score1-1=4 |RD1-score1-2=4 |RD1-score1-3= |RD1-seed2= |RD1-team2=POR Frederico Gil |RD1-score2-1=6 |RD1-score2-2=6 |RD1-score2-3=

|RD1-seed3= |RD1-team3=FRA Stéphane Robert |RD1-score3-1=6 |RD1-score3-2=64 |RD1-score3-3=6 |RD1-seed4=WC |RD1-team4=AUS Matthew Barton |RD1-score4-1=2 |RD1-score4-2=77 |RD1-score4-3=3

|RD1-seed5= |RD1-team5=GER Andre Begemann |RD1-score5-1=6 |RD1-score5-2=6 |RD1-score5-3= |RD1-seed6= |RD1-team6=AUS Luke Saville |RD1-score6-1=4 |RD1-score6-2=4 |RD1-score6-3=

|RD1-seed7= |RD1-team7=BIH Amer Delić |RD1-score7-1=1 |RD1-score7-2=0r |RD1-score7-3= |RD1-seed8=6 |RD1-team8=FIN Jarkko Nieminen |RD1-score8-1=6 |RD1-score8-2=1 |RD1-score8-3=

|RD2-seed1= |RD2-team1=POR Frederico Gil |RD2-score1-1=4 |RD2-score1-2=1 |RD2-score1-3= |RD2-seed2= |RD2-team2=FRA Stéphane Robert |RD2-score2-1=6 |RD2-score2-2=6 |RD2-score2-3=

|RD2-seed3= |RD2-team3=GER Andre Begemann |RD2-score3-1=2 |RD2-score3-2=3 |RD2-score3-3= |RD2-seed4=6 |RD2-team4=FIN Jarkko Nieminen |RD2-score4-1=6 |RD2-score4-2=6 |RD2-score4-3=

|RD3-seed1= |RD3-team1=FRA Stéphane Robert |RD3-score1-1=2 |RD3-score1-2=2 |RD3-score1-3= |RD3-seed2=6 |RD3-team2=FIN Jarkko Nieminen |RD3-score2-1=6 |RD3-score2-2=6 |RD3-score2-3=

Third qualifier

|team-width=175

|RD1-seed1=3 |RD1-team1=USA Ryan Sweeting |RD1-score1-1=6 |RD1-score1-2=7 |RD1-score1-3= |RD1-seed2= |RD1-team2=BRA João Souza |RD1-score2-1=1 |RD1-score2-2=5 |RD1-score2-3=

|RD1-seed3= |RD1-team3=AUS Greg Jones |RD1-score3-1=7 |RD1-score3-2=6 |RD1-score3-3= |RD1-seed4= |RD1-team4=GER Daniel Brands |RD1-score4-1=5 |RD1-score4-2=3 |RD1-score4-3=

|RD1-seed5= |RD1-team5=USA Michael Russell |RD1-score5-1=77 |RD1-score5-2=6 |RD1-score5-3= |RD1-seed6= |RD1-team6=GER Simon Greul |RD1-score6-1=62 |RD1-score6-2=1 |RD1-score6-3=

|RD1-seed7= |RD1-team7=ROU Victor Hănescu |RD1-score7-1=6 |RD1-score7-2=7 |RD1-score7-3= |RD1-seed8=8 |RD1-team8=FRA Nicolas Mahut |RD1-score8-1=4 |RD1-score8-2=5 |RD1-score8-3=

|RD2-seed1=3 |RD2-team1=USA Ryan Sweeting |RD2-score1-1=6 |RD2-score1-2=7 |RD2-score1-3= |RD2-seed2= |RD2-team2=AUS Greg Jones |RD2-score2-1=2 |RD2-score2-2=5 |RD2-score2-3=

|RD2-seed3= |RD2-team3=USA Michael Russell |RD2-score3-1=6 |RD2-score3-2=5 |RD2-score3-3=6 |RD2-seed4= |RD2-team4=ROU Victor Hănescu |RD2-score4-1=2 |RD2-score4-2=7 |RD2-score4-3=4

|RD3-seed1=3 |RD3-team1=USA Ryan Sweeting |RD3-score1-1=6 |RD3-score1-2=3 |RD3-score1-3=4 |RD3-seed2= |RD3-team2=USA Michael Russell |RD3-score2-1=4 |RD3-score2-2=6 |RD3-score2-3=6

Fourth qualifier

|team-width=175

|RD1-seed1=4 |RD1-team1=UZB Denis Istomin |RD1-score1-1=7 |RD1-score1-2=77 |RD1-score1-3= |RD1-seed2=WC |RD1-team2=AUS Matt Reid |RD1-score2-1=5 |RD1-score2-2=65 |RD1-score2-3=

|RD1-seed3= |RD1-team3=MDA Roman Borvanov |RD1-score3-1=6 |RD1-score3-2=4 |RD1-score3-3=1 |RD1-seed4= |RD1-team4=CZE Jan Hájek |RD1-score4-1=4 |RD1-score4-2=6 |RD1-score4-3=6

|RD1-seed5=WC |RD1-team5=AUS Adam Feeney |RD1-score5-1=6 |RD1-score5-2=1 |RD1-score5-3=6 |RD1-seed6= |RD1-team6=SVK Karol Beck |RD1-score6-1=2 |RD1-score6-2=6 |RD1-score6-3=4

|RD1-seed7= |RD1-team7=EST Jürgen Zopp |RD1-score7-1=1 |RD1-score7-2=78 |RD1-score7-3=2 |RD1-seed8=5 |RD1-team8=BUL Grigor Dimitrov |RD1-score8-1=6 |RD1-score8-2=66 |RD1-score8-3=6

|RD2-seed1=4 |RD2-team1=UZB Denis Istomin |RD2-score1-1=6 |RD2-score1-2=6 |RD2-score1-3= |RD2-seed2= |RD2-team2=CZE Jan Hájek |RD2-score2-1=1 |RD2-score2-2=2 |RD2-score2-3=

|RD2-seed3=WC |RD2-team3=AUS Adam Feeney |RD2-score3-1=3 |RD2-score3-2= |RD2-score3-3= |RD2-seed4=5 |RD2-team4=BUL Grigor Dimitrov |RD2-score4-1=0r |RD2-score4-2= |RD2-score4-3=

|RD3-seed1=4 |RD3-team1=UZB Denis Istomin |RD3-score1-1=6 |RD3-score1-2=77 |RD3-score1-3= |RD3-seed2=WC |RD3-team2=AUS Adam Feeney |RD3-score2-1=3 |RD3-score2-2=60 |RD3-score2-3=

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