2012 Brasil Open – Singles

Singles
2012 Brasil Open
Champion	Nicolás Almagro
Runner-up	Filippo Volandri
Final score	6–3, 4–6, 6–4

Nicolás Almagro defended his title by defeating Filippo Volandri 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 in the final.

Seeds

1. Nicolás Almagro (Champion)
2. Gilles Simon (Second round)
3. Fernando Verdasco (Quarterfinals)
4. Thomaz Bellucci (Semifinals)
5. Carlos Berlocq (Quarterfinals)
6. Juan Carlos Ferrero (First round)
7. Albert Montañés (First round)
8. Albert Ramos (Semifinals)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1/WC	Nicolás Almagro	6	7^7
	8	Albert Ramos	4	6^4
								1/WC	Nicolás Almagro	6	4	6
									Filippo Volandri	3	6	4
	4	Thomaz Bellucci	7	0	2
		Filippo Volandri	5	6	6

Top Half

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
							1/WC	N Almagro	6	6^4	6
	J Souza	3	3					V Hănescu	3	7^7	3
	V Hănescu	6	6											1/WC	N Almagro	6	6
	P Starace	5	7^9	6										5	C Berlocq	3	2
Q	P Capdeville	7	6^7	2				P Starace	6	2	3
	É Prodon	4	0				5	C Berlocq	3	6	6
5	C Berlocq	6	6																		1/WC	N Almagro	6	7^7
																					8	A Ramos	4	6^4
							3	F Verdasco	6	6^2	7
WC	J Martí	6	6				WC	J Martí	4	7^7	5
	F Gil	2	4											3	F Verdasco	6^5	3
WC	F González	2	3											8	A Ramos	7^7	6
Q	I Andreev	6	6				Q	I Andreev	6^4	6^4
	S Giraldo	3	4				8	A Ramos	7^7	7^7
8	A Ramos	6	6

Bottom Half

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
6	JC Ferrero	6^6	2
	L Mayer	7^8	6					L Mayer	4	7	6
	B Kavčič	4	4				Q	J Chardy	6	5	2
Q	J Chardy	6	6												L Mayer	6	2	5
	R Mello	6	6											4	T Bellucci	3	6	7
	P Riba	4	2					R Mello	0	6	3
							4	T Bellucci	6	1	6
																					4	T Bellucci	7	0	2
7	A Montañés	2	3																			F Volandri	5	6	6
	F Volandri	6	6					F Volandri	6	1	6
Q	R Ramírez Hidalgo	6	1	6			Q	R Ramírez Hidalgo	4	6	3
	R Machado	3	6	2											F Volandri	3	6	7
	D Nalbandian	7^7	6												D Nalbandian	6	3	5
	B Paire	6^3	3					D Nalbandian	6	6
							2	G Simon	3	2

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Jérémy Chardy (Qualified)
2. Daniel Gimeno-Traver (Second round)
3. Rogério Dutra da Silva (First round)
4. Diego Junqueira (Second round)
5. Horacio Zeballos (Second round, retired due to a left elbow injury)
6. Igor Andreev (Qualified)
7. Máximo González (Qualifying competition)
8. Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo (Qualified)

Qualifiers

1. Jérémy Chardy
2. Paul Capdeville
3. Igor Andreev
4. Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo

Draw

First Qualifier

First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
							1	Jérémy Chardy	6	6
WC	Bruno Sant'anna	6	6				WC	Bruno Sant'anna	0	4
	David Marrero	4	1											1	Jérémy Chardy	6	4	6
	Júlio Silva	2	4												Facundo Bagnis	2	6	2
	Facundo Bagnis	6	6					Facundo Bagnis	4
WC	Augusto Laranja	3	2				5	Horacio Zeballos	0^r
5	Horacio Zeballos	6	6

Second Qualifier

First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
							2	Daniel Gimeno-Traver	3	6^3
	Guillermo Durán	6	4	2				Paul Capdeville	6	7^7
	Paul Capdeville	2	6	6											Paul Capdeville	5	6	6
	Tiago Lopes	3	3											7	Máximo González	7	3	2
	Alessandro Giannessi	6	6					Alessandro Giannessi	3	5
	Thiago Alves	3	0				7	Máximo González	6	7
7	Máximo González	6	6

Third Qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	3	Rogério Dutra da Silva	3	6	3
		Martín Alund	6	3	6
									Martín Alund	4	6	5
									Guido Pella	6	2	7
		Caio Zampieri	5	4
		Guido Pella	7	6
																Guido Pella	5^r
															6	Igor Andreev	5
		André Ghem	6	7^7
		Marco Trungelliti	2	6^2
									André Ghem	1	2
								6	Igor Andreev	6	6
		Nikola Ćirić	4	4
	6	Igor Andreev	6	6

Fourth Qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	4	Diego Junqueira	6	6
		Andrés Molteni	3	3
								4	Diego Junqueira	3	6	4
									Federico Delbonis	6	3	6
		Federico Delbonis	6	6
		Goran Tošić	4	3
																Federico Delbonis	4	6^3
															8	Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo	6	7^7
		Pablo Galdón	7^7	6
	WC	Guilherme Clézar	6^4	4
									Pablo Galdón	0	1
								8	Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo	6	6
		Gastão Elias	6^4	6^4
	8	Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo	7^7	7^7

References

• Main Draw
• Qualifying Draw