# 2012 SAP Open – Singles

Milos Raonic defended his title, defeating unseeded Denis Istomin in straight sets in the final.

## Seeds

The first four seeds received a bye into the second round.
* Gaël Monfils (withdrew due to knee injury)
* Andy Roddick (quarterfinals)
* Milos Raonic (champion)
* Radek Štěpánek (second round)
* Kevin Anderson (quarterfinals)
* Julien Benneteau (semifinals)
* Donald Young (first round)
* Olivier Rochus (first round)

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Ryan Harrison | 6$^4$ | 2 | | | | | |
| 3 | Milos Raonic | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| 3 | Milos Raonic | 7$^7$ | 6 | | 3 | Milos Raonic | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | | | | | | Denis Istomin | 6$^3$ | 2 |
| 6 | Julien Benneteau | 3 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | Denis Istomin | 6$^3$ | 2 |
| | Denis Istomin | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | | | LL | B Strode | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Kutrovsky | 6$^7$ | 6 | 7$^7$ | Q | D Kutrovsky | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Lajola | 7$^9$ | 3 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | Q | D Kutrovsky | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| WC | R Ginepri | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | R Harrison | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | X Malisse | 1 | 2 | | WC | R Ginepri | 3 | 6 | 6$^0$ | | | | | | | | |
| | R Harrison | 4 | 6 | 6 | | R Harrison | 6 | 2 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | O Rochus | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | R Harrison | 6$^4$ | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | M Raonic | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | | | | | 3 | M Raonic | 6 | 7$^9$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | I van der Merwe | 3 | 3 | | | T Kamke | 2 | 6$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Kamke | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | M Raonic | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | M Ebden | 6$^7$ | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | 5 | K Anderson | 5 | 6$^3$ | | | | |
| | D Sela | 7$^9$ | 2 | 6$^1$ | | M Ebden | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Dimitrov | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6$^3$ | 5 | K Anderson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | K Anderson | 2 | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 6 | J Benneteau | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Sweeting | 6$^3$ | 6$^5$ | | 6 | J Benneteau | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Müller | 2 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | G Müller | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | T Smyczek | 6 | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | | 6 | J Benneteau | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | S Johnson | 6$^4$ | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | S Darcis | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| | S Darcis | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | S Darcis | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | R Štěpánek | 6$^4$ | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | J Benneteau | 3 | 7$^7$ | 3 |
| 7 | D Young | 1 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | D Istomin | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 |
| | M Russell | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | M Russell | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Istomin | 5 | 6 | 7 | | D Istomin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Querrey | 7 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | D Istomin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| WC | J Sock | 4 | 7$^8$ | 3 | | | | | | 2 | A Roddick | 2 | 4 | | | | | | |
| Q | D Kudla | 6 | 6$^6$ | 6 | Q | D Kudla | 7$^7$ | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | A Roddick | 6$^5$ | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Rajeev Ram (second round)
* Ričardas Berankis (qualifying competition, retired)
* Michael Yani (second round, retired due to a back injury)
* Denis Kudla (qualified)
* Pierre-Ludovic Duclos (first round)
* Carlos Salamanca (first round)
* Andre Begemann (first round)
* Tim Smyczek (qualified)

### Qualifiers

* Dennis Lajola
* Tim Smyczek
* Dimitar Kutrovsky
* Denis Kudla

### Draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Rajeev Ram | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Chris Wettengel | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Chris Wettengel | 3 | 2 | | 1 | Rajeev Ram | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | |
| | | | | | | Dennis Lajola | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | |
| WC | Pedro Zerbini | 2 | 4 | | | Dennis Lajola | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | |
| | Dennis Lajola | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Dennis Lajola | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Dennis Lajola | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | Yuki Bhambri | 4 | 4 |
| | Fritz Wolmarans | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | Yuki Bhambri | 4 | 4 |
| | Antoine Benneteau | 6$^4$ | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | |
| | Antoine Benneteau | 6$^4$ | 6$^5$ | | | Fritz Wolmarans | 2 | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | | Yuki Bhambri | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Yuki Bhambri | 6 | 1 | 7$^7$ | | Yuki Bhambri | 6 | 6 | | | |
| 5 | Pierre-Ludovic Duclos | 4 | 6 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Ričardas Berankis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Jeff Gast | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Jeff Gast | 4 | 1 | | 2 | Ričardas Berankis | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Kevin Kim | 2 | 7$^7$ | 4 | | | | |
| | Kevin Kim | 5 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | Kevin Kim | 2 | 7$^7$ | 4 | | | | |
| | Clément Reix | 7 | 6$^4$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Clément Reix | 7 | 6$^4$ | 1 | | | | | | 2 | Ričardas Berankis | 3 | 2$^r$ |
| | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Tim Smyczek | 6 | 4 |
| | Carsten Ball | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Tim Smyczek | 6 | 4 |
| | Greg Ouellette | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Greg Ouellette | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | Carsten Ball | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | Tim Smyczek | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Lukáš Dlouhý | 1 | 6$^1$ | | 8 | Tim Smyczek | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 8 | Tim Smyczek | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Michael Yani | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Michael McClune | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Michael McClune | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | Michael Yani | 5 | 1$^r$ | | | | |
| | | | | | | Dimitar Kutrovsky | 7 | 0 | | | | |
| | Takanyi Garanganga | 4 | 5 | | | Dimitar Kutrovsky | 7 | 0 | | | | |
| | Dimitar Kutrovsky | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dimitar Kutrovsky | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | Dimitar Kutrovsky | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Luka Gregorc | 2 | 0 |
| | Luka Gregorc | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Luka Gregorc | 2 | 0 |
| | Frank Moser | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Frank Moser | 4 | 3 | | | Luka Gregorc | 6 | 6$^4$ | 7$^7$ | | | |
| | | | | | | Daniel Cox | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6$^5$ | | | |
| | Daniel Cox | 6$^2$ | 6 | 6 | | Daniel Cox | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6$^5$ | | | |
| 6 | Carlos Salamanca | 7$^7$ | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Denis Kudla | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Dennis Novikov | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Dennis Novikov | 3 | 4 | | 4 | Denis Kudla | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Phillip Simmonds | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Phillip Simmonds | 7 | 6 | | | Phillip Simmonds | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
| WC | Nicholas Edlefsen | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Nicholas Edlefsen | 5 | 4 | | | | | | 4 | Denis Kudla | 6 | 6$^7$ | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Blake Strode | 4 | 7$^9$ | 4 |
| | Travis Rettenmaier | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | Blake Strode | 4 | 7$^9$ | 4 |
| | Clayton Almeida | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Clayton Almeida | 6 | 1 | 6 | | Clayton Almeida | 4 | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Blake Strode | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Blake Strode | 6 | 3 | 7 | | Blake Strode | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 7 | Andre Begemann | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |