# 2012 Valencia Open 500 – Singles

Marcel Granollers was the defending champion, but lost to Alexandr Dolgopolov in the quarterfinals.
David Ferrer won the title, defeating Dolgopolov in the final, 6–1, 3–6, 6–4.
Former world No. 1 Juan Carlos Ferrero played his last match at the tournament losing to 6th seed Nicolás Almagro in the first round in straight sets.

## Seeds

* David Ferrer (champion)
* Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (first round, retired because of a back injury)
* Janko Tipsarević (first round, retired because of a right shoulder injury)
* Juan Mónaco (first round)
* John Isner (second round)
* Nicolás Almagro (quarterfinals)
* Marin Čilić (quarterfinals)
* Milos Raonic (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 | Final |
| 1 | David Ferrer | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | Ivan Dodig | 4 | 7$^7$ | 1 | | | | | |
| Q | Ivan Dodig | 4 | 7$^7$ | 1 | 1 | David Ferrer | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | | | | | | Alexandr Dolgopolov | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| | Alexandr Dolgopolov | 6 | 6 | | | Alexandr Dolgopolov | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| | Jürgen Melzer | 4 | 2 | | | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals |
| 1 | D Ferrer | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | O Rochus | 5 | 5 | | 1 | D Ferrer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Ramos | 6 | 6 | | | A Ramos | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Ram | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | 1 | D Ferrer | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | S Querrey | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | 6 | N Almagro | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
| | F López | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | S Querrey | 4 | 7$^7$ | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | JC Ferrero | 5 | 3 | | 6 | N Almagro | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | N Almagro | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | D Ferrer | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 |
| 4 | J Mónaco | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | Q | I Dodig | 4 | 7$^7$ | 1 |
| WC | L Hewitt | 6 | 6 | | WC | L Hewitt | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | I Dodig | 6 | 7$^8$ | | Q | I Dodig | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Kohlschreiber | 2 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | Q | I Dodig | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | |
| | F Verdasco | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | M Čilić | 2 | 6$^6$ | | | | | |
| WC | T Robredo | 3 | 4 | | | F Verdasco | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Kližan | 6 | 0 | 3 | 7 | M Čilić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | M Čilić | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 8 | M Raonic | 5 | 6$^1$ | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Müller | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | G Müller | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | A Dolgopolov | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | A Dolgopolov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | F Volandri | 3 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | A Dolgopolov | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | M Granollers | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | M Granollers | 0 | 2 | | | |
| Q | J Hájek | 5 | 4 | | | M Granollers | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | G Simon | 5 | | | | G Simon | 7$^7$ | 3 | 2 | | | | | | |
| 3 | J Tipsarević | 4$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | A Dolgopolov | 6 | 6 |
| 5 | J Isner | 6 | 6$^4$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | J Melzer | 4 | 2 |
| | F Fognini | 3 | 7$^7$ | 5 | 5 | J Isner | 6$^2$ | 6 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | D Goffin | 6 | 6 | | | D Goffin | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | P Andújar | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | D Goffin | 6$^7$ | 4 | | | |
| | J Melzer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | J Melzer | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | |
| | C Berlocq | 3 | 3 | | | J Melzer | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | X Malisse | 3 | | | | X Malisse | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | J-W Tsonga | 1$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Daniel Gimeno Traver (qualifying competition)
* Roberto Bautista Agut (qualifying competition)
* Flavio Cipolla (first round)
* Philipp Petzschner (qualifying competition)
* Rajeev Ram (qualified)
* Ričardas Berankis (first round)
* Olivier Rochus (qualified)
* Ivan Dodig (qualified)

### Qualifiers

* Jan Hájek
* Olivier Rochus
* Ivan Dodig
* Rajeev Ram

### Draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Daniel Gimeno Traver | 7$^7$ | 4 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | Vasek Pospisil | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6$^2$ | | | | |
| | Vasek Pospisil | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6$^2$ | 1 | Daniel Gimeno Traver | 4 | 6$^4$ |
| | | | | | | Jan Hájek | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | Jan Hájek | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | Jan Hájek | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| 6 | Ričardas Berankis | 6$^5$ | 2 | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Roberto Bautista Agut | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Albert Montañés | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | Albert Montañés | 2 | 2 | 2 | Roberto Bautista Agut | 2 | 5 |
| | | | | 7 | Olivier Rochus | 6 | 7 |
| | Ruben Bemelmans | 4 | 2 | 7 | Olivier Rochus | 6 | 7 |
| 7 | Olivier Rochus | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Flavio Cipolla | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | |
| | Daniel Brands | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | Daniel Brands | 7$^7$ | 6 | | Daniel Brands | 1 | 4 |
| | | | | 8 | Ivan Dodig | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Dominic Thiem | 2 | 0 | 8 | Ivan Dodig | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | Ivan Dodig | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Philipp Petzschner | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Mario Vilella Martínez | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| WC | Mario Vilella Martínez | 2 | 2 | 4 | Philipp Petzschner | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | 5 | Rajeev Ram | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Sergio Gutiérrez Ferrol | 3 | 3 | 5 | Rajeev Ram | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 5 | Rajeev Ram | 6 | 6 | | | | | |