# 2012 Ningbo Challenger – Men's singles

Lu Yen-hsun was the defending champion. Peter Gojowczyk won the title, defeating Suk-Young Jeong 6–3, 6–1 in the final.

## Seeds

* Lu Yen-hsun (quarterfinals, retired because of a wrist injury)
* Zhang Ze (quarterfinals)
* Jimmy Wang (first round)
* Wu Di (semifinals)
* Yang Tsung-hua (first round)
* Michael Yani (withdrew because of a hamstring injury)
* Hiroki Moriya (second round)
* Chen Ti (semifinals)

## 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 | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Peter Gojowczyk | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 8 | Ti Chen | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| 8 | Ti Chen | 3 | 2 | | Peter Gojowczyk | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | Q | Jeong Suk-Young | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | Di Wu | 5 | 4 | Q | Jeong Suk-Young | 3 | 1 |
| Q | Jeong Suk-Young | 7 | 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | Y-h Lu | 4 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Norbert Gomboš | 6 | 3 | 6$^2$ | 1 | Y-h Lu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Zhou Zhuo-Qing | 6 | 1$^r$ | | WC | C Wang | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Wang Chuhan | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | Y-h Lu | 0$^r$ | | | | | | |
| | G Jones | 1 | 2$^r$ | | | | | | | | P Gojowczyk | 4 | | | | | | |
| | P Gojowczyk | 6 | 1 | | | P Gojowczyk | 7$^7$ | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Krawietz | 3 | 3 | | 7 | H Moriya | 6$^4$ | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Hiroki Moriya | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | P Gojowczyk | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | J Wang | 6$^4$ | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | T Chen | 3 | 2 |
| | Li Zhe | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6 | | Z Li | 3 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Bohli | 7 | 1 | 6 | | S Bohli | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Matsui | 5 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | S Bohli | 2 | 6 | 6$^5$ | | | | |
| | Matt Reid | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | 8 | T Chen | 6 | 3 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | Vijayant Malik | 6$^2$ | 6$^1$ | | | M Reid | 7 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Chang Yu | 1 | 6$^4$ | | 8 | T Chen | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | T Chen | 6 | 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| LL | Yong-Kyu Lim | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Yasutaka Uchiyama | 3 | 4 | | LL | Yong-Kyu Lim | 6 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Yi Chu-huan | 6 | 6 | | Q | Yi Chu-huan | 3 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Gao Xin | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | Q | Yi Chu-huan | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| WC | M Gong | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | D Wu | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | B Mitchell | 4 | 6 | 4 | WC | M Gong | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Wang Ruikai | 3 | 1 | | 4 | D Wu | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | D Wu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | D Wu | 5 | 4 |
| 5 | T-h Yang | 5 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | Q | S-Y Jeong | 7 | 6 |
| Q | S-Y Jeong | 7 | 3 | 6 | Q | S-Y Jeong | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Huang Liang-chi | 6$^5$ | 2 | | Q | J-F Brunken | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Jaan-Frederik Brunken | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | Q | S-Y Jeong | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Millman | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | Z Zhang | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| | H Kondo | 4 | 0 | | | J Millman | 6 | 6$^8$ | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Stefan Seifert | 2 | 4 | | 2 | Z Zhang | 1 | 7$^{10}$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Z Zhang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |