# 2012 Brasil Open – Singles

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

## Seeds

* Nicolás Almagro (champion)
* Gilles Simon (second round)
* Fernando Verdasco (quarterfinals)
* Thomaz Bellucci (semifinals)
* Carlos Berlocq (quarterfinals)
* Juan Carlos Ferrero (first round)
* Albert Montañés (first round)
* Albert Ramos (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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1/WC | Nicolás Almagro | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | |
| 8 | Albert Ramos | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | |
| 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 | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| | Filippo Volandri | 5 | 6 | 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 |
| | | | | | 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 | 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 | 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

* Jérémy Chardy (qualified)
* Daniel Gimeno Traver (second round)
* Rogério Dutra da Silva (first round)
* Diego Junqueira (second round)
* Horacio Zeballos (second round, retired due to a left elbow injury)
* Igor Andreev (qualified)
* Máximo González (qualifying competition)
* Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo (qualified)

### Qualifiers

* Jérémy Chardy
* Paul Capdeville
* Igor Andreev
* Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo

### Draw
#### First qualifier

| 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 |
| | | | | 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 | Júlio Silva | 2 | 4 | | | | | | Facundo Bagnis | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| Facundo Bagnis | 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 | 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 |
| | | | | | 2 | Daniel Gimeno Traver | 3 | 6$^3$ | | | | | |
| Guillermo Durán | Guillermo Durán | 6 | 4 | 2 | | Paul Capdeville | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| Paul Capdeville | Paul Capdeville | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Paul Capdeville | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Tiago Lopes | Tiago Lopes | 3 | 3 | | | | | | 7 | Máximo González | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| Alessandro Giannessi | 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 | 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 | Rogério Dutra da Silva | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Martín Alund | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Martín Alund | 6 | 3 | 6 | | Martín Alund | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | |
| | | | | | | Guido Pella | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | |
| | Caio Zampieri | 5 | 4 | | | Guido Pella | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | |
| | Guido Pella | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Guido Pella | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | Guido Pella | 5$^r$ |
| | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Igor Andreev | 5 |
| | André Ghem | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Igor Andreev | 5 |
| | Marco Trungelliti | 2 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | Marco Trungelliti | 2 | 6$^2$ | | | André Ghem | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Igor Andreev | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Nikola Ćirić | 4 | 4 | | 6 | Igor Andreev | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 6 | Igor Andreev | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| 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 |
| 4 | Diego Junqueira | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Andrés Molteni | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Andrés Molteni | 3 | 3 | 4 | Diego Junqueira | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | Federico Delbonis | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | Federico Delbonis | 6 | 6 | | Federico Delbonis | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | Goran Tošić | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Goran Tošić | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | Federico Delbonis | 4 | 6$^3$ |
| | | | | | | | | | 8 | Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | Pablo Galdón | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| WC | Guilherme Clézar | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 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 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 8 | Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |