# 2012 Brisbane International – Men's singles

Robin Söderling was the defending champion, but decided not to participate this year. Andy Murray, who made his debut appearance at the tournament, beat Alexandr Dolgopolov 6–1, 6–3 to take the title.

## Seeds

* Andy Murray (champion)
* Gilles Simon (semifinals)
* Alexandr Dolgopolov (final)
* Florian Mayer (first round, retired due to a right groin injury)
* Kei Nishikori (second round)
* Radek Štěpánek (quarterfinals)
* Jürgen Melzer (first round)
* Bernard Tomic (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 |
| 1 | Andy Murray | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 8 | Bernard Tomic | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| 8 | Bernard Tomic | 3 | 2 | 1 | Andy Murray | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 3 | Alexandr Dolgopolov | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Alexandr Dolgopolov | 6 | 6 | 3 | Alexandr Dolgopolov | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Gilles Simon | 3 | 4 | | | | |

### 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 | A Murray | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Kukushkin | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | A Murray | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | R Mello | 7$^7$ | 6$^4$ | 3 | | G Müller | 6 | 6$^4$ | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | G Müller | 6$^3$ | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | 1 | A Murray | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | R Harrison | 6$^7$ | 4 | | | | | | | | M Baghdatis | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | M Baghdatis | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | M Baghdatis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C-M Stebe | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | K Nishikori | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | K Nishikori | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | A Murray | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | F Mayer | 6$^5$ | 3$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | B Tomic | 3 | 2 |
| | D Istomin | 7$^7$ | 2 | | | D Istomin | w/o | | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | T Haas | 6 | 7 | | PR | T Haas | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Matosevic | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | D Istomin | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | | |
| Q | T Ito | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | B Tomic | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| WC | B Mitchell | 4 | 2 | | Q | T Ito | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Benneteau | 2 | 6 | 5 | 8 | B Tomic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | B Tomic | 6 | 4 | 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 |
| 6 | R Štěpánek | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Ebden | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | R Štěpánek | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Nieminen | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | J Nieminen | 6$^3$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Levine | 6$^4$ | 2 | | | | | | | 6 | R Štěpánek | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | A Mannarino | 6$^6$ | 2 | | | | | | | 3 | A Dolgopolov | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | I Andreev | 7$^8$ | 6 | | Q | I Andreev | 7$^7$ | 6$^9$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Falla | 6$^3$ | 2 | | 3 | A Dolgopolov | 6$^3$ | 7$^{11}$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | A Dolgopolov | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | A Dolgopolov | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | J Melzer | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | G Simon | 3 | 4 |
| | P Petzschner | 6 | 7 | | | P Petzschner | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Giraldo | 6 | 6 | | | S Giraldo | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Millman | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | S Giraldo | 6$^2$ | 4 | | | | | |
| WC | J Duckworth | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | G Simon | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | N Mahut | 4 | 4 | | WC | J Duckworth | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Sweeting | 3 | 4 | | 2 | G Simon | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | G Simon | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Tobias Kamke (qualifying competition)
* Igor Andreev (qualified)
* Tatsuma Ito (qualified)
* Ričardas Berankis (first round)
* Bobby Reynolds (first round)
* Jürgen Zopp (qualifying competition)
* Simon Greul (first round)
* Jesse Levine (qualified)

### Qualifiers

* Jesse Levine
* Igor Andreev
* Tatsuma Ito
* John Millman

### 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 | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Tobias Kamke | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | Scott Puodziunas | 1 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | Scott Puodziunas | 1 | 6$^3$ | | 1 | Tobias Kamke | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Greg Jones | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | Greg Jones | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | Greg Jones | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | Samuel Groth | 6$^2$ | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | Samuel Groth | 6$^2$ | 6$^3$ | | | | | | 1 | Tobias Kamke | 5 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | 8 | Jesse Levine | 7 | 6 |
| | Alejandro González | 6 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | 8 | Jesse Levine | 7 | 6 |
| | Maverick Banes | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | Maverick Banes | 3 | 6 | 7 | | Maverick Banes | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | Jesse Levine | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Nikola Ćirić | 7 | 3 | 4 | 8 | Jesse Levine | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 8 | Jesse Levine | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Igor Andreev | 6 | 5 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Amer Delić | 4 | 7 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Amer Delić | 4 | 7 | 6$^5$ | 2 | Igor Andreev | 6$^{12}$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Matt Reid | 7$^{14}$ | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Matt Reid | 7 | 6 | | | Matt Reid | 7$^{14}$ | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Isaac Frost | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Isaac Frost | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | Igor Andreev | 6 | 2 | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Jürgen Zopp | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| | Émilien Firmin | 6$^5$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Jürgen Zopp | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| | Gavin van Peperzeel | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gavin van Peperzeel | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | Gavin van Peperzeel | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Jürgen Zopp | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Denys Molchanov | 5 | 4$^r$ | | 6 | Jürgen Zopp | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 6 | Jürgen Zopp | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Third 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 |
| 3 | Tatsuma Ito | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Chen Ti | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Chen Ti | 2 | 2 | | 3 | Tatsuma Ito | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Luke Saville | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Luke Saville | 6 | 1 | 6 | | Luke Saville | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Alex Bolt | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alex Bolt | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | 3 | Tatsuma Ito | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Michael Look | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| | John-Patrick Smith | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | | Michael Look | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| | Michael Look | 3 | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | Michael Look | 3 | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | Michael Look | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Colin Ebelthite | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Colin Ebelthite | 6 | 6 | | | Colin Ebelthite | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| 7 | Simon Greul | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 |
| 4 | Ričardas Berankis | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jan Hernych | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jan Hernych | 6 | 6 | | Jan Hernych | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | | | |
| | | | | | Chris Guccione | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | Chris Guccione | 6 | 6$^5$ | 6 | Chris Guccione | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | Lukáš Dlouhý | 4 | 7$^7$ | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Lukáš Dlouhý | 4 | 7$^7$ | 2 | | | | | Chris Guccione | 6$^4$ | 7$^7$ | 6$^4$ |
| | | | | | | | | | John Millman | 7$^7$ | 6$^3$ | 7$^7$ |
| | Laurynas Grigelis | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | John Millman | 7$^7$ | 6$^3$ | 7$^7$ |
| | Paul Hanley | 6$^4$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Paul Hanley | 6$^4$ | 2 | | Laurynas Grigelis | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | John Millman | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | John Millman | 4 | 6 | 6 | John Millman | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 5 | Bobby Reynolds | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | |