# 2012 Nielsen Pro Tennis Championship – Singles

James Blake was the defending champion but decided not to participate. John-Patrick Smith won the title, defeating Ričardas Berankis 3–6, 6–3, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$ in the final.

## Seeds

* Benjamin Becker (first round)
* Ryan Sweeting (semifinals)
* Bobby Reynolds (second round)
* Marco Chiudinelli (quarterfinals)
* Rik de Voest (first round, retired because of fatigue)
* Sergei Bubka (semifinals)
* Ričardas Berankis (final)
* Danai Udomchoke (quarterfinals)

## 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 |
| 6 | Sergei Bubka | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| Q | John-Patrick Smith | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | John-Patrick Smith | 2 | 6 | 6 | Q | John-Patrick Smith | 3 | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | | 7/Alt | Ričardas Berankis | 6 | 3 | 6$^3$ |
| 7/Alt | Ričardas Berankis | 7$^7$ | 6 | | 7/Alt | Ričardas Berankis | 6 | 3 | 6$^3$ |
| 2 | Ryan Sweeting | 6$^2$ | 4 | | | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | B Becker | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Sandgren | 6 | 6 | | | T Sandgren | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Jones | 6$^4$ | 4 | | Q | Ante Pavić | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Ante Pavić | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | T Sandgren | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | A Weintraub | 0 | 4 | | | | | | 6 | S Bubka | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | B Klahn | 6 | 6 | | WC | B Klahn | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Borvanov | 3 | 4 | | 6 | S Bubka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | S Bubka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | S Bubka | 6 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | B Reynolds | 7$^7$ | 6$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | Q | J-P Smith | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| | Charles-Antoine Brézac | 6$^2$ | 7$^{10}$ | 4 | 3 | B Reynolds | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Reid | 3 | 2 | | Q | J-P Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J-P Smith | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Q | J-P Smith | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
| | L Grigelis | 6$^4$ | 1 | | | | | | Alt | M Ledovskikh | 2 | 0$^r$ | | | | | |
| Alt | M Ledovskikh | 7$^7$ | 6 | | Alt | M Ledovskikh | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Williams | 6 | 3 | | | R Williams | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | R de Voest | 1 | 1$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| 7/Alt | R Berankis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Wang | 4 | 3 | | 7/Alt | R Berankis | 6$^3$ | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Mitchell Frank | 6 | 6 | | WC | Mitchell Frank | 7$^7$ | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Dadamo | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | 7/Alt | R Berankis | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Yani | 6 | 6$^6$ | 4 | | | | | | 4 | M Chiudinelli | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| WC | Dennis Nevolo | 1 | 7$^8$ | 6 | WC | Dennis Nevolo | 7$^9$ | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | B Strode | 1 | 4 | | 4 | M Chiudinelli | 6$^7$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | M Chiudinelli | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 7/Alt | R Berankis | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 8 | D Udomchoke | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | R Sweeting | 6$^2$ | 4 |
| | P-L Duclos | 0 | 4 | | 8 | D Udomchoke | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Gregorc | 6 | 3 | 1 | | T Smyczek | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Smyczek | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | D Udomchoke | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| | A Kuznetsov | 6 | 3 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | 2 | R Sweeting | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Duckworth | 2 | 6 | 6$^2$ | | A Kuznetsov | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Mitchell | 1 | 2 | | 2 | R Sweeting | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | R Sweeting | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |