# 2012 Apia International Sydney – Men's singles

Gilles Simon was the defending champion but chose not to participate. Jarkko Nieminen won in the final against Julien Benneteau 6–2, 7–5.

## Seeds

The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.
* Juan Martín del Potro (quarterfinals)
* John Isner (second round)
* Richard Gasquet (quarterfinals)
* Feliciano López (second round)
* Viktor Troicki (second round)
* Florian Mayer (withdrew due to a right hip injury)
* Marcel Granollers (first round)
* Radek Štěpánek (second 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 | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Marcos Baghdatis | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | Julien Benneteau | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Julien Benneteau | 6 | 6 | | Julien Benneteau | 2 | 5 |
| | | | | Q | Jarkko Nieminen | 6 | 7 |
| Q | Denis Istomin | 6$^{12}$ | 3 | Q | Jarkko Nieminen | 6 | 7 |
| Q | Jarkko Nieminen | 7$^{14}$ | 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 |
| | | | | | 1 | JM del Potro | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | I Dodig | 6$^4$ | 5 | | | Ł Kubot | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | Ł Kubot | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | 1 | JM del Potro | 6$^7$ | 4 | | | |
| | D Tursunov | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | M Baghdatis | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | |
| | M Baghdatis | 6 | 6 | | | M Baghdatis | 3 | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Ebden | 6 | 3 | 6 | WC | M Ebden | 6 | 5 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | |
| 7 | M Granollers | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | M Baghdatis | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Benneteau | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 4 | F López | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | A Seppi | 3 | 4 | | | J Benneteau | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Benneteau | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | J Benneteau | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | A Bogomolov Jr. | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | A Bogomolov Jr. | 2 | 4 | | | |
| | R Haase | 4 | 6 | 4 | | A Bogomolov Jr. | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | L Hewitt | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | V Troicki | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | V Troicki | 4 | 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| LL | R Sweeting | 3 | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Müller | 6 | 6$^2$ | 5 | LL | R Sweeting | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Andújar | 3 | 6 | 3 | Q | D Istomin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Istomin | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | Q | D Istomin | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| Q | M Russell | 6 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | 3 | R Gasquet | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | | |
| | F Fognini | 2 | 6 | 6 | | F Fognini | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | R Gasquet | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | D Istomin | 6$^{12}$ | 3 |
| 8 | R Štěpánek | 6$^4$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Q | J Nieminen | 7$^{14}$ | 6 |
| | X Malisse | 7$^7$ | 4 | 4 | 8 | R Štěpánek | 6$^5$ | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Nieminen | 6 | 6 | | Q | J Nieminen | 7$^7$ | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Duckworth | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | Q | J Nieminen | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Stakhovsky | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | Q | B Reynolds | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| Q | B Reynolds | 7 | 6 | | Q | B Reynolds | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | J Isner | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying draw
### Seeds

* Łukasz Kubot (moved into main draw)
* Sergiy Stakhovsky (moved into main draw)
* Ryan Sweeting (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Denis Istomin (qualified)
* Grigor Dimitrov (second round, retired due to fatigue)
* Jarkko Nieminen (qualified)
* Leonardo Mayer (first round)
* Nicolas Mahut (first round)

### Qualifiers

* Bobby Reynolds
* Jarkko Nieminen
* Michael Russell
* Denis Istomin

### Lucky loser

* Ryan Sweeting

### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| Alt | Andreas Siljeström | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | Alex Kuznetsov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Alex Kuznetsov | 6 | 6 | | Alex Kuznetsov | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | Bobby Reynolds | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Bobby Reynolds | 6 | 6 | | Bobby Reynolds | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Cedrik-Marcel Stebe | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Cedrik-Marcel Stebe | 4 | 3 | | | | | Bobby Reynolds | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | Benjamin Mitchell | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| | Marinko Matosevic | 6 | 6$^5$ | 2 | | | | | | | | Benjamin Mitchell | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| | Mikhail Kukushkin | 1 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Mikhail Kukushkin | 1 | 7 | 6 | Mikhail Kukushkin | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | Benjamin Mitchell | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Benjamin Mitchell | 6 | 6 | | Benjamin Mitchell | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 7 | Leonardo Mayer | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| Alt | Sadik Kadir | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Frederico Gil | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Frederico Gil | 6 | 6 | | | Frederico Gil | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Stéphane Robert | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Stéphane Robert | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 | | Stéphane Robert | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Matthew Barton | 2 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Matthew Barton | 2 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | | | | Stéphane Robert | 2 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | 6 | Jarkko Nieminen | 6 | 6 |
| | Andre Begemann | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Jarkko Nieminen | 6 | 6 |
| | Luke Saville | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Luke Saville | 4 | 4 | | | Andre Begemann | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Jarkko Nieminen | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Amer Delić | 1 | 0$^r$ | | 6 | Jarkko Nieminen | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 6 | Jarkko Nieminen | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |

### Third 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 | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Ryan Sweeting | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | João Souza | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | João Souza | 1 | 5 | 3 | Ryan Sweeting | 6 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Greg Jones | 2 | 5 | | | | | | |
| | Greg Jones | 7 | 6 | | Greg Jones | 2 | 5 | | | | | | |
| | Daniel Brands | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Daniel Brands | 5 | 3 | | | | | | 3 | Ryan Sweeting | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Michael Russell | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | Michael Russell | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Michael Russell | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | Simon Greul | 6$^2$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Simon Greul | 6$^2$ | 1 | | Michael Russell | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | Victor Hănescu | 2 | 7 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Victor Hănescu | 6 | 7 | | Victor Hănescu | 2 | 7 | 4 | | | | | |
| 8 | Nicolas Mahut | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Denis Istomin | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Matt Reid | 5 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Matt Reid | 5 | 6$^5$ | | 4 | Denis Istomin | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Jan Hájek | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | Roman Borvanov | 6 | 4 | 1 | | Jan Hájek | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | Jan Hájek | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Jan Hájek | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 4 | Denis Istomin | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | | | | | | WC | Adam Feeney | 3 | 6$^0$ |
| WC | Adam Feeney | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | WC | Adam Feeney | 3 | 6$^0$ |
| | Karol Beck | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Karol Beck | 2 | 6 | 4 | WC | Adam Feeney | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Grigor Dimitrov | 0$^r$ | | | | | |
| | Jürgen Zopp | 1 | 7$^8$ | 2 | 5 | Grigor Dimitrov | 0$^r$ | | | | | |
| 5 | Grigor Dimitrov | 6 | 6$^6$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |