2012 Brasil Open – Singles

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

Singles
2012 Brasil Open
Champion	Nicolás Almagro
Runner-up	Filippo Volandri
Score	6–3, 4–6, 6–4

Main article: 2012 Brasil Open

Seeds

1. Nicolás Almagro (champion)
2. Gilles Simon (second round)
3. Fernando Verdasco (quarterfinals)
4. Thomaz Bellucci (semifinals)
5. Carlos Berlocq (quarterfinals)
6. Juan Carlos Ferrero (first round)
7. Albert Montañés (first round)
8. Albert Ramos (semifinals)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1/WC	Nicolás Almagro	6	77
	8	Albert Ramos	4	64
								1/WC	Nicolás Almagro	6	4	6
									Filippo Volandri	3	6	4
	4	Thomaz Bellucci	7	0	2
		Filippo Volandri	5	6	6

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1/WC	N Almagro	6	64	6
		J Souza	3	3					V Hănescu	3	77	3
		V Hănescu	6	6											1/WC	N Almagro	6	6
		P Starace	5	79	6										5	C Berlocq	3	2
	Q	P Capdeville	7	67	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	77
																						8	A Ramos	4	64
								3	F Verdasco	6	62	7
	WC	J Martí	6	6				WC	J Martí	4	77	5
		F Gil	2	4											3	F Verdasco	65	3
	WC	F González	2	3											8	A Ramos	77	6
	Q	I Andreev	6	6				Q	I Andreev	64	64
		S Giraldo	3	4				8	A Ramos	77	77
	8	A Ramos	6	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	6	JC Ferrero	66	2
		L Mayer	78	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	77	6												D Nalbandian	6	3	5
		B Paire	63	3					D Nalbandian	6	6
								2	G Simon	3	2

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Jérémy Chardy (qualified)
2. Daniel Gimeno Traver (second round)
3. Rogério Dutra da Silva (first round)
4. Diego Junqueira (second round)
5. Horacio Zeballos (second round, retired due to a left elbow injury)
6. Igor Andreev (qualified)
7. Máximo González (qualifying competition)
8. Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo (qualified)

Qualifiers

1. Jérémy Chardy
2. Paul Capdeville
3. Igor Andreev
4. Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo

Draw

First qualifier

	First round							Second round							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		2	4												Facundo Bagnis	2	6	2
	Facundo Bagnis		6	6					Facundo Bagnis	4
	WC	Augusto Laranja	3	2				5	Horacio Zeballos	0r
	5	Horacio Zeballos	6	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
								2	Daniel Gimeno Traver	3	63
	Guillermo Durán		6	4	2				Paul Capdeville	6	77
	Paul Capdeville		2	6	6											Paul Capdeville	5	6	6
	Tiago Lopes		3	3											7	Máximo González	7	3	2
	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							Second round							Qualifying competition
	3	Rogério Dutra da Silva	3	6	3
		Martín Alund	6	3	6
									Martín Alund	4	6	5
									Guido Pella	6	2	7
		Caio Zampieri	5	4
		Guido Pella	7	6
																Guido Pella	5r
															6	Igor Andreev	5
		André Ghem	6	77
		Marco Trungelliti	2	62
									André Ghem	1	2
								6	Igor Andreev	6	6
		Nikola Ćirić	4	4
	6	Igor Andreev	6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	4	Diego Junqueira	6	6
		Andrés Molteni	3	3
								4	Diego Junqueira	3	6	4
									Federico Delbonis	6	3	6
		Federico Delbonis	6	6
		Goran Tošić	4	3
																Federico Delbonis	4	63
															8	Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo	6	77
		Pablo Galdón	77	6
	WC	Guilherme Clézar	64	4
									Pablo Galdón	0	1
								8	Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo	6	6
		Gastão Elias	64	64
	8	Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo	77	77

References

• Main Draw
• Qualifying Draw