2012 SAP Open
The SAP Open 2012 was a tennis tournament which was held in San José from 13 to 19 February 2012. It was held in the indoor hard courts. In the same week the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament and played in São Paulo, the Brasil Open in Rotterdam. The latter include exactly how the SAP Open to Category ATP World Tour 250, while the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament is part of the ATP World Tour 500.
In individual could defend his title successfully last year by a final victory against the Uzbek Denis Istomin Milos Raonic of Canada. This was the his second ATP title in 2012 and the total third of his career. Istomin, however, is waiting for his second finals continue on his first title. For a small surprise was the Bulgarian Dimitar Kutrowski, as the qualifier in his first ATP tournament - once reached the quarter-finals - also due to a lucky draw. In May 2012, however, the ATP announced that at Kutrowski the prohibited substance methylhexaneamine was found that he had taken his own words by the dietary supplement Jack3d to himself. Kutrowski was subsequently banned for two years.
In doubles, Scott Lipsky and Rajeev Ram came to defend their title and reached the semi-finals. The tournament victory went to Mark Knowles and Xavier Malisse, who prevailed in the final against Kevin Anderson and Frank Moser. This was her second common ATP title, the first in 2012. Knowles had won during his career 53 titles with other partners, Malisse of those five. Anderson and Moser, however, to win their respective first doubles title missed.
The field of the individual competition consisted of 28 players, double that of the competition from 16 pairs. The four top-seeded player in singles each got a bye into the second round.
- 2.1 seedings
- 2.2 Explanation of symbols
- 2.3 Results
Singles
Seedings
Explanations
- Q = qualifier
- WC = Wild Card
- LL = Lucky Loser
- ALT = substitute ( alternate )
- PR = Protected Ranking
- SE = Special Exempt
- R = Task ( retired )
- D = disqualification
- Supra = Walkover
Results
Doubles
Seedings
Explanations
- Q = qualifier
- WC = Wild Card
- LL = Lucky Loser
- ALT = substitute ( alternate )
- PR = Protected Ranking
- SE = Special Exempt
- R = Task ( retired )
- D = disqualification
- Supra = Walkover