2012 Aberto de Tênis do Rio Grande do Sul – Singles

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Singles
2012 Aberto de Tênis do Rio Grande do Sul
Champion Flag of Germany.svg Simon Greul
Runner-up Flag of Portugal.svg Gastão Elias
Final score 2–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–5
Events
Singles Doubles
  2011  · Aberto de Tênis do Rio Grande do Sul ·  2013  

Simon Greul defeated Gastão Elias 2–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–5 in the final to win the title.

Simon Greul German tennis player

Simon Greul is a retired German male tennis player. His career high rank was No. 55, achieved on 22 March 2010.

Gastão Elias Portuguese tennis player

Gastão José Ministro Elias is a Portuguese professional tennis player, who competes on the ATP World Tour. He became the fifth Portuguese tennis player to break into the top 100 of the Association of Tennis Professionals singles rankings. In October 2016, he reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 57 to become the second-highest-ranked Portuguese player, after João Sousa.

Contents

Seeds

  1. Flag of Spain.svg Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo (Semifinals)
  2. Flag of Austria.svg Andreas Haider-Maurer (First Round)
  3. Flag of Portugal.svg João Sousa (First Round)
  4. Flag of Romania.svg Adrian Ungur (First Round)
  5. Flag of Argentina.svg Guido Pella (Second Round)
  6. Flag of Brazil.svg Thiago Alves (Quarterfinals)
  7. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Thiemo de Bakker (Second Round)
  8. Flag of Brazil.svg João Souza (First Round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1 Flag of Spain.svg Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo 61 2
  Flag of Portugal.svg Gastão Elias 1 66
  Flag of Portugal.svg Gastão Elias 6655
  Flag of Germany.svg Simon Greul 2 777
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg Thomas Schoorel 5 64
  Flag of Germany.svg Simon Greul 72 6

Top Half

First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of Spain.svg R Ramírez Hidalgo 66 
  Flag of Brazil.svg R Hocevar 4 2  1 Flag of Spain.svg R Ramírez Hidalgo 64 7
WC Flag of Brazil.svg Gabriel Friedrich 4 2  WC Flag of Brazil.svg M Demoliner 4 65
WC Flag of Brazil.svg M Demoliner 66 1 Flag of Spain.svg R Ramírez Hidalgo 4 76
  Flag of Colombia.svg C Salamanca 6123  6 Flag of Brazil.svg T Alves 65 4
Q Flag of Colombia.svg A González 7146 Q Flag of Colombia.svg A González 6666 
  Flag of Croatia.svg N Mektić 3 5  6 Flag of Brazil.svg T Alves 7878 
6 Flag of Brazil.svg T Alves 67 1 Flag of Spain.svg R Ramírez Hidalgo 61 2
3 Flag of Portugal.svg J Sousa 4 3    Flag of Portugal.svg G Elias 1 66
  Flag of the United States.svg W Odesnik 66   Flag of the United States.svg W Odesnik 66 
PR Flag of Germany.svg J Reister 66 PR Flag of Germany.svg J Reister 4 4  
  Flag of Brazil.svg F de Paula 3 4    Flag of the United States.svg W Odesnik 4 5  
  Flag of Portugal.svg G Elias 66   Flag of Portugal.svg G Elias 67 
Q Flag of Belgium (civil).svg A De Greef 2 1    Flag of Portugal.svg G Elias 782 6
WC Flag of Brazil.svg F Neis 2 4  7 Flag of the Netherlands.svg T de Bakker 6662
7 Flag of the Netherlands.svg T de Bakker 66 

Bottom Half

First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
8 Flag of Brazil.svg J Souza 3 63
  Flag of Serbia.svg B Pašanski 63 6  Flag of Serbia.svg B Pašanski 2 4  
  Flag of Brazil.svg L Kirche 776   Flag of Brazil.svg L Kirche 66 
Q Flag of Brazil.svg A Ghem 634    Flag of Brazil.svg L Kirche 4 73
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg T Schoorel 61 6  Flag of the Netherlands.svg T Schoorel 65 6
  Flag of Slovakia.svg P Červenák 4 64   Flag of the Netherlands.svg T Schoorel 776 
  Flag of Brazil.svg G Clezar 66   Flag of Brazil.svg G Clezar 632  
4 Flag of Romania.svg A Ungur 4 2    Flag of the Netherlands.svg T Schoorel 5 64
5 Flag of Argentina.svg G Pella 6627  Flag of Germany.svg S Greul 72 6
  Flag of Portugal.svg P Sousa 2 775 5 Flag of Argentina.svg G Pella 5 1  
  Flag of Germany.svg S Greul 66   Flag of Germany.svg S Greul 76 
  Flag of Croatia.svg A Veić 0 2    Flag of Germany.svg S Greul 66 
WC Flag of Brazil.svg José Pereira 65 4   Flag of Brazil.svg J Silva 2 3  
Q Flag of Chile.svg H Podlipnik 4 76Q Flag of Chile.svg H Podlipnik 772 4
  Flag of Brazil.svg J Silva 1 677  Flag of Brazil.svg J Silva 6466
2 Flag of Austria.svg A Haider-Maurer 63 61

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