2012 BRD Năstase Țiriac Trophy – Singles

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Singles
2012 BRD Năstase Țiriac Trophy
Final
Champions Flag of France.svg Gilles Simon
Runners-up Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Fognini
Score6–4, 6–3
Events
Singles Doubles
  2011  · BRD Năstase Țiriac Trophy ·  2013  

Florian Mayer was the defending champion but lost to Xavier Malisse in the second round.
Gilles Simon won the tournament defeating Fabio Fognini 6–4, 6–3 in the final.

Contents

Seeds

Top 4 active seeds received a bye into the second round.

  1. Flag of France.svg Gilles Simon (champion)
  2. Flag of Germany.svg Florian Mayer (second round)
  3. Flag of Austria.svg Jürgen Melzer (withdrew because of an ankle injury)
  4. Flag of Serbia.svg Viktor Troicki (second round)
  5. Flag of Cyprus.svg Marcos Baghdatis (second round)
  6. Flag of Italy.svg Andreas Seppi (quarterfinals)
  7. Flag of Poland.svg Łukasz Kubot (quarterfinals)
  8. Flag of Croatia.svg Ivan Dodig (first round)
  9. Flag of France.svg Jérémy Chardy (first round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1 Flag of France.svg Gilles Simon 76 
  Flag of Germany.svg Matthias Bachinger 5 2  
1 Flag of France.svg Gilles Simon 66 
  Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Fognini 4 3  
  Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Fognini 66 
Q Flag of Hungary.svg Attila Balázs 3 1  

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of France.svg G Simon 66 
  Flag of Israel.svg D Sela 776   Flag of Israel.svg D Sela 4 2  
  Flag of Romania.svg A Ungur 622  1 Flag of France.svg G Simon 3 66
WC Flag of Romania.svg M Copil 66 7 Flag of Poland.svg Ł Kubot 61 3
  Flag of Germany.svg T Kamke 3 2  WC Flag of Romania.svg M Copil 3 3  
WC Flag of Romania.svg G Moraru 2 3  7 Flag of Poland.svg Ł Kubot 66 
7 Flag of Poland.svg Ł Kubot 66 1 Flag of France.svg G Simon 76 
  Flag of Germany.svg M Bachinger 5 2  
4 Flag of Serbia.svg V Troicki 3 662
  Flag of Germany.svg M Bachinger 3 66  Flag of Germany.svg M Bachinger 64 77
  Flag of Italy.svg F Volandri 61 3 Flag of Germany.svg M Bachinger 66 
WC Flag of Romania.svg V Crivoi 3 3  Q Flag of Germany.svg D Brands 4 1  
Q Flag of Estonia.svg J Zopp 66 Q Flag of Estonia.svg J Zopp 633  
Q Flag of Germany.svg D Brands 776 Q Flag of Germany.svg D Brands 776 
8 Flag of Croatia.svg I Dodig 642  

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 Flag of Italy.svg A Seppi 1 776
Q Flag of France.svg G Rufin 6654 6 Flag of Italy.svg A Seppi 66 
LL Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg É Chvojka 3 3    Flag of Germany.svg C-M Stebe 2 3  
  Flag of Germany.svg C-M Stebe 66 6 Flag of Italy.svg A Seppi 4 774
  Flag of Italy.svg F Fognini 777   Flag of Italy.svg F Fognini 6646
  Flag of Brazil.svg J Souza 5 65   Flag of Italy.svg F Fognini 777 
5 Flag of Cyprus.svg M Baghdatis 5 64 
Flag of Italy.svg F Fognini 66
9 Flag of France.svg J Chardy 3 0  Q Flag of Hungary.svg A Balázs 3 1
  Flag of Italy.svg P Starace 66   Flag of Italy.svg P Starace 3 4  
Q Flag of Hungary.svg A Balázs 67776Q Flag of Hungary.svg A Balázs 66 
  Flag of Slovakia.svg L Lacko 79624 Q Flag of Hungary.svg A Balázs 4 66
  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg X Malisse 66   Flag of Belgium (civil).svg X Malisse 63 4
  Flag of Bulgaria.svg G Dimitrov 2 4    Flag of Belgium (civil).svg X Malisse 74 6
2 Flag of Germany.svg F Mayer 5 64

Qualifying

Seeds

  1. Flag of Slovakia.svg Martin Kližan (second round)
  2. Flag of Germany.svg Daniel Brands (qualified)
  3. Flag of Estonia.svg Jürgen Zopp (qualified)
  4. Flag of France.svg Guillaume Rufin (qualified)
  5. Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Érik Chvojka (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  6. Flag of Italy.svg Gianluca Naso (qualifying competition)
  7. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Matwé Middelkoop (first round)
  8. Flag of Germany.svg Kevin Krawietz (second round)

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

  1. Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Érik Chvojka

Draw

First qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
1 Flag of Slovakia.svg Martin Kližan 66 
WC Flag of Romania.svg Alexandru Cătălin Marasin 4 2  
1 Flag of Slovakia.svg Martin Kližan 3 4
  Flag of Hungary.svg Attila Balázs 66
WC Flag of Romania.svg Sebastian Kraila 0 0
  Flag of Hungary.svg Attila Balázs 66
  Flag of Hungary.svg Attila Balázs 66 
5 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Érik Chvojka 0 3  
  Flag of Romania.svg Andrei Săvulescu66
  Flag of Romania.svg Andrei Ștefan Apostol 4 3
  Flag of Romania.svg Andrei Săvulescu 1 2
5 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Érik Chvojka 66
  Flag of Serbia.svg Miljan Zekić 3 4  
5 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Érik Chvojka 66 

Second qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
2 Flag of Germany.svg Daniel Brands 66 
  Flag of Romania.svg Alexandru-Daniel Carpen 3 0  
2 Flag of Germany.svg Daniel Brands 66 
  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Niels Desein 4 2  
WC Flag of Germany.svg Christian Marian 1 0
  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Niels Desein 66
2 Flag of Germany.svg Daniel Brands 776 
6 Flag of Italy.svg Gianluca Naso 652  
  Flag of Romania.svg Teodor-Dacian Crăciun 63 2
  Flag of Romania.svg Andrei Mlendea3 66
  Flag of Romania.svg Andrei Mlendea 3 2  
6 Flag of Italy.svg Gianluca Naso 66 
WC Flag of Romania.svg Dragoș Dima 2 4  
6 Flag of Italy.svg Gianluca Naso 66 

Third qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
3 Flag of Estonia.svg Jürgen Zopp 66
Flag of Finland.svg Timo Nieminen 2 1
3 Flag of Estonia.svg Jürgen Zopp 66
WC Flag of Romania.svg Răzvan Sabău 4 3
  Flag of Romania.svg Teodor Nicolae Marin 0 2
Flag of Romania.svg Răzvan Sabău 66
3 Flag of Estonia.svg Jürgen Zopp 66 
Flag of Croatia.svg Nikola Mektić 3 2
  Flag of Croatia.svg Nikola Mektić 66
  Flag of Serbia.svg Nikola Ćaćić 3 2
  Flag of Croatia.svg Nikola Mektić 78646
8 Flag of Germany.svg Kevin Krawietz 66773
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Michal Konečný 3 4  
8 Flag of Germany.svg Kevin Krawietz 66 

Fourth qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
4 Flag of France.svg Guillaume Rufin 66 
  Flag of Hungary.svg Ádám Kellner 3 4  
4 Flag of France.svg Guillaume Rufin 66
  Flag of Romania.svg Vasile-Alexandru Ghilea 1 0
  Flag of Romania.svg Vasile-Alexandru Ghilea76
  Flag of Romania.svg Victor Anagnastopol 5 3  
4 Flag of France.svg Guillaume Rufin 66
  Flag of Italy.svg Alessio di Mauro 1 1
Flag of Romania.svg Robert Coman 2 63
  Flag of Serbia.svg Ilija Bozoljac 63 6
  Flag of Serbia.svg Ilija Bozoljac 631  
  Flag of Italy.svg Alessio di Mauro 776 
  Flag of Italy.svg Alessio di Mauro 776 
7 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Matwé Middelkoop 644  

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