2012 Comerica Bank Challenger – Singles

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Singles
2012 Comerica Bank Challenger
Champion Flag of the United States.svg Steve Johnson
Runner-up Flag of Colombia.svg Robert Farah
Final score 6–3, 6–3
Events
Singles Doubles
  2011  · Comerica Bank Challenger ·  2013  

Laurynas Grigelis, the defending champion, didn't participate this year.
Steve Johnson won the title, defeating Robert Farah 6–3, 6–3 in the final.

Laurynas Grigelis Lithuanian tennis player

Laurynas Grigelis is a Lithuanian professional tennis player and a prominent member of the Lithuania Davis Cup team. Grigelis holds the best ATP doubles ranking for Lithuanian player of all time.

Steve Johnson (tennis) American tennis player

Steve "Stevie" Johnson Jr. is an American professional tennis player. For one week in August 2016 he was the top-ranked American in men's singles. He has a career-high ranking of world No. 21. He has won four ATP Challenger Tour titles and four ATP Tour 250 titles, one at Nottingham on grass, twice at Houston on clay and most recently at Newport on grass. He won a bronze medal in men's doubles at the 2016 Olympics with Jack Sock.

Contents

Seeds

  1. Flag of the United States.svg Brian Baker (First Round)
  2. Flag of Russia.svg Igor Andreev (First Round)
  3. Flag of the United States.svg Rajeev Ram (First Round)
  4. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Igor Sijsling (withdrew due to gastroenteritis)
  5. Flag of Germany.svg Tobias Kamke (First Round)
  6. Flag of France.svg Florent Serra (Second Round)
  7. Flag of South Africa.svg Izak van der Merwe (First Round)
  8. Flag of the United States.svg Denis Kudla (First Round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Hernych 3 4
WC Flag of the United States.svg Steve Johnson 66
WC Flag of the United States.svg Steve Johnson 66 
  Flag of Colombia.svg Robert Farah 3 3  
Q Flag of Serbia.svg Ilija Bozoljac 62 4
Flag of Colombia.svg Robert Farah 4 66

Top Half

First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1/WC Flag of the United States.svg B Baker 74 2
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg M Authom 5 66  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg M Authom 4 61
  Flag of Romania.svg M Copil 3 63 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg J Wang 64 6
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg J Wang 62 6  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg J Wang 3 65
  Flag of Brazil.svg F Romboli 4 4 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg J Hernych 677
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg J Hernych 66  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg J Hernych 76
SE Flag of Ukraine.svg S Bubka 677 Flag of Ukraine.svg S Bubka 5 3
5 Flag of Germany.svg T Kamke 3 63 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg J Hernych 3 4
3 Flag of the United States.svg R Ram 3 4 WC Flag of the United States.svg S Johnson 66
Q Flag of Russia.svg D Tursunov 66Q Flag of Russia.svg D Tursunov 4 r
Flag of Colombia.svg C Salamanca 3 5 WC Flag of the United States.svg S Johnson 6
WC Flag of the United States.svg S Johnson 67WC Flag of the United States.svg S Johnson 66
Flag of the United States.svg M Yani 3 1 Flag of South Africa.svg R de Voest 3 4
Q Flag of the United States.svg J Dadamo 66Q Flag of the United States.svg J Dadamo 2 73
Flag of South Africa.svg R de Voest 66 Flag of South Africa.svg R de Voest 65 6
8 Flag of the United States.svg D Kudla 2 2

Bottom Half

First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6 Flag of France.svg F Serra 63 6
Flag of Argentina.svg G Pella 3 62 6 Flag of France.svg F Serra 3 4
  Flag of Germany.svg M Zverev 5 61 Q Flag of Serbia.svg I Bozoljac 66
Q Flag of Serbia.svg I Bozoljac 74 6Q Flag of Serbia.svg I Bozoljac 776
  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg J Baker 3 1 LL Flag of the United States.svg M McClune 642
WC Flag of the United States.svg R Ginepri 66WC Flag of the United States.svg R Ginepri 1 64
  Flag of the United States.svg A Kuznetsov 4 662LL Flag of the United States.svg M McClune 677
LL Flag of the United States.svg M McClune 62 77Q Flag of Serbia.svg I Bozoljac 62 4
7 Flag of South Africa.svg I van der Merwe 4 61 Flag of Colombia.svg R Farah 4 66
Flag of Israel.svg A Weintraub 677  Flag of Israel.svg A Weintraub 623
Flag of Colombia.svg R Farah 4 66 Flag of Colombia.svg R Farah 776
Flag of Moldova.svg R Borvanov 64 2   Flag of Colombia.svg R Farah 67
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg T-h Yang 5 663WC Flag of the United States.svg B Klahn 4 5
Q Flag of Australia.svg M Reid 70 77Q Flag of Australia.svg M Reid 5 4
WC Flag of the United States.svg B Klahn 776WC Flag of the United States.svg B Klahn 76
2 Flag of Russia.svg I Andreev 634

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