2012 JSM Challenger of Champaign–Urbana – Singles

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Urbana – Singles
2012 JSM Challenger of Champaign–Urbana
Champion Flag of the United States.svg Tim Smyczek
Runner-up Flag of the United States.svg Jack Sock
Final score 2–6, 7–6(7–1), 7–5
Events
Singles Doubles
  2011  · JSM Challenger of Champaign–Urbana ·  2013  

Alex Kuznetsov was the defending champion.
Tim Smyczek defeated Jack Sock 2–6, 7–6(7–1), 7–5 in the final to win the title.

Alex Kuznetsov US tennis player

AlexKuznetsov is a retired American professional tennis player. He is currently the hitting partner of Maria Sharapova.

Tim Smyczek tennis player

Timothy Smyczek is an American professional tennis player. He has won seven Challenger titles and achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 68 in April 2015.

Jack Sock American tennis player

Jack Sock is an American professional tennis player who is currently ranked No. 2 in the world in doubles, and regularly partnered with Canadian tennis player Vasek Pospisil until July 2016. Together they won the 2014 Wimbledon championship, a victory that helped vault them into the Top 10 of the ATP doubles rankings. Additionally, he won the 2011 US Open mixed doubles title with fellow U.S. player Melanie Oudin as well as the 2018 Wimbledon and 2018 US Open men's doubles titles with Mike Bryan. Following his US Open win, Sock reached a career-high doubles ranking of No. 2 in the world, behind Mike Bryan. He has won four career ATP singles titles and fourteen doubles titles.

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Seeds

  1. Flag of the United States.svg Michael Russell (Quarterfinals, retired)
  2. Flag of Germany.svg Mischa Zverev (First Round)
  3. Flag of the United States.svg Denis Kudla (Second Round)
  4. Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Sweeting (Quarterfinals)
  5. Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Reynolds (First Round)
  6. Flag of the United States.svg Tim Smyczek (Champion)
  7. Flag of the United States.svg Jack Sock (Final)
  8. Flag of the United States.svg Alex Kuznetsov (First Round)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
7 Flag of the United States.svg Jack Sock 66 
  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Bogdanovic 4 3  
7 Flag of the United States.svg Jack Sock 6615
6 Flag of the United States.svg Tim Smyczek 2 777
  Flag of the United States.svg Rhyne Williams 5 3  
6 Flag of the United States.svg Tim Smyczek 76 

Top Half

First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of the United States.svg M Russell 66 
  Flag of Switzerland.svg A Bossel 4 4  1 Flag of the United States.svg M Russell 66 
  Flag of South Africa.svg F Wolmarans 2 5  WC Flag of the United States.svg D Britton 4 4  
WC Flag of the United States.svg D Britton 67 1 Flag of the United States.svg M Russell 1r 
WC Flag of the United States.svg Tim Kopinski 3 2  7 Flag of the United States.svg J Sock 2  
  Flag of the United States.svg B Klahn 66   Flag of the United States.svg B Klahn 4 5  
  Flag of Russia.svg T Gabashvili 646r 7 Flag of the United States.svg J Sock 67 
7 Flag of the United States.svg J Sock 776  7 Flag of the United States.svg J Sock 66 
3 Flag of the United States.svg D Kudla 76   Flag of the United Kingdom.svg A Bogdanovic 4 3  
Q Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Joshua Milton 5 3  3 Flag of the United States.svg D Kudla 3 2  
  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg A Bogdanovic 64 6  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg A Bogdanovic 66 
PR Flag of the United States.svg J Witten 4 63   Flag of the United Kingdom.svg A Bogdanovic 66 
  Flag of Australia.svg G Jones 63 4 WC Flag of the United States.svg C Buchanan 4 3  
WC Flag of the United States.svg C Buchanan 3 66WC Flag of the United States.svg C Buchanan 66 
  Flag of the United States.svg T Sandgren 677   Flag of the United States.svg T Sandgren 2 3  
8 Flag of the United States.svg A Kuznetsov 4 64 

Bottom Half

First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5 Flag of the United States.svg B Reynolds 3 4  
  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Daniel Smethurst66   Flag of the United Kingdom.svg D Smethurst 5 4  
  Flag of the United States.svg R Williams 66   Flag of the United States.svg R Williams 76 
  Flag of the United States.svg A Krajicek 2 2    Flag of the United States.svg R Williams 776 
WC Flag of the United States.svg Dennis Nevolo66 4 Flag of the United States.svg R Sweeting 642  
Q Flag of the United States.svg C Harrison 4 2  WC Flag of the United States.svg D Nevolo 3 2  
  Flag of France.svg C Reix 2 1r 4 Flag of the United States.svg R Sweeting 66 
4 Flag of the United States.svg R Sweeting 63    Flag of the United States.svg R Williams 5 3  
6 Flag of the United States.svg T Smyczek 63 66 Flag of the United States.svg T Smyczek 76 
  Flag of Switzerland.svg M Lammer 4 63 6 Flag of the United States.svg T Smyczek 66 
  Flag of South Africa.svg I van der Merwe 66   Flag of South Africa.svg I van der Merwe 2 4  
Q Flag of Romania.svg A Dăescu 2 2  6 Flag of the United States.svg T Smyczek 777 
  Flag of Australia.svg J-P Smith 66   Flag of Australia.svg J-P Smith 5 60 
  Flag of South Korea.svg S-Y Jeong 3 3    Flag of Australia.svg J-P Smith 773 6
Q Flag of Australia.svg C Guccione 66 Q Flag of Australia.svg C Guccione 6364
2 Flag of Germany.svg M Zverev 4 3  

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