2012 ATP Roller Open – Doubles

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Doubles
2012 ATP Roller Open
Champions Flag of Germany.svg Christopher Kas
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Dick Norman
Runners-up Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Murray
Flag of Brazil.svg André Sá
Final score 2–6, 6–2, [10–8]
Events
Singles Doubles
  2011  · ATP Roller Open ·  2013  

Christopher Kas and Dick Norman won the title, defeating Jamie Murray and André Sá 2–6, 6–2, [10–8] in the final.

Christopher Kas German tennis player

Christopher Kas is a German retired professional tennis player. His career-high ATP singles ranking is World No. 224, which he reached in November 2002. His career-high in doubles is World No. 17, achieved in February 2012. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he finished in fourth place in mixed doubles alongside Sabine Lisicki. In January 2015, Sabine appointed him to her coaching team.

Dick Norman Belgian tennis player

Dick Norman is a Belgian former professional tennis player. Nicknamed "big Dick", Norman achieved a degree of folk popularity among tennis fans due to his height, his left-handed power game and, in the last few years of his career, his age.

Jamie Murray Scottish tennis player

Jamie Robert Murray, is a British professional tennis player from Scotland. He is a six-time Grand Slam doubles winner and a Davis Cup champion, currently the world No. 7 doubles player, and a former doubles world No. 1. Murray is the elder brother of Britain's former world No. 1 singles tennis player, Andy Murray.

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Seeds

  1. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Murray / Flag of Brazil.svg André Sá (Final)
  2. Flag of Germany.svg Christopher Kas / Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Dick Norman (Champions)
  3. Flag of France.svg Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Flag of France.svg Édouard Roger-Vasselin (Semifinals)
  4. Flag of Germany.svg Andre Begemann / Flag of Germany.svg Martin Emmrich (First Round, withdrew)

Draw

Key

Draw

First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg J Murray
Flag of Brazil.svg A Sá
677 
  Flag of Spain.svg Jordi Marsé-Vidri
Flag of Spain.svg C Poch-Gradin
2 63 1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg J Murray
Flag of Brazil.svg A Sá
4 6[10]
  Flag of Lithuania.svg R Berankis
Flag of Lithuania.svg L Grigelis
6579[6] WC Flag of Luxembourg.svg G Müller
Flag of Luxembourg.svg M Scheidweiler
63 [2]
WC Flag of Luxembourg.svg G Müller
Flag of Luxembourg.svg M Scheidweiler
7767[10]1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg J Murray
Flag of Brazil.svg A Sá
776 
4 Flag of Germany.svg A Begemann
Flag of Germany.svg M Emmrich
     Flag of Australia.svg Alex Bucewicz
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg J Goodall
632  
  Flag of Australia.svg Alex Bucewicz
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg J Goodall
w/o    Flag of Australia.svg Alex Bucewicz
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg J Goodall
66 
  Flag of Ireland.svg J Cluskey
Flag of Estonia.svg J Zopp
656[10]  Flag of Ireland.svg J Cluskey
Flag of Estonia.svg J Zopp
4 1  
  Flag of France.svg Jules Marie
Flag of France.svg Elie Rousset
771 [6] 1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg J Murray
Flag of Brazil.svg A Sá
62 [8]
  Flag of France.svg V Millot
Flag of France.svg J Ouanna
66 2 Flag of Germany.svg C Kas
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg D Norman
2 6[10]
  Flag of France.svg Cedric Frenevello
Flag of Armenia.svg Ashot Mkrtchyan
4 1    Flag of France.svg V Millot
Flag of France.svg J Ouanna
3 6[2]
  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg N Desein
Flag of France.svg J Eysseric
63 [8] 3 Flag of France.svg P-H Herbert
Flag of France.svg É Roger-Vasselin
64 [10]
3 Flag of France.svg P-H Herbert
Flag of France.svg É Roger-Vasselin
3 6[10]3 Flag of France.svg P-H Herbert
Flag of France.svg É Roger-Vasselin
3 6[10]
  Flag of Serbia.svg I Bozoljac
Flag of the Netherlands.svg S Groen
1 3  2 Flag of Germany.svg C Kas
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg D Norman
62 [12]
  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg M Authom
Flag of Switzerland.svg A Bossel
66   Flag of Belgium (civil).svg M Authom
Flag of Switzerland.svg A Bossel
3 77[7]
  Flag of the United States.svg Adham El-Effendi
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg D Walsh
4 1  2 Flag of Germany.svg C Kas
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg D Norman
665[10]
2 Flag of Germany.svg C Kas
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg D Norman
66 

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