2012 Apia International Sydney
| 2012 Apia International Sydney | |
|---|---|
| Date | 8–15 January |
| Edition | 120th |
| Surface | Hard / outdoor |
| Location | Sydney, Australia |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
| Finland Jarkko Nieminen | |
| Women's singles | |
| Belarus Victoria Azarenka | |
| Men's doubles | |
| United States Bob Bryan / United States Mike Bryan | |
| Women's doubles | |
| Czech Republic Květa Peschke / Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik | |
The 2012 Apia International Sydney was a joint ATP and WTA tennis tournament, that was played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 120th edition of the Apia International Sydney and was a part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2012 ATP World Tour, and of the WTA Premier tournaments of the 2012 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the NSW Tennis Centre in Sydney, Australia, from 8 to 15 January 2012. Due to rain, the men's singles and doubles finals had to be rescheduled from the evening of 14 January to the morning of 15 January, the day before the Australian Open was due to begin.[1] Jarkko Nieminen and Victoria Azarenka won the singles titles.
ATP singles main-draw entrants
[edit ]Seeds
[edit ]| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARG | Juan Martín del Potro [2] | 11 | 1 |
| USA | John Isner | 18 | 2 |
| FRA | Richard Gasquet | 19 | 3 |
| ESP | Feliciano López | 20 | 4 |
| SRB | Viktor Troicki | 22 | 5 |
| GER | Florian Mayer | 23 | 6 |
| ESP | Marcel Granollers | 27 | 7 |
| CZE | Radek Štěpánek | 28 | 8 |
| RUS | Alex Bogomolov Jr. | 34 | 9 |
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- 1 Rankings as of 26 December 2011.[3]
Other entrants
[edit ]The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- Uzbekistan Denis Istomin
- Finland Jarkko Nieminen
- United States Bobby Reynolds
- United States Michael Russell
The following players received entry from a lucky loser spot:
Withdrawals
[edit ]- Germany Florian Mayer (right hip injury)
ATP doubles main-draw entrants
[edit ]Seeds
[edit ]| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA | Bob Bryan | USA | Mike Bryan | 2 | 1 |
| BLR | Max Mirnyi | CAN | Daniel Nestor | 6 | 2 |
| POL | Mariusz Fyrstenberg | POL | Marcin Matkowski | 28 | 3 |
| SWE | Robert Lindstedt | ROU | Horia Tecău | 28 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of 26 December 2011
Other entrants
[edit ]The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
- Australia Matthew Ebden / Finland Jarkko Nieminen
- Australia Colin Ebelthite / Australia Marinko Matosevic
WTA singles main-draw entrants
[edit ]Seeds
[edit ]| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | Caroline Wozniacki [5] | 1 | 1 |
| CZE | Petra Kvitová [6] | 2 | 2 |
| BLR | Victoria Azarenka | 3 | 3 |
| CHN | Li Na | 5 | 4 |
| AUS | Samantha Stosur | 6 | 5 |
| RUS | Vera Zvonareva | 7 | 6 |
| POL | Agnieszka Radwańska | 8 | 7 |
| FRA | Marion Bartoli | 9 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings as of 26 December 2011
Other entrants
[edit ]The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- Sweden Sofia Arvidsson
- Hungary Melinda Czink
- Russia Ekaterina Makarova
- Poland Urszula Radwańska
- South Africa Chanelle Scheepers
- Switzerland Stefanie Vögele
The following players received entry from a lucky loser spot:
Withdrawals
[edit ]- Germany Sabine Lisicki (abdominal strain)
- Italy Flavia Pennetta (back injury)
Retirements
[edit ]- Germany Julia Görges (viral illness)
- Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova (heat illness)
WTA doubles main-draw entrants
[edit ]Seeds
[edit ]| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CZE | Květa Peschke | SLO | Katarina Srebotnik | 4 | 1 |
| USA | Liezel Huber | USA | Lisa Raymond | 5 | 2 |
| ARG | Gisela Dulko | ITA | Flavia Pennetta | 17 | 3 |
| RUS | Maria Kirilenko | RUS | Nadia Petrova | 20 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of 26 December 2011
Other entrants
[edit ]The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
- Sweden Sofia Arvidsson / Australia Jelena Dokić
- Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová / Russia Vera Zvonareva
The following pairs received entry as alternates:
- Australia Stephanie Bengson / Australia Tyra Calderwood
- Greece Eleni Daniilidou / Thailand Tamarine Tanasugarn
Withdrawals
[edit ]- Germany Julia Görges (viral illness)
- Poland Agnieszka Radwańska
Finals
[edit ]Men's singles
[edit ]Finland Jarkko Nieminen defeated France Julien Benneteau, 6–2, 7–5
- It was Nieminen's 1st title of the year and 2nd title of his career.
Women's singles
[edit ]Belarus Victoria Azarenka defeated China Li Na, 6–2, 1–6, 6–3
- It was Azarenka's 1st title of the year and 9th of her career. It was her 1st Premier-level title of the year and 3rd of her career.
Men's doubles
[edit ]United States Bob Bryan / United States Mike Bryan defeated Australia Matthew Ebden / Finland Jarkko Nieminen, 6–1, 6–4
Women's doubles
[edit ]Czech Republic Květa Peschke / Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik defeated United States Liezel Huber / United States Lisa Raymond, 6–1, 4–6, [13–11]
References
[edit ]External links
[edit ]- Official website of the Apia International Sydney