2012 BRD Năstase Țiriac Trophy

The 2012 BRD Năstase Țiriac Trophy was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 20th edition of the BRD Năstase Țiriac Trophy tournament, and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 Series of the 2012 ATP World Tour. It was held in Bucharest, Romania, 23 April until 29 April 2012. It was the first edition of the tournament to be played in spring after 19 years, when it was played in autumn.[1] First-seeded Gilles Simon won the singles title.

2012 BRD Năstase Țiriac Trophy
Date23–29 April
Edition20th
CategoryATP World Tour 250 Series
Draw28S / 16D
Prize money$398,250
SurfaceClay / outdoor
LocationBucharest, Romania
Champions
Singles
France Gilles Simon
Doubles
Sweden Robert Lindstedt / Romania Horia Tecău
The main court at the 2012 BRD Năstase Țiriac Trophy seen from the outside

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds
Country Player Rank1 Seed
 FRA Gilles Simon 15 1
 GER Florian Mayer 20 2
 AUT Jürgen Melzer 29 3
 SRB Viktor Troicki 30 4
 CYP Marcos Baghdatis 40 5
 ITA Andreas Seppi 44 6
 POL Łukasz Kubot 51 7
 CRO Ivan Dodig 57 8
 FRA Jérémy Chardy 59 9
  • 1 Rankings are as of April 16, 2012

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

The following players received entry as lucky loser:

  • Canada Érik Chvojka

Withdrawals

The following players withdrew from the singles main draw:

Doubles main draw entrants

Seeds
Country Player Country Player Rank1 Seed
 SWE Robert Lindstedt  ROU Horia Tecău 17 1
 AUT Julian Knowle  AUT Jürgen Melzer 77 2
 ITA Daniele Bracciali  ITA Potito Starace 83 3
 USA James Cerretani  ITA Fabio Fognini 93 4
 BEL Xavier Malisse  BEL Dick Norman 102 5
  • Rankings are as of April 16, 2012

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

The following pair received entry as alternates:

Withdrawals

Finals

Singles

France Gilles Simon defeated Italy Fabio Fognini, 6–4, 6–3

  • It was Simon's 1st title of the year and 10th of his career. It was his 3rd win in Bucharest, after 2007 and 2008.

Doubles

Sweden Robert Lindstedt / Romania Horia Tecău defeated France Jérémy Chardy / Poland Łukasz Kubot, 7–6(7–2), 6–3

References
  1. "Starting from 2012, BRD Nastase Tiriac Trophy moves in spring!". brd-nastase-tiriac-trophy.ro. Archived from the original on 2014-04-10.
  2. "Julien Benneteau şi-a fracturat cotul la Monte Carlo". doartenis.ro.
  3. "Marcos Baghdatis, directly qualified to the 2nd round". BRD Nastase Tiriac Trophy. Archived from the original on 2012-04-24.
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