2012 Proton Malaysian Open
Tennis tournament
| 2012 Proton Malaysian Open | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 24–30 September | |||
| Edition | 4th | |||
| Category | World Tour 250 | |||
| Draw | 28S / 16D | |||
| Prize money | $850,000 | |||
| Surface | Hard | |||
| Location | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |||
| Champions | ||||
| Singles | ||||
 Juan Mónaco | ||||
| Doubles | ||||
 Alexander Peya /  Bruno Soares | ||||
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The 2012 Proton Malaysian Open was a professional men's tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the fourth edition of the tournament, and part of the 2012 ATP World Tour. It took place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia between 24 and 30 September 2012. Juan Mónaco won the singles title.
Singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 ESP | David Ferrer | 5 | 1 |
| ARG | Juan Mónaco | 11 | 2 |
 JPN | Kei Nishikori | 17 | 3 |
 UKR | Alexandr Dolgopolov | 19 | 4 |
| ESP | Feliciano López | 32 | 5 |
| ESP | Pablo Andújar | 33 | 6 |
 FRA | Julien Benneteau | 34 | 7 |
| AUT | Jürgen Melzer | 37 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of 17 September 2012
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
Philip Davydenko
Ariez Elyaas Deen Heshaam
Jimmy Wang
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following player received entry as lucky loser:
Withdrawals
Marcos Baghdatis
Santiago Giraldo
Martin Kližan (oblique muscle injury)
Sam Querrey
Andreas Seppi (fatigue)
Retirements
- Nikolay Davydenko
Jürgen Melzer (left quadriceps injury)
ATP doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 POL | Mariusz Fyrstenberg | POL | Marcin Matkowski | 21 | 1 |
 ITA | Daniele Bracciali | BRA | Marcelo Melo | 45 | 2 |
| AUT | Alexander Peya | BRA | Bruno Soares | 56 | 3 |
| AUT | Julian Knowle |  SVK | Filip Polášek | 59 | 4 |
- Rankings are as of 17 September 2012
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry as alternates:
Withdrawals
- Jürgen Melzer (left quadriceps injury)
Retirements
- Martin Kližan (oblique muscle injury)
Finals
Singles
Juan Mónaco defeated 
Julien Benneteau 7–5, 4–6, 6–3[1]
Doubles
- Alexander Peya /
Bruno Soares defeated 
Colin Fleming / Ross Hutchins, 5–7, 7–5, [10–7]
References
- ^ "Tennis: Monaco Wins epic over Benettau for fourth title". The Malta Independent. 2 October 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
External links
- ATP tournament overview
