The 2012 Winston-Salem Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 44th edition of the Winston-Salem Open, and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 Series of the 2012 ATP World Tour. It took place at the Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, from August 19 through August 25, 2012. It was the last event on the 2012 US Open Series before the 2012 US Open. John Isner won the singles title.
| 2012 Winston-Salem Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | August 19–25 |
| Edition | 44th |
| Category | World Tour 250 |
| Surface | Hard / outdoor |
| Location | Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 John Isner | |
| Doubles | |
 Santiago González / Scott Lipsky | |
Singles main-draw entrants edit
Seeds edit
| Country | Player | Ranking* | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 FRA
|
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga[1] | 6 | 1 |
 CZE
|
Tomáš Berdych | 7 | 2 |
| USA
|
John Isner | 11 | 3 |
 UKR
|
Alexandr Dolgopolov | 15 | 4 |
| USA
|
Andy Roddick | 21 | 5 |
 ESP
|
Marcel Granollers | 25 | 6 |
| USA
|
Sam Querrey | 29 | 7 |
| FRA
|
Julien Benneteau | 30 | 8 |
| ESP
|
Feliciano López | 31 | 9 |
 SRB
|
Viktor Troicki | 32 | 10 |
 UZB
|
Denis Istomin | 33 | 11 |
 RSA
|
Kevin Anderson | 34 | 12 |
 AUT
|
Jürgen Melzer | 36 | 13 |
 ARG
|
David Nalbandian | 39 | 14 |
| ESP
|
Pablo Andújar | 40 | 15 |
 FIN
|
Jarkko Nieminen | 41 | 16 |
- Seedings are based on the rankings of August 13, 2012
Other entrants edit
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Withdrawals edit
Gaël Monfils (knee injury)
Retirements edit
Marcos Baghdatis (lower back injury)
Doubles main-draw entrants edit
Seeds edit
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 IND
|
Rohan Bopanna |  POL
|
Mariusz Fyrstenberg | 20 | 1 |
 GBR
|
Jonathan Marray |  DNK
|
Frederik Nielsen | 47 | 2 |
| GBR
|
Colin Fleming | GBR
|
Ross Hutchins | 55 | 3 |
| FRA
|
Michaël Llodra | FRA
|
Nicolas Mahut | 65 | 4 |
- Rankings are as of August 13, 2012
Other entrants edit
The following pair received wildcard into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry as alternates:
Withdrawals edit
- Marcos Baghdatis (lower back injury)
Retirements edit
- Nicolas Mahut (knee injury)
Finals edit
Singles edit
John Isner defeated Tomáš Berdych, 3–6, 6–4, 7–6(11–9)
- It was Isner's 2nd title of the year and 5th of his career.
Doubles edit
Santiago González / Scott Lipsky defeated Pablo Andújar / Leonardo Mayer, 6–3, 4–6, [10–2]
- It was Gonzalez's 2nd title of the year and 5th of his career. It was Lipsky's 2nd title of the year and 8th of his career. As a team, it was their 2nd title of the year and 3rd of their career together.
References edit
- ^ "Winston-Salem Open Committ Tsonga Loses in Wimbledon Semi's | digtriad.com". Archived from the original on 2013-01-21. Retrieved 2012-07-12.
- ^ "Winston-Salem Open Releases Player Field | 10sBalls | Tennis can't be Tennis without Balls". Archived from the original on 2013-05-22. Retrieved 2012-07-12.