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.
| 2012 Apia International Sydney | |
|---|---|
| Date | 8–15 January |
| Edition | 120th |
| Surface | Hard / outdoor |
| Location | Sydney, Australia |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
 Jarkko Nieminen | |
| Women's singles | |
 Victoria Azarenka | |
| Men's doubles | |
 Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan | |
| Women's doubles | |
 Květa Peschke /  Katarina Srebotnik | |
ATP singles main-draw entrants
editSeeds
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 |
|-
- 1 Rankings as of 26 December 2011.[3]
Other entrants
editThe following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following players received entry from a lucky loser spot:
Withdrawals
edit
Florian Mayer (right hip injury)
ATP doubles main-draw entrants
editSeeds
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
editThe following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
WTA singles main-draw entrants
editSeeds
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
editThe following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Sofia Arvidsson
Melinda Czink
Ekaterina Makarova
Urszula Radwańska
Chanelle Scheepers
Stefanie Vögele
The following players received entry from a lucky loser spot:
Withdrawals
edit- Sabine Lisicki (abdominal strain)
Flavia Pennetta (back injury)
Retirements
edit- Julia Görges (viral illness)
- Svetlana Kuznetsova (heat illness)
WTA doubles main-draw entrants
editSeeds
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
editThe following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pairs received entry as alternates:
Withdrawals
edit- Julia Görges (viral illness)
- Agnieszka Radwańska
Finals
editMen's singles
edit Jarkko Nieminen defeated 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 Victoria Azarenka defeated 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 Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan defeated Matthew Ebden / Jarkko Nieminen, 6–1, 6–4
Women's doubles
edit Květa Peschke / Katarina Srebotnik defeated Liezel Huber / Lisa Raymond, 6–1, 4–6, [13–11]
References
editExternal links
edit- Official website of the Apia International Sydney