The 2012 Aircel Chennai Open was a 2012 ATP World Tour tennis tournament, played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 17th edition of the only ATP tournament taking place in India and took place at the SDAT Tennis Stadium in Chennai, India. It was held from 2 to 8 January 2012. Stanislas Wawrinka was the defending singles champion coming into the tournament but was knocked out in the quarterfinals. Former champion Marin Čilić was originally in the field as the 4th seed before pulling out with a patellar tendon injury.[3] Finally, fourth seed Milos Raonic from Canada defeated world no. 9 and top seeded Serb Janko Tipsarević to win only his second ATP title.[4] Raonic became the first player since Roger Federer in 2008 to win an ATP title without losing a serve. The doubles title went to the Indo-Serb pair of Leander Paes and Janko Tipsarević after they defeated the Israeli pair of Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram.[5]
| 2012 Aircel Chennai Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 2–8 January |
| Edition | 17th |
| Category | 250 series |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Prize money | $398,250 |
| Surface | Hard / outdoor |
| Location | Chennai, India |
| Venue | SDAT Tennis Stadium |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Milos Raonic[1] | |
| Doubles | |
 Leander Paes /  Janko Tipsarević[2] | |
Finals
editSingles
edit Milos Raonic defeated Janko Tipsarević, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–4)
Doubles
edit Leander Paes / Janko Tipsarević defeated 
Jonathan Erlich / Andy Ram, 6–4, 6–4
ATP singles main-draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Rank | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| SRB
|
Janko Tipsarević | 9 | 1 |
 ESP
|
Nicolás Almagro | 10 | 2 |
 SUI
|
Stanislas Wawrinka | 17 | 3 |
| CAN
|
Milos Raonic | 31 | 4 |
 CRO
|
Ivan Dodig | 36 | 5 |
 ITA
|
Fabio Fognini | 48 | 6 |
 BEL
|
Xavier Malisse | 49 | 7 |
| BEL
|
Olivier Rochus | 67 | 8 |
- Rankings as of 26 December 2011
Other entrants
editThe following players have been announced as part of the singles main draw: Wild Cards
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following player received entry as Lucky loser:
Withdrawals
edit- Marin Čilić (patellar tendon injury)
Robin Haase (injury)- Somdev Devvarman (right shoulder injury)
Retirements
edit- Steve Darcis (right shoulder injury)
ATP doubles main-draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IND
|
Mahesh Bhupathi | IND
|
Rohan Bopanna | 18 | 1 |
 USA
|
Scott Lipsky | USA
|
Rajeev Ram | 74 | 2 |
| IND
|
Leander Paes | SRB
|
Janko Tipsarević | 93 | 3 |
| ISR
|
Jonathan Erlich | ISR
|
Andy Ram | 101 | 4 |
- Rankings are as of 26 December 2011
Other entrants
editThe following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry as alternates:
Withdrawals
edit- Somdev Devvarman (right shoulder injury)
References
edit- ^ "2012 Chennai – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^ "2012 Chennai – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^ "Former Champion Cilic ruled out of Chennai Open". Times of India. 13 December 2011. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
- ^ Diwan, Kunal (9 January 2012). "Missile-launcher Raonic shoots downs Tipsarevic". The Hindu. Chennai, India.
- ^ Paes-Tipsarevic win Chennai Open title | News | NDTVSports.com