2012 Apia International Sydney
| 2012 Apia International Sydney | |
|---|---|
| Date | 8 January – 15 January |
| Edition | 120th |
| Champions | |
| Men's Singles | |
 Jarkko Nieminen |
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| Women's Singles | |
 Victoria Azarenka |
|
| Men's Doubles | |
 Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan |
|
| Women's Doubles | |
 Květa Peschke /  Katarina Srebotnik |
|
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 January to 15 January 2012.
Due to rain, the Men's Singles and Double's 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]
Contents
ATP singles main draw entrants
Seeds
| 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 |
- 1 Rankings as of December 26, 2011.[3]
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 from a lucky loser spot:
Withdrawals
- Florian Mayer (right hip injury)
ATP doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
| 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 December 26, 2011
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
WTA singles main draw entrants
Seeds
| 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 December 26, 2011
Other entrants
The 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
- Sabine Lisicki (abdominal strain)
Flavia Pennetta (back injury)
Retirements
- Julia Görges (viral illness)
- Svetlana Kuznetsova (heat illness)
WTA doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
| 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 December 26, 2011
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pairs received entry as alternates:
Withdrawals
- Julia Görges (viral illness)
- Agnieszka Radwańska
Champions
Men's Singles
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Jarkko Nieminen def. Julien Benneteau, 6–2, 7–5
- It was Nieminen's 1st title of the year and 2nd title of his career.
Women's Singles
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Victoria Azarenka def. 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
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Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan def. Matthew Ebden / Jarkko Nieminen, 6–1, 6–4
Women's Doubles
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Květa Peschke / Katarina Srebotnik def. Liezel Huber / Lisa Raymond, 6–1, 4–6, [13–11]
