The 2012 St. Petersburg Open was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts, marking the 17th edition of the St. Petersburg Open, and part of the ATP World Tour 250 Series of the 2012 ATP World Tour. The tournament took place at the Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex in Saint Petersburg, Russia, from 17 to 23 September 2012. Third-seeded Martin Kližan claimed the singles title.
Singles main-draw entrants Seeds Country Player Rank1 Seed Mikhail Youzhny291 Denis Istomin342 Martin Kližan463 Fabio Fognini544 Lukáš Lacko575 Lu Yen-hsun596 Guillermo García López687 Jürgen Zopp718 1 Seeds are based on the rankings of September 10, 2012
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Evgeny Donskoy Mikhail Elgin Teymuraz Gabashvili
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Sergey Betov Nikolai Fidirko Andrey Kumantsov Andrei Vasilevski
The following players received entry as lucky loser: Ivan Nedelko
Withdrawals Igor Andreev (right shoulder injury) Pablo Andújar Aljaž Bedene Blaž Kavčič Mikhail Kukushkin
Retirements Andrey Kumantsov (dizziness) Paolo Lorenzi (left Achilles tendon injury) Philipp Petzschner (knee injury) Jürgen Zopp (back injury)
Doubles main-draw entrants Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank1 SeedRajeev RamNenad Zimonjić641 Colin Fleming Ross Hutchins692František Čermák Michal Mertiňák793Frank Moser Ken Skupski1344 Rankings are as of September 10, 2012
Other entrants The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: Ričardas Berankis / Nikita Gudozhnikov Andrey Yakovlev / Alexander Zhurbin
Finals Singles
Martin Kližan defeated Fabio Fognini, 6–2, 6–3 It was Kližan's first title on the ATP World Tour.
Doubles
Rajeev Ram / Nenad Zimonjić defeated Lukáš Lacko / Igor Zelenay 6–2, 4–6, [10–6]
External links Official website