2012 Volkswagen Challenger – Singles
# 2012 Volkswagen Challenger – Singles

Ruben Bemelmans was the defending champion but decided not to participate. Igor Sijsling defeated Jerzy Janowicz 4–6, 6–3, $7–6^{(11–9)}$ in the final.

## Seeds

* Thomas Schoorel (quarterfinals)
* Igor Sijsling (champion)
* Alexander Kudryavtsev (second round)
* Frank Dancevic (quarterfinals, retired due to a right quadrice hematoma)
* Dominik Meffert (second round)
* Konstantin Kravchuk (second round)
* Amer Delić (semifinals)
* Maxime Authom (first round)

## Draw

### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Q | Evgeny Korolev | 3 | $7^7$ | 4 | | | | | |
| | Jerzy Janowicz | 6 | $6^5$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | Jerzy Janowicz | 6 | $6^5$ | 6 | | Jerzy Janowicz | 6 | 3 | $6^9$ |
| | | | | | 2 | Igor Sijsling | 4 | 6 | $7^{11}$ |
| 7 | Amer Delić | $6^3$ | 3 | | 2 | Igor Sijsling | 4 | 6 | $7^{11}$ |
| 2 | Igor Sijsling | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | T Schoorel | $7^8$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Mertl | $6^6$ | 5 | | 1 | T Schoorel | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | I Bozoljac | 6 | 7 | | WC | I Bozoljac | $5^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alt | Stefan Seifert | 4 | 5 | | | | | | 1 | T Schoorel | 7 | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| Q | M Zimmermann | 4 | $6^3$ | | | | | | Q | E Korolev | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | E Korolev | 6 | $7^7$ | | Q | E Korolev | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | U Ignatik | 6 | 6 | | | U Ignatik | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | M Authom | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | Q | E Korolev | 3 | $7^7$ | 4 |
| 4 | F Dancevic | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | J Janowicz | 6 | $6^5$ | 6 |
| Q | L Vanni | 5 | 4 | | 4 | F Dancevic | $7^8$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Fischer | $6^5$ | 7 | 1 | | F Nielsen | $6^6$ | $0^r$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Nielsen | $7^7$ | 5 | 6 | | | | | 4 | F Dancevic | $6^3$ | $3^r$ | | | | | | |
| | K Čapkovič | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | J Janowicz | $7^7$ | 5 | | | | | | |
| | J Janowicz | 6 | 6 | | | J Janowicz | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Lammer | 1 | 5 | | 5 | D Meffert | 4 | $6^2$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | D Meffert | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | A Delić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | N Langer | 3 | 2 | | 7 | A Delić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Martin | 4 | 6 | 4 | | D Lajović | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Lajović | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | A Delić | 4 | $7^8$ | 6 | | | | |
| | J Goodall | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | P Gojowczyk | 6 | $6^6$ | 3 | | | | |
| | P Gojowczyk | 6 | 6 | | | P Gojowczyk | 6 | 4 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Dustov | $7^7$ | 3 | $6^5$ | 3 | A Kudryavtsev | 2 | 6 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | A Kudryavtsev | $6^2$ | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | A Delić | $6^3$ | 3 |
| 6 | K Kravchuk | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | I Sijsling | $7^7$ | 6 |
| WC | R Becker | $6^5$ | 3 | | 6 | K Kravchuk | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Torebko | $6^7$ | 6 | 6 | | P Torebko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Gremelmayr | $7^9$ | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | P Torebko | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| WC | S Rieschick | 6 | $6^2$ | $6^2$ | | | | | | 2 | I Sijsling | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Huta Galung | 3 | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | J Huta Galung | 3 | $6^2$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Grigelis | 3 | 5 | | 2 | I Sijsling | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | I Sijsling | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
