2012 Sarasota Open – Singles
# 2012 Sarasota Open – Singles

James Blake was the defending champion. Sam Querrey won the final after defeating Paolo Lorenzi 6–1, $6–7^{(3–7)},$ 6–3 in the final.

## Seeds

* James Blake (quarterfinals)
* Go Soeda (second round)
* Björn Phau (first round)
* Vasek Pospisil (second round)
* Paolo Lorenzi (final)
* Sam Querrey (champion)
* Wayne Odesnik (semifinals)
* Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo (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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | Paolo Lorenzi | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| 7 | Wayne Odesnik | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| 7 | Wayne Odesnik | 2 | 6 | 3 | 5 | Paolo Lorenzi | 1 | $7^7$ | 3 |
| | | | | | 6 | Sam Querrey | 6 | $6^3$ | 6 |
| | Michael Russell | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | Sam Querrey | 6 | $6^3$ | 6 |
| 6 | Sam Querrey | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |

### Top 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 | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1/WC | J Blake | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Styslinger | 4 | 2 | | 1/WC | J Blake | 5 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alt | M Zverev | 6 | 2 | 2 | | D Kudla | 7 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Kudla | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1/WC | J Blake | 3 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | J Hernych | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | 5 | P Lorenzi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | I van der Merwe | 4 | $6^4$ | | | J Hernych | $6^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Lammer | 3 | 1 | | 5 | P Lorenzi | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | P Lorenzi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | P Lorenzi | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | V Pospisil | 4 | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | W Odesnik | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| | R Ginperi | 6 | 1 | $6^3$ | 4 | V Pospisil | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | É Prodon | $7^7$ | 7 | | | É Prodon | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Gensse | $6^3$ | 5 | | | | | | | | É Prodon | 7 | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| WC | T Smyczek | $6^4$ | 6 | $7^8$ | | | | | | 7 | W Odesnik | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Matosevic | $7^7$ | 4 | $6^6$ | WC | T Smyczek | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | N Monroe | 4 | $7^7$ | 1 | 7 | W Odesnik | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | W Odesnik | 6 | $6^1$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 | R Ramírez Hidalgo | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Russell | 6 | 6 | | | M Russell | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | A Delić | 1 | 1 | | Alt | A Kuznetsov | $6^1$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alt | A Kuznetsov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | M Russell | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | R Williams | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | T Gabashvili | 5 | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
| | T Gabashvili | 6 | 6 | | | T Gabashvili | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Reynolds | $7^7$ | 6 | | | B Reynolds | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | B Phau | $6^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Russell | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| 6 | S Querrey | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | S Querrey | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | H Zeballos | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6 | S Querrey | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | B Baker | 6 | 2 | | Q | B Baker | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Sweeting | 1 | 0r | | | | | | | 6 | S Querrey | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | M Yani | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | M Yani | 3 | 1 | | | | | | |
| Q | C Gârd | 6 | 1 | 2 | | M Yani | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Levine | $6^4$ | 6 | $6^5$ | 2 | G Soeda | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | G Soeda | $7^7$ | 2 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
