2012 BRD Năstase Țiriac Trophy

The 2012 BRD Năstase Țiriac Trophy was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 20th edition of the BRD Năstase Țiriac Trophy tournament, and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 Series of the 2012 ATP World Tour. It was held in Bucharest, Romania, 23 April until 29 April 2012. It was the first edition of the tournament to be played in spring after 19 years, when it was played in autumn.^[1] First-seeded Gilles Simon won the singles title.

2012 BRD Năstase Țiriac Trophy
Date	23–29 April
Edition	20th
Category	ATP World Tour 250 Series
Draw	28S / 16D
Prize money	$398,250
Surface	Clay / outdoor
Location	Bucharest, Romania
Champions
Singles
Gilles Simon
Doubles
Robert Lindstedt / Horia Tecău

The main court at the 2012 BRD Năstase Țiriac Trophy seen from the outside

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
FRA	Gilles Simon	15	1
GER	Florian Mayer	20	2
AUT	Jürgen Melzer	29	3
SRB	Viktor Troicki	30	4
CYP	Marcos Baghdatis	40	5
ITA	Andreas Seppi	44	6
POL	Łukasz Kubot	51	7
CRO	Ivan Dodig	57	8
FRA	Jérémy Chardy	59	9

• ¹ Rankings are as of April 16, 2012

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

• Marius Copil
• Victor Crivoi
• Gabriel Moraru

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Attila Balázs
• Daniel Brands
• Guillaume Rufin
• Jürgen Zopp

The following players received entry as lucky loser:

• Érik Chvojka

Withdrawals

The following players withdrew from the singles main draw:

• Julien Benneteau (elbow fracture) ^[2]
• Jürgen Melzer (ankle injury) ^[3]
• Philipp Petzschner

Doubles main draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
SWE	Robert Lindstedt	ROU	Horia Tecău	17	1
AUT	Julian Knowle	AUT	Jürgen Melzer	77	2
ITA	Daniele Bracciali	ITA	Potito Starace	83	3
USA	James Cerretani	ITA	Fabio Fognini	93	4
BEL	Xavier Malisse	BEL	Dick Norman	102	5

• Rankings are as of April 16, 2012

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

• Marius Copil / Alexander Waske
• Andrei Dăescu / Florin Mergea

The following pair received entry as alternates:

• Martin Emmrich / Andreas Siljeström

Withdrawals

• Jürgen Melzer (ankle injury)

Finals

Singles

Main article: 2012 BRD Năstase Țiriac Trophy – Singles

Gilles Simon defeated Fabio Fognini, 6–4, 6–3

• It was Simon's 1st title of the year and 10th of his career. It was his 3rd win in Bucharest, after 2007 and 2008.

Doubles

Main article: 2012 BRD Năstase Țiriac Trophy – Doubles

Robert Lindstedt / Horia Tecău defeated Jérémy Chardy / Łukasz Kubot, 7–6^(7–2), 6–3