2012 Proton Malaysian Open – Singles

Janko Tipsarević was the defending champion but decided to participate at 2012 PTT Thailand Open instead.
Juan Mónaco won the title, beating Julien Benneteau 7–5, 4–6, 6–3 in the final.^[1]

Singles
2012 Proton Malaysian Open
Champion	Juan Mónaco
Runner-up	Julien Benneteau
Score	7–5, 4–6, 6–3
Draw	28
Seeds	8

Main article: 2012 Proton Malaysian Open

Seeds

1. David Ferrer (semifinals)
2. Juan Mónaco (champion)
3. Kei Nishikori (semifinals)
4. Alexandr Dolgopolov (second round)
5. Feliciano López (second round)
6. Pablo Andújar (first round)
7. Julien Benneteau (final)
8. Jürgen Melzer (first round, retired because of a left quadriceps injury)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	David Ferrer	4	1
	7	Julien Benneteau	6	6
								7	Julien Benneteau	5	6	3
								2	Juan Mónaco	7	4	6
	3	Kei Nishikori	2	6	64
	2	Juan Mónaco	6	2	77

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	D Ferrer	6	6
	Q	D Inglot	5	3					A Bogomolov Jr.	4	2
		A Bogomolov Jr.	7	6											1	D Ferrer	4	6	6
	WC	AE Heshaam	2	1												I Sijsling	6	3	4
		I Sijsling	6	6					I Sijsling	77	77
		L Lacko	3	63				5	F López	60	62
	5	F López	6	77																		1	D Ferrer	4	1
																						7	J Benneteau	6	6
								4	A Dolgopolov	3	6	3
		A Falla	77	4					A Falla	6	3	6
		R Ram	64	2r												A Falla	2	2
		M Ebden	6	77											7	J Benneteau	6	6
	WC	P Davydenko	0	63					M Ebden	5	2
		C Berlocq	62	3				7	J Benneteau	7	6
	7	J Benneteau	77	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	6	P Andújar	3	2
		D Istomin	6	6					D Istomin	5	4
	LL	S Singh	5	4					N Davydenko	7	6
		N Davydenko	7	6												N Davydenko	4	r
	Q	J Knowle	1	4											3	K Nishikori	6
		A Ramos	6	6					A Ramos	77	2	1
								3	K Nishikori	65	6	6
																						3	K Nishikori	2	6	64
	8	J Melzer	4	0r																		2	J Mónaco	6	2	77
		V Pospisil	6	2					V Pospisil	6	7
	Q	M Yani	6	77				Q	M Yani	3	5
		B Baker	3	64												V Pospisil	3	4
	Q	R Ghedin	3	3											2	J Mónaco	6	6
	WC	J Wang	6	6				WC	J Wang	4	5
								2	J Mónaco	6	7

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Vasek Pospisil (moved to main draw)
2. Michael Yani (qualified)
3. Riccardo Ghedin (qualified)
4. Christopher Rungkat (second round)
5. Sanam Singh (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
6. Toshihide Matsui (qualifying competition)
7. Nick Lindahl (second round)
8. Jun Woong-sun (second round)

Qualifiers

1. Dominic Inglot
2. Michael Yani
3. Riccardo Ghedin
4. Julian Knowle

Lucky loser

1. Sanam Singh

Draw

First qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
								1	Vasek Pospisil
									Austin Karosi	w/o
																Austin Karosi	2	2
		Dominic Inglot	6	6												Dominic Inglot	6	6
	WC	Ahmed Deedat Abdul Razak	1	4					Dominic Inglot	6	6
								7	Nick Lindahl	3	4

Second qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
								2	Michael Yani	7	6
								WC	Syed Mohd Agil Syed Naguib	5	1
															2	Michael Yani	6	77
	WC	Colin Wei Ming Wong	3	1											5	Sanam Singh	4	64
	WC	Si Yew Ming	6	6				WC	Si Yew Ming	0	1
								5	Sanam Singh	6	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
								3	Riccardo Ghedin	6	6
									Alexander Peya	2	4
															3	Riccardo Ghedin	4	6	710
	WC	Mohd Assri Merzuki	2	7	2											Treat Conrad Huey	6	4	68
		Treat Conrad Huey	6	5	6				Treat Conrad Huey	6	77
								8	Jun Woong-sun	3	63

Fourth qualifier

	Second round							Qualifying competition
	4	Christopher Rungkat	3	2
		Julian Knowle	6	6
									Julian Knowle	3	6	6
								6	Toshihide Matsui	6	3	4
	WC	Bruno Soares	65	4r
	6	Toshihide Matsui	77	3