2012 Open de Nice Côte d'Azur

2012 Open de Nice Côte d'Azur
Date	21–17 May
Edition	28th
Category	World Tour 250
Draw	28S / 16D
Prize money	€398,250
Surface	Clay
Location	Nice, France
Venue	Nice Lawn Tennis Club
Champions
Singles
Nicolás Almagro[1]
Doubles
Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan[2]
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The 2012 Open de Nice Côte d'Azur was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 28th edition of the Open de Nice Côte d'Azur and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2012 ATP World Tour. It took place at the Nice Lawn Tennis Club in Nice, France, from 21 May through 27 May 2012. Third-seeded Nicolás Almagro won the singles title.

Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
USA	John Isner	10	1
FRA	Gilles Simon	12	2
ESP	Nicolás Almagro	13	3
FRA	Gaël Monfils	14	4
AUS	Bernard Tomic	32	5
NED	Robin Haase	40	6
UZB	Denis Istomin	43	7
ITA	Fabio Fognini	45	8

• Rankings as of May 14, 2012

The following players received wildcards into the main draw:

• Juan Carlos Ferrero
• Gaël Monfils
• Benoît Paire

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Brian Baker
• Thomaz Bellucci
• Grigor Dimitrov
• Sam Querrey

Country	Player	Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
USA	Bob Bryan	USA	Mike Bryan	6	1
IND	Rohan Bopanna	ESP	David Marrero	36	2
PAK	Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi	NED	Jean-Julien Rojer	47	3
COL	Juan Sebastián Cabal	MEX	Santiago González	55	4

• Rankings are as of May 14, 2012

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

• John Isner / Sam Querrey
• Nicolas Mahut / Édouard Roger-Vasselin

• Nicolás Almagro defeated Brian Baker, 6–3, 6–2

• Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan defeated Oliver Marach / Filip Polášek, 7–6^(7–5), 6–3

• Official website