The 2012 Erste Bank Open was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 38th edition of the event known that year as the Erste Bank Open, and part of the ATP World Tour 250 Series of the 2012 ATP World Tour. It was held at the Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna, Austria, from 13 October through 21 October 2012. First-seeded Juan Martín del Potro won the singles title.[3]
| 2012 Erste Bank Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 13–21 October |
| Edition | 38th |
| Category | World Tour 250 Series |
| Draw | 28S / 16D |
| Prize money | €486,750 |
| Surface | Hard |
| Location | Vienna, Austria |
| Venue | Wiener Stadthalle |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Juan Martín del Potro[1] | |
| Doubles | |
 Andre Begemann / Martin Emmrich[2] | |
Singles main-draw entrants edit
Seeds edit
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARG
|
Juan Martín del Potro[4] | 8 | 1 |
 SRB
|
Janko Tipsarević | 9 | 2 |
| GER
|
Tommy Haas | 21 | 3 |
 AUT
|
Jürgen Melzer | 35 | 4 |
 ITA
|
Fabio Fognini | 45 | 5 |
 NED
|
Robin Haase | 51 | 6 |
 FRA
|
Benoît Paire | 52 | 7 |
 BEL
|
Xavier Malisse | 57 | 8 |
- Seeds are based on the rankings of October 8, 2012
Other entrants edit
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Retirements edit
Aljaž Bedene
Guillermo García López (groin injury)
Doubles main-draw entrants edit
Seeds edit
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUT
|
Jürgen Melzer | AUT
|
Alexander Peya | 53 | 1 |
| AUT
|
Julian Knowle |  SVK
|
Filip Polášek | 68 | 2 |
 PHI
|
Treat Conrad Huey |  GBR
|
Dominic Inglot | 88 | 3 |
| GER
|
Dustin Brown | GER
|
Christopher Kas | 90 | 4 |
- Rankings are as of October 8, 2012
Other entrants edit
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Finals edit
Singles edit
Juan Martín del Potro defeated Grega Žemlja, 7–5, 6–3
Doubles edit
Andre Begemann / Martin Emmrich defeated 
Julian Knowle / 
Filip Polášek, 6–4, 3–6, [10–4]
References edit
- ^ "2012 Vienna – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^ "2012 Vienna – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
- ^ "Stadthalle mit Del Potro und Tipsarevic". DiePresse.com. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
- ^ "Del Potro führt Wien-Feld an, Melzer derzeit mit Freilos". tennisnet.com. Retrieved 13 September 2012.