2012 Aircel Chennai Open

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2019}} {{Use Indian English|date=February 2019}} {{Infobox tennis event|2012|Aircel Chennai Open| | date=2–8 January | edition=17th | category=[[ATP World Tour 250 series|250 series]] | draw=32S / 16D | prize_money=[[USD|$]]398,250 | surface=Hard / outdoor | location=[[Chennai]], India | venue=[[SDAT Tennis Stadium]] | champs={{flagicon|CAN}} [[Milos Raonic]]<ref name="ms">{{cite web |title=2012 Chennai – Singles draw |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/chennai/891/2012/draws?matchtype=singles |publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}</ref> | champd={{flagicon|IND}} [[Leander Paes]] / {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Janko Tipsarević]]<ref name="md">{{cite web |title=2012 Chennai – Doubles draw |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/chennai/891/2012/draws?matchtype=doubles|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)}}</ref> }}

The '''2012 Aircel Chennai Open''' was a [[2012 ATP World Tour]] [[tennis]] tournament, played on outdoor [[hard court]]s. It was the 17th edition of the only ATP tournament taking place in India and took place at the [[SDAT Tennis Stadium]] in [[Chennai]], India. It was held from 2 to 8 January 2012. [[Stanislas Wawrinka]] was the defending singles champion coming into the tournament but was knocked out in the quarterfinals. Former champion [[Marin Čilić]] was originally in the field as the 4th seed before pulling out with a patellar tendon injury.<ref name=indiatimes>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/tennis/top-stories/Former-champion-Cilic-ruled-out-of-Chennai-Open/articleshow/11093698.cms|title=Former Champion Cilic ruled out of Chennai Open |date=13 Dec 2011|work=Times of India |accessdate=13 Dec 2011}}</ref> Finally, fourth seed [[Milos Raonic]] from Canada defeated world no. 9 and top seeded [[Serbia|Serb]] [[Janko Tipsarević]] to win only his second ATP title.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/tennis/article2785939.ece | location=Chennai, India | work=The Hindu | first=Kunal | last=Diwan | title=Missile-launcher Raonic shoots downs Tipsarevic | date=9 January 2012}}</ref> Raonic became the first player since [[Roger Federer]] in 2008 to win an ATP title without losing a serve. The doubles title went to the [[India|Indo]]-Serb pair of [[Leander Paes]] and [[Janko Tipsarević]] after they defeated the Israeli pair of [[Jonathan Erlich]] and [[Andy Ram]].<ref>[https://archive.today/20120714211940/http://sports.ndtv.com/tennis/news/item/183666-paes-tipsarevic-win-chennai-open-title?pfrom=home-otherstories Paes-Tipsarevic win Chennai Open title | News | NDTVSports.com]</ref>

==Finals== ===Singles=== {{main|2012 Aircel Chennai Open – Singles}} {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Milos Raonic]] defeated {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Janko Tipsarević]], 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–4)

===Doubles=== {{main|2012 Aircel Chennai Open – Doubles}} {{flagicon|IND}} [[Leander Paes]] / {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Janko Tipsarević]] defeated {{flagicon|ISR}} [[Jonathan Erlich]] / {{flagicon|ISR}} [[Andy Ram]], 6–4, 6–4

==ATP singles main-draw entrants== ===Seeds=== {|class="sortable wikitable" !width=70|Country !width=175|Player !Rank !Seed |- |{{flag|SRB}} |[[Janko Tipsarević]] |9 |1 |- |{{flag|ESP}} |[[Nicolás Almagro]] |10 |2 |- |{{flag|SUI}} |[[Stanislas Wawrinka]] |17 |3 |- |{{flag|CAN}} |[[Milos Raonic]] |31 |4 |- |{{flag|CRO}} |[[Ivan Dodig]] |36 |5 |- |{{flag|ITA}} |[[Fabio Fognini]] |48 |6 |- |{{flag|BEL}} |[[Xavier Malisse]] |49 |7 |- |{{flag|BEL}} |[[Olivier Rochus]] |67 |8 |}

* Rankings as of 26 December 2011

===Other entrants=== The following players have been announced as part of the singles main draw: Wild Cards * {{flagicon|IND}} [[Yuki Bhambri]] * {{flagicon|BEL}} [[David Goffin]] * {{flagicon|IND}} [[Vishnu Vardhan]]

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Yūichi Sugita]] * {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Go Soeda]] * {{flagicon|NED}} [[Thiemo de Bakker]] * {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Vasek Pospisil]]

The following player received entry as [[Lucky loser]]: * {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Édouard Roger-Vasselin]]

===Withdrawals=== * {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Marin Čilić]] (patellar tendon injury) * {{flagicon|NED}} [[Robin Haase]] (injury) * {{flagicon|IND}} [[Somdev Devvarman]] (right shoulder injury)

===Retirements=== * {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Steve Darcis]] (right shoulder injury)

==ATP doubles main-draw entrants== ===Seeds=== {|class="sortable wikitable" |- ! width="70"| Country ! width="175"| Player ! width="70"| Country ! width="175"| Player ! Rank1 ! Seed |- |{{flag|IND}} |[[Mahesh Bhupathi]] |{{flag|IND}} |[[Rohan Bopanna]] |18 |1 |- |{{flagu|USA}} |[[Scott Lipsky]] |{{flagu|USA}} |[[Rajeev Ram]] |74 |2 |- |{{flag|IND}} |[[Leander Paes]] |{{flag|SRB}} |[[Janko Tipsarević]] |93 |3 |- |{{flag|ISR}} |[[Jonathan Erlich]] |{{flag|ISR}} |[[Andy Ram]] |101 |4 |} * Rankings are as of 26 December 2011

===Other entrants=== The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: * {{flagicon|IND}} [[Mohit Mayur Jayaprakash]] / {{flagicon|IND}} [[Ramkumar Ramanathan]] * {{flagicon|IND}} [[Sriram Balaji]] / {{flagicon|IND}} [[Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan]]

The following pair received entry as alternates: * {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Vasek Pospisil]] / {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Milos Raonic]]

===Withdrawals=== * {{flagicon|IND}} [[Somdev Devvarman]] (right shoulder injury)

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==External links== *[https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20130203202444/http://www.aircelchennaiopen.org/2013/ Official website]

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