The 2012

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was a professional

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tournament played on

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. It was the eighth edition of the tournament which was part of the

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. It took place in

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, Belgium between 1 and 7 October 2012.

Singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

* ¹ Rankings are as of September 24, 2012.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: *

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* Yannik Reuter The following players received entry as a special exempt into the singles main draw: *

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* Jan-Lennard Struff The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Kenny de Schepper * Evgeny Korolev * Adrian Mannarino * Illya Marchenko

Champions

Singles

* Kenny de Schepper def. Michaël Llodra, 7–6^(9–7), 4–6, 7–6^(7–4)

Doubles

* Tomasz Bednarek / Jerzy Janowicz def. Michaël Llodra / Édouard Roger-Vasselin, 7–5, 4–6, [10–2]

External links

Official Website
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