The 2012
SDA Tennis Open
The SDA Tennis Open is a tennis tournament held in Bercuit, Belgium since 2012. The event is part of the ATP Challenger Tour and is played on clay court
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was a professional
tennis
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tournament played on
clay court
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s. It was the first edition of the tournament which was part of the
2012 ATP Challenger Tour
The ATP Challenger Tour was the secondary professional tennis circuit organized by the ATP. The 2012 ATP Challenger Tour calendar comprised 15 top tier Tretorn SERIE+ tournaments, and a total of 148 tournaments, with prize money ranging from $35 ...
. It took place in
Bercuit, Belgium between 16 and 22 July 2012.
Singles main draw entrants
Seeds
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1 Rankings are as of July 9, 2012.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
*
Arthur De Greef Arthur De Greef may refer to:
* Arthur De Greef (composer) (1862–1940), Belgian pianist and composer
* Arthur De Greef (tennis) (born 1992), Belgian tennis player
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Germain Gigounon
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Dimitar Grabuloski
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Yannik Reuter
Yannik Reuter (born 6 March 1991) is a Belgian former professional tennis player. He was active on tour from 2008 to 2018 and reached a best singles world ranking of 195.
Biography
A Sankt Vith-native, Reuter is a member of Belgium's German spea ...
The following players received entry as a special exempt into the singles main draw:
*
Matwé Middelkoop
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
*
Markus Eriksson
* Alexandre Folie
* Riccardo Maiga
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Daniel Smethurst
Daniel Smethurst (born 13 October 1990) is a British tennis player and coach, who has played on the ITF Circuit and ATP Challenger Tour. On 23 June 2014 he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of World No. 234 and on 28 July 2014 reached ...
Champions
Singles
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Thiemo de Bakker def.
Victor Hănescu
Victor Hănescu (born 21 July 1981) is a former Romanian tennis player. His career-high singles ranking was world no. 26.
Professional career
Hănescu attained a career-high singles ranking of No. 26 on 6 July 2009. In a Davis Cup match again ...
, 6–4, 3–6, 7–5
Doubles
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André Ghem
André Swytka Ghem (born 29 May 1982) is a Brazilian professional tennis player. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking in July 2015, when he became the World No. 118.
Career
Born in Porto Alegre, Brazil, Ghem became the World No. 181 in ...
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Marco Trungelliti def.
Facundo Bagnis /
Pablo Galdón, 6–1, 6–2
External links
Official Website
{{2012 ATP Challenger Tour
SDA Tennis Open
The SDA Tennis Open is a tennis tournament held in Bercuit, Belgium since 2012. The event is part of the ATP Challenger Tour and is played on clay court
A clay court is one of the types of tennis court on which the sport of tennis, originall ...
SDA Tennis Open
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