The 2012
Keio Challenger
The Keio Challenger is a professional tennis tournament played on hardcourts. It is currently part of the ATP Challenger Tour and the ITF Women's Circuit. Having been held in Yokohama
is the second-largest city in Japan by population and t ...
was a professional
tennis
Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...
tournament played on
hard courts
A hardcourt (or hard court) is a surface or floor on which a sport is played, most usually in reference to tennis courts. It is typically made of rigid materials such as asphalt or concrete, and covered with acrylic resins to seal the surface and ...
. It was the eighth 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
Yokohama
is the second-largest city in Japan by population and the most populous municipality of Japan. It is the capital city and the most populous city in Kanagawa Prefecture, with a 2020 population of 3.8 million. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of To ...
, Japan between 12 and 18 November 2012.
Singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
*
1 Rankings are as of November 5, 2012.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
*
Toshihide Matsui
is a professional Japanese tennis player. On 12 June 2006, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of No. 261. On 7 May 2018, he achieved his highest doubles ranking of No. 130.
Career
He was the runner-up in men's singles at the Japanese ...
* Yoshihito Nishioka
* Masato Shiga
*
Kaichi Uchida
is a Japanese professional tennis player.
Uchida has a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 155 achieved on 3 October 2022. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 202 also achieved on 19 September 2022.
Uchida has won 2 Chall ...
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
*
Yuichi Ito
* Yuuya Kibi
* Shuichi Sekiguchi
*
Michael Venus
Champions
Singles
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Matteo Viola
Matteo Viola (; born 7 July 1987) is an Italian professional tennis player. He competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Futures
The ITF World Tennis Tour (formerly known as the ''ITF Men's World Tennis Tour'', and previously ''ITF Men ...
def.
Mirza Bašić
Mirza Bašić (; born 12 July 1991) is a Bosnian professional tennis player. He has won one ATP singles title and is a member of the Bosnia and Herzegovina Davis Cup team.
Bašić reached his first Grand Slam tournament after qualifying for t ...
, 7–6
(7–3), 6–3
Doubles
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Prakash Amritraj
Prakash Amritraj (born October 2, 1983) is an American former professional tennis player, who represented India in international tournaments. He is the son of former Indian tennis player Vijay Amritraj.
Background
Prakash Amritraj is the son o ...
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Philipp Oswald
Philipp Oswald (; born 23 January 1986) is an Austrian professional tennis player who primarily plays doubles events on the ATP Tour. On 7 December 2009, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of world No. 206, and his highest doubles ranki ...
def.
Sanchai Ratiwatana
Sanchai Ratiwatana ( th, สรรค์ชัย รติวัฒน์, ), nicknamed Tong (, ; born January 23, 1982 in Bangkok), is a professional tennis player from Thailand. He turned professional in 2004.
In 2007, Sanchai and his twin br ...
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Sonchat Ratiwatana
Sonchat Ratiwatana ( th, สนฉัตร รติวัฒน์, ), nicknamed Ton (, ; born January 23, 1982 in Bangkok) is a professional tennis player from Thailand. In 2007, Sonchat and his twin brother Sanchai Ratiwatana won their first ...
, 6–3, 6–4
External links
Official Website
{{2012 ATP Challenger Tour