The 2012

Nielsen Pro Tennis Championship The Nielsen Pro Tennis Championship is a tennis tournament held intermittently in Winnetka, Illinois, USA since 1984. The event is part of the ATP Challenger Tour and is played on outdoor hard court A hardcourt (or hard court) is a surface or fl ...

was a professional tennis tournament played on

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. It was the 21st edition of the tournament which was part of the

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. It took place in Winnetka, Illinois, between 2 and 8 July 2012.

Singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

* ¹ Rankings are as of June 25, 2012.

Other entrants

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

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* Dennis Nevolo *

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The following players received entry as an alternate into the singles main draw: * Ričardas Berankis The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Jeff Dadamo *

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* Ante Pavić * John-Patrick Smith

Champions

Singles

* John-Patrick Smith def. Ričardas Berankis, 3–6, 6–3, 7–6^(7–3)

Doubles

* Devin Britton / Jeff Dadamo def.

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/ John-Patrick Smith, 1–6, 6–2, 0–6

External links

Official website

Nielsen Pro Tennis Championship Niel