The 2012

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s. It was the sixth edition of the tournament for men and the 4th edition for women, and is part of the 2012 ATP Challenger Tour and the

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. It took place in

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between 23 and 29 July 2012.

ATP singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

* ¹ Rankings are as of July 16, 2012.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Alexey Kedryuk * Serizhan Yessenbekov *

Denis Yevseyev Denis Yevseyev (born 22 May 1993) is a Kazakh tennis player. Yevseyev has a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 262 achieved on 8 August 2022. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 247 achieved on 12 July 2021. Career 2017 ...

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: *

Sarvar Ikramov Sarvar Ikramov (born 10 January 1985) is an Uzbekistani former professional tennis player. Born in Tashkent, Ikramov made an ATP Tour main draw appearance at the 2002 President's Cup in his birth city. Ikramov made his Davis Cup debut in 2004 ...

Dzmitry Zhyrmont Dzmitry Vasilyevich Zhyrmont ( be, Дзмі́трый Васі́льевіч Жырмо́нт; russian: Дми́трий Васи́льевич Жирмо́нт ; born 1 March 1989, in Minsk) is a Belarusian tennis player and tennis coach Zhyrmo ...

* Tal Eros *

Yaraslav Shyla Yaraslav Iharavich Shyla ( be, Яраслаў Ігаравіч Шыла; russian: Ярослав Игоревич Шило; born 5 March 1993 in Minsk) is a Belarusian tennis player. Shyla has a career high ATP singles ranking of 306 achieved on ...

The following players received entry as a lucky loser: * Daniiar Duldaev

WTA singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

* Rankings are as of July 16, 2012.

Other entrants

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

Anna Danilina Anna Sergeyevna Danilina (russian: Анна Сергеевна Данилина; born 20 August 1995) is a Russian-born Kazakh tennis player. She has been ranked as high as No. 11 in doubles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). In singles, ...

* Ekaterina Klyueva * Anastasiya Yepisheva The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: *

Luksika Kumkhum Luksika "Luk" Kumkhum ( th, ลักษิกา คำขำ; ; born 21 July 1993) is a Thai tennis player. She turned professional in 2011, and reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 66 on 19 November 2018. On 16 July 2018, she ...

Ksenia Lykina Ksenia Valentinovna Lykina (russian: Ксения Валентиновна Лыкина; born 19 June 1990) is a Russian former tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or bet ...

Sofia Shapatava Sofia Shapatava ( ka, სოფია შაფათავა, tr, ; born 12 January 1989) is a Georgian tennis player. She has won two singles and 32 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 8 September 2014, she reached her career-high s ...

* Sun Shengnan The following players received entry by a lucky loser spot: * Alexandra Artamonova *

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Nadiia Kichenok Nadiia Viktorivna Kichenok ( uk, Надія Вікторівна Кіченок, born 20 July 1992) is a Ukrainian professional tennis player. On 6 January 2014, she reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 100. On 31 January 2022, she ...

* Sviatlana Pirazhenka

Champions

Men's singles

Evgeny Donskoy Evgeny Evgenyevich Donskoy ( rus, Евге́ний Евге́ньевич Донско́й, , ɪ̯ɪvˈɡʲenʲɪɪ̯ dɐnˈskoɪ̯; born 9 May 1990) is a Russian professional tennis player. His career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 65, ...

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Marsel İlhan Marsel İlhan ( uz, Marsel Qahhorovich Hamdamov; born 11 June 1987) is a Turkish professional tennis player, who was ranked No. 1 in Turkey and with a career-high singles ranking of world No. 77 in March 2015. He is the first ever Turki ...

, 6–3, 6–4

Women's singles

Maria João Koehler Maria João Koehler (born 8 October 1992) is a retired Portuguese tennis player. Koehler has won three singles titles and four doubles titles on the ITF Circuit in her career. On 25 February 2013, she reached her best singles ranking of world N ...

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Marta Sirotkina Marta Aleksandrovna Sirotkina (russian: Марта Александровна Сироткина, born 22 March 1991) is a former Russian tennis player. Her career-high singles ranking is world No. 115, which she reached on 25 February 2013. In ...

, 7–5, 6–2

Men's doubles

Konstantin Kravchuk Konstantin Vladimirovich Kravchuk ( rus, Константи́н Влади́мирович Кравчу́к, , kənstɐnʲˈtʲin krɐfˈtɕuk; born 23 February 1985) is a Russian professional tennis player. He is known for his strong serve an ...

Denys Molchanov Denys Petrovych Molchanov ( uk, Денис Петрович Молчанов; born 16 May 1987) is a Ukrainian tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour winning 15 singles and 62 doubles titles. He has also won one ATP doubles title. On 5 ...

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Karol Beck Karol Beck (born 3 April 1982) is a male former tennis player from Slovakia, who turned professional in 2001. His career-high singles ranking is World No. 36, achieved in August 2005. Beck reached the fourth round of the 2004 US Open and the qu ...

/ Kamil Čapkovič, 6–4, 6–3

Women's doubles

Oksana Kalashnikova Oksana Kalashnikova ( ka, ოქსანა კალაშნიკოვა, tr, ; born 5 September 1990) is a Georgian professional tennis player. Kalashnikova has won five WTA Tour doubles titles, three WTA Challenger doubles title ...

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Lyudmyla Kichenok Lyudmyla Viktorivna Kichenok ( uk, Людмила Вікторівна Кіченок; born 20 July 1992) is a Ukrainian professional tennis player. On 21 July 2014, Lyudmyla reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 156. On 12 Septem ...

, 3–6, 6–4, 0–2

External links

Official website
{{2012 ITF Women's Circuit

President's Cup (tennis)