The 2012 Copa Claro was a men's

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tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 15th edition of the Copa Claro, and it was part of the

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of the

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. It took place in

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, from February 18 through February 26, 2012.

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won the singles title.

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

* Rankings are as of February 13, 2012

Other entrants

The following players received

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s into the main draw: *

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The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: *

Igor Andreev Igor Valeryevich Andreev (russian: link=no, И́горь Вале́рьевич Андре́ев, BGN/PCGN: ''Andreyev'', ISO 9: ''Andreev'', ; born 14 July 1983) is a Russian former professional tennis player. He won three ATP Tour singles ti ...

* Federico Delbonis *

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* Andrés Molteni The following player received entry as lucky loser: * Wayne Odesnik

Withdrawals

* Thomaz Bellucci (ankle injury)

Retirements

* Albert Montañés (back injury) * Filippo Volandri (right ankle injury)

Doubles main draw entrants

Seeds

* Rankings are as of February 13, 2012

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: * Facundo Argüello (tennis), Facundo Argüello / Agustín Velotti * Federico Delbonis / Diego Junqueira The following pair received entry as alternates: * Nikola Ćirić / Marcel Felder

Withdrawals

* Albert Montañés (back injury)

Finals

Singles

defeated Nicolás Almagro 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 *It was Ferrer's 2nd title of the year and 13th of his career.

Doubles

David Marrero / Fernando Verdasco defeated Michal Mertiňák / André Sá 6–4, 6–4

References

External links

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ITF tournament edition details
{{2012 ATP World Tour 2012 ATP World Tour, Copa Claro ATP Buenos Aires 2012 in Argentine tennis, Copa February 2012 sports events in South America, Copa Claro