2012 Regions Morgan Keegan Championships and Memphis International
Tennis tournament
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The 2012 Regions Morgan Keegan Championships and the Memphis International was an ATP World Tour and WTA Tour event held at the hardcourts of the Racquet Club of Memphis in Memphis, Tennessee, US. It was the 37th edition of the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships and the 27th edition of the Memphis WTA International Event. The Regions Morgan Keegan Championships was part of the ATP World Tour 500 series on the 2012 ATP World Tour, and the Cellular South Cup was an International-level tournament on the 2012 WTA Tour. The event took place from February 17 to February 26, 2012. Jürgen Melzer and Sofia Arvidsson won the singles titles.
| 2012 Regions Morgan Keegan Championships and Memphis International | |
|---|---|
| Date | February 17–26 |
| Edition | 37th (men) / 27th (women) |
| Category | ATP World Tour 500 WTA International |
| Surface | Hard |
| Location | Memphis, Tennessee, US |
| Venue | Racquet Club of Memphis |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
 Jürgen Melzer | |
| Women's singles | |
 Sofia Arvidsson | |
| Men's doubles | |
 Max Mirnyi /  Daniel Nestor | |
| Women's doubles | |
 Andrea Hlaváčková / Lucie Hradecká | |
ATP singles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seeds |
|---|---|---|---|
 USA |
John Isner | 14 | 1 |
| USA |
Andy Roddick | 17 | 2 |
| CZE |
Radek Štěpánek | 29 | 3 |
| CAN |
Milos Raonic | 32 | 4 |
 RUS |
Alex Bogomolov, Jr. | 33 | 5 |
 FRA |
Julien Benneteau | 34 | 6 |
 RSA |
Kevin Anderson | 35 | 7 |
 AUS |
Bernard Tomic | 36 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings as of February 13, 2012
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
ATP doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLR |
Max Mirnyi | CAN |
Daniel Nestor | 6 | 1 |
| AUT |
Jürgen Melzer |  GER |
Philipp Petzschner | 30 | 2 |
| CZE |
František Čermák |  SVK |
Filip Polášek | 41 | 3 |
 MEX |
Santiago González | GER |
Christopher Kas | 42 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of February 13, 2012
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
WTA singles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seeds |
|---|---|---|---|
| RUS |
Nadia Petrova | 32 | 1 |
 KAZ |
Ksenia Pervak | 44 | 2 |
| CZE |
Lucie Hradecká | 52 | 3 |
 NZL |
Marina Erakovic | 58 | 4 |
| FRA |
Pauline Parmentier | 59 | 5 |
 GBR |
Elena Baltacha | 61 | 6 |
| SWE |
Johanna Larsson | 62 | 7 |
| SVK |
Magdalena Rybáriková | 65 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings as of February 13, 2012
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
WTA doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CZE |
Andrea Hlaváčková | CZE |
Lucie Hradecká | 21 | 1 |
| RUS |
Vera Dushevina | BLR |
Olga Govortsova | 105 | 2 |
 LAT |
Līga Dekmeijere | RUS |
Nadia Petrova | 106 | 3 |
 NED |
Michaëlla Krajicek |  GEO |
Anna Tatishvili | 163 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of February 13, 2012
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Lauren Davis / Madison Keys
Alyssa Hibberd / Tiffany Welcher
The following pair received entry as alternates:
Stefanie Mikesz / 
Mariya Slupska
Withdrawals
- Alexa Glatch (left Achilles tendon injury)
Retirements
Ksenia Pervak (viral illness)
Nadia Petrova (left thigh injury)
Finals
Men's singles
Jürgen Melzer defeated Milos Raonic, 7–5, 7–6(4)
Women's singles
Sofia Arvidsson defeated Marina Erakovic, 6–3, 6–4
- This was Arvidsson's second WTA title, with her first title won at the same event six years ago.
Men's doubles
Max Mirnyi / Daniel Nestor defeated 
Ivan Dodig / 
Marcelo Melo, 4–6, 7–5, [10–7]
Women's doubles
Andrea Hlaváčková / Lucie Hradecká defeated Vera Dushevina / Olga Govortsova, 6–3, 6–4