2012 MercedesCup
Tennis tournament
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The 2012 MercedesCup was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 35th edition of the Stuttgart Open, and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2012 ATP World Tour. It was held at the Tennis Club Weissenhof in Stuttgart, Germany, from 7 July until 15 July 2012. First-seeded Janko Tipsarević won the singles title.
| 2012 MercedesCup | |
|---|---|
| Date | 7–15 July |
| Edition | 35th |
| Category | World Tour 250 |
| Draw | 28S / 16D |
| Prize money | €358,425 |
| Surface | Clay / outdoor |
| Location | Stuttgart, Germany |
| Venue | Tennis Club Weissenhof |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Janko Tipsarević[1] | |
| Doubles | |
 Jérémy Chardy /  Łukasz Kubot[2] | |
Singles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| SRB |
Janko Tipsarević[3] | 8 | 1 |
 ARG |
Juan Mónaco | 14 | 2 |
 AUS |
Bernard Tomic | 28 | 3 |
 ESP |
Pablo Andújar | 36 | 4 |
 NED |
Robin Haase | 41 | 5 |
 RUS |
Nikolay Davydenko | 47 | 6 |
| POL |
Łukasz Kubot | 49 | 7 |
 GER |
Tommy Haas | 50 | 8 |
- 1 Seedings are based on the rankings of June 25, 2012
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Withdrawals
Julien Benneteau → replaced by 
Lukáš Rosol
Juan Ignacio Chela → replaced by 
Björn Phau- Philipp Petzschner → replaced by Eduardo Schwank
Mikhail Youzhny → replaced by 
Sergiy Stakhovsky
Doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER |
Dustin Brown | GER |
Christopher Kas | 73 | 1 |
| GER |
Michael Kohlmann | GER |
Philipp Petzschner | 87 | 2 |
 COL |
Juan Sebastián Cabal | COL |
Robert Farah | 94 | 3 |
 SVK |
Michal Mertiňák |  BRA |
André Sá | 124 | 4 |
- Rankings are as of June 25, 2012
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Finals
Singles
Janko Tipsarević defeated Juan Mónaco, 6–4, 5–7, 6–3
Doubles
- Jérémy Chardy /
Łukasz Kubot defeated 
Michal Mertiňák / 
André Sá 6–1, 6–3