title: 2012 BMW Open – Singles
text: # 2012 BMW Open – Singles
  
  Nikolay Davydenko was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Robert Farah. Philipp Kohlschreiber won the title defeating Marin Čilić $7–6^{(10–8)},$ 6–3 in the final.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.
  
  * Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (second round)
  * Feliciano López (semifinals)
  * Marin Čilić (final)
  * Philipp Kohlschreiber (champion)
  * Bernard Tomic (quarterfinals)
  * Mikhail Youzhny (quarterfinals)
  * Nikolay Davydenko (first round)
  * Marcos Baghdatis (quarterfinals)
  
  ## Draw
  
  ### Key
  
  * Q = Qualifier
  * WC = Wild card
  * LL = Lucky loser
  * Alt = Alternate
  * SE = Special exempt
  * PR = Protected ranking
  * ITF = ITF entry
  * JE = Junior exempt
  * w/o = Walkover
  * r = Retired
  * d = Defaulted
  * SR = Special ranking
  
  ### Finals
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | WC | Tommy Haas | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
  | 3 | Marin Čilić | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | 3 | Marin Čilić | 6 | 6 | | 3 | Marin Čilić | $6^8$ | 3 |
  | | | | | | 4 | Philipp Kohlschreiber | $7^{10}$ | 6 |
  | 4 | Philipp Kohlschreiber | 6 | $6^4$ | 6 | 4 | Philipp Kohlschreiber | $7^{10}$ | 6 |
  | 2 | Feliciano López | 2 | $7^7$ | 4 | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 1 | J-W Tsonga | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | M Berrer | 0 | 2 | | WC | T Haas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | T Haas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | WC | T Haas | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | |
  | Q | D Brown | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | M Baghdatis | 1 | $6^3$ | | | | | |
  | | D Brands | 4 | 3 | | Q | D Brown | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Kamke | 1 | 6 | 3 | 8 | M Baghdatis | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | M Baghdatis | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | WC | T Haas | 3 | 4 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | M Čilić | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | 3 | M Čilić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Falla | $6^3$ | 2 | | | M Bachinger | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Bachinger | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | M Čilić | 6 | $6^6$ | 6 | | | | |
  | | S Darcis | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | 6 | M Youzhny | 3 | $7^8$ | 3 | | | | |
  | | S Giraldo | 6 | 6 | | | S Giraldo | $7^7$ | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | P Petzschner | 5 | 5 | | 6 | M Youzhny | $6^2$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | M Youzhny | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 7 | N Davydenko | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | R Farah | 6 | 6 | Q | R Farah | 1 | $7^7$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | M Matosevic | 7 | 6 | Q | M Matosevic | 6 | $6^2$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Kukushkin | 5 | 1 | | | | | | Q | M Matosevic | 0 | $6^5$ | | | | | |
  | | E Gulbis | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | P Kohlschreiber | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | |
  | | X Malisse | 4 | 2 | | E Gulbis | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | 4 | P Kohlschreiber | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | P Kohlschreiber | 6 | $6^4$ | 6 |
  | 5 | B Tomic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | F López | 2 | $7^7$ | 4 |
  | | O Rochus | 4 | 3 | 5 | B Tomic | 6 | $6^4$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | P Starace | 6 | $7^7$ | | P Starace | 1 | $7^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | D Goffin | 3 | $6^3$ | | | | | | 5 | B Tomic | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
  | | C-M Stebe | $6^3$ | 3 | | | | | | 2 | F López | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | S Stakhovsky | $7^7$ | 6 | | S Stakhovsky | 4 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | 2 | F López | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ## Qualifying
  
  ### Seeds
  
  * David Goffin (qualified)
  * Marinko Matosevic (qualified)
  * Andrey Golubev (first round, retired because of a left knee injury)
  * Dustin Brown (qualified)
  * Peter Gojowczyk (qualifying competition)
  * Simon Greul (second round)
  * Martin Fischer (qualifying competition)
  * Stefan Seifert (first round)
  
  ### Qualifiers
  
  * David Goffin
  * Marinko Matosevic
  * Robert Farah
  * Dustin Brown
  
  ### Draw
  
  **First qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 1 | David Goffin | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | Dennis Blömke | Dennis Blömke | $7^7$ | 3 | 2 | | Stephan Hoiss | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
  | Stephan Hoiss | Stephan Hoiss | $6^5$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | 1 | David Goffin | 1 | 6 | 6 |
  | Nils Langer | Nils Langer | 5 | $6^1$ | | | | | | | Dieter Kindlmann | 6 | 3 | 4 |
  | Dieter Kindlmann | Dieter Kindlmann | 7 | $7^7$ | | | Dieter Kindlmann | 7 | $7^7$ | | | | | |
  | WC | Julian Lenz | 2 | 3 | | 6 | Simon Greul | 5 | $6^5$ | | | | | |
  | 6 | Simon Greul | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Second qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2 | Marinko Matosevic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | František Čermák | 3 | 2 | | 2 | Marinko Matosevic | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | Kevin Krawietz | Kevin Krawietz | 6 | 2 | 6 | | Kevin Krawietz | 4 | 3 | | | | |
  | Jan-Lennard Struff | Jan-Lennard Struff | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | 2 | Marinko Matosevic | 6 | 6 |
  | Marc Sieber | Marc Sieber | 6 | 2 | | | | | | 5 | Peter Gojowczyk | 2 | 3 |
  | Ivan Nedelko | Ivan Nedelko | 4 | $0^r$ | | | Marc Sieber | 3 | 5 | | | | |
  | WC | Lado Chikhladze | 4 | 1 | | 5 | Peter Gojowczyk | 6 | 7 | | | | |
  | 5 | Peter Gojowczyk | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Third qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 3 | Andrey Golubev | 1 | $0^r$ | | | | | | | |
  | | Dominik Meffert | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | |
  | | Dominik Meffert | 6 | 1 | | Dominik Meffert | 6 | 6 | | | |
  | | | | | | Benedikt Dorsch | 3 | 1 | | | |
  | | Frank Moser | $6^1$ | 6 | 3 | Benedikt Dorsch | 3 | 1 | | | |
  | WC | Benedikt Dorsch | $7^7$ | 4 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | WC | Benedikt Dorsch | $7^7$ | 4 | 6 | | | | Dominik Meffert | 4 | 2 |
  | | | | | | | | | Robert Farah | 6 | 6 |
  | | Maximilian Kolleritsch | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | Robert Farah | 6 | 6 |
  | | Robert Farah | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | | Robert Farah | 6 | 6 | | Robert Farah | 6 | 6 | | | |
  | | | | | | Alejandro González | 3 | 4 | | | |
  | | Alejandro González | 6 | 4 | 6 | Alejandro González | 3 | 4 | | | |
  | 8 | Stefan Seifert | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | |
  
  **Fourth qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 4 | Dustin Brown | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Philip Davydenko | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Philip Davydenko | 3 | 3 | | 4 | Dustin Brown | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Juan Sebastián Cabal | 4 | 1 | | | | |
  | | Ivo Klec | 6 | 3 | 3 | | Juan Sebastián Cabal | 4 | 1 | | | | |
  | | Juan Sebastián Cabal | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Juan Sebastián Cabal | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 4 | Dustin Brown | 7 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Martin Fischer | $6^5$ | 4 |
  | WC | Valentino Pest | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Martin Fischer | $6^5$ | 4 |
  | | Alexander Ritschard | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Alexander Ritschard | 6 | 7 | | | Alexander Ritschard | 3 | 3 | | | | |
  | | | | | | 7 | Martin Fischer | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Alex Satschko | 6 | 3 | 2 | 7 | Martin Fischer | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | 7 | Martin Fischer | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  