title: 2012 Sarasota Open – Singles
text: # 2012 Sarasota Open – Singles
  
  James Blake was the defending champion. Sam Querrey won the final after defeating Paolo Lorenzi 6–1, $6–7^{(3–7)},$ 6–3 in the final.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * James Blake (quarterfinals)
  * Go Soeda (second round)
  * Björn Phau (first round)
  * Vasek Pospisil (second round)
  * Paolo Lorenzi (final)
  * Sam Querrey (champion)
  * Wayne Odesnik (semifinals)
  * Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo (first round)
  
  ## 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 | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 5 | Paolo Lorenzi | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
  | 7 | Wayne Odesnik | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
  | 7 | Wayne Odesnik | 2 | 6 | 3 | 5 | Paolo Lorenzi | 1 | $7^7$ | 3 |
  | | | | | | 6 | Sam Querrey | 6 | $6^3$ | 6 |
  | | Michael Russell | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | Sam Querrey | 6 | $6^3$ | 6 |
  | 6 | Sam Querrey | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
  
  ### 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 | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1/WC | J Blake | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | M Styslinger | 4 | 2 | | 1/WC | J Blake | 5 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Alt | M Zverev | 6 | 2 | 2 | | D Kudla | 7 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Kudla | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 1/WC | J Blake | 3 | 2 | | | | | | |
  | | J Hernych | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | 5 | P Lorenzi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | | I van der Merwe | 4 | $6^4$ | | | J Hernych | $6^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | M Lammer | 3 | 1 | | 5 | P Lorenzi | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | P Lorenzi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | P Lorenzi | 6 | 3 | 6 |
  | 4 | V Pospisil | 4 | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | W Odesnik | 2 | 6 | 3 |
  | | R Ginperi | 6 | 1 | $6^3$ | 4 | V Pospisil | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | É Prodon | $7^7$ | 7 | | | É Prodon | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Gensse | $6^3$ | 5 | | | | | | | | É Prodon | 7 | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
  | WC | T Smyczek | $6^4$ | 6 | $7^8$ | | | | | | 7 | W Odesnik | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | M Matosevic | $7^7$ | 4 | $6^6$ | WC | T Smyczek | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | N Monroe | 4 | $7^7$ | 1 | 7 | W Odesnik | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | W Odesnik | 6 | $6^1$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom 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 | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 8 | R Ramírez Hidalgo | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Russell | 6 | 6 | | | M Russell | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | LL | A Delić | 1 | 1 | | Alt | A Kuznetsov | $6^1$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Alt | A Kuznetsov | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | M Russell | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
  | WC | R Williams | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | T Gabashvili | 5 | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
  | | T Gabashvili | 6 | 6 | | | T Gabashvili | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | B Reynolds | $7^7$ | 6 | | | B Reynolds | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | B Phau | $6^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Russell | 3 | 6 | 3 |
  | 6 | S Querrey | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | S Querrey | 6 | 3 | 6 |
  | | H Zeballos | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6 | S Querrey | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | B Baker | 6 | 2 | | Q | B Baker | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Sweeting | 1 | 0r | | | | | | | 6 | S Querrey | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | | M Yani | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | M Yani | 3 | 1 | | | | | | |
  | Q | C Gârd | 6 | 1 | 2 | | M Yani | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Levine | $6^4$ | 6 | $6^5$ | 2 | G Soeda | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | G Soeda | $7^7$ | 2 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  