title: 2012 Fifth Third Bank Tennis Championships – Men's singles
text: # 2012 Fifth Third Bank Tennis Championships – Men's singles
  
  Wayne Odesnik was the defending champion but decided not to participate. Denis Kudla won the title, defeating Érik Chvojka 5–7, 7–5, 6–1 in the final.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Maxime Authom (first round)
  * Víctor Estrella (first round)
  * Adrian Mannarino (first round)
  * Denis Kudla (champion)
  * Jamie Baker (second round)
  * Agustín Velotti (quarterfinals)
  * James Duckworth (quarterfinals)
  * Érik Chvojka (final)
  
  ## 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 | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | WC | Christian Harrison | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
  | 4 | Denis Kudla | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
  | 4 | Denis Kudla | 6 | 7 | 4 | Denis Kudla | 5 | 7 | 6 |
  | | | | | 8 | Érik Chvojka | 7 | 5 | 1 |
  | 8 | Érik Chvojka | w/o | | 8 | Érik Chvojka | 7 | 5 | 1 |
  | | Alex Bogdanovic | | | | | | | |
  
  ### 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 | M Authom | $6^5$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Greg Ouellette | $7^7$ | 7 | | | Greg Ouellette | 7 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | S Bangoura | 2 | 6 | 3 | WC | C Harrison | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | C Harrison | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | WC | C Harrison | $7^7$ | 2 | 6 | | | | |
  | WC | C Buchanan | $6^5$ | 1 | | | | | | | 6 | A Velotti | $6^5$ | 6 | 4 | | | | |
  | | G Jones | $7^7$ | 6 | | | G Jones | 6 | $6^5$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | T Fabbiano | 5 | 4 | | 6 | A Velotti | 4 | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | A Velotti | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | WC | C Harrison | 3 | 5 |
  | 4 | D Kudla | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | D Kudla | 6 | 7 |
  | | M Yani | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | D Kudla | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Sandgren | 7 | 6 | | | T Sandgren | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | PR | P Bester | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | 4 | D Kudla | 7 | 3 | 7 | | | | |
  | | G Sakharov | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | M Reid | 5 | 6 | 5 | | | | |
  | | M Reid | 6 | 6 | | | M Reid | 6 | 1 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Williams | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | J Baker | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | J Baker | 5 | 6 | 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 8 | É Chvojka | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | T Matsui | 6 | 0 | 1 | 8 | É Chvojka | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | D Kosakowski | 4 | 4 | | Q | A Krajicek | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | A Krajicek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 8 | É Chvojka | 7 | 6 | | | | |
  | WC | Eric Quigley | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | M McClune | 5 | 3 | | | | |
  | | R Ghedin | 3 | 2 | | WC | Eric Quigley | $7^7$ | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | | M McClune | 1 | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | M McClune | $6^3$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | A Mannarino | 6 | $6^2$ | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | É Chvojka | w/o |
  | 7 | J Duckworth | $7^7$ | $6^4$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | A Bogdanovic | |
  | SE/PR | D King-Turner | $6^3$ | $7^7$ | 4 | 7 | J Duckworth | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | SE | Adrien Bossel | 4 | $7^7$ | 3 | | Charles-Antoine Brézac | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Charles-Antoine Brézac | 6 | $6^5$ | 6 | | | | | | 7 | J Duckworth | 4 | 6 | $6^5$ | | | |
  | | A El Mihdawy | $6^3$ | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | A Bogdanovic | 6 | 3 | $7^7$ | | | |
  | | A Bogdanovic | $7^7$ | 4 | 6 | | A Bogdanovic | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | B Mitchell | 6 | 6 | | | B Mitchell | $6^3$ | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | V Estrella | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  