title: 2012 Tampere Open – Singles
text: # 2012 Tampere Open – Singles
  
  Éric Prodon is the defending champion. João Sousa won the title, defeating Prodon $7–6^{(7–5)},$ 6–4 in the final.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * João Sousa (champion)
  * Gastão Elias (semifinals)
  * Éric Prodon (final)
  * Jonathan Dasnières de Veigy (quarterfinals)
  * Michael Linzer (second round, retired due to stomach virus)
  * Michael Lammer (second round)
  * Harri Heliövaara (second round)
  * Boy Westerhof (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 | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | João Sousa | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | |
  | WC | Henri Laaksonen | $6^5$ | 1 | | | | |
  | WC | Henri Laaksonen | $6^5$ | 1 | 1 | João Sousa | $7^7$ | 6 |
  | | | | | 3 | Éric Prodon | $6^5$ | 4 |
  | 3 | Éric Prodon | 6 | 6 | 3 | Éric Prodon | $6^5$ | 4 |
  | 2 | Gastão Elias | 2 | 2 | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | J Sousa | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Zivkovic | 3 | 0 | | 1 | J Sousa | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | Max Wennakoski | 5 | 4 | | WC | M Kontinen | $6^3$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | M Kontinen | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 1 | J Sousa | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | H Podlipnik | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | B Westerhof | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | Jordi Samper-Montaña | 3 | 1 | | | H Podlipnik | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | Alexandre Folie | 4 | 4 | | 8 | B Westerhof | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | B Westerhof | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | J Sousa | $7^7$ | 6 |
  | 4 | J Dasnières de Veigy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | WC | H Laaksonen | $6^5$ | 1 |
  | | Jason Kubler | 4 | 1 | | 4 | J Dasnières de Veigy | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Martin | 3 | $7^7$ | 6 | | A Martin | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Gawron | 6 | $6^0$ | 4 | | | | | 4 | J Dasnières de Veigy | $6^4$ | 7 | 4 | | | | |
  | | T Nieminen | $6^4$ | 4 | | | | | | WC | H Laaksonen | $7^7$ | 5 | 6 | | | | |
  | WC | H Laaksonen | $7^7$ | 6 | | WC | H Laaksonen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | D Giorgini | 0 | 4 | | 7 | H Heliövaara | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | H Heliövaara | 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 5 | M Linzer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | Henrik Sillanpää | 0 | 0 | | 5 | M Linzer | 7 | 4 | r | | | | | | | | |
  | | G Granollers | 2 | 5 | | Q | P Rosenholm | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | P Rosenholm | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | Q | P Rosenholm | 2 | 1 | | | | |
  | | S Robert | 3 | $6^3$ | | | | | | | 3 | É Prodon | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | M Ryderstedt | 6 | $7^7$ | | | M Ryderstedt | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | G Melzer | 2 | 5 | | 3 | É Prodon | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | É Prodon | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | É Prodon | 6 | 6 |
  | 6 | M Lammer | 7 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | G Elias | 2 | 2 |
  | | Axel Michon | 5 | $6^5$ | | 6 | M Lammer | $6^4$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | P-A Luncanu | 6 | 4 | 3 | LL | N Desein | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | LL | N Desein | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | LL | N Desein | 4 | 2 | | | | |
  | | A Ghem | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 2 | G Elias | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | Q | Y Reuter | 1 | 6 | 6 | Q | Y Reuter | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | | G Olaso | 3 | $7^{10}$ | 1 | 2 | G Elias | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | G Elias | 6 | $6^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  