The 2012 Aegon International was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 38th edition of the event for the women and the 4th edition for the men. It was classified as a WTA Premier tournament on the 2012 WTA Tour and as an ATP World Tour 250 series on the 2012 ATP World Tour. The event took place at the Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club in Eastbourne, United Kingdom from 16 June through 23 June 2012. Andy Roddick and Tamira Paszek won the singles titles.
| 2012 Aegon International | |
|---|---|
| Date | 16–23 June |
| Edition | 4th (men) 38th (women) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Location | Eastbourne, United Kingdom |
| Venue | Devonshire Park LTC |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
 Andy Roddick | |
| Women's singles | |
 Tamira Paszek | |
| Men's doubles | |
 Colin Fleming / Ross Hutchins | |
| Women's doubles | |
 Nuria Llagostera Vives / María José Martínez Sánchez | |
ATP singles main draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 FRA
|
Richard Gasquet | 19 | 1 |
| ESP
|
Marcel Granollers | 22 | 2 |
 ITA
|
Andreas Seppi | 24 | 3 |
 AUS
|
Bernard Tomic | 27 | 4 |
| FRA
|
Julien Benneteau | 28 | 5 |
| USA
|
Andy Roddick | 32 | 6 |
 GER
|
Philipp Kohlschreiber | 34 | 7 |
| ESP
|
Pablo Andújar | 36 | 8 |
- 1 Seedings are based on the rankings as of 11 June 2012
Other entrants
editThe following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following players received a special exempt into the main draw:
The following players qualified for the main draw:
Retirements
edit
Steve Darcis (back injury)- Philipp Kohlschreiber (ankle injury)
- Sam Querrey (back injury)
ATP doubles main draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 POL
|
Mariusz Fyrstenberg | POL
|
Marcin Matkowski | 17 | 1 |
| ESP
|
Marcel Granollers | ESP
|
Marc López | 35 | 2 |
| GBR
|
Colin Fleming | GBR
|
Ross Hutchins | 61 | 3 |
 PHI
|
Treat Conrad Huey | AUT
|
Oliver Marach | 65 | 4 |
- Rankings are as of 11 June 2012
Other entrants
editThe following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
WTA singles main draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| POL
|
Agnieszka Radwańska | 3 | 1 |
 CZE
|
Petra Kvitová | 4 | 2 |
 DEN
|
Caroline Wozniacki[2] | 7 | 3 |
| FRA
|
Marion Bartoli | 8 | 4 |
| GER
|
Angelique Kerber | 9 | 5 |
 SRB |
|||
| CZE
|
Lucie Šafářová | 21 | 7 |
 SVK
|
Daniela Hantuchová | 24 | 8 |
| CZE
|
Petra Cetkovská | 26 | 9 |
- 1 Seedings are based on the rankings as of 11 June 2012
Other entrants
editThe following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following player qualified for the main draw:
The following player received entry as lucky loser:
Withdrawals
edit- Ana Ivanovic (right hip injury)
Kaia Kanepi (heels) [4]
Peng Shuai
Vera Zvonareva
Retirements
edit
Hsieh Su-wei (low back injury)
WTA doubles main draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA
|
Liezel Huber | USA
|
Lisa Raymond | 2 | 1 |
| CZE
|
Květa Peschke |  SLO
|
Katarina Srebotnik | 11 | 2 |
| RUS
|
Ekaterina Makarova | RUS
|
Elena Vesnina | 28 | 3 |
| ESP
|
Nuria Llagostera Vives | ESP
|
María José Martínez Sánchez | 42 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of 11 June 2012
Retirements
edit- Elena Baltacha (neck injury)
- Liezel Huber (right thigh injury)
Paola Suárez (lumbar spine injury)- Hsieh Su-wei (low back injury)
Finals
editMen's singles
edit Andy Roddick defeated Andreas Seppi, 6–3, 6–2
Women's singles
edit Tamira Paszek defeated Angelique Kerber, 5–7, 6–3, 7–5
Men's doubles
edit Colin Fleming / Ross Hutchins defeated Jamie Delgado / Ken Skupski, 6–4, 6–3
Women's doubles
edit Nuria Llagostera Vives / María José Martínez Sánchez defeated Liezel Huber / Lisa Raymond, 6–4, ret.
References
edit- ^ "Roddick confirmed as AEGON International wildcard - Tennis - Eastbour…". Archived from the original on 4 August 2012.
- ^ Published on Thursday 10 May 2012 15:31 (10 May 2012). "Wozniacki confirms Devonshire Park return - Tennis". Eastbourne Herald. Archived from the original on 19 June 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ GMT (10 May 2012). "BBC Sport - Caroline Wozniacki & Petra Kvitova head Eastbourne field". BBC. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
- ^ "Kaia Kanepi".