2012 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships

The 2012 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 44th edition of the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, and was an ATP World Tour 250 event. It took place at River Oaks Country Club in Houston, Texas, United States, from April 9 through April 15, 2012.

2012 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships
DateApril 9–15
Edition44th
CategoryWorld Tour 250
Draw32S / 16D
Prize money$442,500
SurfaceClay / outdoor
LocationHouston, TX, United States
VenueRiver Oaks Country Club
Champions
Singles
Juan Mónaco [1]
Doubles
James Blake / Sam Querrey [2]
River Oaks Country Club

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds
Country Player Rank1 Seed
 USA Mardy Fish[3] 9 1
 USA John Isner[4] 11 2
 ESP Feliciano López 15 3
 ARG Juan Mónaco 16 4
 RSA Kevin Anderson 33 5
 ARG Carlos Berlocq 37 6
 RUS Alex Bogomolov, Jr. 41 7
 CRO Ivo Karlović 52 8
  • Rankings and seedings are as of April 2, 2012

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the main draw:

The following players received entry via qualifying:

Retirements

Doubles main draw entrants

Seeds
Country Player Country Player Rank1 Seed
 RUS Alex Bogomolov, Jr.  USA Scott Lipsky 100 1
 BAH Mark Knowles  BEL Xavier Malisse 115 2
 GER Michael Kohlmann  GER Alexander Waske 138 3
 SWE Johan Brunström  BEL Dick Norman 140 4
  • Rankings are as of April 2, 2012

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

Finals

Singles
Main article: 2012 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships – Singles
  • Juan Mónaco defeated John Isner 6–2, 3–6, 6–3
  • It was Monaco's 2nd title of the year and 5th of his career.

Doubles
Main article: 2012 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships – Doubles

References
  1. "2012 Houston – Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. "2012 Houston – Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. "Triumphant U.S. Davis Cup team to play US Men's Clay Court Championship". Archived from the original on 2012-04-30. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
  4. Isner adds to American flavor at the US Men’s Clay Court Championship
  5. http://www.mensclaycourt.com/index.php/news/view/anderson_gets_last_wild_card
  6. http://www.mensclaycourt.com/index.php/news/view/lopez_monaco_take_wild_cards
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