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2012 ITF Men's Circuit (January–March)

The 2012 ITF Men's Circuit is the 2012 edition of the entry level tour for men's professional tennis, and is the third tier tennis tour below the Association of Tennis Professionals, World Tour and Challenger Tour.[1] It is organised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) who additionally organizes the ITF Women's Circuit which is an entry-level tour for women's professional tennis. Future tournaments are organized to offer either $10,000 or $15,000 in prize money and tournaments which offering hospitality to players competing in the main draw give additional ranking points which are valid under the ATP ranking system,[2] and are to be organized by a national association or approved by the ITF Men's Circuit Committee.[1][3]

The tournaments are played on a rectangular flat surface, commonly referred to as a tennis court. The dimensions of a tennis court are defined and regulated by the ITF and the court is 23.78 meters (78.0 feet) long, 10.97 meters (36.0 feet) wide. Its width is 8.23 meters (27.0 feet) for singles matches and 10.97 meters (36.0 feet) for doubles matches.[4][5] Tennis is played on a variety of surfaces and each surface has its own characteristics which affect the playing style of the game. There are four main types of courts depending on the materials used for the court surface, clay, hard, grass and carpet courts with the ITF classifying five different pace settings ranging from slow to fast.[6]

Point distribution

Tournament Category[7] W F SF QF R16 R32
Futures 15,000+H 35 20 10 4 1 0
Futures 15,000 27 15 8 3 1 0
Futures 10,000+H 27 15 8 3 1 0
Futures 10,000 18 10 6 2 1 0

Key

$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Month

January

Week of Tournament Winner Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
January 2 China F1 Futures[8]
Shenzhen, China
Hard
$15,000
Singles and Doubles Draw
Czech Republic Jiří Veselý
6–4, 7–5
United States Austin Krajicek China Li Zhe
China Chang Yu
India Saketh Myneni
United States Devin Britton
China Xu Junchao
China Ma Ya-nan
France Pierre-Hugues Herbert
Slovakia Ivo Klec
6–4, 6–2
Chinese Taipei Lee Hsin-han
Chinese Taipei Peng Hsien-yin
January 9 China F2 Futures[9]
Shenzhen, China
Hard
$15,000
United States Austin Krajicek
3–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
China Zhang Ze China Bai Yan
Japan Hiroki Moriya
China Li Zhe
France Pierre-Hugues Herbert
China Ma Ya-nan
China Wu Di
Chinese Taipei Hsieh Cheng-peng
Chinese Taipei Lee Hsin-han
7–6(7–5), 6–0
United States Devin Britton
United States Austin Krajicek
Germany F1 Futures[10]
Schwieberdingen, Germany
Carpet (indoor)
$10,000
United Kingdom Josh Goodall
2–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–4
Germany Bastian Knittel Czech Republic Michal Schmid
Republic of Ireland Louk Sorensen
Switzerland Sandro Ehrat
Croatia Roko Karanušić
Germany Moritz Baumann
Germany Sebastian Sachs
France Albano Olivetti
France Élie Rousset
6–4, 6–4
United Kingdom Miles Bugby
United Kingdom Josh Goodall
Great Britain F1 Futures[11]
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Hard (indoor)
$15,000
Poland Michał Przysiężny
6–1, 7–6(9–7)
Bosnia and Herzegovina Mirza Bašić France Alexandre Sidorenko
Czech Republic Jan Minář
Belgium Arthur De Greef
Sweden Michael Ryderstedt
France Clément Reix
United Kingdom Daniel Evans
United Kingdom Chris Eaton
United Kingdom Dominic Inglot
7–5, 6–2
United Kingdom David Rice
United Kingdom Sean Thornley
Israel F1 Futures[12]
Eilat, Israel
Hard
$10,000
Italy Claudio Grassi
7–6(7–5), 6–3
France Gleb Sakharov Slovakia Norbert Gombos
Russia Victor Baluda
Slovakia Adrian Partl
Austria Dominic Thiem
Hungary Márton Fucsovics
Moldova Maxim Dubarenco
Italy Claudio Grassi
Italy Matteo Volante
6–4, 4–6, [11–9]
South Africa Jean Andersen
South Africa Ruan Roelofse
Russia F1 Futures[13]
Moscow, Russia
Hard
$10,000
Ukraine Stanislav Poplavskyy
7–6(10–8), 7–6(7–1)
Russia Mikhail Fufygin Russia Andrey Kuznetsov
Russia Richard Muzaev
Belarus Egor Gerasimov
Belarus Dzmitry Zhyrmont
Russia Gleb Bagateliya
Russia Andrei Levine
Latvia Andis Juška
Latvia Deniss Pavlovs
7–6(7–1), 6–3
Russia Andrey Kuznetsov
Russia Stanislav Vovk
Turkey F1 Futures[14]
Antalya-Kaya Belek, Turkey
Hard
$10,000
Bosnia and Herzegovina Tomislav Brkić
6–4, 6–1
Czech Republic Michal Konečný India Sanam Singh
United Kingdom Daniel Cox
Sweden Carl Bergman
Kazakhstan Denis Yevseyev
Austria Marc Rath
Germany Kevin Krawietz
Bosnia and Herzegovina Tomislav Brkić
Bosnia and Herzegovina Aldin Šetkić
3–6, 7–6(7–2), [10–8]
Sweden Carl Bergman
Sweden Patrik Brydolf
USA F1 Futures[15]
Plantation, United States
Clay
$10,000
United States Jack Sock
6–1, 7–6(7–5)
Australia Jason Kubler Netherlands Matwé Middelkoop
France Nicolas Devilder
Romania Gabriel Moraru
Monaco Benjamin Balleret
Slovenia Blaž Rola
United States Nicholas Monroe
United States Drew Courtney
United States Jarmere Jenkins
7–6(7–3), 7–5
United States Nicholas Monroe
United States Jack Sock
January 16 France F1 Futures[16]
Bagnoles-de-l'Orne, France
Clay
$10,000+H
Germany Moritz Baumann
2–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–4
France Alexandre Penaud France Jules Marie
France Nicolas Renavand
Belgium Niels Desein
Spain Pedro Clar
Serbia Danilo Petrović
France Alexandre Sidorenko
Germany Peter Heller
France Tak Khunn Wang
6–4, 7–6(7–3)
Belgium Gaetan De Lovinfosse
Belgium Yannick Vandenbulcke
Germany F2 Futures[17]
Stuttgart-Stammheim, Germany
Hard (indoor)
$10,000
France Franck Pepe
2–6, 6–2, 6–2
Germany Nils Langer Switzerland Sandro Ehrat
France Albano Olivetti
Germany Kevin Krawietz
Russia Denis Matsukevich
France Élie Rousset
Croatia Nikola Mektić
Romania Marius Copil
Germany Simon Stadler
6–1, 6–2
Germany Kevin Krawietz
Germany Marcel Zimmermann
Great Britain F2 Futures[18]
Sheffield, United Kingdom
Hard
$15,000
United Kingdom Daniel Evans
6–2, 6–0
United Kingdom David Rice Belgium Germain Gigounon
Slovenia Luka Gregorc
Poland Jerzy Janowicz
United Kingdom Alexander Ward
South Africa Fritz Wolmarans
Bosnia and Herzegovina Mirza Bašić
United Kingdom Chris Eaton
United Kingdom Dominic Inglot
6–3, 7–5
United Kingdom David Rice
United Kingdom Sean Thornley
Israel F2 Futures[19]
Eilat, Israel
Hard
$10,000
United Kingdom Daniel Smethurst
6–4, 6–2
Slovakia Jozef Kovalík Israel Amir Weintraub
Hungary Márton Fucsovics
Italy Luca Vanni
France Yannick Jankovits
Philippines Jeson Patrombon
France Gleb Sakharov
Italy Claudio Grassi
Netherlands Antal van der Duim
6–3, 7–5
South Africa Jean Andersen
South Africa Ruan Roelofse
Russia F2 Futures[20]
Moscow, Russia
Hard (indoor)
$10,000
Latvia Andis Juška
3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Russia Evgeny Kirillov Belarus Siarhei Betau
Russia Mikhail Biryukov
Russia Anton Zaitcev
Russia Sergei Krotiouk
Russia Ilya Belyaev
Russia Mikhail Ledovskikh
Belarus Siarhei Betau
Belarus Aliaksandr Bury
6–1, 6–3
Latvia Andis Juška
Latvia Deniss Pavlovs
Turkey F2 Futures[21]
Antalya-Kaya Belek, Turkey
Hard
$10,000
Bosnia and Herzegovina Aldin Šetkić
6–2, 6–2
Croatia Toni Androić Bosnia and Herzegovina Tomislav Brkić
Bulgaria Dimitar Kutrovsky
Ukraine Artem Smirnov
Canada Steven Diez
Czech Republic Michal Konečný
Serbia Nikola Ćaćić
Croatia Toni Androić
Serbia Nikola Ćaćić
6–3, 6–2
Sweden Patrik Brydolf
France Florian Reynet
USA F2 Futures[22]
Sunrise, United States
Clay
$10,000
France Nicolas Devilder
6–2, 6–3
France Olivier Patience United States Jack Sock
Portugal Pedro Sousa
United Kingdom Morgan Phillips
United States Andrea Collarini
Netherlands Boy Westerhof
United States Brian Baker
Philippines Ruben Gonzales
United States Chris Kwon
6–3, 7–5
United States Sekou Bangoura
United Kingdom Edward Corrie
January 23 Egypt F1 Futures[23]
Cairo, Egypt
Clay
$15,000
Russia Andrey Kuznetsov
6–4, 6–3
France Laurent Recouderc Brazil Leonardo Kirche
Egypt Mohamed Safwat
Italy Giulio Torroni
Spain Gerard Granollers Pujol
Italy Daniele Giorgini
Egypt Omar Hedayet
Spain Gerard Granollers Pujol
Spain Jordi Samper Montaña
2–6, 7–6(7–3), [10–6]
Egypt Omar Hedayet
Egypt Karim-Mohamed Maamoun
France F2 Futures[24]
Bressuire, France
Hard (indoor)
$10,000+H
France Laurent Rochette
6–7(9–11), 6–3, 6–3
France Mathieu Rodrigues France Kevin Botti
Belgium Maxime Authom
France David Guez
France Julien Obry
France Hugo Nys
Monaco Thomas Oger
Monaco Guillaume Couillard
Monaco Thomas Oger
6–2, 6–3
France Julien Obry
France Laurent Rochette
Germany F3 Futures[25]
Kaarst, Germany
Carpet (indoor)
$15,000
Netherlands Jesse Huta Galung
6–1, 3–2, retired
Czech Republic Jan Mertl Italy Marco Crugnola
Austria Philipp Oswald
Poland Grzegorz Panfil
Japan Yasutaka Uchiyama
Germany Oscar Otte
Germany Alexander Flock
Germany Alexander Flock
Germany Nils Langer
6–4, 6–3
Italy Marco Crugnola
Austria Philipp Oswald
Great Britain F3 Futures[26]
Birkenhead, United Kingdom
Hard (indoor)
Belgium Yannick Mertens
7–6(7–5), 2–6, 6–2
Poland Jerzy Janowicz Czech Republic Jan Minář
United Kingdom David Rice
United Kingdom Daniel Cox
United Kingdom Lewis Burton
United Kingdom Alexander Ward
United Kingdom Sean Thornley
United Kingdom David Rice
United Kingdom Sean Thornley
6–2, 6–3
United Kingdom Lewis Burton
United Kingdom Chris Eaton
Israel F3 Futures[27]
Eilat, Israel
Hard
$10,000
Israel Amir Weintraub
6–1, 6–1
Italy Claudio Grassi France Gleb Sakharov
Italy Alberto Brizzi
Italy Luca Vanni
South Africa Ruan Roelofse
Slovakia Norbert Gombos
Chinese Taipei Huang Liang-chi
Moldova Maxim Dubarenco
Austria Dominic Thiem
7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–2)
Italy Enrico Iannuzzi
Italy Luca Vanni
Mexico F1 Futures[28]
Monterrey, Mexico
Hard
$15,000
Moldova Roman Borvanov
6–2, 6–3
Mexico Daniel Garza United States Adam El Mihdawy
United States Austin Krajicek
Brazil Marcelo Demoliner
Mexico Luis Patiño
Brazil Bruno Sant'Anna
United States Jason Jung
United States Devin Britton
United States Austin Krajicek
6–2, 6–3
Moldova Roman Borvanov
Guatemala Christopher Díaz Figueroa
Russia F3 Futures[29]
Sergiyev Posad, Russia
Hard (indoor)
$10,000
Belarus Siarhei Betau
6–2, 6–4
Ukraine Stanislav Poplavskyy Belarus Dzmitry Zhyrmont
Belarus Aliaksandr Bury
Latvia Deniss Pavlovs
Latvia Andis Juška
Russia Gleb Bagateliya
Italy Thomas Fabbiano
Latvia Andis Juška
Latvia Deniss Pavlovs
6–1, 6–4
Russia Ervand Gasparyan
Belarus Andrei Vasilevski
Turkey F3 Futures[30]
Antalya-Kaya Belek, Turkey
Hard
$10,000
Bulgaria Dimitar Kutrovsky
6–3, 6–0
Canada Steven Diez Venezuela Ricardo Rodríguez
Belgium Alexandre Folie
Chile Hans Podlipnik Castillo
Kazakhstan Denis Yevseyev
Ukraine Artem Smirnov
Ukraine Ivan Sergeyev
Ukraine Vladyslav Klymenko
Ukraine Artem Smirnov
2–6, 7–6(10–8), [10–8]
Netherlands Romano Frantzen
Netherlands Alban Meuffels
USA F3 Futures[31]
Weston, United States
Clay
$10,000
United States Brian Baker
7–5, 6–3
Australia Jason Kubler United States Jeff Dadamo
United States Rhyne Williams
United Kingdom Morgan Phillips
United States Alexios Halebian
Portugal Pedro Sousa
Japan Yoshihito Nishioka
United States Daniel Kosakowski
United States Dennis Novikov
6–4, 7–6(7–4)
United States Vahid Mirzadeh
United States Michael Shabaz
January 30 Egypt F2 Futures[32]
Cairo, Egypt
Clay
$15,000
Russia Andrey Kuznetsov
6–3, 6–3
Slovakia Pavol Červenák Spain Gerard Granollers Pujol
Austria Michael Linzer
Italy Matteo Trevisan
Egypt Mohamed Safwat
France Laurent Recouderc
Egypt Sherif Sabry
Spain Gerard Granollers Pujol
Spain Jordi Samper Montaña
6–4, 6–2
Syria Marc Abdulnour
Syria Issam Haitham Taweel
France F3 Futures[33]
Feucherolles, France
Hard (indoor)
$10,000+H
Belgium Maxime Authom
6–4, 6–2
France Grégoire Burquier France David Guez
Belgium Germain Gigounon
Monaco Benjamin Balleret
Poland Marcin Gawron
Belgium Yannik Reuter
France Tristan Lamasine
Spain Iván Arenas-Gualda
Spain Enrique López Pérez
5–7, 7–6(7–2), [10–8]
Poland Marcin Gawron
Poland Andriej Kapaś
Germany F4 Futures[34]
Nußloch, Germany
Carpet (indoor)
$15,000
Germany Nils Langer
7–6(7–0), 7–6(7–2)
Austria Philipp Oswald Romania Andrei Dăescu
Germany Alexander Flock
Czech Republic Marek Michalička
Germany Dieter Kindlmann
Slovakia Miloslav Mečíř Jr.
Japan Hiroki Moriya
Japan Hiroki Moriya
Japan Yasutaka Uchiyama
7–6(7–4), 6–3
Germany Marko Lenz
Germany George von Massow
Mexico F2 Futures[35]
Mexico City, Mexico
Hard
$15,000
Dominican Republic Víctor Estrella
7–6(7–2), 3–6, 6–2
Uruguay Marcel Felder United States Devin Britton
Brazil Marcelo Demoliner
United States Austin Krajicek
El Salvador Marcelo Arévalo
Argentina Agustín Velotti
Mexico César Ramírez
United States Devin Britton
United States Austin Krajicek
6–3, 6–4
Dominican Republic Víctor Estrella
Venezuela Piero Luisi
Turkey F4 Futures[36]
Antalya-Belconti, Turkey
Hard
$10,000
Bosnia and Herzegovina Damir Džumhur
6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Austria Nikolaus Moser Belgium Alexandre Folie
Spain Carlos Gómez-Herrera
Italy Andrea Arnaboldi
United Kingdom Oliver Golding
Ukraine Ivan Sergeyev
Chile Hans Podlipnik Castillo
Bosnia and Herzegovina Damir Džumhur
Bosnia and Herzegovina Aldin Šetkić
6–4, 4–6, [10–5]
Kuwait Abdullah Maqdes
South Africa Ruan Roelofse
USA F4 Futures[37]
Palm Coast, United States
Clay
$10,000
Australia Jason Kubler
6–2, 6–3
United States Rhyne Williams Portugal