| Champ: |  Milos Raonic |
| Runner: |  Janko Tipsarević |
| Score: | 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–4) |
| Type: | singles doubles |
| Draw: | 28 (4 / 3) |
| Seeds: | 8 |
| Before Name: | Aircel Chennai Open – Singles |
| After Name: | Aircel Chennai Open – Singles |
See main article: 2012 Aircel Chennai Open. Stanislas Wawrinka was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Japanese qualifier Go Soeda.
Milos Raonic won the tournament beating top seeded Janko Tipsarević, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–4).
The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.
