The 2012 Dallas Tennis Classic was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the first edition of the tournament, which was part of the 2012 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Irving, Texas, United States between 12 and 18 March 2012.
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marin Čilić | 24 | 1 | ||
 Russian Federation | Alex Bogomolov Jr. | 37 | 2 | |
 Italy | Andreas Seppi | 46 | 3 | |
| Robin Haase | 55 | 4 | ||
| Lu Yen-hsun | 56 | 5 | ||
 Israel | Dudi Sela | 63 | 6 | |
| Italy | Potito Starace | 68 | 7 | |
 Slovakia | Lukáš Lacko | 69 | 8 |
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
Amer Delić
John NallonThe following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mexico | Santiago González | Scott Lipsky | 65 | 1 | ||
| Martin Emmrich |  Sweden | Andreas Siljeström | 151 | 2 | ||
| Russian Federation |  Australia | |||||
| Marin Čilić | Nicholas Monroe | 242 | 4 |
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Amer Delić / Alex Pier Sasha Ermakov / Shane Vinsant Adham El-Effendi / 
Darren WalshThe following pairs received entry as alternates into the doubles main draw:
See main article: article and 2012 Dallas Tennis Classic – Singles.
Frank Dancevic def. Igor Andreev, 7–6(7–4), 6–3See main article: article and 2012 Dallas Tennis Classic – Doubles.
Santiago González / Scott Lipsky def. Bobby Reynolds / Michael Russell, 6–4, 6–3