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 dimenstion of a tennis court are defined and regulated by the ITF and the court is 23.78abbr=offNaNabbr=off long, 10.97abbr=offNaNabbr=off wide. Its width is 8.23abbr=offNaNabbr=off for singles matches and 10.97abbr=offNaNabbr=off 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]
| width=150 | Tournament Category[7] ! | width=30 | W ! | width=30 | F ! | width=30 | SF ! | width=30 | QF ! | width=30 | R16 ! | width=30 | 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 |
| $15,000 tournaments | |
| $10,000 tournaments |
| Week of | Tournament | Winner | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 5 | Argentina F2 Futures[69] Dolores, Argentina Clay $10,000 |  Nicolás Pastor1–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–2) | Juan-Martín Aranguren | Nicolás Kicker Joaquín-Jesús Monteferrario |  Andrea Collarini Patricio Heras Tomás Lipovšek Puches Rodrigo Scattareggia |
| Tomás Lipovšek Puches Juan Pablo Ortiz 1–6, 6–4, [10–8] | Andrea Collarini Nicolás Pastor | ||||
| Canada F1 Futures[70] Gatineau, Canada Hard (indoor) $15,000 | Stefan Seifert 7–6(9–7), 6–2 |  Vincent Millot |  John-Patrick Smith Peter Polansky | ||
| Devin Britton John-Patrick Smith 5–7, 6–3, [10–5] |  Andrei Dăescu Florin Mergea | ||||
| France F4 Futures[71] Lille, France Hard (indoor) $15,000 | Kenny de Schepper 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 | Romain Jouan |  Christophe Rochus Yannick Mertens | ||
| Romain Jouan Fabrice Martin 6–2, 6–2 | Nils Langer Philipp Oswald | ||||
| Great Britain F4 Futures[72] Tipton, United Kingdom Hard $15,000 | Peter Torebko 6–3, 6–2 |  Josh Goodall | Neil Pauffley Jamie Baker | ||
| Chris Eaton Dominic Inglot 6–3, 6–4 | David Rice Sean Thornley | ||||
| India F3 Futures[73] Bhimavaram, India Hard $10,000+H |  Sanam Singh6–4, 4–6, 7–5 | Saketh Myneni | Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan Ranjeet Virali-Murugesan |  Patrik Rosenholm Karan Rastogi Shuichi Sekiguchi Sarvar Ikramov | |
| Rohan Gajjar Saketh Myneni 7–5, 6–3 | Vijay Sundar Prashanth Arun-Prakash Rajagopalan | ||||
| Portugal F2 Futures[74] Faro, Portugal Hard $10,000 |  Andrej Martin6–2, 6–2 | Daniel Smethurst |  Roberto Ortega Olmedo Ricardo Villacorta-Alonso | Agustín Boje-Ordóñez Adrian Sikora Marc Sieber Andoni Vivanco-Guzmán | |
| Andrej Martin Adrian Sikora 6–1, 6–2 |  Hugo Dellien Federico Zeballos | ||||
| Spain F5 Futures[75] Reus, Spain Clay $10,000 |  Enrico Burzi3–6, 6–3, 6–1 | Marc Fornell Mestres | Carles Poch Gradin David Estruch | ||
| Enrico Burzi Matteo Trevisan 3–6, 6–0, [12–10] | José Checa Calvo Carles Poch Gradin | ||||
| Turkey F9 Futures[76] Antalya-Kaya Belek, Turkey Hard $10,000 |  Michal Konečný6–2, 6–3 | Alexander Sadecky | Murad Inoyatov Andrey Kumantsov | Filip Horanský Michal Pažický Tuna Altuna Filip Krajinović | |
| Ivan Bjelica Ivo Mijic Walkover | Patrik Brydolf Andrey Kumantsov | ||||
| Ukraine F3 Futures[77] Cherkassy, Ukraine Hard (indoor) $10,000 |  Oleksandr Nedovyesov6–2, 6–3 | Viktor Galović | Mikhail Biryukov Stanislav Poplavskyy | Denis Matsukevich Vadim Alekseenko Danilo Petrović Marko Lenz | |
| Vladyslav Manafov Volodymyr Uzhylovskyi 6–4, 6–4 | Denys Pume Yaraslav Shyla | ||||
| March 12 | Argentina F3 Futures[78] Mendoza, Argentina Clay $10,000 | Martín Alund 6–4, 6–7(1–7), 7–5 | Pablo Galdón | ||
| Guillermo Durán Diego Schwartzman 6–2, 7–6(7–2) | Martín Alund Francisco Bahamonde | ||||
| Canada F2 Futures[79] Sherbrooke, Canada Carpet (indoor) $15,000 | Stefan Seifert 6–3, 7–6(7–4) | Peter Polansky | Fritz Wolmarans John-Patrick Smith | Samuel Monette Clément Reix Devin Britton Vincent Millot | |
| Andrei Dăescu Florin Mergea 7–6(8–6), 3–6, [10–1] | Milan Pokrajac Peter Polansky | ||||
| Croatia F3 Futures[80] Umag, Croatia Clay $10,000 | Marco Cecchinato 6–3, 6–4 | Andrej Martin | Dino Marcan Toni Androić | ||
| Roman Jebavý Andrej Martin 6–3, 7–5 | Marin Draganja Dino Marcan | ||||
| France F5 Futures[81] Poitiers, France Hard (indoor) $15,000+H | Josselin Ouanna 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–2) | Kenny de Schepper | Nils Langer Olivier Patience | Maxime Quinqueneau Laurent Rochette Nicolas Renavand Grégoire Barrère | |
| Olivier Patience Nicolas Renavand 6–2, 6–3 | Ruan Roelofse Gleb Sakharov | ||||
| Great Britain F5 Futures[82] Bath, United Kingdom Hard $15,000 | Peter Torebko 6–2, 6–2 | Michael Ryderstedt | Yannick Mertens Alex Bogdanovic | ||
| Lewis Burton Edward Corrie 6–3, 6–4 | Arthur De Greef Yannik Reuter | ||||
| Israel F4 Futures[83] Herzlia, Israel Hard $10,000 | Axel Michon 6–3, 6–3 | Tobias Blomgren | Patrik Rosenholm Andrew Fitzpatrick | Alexandros Jakupovic Adam Chadaj Alessandro BegaRoel Oostdam | |
| Antoine Benneteau Axel Michon 6–4, 6–7(2–7), [10–8] | Alexandros Jakupovic Vitali Reshetnikov | ||||
| Japan F1 Futures[84] Nishi-Tama, Japan Hard $10,000 | Yasutaka Uchiyama 6–2, 7–6(7–5) | Hiroki Kondo | Huang Liang-chi Shota Tagawa | Takuto Niki Masaki Sasai Arata Onozawa Hiroyasu Ehara | |
| Hiroki Kondo Yi Chu-huan 7–6(7–4), 7–5 |  Gao Peng Gao Wan | ||||
| Portugal F3 Futures[85] Loulé, Portugal Hard $10,000 |  Dénes Lukács6–4, 6–1 | Niels Desein | Jules Marie Enrique López Pérez | Andoni Vivanco-Guzmán Sergio Gutiérrez Ferrol Roberto Ortega Olmedo Dorian Descloix | |
| Niels Desein Jeroen Masson 7–6(7–3), 6–3 | Guillermo Gómez-Díaz Andoni Vivanco-Guzmán | ||||
| Russia F6 Futures[86] Moscow, Russia Carpet (indoor) $15,000 | Andis Juška 6–7(3–7), 6–3, 6–1 | Deniss Pavlovs | Vadim Alekseenko Siarhei Betau | Mikhail Fufygin Andrey Kumantsov Mikhail Vaks Uladzimir Ignatik | |
| Andis Juška Deniss Pavlovs 7–6(7–5), 6–1 | Siarhei Betau Andrei Vasilevski | ||||
| Spain F6 Futures[87] Badalona, Spain Clay $10,000 | Roberto Carballés Baena 6–2, 6–3 | David Estruch | Taro Daniel Hans Podlipnik Castillo |  Juan Sebastián Gómez Lorenzo Giustino Ivan Nedelko David Pérez Sanz | |
| Miguel Ángel López Jaén Gabriel Trujillo Soler 6–2, 7–5 | Hans Podlipnik Castillo Ricardo Urzúa-Rivera | ||||
| Switzerland F1 Futures[88] Taverne, Switzerland Carpet (indoor) $10,000 | Moritz Baumann 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 | Henri Laaksonen | Claudio Grassi Florian Fallert | Roberto Marcora Franck Pepe Alexander Sadecky Luca Vanni | |
| Gero Kretschmer Jakob Sude 6–4, 7–5 | Enrico Iannuzzi Luca Vanni | ||||
| Turkey F10 Futures[89] Antalya-Ali Bey, Turkey Clay $10,000 | Nick van der Meer 7–6(11–9), 6–1 | Pavol Červenák | Florian Reynet Dimitar Kuzmanov | Giulio Torroni Christian Lindell Ivan SergeyevTihomir Grozdanov | |
| Tihomir Grozdanov Dimitar Kuzmanov 6–3, 6–3 | Ivan Bjelica Arsenije Zlatanović | ||||
| USA F7 Futures[90] Calabasas, United States Hard $15,000 | Tennys Sandgren 6–3, 7–5 | Daniel Kosakowski | Andre Begemann Carsten Ball | Pedro Zerbini Takanyi Garanganga Brian Baker John Peers | |
| Carsten Ball Andre Begemann 7–6(9–7), 6–4 | Nima Roshan Artem Sitak | ||||
| March 19 | Argentina F4 Futures[91] Córdoba, Argentina Clay $10,000 | Agustín Velotti 6–4, 6–2 | Diego Schwartzman | Facundo Argüello Renzo Olivo | Juan-Pablo Amado Sergio Galdós Nicolás Pastor Nicolás Kicker |
| Maximiliano Estévez Diego Schwartzman 6–1, 6–1 | Diego Matos Renzo Olivo | ||||
| Australia F3 Futures[92] Ipswich, Australia Clay $15,000 | Samuel Groth 5–7, 6–3, 6–2 | Jason Kubler | José Statham James Lemke | Dane Propoggia Matthew Barton John Millman Logan Mackenzie | |
| Adam Feeney Adam Hubble 6–4, 6–4 | Brydan Klein José Statham | ||||
| Croatia F4 Futures[93] Poreč, Croatia Clay $10,000 | Kevin Krawietz 6–3, 5–7, 6–3 | Dino Marcan | Marc Sieber Attila Balázs | Gerald Melzer Andrej Martin Petru-Alexandru Luncanu Marin Bradarić | |
| Attila Balázs Kornél Bardóczky 2–6, 6–1, [10–8] | Steven Moneke Marc Sieber | ||||
| France F6 Futures[94] Saint-Raphaël, France Hard (indoor) $10,000 | Laurent Rochette 6–4, 6–1 | Niels Desein | |||
| Jean Andersen Ruan Roelofse 6–2, 6–4 | Thomas Le Boulch Baptiste Maitre | ||||
| Israel F5 Futures[95] Herzlia, Israel Hard $10,000 | Andrew Fitzpatrick 6–7(3–7), 6–4, 6–4 | Ádám Kellner | Adam Chadaj Adrien Bossel | Antoine Benneteau Bar Tzuf Botzer Lukas Jastraunig Axel Michon | |
| Adam Chadaj Piotr Gadomski 7–5, 6–3 | Antoine Benneteau Axel Michon | ||||
| Italy F1 Futures[96] Trento, Italy Hard (indoor) $15,000 | Boris Pašanski 1–6, 6–1, 7–6(7–4) | Stefano Galvani | Giacomo Oradini Marco Crugnola Enrico Burzi Federico Gaio | ||
| Marco Crugnola Claudio Grassi 6–4, 6–4 | Nikola Ćaćić Damir Džumhur | ||||
| Japan F2 Futures[97] Nishitōkyō, Japan Hard $10,000 | Chang Yu 6–2, 6–3 | Takuto Niki | Toshihide Matsui Hiroyasu Ehara | Ouyang Bowen Kittiphong Wachiramanowong Sho Katayama Hiroki Kondo | |
| Takuto Niki Arata Onozawa 3–6, 6–1, [10–6] | Chang Yu Gao Xin | ||||
| Russia F7 Futures[98] Tyumen, Russia Hard (indoor) $15,000 | Evgeny Kirillov 7–6(11–9), 6–3 | Boy Westerhof | Denys Molchanov Andrei Vasilevski | ||
| Andis Juška Deniss Pavlovs 6–3, 6–4 | Sergei Krotiouk Andrei Vasilevski | ||||
| Switzerland F2 Futures[99] Vaduz, Liechtenstein Carpet (indoor) $10,000 | Gleb Sakharov 7–6(7–1), 6–3 | Moritz Baumann | Mate Pavić Robin Kern Gero Kretschmer Franck Pepe | ||
| Gero Kretschmer Jakob Sude 7–5, 7–6(8–6) | Sandro Ehrat Matthias Kolbe | ||||
| Turkey F11 Futures[100] Antalya-Ali Bey, Turkey Clay $10,000 | Ivan Sergeyev 6–2, 6–2 | Florian Reynet | Pavol Červenák Arsenije Zlatanović Andrei Gorban Patrik Brydolf | ||
| Andrei Ciumac Ivan Sergeyev 6–3, 7–6(7–5) | Patrik Brydolf Florian Reynet | ||||
| United Arab Emirates F1 Futures[101] Fujairah, United Arab Emirates Hard $10,000 | Jules Marie 6–2, 2–6, 6–3 | Roberto Marcora | Jordi Samper Montaña James Marsalek |  Sam Barry Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan Gábor Csonka Michal Schmid | |
| Sam Barry James Marsalek 6–4, 7–6(7–4) | Alex Satschko Mikhail Vasiliev | ||||
| USA F8 Futures[102] Costa Mesa, United States Hard $15,000 | Brian Baker 6–1, 6–2 | Greg Ouellette | John Peers Artem Sitak Bjorn Fratangelo Tennys Sandgren | ||
| Nicolas Meister John Peers 6–3, 6–7(1–7), [17–15] | Carsten Ball Andre Begemann | ||||
| March 26 | Argentina F5 Futures[103] Villa del Dique, Argentina Clay $10,000 | Renzo Olivo 7–5, 6–7(7–9), 6–4 | José Pereira | Diego Schwartzman Nicolás Pastor | Facundo Argüello Matías Salinas Guillermo Durán Kevin Konfederak |
| Valentín Florez Kevin Konfederak 6–4, 6–4 | Tomás Lipovšek Puches Juan Pablo Ortiz | ||||
| Australia F4 Futures[104] Bundaberg, Australia Clay $15,000 | Jason Kubler 6–4, 1–6, 6–1 | John Millman | James Lemke Maverick Banes | ||
| James Lemke Dane Propoggia 6–3, 6–2 | Adam Feeney Adam Hubble | ||||
| Bahrain F1 Futures[105] Manama, Bahrain Hard $10,000 | James McGee 6–4, 6–4 | Jordi Samper Montaña | Jules Marie Lucas Renard | Roberto Marcora Michal Schmid Lennert van der Linden Antoine Escoffier | |
| Sam Barry James McGee 7–5, 4–6, [10–8] | Jeremy Jahn Matthew Short | ||||
| Croatia F5 Futures[106] Rovinj, Croatia Clay $10,000 | Roberto Carballés Baena 6–4, 4–6, 7–5 | Marc Sieber | Dino Marcan Taro Daniel | Aleksandr Lobkov Kevin Krawietz Gerald MelzerSteven Moneke | |
| Kevin Krawietz Marcel Zimmermann 6–4, 6–4 | Marin Draganja Dino Marcan | ||||
| Israel F6 Futures[107] Herzlia, Israel Hard $10,000 | Amir Weintraub 7–5, 6–0 | Axel Michon | Antoine Benneteau Maxim Dubarenco Adrien Bossel Andrew Fitzpatrick | ||
| Levente Gödry Ádám Kellner 6–3, 6–3 | Antoine Benneteau Axel Michon | ||||
| Italy F2 Futures[108] Cividino, Italy Hard $10,000 | Damir Džumhur 6–4, 6–4 | Charles-Antoine Brézac | Giacomo Oradini Valentin Dimov | Yannik Reuter Lorenzo Frigerio Andrea Agazzi Enrico Iannuzzi | |
| James Cluskey Purav Raja 6–7(10–12), 6–4, [10–2] | Andrea Agazzi Enrico Iannuzzi | ||||
| Japan F3 Futures[109] Kofu, Japan Hard $10,000 | Hiroki Moriya 6–1, 6–4 | Yasutaka Uchiyama | |||
| Peng Hsien-yin Bumpei Sato 6–3, 5–7, [10–6] | Chang Yu Gao Xin | ||||
| Kazakhstan F1 Futures[110] Almaty, Kazakhstan Hard (indoor) $10,000 |  Alexey Kedryuk6–3, 1–6, 6–0 | Egor Gerasimov | Alexey Vatutin Denis Yevseyev | Dmitriy Makeyev Sergei Krotiouk Andrei Levine Mikhail Biryukov | |
| Egor Gerasimov Andrei Levine 6–1, 6–2 | Vitaliy Kachanovskiy Alexander Pavlioutchenkov | ||||
| Switzerland F3 Futures[111] Fällanden, Switzerland Carpet (indoor) $10,000 | Josh Goodall 6–4, 6–2 | Philipp Oswald | Matthias Kolbe Moritz Baumann Teri GrollAlexander Ritschard | ||
| Marcus Daniell Márton Fucsovics 6–7(3–7), 6–3, [10–8] | Adrian Bodmer Philipp Oswald | ||||
| Turkey F12 Futures[112] Antalya-Belconti, Turkey Hard $10,000 | Radu Albot 6–1, 6–3 | Sergio Gutiérrez Ferrol | Edoardo Eremin Ivan Nedelko Mohamed SafwatBoy Westerhof | ||
| Ricardo Ojeda Lara Oriol Roca Batalla 6–7(5–7), 6–1, [10–8] | Haluk Akkoyun Richard Ruckelshausen |
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