| Date: | 10–16 September |
| Edition: | 3rd (women) 2nd (men) |
| Surface: | Hard |
| Location: | Ningbo, China |
| Prize Money: | $100,000+H (women) $50,000+H (men) |
| Champms: | Peter Gojowczyk |
| Champmd: |  Sanchai Ratiwatana / Sonchat Ratiwatana |
| Champws: | Hsieh Su-wei |
| Champwd: |  Shuko Aoyama / Chang Kai-chen |
| After Name: | Ningbo International Women's Tennis Open |
The 2012 Ningbo Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the second edition of the tournament (third for women) which was part of the 2012 ATP Challenger Tour and the 2012 ITF Women's Circuit. It took place in Ningbo, China, on 10–16 September 2012.
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lu Yen-hsun | 64 | 1 | ||
 China | Zhang Ze | 171 | 2 | |
| Jimmy Wang | 182 | 3 | ||
| China | Wu Di | 206 | 4 | |
| Yang Tsung-hua | 213 | 5 | ||
 United States | Michael Yani | 228 | 6 | |
| Japan | Hiroki Moriya | 231 | 7 | |
| Chen Ti | 250 | 8 |
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
Gao Xin Gong Maoxin Wang Chuhan Zhou Zhuo-QingThe following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Jeong Suk-Young Wang Ruikai| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hsieh Su-wei | 57 | 1 | ||
 Luxembourg | Mandy Minella | 79 | 2 | |
 United Kingdom | Anne Keothavong | 81 | 3 | |
| Chang Kai-chen | 113 | 4 | ||
| Japan | Erika Sema | 126 | 5 | |
 Russian Federation | Valeria Savinykh | 128 | 6 | |
 Italy | Alberta Brianti | 132 | 7 | |
| Maria João Koehler | 140 | 8 |
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following players received entry by a Special Ranking:
See main article: 2012 Ningbo Challenger – Men's singles.
Jeong Suk-Young 6–3, 6–1See main article: 2012 Ningbo Challenger – Women's singles.
Zhang Shuai 6–2, 6–2See main article: 2012 Ningbo Challenger – Men's doubles.
Sanchai Ratiwatana / Sonchat Ratiwatana def. Gong Maoxin / Zhang Ze 6–4, 6–2See main article: 2012 Ningbo Challenger – Women's doubles.
Shuko Aoyama / Chang Kai-chen def. Tetiana Luzhanska / Zheng Saisai 6–2, 7–5