Nice Entry List/Fact Sheet (updated May 20, 2012)

Tournament Name: OPEN DE NICE CÔTE D’AZUR
Location: NICE, FRANCE
Dates: SUNDAY 20 MAY–SATURDAY 26 MAY 2012
Prize Money: €398,250 (Total Financial Commitment €450,000)
28 DRAW (Q32)

SITE: NICE LAWN TENNIS CLUB
5 AVENUE SUZANNE LENGLEN
0600 NICE
SURFACE: CLAY
BALL: BABOLAT FRENCH OPEN
WEB SITE: www.opennicecotedazur.com

Qualifying draw: Friday, May 18, 9:00 p.m.
Main draw: Saturday, May 19, Noon
Doubles draw: Saturday, May 19, 2:00 p.m.

ATP Ranking Points
W: 250
F: 150
SF: 90
QF: 45
R16: 20 (Seeds 1-4: 0)
R32: 0
Q: +12
Q8: 6
Q16: 0
Q32: 0

Entry Deadline: April 9, 2012
Seeding: May 14, 2012

1 Isner, John USA 10
2 Almagro, Nicolas ESP 12
3 Simon, Gilles FRA 13
OUT Gasquet, Richard FRA 17
OUT Granollers, Marcel ESP 26
6 Tomic, Bernard AUS 36
7 Davydenko, Nikolay RUS 38
8 Istomin, Denis UZB 42
OUT Seppi, Andreas ITA 43
10 Young, Donald USA 45
OUT Kubot, Lukasz POL 50
12 Haase, Robin NED 51
13 Falla, Alejandro COL 54
14 Lu, Yen-Hsun TPE 55
15 Rochus, Olivier BEL 56
16 Fognini, Fabio ITA 57
OUT Andujar, Pablo ESP 58
18 Sela, Dudi ISR 61
19 Volandri, Filippo ITA 63
20 (SE)
21 (SE)
22 (Q) BELLUCCI, Thomaz BRA
23 (Q) DIMITROV, Grigor BUL
24 (Q) BAKER, Brian USA
25 (Q) QUERREY, Sam USA
26 (WC) Ferrero, Juan Carlos ESP
27 (WC) Monfils, Gael FRA
28 (WC) Paire, Benoit FRA

Alternates
IN Lacko, Lukas SVK 66
IN Darcis, Steve BEL 67
IN Malisse, Xavier BEL 68
OUT Montanes, Albert ESP 69
IN Kukushkin, Mikhail KAZ 70
IN Stakhovsky, Sergiy UKR 71
IN Ebden, Matthew AUS 73
IN Roger-Vasselin, Edouard FRA 79
1. Garcia-Lopez, Guillermo ESP 80
2. Rosol, Lukas CZE 81
3. Kamke, Tobias GER 82
4. Starace, Potito ITA 83
OUT Gil, Frederico POR 84
5. Cipolla, Flavio ITA 85
6. Jaziri, Malek TUN 86

Reasonable entry list for the last tournament before the FO.

Where's Ferrer?

Good list for the wek before a GS. Smart choice for Ferrer to not play here. Isner :facepalm: i fear he is playing to many tournments.

Haha what a likeable list (I mean lot of my favs are playing here), shame that it's one week before RG. Especially Almagro should learn from the last year.

It would be nice to Bellucci play here. Is not like he'll go far deep into RG and he desperately will need the points and the ATP playing before he drops to 80 or something.

almost no south americans on the list (with the exception of Falla):eek:

Almagro, you gotta be kidding me. Burning yourself up again before RG...

Dolgo won't defend his final ?

Dolgo won't defend his final ?What title? Almagro was the singles champion in 2011:
http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2011/05/20/Nice-Saturday-Almagro-Wins-Third-Title-Of-Season.aspx

Almagro :banghead:

Apparently he would prefer to win Nice and lose 1st round of Roland Garros than made the quarters of the latter.

What title? Almagro was the singles champion in 2011:
http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2011/05/20/Nice-Saturday-Almagro-Wins-Third-Title-Of-Season.aspx

I never said Dolgo won Nice....I talked about his final but in fact it was a semi so he won't defend his semi ?

First WC is for Fernando Verdasco

Nando style :haha:

Second WC goes to Paire and third could be Monfils if he asks for one

I'm quite surprised by this list, there are some decent clay/players here, should be more of a challenger field.

Gasquet now likely not to receive a BYE into R2. :sad:

Second WC goes to Paire and third could be Monfils if he asks for oneGael will play exhibition matches http://www.facebook.com/Masters.Guinot.Mary.Cohr

Decent list

Final WC for Gael Monfils.

Final WC for Gael Monfils.
:facepalm:

Verdasco received a WC here ? :D :D

Remember final match in 2010 ?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnREpkrIhRM

Verdasco received a WC here ? :D :D

Remember final match in 2010 ?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnREpkrIhRM
yes :lol:

Gasquet to be the 6th seed, was hoping for a top 4 seed. :(

Nice entry list.

Verdasco???!!! :lol:

What is Gael doing playing here! Play your exhibition and don't get hurt!!!

Nice entry list.


:spit: :yeah:

Gasquet shouldn't play this, remember what happened at 2010 won the final and got exhausted with the French Open organizers screwing him up and making her play i think a day after winning here. I hope the French Open dont self destruct their own players.

Bellucci and Souza are going to play the qualy

Gasquet's doubtful.

He said after his loss to Ferrer, he doesn't want to take any risks before Roland Garros and would like to rest his ankle.

OUT: Gasquet, Granollers, Seppi, Kubot
IN: Kukushkin, Stakhovsky, Ebden, Roger-Vasselin

Verdasco is OUT too.

Source : http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151727618895099&set=a.10150222510735099.443175.251611070098&type=1&theater

Gasquet's doubtful.

He said after his loss to Ferrer, he doesn't want to take any risks before Roland Garros and would like to rest his ankle.

Ankle, he's just come off a shoulder issue?

Ankle, he's just come off a shoulder issue?
Ankle. During a football match few days before MC. :)