| 2012 Knoxville Challenger | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 5–11 November | |||
| Edition | 9th | |||
| Surface | Hard | |||
| Location | Knoxville, United States | |||
| Champions | ||||
| Singles | ||||
 Michael Russell | ||||
| Doubles | ||||
Alex Kuznetsov /  Mischa Zverev | ||||
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The 2012 Knoxville Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the ninth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2012 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Knoxville, United States between 5 and 11 November 2012.
Singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| USA
|
Jesse Levine | 74 | 1 |
 RUS
|
Alex Bogomolov Jr. | 96 | 2 |
| USA
|
Michael Russell | 101 | 3 |
| GER
|
Mischa Zverev | 140 | 4 |
| USA
|
Ryan Sweeting | 147 | 5 |
| USA
|
Bobby Reynolds | 152 | 6 |
| USA
|
Tim Smyczek | 157 | 7 |
| USA
|
Denis Kudla | 163 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of October 29, 2012.
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
Jarryd Chaplin- Brandon Ficky
- Christian Harrison
- Eric Quigley
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Champions
Singles
Main article: 2012 Knoxville Challenger – Singles- Michael Russell def. Bobby Reynolds, 6–3, 6–2
Doubles
Main article: 2012 Knoxville Challenger – Doubles- Alex Kuznetsov / Mischa Zverev def.
Jean Andersen / Izak van der Merwe, 6–4, 6–2