ATP Sydney Qualifying January 9-14, 2012 Singles Seeds: (cut: Borvanov - 247) 1. Lukasz Kubot - To MD 2. Sergiy Stakhovsky - To MD 3. Ryan Sweeting 4. Denis Istomin 5. Grigor Dimitrov 6. Jarkko Nieminen 7. Leonardo Mayer 8. Nicolas Mahut Q-First Round Alex Kuznetsov (USA) d. (ALT)Andreas Siljestrom (SWE) 6-3 6-0 Bobby Reynolds (USA) d. Cedrik-Marcel Stebe (GER) 6-4 6-3 Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) d. Marinko Matosevic (AUS) 1-6 7-6(5) 6-2 Benjamin Mitchell (AUS) d. (7)Leonardo Mayer (ARG) 6-4 6-3 Frederico Gil (POR) d. (ALT)Sadik Kadir (AUS) 6-4 6-4 Stephane Robert (FRA) d. (WC)Matthew Barton (AUS) 6-2 6-7(4) 6-3 Andre Begemann (GER) d. (WC)Luke Saville (AUS) 6-4 6-4 (6)Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) d. Amer Delic (BIH) 6-1 1-0 ret. (3)Ryan Sweeting (USA) d. Joao Souza (BRA) 6-1 7-5 Greg Jones (AUS) d. Daniel Brands (GER) 7-5 6-3 Michael Russell (USA) d. Simon Greul (GER) 7-6(2) 6-1 Victor Hanescu (ROU) d. (8)Nicolas Mahut (FRA) 6-4 7-5 (4)Denis Istomin (UZB) d. (WC)Matt Reid (AUS) 7-5 7-6(5) Jan Hajek (CZE) d. Roman Borvanov (MDA) 4-6 6-4 6-1 (WC)Adam Feeney (AUS) d. Karol Beck (SVK) 6-2 1-6 6-4 (5)Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) d. Jurgen Zopp (EST) 6-1 6-7(6) 6-2 Q-Second Round Bobby Reynolds (USA) d. Alex Kuznetsov (USA) 6-4 6-1 Benjamin Mitchell (AUS) d. Mikhail Kukushkin (KAZ) 6-3 6-1 Stephane Robert (FRA) d. Frederico Gil (POR) 6-4 6-1 (6)Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) d. Andre Begemann (GER) 6-2 6-3 (3)Ryan Sweeting (USA) d. Greg Jones (AUS) 6-2 7-5 Michael Russell (USA) d. Victor Hanescu (ROU) 6-2 5-7 6-4 (4)Denis Istomin (UZB) d. Jan Hajek (CZE) 6-1 6-2 (WC)Adam Feeney (AUS) d. (5)Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) 3-0 ret. Qualifying Round Bobby Reynolds (USA) d. Benjamin Mitchell (AUS) 4-6 6-4 6-3 (6)Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) d. Stephane Robert (FRA) 6-2 6-2 Michael Russell (USA) d. (3)Ryan Sweeting (USA) 4-6 6-3 6-4 (4)Denis Istomin (UZB) d. (WC)Adam Feeney (AUS) 6-3 7-6(0)