The 2012 Apia International Sydney was a joint ATP and WTA tennis tournament, that was played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 120th edition of the Apia International Sydney and was a part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2012 ATP World Tour, and of the WTA Premier tournaments of the 2012 WTA Tour. Both the men's and the women's events took place at the NSW Tennis Centre in Sydney, Australia, from 8 to 15 January 2012. Due to rain, the Men's Singles and Double's finals had to be rescheduled from the evening of 14 January to the morning of 15 January, the day before the Australian Open was due to begin. Jarkko Nieminen and Victoria Azarenka won the singles titles. ATP singles main-draw entrants Seeds |- 1 Rankings as of 26 December 2011. Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: James Duckworth Matthew Ebden Lleyton Hewitt The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Denis Istomin Jarkko Nieminen Bobby Reynolds Michael Russell The following players received entry from a lucky loser spot: Ryan Sweeting Withdrawals Florian Mayer (right hip injury) ATP doubles main-draw entrants Seeds 1 Rankings are as of 26 December 2011 Other entrants The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: Matthew Ebden / Jarkko Nieminen Colin Ebelthite / Marinko Matosevic WTA singles main-draw entrants Seeds 1 Rankings as of 26 December 2011 Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: Jelena Dokić Isabella Holland The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Sofia Arvidsson Melinda Czink Ekaterina Makarova Urszula Radwańska Chanelle Scheepers Stefanie Vögele The following players received entry from a lucky loser spot: Alexandra Dulgheru Polona Hercog Withdrawals Sabine Lisicki (abdominal strain) Flavia Pennetta (back injury) Retirements Julia Görges (viral illness) Svetlana Kuznetsova (heat illness) WTA doubles main-draw entrants Seeds 1 Rankings are as of 26 December 2011 Other entrants The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: Sofia Arvidsson / Jelena Dokić Lucie Šafářová / Vera Zvonareva The following pairs received entry as alternates: Stephanie Bengson / Tyra Calderwood Eleni Daniilidou / Tamarine Tanasugarn Withdrawals Julia Görges (viral illness) Agnieszka Radwańska Finals Men's singles Jarkko Nieminen defeated Julien Benneteau, 6–2, 7–5 It was Nieminen's 1st title of the year and 2nd title of his career. Women's singles Victoria Azarenka defeated Li Na, 6–2, 1–6, 6–3