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Singles
2012 Samarkand Challenger
Champion	Dušan Lajović
Runner-up	Farrukh Dustov
Score	6–3, 6–2

Main article: 2012 Samarkand Challenger

The 2012 Samarkand Challenger was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts in Samarkand, Uzbekistan between 6 and 12 August 2012. In the singles part of the tournament, Denis Istomin was the defending champion, but chose not to compete.
Dušan Lajović won the title, defeating Farrukh Dustov 6–3, 6–2 in the final.

Seeds

1. Igor Kunitsyn (first round)
2. Andrey Golubev (quarterfinals)
3. Dušan Lajović (champion)
4. Kamil Čapkovič (first round)
5. Farrukh Dustov (final)
6. Ivan Sergeyev (quarterfinals)
7. Brydan Klein (second round)
8. Andrej Martin (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
		Oleksandr Nedovyesov	3	4
	3	Dušan Lajović	6	6
								3	Dušan Lajović	6	6
								5	Farrukh Dustov	3	2
	Q	Sriram Balaji	3	1
	5	Farrukh Dustov	6	6

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	I Kunitsyn	1	2
		G Melzer	6	6					G Melzer	6	77
		V Vardhan	6	3	6				V Vardhan	4	61
	WC	S Ikramov	3	6	2											G Melzer	4	67
		Victor Baluda	0	1												O Nedovyesov	6	79
		Oleksandr Nedovyesov	6	6					O Nedovyesov	6	6
	LL	D Matsukevich	3	6	4			7	B Klein	3	4
	7	B Klein	6	4	6																		O Nedovyesov	3	4
	3	D Lajović	6	3	6																	3	D Lajović	6	6
		E Kirillov	1	6	3			3	D Lajović	77	6
	Q	Adrian Sikora	6	5	77			Q	Adrian Sikora	62	4
		H Podlipnik-Castillo	3	7	63										3	D Lajović	6	2	6
		Y Schukin	6	6											6	I Sergeyev	4	6	4
		Axel Michon	3	4					Y Schukin	3	6	2
	PR	E Eleskovic	5	2				6	I Sergeyev	6	0	6
	6	I Sergeyev	7	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	8	A Martin	3	6	6
	WC	Temur Ismailov	6	0	4			8	A Martin	78	77
		Norbert Gombos	6	6					N Gombos	66	62
		Yasutaka Uchiyama	1	3											8	A Martin	4	3
	Q	Sriram Balaji	6	6											Q	S Balaji	6	6
	WC	Vaja Uzakov	2	4				Q	S Balaji	6	77
		Michal Konečný	6	6					M Konečný	4	65
	4	K Čapkovič	4	2																		Q	S Balaji	3	1
	5	F Dustov	77	6																		5	F Dustov	6	6
		R Bellotti	64	3				5	F Dustov	6	6
	Q	Jaan-Frederik Brunken	5	63					C Rungkat	4	2
		C Rungkat	7	77											5	F Dustov	78	7
	WC	Sergey Shipilov	3	5											2	A Golubev	66	5
		Ruan Roelofse	6	7					R Roelofse	1	63
	Q	Dzmitry Zhyrmont	4	4				2	A Golubev	6	77
	2	A Golubev	6	6

References

• Main Draw
• Qualifying Singles