Seven of the top eight seeds moved on in Buenos Aires. The lone upset of the day came when seventh seed Juan Ignacio Chela was ousted by Albert Ramos.
ATP World Tour 250
Buenos Aires, Argentina (-3 hour GMT)
20-26 February, 2012 Surface: Clay
RESULTS – TUESDAY, 21 FEBRUARY, 2012
Singles – First Round
[1] D Ferrer (ESP) d [Q] A Molteni (ARG) 61 60
[2] N Almagro (ESP) d P Starace (ITA) 46 63 76(4)
[3] G Simon (FRA) d R Machado (POR) 63 75
[5] J Monaco (ARG) d F Volandri (ITA) 61 31 RET (right ankle)
[7] F Verdasco (ESP) d E Prodon (FRA) 64 61
A Ramos (ESP) d [8] J Chela (ARG) 46 63 64
D Nalbandian (ARG) d [LL] W Odesnik (USA) 62 63
B Paire (FRA) d [Q] J Marti (ESP) 26 76(0) 62
[Q] I Andreev (RUS) d B Kavcic (SLO) 62 62
[Q] F Delbonis (ARG) d F Gil (POR) 62 62
Doubles – First Round
[3] P Andujar (ESP) / C Berlocq (ARG) d B Paire (FRA) / S Wawrinka (SUI) 60 26 10-7
E Prodon (FRA) / H Zeballos (ARG) d [WC] F Arguello (ARG) / A Velotti (ARG) 64 26 10-8
R Machado (POR) / R Ramirez Hidalgo (ESP) d N Ciric (SRB) / M Felder (URU) 36 63 10-7
SCHEDULE – WEDNESDAY, 22 FEBRUARY, 2012
ESTADIO BILLOCH CARIDE start 2:00 pm
[6] S Wawrinka (SUI) vs B Paire (FRA)
V Hanescu (ROU) vs [4] K Nishikori (JPN)
Not Before 7:30 PM
[1] D Ferrer (ESP) vs [WC] F Bagnis (ARG)
[WC] F Gonzalez (CHI) vs A Ramos (ESP)
ESTADIO 2 start 2:00 pm
J Chardy (FRA) / G Simon (FRA) vs P Capdeville (CHI) / E Schwank (ARG)
S Bolelli (ITA) / F Volandri (ITA) vs [2] M Mertinak (SVK) / A Sa (BRA)
Not Before 4:30 PM
[3] P Andujar (ESP) / C Berlocq (ARG) vs D Marrero (ESP) / F Verdasco (ESP) – Possible Court Change
[1] D Bracciali (ITA) / P Starace (ITA) vs M Gonzalez (ARG) / K Nishikori (JPN)
ESTADIO 3 start 3:00 pm
R Machado (POR) / R Ramirez Hidalgo (ESP) vs [4] P Riba (ESP) / J Souza (BRA)
