Other top seeds were Las Vegas champion Sam Querrey, Indian Wells Masters quarterfinalist Tommy Haas, Fabrice Santoro, Robby Ginepri and Thomaz Bellucci.
In 2012, Kern was again awarded a wild ward into the main draw of the MercedesCup, where he lost to Thomaz Bellucci in the first round.
Monica Bellucci | Thomaz Bellucci | Márcio Thomaz Bastos | Antonio Bellucci |
Thomaz Bellucci defeated Tobias Kamke 7–6(7–4), 6–3 in the final to win the tournament.