2012 Guangzhou International Women's Open
Appearance
2012 Guangzhou International Women's Open | |
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Date | September 17 – September 23 |
Edition | 9th |
Category | WTA International |
Surface | Hard |
Location | Guangzhou, China |
Champions | |
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The 2012 Guangzhou International Women's Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 9th edition of the Guangzhou International Women's Open, and part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2012 WTA Tour. It took place in Guangzhou, China, from September 17 through September 23, 2012.
Champions
[edit]Singles
[edit]Hsieh Su-wei defeated
Laura Robson, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4
It was the second title of the year and the second of her career for Hsieh. It was the first tour level final of her career for Robson.
Doubles
[edit]Tamarine Tanasugarn /
Zhang Shuai defeated
Jarmila Gajdošová /
Monica Niculescu, 2–6, 6–2, [10–8]
Singles main-draw entrants
[edit]Seeds
[edit]Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
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Marion Bartoli | 10 | 1 |
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Zheng Jie | 23 | 2 |
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Sorana Cîrstea | 32 | 3 |
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Urszula Radwańska | 40 | 4 |
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Chanelle Scheepers | 44 | 5 |
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Monica Niculescu | 47 | 6 |
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Peng Shuai | 48 | 7 |
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Alizé Cornet | 49 | 8 |
- 1 Seeds are based on the rankings of September 10, 2012
Other entrants
[edit]The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following player received entry as lucky loser:
Withdrawals
[edit]Retirements
[edit]Marion Bartoli (gastrointestinal illness)
Olga Govortsova
Alexandra Panova
María-Teresa Torró-Flor
Chan Yung-jan (dizziness)
Doubles main-draw entrants
[edit]Seeds
[edit]Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
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Jarmila Gajdošová | ![]() |
Monica Niculescu | 74 | 1 |
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Chan Hao-ching | ![]() |
Chan Yung-jan | 106 | 2 |
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Tamarine Tanasugarn | ![]() |
Zhang Shuai | 120 | 3 |
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Nina Bratchikova | ![]() |
Alla Kudryavtseva | 143 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of September 10, 2012
Other entrants
[edit]The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Retirements
[edit]Chan Yung-jan (dizziness)
Pauline Parmentier (gastrointestinal illness)