2012 Open GDF Suez
2012 Open GDF Suez | |
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Date | 4 – 12 February |
Edition | 20th |
Champions | |
Singles | |
Angelique Kerber | |
Doubles | |
Liezel Huber / Lisa Raymond |
The 2012 Open GDF Suez was a women's professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 20th edition of the Open GDF Suez (formerly known as the Open Gaz de France) and was a Premier tournament on the 2012 WTA Tour. It took place at Stade Pierre de Coubertin in Paris, France from February 4 through February 12, 2012.
Singles main draw entrants
Seeds
Country | Player | Ranking1 | Seeding |
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RUS | Maria Sharapova | 3 | 1 |
FRA | Marion Bartoli | 7 | 2 |
CHN | Li Na | 9 | 3 |
SRB | Jelena Janković | 13 | 4 |
GER | Sabine Lisicki | 14 | 5 |
GER | Julia Görges | 21 | 6 |
ITA | Roberta Vinci | 23 | 7 |
ESP | Anabel Medina Garrigues | 24 | 8 |
GER | Angelique Kerber | 27 | 9 |
- 1 Rankings as of January 30, 2012
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following players received entry as Lucky Losers into the singles main draw:
Withdrawals
- Jelena Janković (left thigh injury)
- Kaia Kanepi (right shoulder injury)
- Sabine Lisicki (viral illness)
Retirements
- Jill Craybas (right leg injury)
- Li Na (lower back injury)
Doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
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USA | Liezel Huber | USA | Lisa Raymond | 3 | 1 |
RSA | Natalie Grandin | CZE | Vladimíra Uhlířová | 59 | 2 |
AUS | Jarmila Gajdošová | USA | Bethanie Mattek-Sands | 63 | 3 |
ROU | Monica Niculescu | POL | Alicja Rosolska | 81 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of January 30, 2012
Other entrants
The following pair received wildcard into the doubles main draw:
Retirements
- Monica Niculescu (abdominal injury)
Champions
Singles
Angelique Kerber def. Marion Bartoli, 7–6(7–3), 5–7, 6–3
- It was Kerber's 1st career title. She became the first German winner at Paris since Steffi Graf in 1995.
Doubles
Liezel Huber / Lisa Raymond def. Anna-Lena Grönefeld / Petra Martić, 7–6(7–3), 6–1