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2012 ASB Classic

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{{TennisEventInfo|2012|ASB Classic|

| date = 2–8 January

| edition = 27th

| prize_money= $220,000

| draw = 32S / 16D

| surface = Hard / outdoor

| location = Auckland, New Zealand

| venue = ASB Tennis Centre

| champs = {{flagicon|CHN}} Zheng Jie

| champd = {{flagicon|CZE}} Andrea Hlaváčková / {{flagicon|CZE}} Lucie Hradecká

| main_name = WTA Auckland Open

}}

The 2012 ASB Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 27th edition of the ASB Classic, and was part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2012 WTA Tour. It took place at the ASB Tennis Centre in Auckland, New Zealand, from 2 January until 8 January 2012. Unseeded Zheng Jie won the singles title.

Finals

=Singles=

{{main|2012 ASB Classic – Singles}}

{{flagicon|CHN}} Zheng Jie defeated {{flagicon|ITA}} Flavia Pennetta,{{Cite web |title=2012 ASB Classic - Sport News |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/2012-asb-classic/UEPY4CSOYQQCD3BFBFP5G5SBCQ/ |access-date=2022-08-04 |website=The New Zealand Herald |language=en-NZ}} 2–6, 6–3, 2–0 retired

  • It was Zheng's 1st title of the year and 4th of her career.

=Doubles=

{{main|2012 ASB Classic – Doubles}}

{{flagicon|CZE}} Andrea Hlaváčková / {{flagicon|CZE}} Lucie Hradecká defeated {{flagicon|GER}} Julia Görges / {{flagicon|ITA}} Flavia Pennetta 6–7(2–7), 6–2, [10–7]

Singles main-draw entrants

=Seeds=

class="sortable wikitable"
width="70"| Country

! width="175"| Player

! Rank

! Seed

{{flag|GER}}

|Sabine Lisicki

|15

|1

{{flag|CHN}}

|Peng Shuai

|17

|2

{{flag|RUS}}

|Svetlana Kuznetsova

|19

|3

{{flag|ITA}}

|Flavia Pennetta

|20

|4

{{flag|GER}}

|Julia Görges

|21

|5

{{flag|ITA}}

|Roberta Vinci

|23

|6

{{flag|BEL}}

|Yanina Wickmayer

|26

|7

{{flag|ROU}}

|Monica Niculescu

|30

|8

  • 1 Rankings as of 26 December 2011

=Other entrants=

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

=Withdrawals=

=Retirements=

Doubles main-draw entrants

=Seeds=

class="sortable wikitable"
width="70"| Country

! width="175"| Player

! width="70"| Country

! width="175"| Player

! Rank1

! Seed

{{flag|CZE}}

|Květa Peschke

|{{flag|SLO}}

|Katarina Srebotnik

|4

|1

{{flag|IND}}

|Sania Mirza

|{{flag|RUS}}

|Elena Vesnina

|21

|2

{{flag|CZE}}

|Andrea Hlaváčková

|{{flag|CZE}}

|Lucie Hradecká

|29

|3

{{flag|GER}}

|Julia Görges

|{{flag|ITA}}

|Flavia Pennetta

|48

|4

  • 1 Rankings are as of 26 December 2011

=Other entrants=

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

=Withdrawals=

Finals

=Singles=

{{main|2012 ASB Classic – Singles}}

{{flagicon|CHN}} Zheng Jie defeated {{flagicon|ITA}} Flavia Pennetta,{{Cite web |title=2012 ASB Classic - Sport News |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/2012-asb-classic/UEPY4CSOYQQCD3BFBFP5G5SBCQ/ |access-date=2022-08-04 |website=The New Zealand Herald |language=en-NZ}} 2–6, 6–3, 2–0 retired

  • It was Zheng's 1st title of the year and 4th of her career.

=Doubles=

{{main|2012 ASB Classic – Doubles}}

{{flagicon|CZE}} Andrea Hlaváčková / {{flagicon|CZE}} Lucie Hradecká defeated {{flagicon|GER}} Julia Görges / {{flagicon|ITA}} Flavia Pennetta 6–7(2–7), 6–2, [10–7]

See also

References

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External links

  • [http://www.asbclassic.co.nz/ Official website]
  • [https://wtafiles.blob.core.windows.net/pdf/draws/archive/2012/1049.pdf WTA tournament draws]

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