2012 Open GDF Suez
{{unreferenced|date=February 2012}}
{{TennisEventInfo|2012|Open GDF Suez|
| date=4–12 February
| category=Premier
| draw=30S / 16D
| prize_money=$637,000
| surface=Hard / indoor
| location=Paris, France
| venue=Stade Pierre de Coubertin
| edition=20th
| champs={{flagicon|GER}} Angelique Kerber
| champd={{flagicon|USA}} Liezel Huber / {{flagicon|USA}} 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 4 February through 12 February 2012.
Finals
=Singles=
{{main|2012 Open GDF Suez – Singles}}
{{flagicon|GER}} Angelique Kerber defeated {{flagicon|FRA}} 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=
{{main|2012 Open GDF Suez – Doubles}}
{{flagicon|USA}} Liezel Huber / {{flagicon|USA}} Lisa Raymond defeated {{flagicon|GER}} Anna-Lena Grönefeld / {{flagicon|CRO}} Petra Martić, 7–6(7–3), 6–1
Singles main-draw entrants
=Seeds=
| class="sortable wikitable" |
| width="70"| Country
! width="175"| Player ! Ranking1 ! Seeding |
|---|
| {{flag|RUS}}
| 3 | 1 |
| {{flag|FRA}}
| 7 | 2 |
| {{flag|CHN}}
| Li Na | 9 | 3 |
| {{flag|SRB}}
| 13 | 4 |
| {{flag|GER}}
| 14 | 5 |
| {{flag|GER}}
| 21 | 6 |
| {{flag|ITA}}
| 23 | 7 |
| {{flag|ESP}}
| 24 | 8 |
| {{flag|GER}}
| 27 | 9 |
- 1 Rankings as of January 30, 2012
=Other entrants=
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
- {{flagicon|FRA}} Alizé Cornet
- {{flagicon|FRA}} Pauline Parmentier
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- {{flagicon|HUN}} Gréta Arn
- {{flagicon|GER}} Kristina Barrois
- {{flagicon|GER}} Mona Barthel
- {{flagicon|USA}} Bethanie Mattek-Sands
The following players received entry as lucky losers into the singles main draw:
- {{flagicon|ITA}} Alberta Brianti
- {{flagicon|USA}} Jill Craybas
- {{flagicon|USA}} Varvara Lepchenko
=Withdrawals=
- {{flagicon|SRB}} Jelena Janković (left thigh injury)
- {{flagicon|EST}} Kaia Kanepi (right shoulder injury)
- {{flagicon|GER}} Sabine Lisicki (viral illness)
=Retirements=
- {{flagicon|USA}} Jill Craybas (right leg injury)
- {{flagicon|CHN}} Li Na (lower back injury)
Doubles main-draw entrants
=Seeds=
| class="sortable wikitable" |
| width="70"| Country
! width="175"| Player ! width="70"| Country ! width="175"| Player ! Rank1 ! Seed |
|---|
| {{flagu|USA}}
|{{flagu|USA}} |3 |1 |
| {{flag|RSA}}
|{{flag|CZE}} |59 |2 |
| {{flag|AUS}}
|{{flagu|USA}} |63 |3 |
| {{flag|ROU}}
|{{flag|POL}} |81 |4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of January 30, 2012
=Other entrants=
The following pair received wildcard into the doubles main draw:
- {{flagicon|FRA}} Julie Coin / {{flagicon|FRA}} Pauline Parmentier
=Retirements=
- {{flagicon|ROU}} Monica Niculescu (abdominal injury)
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110207052823/http://www.opengdfsuez.com/ Official website]
- [https://wtafiles.blob.core.windows.net/pdf/draws/archive/2012/604.pdf WTA tournament draws]
{{Open Gaz de France tournaments}}
{{2012 WTA Tour}}