2012 ASB Classic – Singles

Singles
2012 ASB Classic
Champion	Zheng Jie
Runner-up	Flavia Pennetta
Score	2–6, 6–3, 2–0 ret.
Draw	32 (4 Q / 3 WC )
Seeds	8

Main article: 2012 ASB Classic

Gréta Arn was the defending champion, but lost to Julia Görges in the first round.

Unseeded Zheng Jie won the tournament, after her opponent Flavia Pennetta retired in the final.

Seeds

1. Sabine Lisicki (quarterfinals, retired due to left abdominal muscle injury)
2. Peng Shuai (second round)
3. Svetlana Kuznetsova (semifinals)
4. Flavia Pennetta (final, retired due to a back injury)
5. Julia Görges (second round)
6. Roberta Vinci (second round)
7. Yanina Wickmayer (second round)
8. Monica Niculescu (second round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
		Angelique Kerber	1	2
	4	Flavia Pennetta	6	6
								4	Flavia Pennetta	6	3	0^r
									Zheng Jie	2	6	2
	3	Svetlana Kuznetsova	6	3	3
		Zheng Jie	2	6	6

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	S Lisicki	6	6
	WC	V Razzano	4	4				1	S Lisicki	7^7	3	6
		M Barthel	7^7	6					M Barthel	6^3	6	3
		J Dokić	6^5	1											1	S Lisicki	4	3^r
		M Erakovic	6	4	4											A Kerber	6	4
		A Kerber	4	6	6				A Kerber	6	6
		G Arn	5	6	4			5	J Görges	2	3
	5	J Görges	7	3	6																		A Kerber	1	2
	4	F Pennetta	6	7^7																		4	F Pennetta	6	6
		S Cîrstea	4	6^5				4	F Pennetta	6	6
	WC	S Jones	2	6	3				E Baltacha	4	2
		E Baltacha	6	4	6										4	F Pennetta	6	6
	WC	M Rybáriková	3	2												E Vesnina	2	1
		E Vesnina	6	6					E Vesnina	6	6
		R Marino	5	4				6	R Vinci	3	4
	6	R Vinci	7	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	7	Y Wickmayer	6	6
	Q	Ka Plíšková	3	4				7	Y Wickmayer	6	1	1
		J Larsson	1	1					S Errani	4	6	6
		S Errani	6	6												S Errani	4	3
		C McHale	6	6											3	S Kuznetsova	6	6
		A Dulgheru	2	3					C McHale	1	1
	Q	A Riske	3	2				3	S Kuznetsova	6	6
	3	S Kuznetsova	6	6																		3	S Kuznetsova	6	3	3
	8	M Niculescu	7^7	6																			J Zheng	2	6	6
	Q	J Hampton	6^1	1				8	M Niculescu	0	2
		J Zheng	4	6	6				J Zheng	6	6
		A Morita	6	3	4											J Zheng	6	6
		L Hradecká	6	3	6											L Hradecká	2	3
		A Brianti	4	6	2				L Hradecká	6	6
	Q	A Rezaï	6	3	4			2	S Peng	4	3
	2	S Peng	4	6	6

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Anne Keothavong (qualifying competition)
2. Pauline Parmentier (second round)
3. Mathilde Johansson (first round)
4. Sofia Arvidsson (second round)
5. Romina Oprandi (second round)
6. Irina Falconi (second round)
7. Alizé Cornet (first round)
8. Kristina Barrois (first round)

Qualifiers

1. Jamie Hampton
2. Aravane Rezaï
3. Alison Riske
4. Karolína Plíšková

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Anne Keothavong	6	6
	WC	Emily Fanning	3	4
								1	Anne Keothavong	6	6
									Varvara Lepchenko	3	3
		Varvara Lepchenko	6	7
	WC	Petra Rampre	2	5
															1	Anne Keothavong	1	4
																Jamie Hampton	6	6
		Jamie Hampton	7	6
		Andrea Hlaváčková	5	3
									Jamie Hampton	6	6
								6	Irina Falconi	4	2
		Aleksandra Wozniak	1	4
	6	Irina Falconi	6	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	2	Pauline Parmentier	6	0
		Sharon Fichman	2	0^r
								2	Pauline Parmentier	4	4
									Aravane Rezaï	6	6
		Noppawan Lertcheewakarn	4	6	3
		Aravane Rezaï	6	1	6
																Aravane Rezaï	6	6
																Coco Vandeweghe	4	4
		Sania Mirza	6	5	3
		Coco Vandeweghe	1	7	6
									Coco Vandeweghe	7	6
								5	Romina Oprandi	5	2
		Dia Evtimova	4	1
	5	Romina Oprandi	6	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	3	Mathilde Johansson	2	7^7	1
		Regina Kulikova	6	6^3	6
									Regina Kulikova	7^10	6
									Kristýna Plíšková	6^8	1
		Iryna Brémond	6^4	4
		Kristýna Plíšková	7^7	6
																Regina Kulikova	2	7^7	2
																Alison Riske	6	6^3	6
		Erika Sema	4	7^11	0
		Alison Riske	6	6^9	6
									Alison Riske	6	6
									Kurumi Nara	3	1
		Kurumi Nara	6	6
	8	Kristina Barrois	4	1

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	4	Sofia Arvidsson	6	6
		Eva Birnerová	0	2
								4	Sofia Arvidsson	3	1
								WC	Monica Puig	6	6
		Bibiane Schoofs	6	6^4	3
	WC	Monica Puig	2	7^7	6
															WC	Monica Puig	3	3
																Karolína Plíšková	6	6
		Jill Craybas	6^4	0
		Karolína Plíšková	7^7	6
									Karolína Plíšková	6	6
								WC	Claire Feuerstein	2	3
	WC	Claire Feuerstein	6	6
	7	Alizé Cornet	1	4

External links

• Main and qualifying draw