2012 Guangzhou International Women's Open – Singles

Singles
2012 Guangzhou International Women's Open
Champion	Hsieh Su-wei
Runner-up	Laura Robson
Score	6–3, 5–7, 6–4
Draw	32
Seeds	8

Main article: 2012 Guangzhou International Women's Open

Chanelle Scheepers was the defending champion, but lost to Urszula Radwańska in the quarterfinals. Hsieh Su-wei won the title, defeating Laura Robson in the final 6–3, 5–7, 6–4. Robson became the first British player to reach the WTA Tour level final since Jo Durie in the 1990 Virginia Slims of Newport.

Seeds

1. Marion Bartoli (first round, retired because of illness)
2. Zheng Jie (second round)
3. Sorana Cîrstea (semifinals)
4. Urszula Radwańska (semifinals)
5. Chanelle Scheepers (quarterfinals)
6. Monica Niculescu (first round)
7. Peng Shuai (quarterfinals)
8. Alizé Cornet (quarterfinals)

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
		Hsieh Su-wei	6	3	6
	4	Urszula Radwańska	1	6	0
									Hsieh Su-wei	6	5	6
									Laura Robson	3	7	4
	3	Sorana Cîrstea	4	2
		Laura Robson	6	6

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	M Bartoli	3r
	LL	K-c Chang	4					LL	K-c Chang	0	3
		N Bratchikova	5	3					S-w Hsieh	6	6
		S-w Hsieh	7	6												S-w Hsieh	6	6
		J Cohen	61	5												M Johansson	3	0
	WC	S Zheng	77	7				WC	S Zheng	2	6	5
		M Johansson	7	6					M Johansson	6	4	7
	6	M Niculescu	5	2																			S-w Hsieh	6	3	6
	4	U Radwańska	77	6																		4	U Radwańska	1	6	0
		M Czink	61	2				4	U Radwańska	6	6
		P Parmentier	5	6	3				M Minella	2	3
		M Minella	7	3	6										4	U Radwańska	6	7
		T Babos	1	3											5	C Scheepers	1	5
		B Jovanovski	6	6					B Jovanovski	4	1
	WC	Q Wang	0	3				5	C Scheepers	6	6
	5	C Scheepers	6	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	8	A Cornet	6	1
		A Panova	3	1r				8	A Cornet	6
		O Govortsova	7	6					O Govortsova	4	r
	Q	Z Diyas	5	2											8	A Cornet	4	3
	Q	L Kumkhum	2	1											3	S Cîrstea	6	6
	WC	Y Duan	6	6				WC	Y Duan	1	60
	Q	Y Hu	2	5				3	S Cîrstea	6	77
	3	S Cîrstea	6	7																		3	S Cîrstea	4	2
	7	S Peng	77	6																			L Robson	6	6
		A Morita	63	0				7	S Peng	6	6
	Q	N Luangnam	65	6	6			Q	N Luangnam	2	1
		J Gajdošová	77	4	2										7	S Peng	5	7	2
		M-T Torró-Flor	2	1r												L Robson	7	5	6
		L Robson	6	3					L Robson	6	6
		Y-j Chan	3r					2	J Zheng	3	3
	2	J Zheng	5

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Casey Dellacqua (second round)
2. Lara Arruabarrena Vecino (second round)
3. Jana Čepelová (first round)
4. Chang Kai-chen (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
5. Valeria Savinykh (qualifying competition)
6. Erika Sema (second round)
7. Alberta Brianti (first round, retired)
8. Tamarine Tanasugarn (second round, retired)

Qualifiers

1. Zarina Diyas
2. Hu Yueyue
3. Nudnida Luangnam
4. Luksika Kumkhum

Lucky losers

1. Chang Kai-chen

Draw

First qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Casey Dellacqua	6	6
	WC	Yan Zhen	1	1
								1	Casey Dellacqua	3	4
									Zarina Diyas	6	6
		Alla Kudryavtseva	3	5
		Zarina Diyas	6	7
																Zarina Diyas	6	6
															5	Valeria Savinykh	3	4
		Tetiana Luzhanska	6	6
	WC	Lu Xiaojing	0	0
									Tetiana Luzhanska	2	4
								5	Valeria Savinykh	6	6
		Yurika Sema	2	0
	5	Valeria Savinykh	6	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	2	Lara Arruabarrena Vecino	6	3	6
	WC	Tang Haochen	3	6	2
								2	Lara Arruabarrena Vecino	3	2
									Zhao Yijing	6	6
		Zhao Yijing	6	6
		Olga Savchuk	2	3
																Zhao Yijing	0	6	2
																Hu Yueyue	6	3	6
	Alt	Liu Chang	3	3
		Hu Yueyue	6	6
									Hu Yueyue	6	6
								6	Erika Sema	4	3
		Irena Pavlovic	6	1	0r
	6	Erika Sema	3	6	0

Third qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	3	Jana Čepelová	3	4
		Zhang Ling	6	6
									Zhang Ling	6	3	2
									Nudnida Luangnam	3	6	6
		Nudnida Luangnam	6	6
		Chan Chin-wei	2	2
																Nudnida Luangnam	6	6
																Varatchaya Wongteanchai	1	4
		Sun Shengnan	6	6
		Han Xinyun	2	1
									Sun Shengnan	3	4
									Varatchaya Wongteanchai	6	6
		Varatchaya Wongteanchai	77	5
	7	Alberta Brianti	64	1r

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	4	Chang Kai-chen	6	6
		Shuko Aoyama	1	2
								4	Chang Kai-chen	6	6
									Kurumi Nara	3	2
		Xu Yifan	5	0
		Kurumi Nara	7	6
															4	Chang Kai-chen	2	6	0
																Luksika Kumkhum	6	4	6
		Luksika Kumkhum	6	6
		Mădălina Gojnea	0	2
									Luksika Kumkhum	4
								8	Tamarine Tanasugarn	1r
	WC	Yang Zi	0	5
	8	Tamarine Tanasugarn	6	7

External links

• Main draw
• Qualifying draw