# 2012 Estoril Open – Women's singles

Anabel Medina Garrigues was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Sílvia Soler Espinosa.
Kaia Kanepi won the tournament, defeating in the final Carla Suárez Navarro 3–6, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 6–4.

## Seeds

* Roberta Vinci (semifinals)
* Maria Kirilenko (second round)
* Anabel Medina Garrigues (second round)
* Petra Cetkovská (quarterfinals)
* Zheng Jie (second round)
* Kaia Kanepi (champion)
* Nadia Petrova (quarterfinals)
* Mona Barthel (withdrew because of a left foot injury)
* Polona Hercog (second round, retired)

## 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Roberta Vinci | 2 | 5 | | | | | |
| 6 | Kaia Kanepi | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| 6 | Kaia Kanepi | 6 | 7 | 6 | Kaia Kanepi | 3 | 7$^8$ | 6 |
| | | | | | Carla Suárez Navarro | 6 | 6$^6$ | 4 |
| | Carla Suárez Navarro | 6 | 6 | | Carla Suárez Navarro | 6 | 6$^6$ | 4 |
| Q | Karin Knapp | 4 | 0 | | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | R Vinci | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | N Bratchikova | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | R Vinci | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Morita | 1 | 5 | | WC | MJ Koehler | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | MJ Koehler | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 1 | R Vinci | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | M-T Torró-Flor | 3 | 1 | | | | | | 7 | N Petrova | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | J Gajdošová | 6 | 6 | | | J Gajdošová | 6$^2$ | r | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | B Luz | 0 | 1 | | 7 | N Petrova | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | N Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | R Vinci | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | P Cetkovská | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | K Kanepi | 6 | 7 |
| | A Panova | 2 | 1 | | 4 | P Cetkovská | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | H Watson | 6 | 6 | | Q | H Watson | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Hradecká | 4 | 4 | | | | | | 4 | P Cetkovská | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | |
| | V King | 6$^6$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | 6 | K Kanepi | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| | J Larsson | 7$^8$ | 3 | 0 | | V King | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | S Stephens | 1 | 0 | | 6 | K Kanepi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | K Kanepi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 9 | P Hercog | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Paszek | 0 | 3 | 9 | P Hercog | 4 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Govortsova | 4 | 4 | | C Suárez Navarro | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Suárez Navarro | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | C Suárez Navarro | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S Cîrstea | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | S Soler Espinosa | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | S Soler Espinosa | 6 | 6 | | S Soler Espinosa | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Barrois | 4 | 1 | 3 | A Medina Garrigues | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | A Medina Garrigues | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | C Suárez Navarro | 6 | 6 |
| 5 | J Zheng | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Q | K Knapp | 4 | 0 |
| | E Makarova | 3 | 1 | 5 | J Zheng | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Yakimova | 1 | 4 | | G Voskoboeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Voskoboeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | G Voskoboeva | 6$^4$ | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | E Daniilidou | 5 | 2 | | | | | | Q | K Knapp | 7$^7$ | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | K Knapp | 7 | 6 | Q | K Knapp | 1 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Baltacha | 6$^6$ | 1 | 2 | M Kirilenko | 6 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | M Kirilenko | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Sloane Stephens (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Stéphanie Foretz Gacon (second round)
* Anastasia Rodionova (second round)
* Arantxa Rus (first round)
* Heather Watson (qualified)
* Andrea Hlaváčková (first round)
* Sesil Karatantcheva (second round)
* Lara Arruabarrena Vecino (qualifying competition)

### Qualifiers

* Heather Watson
* Karin Knapp
* María-Teresa Torró-Flor
* Kristina Barrois

### Lucky loser

* Sloane Stephens

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Sloane Stephens | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Margarida Moura | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Margarida Moura | 0 | 1 | 1 | Sloane Stephens | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | Bianca Botto | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Yaroslava Shvedova | 6$^5$ | 4 | | Bianca Botto | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Bianca Botto | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bianca Botto | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | 1 | Sloane Stephens | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | 5 | Heather Watson | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | Zhang Shuai | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Heather Watson | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Anastasija Sevastova | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Anastasija Sevastova | 4 | 5 | | Zhang Shuai | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | | 5 | Heather Watson | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Caroline Garcia | 1 | 1 | 5 | Heather Watson | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 5 | Heather Watson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Stéphanie Foretz Gacon | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Aleksandra Krunić | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Aleksandra Krunić | 5 | 5 | | 2 | Stéphanie Foretz Gacon | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Karin Knapp | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Karin Knapp | 6 | 6 | | | Karin Knapp | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Nastassja Burnett | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nastassja Burnett | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | Karin Knapp | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | | | | | | | Mariana Duque Mariño | 3 | 6$^3$ |
| | Claire Feuerstein | 2 | 6$^1$ | | | | | | | | | | Mariana Duque Mariño | 3 | 6$^3$ |
| | Mariana Duque Mariño | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mariana Duque Mariño | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | Mariana Duque Mariño | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Sesil Karatantcheva | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | |
| | Maria Elena Camerin | 6 | 1 | 2 | 7 | Sesil Karatantcheva | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | |
| 7 | Sesil Karatantcheva | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Anastasia Rodionova | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | |
| | Annika Beck | 2 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | |
| | Annika Beck | 2 | 6$^3$ | 3 | Anastasia Rodionova | 2 | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | María-Teresa Torró-Flor | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Petra Rampre | 6$^7$ | 1 | | María-Teresa Torró-Flor | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | María-Teresa Torró-Flor | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | María-Teresa Torró-Flor | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | | | María-Teresa Torró-Flor | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | Estrella Cabeza Candela | 3 | 3 |
| | Ekaterina Ivanova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | Estrella Cabeza Candela | 3 | 3 |
| WC | Rita Vilaça | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| WC | Rita Vilaça | 3 | 0 | | Ekaterina Ivanova | 0 | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | Estrella Cabeza Candela | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Estrella Cabeza Candela | 6 | 6 | | Estrella Cabeza Candela | 6 | 6 | | | |
| 6 | Andrea Hlaváčková | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Arantxa Rus | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alt | Abigail Spears | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alt | Abigail Spears | 6 | 6 | | Alt | Abigail Spears | 2 | 5 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Kristina Barrois | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | Elitsa Kostova | 4 | 2 | | | Kristina Barrois | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | Kristina Barrois | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kristina Barrois | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Kristina Barrois | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | 8 | Lara Arruabarrena Vecino | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| | Laura Thorpe | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Lara Arruabarrena Vecino | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| WC | Sofia Araújo | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Sofia Araújo | 2 | 6 | 2 | | Laura Thorpe | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | Lara Arruabarrena Vecino | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Aravane Rezaï | 3 | 4 | | 8 | Lara Arruabarrena Vecino | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 8 | Lara Arruabarrena Vecino | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |