# 2012 Open GDF Suez de Biarritz – Singles

The 2012 Open GDF Suez de Biarritz – Singles was the singles event of the Open GDF Suez de Biarritz, a professional women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in the city of Biarritz, in France.
Pauline Parmentier, the defending champion, was eliminated in the semi-finals.

## Seeds

* Pauline Parmentier (semifinals)
* Arantxa Rus (semifinals)
* Mathilde Johansson (first round)
* Mandy Minella (final)
* Romina Oprandi (champion)
* Virginie Razzano (quarterfinals)
* Eva Birnerová (quarterfinals)
* Alberta Brianti (second round)

## Main 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 |
| 1 | Pauline Parmentier | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| 4 | Mandy Minella | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 4 | Mandy Minella | 6 | 6 | 4 | Mandy Minella | 5 | 5 |
| | | | | 5 | Romina Oprandi | 7 | 7 |
| 5 | Romina Oprandi | 6 | 6 | 5 | Romina Oprandi | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | Arantxa Rus | 2 | 3 | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | 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 |
| 1 | P Parmentier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | U Eikeri | 1 | 1 | | 1 | P Parmentier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Puig | 4 | 6 | 5 | | MJ Koehler | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | MJ Koehler | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | 1 | P Parmentier | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | K Mladenovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 7 | E Birnerová | 6$^4$ | 2 | | | | | |
| | T Malek | 3 | 1 | | WC | K Mladenovic | 7 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | A Gabueva | 4 | 1 | | 7 | E Birnerová | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | E Birnerová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | P Parmentier | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | M Minella | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | M Minella | 6 | 6 |
| | C Garcia | 3 | 3 | | 4 | M Minella | 3 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Muguruza | 3 | 6 | 3 | | L Costas | 6 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Costas | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | M Minella | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | |
| | L Thorpe | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | 6 | V Razzano | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | |
| | C Feuerstein | 0 | 6 | 6 | | C Feuerstein | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Shapatava | 4 | 6 | 1 | 6 | V Razzano | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | V Razzano | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom 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 |
| 5 | R Oprandi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | P Sanduska | 4 | 1 | | 5 | R Oprandi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Sadiković | 6 | 5 | 5 | | S Vögele | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Vögele | 1 | 7 | 7 | | | | | 5 | R Oprandi | 6$^3$ | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Rybáriková | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | M Rybáriková | 7$^7$ | 3 | 3 | | | | |
| | L Arruabarrena Vecino | 4 | 6 | 3 | | M Rybáriková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Ormaechea | 6 | 7 | | | P Ormaechea | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | M Johansson | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | R Oprandi | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | A Brianti | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | A Rus | 2 | 3 |
| | J Craybas | 2 | 0 | | 8 | A Brianti | 6$^4$ | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Jugić-Salkić | 6 | 6 | | Q | M Jugić-Salkić | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Fernández-Brugués | 1 | 2 | | | | | | Q | M Jugić-Salkić | 3 | 7 | 1 | | | | |
| | A Rezaï | 3 | 6 | 0 | | | | | 2 | A Rus | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Beltrame | 6 | 4 | 6 | | S Beltrame | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | A Hesse | 2 | 1 | | 2 | A Rus | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | A Rus | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |