# 2012 Women's Australian Open (squash)

The Women's Australian Open 2012 is the women' edition of the 2012 Australian Open, which is a tournament of the WSA World Tour event Gold (Prize money: $50,000). The event took place in Canberra in Australia from 13 to 18 August. Nicol David won her second Australian Open trophy, beating Laura Massaro in the final.

## Prize money and ranking points

For 2012, the prize purse was $50,000. The prize money and points breakdown is as follows:
Prize Money Australian Open (2012) :
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | 2R | 1R |
| Points (WSA) | 2450 | 1610 | 980 | 595 | 350 | 175 |
| Prize money | $7,650 | $5,175 | $3,040 | $1,800 | $1,010 | $565 |

## Seeds

* Nicol David (champion)
* Jenny Duncalf (second round)
* Laura Massaro (final)
* Madeline Perry (semifinals)
* Annie Au (second round)
* Camille Serme (second round)
* Rachael Grinham (second round)
* Kasey Brown (quarterfinals)
* Joelle King (second round)
* Low Wee Wern (second round)
* Dipika Pallikal (semifinals)
* Donna Urquhart (quarterfinals)
* Jaclyn Hawkes (first round)
* Joey Chan (first round)
* Delia Arnold (first round)
* Emma Beddoes (second round)

## Draw and results

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Semi finals |
| 1 | Nicol David | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Tesni Evans | 3 | 11 | 4 | 8 | | 1 | Nicol David | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Low Wee Wern | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | 10 | Low Wee Wern | 4 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Liu Tsz-Ling | 3 | 2 | 8 | | | | | | | | | 1 | Nicol David | 10 | 11 | 11 | 15 | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Annie Au | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | Alison Waters | 12 | 1 | 7 | 13 | | | | | | | |
| Q | Lisa Aitken | 5 | 2 | 2 | | | 5 | Annie Au | 7 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Delia Arnold | 8 | 6 | 3 | | | | Alison Waters | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alison Waters | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Nicol David | 11 | 11 | 11 | | |
| 4 | Madeline Perry | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Madeline Perry | 7 | 4 | 5 | | |
| | Siti Munirah Jusoh | 3 | 9 | 1 | | | 4 | Madeline Perry | 11 | 13 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Emma Beddoes | 8 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 16 | Emma Beddoes | 8 | 11 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Sarah Cardwell | 11 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | 4 | Madeline Perry | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Kasey Brown | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | 8 | Kasey Brown | 4 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Line Hansen | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | 8 | Kasey Brown | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 9 | Joelle King | 11 | 11 | 3 | 11 | | 9 | Joelle King | 11 | 4 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Olga Ertlová | 7 | 7 | 11 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Nicol David | 17 | 11 | 11 | | |
| Q | Kylie Lindsay | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Laura Massaro | 15 | 2 | 6 | | |
| 12 | Donna Urquhart | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | 12 | Donna Urquhart | 11 | 11 | 6 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Siyoli Waters | 7 | 11 | 9 | | | 7 | Rachael Grinham | 5 | 7 | 11 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Rachael Grinham | 11 | 13 | 11 | | | | | | | | | 12 | Donna Urquhart | wo | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Emily Whitlock | 9 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | 3 | Laura Massaro | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Jaclyn Hawkes | 11 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 9 | | Emily Whitlock | 12 | 8 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Thaisa Serafini | 1 | 5 | 8 | | | 3 | Laura Massaro | 13 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Laura Massaro | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Laura Massaro | 11 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 11 |
| WC | Christine Nunn | 5 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | Dipika Pallikal | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
| 11 | Dipika Pallikal | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | 11 | Dipika Pallikal | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Am. Landers-Murphy | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | 6 | Camille Serme | 11 | 9 | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Camille Serme | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | 11 | Dipika Pallikal | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| | Amanda Sobhy | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | Amanda Sobhy | 5 | 7 | 10 | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Joey Chan | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | Amanda Sobhy | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Joshna Chinappa | 7 | 7 | 11 | | | 2 | Jenny Duncalf | 7 | 12 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Jenny Duncalf | 11 | 11 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |