# 2012 Guangzhou International Women's Open – Singles

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

* Marion Bartoli (first round, retired because of illness)
* Zheng Jie (second round)
* Sorana Cîrstea (semifinals)
* Urszula Radwańska (semifinals)
* Chanelle Scheepers (quarterfinals)
* Monica Niculescu (first round)
* Peng Shuai (quarterfinals)
* 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Hsieh Su-wei | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | |
| 4 | Urszula Radwańska | 1 | 6 | 0 | | | | |
| 4 | Urszula Radwańska | 1 | 6 | 0 | Hsieh Su-wei | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| | | | | | Laura Robson | 3 | 7 | 4 |
| 3 | Sorana Cîrstea | 4 | 2 | | Laura Robson | 3 | 7 | 4 |
| | Laura Robson | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | M Bartoli | 3$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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 | 6$^1$ | 5 | | | | | | | | M Johansson | 3 | 0 | | | | | |
| WC | S Zheng | 7$^7$ | 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 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | U Radwańska | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| | M Czink | 6$^1$ | 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 | 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 |
| 8 | A Cornet | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Panova | 3 | 1$^r$ | | 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 | 6$^0$ | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Y Hu | 2 | 5 | | 3 | S Cîrstea | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | S Cîrstea | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | S Cîrstea | 4 | 2 |
| 7 | S Peng | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | L Robson | 6 | 6 |
| | A Morita | 6$^3$ | 0 | | 7 | S Peng | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | N Luangnam | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | Q | N Luangnam | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Gajdošová | 7$^7$ | 4 | 2 | | | | | 7 | S Peng | 5 | 7 | 2 | | | | |
| | M-T Torró-Flor | 2 | 1$^r$ | | | | | | | L Robson | 7 | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| | L Robson | 6 | 3 | | | L Robson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y-j Chan | 3$^r$ | | | 2 | J Zheng | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | J Zheng | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Casey Dellacqua (second round)
* Lara Arruabarrena Vecino (second round)
* Jana Čepelová (first round)
* Chang Kai-chen (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Valeria Savinykh (qualifying competition)
* Erika Sema (second round)
* Alberta Brianti (first round, retired)
* Tamarine Tanasugarn (second round, retired)

### Qualifiers

* Zarina Diyas
* Hu Yueyue
* Nudnida Luangnam
* Luksika Kumkhum

### Lucky losers

* Chang Kai-chen

### 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 |
| 1 | Casey Dellacqua | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Yan Zhen | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Yan Zhen | 1 | 1 | 1 | Casey Dellacqua | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | Zarina Diyas | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Alla Kudryavtseva | 3 | 5 | | Zarina Diyas | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Zarina Diyas | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | Zarina Diyas | 6 | 7 | | | | | | Zarina Diyas | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | 5 | Valeria Savinykh | 3 | 4 |
| | Tetiana Luzhanska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 5 | Valeria Savinykh | 3 | 4 |
| WC | Lu Xiaojing | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Lu Xiaojing | 0 | 0 | | Tetiana Luzhanska | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | 5 | Valeria Savinykh | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Yurika Sema | 2 | 0 | 5 | Valeria Savinykh | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 5 | Valeria Savinykh | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

#### Second 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 |
| 2 | Lara Arruabarrena Vecino | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Tang Haochen | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Tang Haochen | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | Lara Arruabarrena Vecino | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Zhao Yijing | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Zhao Yijing | 6 | 6 | | | Zhao Yijing | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Olga Savchuk | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Olga Savchuk | 2 | 3 | | | | | | Zhao Yijing | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | Hu Yueyue | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| Alt | Liu Chang | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | Hu Yueyue | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| | Hu Yueyue | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Hu Yueyue | 6 | 6 | | | Hu Yueyue | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Erika Sema | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | Irena Pavlovic | 6 | 1 | 0$^r$ | 6 | Erika Sema | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| 6 | Erika Sema | 3 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Jana Čepelová | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | Zhang Ling | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Zhang Ling | 6 | 6 | Zhang Ling | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | |
| | | | | Nudnida Luangnam | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Nudnida Luangnam | 6 | 6 | Nudnida Luangnam | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | Chan Chin-wei | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | Chan Chin-wei | 2 | 2 | | | | | Nudnida Luangnam | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | Varatchaya Wongteanchai | 1 | 4 |
| | Sun Shengnan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | Varatchaya Wongteanchai | 1 | 4 |
| | Han Xinyun | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | Han Xinyun | 2 | 1 | Sun Shengnan | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | Varatchaya Wongteanchai | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Varatchaya Wongteanchai | 7$^7$ | 5 | Varatchaya Wongteanchai | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 7 | Alberta Brianti | 6$^4$ | 1$^r$ | | | | | | | |

#### Fourth 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 |
| 4 | Chang Kai-chen | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Shuko Aoyama | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Shuko Aoyama | 1 | 2 | 4 | Chang Kai-chen | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | Kurumi Nara | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Xu Yifan | 5 | 0 | | Kurumi Nara | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | Kurumi Nara | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kurumi Nara | 7 | 6 | | | | | 4 | Chang Kai-chen | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | Luksika Kumkhum | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| | Luksika Kumkhum | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Luksika Kumkhum | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| | Mădălina Gojnea | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mădălina Gojnea | 0 | 2 | | Luksika Kumkhum | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | | 8 | Tamarine Tanasugarn | 1$^r$ | | | | | | |
| WC | Yang Zi | 0 | 5 | 8 | Tamarine Tanasugarn | 1$^r$ | | | | | | |
| 8 | Tamarine Tanasugarn | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |