# 2012 Open GDF Suez – Singles

Petra Kvitová was the defending champion, but she chose not to participate this year.
Angelique Kerber won her maiden WTA singles title, defeating Marion Bartoli in the final 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 5–7, 6–3.

## Seeds

* Maria Sharapova (quarterfinals)
* Marion Bartoli (final)
* Li Na (first round, retired due to sore back)
* Jelena Janković (withdrew due to a left thigh injury)
* Sabine Lisicki (withdrew due to a viral illness)
* Julia Görges (quarterfinals)
* Roberta Vinci (quarterfinals)
* Anabel Medina Garrigues (first round)
* Angelique Kerber (champion)

## 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 | Final |
| 9 | Angelique Kerber | 6$^2$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Yanina Wickmayer | 7$^7$ | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Yanina Wickmayer | 7$^7$ | 3 | 4 | 9 | Angelique Kerber | 7$^7$ | 5 | 6 |
| | | | | | 2 | Marion Bartoli | 6$^3$ | 7 | 3 |
| | Klára Zakopalová | 6$^3$ | 0 | | 2 | Marion Bartoli | 6$^3$ | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Marion Bartoli | 7$^7$ | 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | | | 1 | M Sharapova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Hercog | 2 | 2 | | | C Scheepers | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Scheepers | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | M Sharapova | 4 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | J Gajdošová | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | 9 | A Kerber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | M Niculescu | 6 | 4 | 6 | | M Niculescu | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Šafářová | 2 | 6$^3$ | | 9 | A Kerber | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | A Kerber | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | A Kerber | 6$^2$ | 6 | 6 |
| LL | J Craybas | 1 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | Y Wickmayer | 7$^7$ | 3 | 4 |
| | Y Wickmayer | 6 | 0 | | | Y Wickmayer | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | V Lepchenko | 4 | 5 | | | C McHale | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C McHale | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | Y Wickmayer | 6 | 6$^3$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | B Záhlavová-Strýcová | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | Q | M Barthel | 4 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | | | | |
| Q | M Barthel | 6 | 6 | | Q | M Barthel | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | P Parmentier | 2 | 6 | 6 | WC | P Parmentier | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | A Medina Garrigues | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| 6 | J Görges | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Pe'er | 1 | 3 | 6 | J Görges | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| LL | A Brianti | 3 | 3 | | P Cetkovská | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Cetkovská | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | J Görges | 6 | 5 | 1 | | | | |
| | K Zakopalová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | K Zakopalová | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | A Cornet | 3 | 1 | | K Zakopalová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Pironkova | 7$^7$ | 3 | | T Pironkova | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | N Li | 6$^5$ | 2$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | | K Zakopalová | 6$^3$ | 0 |
| 7 | R Vinci | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | M Bartoli | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | S Halep | 4 | 4 | 7 | R Vinci | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Barrois | 6$^3$ | 2 | Q | B Mattek-Sands | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | B Mattek-Sands | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | 7 | R Vinci | 6 | 4 | 6$^2$ | | | | |
| | P Martić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 2 | M Bartoli | 4 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| Q | G Arn | 4 | 4 | | P Martić | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | M Bartoli | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Mona Barthel (qualified)
* Bethanie Mattek-Sands (qualified)
* Alberta Brianti (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Gréta Arn (qualified)
* Nina Bratchikova (second round)
* Kristina Barrois (qualified)
* Varvara Lepchenko (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Aravane Rezaï (withdrew)
* Jill Craybas (qualifying competition, lucky loser)

### Qualifiers

* Mona Barthel
* Bethanie Mattek-Sands
* Kristina Barrois
* Gréta Arn

### Lucky losers

* Alberta Brianti
* Varvara Lepchenko
* Jill Craybas

### 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 | Mona Barthel | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Mariya Koryttseva | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Mariya Koryttseva | 4 | 3 | 1 | Mona Barthel | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | | | | | Julie Coin | 3 | 5 | | | | |
| | Margalita Chakhnashvili | 0 | 0 | | Julie Coin | 3 | 5 | | | | |
| | Julie Coin | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Julie Coin | 6 | 6 | | | | | 1 | Mona Barthel | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | 7 | Varvara Lepchenko | 3 | 4 |
| | Marta Domachowska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 7 | Varvara Lepchenko | 3 | 4 |
| | Elena Bogdan | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Elena Bogdan | 4 | 4 | | Marta Domachowska | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | 7 | Varvara Lepchenko | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Laura Thorpe | 2 | 5 | 7 | Varvara Lepchenko | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 7 | Varvara Lepchenko | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Bethanie Mattek-Sands | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Veronika Kapshay | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Veronika Kapshay | 3 | 6$^4$ | | 2 | Bethanie Mattek-Sands | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Naomi Broady | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
| Alt | Audrey Bergot | 1 | 2 | | | Naomi Broady | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Naomi Broady | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Naomi Broady | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | Bethanie Mattek-Sands | 6 | 6$^3$ | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Jill Craybas | 1 | 7$^7$ | 4 |
| WC | Irina Ramialison | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Jill Craybas | 1 | 7$^7$ | 4 |
| | Anna Remondina | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Anna Remondina | 4 | 7 | 6 | | Anna Remondina | 6$^5$ | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 9 | Jill Craybas | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Alizé Lim | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 | Jill Craybas | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Jill Craybas | 6 | 4 | 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 | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Alberta Brianti | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Stephanie Vogt | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | Stephanie Vogt | 4 | 0 | 3 | Alberta Brianti | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | | | | | Kristína Kučová | 3 | 5 | | | | |
| | Anna Floris | 4 | 2 | | Kristína Kučová | 3 | 5 | | | | |
| | Kristína Kučová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Kristína Kučová | 6 | 6 | | | | | 3 | Alberta Brianti | 0 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | 6 | Kristina Barrois | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Amandine Hesse | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | 6 | Kristina Barrois | 6 | 6 |
| | Ekaterina Bychkova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Ekaterina Bychkova | 6 | 6 | | Ekaterina Bychkova | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | 6 | Kristina Barrois | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Tatjana Malek | 3 | 2 | 6 | Kristina Barrois | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 6 | Kristina Barrois | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Gréta Arn | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Myrtille Georges | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Myrtille Georges | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | Gréta Arn | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Séverine Beltrame | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | | | |
| Alt | Natalie Grandin | 6 | 0 | 1 | | Séverine Beltrame | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | | | |
| | Séverine Beltrame | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Séverine Beltrame | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 4 | Gréta Arn | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Garbiñe Muguruza Blanco | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| | Giulia Gatto-Monticone | 6$^5$ | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | Garbiñe Muguruza Blanco | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| | Garbiñe Muguruza Blanco | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Garbiñe Muguruza Blanco | 7$^7$ | 3 | 6 | | Garbiñe Muguruza Blanco | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Nina Bratchikova | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| WC | Jessica Ginier | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | Nina Bratchikova | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| 5 | Nina Bratchikova | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |