# 2012 Nottingham Challenge – Women's singles

Elena Baltacha was the defending champion, but chose to participate at the 2012 Birmingham Classic instead. Ashleigh Barty won the title, defeating Tatjana Malek in the final 6–1, 6–1.

## Seeds

* Anastasiya Yakimova (semifinals)
* Karolína Plíšková (semifinals)
* Valeria Savinykh (second round)
* Erika Sema (first round)
* Vitalia Diatchenko (second round)
* Claire Feuerstein (first round)
* Camila Giorgi (second round)
* Mihaela Buzărnescu (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 |
| 1 | Anastasiya Yakimova | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | Tatjana Malek | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | |
| | Tatjana Malek | 6 | 2 | 6 | | Tatjana Malek | 1 | 1 |
| | | | | | JE | Ashleigh Barty | 6 | 6 |
| JE | Ashleigh Barty | 2 | 6 | 7$^8$ | JE | Ashleigh Barty | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | Karolína Plíšková | 6 | 3 | 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | A Yakimova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Luzhanska | 2 | 2 | | 1 | A Yakimova | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Perrin | 3 | 4 | | | M Gojnea | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Gojnea | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | A Yakimova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Q | M Sirotkina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | M Sirotkina | 4 | 1 | | | | | | |
| WC | K Dunne | 2 | 4 | | Q | M Sirotkina | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | L Whybourn | 7$^7$ | 0 | 7$^7$ | WC | L Whybourn | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | C Feuerstein | 6$^1$ | 6 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | A Yakimova | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| 4 | E Sema | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | T Malek | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| | V Dolonc | 6 | 6 | | | V Dolonc | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Malek | 4 | 6 | 6 | | T Malek | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | MJ Koehler | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | T Malek | 6$^7$ | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | R-L Jani | 3 | 7$^7$ | 4 | | | | | | | A Sadiković | 7$^9$ | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | |
| | A Sadiković | 6 | 6$^2$ | 6 | | A Sadiković | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Keys | 4 | 6 | 1 | 5 | V Diatchenko | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | V Diatchenko | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom 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 |
| 7 | C Giorgi | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Zheng | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 | C Giorgi | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Brengle | 4 | 6 | 1 | | M Brengle | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Pavlovic | 6 | 3 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | M Brengle | 6 | 5 | 1 | | | | | |
| JE | A Barty | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | JE | A Barty | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | C Simmonds | 0 | 3 | | JE | A Barty | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Ç Büyükakçay | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | V Savinykh | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | V Savinykh | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | JE | A Barty | 2 | 6 | 7$^8$ |
| 8 | M Buzărnescu | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Ka Plíšková | 6 | 3 | 6$^6$ |
| | Y Sema | 6$^2$ | 4 | | 8 | M Buzărnescu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kr Plíšková | 6 | 1 | 5 | WC | J Windley | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | J Windley | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 8 | M Buzărnescu | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
| | E Bychkova | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 | | | | | | 2 | Ka Plíšková | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | J Konta | 3 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | E Bychkova | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Fitzpatrick | 4 | 5 | | 2 | Ka Plíšková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Ka Plíšková | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |