# 2012 Moorilla Hobart International – Singles

Jarmila Gajdošová was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Mona Barthel.
Barthel reached the final where she defeated Yanina Wickmayer 6–1, 6–2 to win her first WTA Tour title. Win this win, Barthel became the first qualifier to win a WTA tournament since Tamira Paszek won Quebec City in September 2010.
This tournament also marked the first WTA main draw appearance of future French Open champion and world No. 1 Ashleigh Barty, who was awarded a wild card and defeated in the first round by Bethanie Mattek-Sands.

## Seeds

* Yanina Wickmayer (final)
* Anabel Medina Garrigues (second round)
* Monica Niculescu (first round)
* Angelique Kerber (semifinals)
* Jarmila Gajdošová (quarterfinals)
* Shahar Pe'er (semifinals)
* Ksenia Pervak (first round)
* Irina-Camelia Begu (second round)

## 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 | Yanina Wickmayer | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| 6 | Shahar Pe'er | 6$^1$ | 3 | | | | |
| 6 | Shahar Pe'er | 6$^1$ | 3 | 1 | Yanina Wickmayer | 1 | 2 |
| | | | | Q | Mona Barthel | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | Angelique Kerber | 0 | 6$^6$ | Q | Mona Barthel | 6 | 6 |
| Q | Mona Barthel | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal |
| 1 | Y Wickmayer | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Erakovic | 5 | 4 | | 1 | Y Wickmayer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Voskoboeva | 5 | 6 | 4 | WC | C Dellacqua | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | C Dellacqua | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | 1 | Y Wickmayer | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | K Zakopalová | 6 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | S Halep | 4 | 0 | | | | | |
| | S Halep | 4 | 6 | 7 | | S Halep | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Baltacha | 2 | 5 | | 8 | I-C Begu | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | I-C Begu | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Y Wickmayer | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| 3 | M Niculescu | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | S Pe'er | 6$^1$ | 3 |
| PR | A Chakvetadze | 6 | 6 | | PR | A Chakvetadze | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Pironkova | 7$^{12}$ | 3 | 7$^7$ | | T Pironkova | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | H Watson | 6$^{10}$ | 6 | 6$^2$ | | | | | PR | A Chakvetadze | 6 | 4 | 0$^r$ | | | | |
| LL | K Barrois | 1 | 4 | | | | | | 6 | S Pe'er | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | |
| Q | S Jones | 6 | 6 | | Q | S Jones | 6$^7$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Hradecká | 3 | 1 | | 6 | S Pe'er | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | S Pe'er | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal |
| 7 | K Pervak | 2 | 6$^6$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Cîrstea | 6 | 7$^8$ | | S Cîrstea | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Barty | 2 | 2 | | B Mattek-Sands | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Mattek-Sands | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | S Cîrstea | 0 | 6 | 5 | | | | |
| | J Larsson | 3 | 3 | | | | | | 4 | A Kerber | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | |
| | S Errani | 6 | 6 | | S Errani | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Vesnina | 2 | 4 | 4 | A Kerber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | A Kerber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | A Kerber | 0 | 6$^6$ |
| 5 | J Gajdošová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Q | M Barthel | 6 | 7$^8$ |
| | A Morita | 3 | 4 | 5 | J Gajdošová | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | G Arn | 4 | 5 | WC | A Rodionova | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Rodionova | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 5 | J Gajdošová | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| Q | M Barthel | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Q | M Barthel | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | R Oprandi | 1 | 4 | Q | M Barthel | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Suárez Navarro | 2 | 6$^3$ | 2 | A Medina Garrigues | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | A Medina Garrigues | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Rebecca Marino (second round)
* Mona Barthel (qualified)
* Alberta Brianti (first round)
* Magdaléna Rybáriková (second round)
* Mathilde Johansson (first round)
* Romina Oprandi (qualified)
* Irina Falconi (second round)
* Kristina Barrois (qualifying competition, lucky loser)

### Qualifiers

* Romina Oprandi
* Mona Barthel
* Heather Watson
* Sacha Jones

### Lucky loser

* Kristina Barrois

### Qualifying draw
#### First 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 |
| 1 | Rebecca Marino | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Chichi Scholl | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Chichi Scholl | 4 | 3 | | 1 | Rebecca Marino | 7 | 4 | 6$^9$ | | | | |
| | | | | | | Aleksandra Wozniak | 5 | 6 | 7$^{11}$ | | | | |
| | Aleksandra Wozniak | 6 | 2 | 7$^7$ | | Aleksandra Wozniak | 5 | 6 | 7$^{11}$ | | | | |
| | Mariya Koryttseva | 4 | 6 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mariya Koryttseva | 4 | 6 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | Aleksandra Wozniak | 2 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Romina Oprandi | 6 | 6 |
| | Sloane Stephens | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Romina Oprandi | 6 | 6 |
| | CoCo Vandeweghe | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | CoCo Vandeweghe | 6 | 3 | 6 | | CoCo Vandeweghe | 6$^3$ | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Romina Oprandi | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | Lesia Tsurenko | 3 | 6$^2$ | | 6 | Romina Oprandi | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| 6 | Romina Oprandi | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Second 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 |
| 2 | Mona Barthel | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Valeria Savinykh | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Valeria Savinykh | 4 | 3 | 2 | Mona Barthel | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | Olga Govortsova | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Evgeniya Rodina | 6$^8$ | 2 | | Olga Govortsova | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Olga Govortsova | 7$^{10}$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Olga Govortsova | 7$^{10}$ | 6 | | | | | 2 | Mona Barthel | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | Nina Bratchikova | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| WC | Storm Sanders | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | Nina Bratchikova | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| | Estrella Cabeza Candela | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Estrella Cabeza Candela | 6 | 6 | | Estrella Cabeza Candela | 3 | 6$^4$ | | | | | |
| | | | | | Nina Bratchikova | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| | Nina Bratchikova | 6 | 6 | | Nina Bratchikova | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| 5 | Mathilde Johansson | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Third 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 |
| 3 | Alberta Brianti | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Olivia Rogowska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Olivia Rogowska | 6 | 6 | | | Olivia Rogowska | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Heather Watson | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Bojana Bobusic | 6 | 3 | 5 | | Heather Watson | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Heather Watson | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Heather Watson | 3 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | Heather Watson | 4 | 7 | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | | | | | | 8 | Kristina Barrois | 6 | 5 | 6$^1$ |
| | Eva Birnerová | 7$^7$ | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Kristina Barrois | 6 | 5 | 6$^1$ |
| | Marta Domachowska | 6$^2$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Marta Domachowska | 6$^2$ | 6 | 6 | | Marta Domachowska | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | Kristina Barrois | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Belinda Woolcock | 0 | 3 | | 8 | Kristina Barrois | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 8 | Kristina Barrois | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Fourth 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 |
| 4 | Magdaléna Rybáriková | 4 | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | Stéphanie Dubois | 6 | 3 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | Stéphanie Dubois | 6 | 3 | 6$^5$ | 4 | Magdaléna Rybáriková | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | WC | Sacha Jones | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Alexandra Cadanțu | 4 | 2 | | WC | Sacha Jones | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Sacha Jones | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Sacha Jones | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | WC | Sacha Jones | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Alison Riske | 2 | 3 |
| | Alison Riske | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Alison Riske | 2 | 3 |
| | Réka-Luca Jani | 6$^2$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Réka-Luca Jani | 6$^2$ | 3 | | | Alison Riske | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Irina Falconi | 0 | 6 | 5 | | | | |
| | Karin Knapp | 6 | 3 | 2 | 7 | Irina Falconi | 0 | 6 | 5 | | | | |
| 7 | Irina Falconi | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |