# 2012 Ningbo Challenger – Women's singles

Anastasiya Yakimova was the defending champion, having won the event in 2011, but chose not to participate in 2012.
Hsieh Su-wei won the title, defeating Zhang Shuai in the final, 6–2, 6–2.

## Seeds

* Hsieh Su-wei (champion)
* Mandy Minella (second round)
* Anne Keothavong (first round)
* Chang Kai-chen (second round)
* Erika Sema (first round)
* Valeria Savinykh (first round)
* Alberta Brianti (quarterfinals)
* Maria João Koehler (first round)

## Main 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 | Hsieh Su-wei | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Duan Yingying | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | Duan Yingying | 4 | 4 | 1 | Hsieh Su-wei | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | Zhang Shuai | 2 | 2 |
| | Tamarine Tanasugarn | 4 | 5 | | Zhang Shuai | 2 | 2 |
| | Zhang Shuai | 6 | 7 | | | | |

### 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 |
| 1 | S-w Hsieh | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Z Yang | 4 | 0 | | 1 | S-w Hsieh | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | O Savchuk | 2 | 6 | 6 | | O Savchuk | 5 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Adamczak | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | 1 | S-w Hsieh | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Y Sema | 3 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | K Nara | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| | S Zheng | 6 | 4 | 6 | | S Zheng | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Nara | 6 | 6 | | | K Nara | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | MJ Koehler | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | S-w Hsieh | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | K-c Chang | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Y Duan | 4 | 4 |
| | L Kumkhum | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | K-c Chang | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Garcia | 3 | 1 | | Q | Y Zhou | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Y Zhou | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | Y Zhou | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | A Krunić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | Y Duan | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Q Wang | 4 | 3 | | | A Krunić | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Duan | 6 | 7 | | | Y Duan | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | V Savinykh | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| 7 | A Brianti | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Larrière | 1 | 3 | | 7 | A Brianti | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | X Han | 6 | 2 | 3 | Q | T Luzhanska | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | T Luzhanska | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 7 | A Brianti | 6 | 5 | 6$^4$ | | | |
| SR | Z Diyas | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | T Tanasugarn | 3 | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | |
| | T Tanasugarn | 6 | 6 | | | T Tanasugarn | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | I Pavlovic | 7 | 6 | | | I Pavlovic | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | A Keothavong | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | T Tanasugarn | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | E Sema | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | S Zhang | 6 | 7 |
| | J Craybas | 6 | 0 | 6 | | J Craybas | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | F Liu | 2 | 3 | | | S Zhang | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Zhang | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | S Zhang | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Y Xu | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | WC | Y Xu | 0 | 1 | | | | |
| WC | HC Tang | 6$^4$ | 3 | | WC | Y Xu | 6$^7$ | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Y Wang | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | M Minella | 7$^9$ | 6$^4$ | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | M Minella | 5 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |