# 2012 Beijing International Challenger – Women's singles

Hsieh Su-wei was the defending champion, but opted to play at the London Summer Olympics instead.
Wang Qiang won the title defeating Chan Yung-jan in the final 6–2, 6–4.

## Seeds

* Stéphanie Foretz Gacon (first round)
* Chan Yung-jan (final)
* Kurumi Nara (semifinals)
* Zhang Shuai (withdrew)
* Zheng Saisai (first round)
* Maria João Koehler (first round)
* Noppawan Lertcheewakarn (first round)
* Yurika Sema (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 | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Hu Yueyue | 3 | 1 | | | | |
| | Wang Qiang | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Wang Qiang | 6 | 6 | | Wang Qiang | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 2 | Chan Yung-jan | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Kurumi Nara | 1 | 1 | 2 | Chan Yung-jan | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | Chan Yung-jan | 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | S Foretz Gacon | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Wongteanchai | 6 | 6 | | | V Wongteanchai | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | Y Hu | 6 | 6 | | | Y Hu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Y Zhao | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | Y Hu | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | |
| Q | HC Tang | 1 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | J Namigata | 5 | 6$^4$ | | | |
| | J Namigata | 6 | 1 | 6 | | J Namigata | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Ç Büyükakçay | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | Ç Büyükakçay | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 5 | S Zheng | 6$^2$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | Y Hu | 3 | 1 |
| LL | C Liang | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | Q Wang | 6 | 6 |
| | S Sun | 6 | 3 | 3 | LL | C Liang | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | Q Wang | 6 | 6 | | | Q Wang | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| WC | Y Wang | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | Q Wang | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | X Han | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Y Duan | 1 | 4 | | | |
| | S-h Han | 6 | 2 | 1 | | X Han | 3 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | |
| | Y Duan | 6 | 6 | | | Y Duan | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | |
| 7 | N Lertcheewakarn | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| 8 | Y Sema | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | T Li | 2 | 1 | | 8 | Y Sema | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Lykina | 6 | 6$^2$ | 4 | | D Gavrilova | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Gavrilova | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | 8 | Y Sema | 4 | 7 | 3 | | | | |
| | M Eguchi | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 3 | K Nara | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| Q | Y Zhou | 6 | 6 | | Q | Y Zhou | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Zhang | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | K Nara | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | K Nara | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | K Nara | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | MJ Koehler | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Y-j Chan | 6 | 6 |
| Q | X Wen | 6 | 6 | | Q | X Wen | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Luzhanska | 2 | 5 | | | C-w Chan | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C-w Chan | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | C-w Chan | 3 | 0 | | | | | |
| | Y Xu | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 2 | Y-j Chan | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | N Luangnam | 3 | 5 | | | Y Xu | 7 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Z Yang | 6 | 6$^3$ | 2 | 2 | Y-j Chan | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Y-j Chan | 4 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |