# 2012 Brisbane International – Women's singles

Petra Kvitová was the defending champion, but she decided to play at the Hopman Cup instead.
Kaia Kanepi won the title, defeating Daniela Hantuchová in the final 6–2, 6–1.

## Seeds

* Samantha Stosur (second round)
* Andrea Petkovic (quarterfinals)
* Francesca Schiavone (semifinals)
* Serena Williams (quarterfinals, withdrew due to left ankle sprain)
* Kim Clijsters (semifinals, retired due to left hip flexor injury)
* Jelena Janković (quarterfinals)
* Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (second round)
* Dominika Cibulková (first 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 |
| 5 | Kim Clijsters | 7$^7$ | 1$^r$ | | | |
| | Daniela Hantuchová | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | |
| | Daniela Hantuchová | 6$^4$ | 3 | Daniela Hantuchová | 2 | 1 |
| | | | | Kaia Kanepi | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Francesca Schiavone | 3 | 0 | Kaia Kanepi | 6 | 6 |
| | Kaia Kanepi | 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | S Stosur | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Yakimova | 2 | 3 | | 1 | S Stosur | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Benešová | 2 | 7 | 7 | | I Benešová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Šafářová | 6 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | I Benešová | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| | T Paszek | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | 5 | K Clijsters | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Ivanovic | 6 | 6 | | | A Ivanovic | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Halep | 1 | 4 | | 5 | K Clijsters | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | K Clijsters | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | K Clijsters | 7$^7$ | 1$^r$ |
| 4 | S Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | D Hantuchová | 6$^4$ | 3 |
| | C Scheepers | 2 | 3 | | 4 | S Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | C Dellacqua | 4 | 2 | | | B Jovanovski | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Jovanovski | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | S Williams | | | | | | |
| Q | V King | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | D Hantuchová | w/o | | | | | |
| PR | M Czink | 3 | 4 | | Q | V King | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | D Hantuchová | 3 | 6 | 6 | | D Hantuchová | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | D Cibulková | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 6 | J Janković | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Suárez Navarro | 4 | 2 | | 6 | J Janković | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Zakopalová | 6 | 4 | 5 | Q | N Bratchikova | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | N Bratchikova | 1 | 6 | 7 | | | | | 6 | J Janković | 7 | 6$^2$ | 3 | | | | |
| | G Voskoboeva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | F Schiavone | 5 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| Q | V Dushevina | 0 | 0 | | | G Voskoboeva | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Pervak | 4$^r$ | | | 3 | F Schiavone | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | F Schiavone | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | F Schiavone | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | A Pavlyuchenkova | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | K Kanepi | 6 | 6 |
| | P Hercog | 1 | 1$^r$ | | 7 | A Pavlyuchenkova | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Panova | 5 | 6 | 2 | | K Kanepi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Kanepi | 7 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | K Kanepi | 6 | 7$^9$ | | | | | |
| WC | O Rogowska | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | 2 | A Petkovic | 1 | 6$^7$ | | | | | |
| | B Záhlavová-Strýcová | 6 | 4 | 6 | | B Záhlavová-Strýcová | 6$^2$ | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Pe'er | 6$^2$ | 6 | 3 | 2 | A Petkovic | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | A Petkovic | 7$^7$ | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Vania King (qualified)
* Arantxa Rus (first round)
* Vera Dushevina (qualified)
* Anna Tatishvili (qualifying competition)
* Eleni Daniilidou (second round)
* Michaëlla Krajicek (first round)
* Sloane Stephens (first round)
* Patricia Mayr-Achleitner (first round)

### Qualifiers

* Vania King
* Nina Bratchikova
* Vera Dushevina
* Alexandra Panova

### Qualifying 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 | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Vania King | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Ashleigh Barty | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Ashleigh Barty | 1 | 2 | 1 | Vania King | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | Anastasia Rodionova | 6$^1$ | 1 | | | | | |
| | Anastasia Rodionova | 6 | 6 | | Anastasia Rodionova | 6$^1$ | 1 | | | | | |
| | Réka-Luca Jani | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Réka-Luca Jani | 3 | 4 | | | | | 1 | Vania King | 7 | 4 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | Stefanie Vögele | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| | Stefanie Vögele | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Stefanie Vögele | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| WC | Sally Peers | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Sally Peers | 4 | 2 | | Stefanie Vögele | 6 | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | | | Akgul Amanmuradova | 2 | 0$^r$ | | | | | |
| | Akgul Amanmuradova | 6 | 6 | | Akgul Amanmuradova | 2 | 0$^r$ | | | | | |
| 8 | Patricia Mayr-Achleitner | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 |
| 2 | Arantxa Rus | 6 | 6$^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Arantxa Parra Santonja | 2 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Arantxa Parra Santonja | 2 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | Arantxa Parra Santonja | 4 | 7 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Mandy Minella | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| | Mandy Minella | 6 | 6 | | | Mandy Minella | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| Alt | Mariana Duque Mariño | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alt | Mariana Duque Mariño | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | Mandy Minella | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Nina Bratchikova | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Bojana Bobusic | 1 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | | Nina Bratchikova | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| | Nina Bratchikova | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nina Bratchikova | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | Nina Bratchikova | 6 | 6$^6$ | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Eleni Daniilidou | 2 | 7$^8$ | 1 | | | | |
| | Anastasia Pivovarova | 6$^7$ | 7 | 3 | 5 | Eleni Daniilidou | 2 | 7$^8$ | 1 | | | | |
| 5 | Eleni Daniilidou | 7$^9$ | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

#### Third 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 |
| 3 | Vera Dushevina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Isabella Holland | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Isabella Holland | 3 | 4 | | 3 | Vera Dushevina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Karin Knapp | 3 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | Misaki Doi | 6 | 5 | 2 | | Karin Knapp | 3 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | Karin Knapp | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Karin Knapp | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | Vera Dushevina | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Lesia Tsurenko | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| | Mirjana Lučić-Baroni | 6 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | Lesia Tsurenko | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| | Lesia Tsurenko | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lesia Tsurenko | 4 | 6 | 6 | | Lesia Tsurenko | 4 | 7 | 7$^8$ | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Kristina Mladenovic | 6 | 5 | 6$^6$ | | | | | |
| | Kristina Mladenovic | 7 | 6$^8$ | 6 | | Kristina Mladenovic | 6 | 5 | 6$^6$ | | | | | |
| 6 | Michaëlla Krajicek | 5 | 7$^{10}$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Anna Tatishvili | 7$^7$ | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Monique Adamczak | 6$^5$ | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Monique Adamczak | 6$^5$ | 6 | 5 | 4 | Anna Tatishvili | 7$^7$ | 4 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | | | | | | Sesil Karatantcheva | 6$^2$ | 6 | 6$^2$ | | | | |
| | Chang Kai-chen | 4 | 2 | | | Sesil Karatantcheva | 6$^2$ | 6 | 6$^2$ | | | | |
| | Sesil Karatantcheva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sesil Karatantcheva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 4 | Anna Tatishvili | 0 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Alexandra Panova | 6 | 6 |
| | Chichi Scholl | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | Alexandra Panova | 6 | 6 |
| | Alexandra Panova | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alexandra Panova | 7 | 6 | | | Alexandra Panova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Yvonne Meusburger | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | Yvonne Meusburger | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | Yvonne Meusburger | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| 7 | Sloane Stephens | 6$^3$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |