# 2012 Royal Indian Open – Singles

This was a new event in 2012. Elina Svitolina won the first title, defeating Kimiko Date-Krumm 6–2, 6–3 in the final.

## Seeds

* Nina Bratchikova (quarterfinals)
* Misaki Doi (quarterfinals)
* Donna Vekić (quarterfinals)
* Eva Birnerová (second round)
* Kimiko Date-Krumm (final)
* Andrea Petkovic (semifinals)
* Elina Svitolina (champion)
* Tamarine Tanasugarn (semifinals)

## 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 | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 6/WC | Andrea Petkovic | 2 | 5 | | | | | |
| 7 | Elina Svitolina | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| 7 | Elina Svitolina | 6 | 7 | | 7 | Elina Svitolina | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 5 | Kimiko Date-Krumm | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Tamarine Tanasugarn | 4 | 7 | 4 | 5 | Kimiko Date-Krumm | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Kimiko Date-Krumm | 6 | 5 | 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 | N Bratchikova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Luangnam | 4 | 3 | | 1 | N Bratchikova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Savchuk | 6 | 6 | | | O Savchuk | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Nara | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | 1 | N Bratchikova | 2 | 0 | | | | |
| WC | P Thombare | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | 6/WC | A Petkovic | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | C Liu | 3 | 6 | 6 | | C Liu | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Shapatava | 6$^4$ | 5 | | 6/WC | A Petkovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6/WC | A Petkovic | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 6/WC | A Petkovic | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | E Birnerová | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | E Svitolina | 6 | 7 |
| Q | S Bengson | 2 | 5 | | 4 | E Birnerová | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | L Kumkhum | 6 | 6 | | | L Kumkhum | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | W-y Chan | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | L Kumkhum | 7$^7$ | 1$^r$ | | | | |
| | S-r Lee | 6 | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | | | 7 | E Svitolina | 6$^3$ | 4 | | | | |
| WC | R Bhosale | 3 | 7$^7$ | 6 | WC | R Bhosale | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Klepač | 3 | 2 | | 7 | E Svitolina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | E Svitolina | 6 | 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 8 | T Tanasugarn | 6 | 6$^3$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C-w Chan | 2 | 7$^7$ | 1 | 8 | T Tanasugarn | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ç Büyükakçay | 6 | 6 | | | Ç Büyükakçay | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | N Chilumula | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | 8 | T Tanasugarn | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| PR | O Kalashnikova | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | D Vekić | 2 | 4 | | | | | |
| | M Adamczak | 5 | 3 | | PR | O Kalashnikova | 2 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Vara Wongteanchai | 0 | 1 | | 3 | D Vekić | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | D Vekić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | T Tanasugarn | 4 | 7 | 4 |
| 5 | K Date-Krumm | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | K Date-Krumm | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| Q | R Sunkara | 0 | 3 | | 5 | K Date-Krumm | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Xu | 0 | 1 | | | Y Zhou | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Zhou | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | K Date-Krumm | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | J Glushko | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | 2 | M Doi | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| | N Lertcheewakarn | 6 | 7 | | | N Lertcheewakarn | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | P Bhambri | 0 | 2 | | 2 | M Doi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | M Doi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |