# 2012 UNICEF Open – Women's singles

Roberta Vinci was the defending champion, but lost to Kirsten Flipkens in the quarterfinals. Eighth-seeded Nadia Petrova won the title, defeating Urszula Radwańska 6–4, 6–3, in the final.

## Seeds

* Samantha Stosur (first round)
* Sara Errani (first round)
* Dominika Cibulková (quarterfinals)
* Flavia Pennetta (second round)
* Maria Kirilenko (first round)
* Roberta Vinci (quarterfinals)
* Jelena Janković (first round)
* Nadia Petrova (champion)

## 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 |
| Q | Kirsten Flipkens | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| 8 | Nadia Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 8 | Nadia Petrova | 6 | 6 | 8 | Nadia Petrova | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | Q | Urszula Radwańska | 4 | 3 |
| Q | Urszula Radwańska | w/o | | Q | Urszula Radwańska | 4 | 3 |
| | Kim Clijsters | | | | | | |

### Top half

| 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$^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Flipkens | 7$^9$ | 6 | Q | K Flipkens | 7 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Wickmayer | 1 | 2 | Q | D Gavrilova | 5 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Gavrilova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Q | K Flipkens | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | |
| | M Niculescu | 7$^8$ | 6 | | | | | | 6 | R Vinci | 4 | 6$^5$ | | | | |
| | B Záhlavová-Strýcová | 6$^6$ | 3 | | M Niculescu | 3 | 7$^7$ | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | E Daniilidou | 3 | 5 | 6 | R Vinci | 6 | 6$^4$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | R Vinci | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | Q | K Flipkens | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | D Cibulková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | N Petrova | 6 | 6 |
| | A Cadanțu | 2 | 2 | 3 | D Cibulková | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Pe'er | 6 | 6 | | S Pe'er | 2 | 6$^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Amanmuradova | 2 | 4 | | | | | | 3 | D Cibulková | 2 | 0 | | | | |
| | S Halep | 6$^3$ | 2 | | | | | | 8 | N Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Medina Garrigues | 7$^7$ | 6 | | A Medina Garrigues | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | K Bertens | 2 | 4 | 8 | N Petrova | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | N Petrova | 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 |
| 7/WC | J Janković | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Arvidsson | 6 | 3 | 6 | | S Arvidsson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Rus | 6 | 6 | | WC | A Rus | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | P Parmentier | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | S Arvidsson | 2 | 6$^3$ | | | |
| Q | U Radwańska | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Q | U Radwańska | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | |
| | K Pervak | 6 | 1 | 4 | Q | U Radwańska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | O Govortsova | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | F Pennetta | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | F Pennetta | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | Q | U Radwańska | w/o |
| 5 | M Kirilenko | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | K Clijsters | |
| | F Schiavone | 6 | 3 | 7 | | F Schiavone | 6 | 2 | 7$^{10}$ | | | | | | | |
| | I Benešová | 4 | 1 | | | I-C Begu | 2 | 6 | 6$^8$ | | | | | | | |
| | I-C Begu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | F Schiavone | 3 | 6$^7$ | | | |
| | R Oprandi | 7$^7$ | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | K Clijsters | 6 | 7$^9$ | | | |
| | K Clijsters | 6$^5$ | 6 | 6 | | K Clijsters | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | K Bondarenko | 5 | 6 | 6 | | K Bondarenko | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | S Errani | 7 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Urszula Radwańska (qualified)
* Nina Bratchikova (qualifying competition)
* Akgul Amanmuradova (qualified)
* Anastasia Rodionova (first round)
* Yuliya Beygelzimer (qualifying competition)
* Arantxa Parra Santonja (qualifying competition)
* Richèl Hogenkamp (first round)
* Kirsten Flipkens (qualified)

### Qualifiers

* Urszula Radwańska
* Kirsten Flipkens
* Akgul Amanmuradova
* Daria Gavrilova

### Draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Urszula Radwańska | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Belinda Bencic | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| WC | Belinda Bencic | 2 | 3 | 1 | Urszula Radwańska | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | Audrey Bergot | 3 | 4 |
| | Audrey Bergot | 6 | 6 | | Audrey Bergot | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | Richèl Hogenkamp | 4 | 2 | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Nina Bratchikova | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| | Alison Van Uytvanck | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | |
| | Alison Van Uytvanck | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | Nina Bratchikova | 5 | 2 |
| | | | | | 8 | Kirsten Flipkens | 7 | 6 |
| | Karolina Wlodarczak | 3 | 4 | | 8 | Kirsten Flipkens | 7 | 6 |
| 8 | Kirsten Flipkens | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Akgul Amanmuradova | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Indy de Vroome | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| WC | Indy de Vroome | 4 | 1 | 3 | Akgul Amanmuradova | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 6 | Arantxa Parra Santonja | 4 | 2 |
| | Eugenie Bouchard | 3 | 4 | 6 | Arantxa Parra Santonja | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | Arantxa Parra Santonja | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Anastasia Rodionova | 6$^4$ | 3$^r$ | | | | |
| | Daria Gavrilova | 7$^7$ | 5 | | | | |
| | Daria Gavrilova | 7$^7$ | 5 | | Daria Gavrilova | 7$^7$ | 6 |
| | | | | 5 | Yuliya Beygelzimer | 6$^4$ | 4 |
| | Nicola Geuer | 2 | 1 | 5 | Yuliya Beygelzimer | 6$^4$ | 4 |
| 5 | Yuliya Beygelzimer | 6 | 6 | | | | |