2012 New Haven Open at Yale

The 2012 New Haven Open at Yale (New Haven Open at Yale presented by First Niagara for sponsorship reasons) was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 44th edition of the New Haven Open at Yale, and was part of the Premier Series of the 2012 WTA Tour. It took place at the Cullman-Heyman Tennis Center in New Haven, Connecticut, United States, from August 17 through August 25, 2012. It was the last event on the 2012 US Open Series before the 2012 US Open.[1]

2012 New Haven Open at Yale
DateAugust 17 – August 25
Edition44th
CategoryWTA Premier
SurfaceHard
LocationNew Haven, United States
VenueCullman-Heyman Tennis Center
Champions
Singles
Petra Kvitová
Doubles
Liezel Huber / Lisa Raymond

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds
Country Player Ranking* Seed
 POL Agnieszka Radwańska 3 1
 CZE Petra Kvitová 5 2
 DEN Caroline Wozniacki 8 3
 ITA Sara Errani 10 4
 FRA Marion Bartoli 11 5
 SVK Dominika Cibulková 13 6
 RUS Maria Kirilenko 14 7
 CZE Lucie Šafářová 19 8
  • Seedings are based on the rankings of August 13, 2012[2]

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

The following players entry as lucky loser:

Withdrawals

The following players withdrew from the singles main draw:

Retirements

Doubles main draw entrants

Seeds
Country Player Country Player Rank1 Seed
 USA Liezel Huber  USA Lisa Raymond 2 1
 CZE Andrea Hlaváčková  CZE Lucie Hradecká 21 2
 SLO Katarina Srebotnik  CHN Zheng Jie 38 3
 ESP Nuria Llagostera Vives  ESP María José Martínez Sánchez 38 4
  • 1 Rankings are as of August 13, 2012

Other entrants

The following pair received wildcard into the doubles main draw:

The following pair received entry as alternates:

Withdrawals

Champions

Singles
Main article: 2012 New Haven Open at Yale – Singles

Petra Kvitová defeated Maria Kirilenko, 7–6(11–9), 7–5

Doubles
Main article: 2012 New Haven Open at Yale – Doubles

Liezel Huber / Lisa Raymond defeated Andrea Hlaváčková / Lucie Hradecká, 4–6, 6–0, [10–4]

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References
  1. "New Haven Open Coming Soon". wtnh.com. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  2. "New Haven Open Unveils Field That Includes 4 Of World's Top 10". Hartford Courant. Retrieved 12 July 2012.


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