2012 Open GDF Suez
The 2012 Open GDF Suez was a women's professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 20th edition of the Open GDF Suez (formerly known as the Open Gaz de France) and was a Premier tournament on the 2012 WTA Tour. It took place at Stade Pierre de Coubertin in Paris, France from February 4 through February 12, 2012.
2012 Open GDF Suez | |
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Date | 4 – 12 February |
Edition | 20th |
Champions | |
Singles | |
Doubles | |
Singles main draw entrants
Seeds
Country | Player | Ranking1 | Seeding |
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Maria Sharapova | 3 | 1 | |
Marion Bartoli | 7 | 2 | |
Li Na | 9 | 3 | |
Jelena Janković | 13 | 4 | |
Sabine Lisicki | 14 | 5 | |
Julia Görges | 21 | 6 | |
Roberta Vinci | 23 | 7 | |
Anabel Medina Garrigues | 24 | 8 | |
Angelique Kerber | 27 | 9 |
- 1 Rankings as of January 30, 2012
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following players received entry as Lucky Losers into the singles main draw:
Withdrawals
Jelena Janković (left thigh injury) Kaia Kanepi (right shoulder injury) Sabine Lisicki (viral illness)
Retirements
Jill Craybas (right leg injury) Li Na (lower back injury)
Doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
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Liezel Huber | Lisa Raymond | 3 | 1 | ||
Natalie Grandin | Vladimíra Uhlířová | 59 | 2 | ||
Jarmila Gajdošová | Bethanie Mattek-Sands | 63 | 3 | ||
Monica Niculescu | Alicja Rosolska | 81 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of January 30, 2012
Other entrants
The following pair received wildcard into the doubles main draw:
Retirements
Monica Niculescu (abdominal injury)
Champions
Singles
- It was Kerber's 1st career title. She became the first German winner at Paris since Steffi Graf in 1995.