2012 HP Open
| 2012 HP Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | October 8 – October 14 |
| Edition | 4th |
| Category | WTA International tournaments |
| Surface | Hard / outdoor |
| Location | Osaka, Japan |
| Venue | Utsubo Tennis Center |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Heather Watson | |
| Doubles | |
 Raquel Kops-Jones / Abigail Spears | |
The 2012 HP Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts sponsored by Hewlett-Packard. It was the fourth edition of the HP Open, and part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2012 WTA Tour. It was held at the Utsubo Tennis Center in Osaka, Japan, from October 8 through October 14, 2012. Heather Watson won the singles title.
Champions
Singles
Main article: 2012 HP Open – Singles
- Heather Watson defeated
Chang Kai-chen 7–5, 5–7, 7–6(7–4)
Doubles
Main article: 2012 HP Open – Doubles
- Raquel Kops-Jones / Abigail Spears defeated
Kimiko Date-Krumm / Heather Watson 6–1, 6–4
Singles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 AUS |
Samantha Stosur | 9 | 1 |
 CHN |
Zheng Jie | 22 | 2 |
| USA |
Christina McHale | 30 | 3 |
 ITA |
Francesca Schiavone | 33 | 4 |
 KAZ |
Yaroslava Shvedova | 36 | 5 |
 ESP |
Anabel Medina Garrigues | 39 | 6 |
 RSA |
Chanelle Scheepers | 53 | 7 |
| GBR |
Laura Robson | 60 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of October 1, 2012
Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Withdrawals
-
Tímea Babos -
Petra Cetkovská - Melinda Czink
-
Marina Erakovic -
Olga Govortsova -
Michaëlla Krajicek -
Mandy Minella -
Shahar Pe'er - Sloane Stephens
- Coco Vandeweghe
- Galina Voskoboeva
-
Aleksandra Wozniak
Retirements
- Francesca Schiavone (right wrist injury)
Doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA |
Raquel Kops-Jones | USA |
Abigail Spears | 33 | 1 |
| ESP |
Anabel Medina Garrigues | CHN |
Zheng Jie | 49 | 2 |
 CRO |
Darija Jurak | HUN |
Katalin Marosi | 98 | 3 |
| JPN |
Kimiko Date-Krumm | GBR |
Heather Watson | 149 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of October 1, 2012
Other entrants
The following pair received wildcard into the doubles main draw:
Retirements
-
Eleni Daniilidou (right hamstring strain)
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