2012 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix – Singles

Singles
2012 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
Champion Russia Maria Sharapova
Runner-up Belarus Victoria Azarenka
Final score 6–1, 6–4

Julia Görges was the defending champion, but she lost to Samantha Stosur in the second round.

For the first time since Wimbledon in 2009, all top four ranked players in the world reached the semifinals.

The World No. 2 Maria Sharapova won the tournament defeating World No. 1 Victoria Azarenka 6–1, 6–4 in the final, despite being a match point down in the second set of the quarterfinals against Stosur.

Seeds

The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.

  1. Belarus Victoria Azarenka (Final)
  2. Russia Maria Sharapova (Champion)
  3. Czech Republic Petra Kvitová (Semifinals)
  4. Poland Agnieszka Radwańska (Semifinals)
  5. Australia Samantha Stosur (Quarterfinals)
  6. Denmark Caroline Wozniacki (Second Round)
  7. France Marion Bartoli (Second Round)
  8. China Li Na (Quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Semifinals Final
                         
  1  Belarus Victoria Azarenka 6 6  
4  Poland Agnieszka Radwańska 1 3  
  1  Belarus Victoria Azarenka 1 4
  2  Russia Maria Sharapova 6 6
3  Czech Republic Petra Kvitová 4 63
  2  Russia Maria Sharapova 6 77  

Top Half

First Round   Second Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals
 
    1  Belarus V Azarenka 6 4  
WC  Germany K Barrois 1 4      Germany A Petkovic 2 4r  
 Germany A Petkovic 6 6       1  Belarus V Azarenka 6 63 7  
 Serbia A Ivanovic 5 64       WC  Germany M Barthel 4 77 5  
WC  Germany M Barthel 7 77     WC  Germany M Barthel 6 6
Q  Czech Republic I Benešová 3 2     7  France M Bartoli 3 1  
7  France M Bartoli 6 6       1  Belarus V Azarenka 6 6
      4  Poland A Radwańska 1 3
    4  Poland A Radwańska 6 6  
Q  Hungary G Arn 7 6     Q  Hungary G Arn 3 4  
LL  Ukraine K Bondarenko 5 3       4  Poland A Radwańska 3 6 6
LL  Uzbekistan A Amanmuradova 6 5 6       8  China N Li 6 2 3  
 Slovakia D Cibulková 2 7 3     LL  Uzbekistan A Amanmuradova 4 4
 Czech Republic L Šafářová 64 4     8  China N Li 6 6  
8  China N Li 77 6  

Bottom Half

First Round   Second Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals
6  Denmark C Wozniacki 6 1  
 Serbia J Janković 3 0r     6  Denmark C Wozniacki 1 2  
 Germany A Kerber 6 6      Germany A Kerber 6 6  
 Italy R Vinci 2 3        Germany A Kerber 4 4  
 Italy F Schiavone 6 7       3  Czech Republic P Kvitová 6 6  
 Romania M Niculescu 3 5      Italy F Schiavone 2 2
    3  Czech Republic P Kvitová 6 6  
      3  Czech Republic P Kvitová 4 63
5  Australia S Stosur 6 6       2  Russia M Sharapova 6 77
 China S Peng 2 2     5  Australia S Stosur 6 2 6  
 Germany J Görges 5 6 6      Germany J Görges 2 6 3  
 Russia A Pavlyuchenkova 7 3 4       5  Australia S Stosur 77 65 5
Q  France A Cornet 6 6       2  Russia M Sharapova 65 77 7  
Q  Russia A Chakvetadze 3 4     Q  France A Cornet 3 0r
    2  Russia M Sharapova 6 1  
 

Qualifying

Seeds

  1. Romania Sorana Cîrstea (First Round)
  2. Bulgaria Tsvetana Pironkova (First Round)
  3. Czech Republic Iveta Benešová (Qualified)
  4. Canada Aleksandra Wozniak (First Round)
  5. Spain Carla Suárez Navarro (First Round)
  6. Czech Republic Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová (Second Round)
  7. Ukraine Kateryna Bondarenko (Qualifying Competition, Lucky Loser)
  8. Hungary Gréta Arn (Qualified)

Qualifiers

Lucky Losers

  1. Ukraine Kateryna Bondarenko
  2. Uzbekistan Akgul Amanmuradova

Draw

First Qualifier

  First Round Second Round Qualifying Competition
                                       
  1  Romania Sorana Cîrstea 1 0  
   Russia Anna Chakvetadze 6 6  
     Russia Anna Chakvetadze 6 3 6  
     France Irena Pavlovic 1 6 3  
   France Irena Pavlovic 4 7 6
  WC  Germany Julia Kimmelmann 6 5 3  
       Russia Anna Chakvetadze 6 77
  7  Ukraine Kateryna Bondarenko 3 62
  WC  Germany Antonia Lottner 2 64  
WC  Germany Anna-Lena Friedsam 6 77  
  WC  Germany Anna-Lena Friedsam 77 1 2
  7  Ukraine Kateryna Bondarenko 65 6 6  
   Argentina Gisela Dulko 6 4 4
  7  Ukraine Kateryna Bondarenko 2 6 6  

Second Qualifier

  First Round Second Round Qualifying Competition
                                       
  2  Bulgaria Tsvetana Pironkova 5 6 5  
WC  Germany Carina Witthöft 7 3 7  
  WC  Germany Carina Witthöft  
     Austria Yvonne Meusburger w/o  
   Austria Yvonne Meusburger 77 6
  PR  Hungary Ágnes Szávay 63 3  
       Austria Yvonne Meusburger 65 0
  8  Hungary Gréta Arn 77 6
     Kazakhstan Sesil Karatantcheva 78 6  
   Slovakia Zuzana Luknárová 66 3  
     Kazakhstan Sesil Karatantcheva 4 6 1
  8  Hungary Gréta Arn 6 4 6  
   China Zhang Shuai 4 3
  8  Hungary Gréta Arn 6 6  

Third Qualifier

  First Round Second Round Qualifying Competition
                                       
  3  Czech Republic Iveta Benešová 6 6  
   Bosnia and Herzegovina Jasmina Tinjić 1 1  
  3  Czech Republic Iveta Benešová 6 6  
     Italy Maria Elena Camerin 3 2  
   Italy Maria Elena Camerin 7 6
     Slovakia Romana Tabak 5 3  
    3  Czech Republic Iveta Benešová 6 4 77
     Uzbekistan Akgul Amanmuradova 2 6 63
     Germany Sarah Gronert 63 63  
   Uzbekistan Akgul Amanmuradova 77 77  
     Uzbekistan Akgul Amanmuradova 77 6
  6  Czech Republic Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová 65 2  
   Czech Republic Sandra Záhlavová 4 2
  6  Czech Republic Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová 6 6  

Fourth Qualifier

  First Round Second Round Qualifying Competition
                                       
  4  Canada Aleksandra Wozniak 4 64  
   Germany Annika Beck 6 77  
     Germany Annika Beck 6 4 6  
     Russia Anastasia Pivovarova 4 6 2  
   Germany Dinah Pfizenmaier 4 64
     Russia Anastasia Pivovarova 6 77  
       Germany Annika Beck 4 6 61
     France Alizé Cornet 6 4 77
     Germany Tatjana Malek 6 6  
   Slovakia Lenka Juríková 1 2  
     Germany Tatjana Malek 2 7 1
     France Alizé Cornet 6 5 6  
   France Alizé Cornet 7 77
  5  Spain Carla Suárez Navarro 5 61  

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