2012 Guangzhou International Women's Open
Tennis tournament
| 2012 Guangzhou International Women's Open | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | September 17 – September 23 | |||
| Edition | 9th | |||
| Category | WTA International | |||
| Surface | Hard | |||
| Location | Guangzhou, China | |||
| Champions | ||||
| Singles | ||||
 Hsieh Su-wei | ||||
| Doubles | ||||
 Tamarine Tanasugarn /  Zhang Shuai | ||||
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The 2012 Guangzhou International Women's Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 9th edition of the Guangzhou International Women's Open, and part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2012 WTA Tour. It took place in Guangzhou, China, from September 17 through September 23, 2012.
Champions
Singles
Hsieh Su-wei defeated 
Laura Robson, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4
It was the second title of the year and the second of her career for Hsieh. It was the first tour level final of her career for Robson.
Doubles
Tamarine Tanasugarn / 
Zhang Shuai defeated 
Jarmila Gajdošová / 
Monica Niculescu, 2–6, 6–2, [10–8]
Singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 FRA | Marion Bartoli | 10 | 1 |
| CHN | Zheng Jie | 23 | 2 |
 ROU | Sorana Cîrstea | 32 | 3 |
 POL | Urszula Radwańska | 40 | 4 |
 RSA | Chanelle Scheepers | 44 | 5 |
| ROU | Monica Niculescu | 47 | 6 |
| CHN | Peng Shuai | 48 | 7 |
| FRA | Alizé Cornet | 49 | 8 |
- 1 Seeds are based on the rankings of September 10, 2012
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
- Duan Yingying
- Wang Qiang
- Zheng Saisai
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following player received entry as lucky loser:
Withdrawals
Retirements
Marion Bartoli (gastrointestinal illness)
Olga Govortsova
Alexandra Panova
María-Teresa Torró-Flor- Chan Yung-jan (dizziness)
Doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 AUS | Jarmila Gajdošová | ROU | Monica Niculescu | 74 | 1 |
| TPE | Chan Hao-ching | TPE | Chan Yung-jan | 106 | 2 |
| THA | Tamarine Tanasugarn | CHN | Zhang Shuai | 120 | 3 |
 RUS | Nina Bratchikova | RUS | Alla Kudryavtseva | 143 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of September 10, 2012
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
- Liang Chen / Tian Ran
- Yan Zi /
Zhang Ling
Retirements
- Chan Yung-jan (dizziness)
- Pauline Parmentier (gastrointestinal illness)
External links
- Official website
