2012 Aegon Classic | |
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Date | 11–17 June |
Edition | 31st |
Surface | Grass / outdoor |
Location | Birmingham, United Kingdom |
Venue | Edgbaston Priory Club |
Champions | |
Singles | |
Melanie Oudin | |
Doubles | |
Tímea Babos / Hsieh Su-wei |
The 2012 Aegon Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 31st edition of the event. It took place at the Edgbaston Priory Club in Birmingham, United Kingdom, scheduled between 11 and 17 June 2012. Qualifier Melanie Oudin won the singles title.
Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
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ITA | Francesca Schiavone | 12 | 1 |
GER | Sabine Lisicki | 13 | 2 |
SVK | Daniela Hantuchová | 18 | 3 |
ITA | Roberta Vinci | 19 | 4 |
SRB | Jelena Janković | 21 | 5 |
GER | Mona Barthel | 32 | 6 |
USA | Christina McHale | 36 | 7 |
RUS | Ekaterina Makarova | 38 | 8 |
NZL | Marina Erakovic | 42 | 9 |
ROU | Sorana Cîrstea | 43 | 10 |
CZE | Iveta Benešová | 51 | 11 |
AUT | Tamira Paszek | 52 | 12 |
TPE | Hsieh Su-wei | 64 | 13 |
HUN | Tímea Babos | 67 | 14 |
GBR | Elena Baltacha | 68 | 15 |
GRE | Eleni Daniilidou | 69 | 16 |
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following players received entry via the Lucky loser spot:
The following players retired from the singles main draw:
Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
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USA | Liezel Huber | USA | Lisa Raymond | 2 | 1 |
IND | Sania Mirza | KAZ | Yaroslava Shvedova | 15 | 2 |
RSA | Natalie Grandin | CZE | Vladimíra Uhlířová | 47 | 3 |
USA | Raquel Kops-Jones | USA | Abigail Spears | 50 | 4 |
The following pair received wildcard into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry as alternates:
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