This article displays the qualifying draw for the women's singles event at the 2012 Australian Open.
Caroline Wozniacki was the defending champion, but was not allowed to participate because there were already two top-6 players in the draw.
Serena Williams won the tournament, beating 9th seed Lucie Šafářová, 6–0, 6–1.
Eva Birnerová and Petra Cetkovská were the defending champions, but both players chose not to participate.
Ashleigh Barty and Sally Peers won the title defeating Réka-Luca Jani and Maria João Koehler in the final 7–6(7–2), 3–6, [10–5].
Players and pairs who neither have high enough rankings nor receive wild cards may participate in a qualifying tournament held one week before the annual Wimbledon Tennis Championships.
This was the first edition of the tournament.
Megan Moulton-Levy and Ahsha Rolle were the defending champions, but both players chose not to participate.
The 2012 Aegon GB Pro-Series Shrewsbury was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the fifth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2012 ITF Women's Circuit. It took place in Shrewsbury, United Kingdom, on 17–23 September 2012.
Mona Barthel was the defending champion, but chose not to participate.
Dominika Cibulková was the defending champion, but she was defeated in the quarterfinals by Caroline Wozniacki.
Wozniacki went on to win the title by defeating Samantha Stosur 6–2, 4–6, 7–5 in the final.
Sofia Arvidsson and Jill Craybas were the defending champions, but both players chose not to participate.
Eva Birnerová and Anne Keothavong were the defending champions, but Birnerová chose not to participate. Keothavong partnered up with Tara Moore, but they lost in the semifinals to top seeded Akgul Amanmuradova and Vesna Dolonc. Amanmuradova and Dolonc won the title, defeating Diāna Marcinkēviča and Aliaksandra Sasnovich in the final, 6–3, 6–1.
Victoria Azarenka was the defending champion, but withdrew before her quarterfinal match.
Maria Sharapova won her second Indian Wells title, defeating 2011 champion Caroline Wozniacki in the final, 6–2, 6–2.
Agnieszka Radwańska was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to the eventual champion Serena Williams.
Elena Bogdan and Renata Voráčová were the defending champions, having won the event in 2012. In 2013, both players decided to defend their titles, but with different partners. Bogdan paired up with Jill Craybas but they lost in the quarterfinals while Voráčová paired up with Mervana Jugić-Salkić.
Urszula Radwańska is the defending champion, having won the event in 2012, but chose not to defend her title.
Vesna Dolonc was the defending champion, having won the event in 2012, but she lost to Valentyna Ivakhnenko in the first round.
Annika Beck was the defending champion, having won the event in 2012, but retired after losing the first set of her semifinal against Kristýna Plíšková.
Akgul Amanmuradova and Vesna Dolonc were the defending champions, having won the event in 2012, but both players decided not to participate in 2013.
Mona Barthel was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Antonia Lottner.
Elina Svitolina was the two-time defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Belinda Bencic.
