2012 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem

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2012 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem
Date23 – 29 April
Edition12th
Category WTA International
Draw32S / 16D
Prize moneyUS$220,000
Surface Clay / outdoor
Location Fés, Morocco
Champions
Singles
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kiki Bertens
Doubles
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petra Cetkovská / Flag of Russia.svg Alexandra Panova
  2011  · Morocco Open ·  2013  

The 2012 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem was a professional women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the twelfth edition of the tournament which was part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2012 WTA Tour. It took place in Fés, Morocco from 23 to 29 April 2012. Qualifier Kiki Bertens won the singles title.

Contents

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Anabel Medina Garrigues 261
Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova 272
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Petra Cetkovská 303
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Yanina Wickmayer 314
Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Simona Halep 425
Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Chanelle Scheepers 446
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Klára Zakopalová 477
Flag of Israel.svg  ISR Shahar Pe'er 558

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

The following players received entry as lucky loser:

Withdrawals

Retirements

Doubles main draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Anastasia Rodionova Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Arina Rodionova 1131
Flag of Greece.svg  GRE Eleni Daniilidou Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Klára Zakopalová 1352
Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Nina Bratchikova Flag of Croatia.svg  CRO Darija Jurak 1413
Flag of Belarus.svg  BLR Olga Govortsova Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Olga Savchuk 1684

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

The following pair received entry as alternates:

Withdrawals

Retirements

Finals

Singles

It was Bertens' first career title.

Doubles

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