2012 Guangzhou International Women's Open – Singles

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Singles
2012 Guangzhou International Women's Open
Final
Champion Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsieh Su-wei
Runner-up Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Laura Robson
Score6–3, 5–7, 6–4
Details
Draw32
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
  2011  · Guangzhou International Women's Open ·  2013  

Chanelle Scheepers was the defending champion, but lost to Urszula Radwańska in the quarterfinals.

Contents

Hsieh Su-wei won the title, defeating Laura Robson in the final 6–3, 5–7, 6–4. Robson became the first British player to reach the WTA Tour level final since Jo Durie in the 1990 Virginia Slims of Newport.

Seeds

  1. Flag of France.svg Marion Bartoli (first round, retired because of illness)
  2. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zheng Jie (second round)
  3. Flag of Romania.svg Sorana Cîrstea (semifinals)
  4. Flag of Poland.svg Urszula Radwańska (semifinals)
  5. Flag of South Africa.svg Chanelle Scheepers (quarterfinals)
  6. Flag of Romania.svg Monica Niculescu (first round)
  7. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Peng Shuai (quarterfinals)
  8. Flag of France.svg Alizé Cornet (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsieh Su-wei 63 6
4 Flag of Poland.svg Urszula Radwańska 1 60
  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsieh Su-wei 65 6
  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Laura Robson 3 74
3 Flag of Romania.svg Sorana Cîrstea 4 2  
  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Laura Robson 66 

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of France.svg M Bartoli 3r  
LL Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg K-c Chang 4   LL Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg K-c Chang 0 3  
  Flag of Russia.svg N Bratchikova 5 3    Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg S-w Hsieh 66 
  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg S-w Hsieh 76   Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg S-w Hsieh 66 
  Flag of the United States.svg J Cohen 615    Flag of France.svg M Johansson 3 0  
WC Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg S Zheng 777 WC Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg S Zheng 2 65
  Flag of France.svg M Johansson 76   Flag of France.svg M Johansson 64 7
6 Flag of Romania.svg M Niculescu 5 2    Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg S-w Hsieh 63 6
4 Flag of Poland.svg U Radwańska 776 4 Flag of Poland.svg U Radwańska 1 60
  Flag of Hungary.svg M Czink 612  4 Flag of Poland.svg U Radwańska 66 
  Flag of France.svg P Parmentier 5 63   Flag of Luxembourg.svg M Minella 2 3  
  Flag of Luxembourg.svg M Minella 73 64 Flag of Poland.svg U Radwańska 67 
  Flag of Hungary.svg T Babos 1 3  5 Flag of South Africa.svg C Scheepers 1 5  
  Flag of Serbia.svg B Jovanovski 66   Flag of Serbia.svg B Jovanovski 4 1  
WC Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Q Wang 0 3  5 Flag of South Africa.svg C Scheepers 66 
5 Flag of South Africa.svg C Scheepers 66 

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
8 Flag of France.svg A Cornet 61  
  Flag of Russia.svg A Panova 3 1r 8 Flag of France.svg A Cornet 6  
  Flag of Belarus.svg O Govortsova 76   Flag of Belarus.svg O Govortsova 4 r  
Q Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Z Diyas 5 2  8 Flag of France.svg A Cornet 4 3  
Q Flag of Thailand.svg L Kumkhum 2 1  3 Flag of Romania.svg S Cîrstea 66 
WC Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Y Duan 66 WC Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Y Duan 1 60 
Q Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Y Hu 2 5  3 Flag of Romania.svg S Cîrstea 677 
3 Flag of Romania.svg S Cîrstea 67 3 Flag of Romania.svg S Cîrstea 4 2  
7 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg S Peng 776   Flag of the United Kingdom.svg L Robson 66 
  Flag of Japan.svg A Morita 630  7 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg S Peng 66 
Q Flag of Thailand.svg N Luangnam 6566Q Flag of Thailand.svg N Luangnam 2 1  
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg J Gajdošová 774 2 7 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg S Peng 5 72
  Flag of Spain.svg M-T Torró-Flor 2 1r   Flag of the United Kingdom.svg L Robson 75 6
  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg L Robson 63    Flag of the United Kingdom.svg L Robson 66 
  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Y-j Chan 3r  2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg J Zheng 3 3  
2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg J Zheng 5   

Qualifying

Seeds

  1. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Casey Dellacqua (second round)
  2. Flag of Spain.svg Lara Arruabarrena Vecino (second round)
  3. Flag of Slovakia.svg Jana Čepelová (first round)
  4. Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chang Kai-chen (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  5. Flag of Russia.svg Valeria Savinykh (qualifying competition)
  6. Flag of Japan.svg Erika Sema (second round)
  7. Flag of Italy.svg Alberta Brianti (first round, retired)
  8. Flag of Thailand.svg Tamarine Tanasugarn (second round, retired)

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

  1. Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chang Kai-chen

Draw

First qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Casey Dellacqua 66 
WC Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yan Zhen 1 1  
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Casey Dellacqua 3 4  
  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Zarina Diyas 66 
  Flag of Russia.svg Alla Kudryavtseva 3 5  
  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Zarina Diyas 67 
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Zarina Diyas 66 
5 Flag of Russia.svg Valeria Savinykh 3 4  
  Flag of the United States.svg Tetiana Luzhanska 66
WC Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Lu Xiaojing 0 0
  Flag of the United States.svg Tetiana Luzhanska 2 4  
5 Flag of Russia.svg Valeria Savinykh 66 
Flag of Japan.svg Yurika Sema 2 0  
5 Flag of Russia.svg Valeria Savinykh 66 

Second qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
2 Flag of Spain.svg Lara Arruabarrena Vecino 63 6
WC Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tang Haochen 3 62
2 Flag of Spain.svg Lara Arruabarrena Vecino 3 2  
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhao Yijing 66 
  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhao Yijing 66 
  Flag of Ukraine.svg Olga Savchuk 2 3  
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhao Yijing 0 62
  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Hu Yueyue 63 6
Alt Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liu Chang 3 3
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Hu Yueyue 66
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Hu Yueyue 66 
6 Flag of Japan.svg Erika Sema 4 3  
Flag of France.svg Irena Pavlovic 61 0r
6 Flag of Japan.svg Erika Sema 3 60

Third qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
3 Flag of Slovakia.svg Jana Čepelová 3 4  
  Flag of Hong Kong.svg Zhang Ling 66 
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Zhang Ling 63 2
  Flag of Thailand.svg Nudnida Luangnam 3 66
  Flag of Thailand.svg Nudnida Luangnam 66 
  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chan Chin-wei 2 2  
Flag of Thailand.svg Nudnida Luangnam 66 
  Flag of Thailand.svg Varatchaya Wongteanchai 1 4  
  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Sun Shengnan 66
  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Han Xinyun 2 1
  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Sun Shengnan 3 4  
Flag of Thailand.svg Varatchaya Wongteanchai 66 
Flag of Thailand.svg Varatchaya Wongteanchai 775  
7 Flag of Italy.svg Alberta Brianti 641r

Fourth qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
4 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chang Kai-chen 66 
  Flag of Japan.svg Shuko Aoyama 1 2  
4 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chang Kai-chen 66 
  Flag of Japan.svg Kurumi Nara 3 2  
  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Xu Yifan 5 0  
  Flag of Japan.svg Kurumi Nara 76 
4 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chang Kai-chen 2 60
  Flag of Thailand.svg Luksika Kumkhum 64 6
  Flag of Thailand.svg Luksika Kumkhum 66
  Flag of Romania.svg Mădălina Gojnea 0 2
  Flag of Thailand.svg Luksika Kumkhum 4  
8 Flag of Thailand.svg Tamarine Tanasugarn 1r 
WC Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yang Zi 0 5  
8 Flag of Thailand.svg Tamarine Tanasugarn 67 

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