2012 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo – Singles

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Singles
2012 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo
Final
Champion Flag of Italy.svg Sara Errani
Runner-up Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová
Score6–1, 6–3
Details
Draw32
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
  2011  · Internazionali Femminili di Palermo ·  2013  

Anabel Medina Garrigues was the defending champion, but lost to Maria Elena Camerin in the first round.

Contents

Top seed Sara Errani won the title by beating Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová 6–1, 6–3 in the final. She did not drop a set the entire tournament.

Seeds

  1. Flag of Italy.svg Sara Errani (champion)
  2. Flag of Italy.svg Roberta Vinci (second round)
  3. Flag of Germany.svg Julia Görges (quarterfinals)
  4. Flag of Spain.svg Anabel Medina Garrigues (first round)
  5. Flag of Spain.svg Carla Suárez Navarro (quarterfinals)
  6. Flag of Slovenia.svg Polona Hercog (first round)
  7. Flag of France.svg Alizé Cornet (second round)
  8. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová (final)

Draw

Key

Finals

Semifinals Final
          
1 Flag of Italy.svg Sara Errani 66 
  Flag of Romania.svg Irina-Camelia Begu 4 1  
1 Flag of Italy.svg Sara Errani 66 
8 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová 1 3  
8 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová 2 76
  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Laura Robson 65 2

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1 Flag of Italy.svg S Errani 66 
  Flag of Romania.svg E Gallovits-Hall 1 1  1 Flag of Italy.svg S Errani 66 
WC Flag of Italy.svg N Burnett 3 4    Flag of Austria.svg P Mayr-Achleitner 3 2  
  Flag of Austria.svg P Mayr-Achleitner 66 1 Flag of Italy.svg S Errani 66 
  Flag of Romania.svg A Cadanțu 66   Flag of Romania.svg A Cadanțu 2 2  
  Flag of the Netherlands.svg K Bertens 3 2    Flag of Romania.svg A Cadanțu 65 6
  Flag of Colombia.svg M Duque-Mariño 3 2  7 Flag of France.svg A Cornet 3 72
7 Flag of France.svg A Cornet 66 1 Flag of Italy.svg S Errani 66 
4 Flag of Spain.svg A Medina Garrigues 1 3    Flag of Romania.svg I-C Begu 4 1  
WC Flag of Italy.svg ME Camerin 66 WC Flag of Italy.svg ME Camerin 635  
Q Flag of Spain.svg E Cabeza Candela 63 6Q Flag of Spain.svg E Cabeza Candela 777 
WC Flag of Italy.svg A Grymalska 2 61 Q Flag of Spain.svg E Cabeza Candela 74 4
  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Y Putintseva 2 4    Flag of Romania.svg I-C Begu 5 66
  Flag of Spain.svg L Domínguez Lino 66   Flag of Spain.svg L Domínguez Lino 61 4
  Flag of Romania.svg I-C Begu 6710   Flag of Romania.svg I-C Begu 3 66
6 Flag of Slovenia.svg P Hercog 1 68 

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
8 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg B Záhlavová-Strýcová 777 
  Flag of Spain.svg S Soler Espinosa 5 63 8 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg B Záhlavová-Strýcová 3 67
  Flag of the United States.svg J Cohen 64 7  Flag of the United States.svg J Cohen 63 5
  Flag of Russia.svg V Dushevina 4 65 8 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg B Záhlavová-Strýcová 77646
Q Flag of Hungary.svg K Marosi 66 3 Flag of Germany.svg J Görges 64771
  Flag of Russia.svg V Savinykh 4 3  Q Flag of Hungary.svg K Marosi    
  Flag of Uzbekistan.svg A Amanmuradova 4 68 3 Flag of Germany.svg J Görges w/o  
3 Flag of Germany.svg J Görges 6710 8 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg B Záhlavová-Strýcová 2 76
5 Flag of Spain.svg C Suárez Navarro 66   Flag of the United Kingdom.svg L Robson 65 2
LL Flag of Australia (converted).svg S Jones 4 1  5 Flag of Spain.svg C Suárez Navarro 63  
  Flag of Georgia.svg A Tatishvili 66   Flag of Georgia.svg A Tatishvili 1 2r 
Q Flag of Bulgaria.svg D Evtimova 2 2  5 Flag of Spain.svg C Suárez Navarro 4 64
  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg L Robson 66   Flag of the United Kingdom.svg L Robson 62 6
Q Flag of Ukraine.svg V Ivakhnenko 1 0    Flag of the United Kingdom.svg L Robson 67 
  Flag of Italy.svg K Knapp 2 2  2 Flag of Italy.svg R Vinci 3 5  
2 Flag of Italy.svg R Vinci 66 

Qualifying

Seeds

  1. Flag of Spain.svg Estrella Cabeza Candela (qualified)
  2. Flag of Bulgaria.svg Dia Evtimova (qualified)
  3. Flag of Russia.svg Olga Puchkova (second round)
  4. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Tamaryn Hendler (first round)
  5. Flag of Slovenia.svg Petra Rampre (first round)
  6. Flag of Romania.svg Mădălina Gojnea (second round)
  7. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sacha Jones (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  8. Flag of Croatia.svg Tereza Mrdeža (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

Draw

First qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
1 Flag of Spain.svg Estrella Cabeza Candela 66 
  Flag of Italy.svg Claudia Giovine 1 2  
1 Flag of Spain.svg Estrella Cabeza Candela 66 
  Flag of Greece.svg Maria Sakkari 0 1  
WC Flag of Italy.svg Francesca Brancato 0 1  
  Flag of Greece.svg Maria Sakkari 66 
1 Flag of Spain.svg Estrella Cabeza Candela 62 6
WC Flag of Italy.svg Carolina Pillot 1 60
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stephanie Bengson 61 2
WC Flag of Italy.svg Carolina Pillot 4 66
WC Flag of Italy.svg Carolina Pillot 67 
6 Flag of Romania.svg Mădălina Gojnea 3 5  
  Flag of Slovenia.svg Nastja Kolar 4 2  
6 Flag of Romania.svg Mădălina Gojnea 66 

Second qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
2 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Dia Evtimova 66 
  Flag of Russia.svg Marina Shamayko 4 4  
2 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Dia Evtimova 62 6
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Renata Voráčová 2 64
  Flag of Croatia.svg Darija Jurak 1 63
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Renata Voráčová 64 6
2 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Dia Evtimova 66 
7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sacha Jones 4 4  
WC Flag of Italy.svg Camilla Rosatello 5 5  
  Flag of Hungary.svg Vanda Lukács 77 
  Flag of Hungary.svg Vanda Lukács 61 2
7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sacha Jones 2 66
WC Flag of Italy.svg Aleda Rinciari 1 2  
7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sacha Jones 66 

Third qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
3 Flag of Russia.svg Olga Puchkova 63 6
  Flag of Italy.svg Anna Remondina 3 60
3 Flag of Russia.svg Olga Puchkova 62 3
  Flag of Hungary.svg Katalin Marosi 1 66
  Flag of Hungary.svg Katalin Marosi 3 66
  Flag of Italy.svg Giulia Gatto-Monticone 63 4
  Flag of Hungary.svg Katalin Marosi 773 77
8 Flag of Croatia.svg Tereza Mrdeža 65665
  Flag of Spain.svg Beatriz García Vidagany 66 
WC Flag of Belarus.svg Ekaterina Dzehalevich 4 2  
  Flag of Spain.svg Beatriz García Vidagany 3 1  
8 Flag of Croatia.svg Tereza Mrdeža 66 
  Flag of Italy.svg Nicole Clerico 2 2  
8 Flag of Croatia.svg Tereza Mrdeža 66 

Fourth qualifier

First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
4 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Tamaryn Hendler 654  
  Flag of Colombia.svg Catalina Castaño 776 
  Flag of Colombia.svg Catalina Castaño 66 
WC Flag of Italy.svg Corinna Dentoni 3 0  
WC Flag of Italy.svg Corinna Dentoni 66 
  Flag of Lithuania.svg Lina Stančiūtė 4 2  
  Flag of Colombia.svg Catalina Castaño 62 3
  Flag of Ukraine.svg Valentyna Ivakhnenko 3 66
  Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Jasmina Tinjić 1 4  
  Flag of Serbia.svg Teodora Mirčić 66 
  Flag of Serbia.svg Teodora Mirčić 3 4  
  Flag of Ukraine.svg Valentyna Ivakhnenko 66 
  Flag of Ukraine.svg Valentyna Ivakhnenko 66 
5 Flag of Slovenia.svg Petra Rampre 1 1  

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