| Women's singles | |
|---|---|
| 2012 Ningbo Challenger | |
| Champion |  Hsieh Su-wei |
| Runner-up |  Zhang Shuai |
| Final score | 6–2, 6–2 |
Anastasiya Yakimova was the defending champion, having won the event in 2011, but chose not to participate in 2012.
Hsieh Su-wei won the title, defeating Zhang Shuai in the final, 6–2, 6–2.
Hsieh Su-wei (champion)
Mandy Minella (second round)
Anne Keothavong (first round) Chang Kai-chen (second round)
Erika Sema (first round)
Valeria Savinykh (first round)
Alberta Brianti (quarterfinals)
Maria João Koehler (first round)| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Hsieh Su-wei | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Duan Yingying | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Hsieh Su-wei | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Zhang Shuai | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
 Tamarine Tanasugarn | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||
| Zhang Shuai | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | S-w Hsieh | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Z Yang | 4 | 0 | 1 | S-w Hsieh | 7 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
 O Savchuk | 2 | 6 | 6 | O Savchuk | 5 | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 M Adamczak | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | S-w Hsieh | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Y Sema | 3 | 6 | 2 | K Nara | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| S Zheng | 6 | 4 | 6 | S Zheng | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| K Nara | 6 | 6 | K Nara | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | MJ Koehler | 3 | 4 | 1 | S-w Hsieh | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | K-c Chang | 4 | 6 | 6 | Y Duan | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| L Kumkhum | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | K-c Chang | 7 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
 C Garcia | 3 | 1 | Q | Y Zhou | 5 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | Y Zhou | 6 | 6 | Q | Y Zhou | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 A Krunić | 6 | 6 | Y Duan | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q Wang | 4 | 3 | A Krunić | 6 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Y Duan | 6 | 7 | Y Duan | 4 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | V Savinykh | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | A Brianti | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| V Larrière | 1 | 3 | 7 | A Brianti | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | X Han | 6 | 2 | 3 | Q |  T Luzhanska | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Q | T Luzhanska | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | A Brianti | 6 | 5 | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||
| SR |  Z Diyas | 3 | 4 | T Tanasugarn | 3 | 7 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| T Tanasugarn | 6 | 6 | T Tanasugarn | 6 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| I Pavlovic | 7 | 6 | I Pavlovic | 3 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | A Keothavong | 5 | 1 | T Tanasugarn | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | E Sema | 4 | 6 | 4 | S Zhang | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| J Craybas | 6 | 0 | 6 | J Craybas | 5 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | F Liu | 2 | 3 | S Zhang | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| S Zhang | 6 | 6 | S Zhang | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | Y Xu | 77 | 6 | WC | Y Xu | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | HC Tang | 64 | 3 | WC | Y Xu | 67 | 77 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| WC | Y Wang | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | M Minella | 79 | 64 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | M Minella | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Chan Yung-jan and Chuang Chia-jung were the defending champions, but chose not to participate this year.
Anabel Medina Garrigues and Caroline Wozniacki were the defending champion, but Wozniacki chose not to participate this year. Medina Garrigues partnered with Virginia Ruano Pascual, but they lost in the second round against Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Yanina Wickmayer.
Hsieh Su-Wei and Peng Shuai won in the final 6–3, 6–1 against Alla Kudryavtseva and Ekaterina Makarova.
Jelena Dokić was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to compatriot Olivia Rogowska.
Liezel Huber and Lisa Raymond were the defending champions but decided not to participate together this year.
Huber played alongside Hsieh Su-wei, but lost to Daniela Hantuchová and Anabel Medina Garrigues in the first round while Raymond partnered up with Samantha Stosur, but lost to Raquel Kops-Jones and Abigail Spears in the quarterfinals.
Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci won the title, defeating Nadia Petrova and Katarina Srebotnik in the final 2–6, 6–3, [10–6].
Andrea Hlaváčková and Lucie Hradecká are the defending champions, but Hradecká decided not to participate.
Victoria Azarenka was the two-time defending champion, but withdrew before the tournament began because of a foot injury.
Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci were the defending champions, but lost in the semifinals to Květa Peschke and Katarina Srebotnik.
Hsieh Su-wei and Peng Shuai won the title, defeating Peschke and Srebotnik in the final, 6–4, 6–0. By winning her second round match, Peng replaced Errani and Vinci as the world No. 1 in doubles.
Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina were the defending champions, but lost in the second round to Julie Coin and Pauline Parmentier.
Hsieh Su-wei and Peng Shuai were the defending champions, but lost in the second round to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Lucie Šafářová.
Raquel Kops-Jones and Abigail Spears won the title, defeating Tímea Babos and Kristina Mladenovic in the final, 6–1, 2–0, ret.
Hsieh Su-wei and Peng Shuai were the defending champions, but Peng chose not to participate this year. Hsieh played alongside Flavia Pennetta, but lost in the quarterfinals to Andrea Hlaváčková and Lucie Hradecká.
Hsieh Su-wei and Peng Shuai were the defending champions, but Peng withdrew from the tournament with a back injury. Hsieh played alongside Flavia Pennetta, but lost in the first round to Klaudia Jans-Ignacik and Andreja Klepač.
Monica Puig was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Samantha Stosur.
Zhang Shuai was the defending champion of 2013, as this tournament was not held in 2014, however she lost in the second round to Tian Ran.
Madison Keys was the defending champion, but withdrew with a wrist injury before the tournament began.
Zarina Diyas was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Zhang Shuai.
Hsieh Su-wei and Barbora Strýcová were the defending champions, but lost in the quarterfinals to Chan Hao-ching and Latisha Chan.
Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina were the defending champions, but chose not to participate this year.
Barbora Krejčíková and Kateřina Siniaková were the defending champions, but lost in the semifinals to Gabriela Dabrowski and Xu Yifan.
Chan Hao-ching and Latisha Chan were the defending champions, but the team withdrew before their second round match.
Victoria Azarenka and Ashleigh Barty are the defending champions but neither player chose to participate.