2012 OEC Taipei WTA Ladies Open

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2012 OEC Taipei WTA Ladies Open
Date29 October – 4 November
Edition5th
Surface Carpet / Indoors
Location Taipei, Taiwan
Champions
Singles
Flag of France.svg Kristina Mladenovic
Doubles
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chan Hao-ching / Flag of France.svg Kristina Mladenovic
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The 2012 OEC Taipei WTA Ladies Open was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts. It was the fifth edition of the tournament and the first event in the new 2012 WTA 125s. It took place in Taipei, Taiwan between 29 October and 4 November 2012. [1]

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WTA entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN Peng Shuai 401
Flag of Belarus.svg  BLR Olga Govortsova 542
Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Ayumi Morita 743
Flag of France.svg  FRA Kristina Mladenovic 934
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  TPE Chang Kai-chen 975
Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Kimiko Date-Krumm 1006
Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Misaki Doi 1047
Flag of Hungary.svg  HUN Gréta Arn 1188

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Champions

Singles

Doubles

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References

  1. "WTA 125s". WTA Tour. Archived from the original on 2012-10-21. Retrieved 20 October 2012.