2012 Open GDF Suez

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2012 Open GDF Suez
Date4–12 February
Edition20th
Category Premier
Draw30S / 16D
SurfaceHard / indoor
LocationParis, France
Venue Stade Pierre de Coubertin
Champions
Singles
Flag of Germany.svg Angelique Kerber
Doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Liezel Huber / Flag of the United States.svg Lisa Raymond
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The 2012 Open GDF Suez was a women's professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 20th edition of the Open GDF Suez (formerly known as the Open Gaz de France) and was a Premier tournament on the 2012 WTA Tour. It took place at Stade Pierre de Coubertin in Paris, France from 4 February through 12 February 2012.

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Singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRanking1Seeding
Flag of Russia.svg  RUS Maria Sharapova 31
Flag of France.svg  FRA Marion Bartoli 72
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN Li Na 93
Flag of Serbia.svg  SRB Jelena Janković 134
Flag of Germany.svg  GER Sabine Lisicki 145
Flag of Germany.svg  GER Julia Görges 216
Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Roberta Vinci 237
Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Anabel Medina Garrigues 248
Flag of Germany.svg  GER Angelique Kerber 279

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

The following players received entry as lucky losers into the singles main draw:

Withdrawals

Retirements

Doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of the United States.svg USA Liezel Huber Flag of the United States.svg USA Lisa Raymond 31
Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Natalie Grandin Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Vladimíra Uhlířová 592
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Jarmila Gajdošová Flag of the United States.svg USA Bethanie Mattek-Sands 633
Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Monica Niculescu Flag of Poland.svg  POL Alicja Rosolska 814

Other entrants

The following pair received wildcard into the doubles main draw:

Retirements

Finals

Singles

Flag of Germany.svg Angelique Kerber defeated Flag of France.svg Marion Bartoli, 7–6(7–3), 5–7, 6–3

Doubles

Flag of the United States.svg Liezel Huber / Flag of the United States.svg Lisa Raymond defeated Flag of Germany.svg Anna-Lena Grönefeld / Flag of Croatia.svg Petra Martić, 7–6(7–3), 6–1

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