2012 Open GDF Suez
Date4–12 February
Edition20th
CategoryPremier
Draw30S / 16D
SurfaceHard / indoor
LocationParis, France
VenueStade Pierre de Coubertin
Champions
Singles
Germany Angelique Kerber
Doubles
United States Liezel Huber / United States Lisa Raymond

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.

Singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

Country Player Ranking1 Seeding
 RUS Maria Sharapova 3 1
 FRA Marion Bartoli 7 2
 CHN Li Na 9 3
 SRB Jelena Janković 13 4
 GER Sabine Lisicki 14 5
 GER Julia Görges 21 6
 ITA Roberta Vinci 23 7
 ESP Anabel Medina Garrigues 24 8
 GER Angelique Kerber 27 9
  • 1 Rankings as of January 30, 2012

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

Country Player Country Player Rank1 Seed
 USA Liezel Huber  USA Lisa Raymond 3 1
 RSA Natalie Grandin  CZE Vladimíra Uhlířová 59 2
 AUS Jarmila Gajdošová  USA Bethanie Mattek-Sands 63 3
 ROU Monica Niculescu  POL Alicja Rosolska 81 4
  • 1 Rankings are as of January 30, 2012

Other entrants

The following pair received wildcard into the doubles main draw:

Retirements

Finals

Singles

Germany Angelique Kerber defeated France Marion Bartoli, 7–6(7–3), 5–7, 6–3

  • It was Kerber's 1st career title. She became the first German winner at Paris since Steffi Graf in 1995.

Doubles

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

References

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