2012 Open GDF Suez

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.

Finals

Singles

Angelique Kerber defeated 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

Liezel Huber / Lisa Raymond defeated Anna-Lena Grönefeld / Petra Martić, 7–6^{(7–3)}, 6–1

Singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

• ¹ Rankings as of January 30, 2012

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the main draw:

• Alizé Cornet
• Pauline Parmentier

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Gréta Arn
• Kristina Barrois
• Mona Barthel
• Bethanie Mattek-Sands

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

• Alberta Brianti
• Jill Craybas
• Varvara Lepchenko

Withdrawals

• Jelena Janković (left thigh injury)
• Kaia Kanepi (right shoulder injury)
• Sabine Lisicki (viral illness)

Retirements

• Jill Craybas (right leg injury)
• Li Na (lower back injury)

Doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

• ¹ Rankings are as of January 30, 2012

Other entrants

The following pair received wildcard into the doubles main draw:

• Julie Coin / Pauline Parmentier

Retirements

• Monica Niculescu (abdominal injury)

References

External links

• Official website
• WTA tournament draws