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2012 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
CZE Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová
The 2012 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor clay courts. It was the 35th edition of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, and was part of the Premier tournaments of the 2012 WTA Tour. It took place at the Porsche Arena in Stuttgart, Germany, from 23 April until 29 April 2012. Second-seeded Maria Sharapova won the singles title.
Finals
Singles
Main article: 2012 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix – Singles
RUS Maria Sharapova defeated. BLR Victoria Azarenka, 6–1, 6–4
- It was Sharapova's 1st title of the year and 25th of her career.
Doubles
Main article: 2012 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix – Doubles
CZE Iveta Benešová / CZE Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová defeated. GER Julia Görges / GER Anna-Lena Grönefeld, 6–4, 7–5
Singles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLR | Victoria Azarenka | 1 | 1 |
| RUS | Maria Sharapova | 2 | 2 |
| CZE | Petra Kvitová | 3 | 3 |
| POL | Agnieszka Radwańska | 4 | 4 |
| AUS | Samantha Stosur | 5 | 5 |
| DEN | Caroline Wozniacki | 6 | 6 |
| FRA | Marion Bartoli | 7 | 7 |
| CHN | Li Na | 8 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of April 16, 2012
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
- GER Kristina Barrois
- GER Mona Barthel
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- HUN Gréta Arn
- CZE Iveta Benešová
- RUS Anna Chakvetadze
- FRA Alizé Cornet
The following players received entry as lucky loser:
- UZB Akgul Amanmuradova
- UKR Kateryna Bondarenko
Withdrawals
- SVK Daniela Hantuchová
- GER Sabine Lisicki
- ITA Flavia Pennetta (wrist injury)
- RUS Vera Zvonareva
Retirements
- FRA Alizé Cornet (right shoulder injury)
- SRB Jelena Janković (low back injury)
- GER Andrea Petkovic (right ankle injury)
Doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CZE | Květa Peschke | SLO | Katarina Srebotnik | 7 | 1 |
| IND | Sania Mirza | ITA | Flavia Pennetta | 24 | 2 |
| CHN | Peng Shuai | RUS | Elena Vesnina | 45 | 3 |
| RSA | Natalie Grandin | CZE | Vladimíra Uhlířová | 45 | 4 |
| CZE | Iveta Benešová | CZE | Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová | 52 | 5 |
- 1 Rankings are as of April 16, 2012
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
- GER Mona Barthel / GER Tatjana Malek
- GER Angelique Kerber / GER Andrea Petkovic
- ITA Francesca Schiavone / ITA Roberta Vinci The following pair received entry as alternates:
- TPE Chan Hao-ching / JPN Rika Fujiwara
Withdrawals
- ITA Flavia Pennetta (wrist injury)
Retirements
- ARG Paola Suárez (low back injury)
References
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