2012 Qatar Total Open – Singles

Victoria Azarenka defeated Samantha Stosur in the final, 6–1, 6–2 to win the singles tennis title at the 2012 WTA Qatar Open.

Singles
2012 Qatar Total Open
Champion	Victoria Azarenka
Runner-up	Samantha Stosur
Score	6–1, 6–2
Draw	56
Seeds	16

Main article: 2012 Qatar Total Open

Vera Zvonareva was the defending champion, but retired during her second round match against Monica Niculescu.

Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.

1. Victoria Azarenka (champion)
2. Caroline Wozniacki (second round)
3. Samantha Stosur (final)
4. Agnieszka Radwańska (semifinals)
5. Marion Bartoli (semifinals, retired due to a right calf injury)
6. Vera Zvonareva (second round, retired due to a left hip injury)
7. Francesca Schiavone (second round)
8. Jelena Janković (second round)
9. Sabine Lisicki (first round)
10. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (first round)
11. Dominika Cibulková (first round)
12. Peng Shuai (second round)
13. Ana Ivanovic (second round)
14. Svetlana Kuznetsova (third round)
15. Daniela Hantuchová (first round)
16. Julia Görges (second round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Victoria Azarenka	6	6
		Yanina Wickmayer	0	4
								1	Victoria Azarenka	6	6
								4	Agnieszka Radwańska	2	4
	4	Agnieszka Radwańska	6	6
		Christina McHale	1	1
															1	Victoria Azarenka	6	6
															3	Samantha Stosur	1	2
		Monica Niculescu	2	6	3
	3	Samantha Stosur	6	2	6
								3	Samantha Stosur	6	0
								5	Marion Bartoli	3	0r
	5	Marion Bartoli	7	4	6
		Lucie Šafářová	5	6	1

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	V Azarenka	6	6
	Q	C Garcia	66	64					M Barthel	1	0
		M Barthel	78	77											1	V Azarenka	6	6
		I Benešová	4	6	6											S Halep	3	1
		B Záhlavová-Strýcová	6	3	1				I Benešová	4	4
		S Halep	3	6	77				S Halep	6	6
	15	D Hantuchová	6	2	64																	1	V Azarenka	6	6
	10	A Pavlyuchenkova	6	2	3																		Y Wickmayer	0	4
		K Pervak	1	6	6				K Pervak	6	6
	Q	V Razzano	6	2	6			Q	V Razzano	4	0
	WC	O Jabeur	3	6	3											K Pervak	4	0
		A Morita	2	1												Y Wickmayer	6	6
		Y Wickmayer	6	6					Y Wickmayer	77	6
								7	F Schiavone	64	4

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								4	A Radwańska	6	6
	Q	A Keothavong	77	77				Q	A Keothavong	1	2
		T Paszek	64	65											4	A Radwańska	7	6
	Q	A Wozniak	3	3											Q	V Lepchenko	5	1
	Q	V Lepchenko	6	6				Q	V Lepchenko	77	77
		A Yakimova	2	2				16	J Görges	64	65
	16	J Görges	6	6																		4	A Radwańska	6	6
	12	S Peng	6	7																			C McHale	1	1
	WC	F Al Nabhani	0	5				12	S Peng	7	3	2
		C Scheepers	4	3					C McHale	5	6	6
		C McHale	6	6												C McHale	4	6	6
	WC	N Lalami	0	0												S Pe'er	6	3	4
		S Pe'er	6	6					S Pe'er	77	6
								8	J Janković	63	2

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								6	V Zvonareva	5	2r
		E Vesnina	1	0					M Niculescu	7	3
		M Niculescu	6	6												M Niculescu	77	6
	Q	V Dushevina	5	2											Q	K Bondarenko	65	4
	Q	K Bondarenko	7	6				Q	K Bondarenko	6	6
		F Pennetta	6	2	7				F Pennetta	4	2
	11	D Cibulková	3	6	5																		M Niculescu	2	6	3
	13	A Ivanovic	6	4																		3	S Stosur	6	2	6
		C Suárez Navarro	1	1r				13	A Ivanovic	4	4
		P Martić	65	5					P Cetkovská	6	6
		P Cetkovská	77	7												P Cetkovská	3	2
		J Gajdošová	4	1											3	S Stosur	6	6
		S Cîrstea	6	6					S Cîrstea	4	65
								3	S Stosur	6	77

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								5	M Bartoli	6	6
		K Zakopalová	4	1					A Medina Garrigues	2	0
		A Medina Garrigues	6	6											5	M Bartoli	6	6
		T Pironkova	6	6												T Pironkova	3	3
		P Hercog	0	4					T Pironkova	6	6
		A Kerber	4	6	6				A Kerber	4	1
	9	S Lisicki	6	4	1																	5	M Bartoli	7	4	6
	14	S Kuznetsova	7	6																			L Šafářová	5	6	1
		MJ Martínez Sánchez	5	3				14	S Kuznetsova	6	6
		J Zheng	3	6	3				M Kirilenko	4	4
		M Kirilenko	6	3	6										14	S Kuznetsova	66	3
		L Šafářová	6	6												L Šafářová	78	6
	Q	U Radwańska	3	4					L Šafářová	4	6	77
								2	C Wozniacki	6	4	63

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Vania King (withdrew)
2. Eleni Daniilidou (first round)
3. Aleksandra Wozniak (qualified)
4. Urszula Radwańska (qualified)
5. Anne Keothavong (qualified)
6. Kateryna Bondarenko (qualified)
7. Vera Dushevina (qualified)
8. Arantxa Rus (first round)
9. Anastasia Rodionova (withdrew due to being in the Pattaya doubles final)
10. Virginie Razzano (qualified)
11. Alla Kudryavtseva (first round)
12. Kristina Barrois (qualifying competition)
13. Casey Dellacqua (qualifying competition)
14. Bojana Jovanovski (qualifying competition)
15. Heather Watson (qualifying competition)
16. Chang Kai-chen (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

1. Virginie Razzano
2. Varvara Lepchenko
3. Aleksandra Wozniak
4. Urszula Radwańska
5. Anne Keothavong
6. Kateryna Bondarenko
7. Vera Dushevina
8. Caroline Garcia

Draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Vania King
		Misaki Doi	w/o
									Misaki Doi	2	5
								10	Virginie Razzano	6	7
	WC	Vladimíra Uhlířová	1	4
	10	Virginie Razzano	6	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Eleni Daniilidou	4	5
		Varvara Lepchenko	6	7
									Varvara Lepchenko	6	6
								16	Chang Kai-chen	1	3
		Olga Savchuk	3	1
	16	Chang Kai-chen	6	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Aleksandra Wozniak	6	6
		Kurumi Nara	1	1
								3	Aleksandra Wozniak	6	6
								14	Bojana Jovanovski	3	2
		Raquel Kops-Jones	3	5
	14	Bojana Jovanovski	6	7

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Urszula Radwańska	6	1
		Lesia Tsurenko	2	0r
								4	Urszula Radwańska	6	5	6
									Andreja Klepač	2	7	4
		Andreja Klepač	6	5	6
	11	Alla Kudryavtseva	1	7	4

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Anne Keothavong	6	6
		Laura Robson	1	1
								5	Anne Keothavong	6	6
								15	Heather Watson	4	4
	WC	Klaudia Jans-Ignacik	2	1
	15	Heather Watson	6	6

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Kateryna Bondarenko	6	6
		Alizé Lim	1	3
								6	Kateryna Bondarenko	6	6
								13	Casey Dellacqua	3	1
		Veronika Kapshay	3	1
	13	Casey Dellacqua	6	6

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	7	Vera Dushevina	6	77
		Abigail Spears	3	63
								7	Vera Dushevina	6	6
								12	Kristina Barrois	3	1
		Kristina Mladenovic	4	2
	12	Kristina Barrois	6	6

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	8	Arantxa Rus	4	3
		Caroline Garcia	6	6
									Caroline Garcia	6	6
									Natalie Grandin	3	4
		Natalie Grandin	w/o
	9	Anastasia Rodionova

References

• Main Draw
• Qualifying Draw