The 2012 Barcelona Ladies Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 6th edition of the Barcelona Ladies Open, and an International-level tournament on the 2012 WTA Tour. It took place at the Centre Municipal Tennis Vall d'Hebron in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain between April 9 and 15, 2012. Sara Errani won the singles title.
| 2012 Barcelona Ladies Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 9-15 April |
| Edition | 6th |
| Category | WTA International tournaments |
| Surface | Clay / Outdoor |
| Location | Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Sara Errani | |
| Doubles | |
| Sara Errani / Roberta Vinci | |
Singles main draw entrants edit
Seeds edit
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| ITA
|
Francesca Schiavone | 12 | 1 |
 GER
|
Julia Görges | 15 | 2 |
 SVK
|
Dominika Cibulková | 18 | 3 |
| ITA
|
Roberta Vinci | 19 | 4 |
| ITA
|
Flavia Pennetta | 24 | 5 |
 CZE
|
Petra Cetkovská | 28 | 6 |
| ITA
|
Sara Errani | 31 | 7 |
 SLO
|
Polona Hercog | 37 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of April 2, 2012
Other entrants edit
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Withdrawals edit
Elena Baltacha (right foot injury)
María José Martínez Sánchez (right thigh injury)
Retirements edit
Polona Hercog (dizziness)
Doubles main draw entrants edit
Seeds edit
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITA
|
Sara Errani | ITA
|
Roberta Vinci | 25 | 1 |
 ESP
|
Nuria Llagostera Vives | ESP
|
Arantxa Parra Santonja | 41 | 2 |
 BLR
|
Olga Govortsova | CZE
|
Vladimíra Uhlířová | 82 | 3 |
 RUS
|
Nina Bratchikova |  CRO
|
Darija Jurak | 137 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of April 2, 2012
Other entrants edit
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Champions edit
Singles edit
Sara Errani defeated 
Dominika Cibulková 6–2, 6–2- It was Errani's 2nd title of the year and 4th of her career.
Doubles edit
- Sara Errani / Roberta Vinci defeated Flavia Pennetta / Francesca Schiavone, 6–0, 6–2