2012 Brisbane International – Women's singles

Petra Kvitová was the defending champion, but she decided to play at the Hopman Cup instead.

Women's singles
2012 Brisbane International
Champion	Kaia Kanepi
Runner-up	Daniela Hantuchová
Score	6–2, 6–1
Draw	32
Seeds	8

Main article: 2012 Brisbane International

Kaia Kanepi won the title, defeating Daniela Hantuchová in the final 6–2, 6–1.

Seeds

1. Samantha Stosur (second round)
2. Andrea Petkovic (quarterfinals)
3. Francesca Schiavone (semifinals)
4. Serena Williams (quarterfinals, withdrew due to left ankle sprain)
5. Kim Clijsters (semifinals, retired due to left hip flexor injury)
6. Jelena Janković (quarterfinals)
7. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (second round)
8. Dominika Cibulková (first 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

	Semifinals							Final
	5	Kim Clijsters	77	1r
		Daniela Hantuchová	64	3
									Daniela Hantuchová	2	1
									Kaia Kanepi	6	6
	3	Francesca Schiavone	3	0
		Kaia Kanepi	6	6

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	S Stosur	6	6
		A Yakimova	2	3				1	S Stosur	4	2
		I Benešová	2	7	7				I Benešová	6	6
		L Šafářová	6	5	5											I Benešová	3	2
		T Paszek	3	3											5	K Clijsters	6	6
		A Ivanovic	6	6					A Ivanovic	1	6	3
		S Halep	1	4				5	K Clijsters	6	1	6
	5	K Clijsters	6	6																		5	K Clijsters	77	1r
	4	S Williams	6	6																			D Hantuchová	64	3
		C Scheepers	2	3				4	S Williams	6	6
	WC	C Dellacqua	4	2					B Jovanovski	2	4
		B Jovanovski	6	6											4	S Williams
	Q	V King	6	6												D Hantuchová	w/o
	PR	M Czink	3	4				Q	V King	6	2	3
		D Hantuchová	3	6	6				D Hantuchová	4	6	6
	8	D Cibulková	6	4	3

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	6	J Janković	6	6
		C Suárez Navarro	4	2				6	J Janković	6	6
		K Zakopalová	6	4	5			Q	N Bratchikova	3	2
	Q	N Bratchikova	1	6	7										6	J Janković	7	62	3
		G Voskoboeva	6	6											3	F Schiavone	5	77	6
	Q	V Dushevina	0	0					G Voskoboeva	4	4
		K Pervak	4r					3	F Schiavone	6	6
	3	F Schiavone	4																			3	F Schiavone	3	0
	7	A Pavlyuchenkova	6	4																			K Kanepi	6	6
		P Hercog	1	1r				7	A Pavlyuchenkova	0	3
	Q	A Panova	5	6	2				K Kanepi	6	6
		K Kanepi	7	3	6											K Kanepi	6	79
	WC	O Rogowska	2	6	4										2	A Petkovic	1	67
		B Záhlavová-Strýcová	6	4	6				B Záhlavová-Strýcová	62	0
		S Pe'er	62	6	3			2	A Petkovic	77	6
	2	A Petkovic	77	1	6

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Vania King (qualified)
2. Arantxa Rus (first round)
3. Vera Dushevina (qualified)
4. Anna Tatishvili (qualifying competition)
5. Eleni Daniilidou (second round)
6. Michaëlla Krajicek (first round)
7. Sloane Stephens (first round)
8. Patricia Mayr-Achleitner (first round)

Qualifiers

1. Vania King
2. Nina Bratchikova
3. Vera Dushevina
4. Alexandra Panova

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Vania King	6	6
	WC	Ashleigh Barty	1	2
								1	Vania King	77	6
									Anastasia Rodionova	61	1
		Anastasia Rodionova	6	6
		Réka-Luca Jani	3	4
															1	Vania King	7	4	6
																Stefanie Vögele	5	6	0
		Stefanie Vögele	6	6
	WC	Sally Peers	4	2
									Stefanie Vögele	6	0
									Akgul Amanmuradova	2	0r
		Akgul Amanmuradova	6	6
	8	Patricia Mayr-Achleitner	3	2

Second qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	2	Arantxa Rus	6	65	4
		Arantxa Parra Santonja	2	77	6
									Arantxa Parra Santonja	4	7	1
									Mandy Minella	6	5	6
		Mandy Minella	6	6
	Alt	Mariana Duque Mariño	2	3
																Mandy Minella	6	4	1
																Nina Bratchikova	2	6	6
	WC	Bojana Bobusic	1	65
		Nina Bratchikova	6	77
									Nina Bratchikova	6	66	6
								5	Eleni Daniilidou	2	78	1
		Anastasia Pivovarova	67	7	3
	5	Eleni Daniilidou	79	5	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	3	Vera Dushevina	6	6
	WC	Isabella Holland	3	4
								3	Vera Dushevina	6	6
									Karin Knapp	3	4
		Misaki Doi	6	5	2
		Karin Knapp	3	7	6
															3	Vera Dushevina	6	5	6
																Lesia Tsurenko	4	7	2
		Mirjana Lučić-Baroni	6	3	0
		Lesia Tsurenko	4	6	6
									Lesia Tsurenko	4	7	78
									Kristina Mladenovic	6	5	66
		Kristina Mladenovic	7	68	6
	6	Michaëlla Krajicek	5	710	2

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	4	Anna Tatishvili	77	2	7
		Monique Adamczak	65	6	5
								4	Anna Tatishvili	77	4	77
									Sesil Karatantcheva	62	6	62
		Chang Kai-chen	4	2
		Sesil Karatantcheva	6	6
															4	Anna Tatishvili	0	1
																Alexandra Panova	6	6
		Chichi Scholl	5	3
		Alexandra Panova	7	6
									Alexandra Panova	6	6
									Yvonne Meusburger	3	4
		Yvonne Meusburger	77	6
	7	Sloane Stephens	63	3

External links

• Main draw
• Qualifying draw