2012 Korea Open – Singles

María José Martínez Sánchez was the defending champion, but lost to Ekaterina Makarova in the quarterfinals.
Caroline Wozniacki won the title, defeating Kaia Kanepi in the final, 6–1, 6–0. This was the first title in 13 months for the former World No. 1 and her first of 2012.

Singles
2012 Korea Open
Final
ChampionDenmark Caroline Wozniacki
Runner-upEstonia Kaia Kanepi
Score6–1, 6–0
Details
Draw32
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Seeds

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  1.   Caroline Wozniacki (champion)
  2.   Maria Kirilenko (first round, retired because of a back injury)
  3.   Kaia Kanepi (final)
  4.   Nadia Petrova (second round, withdrew because of a back injury)
  5.   Julia Görges (first round)
  6.   Varvara Lepchenko (semifinals)
  7.   Klára Zakopalová (quarterfinals)
  8.   Ekaterina Makarova (semifinals)

Draw

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
1   Caroline Wozniacki 6 5 6
8   Ekaterina Makarova 1 7 4
1   Caroline Wozniacki 6 6  
3   Kaia Kanepi 1 0  
3   Kaia Kanepi 6 2 6
6   Varvara Lepchenko 4 6 4

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1   C Wozniacki 6 6
  A Rus 1 2 1   C Wozniacki 6 6
Q   C Garcia 6 6 Q   C Garcia 2 3
  A Cadanțu 2 3 1   C Wozniacki 6 6
    K Date-Krumm 4 3 7   K Zakopalová 2 3
  M Rybáriková 6 6     M Rybáriková 1 66
    G Muguruza 4 6 61 7   K Zakopalová 6 78
7   K Zakopalová 6 4 77 1   C Wozniacki 6 5 6
4   N Petrova 6 6 8   E Makarova 1 7 4
  L Domínguez Lino 2 4 4   N Petrova
Q   E Daniilidou 2 3   MJ Martínez Sánchez w/o
  MJ Martínez Sánchez 6 6     MJ Martínez Sánchez 1 1
  R Oprandi 7 3 2 8   E Makarova 6 6
Q   J Hampton 5 6 6 Q   J Hampton 3 5
  P Hercog 4 1 8   E Makarova 6 7
8   E Makarova 6 6

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
5   J Görges 6 65 2
  S Soler Espinosa 1 77 6     S Soler Espinosa 6 63 2
  V King 3 1   K Bertens 1 77 6
  K Bertens 6 6     K Bertens 4 4
  G Voskoboeva 6 6 3   K Kanepi 6 6
WC   H-h Hong 1 2     G Voskoboeva 2 2
WC   S-h Han 1 0 3   K Kanepi 6 6
3   K Kanepi 6 6 3   K Kanepi 6 2 6
6   V Lepchenko 6 77 6   V Lepchenko 4 6 4
  C Giorgi 2 61 6   V Lepchenko 6 6
Q   S Karatantcheva 4 4   A Medina Garrigues 4 1
  A Medina Garrigues 6 6 6   V Lepchenko 4 77 6
  T Paszek 710 6   T Paszek 6 63 4
  C Suárez Navarro 68 3     T Paszek 6 6
WC   S-r Lee 1 WC   S-r Lee 2 0
2   M Kirilenko 1r

Qualifying

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Seeds

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  1.   Sesil Karatantcheva (qualified)
  2.   Jamie Hampton (qualified)
  3.   Eleni Daniilidou (qualified)
  4.   Gréta Arn (qualifying competition)
  5.   Vera Dushevina (qualifying competition)
  6.   Misaki Doi (first round)
  7.   Claire Feuerstein (second round)
  8.   Akgul Amanmuradova (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

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Draw

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First qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
1   Sesil Karatantcheva 6 6  
WC   Choi Ji-hee 2 1  
1   Sesil Karatantcheva 6 6  
    Victoria Larrière 0 2  
    Victoria Larrière 6 6  
    Ksenia Lykina 4 4  
1   Sesil Karatantcheva 6 6  
5   Vera Dushevina 2 1  
    Ekaterina Yashina 1 0
    Karolina Wlodarczak 6 6
    Karolina Wlodarczak 4 0  
5   Vera Dushevina 6 6  
  Jill Craybas 5 2  
5   Vera Dushevina 7 6  

Second qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
2   Jamie Hampton 6 6  
    Darija Jurak 3 3  
2   Jamie Hampton 6 6  
  Aleksandra Krunić 3 2  
    Rika Fujiwara 63 5  
    Aleksandra Krunić 77 7  
2   Jamie Hampton 6 6  
    Catalina Castaño 2 2  
WC   Han Na-lae 4 2
WC   Jun Nam-yeon 6 6
WC   Jun Nam-yeon 0 1  
  Catalina Castaño 6 6  
  Catalina Castaño 77 6  
6   Misaki Doi 62 2  

Third qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
3   Eleni Daniilidou 6 6  
    Jang Su-jeong 1 3  
3   Eleni Daniilidou 6 6  
    Noppawan Lertcheewakarn 3 2  
    Noppawan Lertcheewakarn 5 6 6
    Abigail Spears 7 3 2
3   Eleni Daniilidou 6 6  
8   Akgul Amanmuradova 2 4  
    Daria Gavrilova 6 4 6
    Erika Takao 1 6 2
    Daria Gavrilova 1 63  
8   Akgul Amanmuradova 6 77  
  Kim So-jung 1 0  
8   Akgul Amanmuradova 6 6  

Fourth qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
4   Gréta Arn 1 6 7
    Junri Namigata 6 1 5
4   Gréta Arn 6 6  
    Shiho Akita 0 3  
    Shiho Akita 6 6  
    Katalin Marosi 4 3  
4   Gréta Arn 1 6 5
    Caroline Garcia 6 3 7
    Raquel Kops-Jones 6 5 3
    Caroline Garcia 3 7 6
    Caroline Garcia 77 6  
7   Claire Feuerstein 64 2  
WC   Song Ah 0 2  
7   Claire Feuerstein 6 6  
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