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
Champion	Caroline Wozniacki
Runner-up	Kaia Kanepi
Score	6–1, 6–0
Draw	32
Seeds	8

Main article: 2012 Korea Open

Seeds

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

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
	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

	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

	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

Seeds

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

1. Sesil Karatantcheva
2. Jamie Hampton
3. Eleni Daniilidou
4. Caroline Garcia

Draw

First qualifier

	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

	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

	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

	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

External links

• Main draw
• Qualifying draw