2012 Australian Open – Girls' singles

Taylor Townsend won the title, defeating Yulia Putintseva in the final, 6–1, 3–6, 6–3.

Girls' singles
2012 Australian Open
Champion	Taylor Townsend
Runner-up	Yulia Putintseva
Score	6–1, 3–6, 6–3

Main article: 2012 Australian Open

An-Sophie Mestach was the defending champion, but withdrew before the tournament began.

Seeds

1. Irina Khromacheva (quarterfinals)
2. Eugenie Bouchard (semifinals)
3. Anett Kontaveit (third round)
4. Yulia Putintseva (final)
5. Indy de Vroome (second round, retired)
6. Elizaveta Kulichkova (first round)
7. Danka Kovinić (first round)
8. Anna Karolína Schmiedlová (third round)
9. Zheng Saisai (second round)
10. Ilka Csöregi (second round)
11. Zuzanna Maciejewska (first round)
12. Sabina Sharipova (quarterfinals)
13. Donna Vekić (first round)
14. Taylor Townsend (champion)
15. Varvara Flink (first round)
16. Kyle McPhillips (third 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	Irina Khromacheva	3	3
	SE	Krista Hardebeck	6	6
								SE	Krista Hardebeck	63	4
								14	Taylor Townsend	77	6
	14	Taylor Townsend	6	2	6
	12	Sabina Sharipova	3	6	4
															14	Taylor Townsend	6	3	6
															4	Yulia Putintseva	1	6	3
		Barbora Krejčíková	2	3
	4	Yulia Putintseva	6	6
								4	Yulia Putintseva	7	6
								2	Eugenie Bouchard	5	1
		Risa Ozaki	4	3
	2	Eugenie Bouchard	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinal
	1	Irina Khromacheva	6	6
	WC	Naiktha Bains	3	2				1	I Khromacheva	6	6
		Stephanie Nauta	6	2	7				S Nauta	1	2
		Aldila Sutjiadi	4	6	5										1	I Khromacheva	6	6
	WC	Storm Sanders	7	6											WC	S Sanders	4	1
		Kathinka von Deichmann	5	4				WC	S Sanders	6	6
	Q	Julia Elbaba	6	6				Q	J Elbaba	3	4
	13	Donna Vekić	4	1																		1	I Khromacheva	3	3
	9	Zheng Saisai	6	6																		SE	K Hardebeck	6	6
	SE	Riko Sawayanagi	4	1				9	S Zheng	1	3
	SE	Krista Hardebeck	6	6				SE	K Hardebeck	6	6
		Petra Rohanová	1	2											SE	K Hardebeck	6	6
	WC	Brooke Rischbieth	2	1											8	AK Schmiedlová	1	2
		Carol Zhao	6	6					C Zhao	6	5	2
		Emily Fanning	5	1				8	AK Schmiedlová	4	7	6
	8	Anna Karolína Schmiedlová	7	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinal
	3	Anett Kontaveit	6	6
		Miho Kowase	1	0				3	A Kontaveit	6	66	8
		Beatriz Haddad Maia	3	2					S-r Lee	1	78	6
		Lee So-ra	6	6											3	A Kontaveit	4	4
		Abbie Myers	6	3	5										14	T Townsend	6	6
	Q	Ioana Loredana Roșca	4	6	7			Q	IL Roșca	1	1
		Ratnika Batra	1	2				14	T Townsend	6	6
	14	Taylor Townsend	6	6																		14	T Townsend	6	2	6
	12	Sabina Sharipova	6	2	6																	12	S Sharipova	3	6	4
		Jesika Malečková	0	6	4			12	S Sharipova	6	6
	WC	Georgiana Ruhrig	77	0	6			WC	G Ruhrig	0	2
	Q	Valeria Patiuk	64	6	4										12	S Sharipova	7	6
		Samantha Crawford	6	4	6											S Crawford	5	1
		Makoto Ninomiya	3	6	4				S Crawford	7	7
		Jade Suvrijn	7	6					J Suvrijn	5	5
	6	Elizaveta Kulichkova	5	1

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinal
	5	Indy de Vroome	6	6	6
	Q	Eri Hozumi	4	77	1			5	I de Vroome	4	6	1r
	Q	Camilla Rosatello	60	6	7			Q	C Rosatello	6	1	4
	Q	Zoe Hives	77	3	5										Q	C Rosatello	2	3
		Sachia Vickery	2	3												B Krejčíková	6	6
		Barbora Krejčíková	6	6					B Krejčíková	77	6
	WC	Priscilla Hon	6	65	3			10	I Csöregi	64	1
	10	Ilka Csöregi	3	77	6																		B Krejčíková	2	3
	16	Kyle McPhillips	6	6																		4	Y Putintseva	6	6
	Q	Mégane Bianco	3	2				16	K McPhillips	6	6
		Jang Su-jeong	6	64	3				J Ostapenko	2	3
		Jeļena Ostapenko	2	77	6										16	K McPhillips	7	1	5
		Nao Hibino	6	6											4	Y Putintseva	5	6	7
	WC	Belinda Woolcock	2	2					N Hibino	2	1
	Q	Catherine Harrison	2	2				4	Y Putintseva	6	6
	4	Yulia Putintseva	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinal
	7	Danka Kovinić	2	6	1
		Anna Danilina	6	1	6				A Danilina	1	4
	WC	Eliza Long	6	4	0				R Ozaki	6	6
		Risa Ozaki	4	6	6											R Ozaki	6	6
		Gabrielle Andrews	7	66	4											E-T Cadar	2	2
		Olga Doroshina	5	78	6				O Doroshina	4	4
		Elena-Theodora Cadar	7	0	7				E-T Cadar	6	6
	11	Zuzanna Maciejewska	5	6	5																		R Ozaki	4	3
	15	Varvara Flink	63	3																		2	E Bouchard	6	6
		Ellen Allgurin	77	6					E Allgurin	2	1
		Christina Makarova	6	6					C Makarova	6	6
	WC	Sara Tomic	2	2												C Makarova	5	5
		Iva Mekovec	3	6	6										2	E Bouchard	7	7
		Rutuja Bhosale	6	4	2				I Mekovec	3	6	3
		Miyu Kato	2	4				2	E Bouchard	6	3	6
	2	Eugenie Bouchard	6	6

References

• Main draw Archived 2020-05-30 at the Wayback Machine
• Qualifying draw Archived 2020-05-30 at the Wayback Machine
• Taylor Townsend Stuns
• Atlanta Teenager Wins Singles