The 2012 BGL Luxembourg Open was a professional women's tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 17th edition of the tournament, which was part of the 2012 WTA Tour. It took place in Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg between 15 and 21 October 2011. Unseeded Venus Williams won the singles title.
2012 BGL Luxembourg Open | |
---|---|
Date | 15–21 October |
Edition | 17th |
Category | WTA International |
Draw | 32S / 16D |
Prize money | $220,000 |
Surface | Hard / indoor |
Location | Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg |
Champions | |
Singles | |
Venus Williams | |
Doubles | |
Andrea Hlaváčková / Lucie Hradecká |
Finals edit
Singles edit
- Venus Williams defeated Monica Niculescu 6–2, 6–3
Doubles edit
- Andrea Hlaváčková / Lucie Hradecká defeated Irina-Camelia Begu / Monica Niculescu 6–3, 6–4
Singles main-draw entrants edit
Seeds edit
Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
---|---|---|---|
ITA | Roberta Vinci | 15 | 1 |
GER | Julia Görges | 19 | 2 |
SRB | Jelena Janković | 22 | 3 |
GER | Sabine Lisicki | 25 | 5 |
ROU | Sorana Cîrstea | 26 | 6 |
AUT | Tamira Paszek | 27 | 7 |
ESP | Carla Suárez Navarro | 35 | 8 |
GER | Mona Barthel | 37 | 9 |
- 1 Rankings are as of October 8, 2012
Other entrants edit
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following players received entry as lucky loser:
Withdrawals edit
- Tímea Babos
- Angelique Kerber (foot injury)
- Sloane Stephens
- Yanina Wickmayer (knee injury)
Retirements edit
- Peng Shuai (right shoulder injury)
Doubles main-draw entrants edit
Seeds edit
Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
CZE | Andrea Hlaváčková | CZE | Lucie Hradecká | 11 | 1 |
ROU | Irina-Camelia Begu | ROU | Monica Niculescu | 75 | 2 |
RUS | Vera Dushevina | BLR | Olga Govortsova | 117 | 3 |
CRO | Petra Martić | LUX | Mandy Minella | 127 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of October 8, 2012
Other entrants edit
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Retirements edit
- Jelena Janković (gastrointestinal illness)
External links edit
- Official website Archived 2009-04-22 at the Wayback Machine
- WTA tournament draws