The 2012 New Haven Open at Yale (New Haven Open at Yale presented by First Niagara for sponsorship reasons) was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 44th edition of the New Haven Open at Yale, and was part of the Premier Series of the 2012 WTA Tour. It took place at the Cullman-Heyman Tennis Center in New Haven, Connecticut, United States, from August 17 through August 25, 2012. It was the last event on the 2012 US Open Series before the 2012 US Open.[1]
| 2012 New Haven Open at Yale | |
|---|---|
| Date | August 17–25 |
| Edition | 44th |
| Category | WTA Premier |
| Draw | 30S / 16D |
| Surface | Hard / outdoor |
| Location | New Haven, United States |
| Venue | Cullman-Heyman Tennis Center |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Petra Kvitová | |
| Doubles | |
 Liezel Huber / Lisa Raymond | |
Singles main-draw entrants edit
Seeds edit
| Country | Player | Ranking* | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 POL
|
Agnieszka Radwańska | 3 | 1 |
| CZE
|
Petra Kvitová | 5 | 2 |
 DEN
|
Caroline Wozniacki | 8 | 3 |
 ITA
|
Sara Errani | 10 | 4 |
 FRA
|
Marion Bartoli | 11 | 5 |
 SVK
|
Dominika Cibulková | 13 | 6 |
 RUS
|
Maria Kirilenko | 14 | 7 |
| CZE
|
Lucie Šafářová | 19 | 8 |
- Seedings are based on the rankings of August 13, 2012[2]
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 entry as lucky loser:
Withdrawals edit
The following players withdrew from the singles main draw:
Kaia Kanepi (achilles tendon injury)
Christina McHale (gastrointestinal illness)
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Flavia Pennetta (wrist injury)- Francesca Schiavone (gastrointestinal illness)
Retirements edit
Mona Barthel (gastrointestinal illness)- Varvara Lepchenko (wrist injury)
Agnieszka Radwańska (right shoulder injury)
Caroline Wozniacki (right knee injury)
Doubles main-draw entrants edit
Seeds edit
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA
|
Liezel Huber | USA
|
Lisa Raymond | 2 | 1 |
| CZE
|
Andrea Hlaváčková | CZE
|
Lucie Hradecká | 21 | 2 |
 SLO
|
Katarina Srebotnik |  CHN
|
Zheng Jie | 38 | 3 |
 ESP
|
Nuria Llagostera Vives | ESP
|
María José Martínez Sánchez | 38 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of August 13, 2012
Other entrants edit
The following pair received wildcard into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry as alternates:
Withdrawals edit
Paola Suárez (low back injury)
Finals edit
Singles edit
Petra Kvitová defeated Maria Kirilenko, 7–6(11–9), 7–5
Doubles edit
Liezel Huber / Lisa Raymond defeated Andrea Hlaváčková / Lucie Hradecká, 4–6, 6–0, [10–4]
References edit
- ^ "New Haven Open Coming Soon". wtnh.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
- ^ "New Haven Open Unveils Field That Includes 4 Of World's Top 10". Hartford Courant. Archived from the original on January 19, 2013. Retrieved 12 July 2012.