The 2012 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor clay courts. It was the 35th edition of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, and was part of the Premier tournaments of the 2012 WTA Tour. It took place at the Porsche Arena in Stuttgart, Germany, from 23 April until 29 April 2012. Second-seeded Maria Sharapova won the singles title.
| 2012 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix | |
|---|---|
| Date | 23–29 April |
| Edition | 35th |
| Category | Premier tournaments |
| Surface | Clay / indoor |
| Location | Stuttgart, Germany |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Maria Sharapova | |
| Doubles | |
 Iveta Benešová / Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová | |
Singles main draw entrants edit
Seeds edit
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 BLR
|
Victoria Azarenka | 1 | 1 |
| RUS
|
Maria Sharapova | 2 | 2 |
| CZE
|
Petra Kvitová | 3 | 3 |
 POL
|
Agnieszka Radwańska | 4 | 4 |
 AUS
|
Samantha Stosur | 5 | 5 |
 DEN
|
Caroline Wozniacki | 6 | 6 |
 FRA
|
Marion Bartoli | 7 | 7 |
 CHN
|
Li Na | 8 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of April 16, 2012
Other entrants edit
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following players received entry as lucky loser:
Withdrawals edit
Daniela Hantuchová
Sabine Lisicki
Flavia Pennetta (wrist injury)
Vera Zvonareva
Retirements edit
Alizé Cornet (right shoulder injury)
Jelena Janković (low back injury)- Andrea Petkovic (right ankle injury)
Doubles main draw entrants edit
Seeds edit
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CZE
|
Květa Peschke |  SLO
|
Katarina Srebotnik | 7 | 1 |
 IND |
 ITA |
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| CHN
|
Peng Shuai | RUS
|
Elena Vesnina | 45 | 3 |
 RSA
|
Natalie Grandin | CZE
|
Vladimíra Uhlířová | 45 | 4 |
| CZE
|
Iveta Benešová | CZE
|
Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová | 52 | 5 |
- 1 Rankings are as of April 16, 2012
Other entrants edit
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry as alternates:
Withdrawals edit
- Flavia Pennetta (wrist injury)
Retirements edit
Paola Suárez (low back injury)
Finals edit
Singles edit
Maria Sharapova deeated. Victoria Azarenka, 6–1, 6–4
- It was Sharapova's 1st title of the year and 25th of her career.
Doubles edit
Iveta Benešová / Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová defeated. 
Julia Görges / Anna-Lena Grönefeld, 6–4, 7–5