2012 Aegon Classic

The 2012 Aegon Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 31st edition of the event. It took place at the Edgbaston Priory Club in Birmingham, United Kingdom, scheduled between 11 and 17 June 2012. Qualifier Melanie Oudin won the singles title.

2012 Aegon Classic
Date	11–17 June
Edition	31st
Surface	Grass / outdoor
Location	Birmingham, United Kingdom
Venue	Edgbaston Priory Club
Champions
Singles
Melanie Oudin
Doubles
Tímea Babos / Hsieh Su-wei

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
ITA	Francesca Schiavone	12	1
GER	Sabine Lisicki	13	2
SVK	Daniela Hantuchová	18	3
ITA	Roberta Vinci	19	4
SRB	Jelena Janković	21	5
GER	Mona Barthel	32	6
USA	Christina McHale	36	7
RUS	Ekaterina Makarova	38	8
NZL	Marina Erakovic	42	9
ROU	Sorana Cîrstea	43	10
CZE	Iveta Benešová	51	11
AUT	Tamira Paszek	52	12
TPE	Hsieh Su-wei	64	13
HUN	Tímea Babos	67	14
GBR	Elena Baltacha	68	15
GRE	Eleni Daniilidou	69	16

• ¹ Rankings are as of May 28, 2012

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the main draw:

• Jelena Janković
• Tara Moore
• Samantha Murray
• Francesca Schiavone
• Melanie South

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Vera Dushevina
• Michelle Larcher de Brito
• Noppawan Lertcheewakarn
• Grace Min
• Melanie Oudin
• Alison Riske
• Abigail Spears
• Zheng Jie

The following players received entry via the Lucky loser spot:

• Sesil Karatantcheva
• Alla Kudryavtseva

Withdrawals

• Sofia Arvidsson
• Petra Cetkovská
• Simona Halep
• Jarmila Gajdošová (left wrist injury)
• Kaia Kanepi
• Peng Shuai
• Lesia Tsurenko

Retirements

The following players retired from the singles main draw:

• Casey Dellacqua
• Michaëlla Krajicek (viral illness)
• Ayumi Morita
• Virginie Razzano

Doubles main draw entrants

Seeds

Country	Player	Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
USA	Liezel Huber	USA	Lisa Raymond	2	1
IND	Sania Mirza	KAZ	Yaroslava Shvedova	15	2
RSA	Natalie Grandin	CZE	Vladimíra Uhlířová	47	3
USA	Raquel Kops-Jones	USA	Abigail Spears	50	4

• ¹ Rankings are as of May 28, 2012

Other entrants

The following pair received wildcard into the doubles main draw:

• Laura Robson / Heather Watson

The following pair received entry as alternates:

• Tara Moore / Melanie South

Withdrawals

• Michaëlla Krajicek (viral illness)

Retirements

• Laura Robson (viral illness)
• Zheng Jie (gastrointestinal illness)

Finals

Singles

Main article: 2012 Aegon Classic – Singles

• Melanie Oudin defeated Jelena Janković, 6–4, 6–2
  • It is the first career title for Oudin

Doubles

Main article: 2012 Aegon Classic – Doubles

• Tímea Babos / Hsieh Su-wei defeated Liezel Huber / Lisa Raymond, 7–5, 6–7^(2–7), [10–8]