2012 Generali Ladies Linz – Singles

Petra Kvitová was the defending champion,^[1] but could not participate as Victoria Azarenka participated.^{[further explanation needed]}

Singles
2012 Generali Ladies Linz
Champion	Victoria Azarenka
Runner-up	Julia Görges
Score	6–3, 6–4
Draw	32
Seeds	8

Main article: 2012 Generali Ladies Linz

World No. 1 Azarenka went on to win the title, defeating Julia Görges in the final 6–3, 6–4.^[2]

Seeds

1. Victoria Azarenka (champion)
2. Ana Ivanovic (quarterfinals)
3. Dominika Cibulková (withdrew because of a shoulder injury)
4. Lucie Šafářová (first round)
5. Julia Görges (final)
6. Yanina Wickmayer (withdrew because of a viral illness)
7. Tamira Paszek (first round)
8. Sabine Lisicki (first round)

Main draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Victoria Azarenka	6	6
	LL	Irina-Camelia Begu	2	1
								1	Victoria Azarenka	6	6
								5	Julia Görges	3	4
	5	Julia Görges	1	6	6
	Q	Kirsten Flipkens	6	2	3

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	V Azarenka	6	6
		A Rus	0	2				1	V Azarenka	6	6
		S Halep	3						S Halep	1	1
	Q	L Tsurenko	0r												1	V Azarenka	6	6
		P Martić	6	6												P Martić	2	2
		S Cîrstea	4	3					P Martić	6	3	6
	WC	P Mayr-Achleitner	6	6				WC	P Mayr-Achleitner	2	6	0
	8	S Lisicki	1	3																		1	V Azarenka	6	6
	LL	C Castaño	0	4																		LL	I-C Begu	2	1
	LL	I-C Begu	6	6				LL	I-C Begu	6	79
		K Bertens	77	1	6				K Bertens	4	67
		M Barthel	63	6	1										LL	I-C Begu	6	1	6
		C Suárez Navarro	6	6											Q	B Mattek-Sands	4	6	2
		M Rybáriková	3	4					C Suárez Navarro	3	3
	Q	B Mattek-Sands	6	6				Q	B Mattek-Sands	6	6
	7	T Paszek	2	4

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	5	J Görges	6	77
		D Hantuchová	4	65				5	J Görges	6	6
		R Oprandi	6	6					R Oprandi	3	3
		A Cadanțu	2	1											5	J Görges	6	6
		L Hradecká	6	77												S Arvidsson	1	4
		S Soler Espinosa	3	65					L Hradecká	4	64
		S Arvidsson	3	6	7				S Arvidsson	6	77
	4	L Šafářová	6	2	5																	5	J Görges	1	6	6
	LL	K Pervak	3	4																		Q	K Flipkens	6	2	3
	Q	M Burdette	6	6				Q	M Burdette	6	1	5
	Q	K Flipkens	6	6				Q	K Flipkens	4	6	7
		A Cornet	4	3											Q	K Flipkens	6	6
		B Záhlavová-Strýcová	63	2											2/WC	A Ivanovic	4	0
	WC	A Petkovic	77	6				WC	A Petkovic	4	3
		M Niculescu	5	3				2/WC	A Ivanovic	6	6
	2/WC	A Ivanovic	7	6

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Irina-Camelia Begu (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
2. Kirsten Flipkens (qualified)
3. Anne Keothavong (first round)
4. Sesil Karatantcheva (second round)
5. Ksenia Pervak (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
6. Lesia Tsurenko (qualified)
7. Jana Čepelová (qualifying competition)
8. Kristýna Plíšková (first round)

Qualifiers

1. Mallory Burdette
2. Kirsten Flipkens
3. Lesia Tsurenko
4. Bethanie Mattek-Sands

Lucky losers

1. Irina-Camelia Begu
2. Catalina Castaño
3. Ksenia Pervak

Draw

First qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Irina-Camelia Begu	713	65	6
		Aravane Rezaï	611	77	4
								1	Irina-Camelia Begu	6	5	6
									Stefanie Vögele	1	7	4
		Tatjana Malek	4	3
		Stefanie Vögele	6	6
															1	Irina-Camelia Begu	4	1
																Mallory Burdette	6	6
		Valeria Savinykh	2	2
		Anna-Lena Friedsam	6	6
									Anna-Lena Friedsam	67	7	3
									Mallory Burdette	79	5	6
		Mallory Burdette	6	6
	8	Kristýna Plíšková	3	1

Second qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	2	Kirsten Flipkens	3	6	6
		Karin Knapp	6	2	2
								2	Kirsten Flipkens	6	6
									Vera Dushevina	2	3
		Vera Dushevina	3	6	6
		Anastasija Sevastova	6	1	4
															2	Kirsten Flipkens	5	6	6
															7	Jana Čepelová	7	2	3
		Annika Beck	7	6
	WC	Janina Toljan	5	2
									Annika Beck	6	5	4
								7	Jana Čepelová	2	7	6
		Anastasia Rodionova	62	3
	7	Jana Čepelová	77	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	3	Anne Keothavong	6	0	2
		Maria Elena Camerin	4	6	6
									Maria Elena Camerin	6	0	3
									Catalina Castaño	3	6	6
		Catalina Castaño	6	6
	WC	Barbara Haas	2	1
																Catalina Castaño	6	1	3
															6	Lesia Tsurenko	3	6	6
	WC	Pia König	2	2
	WC	Yvonne Neuwirth	6	6
								WC	Yvonne Neuwirth	712	4	2
								6	Lesia Tsurenko	610	6	6
		Nastassja Burnett	3	61
	6	Lesia Tsurenko	6	77

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	4	Sesil Karatantcheva	6	6
		Paula Ormaechea	1	1
								4	Sesil Karatantcheva	5	60
									Bethanie Mattek-Sands	7	77
		Karolína Plíšková	3	64
		Bethanie Mattek-Sands	6	77
																Bethanie Mattek-Sands	79	7
															5	Ksenia Pervak	67	5
		Mervana Jugić-Salkić	2	1
		Jill Craybas	6	6
									Jill Craybas	1	2
								5	Ksenia Pervak	6	6
		Eva Birnerová	6	2	66
	5	Ksenia Pervak	4	6	78