2012 Internationaux de Strasbourg

The 2012 Internationaux de Strasbourg was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the 26th edition of the tournament which was part of the 2012 WTA Tour. It took place in Strasbourg, France between 19 and 26 May 2012.[1]

2012 Internationaux de Strasbourg
Date19–26 May
Edition26th
CategoryWTA International
Draw32S / 15D
Prize money$220,000
SurfaceClay
LocationStrasbourg, France
VenueTennis Club de Strasbourg
Champions
Singles
Italy Francesca Schiavone
Doubles
Belarus Olga Govortsova /
Poland Klaudia Jans-Ignacik

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

Country Player Rank1 Seed
 GER Sabine Lisicki 13 1
 ITA Francesca Schiavone[2] 14 2
 RUS Maria Kirilenko[3] 16 3
 ESP Anabel Medina Garrigues 31 4
 GER Mona Barthel 32 5
 NZL Marina Erakovic 40 6
 CZE Klára Zakopalová 42 7
 AUT Tamira Paszek 52 8
 CAN Aleksandra Wozniak 53 9
  • Rankings are as of 14 May 2012

Other entrants

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 losers:

Withdrawals

Retirements

Doubles main draw entrants

Seeds

Country Player Country Player Rank1 Seed
 RSA Natalie Grandin  CZE Vladimíra Uhlířová 43 1
 BLR Olga Govortsova  POL Klaudia Jans-Ignacik 106 2
 LUX Mandy Minella  FRA Pauline Parmentier 171 3
 HUN Tímea Babos  TPE Hsieh Su-wei 172 4
  • 1 Rankings are as of 14 May 2012

Retirements

Finals

Singles

Italy Francesca Schiavone defeated France Alizé Cornet, 6–4, 6–4

  • It was Schiavone's 1st singles title of the year and the 5th of her career

Doubles

Belarus Olga Govortsova / Poland Klaudia Jans-Ignacik defeated South Africa Natalie Grandin / Czech Republic Vladimíra Uhlířová, 6–7(4–7), 6–3, [10–3]

References

  1. "2012 Internationaux de Strasbourg – Tennis Tournaments – BetIAS Sportsbook". Archived from the original on 21 December 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
  2. "Schiavone Tête d'Affiche!" (in French). Internationaux de Strasbourg. 16 April 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  3. "Schiavone à Strasbourg" (in French). L'Alsace. 13 April 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
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