2012 Open GDF Suez

August 2026 2012 Open GDF Suez 4–12 February Premier 30S / 16D $637,000 Hard / indoor Paris, France Stade Pierre de Coubertin 20th GER Angelique Kerber USA Liezel Huber / USA Lisa Raymond The 2012 Open GDF Suez was a women's professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 20th edition of the Open GDF Suez (formerly known as the Open Gaz de France) and was a Premier tournament on the 2012 WTA Tour. It took place at Stade Pierre de Coubertin in Paris, France from 4 February through 12 February 2012. Finals Singles 2012 Open GDF Suez – Singles GER Angelique Kerber defeated FRA Marion Bartoli, 7–6(7–3), 5–7, 6–3 It was Kerber's 1st career title. She became the first German winner at Paris since Steffi Graf in 1995. Doubles 2012 Open GDF Suez – Doubles USA Liezel Huber / USA Lisa Raymond defeated GER Anna-Lena Grönefeld / CRO Petra Martić, 7–6(7–3), 6–1 Singles main-draw entrants Seeds Country Player Ranking1 Seeding RUS Maria Sharapova 3 1 FRA Marion Bartoli 7 2 CHN Li Na 9 3 SRB Jelena Janković 13 4 GER Sabine Lisicki 14 5 GER Julia Görges 21 6 ITA Roberta Vinci 23 7 ESP Anabel Medina Garrigues 24 8 GER Angelique Kerber 27 9 1 Rankings as of January 30, 2012 Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the main draw: FRA Alizé Cornet FRA Pauline Parmentier The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: HUN Gréta Arn GER Kristina Barrois GER Mona Barthel USA Bethanie Mattek-Sands The following players received entry as lucky losers into the singles main draw: ITA Alberta Brianti USA Jill Craybas USA Varvara Lepchenko Withdrawals SRB Jelena Janković (left thigh injury) EST Kaia Kanepi (right shoulder injury) GER Sabine Lisicki (viral illness) Retirements USA Jill Craybas (right leg injury) CHN Li Na (lower back injury) Doubles main-draw entrants Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank1 SeedUSALiezel HuberUSALisa Raymond31RSA Natalie GrandinCZE Vladimíra Uhlířová592AUSJarmila GajdošováUSA Bethanie Mattek-Sands633ROUMonica NiculescuPOL Alicja Rosolska814 1 Rankings are as of January 30, 2012 Other entrants The following pair received wildcard into the doubles main draw: FRA Julie Coin / FRA Pauline Parmentier Retirements ROU Monica Niculescu (abdominal injury) References External links Official website WTA tournament draws Category:Open GDF Suez Open GDF Suez Open GDF Suez Category:2012 in Paris Category:2012 in French tennis