2012 Aegon Classic

November 2019 2012 Aegon Classic 11–17 June 31st Grass / outdoor Birmingham, United Kingdom Edgbaston Priory Club USA Melanie Oudin HUN Tímea Babos / TPE Hsieh Su-wei Birmingham Classic (tennis) Birmingham 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. Singles main draw entrants Seeds Country Player Rank1 SeedITAFrancesca Schiavone121GERSabine Lisicki132SVKDaniela Hantuchová183ITARoberta Vinci194SRBJelena Janković215GERMona Barthel326USAChristina McHale367RUSEkaterina Makarova388NZLMarina Erakovic429ROUSorana Cîrstea4310CZEIveta Benešová5111AUTTamira Paszek5212TPEHsieh Su-wei6413HUNTímea Babos6714GBRElena Baltacha6815GREEleni Daniilidou6916 1 Rankings are as of May 28, 2012 Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the main draw: SRB Jelena Janković GBR Tara Moore GBR Samantha Murray ITA Francesca Schiavone GBR Melanie South The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: RUS Vera Dushevina POR Michelle Larcher de Brito THA Noppawan Lertcheewakarn USA Grace Min USA Melanie Oudin USA Alison Riske USA Abigail Spears CHN Zheng Jie The following players received entry via the Lucky loser spot: BUL Sesil Karatantcheva RUS Alla Kudryavtseva Withdrawals SWE Sofia Arvidsson CZE Petra Cetkovská ROU Simona Halep AUS Jarmila Gajdošová (left wrist injury) EST Kaia Kanepi CHN Peng Shuai UKR Lesia Tsurenko Retirements The following players retired from the singles main draw: AUS Casey Dellacqua NED Michaëlla Krajicek (viral illness) JPN Ayumi Morita FRA Virginie Razzano Doubles main draw entrants Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank1 SeedUSALiezel HuberUSALisa Raymond21IND Sania MirzaKAZ Yaroslava Shvedova152RSANatalie GrandinCZE Vladimíra Uhlířová473USARaquel Kops-JonesUSA Abigail Spears504 1 Rankings are as of May 28, 2012 Other entrants The following pair received wildcard into the doubles main draw: GBR Laura Robson / GBR Heather Watson The following pair received entry as alternates: GBR Tara Moore / GBR Melanie South Withdrawals NED Michaëlla Krajicek (viral illness) Retirements GBR Laura Robson (viral illness) CHN Zheng Jie (gastrointestinal illness) Finals Singles 2012 Aegon Classic – Singles USA Melanie Oudin defeated SRB Jelena Janković, 6–4, 6–2 It is the first career title for Oudin Doubles 2012 Aegon Classic – Doubles HUN Tímea Babos / TPE Hsieh Su-wei defeated USA Liezel Huber / USA Lisa Raymond, 7–5, 6–7(2–7), [10–8] References Entry list External links Official website Aegon Classic Aegon Classic Category:Birmingham Classic (tennis) Aegon Classic Category:2012 in English tennis