2012 Brisbane International – Women's singles

August 2019 2012 Brisbane International EST Kaia Kanepi SVK Daniela Hantuchová 6–2, 6–1 32 8 2012 Brisbane International Petra Kvitová was the defending champion,https://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-01-08/kvitova-picks-up-brisbane-title/1898948 Kvitova picks up Brisbane title Australian Broadcasting Corporation 6 August 2025 but she decided to play at the Hopman Cup instead. Kaia Kanepi won the title, defeating Daniela Hantuchová in the final 6–2, 6–1.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-01-07/new-document/3762568 Kanepi storms to Brisbane crown Australian Broadcasting Corporation 6 August 2025 Seeds 30em AUS Samantha Stosur (second round) GER Andrea Petkovic (quarterfinals) ITA Francesca Schiavone (semifinals) USA Serena Williams (quarterfinals, withdrew due to left ankle sprain) BEL Kim Clijsters (semifinals, retired due to left hip flexor injury) SRB Jelena Janković (quarterfinals) RUS Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (second round) SVK Dominika Cibulková (first round) Draw Finals Semifinals Final 175 5 BEL Kim Clijsters 77 1r SVK Daniela Hantuchová 64 3 3 ITA Francesca Schiavone 3 0 EST Kaia Kanepi 6 6   SVK Daniela Hantuchová 2 1 EST Kaia Kanepi 6 6 Top half First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 1 AUS S Stosur 6 6     BLR A Yakimova 2 3     CZE I Benešová 2 7 7   CZE L Šafářová 6 5 5   AUT T Paszek 3 3     SRB A Ivanovic 6 6     ROU S Halep 1 4   5 BEL K Clijsters 6 6   4 USA S Williams 6 6     RSA C Scheepers 2 3   WC AUS C Dellacqua 4 2     SRB B Jovanovski 6 6   Q USA V King 6 6   PR HUN M Czink 3 4     SVK D Hantuchová 3 6 6 8 SVK D Cibulková 6 4 3 1 AUS S Stosur 4 2     CZE I Benešová 6 6     SRB A Ivanovic 1 6 3 5 BEL K Clijsters 6 1 6 4 USA S Williams 6 6     SRB B Jovanovski 2 4   Q USA V King 6 2 3   SVK D Hantuchová 4 6 6   CZE I Benešová 3 2   5 BEL K Clijsters 6 6   4 USA S Williams         SVK D Hantuchová w/o     5 BEL K Clijsters 77 1r     SVK D Hantuchová 64 3   Bottom half First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 6 SRB J Janković 6 6     ESP C Suárez Navarro 4 2     CZE K Zakopalová 6 4 5 Q RUS N Bratchikova 1 6 7   KAZ G Voskoboeva 6 6   Q RUS V Dushevina 0 0     KAZ K Pervak 4r     3 ITA F Schiavone 4     7 RUS A Pavlyuchenkova 6 4     SVN P Hercog 1 1r   Q RUS A Panova 5 6 2   EST K Kanepi 7 3 6 WC AUS O Rogowska 2 6 4   CZE B Záhlavová-Strýcová 6 4 6   ISR S Pe'er 62 6 3 2 GER A Petkovic 77 1 6 6 SRB J Janković 6 6   Q RUS N Bratchikova 3 2     KAZ G Voskoboeva 4 4   3 ITA F Schiavone 6 6   7 RUS A Pavlyuchenkova 0 3     EST K Kanepi 6 6     CZE B Záhlavová-Strýcová 62 0   2 GER A Petkovic 77 6   6 SRB J Janković 7 62 3 3 ITA F Schiavone 5 77 6   EST K Kanepi 6 79   2 GER A Petkovic 1 67   3 ITA F Schiavone 3 0     EST K Kanepi 6 6   Qualifying Seeds 30em USA Vania King (qualified) NED Arantxa Rus (first round) RUS Vera Dushevina (qualified) GEO Anna Tatishvili (qualifying competition) GRE Eleni Daniilidou (second round) NED Michaëlla Krajicek (first round) USA Sloane Stephens (first round) AUT Patricia Mayr-Achleitner (first round) Qualifiers 30em USA Vania King RUS Nina Bratchikova RUS Vera Dushevina RUS Alexandra Panova Qualifying draw First qualifier First round Second round Qualifying competition 175 1 USA Vania King 6 6 WC AUS Ashleigh Barty 1 2   AUS Anastasia Rodionova 6 6   HUN Réka-Luca Jani 3 4     SUI Stefanie Vögele 6 6   WC AUS Sally Peers 4 2     UZB Akgul Amanmuradova 6 6 8 AUT Patricia Mayr-Achleitner 3 2   1 USA Vania King 77 6     AUS Anastasia Rodionova 61 1     SUI Stefanie Vögele 6 0 UZB Akgul Amanmuradova 2 0r 1 USA Vania King 7 4 6   SUI Stefanie Vögele 5 6 0 Second qualifier First round Second round Qualifying competition 175 2 NED Arantxa Rus 6 65 4   ESP Arantxa Parra Santonja 2 77 6   LUX Mandy Minella 6 6   Alt COL Mariana Duque Mariño 2 3   WC AUS Bojana Bobusic 1 65     RUS Nina Bratchikova 6 77     RUS Anastasia Pivovarova 67 7 3 5 GRE Eleni Daniilidou 79 5 6 ESP Arantxa Parra Santonja 4 7 1   LUX Mandy Minella 6 5 6   RUS Nina Bratchikova 6 66 6 5 GRE Eleni Daniilidou 2 78 1   LUX Mandy Minella 6 4 1   RUS Nina Bratchikova 2 6 6 Third qualifier First round Second round Qualifying competition 175 3 RUS Vera Dushevina 6 6 WC AUS Isabella Holland 3 4   JPN Misaki Doi 6 5 2 ITA Karin Knapp 3 7 6   CRO Mirjana Lučić-Baroni 6 3 0   UKR Lesia Tsurenko 4 6 6   FRA Kristina Mladenovic 7 68 6 6 NED Michaëlla Krajicek 5 710 2 3 RUS Vera Dushevina 6 6     ITA Karin Knapp 3 4     UKR Lesia Tsurenko 4 7 78 FRA Kristina Mladenovic 6 5 66 3 RUS Vera Dushevina 6 5 6   UKR Lesia Tsurenko 4 7 2 Fourth qualifier First round Second round Qualifying competition 175 4 GEO Anna Tatishvili 77 2 7   AUS Monique Adamczak 65 6 5   TPE Chang Kai-chen 4 2   KAZ Sesil Karatantcheva 6 6     USA Chichi Scholl 5 3     RUS Alexandra Panova 7 6     AUT Yvonne Meusburger 77 6 7 USA Sloane Stephens 63 3   4 GEO Anna Tatishvili 77 4 77   KAZ Sesil Karatantcheva 62 6 62   RUS Alexandra Panova 6 6 AUT Yvonne Meusburger 3 4 4 GEO Anna Tatishvili 0 1     RUS Alexandra Panova 6 6   References External links Main draw Qualifying draw 27 31 30 S 153 0 26 E type:landmark_region:AU-QLD Queensland Tennis Centre title Brisbane International - Singles Women's Singles