2012 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem

2012 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem 23 – 29 April 12th WTA International 32S / 16D US$220,000 Clay / outdoor Fés, Morocco NED Kiki Bertens CZE Petra Cetkovská / RUS Alexandra Panova Morocco Open The 2012 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem was a professional women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the twelfth edition of the tournament which was part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2012 WTA Tour. It took place in Fés, Morocco from 23 to 29 April 2012. Qualifier Kiki Bertens won the singles title. Singles main draw entrants Seeds Country Player Rank1 SeedESPAnabel Medina Garrigues261RUSSvetlana Kuznetsova272CZEPetra Cetkovská303BELYanina Wickmayer314ROUSimona Halep425RSAChanelle Scheepers446CZEKlára Zakopalová477ISRShahar Pe'er558 1 Rankings are as of April 16, 2012 Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: ESP Anabel Medina Garrigues MAR Nadia Lalami MAR Fatima Zahrae El Allami The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: NED Kiki Bertens HUN Melinda Czink ESP Garbiñe Muguruza Blanco RUS Arina Rodionova The following players received entry as lucky loser: FRA Mathilde Johansson Withdrawals SLO Polona Hercog RUS Ekaterina Makarova KAZ Ksenia Pervak Retirements MAR Fatima Zahrae El Allami (gastro intestinal illness) RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova (left thigh injury) AUT Patricia Mayr-Achleitner (right hip injury) RUS Arina Rodionova (left wrist injury) Doubles main draw entrants Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank1 SeedAUSAnastasia RodionovaRUSArina Rodionova1131GRE Eleni DaniilidouCZE Klára Zakopalová1352RUSNina BratchikovaCRO Darija Jurak1413BLROlga GovortsovaUKR Olga Savchuk1684 1 Rankings are as of April 16, 2012 Other entrants The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: HUN Melinda Czink / RSA Chanelle Scheepers MAR Fatima Zahrae El Allami / MAR Nadia Lalami The following pair received entry as alternates: NED Kiki Bertens / NED Arantxa Rus Withdrawals CZE Klára Zakopalová Retirements RUS Arina Rodionova (left wrist injury) Finals Singles 2012 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem – Singles NED Kiki Bertens defeated ESP Laura Pous Tió, 7–5, 6–0 It was Bertens' first career title. Doubles 2012 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem – Doubles CZE Petra Cetkovská / RUS Alexandra Panova defeated ROU Irina-Camelia Begu / ROU Alexandra Cadanțu, 3–6, 7–6(7–5), [11–9] External links Official website Singles draw Doubles draw Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem Category:Morocco Open Category:2012 in Moroccan tennis Category:April 2012 sports events in Africa Category:2012 in African women's sport Category:Sport in Fez, Morocco