2012 ASB Classic – Singles

2012 ASB Classic CHN Zheng Jie ITA Flavia Pennetta 2–6, 6–3, 2–0 ret. women 32 (4 Q Qualifiers / 3 WC Wild Cards) 8 ASB Classic – Singles ASB Classic – Singles WTA Auckland OpenASB Classic 2012 ASB Classic Gréta Arn was the defending champion,https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/sport/65908/greta-arn-wins-asb-classic Greta Arn wins ASB Classic RNZ 10 August 2025 but lost to Julia Görges in the first round. Unseeded Zheng Jie won the tournament, after her opponent Flavia Pennetta retired in the final.https://www.rte.ie/sport/tennis/2012/0108/289366-asbclassic/ Zheng wins in Auckland RTE 10 August 2025 Seeds 30em GER Sabine Lisicki (quarterfinals, retired due to left abdominal muscle injury) CHN Peng Shuai (second round) RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova (semifinals) ITA Flavia Pennetta (final, retired due to a back injury) GER Julia Görges (second round) ITA Roberta Vinci (second round) BEL Yanina Wickmayer (second round) ROU Monica Niculescu (second round) Draw Finals Semifinals Final 175 GER Angelique Kerber 1 2 4 ITA Flavia Pennetta 6 6 3 RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova 6 3 3 CHN Zheng Jie 2 6 6 4 ITA Flavia Pennetta 6 3 0r CHN Zheng Jie 2 6 2 Top half First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 1 GER S Lisicki 6 6   WC FRA V Razzano 4 4     GER M Barthel 77 6     AUS J Dokić 65 1     NZL M Erakovic 6 4 4   GER A Kerber 4 6 6   HUN G Arn 5 6 4 5 GER J Görges 7 3 6 4 ITA F Pennetta 6 77     ROU S Cîrstea 4 65   WC NZL S Jones 2 6 3   GBR E Baltacha 6 4 6 WC SVK M Rybáriková 3 2     RUS E Vesnina 6 6     CAN R Marino 5 4   6 ITA R Vinci 7 6   1 GER S Lisicki 77 3 6   GER M Barthel 63 6 3   GER A Kerber 6 6   5 GER J Görges 2 3   4 ITA F Pennetta 6 6     GBR E Baltacha 4 2     RUS E Vesnina 6 6   6 ITA R Vinci 3 4   1 GER S Lisicki 4 3r   GER A Kerber 6 4   4 ITA F Pennetta 6 6     RUS E Vesnina 2 1     GER A Kerber 1 2   4 ITA F Pennetta 6 6   Bottom half First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals 7 BEL Y Wickmayer 6 6   Q CZE Ka Plíšková 3 4     SWE J Larsson 1 1     ITA S Errani 6 6     USA C McHale 6 6     ROU A Dulgheru 2 3   Q USA A Riske 3 2   3 RUS S Kuznetsova 6 6   8 ROU M Niculescu 77 6   Q USA J Hampton 61 1     CHN J Zheng 4 6 6   JPN A Morita 6 3 4   CZE L Hradecká 6 3 6   ITA A Brianti 4 6 2 Q FRA A Rezaï 6 3 4 2 CHN S Peng 4 6 6 7 BEL Y Wickmayer 6 1 1   ITA S Errani 4 6 6   USA C McHale 1 1   3 RUS S Kuznetsova 6 6   8 ROU M Niculescu 0 2     CHN J Zheng 6 6     CZE L Hradecká 6 6   2 CHN S Peng 4 3     ITA S Errani 4 3   3 RUS S Kuznetsova 6 6     CHN J Zheng 6 6     CZE L Hradecká 2 3   3 RUS S Kuznetsova 6 3 3   CHN J Zheng 2 6 6 Qualifying Seeds 30em GBR Anne Keothavong (qualifying competition) FRA Pauline Parmentier (second round) FRA Mathilde Johansson (first round) SWE Sofia Arvidsson (second round) ITA Romina Oprandi (second round) USA Irina Falconi (second round) FRA Alizé Cornet (first round) GER Kristina Barrois (first round) Qualifiers 30em USA Jamie Hampton FRA Aravane Rezaï USA Alison Riske CZE Karolína Plíšková Qualifying draw First qualifier First round Second round Qualifying competition 175 1 GBR Anne Keothavong 6 6 WC NZL Emily Fanning 3 4   USA Varvara Lepchenko 6 7   WC SLO Petra Rampre 2 5     USA Jamie Hampton 7 6     CZE Andrea Hlaváčková 5 3     CAN Aleksandra Wozniak 1 4 6 USA Irina Falconi 6 6   1 GBR Anne Keothavong 6 6     USA Varvara Lepchenko 3 3     USA Jamie Hampton 6 6 6 USA Irina Falconi 4 2 1 GBR Anne Keothavong 1 4     USA Jamie Hampton 6 6   Second qualifier First round Second round Qualifying competition 175 2 FRA Pauline Parmentier 6 0   CAN Sharon Fichman 2 0r   THA Noppawan Lertcheewakarn 4 6 3 FRA Aravane Rezaï 6 1 6   IND Sania Mirza 6 5 3   USA Coco Vandeweghe 1 7 6   BUL Dia Evtimova 4 1 5 ITA Romina Oprandi 6 6   2 FRA Pauline Parmentier 4 4     FRA Aravane Rezaï 6 6     USA Coco Vandeweghe 7 6 5 ITA Romina Oprandi 5 2   FRA Aravane Rezaï 6 6     USA Coco Vandeweghe 4 4   Third qualifier First round Second round Qualifying competition 175 3 FRA Mathilde Johansson 2 77 1   RUS Regina Kulikova 6 63 6   FRA Iryna Brémond 64 4   CZE Kristýna Plíšková 77 6     JPN Erika Sema 4 711 0   USA Alison Riske 6 69 6   JPN Kurumi Nara 6 6 8 GER Kristina Barrois 4 1   RUS Regina Kulikova 710 6     CZE Kristýna Plíšková 68 1     USA Alison Riske 6 6 JPN Kurumi Nara 3 1   RUS Regina Kulikova 2 77 2   USA Alison Riske 6 63 6 Fourth qualifier First round Second round Qualifying competition 175 4 SWE Sofia Arvidsson 6 6   CZE Eva Birnerová 0 2   NED Bibiane Schoofs 6 64 3 WC PUR Monica Puig 2 77 6   USA Jill Craybas 64 0     CZE Karolína Plíšková 77 6   WC FRA Claire Feuerstein 6 6 7 FRA Alizé Cornet 1 4   4 SWE Sofia Arvidsson 3 1   WC PUR Monica Puig 6 6     CZE Karolína Plíšková 6 6 WC FRA Claire Feuerstein 2 3 WC PUR Monica Puig 3 3     CZE Karolína Plíšková 6 6   References External links Main and qualifying draw ASB Classic - Singles 2012 Singles