2012 Family Circle Cup – Singles

Singles
2012 Family Circle Cup
Champion	Serena Williams
Runner-up	Lucie Šafářová
Final score	6–0, 6–1

Caroline Wozniacki was the defending champion, but was not allowed to participate because there were already two top-6 players in the draw.^[1]
Serena Williams won the tournament, beating 9th seed Lucie Šafářová, 6–0, 6–1.

Seeds

The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.

01.   Agnieszka Radwańska (withdrew because of a back injury) 02.   Samantha Stosur (Semifinals) 03.   Marion Bartoli (Third Round) 04.   Vera Zvonareva (Quarterfinals) 05.   Serena Williams (Champion) 06.   Sabine Lisicki (Quarterfinals, retired because of a left ankle injury) 07.   Jelena Janković (Second Round) 08.   Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Third Round) 09.   Lucie Šafářová (Final)

10.   Anabel Medina Garrigues (Second Round) 11.   Christina McHale (First Round) 12.   Yanina Wickmayer (Second Round) 13.   Nadia Petrova (Quarterfinals) 14.   Polona Hercog (Semifinals) 15.   Chanelle Scheepers (First Round) 16.   Jarmila Gajdošová (First Round) 17.   Marina Erakovic (Third Round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	14	Polona Hercog	6	6
	13	Nadia Petrova	1	2
								14	Polona Hercog	0	0
								9	Lucie Šafářová	6	6
	4	Vera Zvonareva	3	3
	9	Lucie Šafářová	6	6
															9	Lucie Šafářová	0	1
															5	Serena Williams	6	6
	6	Sabine Lisicki	1^r
	5	Serena Williams	4
								5	Serena Williams	6	6
								2	Samantha Stosur	1	1
	WC	Venus Williams	3	6	3
	2	Samantha Stosur	6	4	6

Top Half

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							3	M Bartoli	6	6^3	6
	V Dushevina	6	7^7					V Dushevina	2	7^7	4
LL	Y-j Chan	4	6^5											3	M Bartoli	4	6	4
	A Yakimova	2	7	2										14	P Hercog	6	1	6
	V Lepchenko	6	5	6				V Lepchenko	3	2
	K Date-Krumm	4	3				14	P Hercog	6	6
14	P Hercog	6	6																		14	P Hercog	6	6
13	N Petrova	6	6																		13	N Petrova	1	2
Q	M Duque Mariño	1	2				13	N Petrova	2	7^8	6
Q	A Amanmuradova	6^2	6^6				Q	J Craybas	6	6^6	2
Q	J Craybas	7^7	7^8											13	N Petrova	6	6
	E Daniilidou	6	6											8/WC	A Pavlyuchenkova	1	4
	A Kudryavtseva	3	4					E Daniilidou	6	4	4
							8/WC	A Pavlyuchenkova	3	6	6

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							4	V Zvonareva	6	6
	O Govortsova	6	2	4				K Bondarenko	1	1
	K Bondarenko	2	6	6										4	V Zvonareva	5	6	6
	U Radwańska	1	4											Q	S Vögele	7	3	4
	L Hradecká	6	6					L Hradecká	4	4
Q	S Vögele	6	2	6			Q	S Vögele	6	6
16	J Gajdošová	4	6	4																	4	V Zvonareva	3	3
11	C McHale	5	7	4																	9	L Šafářová	6	6
	A Wozniak	7	5	6				A Wozniak	7^7	6
	B Záhlavová-Strýcová	6	6					B Záhlavová-Strýcová	6^5	2
Q	C Giorgi	1	3												A Wozniak	2	7^7	1
	M Minella	5	5											9	L Šafářová	6	6^4	6
Q	M Lučić	7	7				Q	M Lučić	2	0
							9	L Šafářová	6	6

Bottom Half

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							6	S Lisicki	2	6	6
WC	I Falconi	1	5				LL	A Hlaváčková	6	3	4
LL	A Hlaváčková	6	7											6	S Lisicki	7	6
Q	Y Shvedova	6	6											Q	Y Shvedova	5	4
	A Panova	0	4				Q	Y Shvedova	6	7^7
	V King	4	3				12	Y Wickmayer	2	6^2
12	Y Wickmayer	6	6																		6	S Lisicki	1^r
17	M Erakovic	6	6																		5	S Williams	4
Q	Ka Plíšková	2	4				17	M Erakovic	7	6
	A Tatishvili	1	6	6				A Tatishvili	5	3
	A Rus	6	4	4										17	M Erakovic	2	2
	S Dubois	6^10	5											5	S Williams	6	6
	E Vesnina	7^12	7					E Vesnina	3	4
							5	S Williams	6	6

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
							7	J Janković	5	0
Q	I Benešová	4	3				WC	V Williams	7	6
WC	V Williams	6	6											WC	V Williams	7	6
	A Rodionova	6	2	6											A Rodionova	5	2
Q	M Czink	2	6	1				A Rodionova	7	6
Q	M Oudin	4	6	0			10	A Medina Garrigues	5	3
10	A Medina Garrigues	6	4	6																	WC	V Williams	3	6	3
15	C Scheepers	1	6	4																	2	S Stosur	6	4	6
Q	P Ormaechea	6	1	6			Q	P Ormaechea	2	3
	J Dokić	3^r						G Voskoboeva	6	6
	G Voskoboeva	4													G Voskoboeva	3	6	2
WC	J Hampton	7	7^7											2	S Stosur	6	4	6
	S Stephens	5	6^1				WC	J Hampton	0	5
							2	S Stosur	6	7

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Iveta Benešová (Qualified)
2. Alexandra Cadanțu (First Round)
3. Eva Birnerová (First Round)
4. Akgul Amanmuradova (Qualified)
5. Paula Ormaechea (Qualified)
6. Mirjana Lučić (Qualified)
7. Karolína Plíšková (Qualified)
8. Melinda Czink (Qualified)
9. Stefanie Vögele (Qualified)
10. Andrea Hlaváčková (Qualifying Competition)
11. Heather Watson (First Round)
12. Chan Yung-jan (Qualifying Competition)
13. Jill Craybas (Qualified)
14. Mariana Duque-Mariño (Qualified)
15. Estrella Cabeza Candela (Qualifying Competition)
16. Caroline Garcia (Qualifying Competition)
17. Kristýna Plíšková (Qualifying Competition)
18. Michelle Larcher de Brito (Qualifying Competition)
19. Camila Giorgi (Qualified)
20. Yaroslava Shvedova (Qualified)
21. Tetiana Luzhanska (First Round, retired)
22. Petra Rampre (Qualifying Competition)
23. Julia Cohen (First Round)
24. Dia Evtimova (First Round)

Qualifiers

1. Iveta Benešová
2. Mariana Duque-Mariño
3. Jill Craybas
4. Akgul Amanmuradova
5. Paula Ormaechea
6. Mirjana Lučić
7. Karolína Plíšková
8. Melinda Czink
9. Stefanie Vögele
10. Yaroslava Shvedova
11. Melanie Oudin
12. Camila Giorgi

Draw

First Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	1	Iveta Benešová	6	3	6
		Andreja Klepač	4	6	1
								1	Iveta Benešová	6	4	6
								17	Kristýna Plíšková	1	6	3
		Ekaterina Bychkova	6^5	4
	17	Kristýna Plíšková	7^7	6

Second Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	2	Alexandra Cadanțu	5	6	0
		Marta Domachowska	7	2	6
									Marta Domachowska	4	3
								14	Mariana Duque-Mariño	6	6
		Olga Puchkova	3	6	4
	14	Mariana Duque-Mariño	6	3	6

Third Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	3	Eva Birnerová	7^14	1	2
		Madison Brengle	6^12	6	6
									Madison Brengle	3	1
								13	Jill Craybas	6	6
		Abigail Spears	2	4
	13	Jill Craybas	6	6

Fourth Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	4	Akgul Amanmuradova	6	6
		Gail Brodsky	0	2
								4	Akgul Amanmuradova	6	3	6
									Vladimíra Uhlířová	3	6	4
		Vladimíra Uhlířová	1
	21	Tetiana Luzhanska	1^r

Fifth Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	5	Paula Ormaechea	6	6
	WC	Emily J Harman	1	0
								5	Paula Ormaechea	7	6
								WC	Shelby Rogers	5	3
	WC	Shelby Rogers	5	7	6
	23	Julia Cohen	7	5	3

Sixth Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	6	Mirjana Lučić	3	6	6
	WC	Simone Kalhorn	6	2	1
								6	Mirjana Lučić	6	6
								15	Estrella Cabeza Candela	2	2
		Catalina Castaño	3	7	3
	15	Estrella Cabeza Candela	6	5	6

Seventh Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	7	Karolína Plíšková	6	6^5	6
		Tamaryn Hendler	1	7^7	3
								7	Karolína Plíšková	6	6
								18	Michelle Larcher de Brito	4	2
		Alexandra Stevenson	2	3
	18	Michelle Larcher de Brito	6	6

Eighth Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	8	Melinda Czink	6	6
	WC	Hayley Carter	1	1
								8	Melinda Czink	3	6	6
									Coco Vandeweghe	6	4	0
		Coco Vandeweghe	6	6
	24	Dia Evtimova	4	3

Ninth Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	9	Stefanie Vögele	6	6
		Ani Mijačika	1	2
								9	Stefanie Vögele	4	6	6
								16	Caroline Garcia	6	4	2
	WC	Maria Sanchez	3	3
	16	Caroline Garcia	6	6

Tenth Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	10	Andrea Hlaváčková	6	6
		Kristina Mladenovic	2	4
								10	Andrea Hlaváčková	6^5	5
								20	Yaroslava Shvedova	7^7	7
		Jessica Pegula	4	0
	20	Yaroslava Shvedova	6	6

Eleventh Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	11	Heather Watson	4	6	4
		Melanie Oudin	6	1	6
									Melanie Oudin	6	6
								22	Petra Rampre	3	2
		Natalie Grandin	3	4
	22	Petra Rampre	6	6

Twelfth Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	12	Chan Yung-jan	2	6	7
		Julia Boserup	6	1	5
								12	Chan Yung-jan	7^7	5	3
								19	Camila Giorgi	6^5	7	6
		Grace Min	4	4
	19	Camila Giorgi	6	6

References

1. "Wozniacki: WTA scheduling too restrictive". tennis.com. March 11, 2012. Retrieved March 23, 2012.

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