2012 Aegon Classic
2012 Aegon Classic | |
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Date | 11–17 June |
Edition | 31st |
Surface | Grass / outdoor |
Location | Birmingham, United Kingdom |
Venue | Edgbaston Priory Club |
Champions | |
Singles | |
Melanie Oudin | |
Doubles | |
Tímea Babos / Hsieh Su-wei |
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 | Seed |
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ITA | Francesca Schiavone | 12 | 1 |
GER | Sabine Lisicki | 13 | 2 |
SVK | Daniela Hantuchová | 18 | 3 |
ITA | Roberta Vinci | 19 | 4 |
SRB | Jelena Janković | 21 | 5 |
GER | Mona Barthel | 32 | 6 |
USA | Christina McHale | 36 | 7 |
RUS | Ekaterina Makarova | 38 | 8 |
NZL | Marina Erakovic | 42 | 9 |
ROU | Sorana Cîrstea | 43 | 10 |
CZE | Iveta Benešová | 51 | 11 |
AUT | Tamira Paszek | 52 | 12 |
TPE | Hsieh Su-wei | 64 | 13 |
HUN | Tímea Babos | 67 | 14 |
GBR | Elena Baltacha | 68 | 15 |
GRE | Eleni Daniilidou | 69 | 16 |
- 1 Rankings are as of May 28, 2012
Other entrants[]
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
- Jelena Janković
- Tara Moore
- Samantha Murray
- Francesca Schiavone
- Melanie South
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- Vera Dushevina
- Michelle Larcher de Brito
- Noppawan Lertcheewakarn
- Grace Min
- Melanie Oudin
- Alison Riske
- Abigail Spears
- Zheng Jie
The following players received entry via the Lucky Loser spot:
- Sesil Karatantcheva
- Alla Kudryavtseva
Withdrawals[]
- Sofia Arvidsson
- Petra Cetkovská
- Simona Halep
- Jarmila Gajdošová (left wrist injury)
- Kaia Kanepi
- Peng Shuai
- Lesia Tsurenko
Retirements[]
The following players retired from the singles main draw:
- Casey Dellacqua
- Michaëlla Krajicek (viral illness)
- Ayumi Morita
- Virginie Razzano
Doubles main draw entrants[]
Seeds[]
Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
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USA | Liezel Huber | USA | Lisa Raymond | 2 | 1 |
IND | Sania Mirza | KAZ | Yaroslava Shvedova | 15 | 2 |
RSA | Natalie Grandin | CZE | Vladimíra Uhlířová | 47 | 3 |
USA | Raquel Kops-Jones | USA | Abigail Spears | 50 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of May 28, 2012
Other entrants[]
The following pair received wildcard into the doubles main draw:
- Laura Robson / Heather Watson
The following pair received entry as alternates:
- Tara Moore / Melanie South
Withdrawals[]
- Michaëlla Krajicek (viral illness)
Retirements[]
- Laura Robson (viral illness)
- Zheng Jie (gastrointestinal illness)
Finals[]
Singles[]
- Melanie Oudin defeated Jelena Janković, 6–4, 6–2
- It is the first career title for Oudin
Doubles[]
- Tímea Babos / Hsieh Su-wei defeated Liezel Huber / Lisa Raymond, 7–5, 6–7(2–7), [10–8]
References[]
External links[]
Categories:
- 2012 WTA Tour
- 2012 in English women's sport
- Birmingham Classic (tennis)
- June 2012 sports events in the United Kingdom
- 2012 in English tennis