2012 Mercury Insurance Open
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| 2012 Mercury Insurance Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | July 16 – July 22 |
| Edition | 32nd |
| Surface | Hard |
| Location | Carlsbad, United States |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Dominika Cibulková | |
| Doubles | |
 Raquel Kops-Jones / Abigail Spears | |
The 2012 Mercury Insurance Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 3rd edition of the Southern California Open since the tournament left the tour in 2007. It was classified as one of the WTA Premier tournaments of the 2012 WTA Tour. It took place in Carlsbad, California, United States from July 16 to 22.[1]
Singles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 FRA
|
Marion Bartoli | 10 | 1 |
| SVK
|
Dominika Cibulková | 15 | 2 |
 SRB
|
Jelena Janković | 20 | 3 |
 RUS
|
Nadia Petrova | 21 | 4 |
| USA
|
Christina McHale | 28 | 5 |
| SVK
|
Daniela Hantuchová | 33 | 6 |
 BEL
|
Yanina Wickmayer | 37 | 7 |
 RSA
|
Chanelle Scheepers | 42 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of July 9, 2012[2]
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following players received entry as lucky loser:
Withdrawals
Sorana Cîrstea (right adductor strain)
Angelique Kerber (low back injury)
Svetlana Kuznetsova (right knee injury)- Sabine Lisicki (abdominal Injury)
- Monica Niculescu (left hand injury)
Tamira Paszek (left thigh injury)
Retirements
Yanina Wickmayer (low back injury)
Doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA
|
Liezel Huber | USA
|
Lisa Raymond | 2 | 1 |
| USA
|
Vania King | RUS
|
Nadia Petrova | 19 | 2 |
| USA
|
Raquel Kops-Jones | USA
|
Abigail Spears | 39 | 3 |
| RSA
|
Natalie Grandin |  CZE
|
Vladimíra Uhlířová | 47 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of July 9, 2012
Other entrants
The following pair received wildcard into the doubles main draw:
Champions
Singles
Dominika Cibulková def. 
Marion Bartoli, 6–1, 7–5
Doubles
Raquel Kops-Jones / Abigail Spears def. Vania King / Nadia Petrova, 6–2, 6–4
References
- ^ "La Costa Resort Prepares for Mercury Insurance Open July 14-22". Patch. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
- ^ "Mercury Insurance Open players". Mercury Insurance Open. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
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