2012 Open GDF Suez
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| 2012 Open GDF Suez | ||||
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| Date: | 4 – 12 February | |||
| Edition: | 20th | |||
| Champions | ||||
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 Angelique Kerber |
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| Doubles | ||||
 Liezel Huber / Lisa Raymond |
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Open GDF Suez
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The 2012 Open GDF Suez was a women's professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 20th edition of the Open GDF Suez (formerly known as the Open Gaz de France) and was a Premier tournament on the 2012 WTA Tour. It took place at Stade Pierre de Coubertin in Paris, France from February 4 through February 12, 2012.
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Singles main draw entrants [edit]
Seeds [edit]
| Country | Player | Ranking1 | Seeding |
|---|---|---|---|
 RUS |
Maria Sharapova | 3 | 1 |
 FRA |
Marion Bartoli | 7 | 2 |
 CHN |
Li Na | 9 | 3 |
 SRB |
Jelena Janković | 13 | 4 |
| GER |
Sabine Lisicki | 14 | 5 |
| GER |
Julia Görges | 21 | 6 |
 ITA |
Roberta Vinci | 23 | 7 |
 ESP |
Anabel Medina Garrigues | 24 | 8 |
| GER |
Angelique Kerber | 27 | 9 |
- 1 Rankings as of January 30, 2012
Other entrants [edit]
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following players received entry as Lucky Losers into the singles main draw:
Withdrawals [edit]
Jelena Jankovic (left thigh injury)
Kaia Kanepi (right shoulder injury)
Sabine Lisicki (viral illness)
Retirements [edit]
Jill Craybas (right leg injury)
Li Na (lower back injury)
Doubles main draw entrants [edit]
Seeds [edit]
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
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| USA |
Liezel Huber | USA |
Lisa Raymond | 3 | 1 |
 RSA |
Natalie Grandin |  CZE |
Vladimíra Uhlířová | 59 | 2 |
 AUS |
Jarmila Gajdošová | USA |
Bethanie Mattek-Sands | 63 | 3 |
 ROU |
Monica Niculescu |  POL |
Alicja Rosolska | 81 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of January 30, 2012
Other entrants [edit]
The following pair received wildcard into the doubles main draw:
Retirements [edit]
Monica Niculescu (abdominal injury)
Champions [edit]
Singles [edit]
Main article: 2012 Open GDF Suez – Singles
Angelique Kerber def. Marion Bartoli, 7–6(7–3), 5–7, 6–3
- It was Kerber's 1st career title. She became the first German winner at Paris since Steffi Graf in 1995.
Doubles [edit]
Main article: 2012 Open GDF Suez – Doubles
Liezel Huber / Lisa Raymond def. Anna-Lena Grönefeld / 
Petra Martić, 7–6(7–3), 6–1
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