2012 ASB Classic
 |
| 2012 ASB Classic | |
|---|---|
| Date | 2 –8 January |
| Edition | 27th |
| Surface | Hard / outdoor |
| Location | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Venue | ASB Tennis Centre |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Zheng Jie | |
| Doubles | |
 Andrea Hlaváčková / Lucie Hradecká | |
The 2012 ASB Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 27th edition of the ASB Classic, and was part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2012 WTA Tour. It took place at the ASB Tennis Centre in Auckland, New Zealand, from 2 January to 8 January 2012.
Singles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 GER
|
Sabine Lisicki | 15 | 1 |
| CHN
|
Peng Shuai | 17 | 2 |
 RUS
|
Svetlana Kuznetsova | 19 | 3 |
 ITA
|
Flavia Pennetta | 20 | 4 |
| GER
|
Julia Görges | 21 | 5 |
| ITA
|
Roberta Vinci | 23 | 6 |
 BEL
|
Yanina Wickmayer | 26 | 7 |
 ROU
|
Monica Niculescu | 30 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings as of December 26, 2011
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Withdrawals
Venus Williams (Sjögren's syndrome disease)
Retirements
Sabine Lisicki (left abdominal muscle injury)
Flavia Pennetta (back injury)
Doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CZE
|
Květa Peschke |  SLO
|
Katarina Srebotnik | 4 | 1 |
 IND
|
Sania Mirza | RUS
|
Elena Vesnina | 21 | 2 |
| CZE
|
Andrea Hlaváčková | CZE
|
Lucie Hradecká | 29 | 3 |
| GER
|
Julia Görges | ITA
|
Flavia Pennetta | 48 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of December 26, 2011
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Withdrawals
- Sabine Lisicki (left abdominal muscle injury)
Champions
Singles
Zheng Jie def. Flavia Pennetta, 2–6, 6–3, 2–0 retired
- It was Zheng's 1st title of the year and 4th of her career.
Doubles
Andrea Hlaváčková / Lucie Hradecká def. Julia Görges / Flavia Pennetta 6–7(2–7), 6–2, [10–7]