Open GDF Suez 2012
| Open GDF Suez 2012 | |
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| date | 6.2.2012 - 12.2.2012 |
| Edition | 20th |
| navigation | 2011 ◄ 2012 ► 2013 |
| WTA tour | |
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| venue | Paris France
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| Tournament number | 604 |
| category | WTA Premier |
| Tournament type | Indoor tournament |
| Game surface | Hard court |
| draw | 30E / 32Q / 16D |
| Prize money | US $ 637,000 |
| Website | Official website |
| Last year's winner (individual) |
 Petra Kvitová
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| Last year's winner (double) |
 Bethanie Mattek-Sands Meghann Shaughnessy
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| Winner (singles) |
 Angelique Kerber
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| Winner (doubles) |
Liezel Huber Lisa Raymond
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| Tournament supervisor | Fabrice Chouquet |
| Last direct assumption |
 Petra Martić (50)
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| Player representatives |
Marion Bartoli
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| As of February 6, 2013 | |
The Open GDF Suez 2012 was the 20th edition of the hard court tennis tournament in Paris . They were part of the 2012 WTA Tour as a premier category tournament . The tournament took place from February 6th to 12th at the Stade Pierre de Coubertin . The same week the PTT Pattaya Open 2012 took place in Pattaya from February 5th to 12th .
The defending champion in singles was the Czech Petra Kvitová and in doubles the pairing Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Meghann Shaughnessy . Neither Kvitová nor Shaughnessy competed this year, Mattek-Sands and his new partner were eliminated in the first round.
The winner in the individual was the German Angelique Kerber , who won her first WTA title. In the final she defeated the local hero Marion Bartoli 7: 6, 3 , 5: 7 and 6: 3. Already in the quarter-finals she surprisingly eliminated the top seed Maria Sharapova , which was Kerber's first win against a top 5 player. The Americans Liezel Huber and Lisa Raymond won the double final in straight sets against Anna-Lena Grönefeld and Petra Martić .
qualification
Four qualifying places were played, which entitle them to participate in the main draw of the tournament.
singles
Seeding list
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Explanation of symbols
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Results
| First round | Round of 16 | Quarter finals | Semifinals | final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 |  M. Sharapova
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6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 P. Hercog
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2 | 2 |  C. Scheepers
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3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C. Scheepers
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6th | 6th | 1 | M. Sharapova
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4th | 4th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 J. Gajdošová
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1 | 6th | 4th | 9 | A. Kerber
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6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 M. Niculescu
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6th | 4th | 6th | M. Niculescu
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3 | 6th | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| L. Šafářová
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2 | 6 3 | 9 | A. Kerber
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6th | 4th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | A. Kerber
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6th | 7th | 9 | A. Kerber
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6 2 | 6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LL | J. Craybas
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1 | r |  Y. Wickmayer
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7th | 3 | 4th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Y. Wickmayer
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6th | Y. Wickmayer
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6th | 7th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LL | V. Lepchenko
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4th | 5 | C. McHale
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2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C. McHale
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6th | 7th | Y. Wickmayer
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6th | 6 3 | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| B. Záhlavová-Strýcová
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3 | 2 | Q | M. Barthel
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4th | 7th | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | M. Barthel
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6th | 6th | Q | M. Barthel
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6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | P. Parmentier
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2 | 6th | 6th | WC | P. Parmentier
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3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8th |  A. Medina Garrigues
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6th | 3 | 3 | 9 | A. Kerber
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7th | 5 | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6th | J. Goerges
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6th | 6th | 2 | M. Bartoli
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6 3 | 7th | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 S. Peer
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1 | 3 | 6th | J. Goerges
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6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LL |  A. Brianti
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3 | 3 | P. Cetkovská
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1 | 4th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| P. Cetkovská
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6th | 6th | 6th | J. Goerges
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6th | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| K. Zakopalová
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6th | 6th | K. Zakopalová
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3 | 7th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WC | A. Cornet
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3 | 1 | K. Zakopalová
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6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Z. Pironkowa
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7th | 3 | Z. Pironkowa
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0 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 |  N. Li
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6 5 | 2 | r | K. Zakopalová
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6 3 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7th | R. Vinci
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6th | 6th | 2 | M. Bartoli
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7th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| S. Halep
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4th | 4th | 7th | R. Vinci
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6th | 1 | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | K. Barrois
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6 3 | 2 | Q | B. Mattek-Sands
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3 | 6th | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | B. Mattek-Sands
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7th | 6th | 7th | R. Vinci
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6th | 4th | 6 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| P. Martić
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6th | 6th | 2 | M. Bartoli
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4th | 6th | 7th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  G. Arn
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4th | 4th | P. Martić
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5 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | M. Bartoli
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7th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Double
Seeding list
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Explanation of symbols
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Results
Web links
- Official website
- Open GDF Suez 2012 as PDF (English) on the WTA homepage
- Tournament schedule single as PDF (English) on the WTA homepage
- Tournament schedule doubles as PDF (English) on the WTA homepage