The 2012 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor clay courts. It was the 35th edition of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, and was part of the Premier tournaments of the 2012 WTA Tour. It took place at the Porsche Arena in Stuttgart, Germany, from 23 April until 29 April 2012. Second-seeded Maria Sharapova won the singles title.
Finals
Singles
Maria Sharapova defeated. Victoria Azarenka, 6–1, 6–4 It was Sharapova's 1st title of the year and 25th of her career.
Doubles
Iveta Benešová / Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová defeated. Julia Görges / Anna-Lena Grönefeld, 6–4, 7–5
Singles main draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Rank1 Seed Victoria Azarenka11Maria Sharapova22Petra Kvitová33Agnieszka Radwańska44Samantha Stosur55Caroline Wozniacki66Marion Bartoli77Li Na88 1 Rankings are as of April 16, 2012
Other entrants The following players received wildcards into the main draw: Kristina Barrois Mona Barthel
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: Gréta Arn Iveta Benešová Anna Chakvetadze Alizé Cornet
The following players received entry as lucky loser: Akgul Amanmuradova Kateryna Bondarenko
Withdrawals Daniela Hantuchová Sabine Lisicki Flavia Pennetta (wrist injury) Vera Zvonareva
Retirements Alizé Cornet (right shoulder injury) Jelena Janković (low back injury) Andrea Petkovic (right ankle injury)
Doubles main draw entrants
Seeds Country Player Country Player Rank1 SeedKvěta PeschkeKatarina Srebotnik71 Sania Mirza Flavia Pennetta242Peng Shuai Elena Vesnina453Natalie Grandin Vladimíra Uhlířová454Iveta Benešová Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová525 1 Rankings are as of April 16, 2012
Other entrants The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: Mona Barthel / Tatjana Malek Angelique Kerber / Andrea Petkovic Francesca Schiavone / Roberta Vinci The following pair received entry as alternates: Chan Hao-ching / Rika Fujiwara
Withdrawals Flavia Pennetta (wrist injury)
Retirements Paola Suárez (low back injury)
References
External links Official website