The 2012 Brussels Open was a women's
tennis
Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...
tournament played on
outdoor clay courts. It was the 2nd edition of the
Brussels Open
The Brussels Open, unofficially also known as ''Open de Bruxelles'', was a professional women's tennis tournament on the WTA Tour held in Brussels, Belgium. It was first held in 2011, replacing the Warsaw Open. The 2013 edition was held May 20â ...
, and was part of the
Premier-level tournaments of the
2012 WTA Tour
The 2012 WTA Tour is the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 2012 tennis season. The 2012 WTA Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments (supervised by the International Tennis Fede ...
. The event took place at the Royal Primerose Tennis Club in
Brussels
Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, RĂ©gion de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Bruss ...
,
Belgium
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, from May 19 through May 26, 2012.
Agnieszka Radwańska won the singles title.
Champions
Singles
Agnieszka Radwańska ![Agnieszka Radwanska CU](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/05/Agnieszka_Radwanska_CU.jpg)
defeated
Simona Halep
Simona Halep (; born 27 September 1991) is a Romanian professional tennis player. She has been ranked world No. 1 in singles twice between 2017 and 2019, for a total of 64 weeks, which ranks eleventh in the history of the Women's Tennis Assoc ...
7–5, 6–0
*It was Radwanska's 3rd title of the year and 10th of her career. It was her 3rd Premier-level tournament of her career and 6th Premier overall.
Doubles
Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Bethanie Mattek-Sands ( Bethanie Lynn Mattek; born March 23, 1985) is an American professional tennis player. She has won nine Grand Slam titles (five in women's doubles and four in mixed doubles), and an Olympic gold medal, and is a former wo ...
/
Sania Mirza
Sania Mirza (; born 15 November 1986) is an Indian professional tennis player. A former doubles world No. 1, she has won six major titles – three in women's doubles and three in mixed doubles. From 2003 until her retirement from singles in ...
defeated
Alicja Rosolska /
Zheng Jie 6–3, 6–2
Singles main draw entrants
Seeds
*Rankings as of May 14, 2012
[Official entry list]
", Bruxelles Open, 16 April 2012. Retrieved 2011-04-18.
Other entrants
The following players received
wildcards into the main draw:
*
Tamaryn Hendler
Tamaryn Hendler (born 12 August 1992), better known as Tammy Hendler or Tammy Emmrich, is a Belgian former tennis player. She is married to fellow tennis and pickleball player Martin Emmrich.
Hendler, who resides in Boca Raton, Florida, reach ...
*
Jelena Janković
*
Alison van Uytvanck
Alison Van Uytvanck (; born 26 March 1994) is a Belgian professional tennis player.
Van Uytvanck has won five singles and two doubles WTA Tour titles and three Challenger Tour singles titles, as well as 12 singles and two doubles titles on th ...
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
*
Irina Falconi
*
Sania Mirza
Sania Mirza (; born 15 November 1986) is an Indian professional tennis player. A former doubles world No. 1, she has won six major titles – three in women's doubles and three in mixed doubles. From 2003 until her retirement from singles in ...
*
Urszula Radwańska
*
Arantxa Rus
Arantxa Rus (; born 13 December 1990) is a Dutch tennis player. In 2008, she won the girl's singles title at the 2008 Australian Open – Girls' singles, Australian Open, defeating Jessica Moore (tennis), Jessica Moore from Australia in the final ...
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
*
Bojana Jovanovski
*
Lesia Tsurenko
Withdrawals
*
Sara Errani
*
Daniela Hantuchová (foot stress fracture)
*
Angelique Kerber (low back injury)
*
Andrea Petkovic (ankle ligaments injury)
*
Roberta Vinci (right wrist injury)
Retirements
*
Arantxa Rus
Arantxa Rus (; born 13 December 1990) is a Dutch tennis player. In 2008, she won the girl's singles title at the 2008 Australian Open – Girls' singles, Australian Open, defeating Jessica Moore (tennis), Jessica Moore from Australia in the final ...
Doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
*
1 Rankings are as of May 14, 2012
Other entrants
The following pair received wildcard into the doubles main draw:
*
Elena Bovina /
Alison Van Uytvanck
Alison Van Uytvanck (; born 26 March 1994) is a Belgian professional tennis player.
Van Uytvanck has won five singles and two doubles WTA Tour titles and three Challenger Tour singles titles, as well as 12 singles and two doubles titles on th ...
The following pair received entry as alternates:
*
Veronika Kapshay /
Lenka Wienerová
Lenka Wienerová (born 23 April 1988) is a Slovak former tennis
Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a ten ...
Withdrawals
*
Ksenia Pervak (knee injury)
References
External links
Official website
{{2012 WTA Tour
Brussels Open
Brussels Open
The Brussels Open, unofficially also known as ''Open de Bruxelles'', was a professional women's tennis tournament on the WTA Tour held in Brussels, Belgium. It was first held in 2011, replacing the Warsaw Open. The 2013 edition was held May 20â ...
2010s in Brussels
May 2012 sports events in Europe