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Singles
2012 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
Final
Champion	Maria Sharapova
Runner-up	Victoria Azarenka
Score	6–1, 6–4
Events
Singles Doubles
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Julia Görges was the defending champion, but she lost to Samantha Stosur in the second round.

Maria Sharapova won the title, defeating Victoria Azarenka in the final, 6–1, 6–4. Sharapova won the title after saving a match point in her quarterfinal match against Samantha Stosur. This tournament was the first since Wimbledon in 2009 in which the top four players in the world reached the semifinals.

Seeds

The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.

1. Victoria Azarenka (final)
2. Maria Sharapova (champion)
3. Petra Kvitová (semifinals)
4. Agnieszka Radwańska (semifinals)
5. Samantha Stosur (quarterfinals)
6. Caroline Wozniacki (second round)
7. Marion Bartoli (second round)
8. Li Na (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Victoria Azarenka	6	6
	4	Agnieszka Radwańska	1	3
								1	Victoria Azarenka	1	4
								2	Maria Sharapova	6	6
	3	Petra Kvitová	4	6
	2	Maria Sharapova	6	7

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	V Azarenka	6	4
	WC	K Barrois	1	4					A Petkovic	2	4
		A Petkovic	6	6											1	V Azarenka	6	6	7
		A Ivanovic	5	6											WC	M Barthel	4	7	5
	WC	M Barthel	7	7				WC	M Barthel	6	6
	Q	I Benešová	3	2				7	M Bartoli	3	1
	7	M Bartoli	6	6																		1	V Azarenka	6	6
																						4	A Radwańska	1	3
								4	A Radwańska	6	6
	Q	G Arn	7	6				Q	G Arn	3	4
	LL	K Bondarenko	5	3											4	A Radwańska	3	6	6
	LL	A Amanmuradova	6	5	6										8	N Li	6	2	3
		D Cibulková	2	7	3			LL	A Amanmuradova	4	4
		L Šafářová	6	4				8	N Li	6	6
	8	N Li	7	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	6	C Wozniacki	6	1
		J Janković	3	0				6	C Wozniacki	1	2
		A Kerber	6	6					A Kerber	6	6
		R Vinci	2	3												A Kerber	4	4
		F Schiavone	6	7											3	P Kvitová	6	6
		M Niculescu	3	5					F Schiavone	2	2
								3	P Kvitová	6	6
																						3	P Kvitová	4	6
	5	S Stosur	6	6																		2	M Sharapova	6	7
		S Peng	2	2				5	S Stosur	6	2	6
		J Görges	5	6	6				J Görges	2	6	3
		A Pavlyuchenkova	7	3	4										5	S Stosur	7	6	5
	Q	A Cornet	6	6											2	M Sharapova	6	7	7
	Q	A Chakvetadze	3	4				Q	A Cornet	3	0
								2	M Sharapova	6	1

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Sorana Cîrstea (first round)
2. Tsvetana Pironkova (first round)
3. Iveta Benešová (qualified)
4. Aleksandra Wozniak (first round)
5. Carla Suárez Navarro (first round)
6. Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová (second round)
7. Kateryna Bondarenko (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
8. Gréta Arn (qualified)

Qualifiers

1. Anna Chakvetadze
2. Gréta Arn
3. Iveta Benešová
4. Alizé Cornet

Lucky losers

1. Kateryna Bondarenko
2. Akgul Amanmuradova

Draw

First qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	1	Sorana Cîrstea	1	0
		Anna Chakvetadze	6	6
									Anna Chakvetadze	6	3	6
									Irena Pavlovic	1	6	3
		Irena Pavlovic	4	7	6
	WC	Julia Kimmelmann	6	5	3
																Anna Chakvetadze	6	7
															7	Kateryna Bondarenko	3	6
	WC	Antonia Lottner	2	6
	WC	Anna-Lena Friedsam	6	7
								WC	Anna-Lena Friedsam	7	1	2
								7	Kateryna Bondarenko	6	6	6
		Gisela Dulko	6	4	4
	7	Kateryna Bondarenko	2	6	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	2	Tsvetana Pironkova	5	6	5
	WC	Carina Witthöft	7	3	7
								WC	Carina Witthöft
									Yvonne Meusburger	w/o
		Yvonne Meusburger	7	6
	PR	Ágnes Szávay	6	3
																Yvonne Meusburger	6	0
															8	Gréta Arn	7	6
		Sesil Karatantcheva	7	6
		Zuzana Luknárová	6	3
									Sesil Karatantcheva	4	6	1
								8	Gréta Arn	6	4	6
		Zhang Shuai	4	3
	8	Gréta Arn	6	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	3	Iveta Benešová	6	6
		Jasmina Tinjić	1	1
								3	Iveta Benešová	6	6
									Maria Elena Camerin	3	2
		Maria Elena Camerin	7	6
		Romana Tabak	5	3
															3	Iveta Benešová	6	4	7
																Akgul Amanmuradova	2	6	6
		Sarah Gronert	6	6
		Akgul Amanmuradova	7	7
									Akgul Amanmuradova	7	6
								6	Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová	6	2
		Sandra Záhlavová	4	2
	6	Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová	6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition
	4	Aleksandra Wozniak	4	6
		Annika Beck	6	7
									Annika Beck	6	4	6
									Anastasia Pivovarova	4	6	2
		Dinah Pfizenmaier	4	6
		Anastasia Pivovarova	6	7
																Annika Beck	4	6	6
																Alizé Cornet	6	4	7
		Tatjana Malek	6	6
		Lenka Juríková	1	2
									Tatjana Malek	2	7	1
									Alizé Cornet	6	5	6
		Alizé Cornet	7	7
	5	Carla Suárez Navarro	5	6

External links

• Main draw
• Qualifying draw

• 2012 WTA Tour
• Porsche Tennis Grand Prix