The 2012 BGL Luxembourg Open was a professional women's tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 17th edition of the tournament, which was part of the 2012 WTA Tour. It took place in Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg between 15 and 21 October 2011. Unseeded Venus Williams won the singles title.
| 2012 BGL Luxembourg Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 15–21 October |
| Edition | 17th |
| Category | WTA International |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Prize money | $220,000 |
| Surface | Hard / indoor |
| Location | Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Venus Williams | |
| Doubles | |
 Andrea Hlaváčková / Lucie Hradecká | |
Finals
editSingles
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Venus Williams defeated 
Monica Niculescu 6–2, 6–3
Doubles
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Andrea Hlaváčková / Lucie Hradecká defeated Irina-Camelia Begu / Monica Niculescu 6–3, 6–4
Singles main-draw entrants
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edit| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 ITA
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Roberta Vinci | 15 | 1 |
 GER
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Julia Görges | 19 | 2 |
 SRB
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Jelena Janković | 22 | 3 |
 BEL |
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| GER
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Sabine Lisicki | 25 | 5 |
 ROU
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Sorana Cîrstea | 26 | 6 |
 AUT
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Tamira Paszek | 27 | 7 |
 ESP
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Carla Suárez Navarro | 35 | 8 |
| GER
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Mona Barthel | 37 | 9 |
- 1 Rankings are as of October 8, 2012
Other entrants
editThe following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following players received entry as lucky loser:
Withdrawals
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Tímea Babos
Angelique Kerber (foot injury)- Sloane Stephens
Yanina Wickmayer (knee injury)
Retirements
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Peng Shuai (right shoulder injury)
Doubles main-draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CZE
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Andrea Hlaváčková | CZE
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Lucie Hradecká | 11 | 1 |
| ROU
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Irina-Camelia Begu | ROU
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Monica Niculescu | 75 | 2 |
 RUS
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Vera Dushevina |  BLR
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Olga Govortsova | 117 | 3 |
 CRO
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Petra Martić |  LUX
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Mandy Minella | 127 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of October 8, 2012
Other entrants
editThe following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Retirements
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Jelena Janković (gastrointestinal illness)
External links
edit- Official website Archived 2009-04-22 at the Wayback Machine
- WTA tournament draws