2012 Malaysian Open – Singles

2012 Malaysian Open
Champion   Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei
Runner-up   Croatia Petra Martić
Final score   2–6, 7–5, 4–1r
Events
Singles   Doubles
Main article: 2012 Malaysian Open

Jelena Dokić was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to compatriot Olivia Rogowska.

Hsieh Su-wei took the title by defeating No.5 seed Petra Martic in the final 26, 75, 41. Martic retired due to fatigue and cramping after playing a three hour semifinal match earlier in the day.

Seeds

  1. Poland Agnieszka Radwańska (Quarterfinals, withdrew due to a right elbow injury)
  2. Serbia Jelena Janković (Semifinals)
  3. China Peng Shuai (Quarterfinals)
  4. Australia Jarmila Gajdošová (Second Round)
  5. Croatia Petra Martić (Final, retired due to fatigue and cramping)
  6. Japan Ayumi Morita (Quarterfinals, withdrew due to a right shoulder injury)
  7. Australia Jelena Dokić (Second Round)
  8. United Kingdom Anne Keothavong (First Round)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Semifinals Final
                         
  Q  Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei 6 4 6  
 Greece Eleni Daniilidou 0 6 1  
  Q  Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei 2 7 4
  5  Croatia Petra Martić 6 5 1r
5  Croatia Petra Martić 65 7 77
  2/WC  Serbia Jelena Janković 77 5 65  

Top Half

First Round   Second Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals
1/WC  Poland A Radwańska 6 6  
 Uzbekistan A Amanmuradova 2 4     1/WC  Poland A Radwańska 6 6  
Q  Czech Republic Ka Plíšková 6 6     Q  Czech Republic Ka Plíšková 4 4  
 Chinese Taipei K-c Chang 3 2       1/WC  Poland A Radwańska  
 Australia C Dellacqua 6 6       Q  Chinese Taipei S-w Hsieh w/o  
 Serbia B Jovanovski 0 2      Australia C Dellacqua 1 5
Q  Chinese Taipei S-w Hsieh 6 7     Q  Chinese Taipei S-w Hsieh 6 7  
8  United Kingdom A Keothavong 4 5       Q  Chinese Taipei S-w Hsieh 6 4 6
4/WC  Australia J Gajdošová 1 77 7        Greece E Daniilidou 0 6 1
 Germany K Wörle 6 62 5     4/WC  Australia J Gajdošová 4 0  
 Greece E Daniilidou 6 1 6      Greece E Daniilidou 6 6  
 India S Mirza 2 6 4        Greece E Daniilidou 6 3 6
 Australia O Rogowska 6 6        Australia O Rogowska 2 6 2  
 Bulgaria E Kostova 4 0      Australia O Rogowska 3 6 77
 France K Mladenovic 3 1     7  Australia J Dokić 6 4 62  
7  Australia J Dokić 6 6  

Bottom Half

First Round   Second Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals
5  Croatia P Martić 4 6 7  
 Japan E Sema 6 4 5     5  Croatia P Martić 6 3 6  
 Japan K Nara 6 6      Japan K Nara 2 6 0  
 Thailand N Lertcheewakarn 4 3       5  Croatia P Martić 4 77 6  
Q  Czech Republic Kr Plíšková 6 6       3  China S Peng 6 63 4  
 France I Brémond 0 2     Q  Czech Republic Kr Plíšková 6 1 4
 Austria Y Meusburger 1 6 2     3  China S Peng 2 6 6  
3  China S Peng 6 4 6       5  Croatia P Martić 65 7 77
6  Japan A Morita 6 6       2/WC  Serbia J Janković 77 5 65
Q  Thailand N Luangnam 4 0     6  Japan A Morita 78 6  
WC  Russia O Puchkova 6 1 2      Japan M Doi 66 2  
 Japan M Doi 4 6 6       6  Japan A Morita
 United States J Craybas 6 1 6       2/WC  Serbia J Janković w/o  
 Japan Y Sema 4 6 4      United States J Craybas 2 0
 France C Garcia 67 6 62     2/WC  Serbia J Janković 6 6  
2/WC  Serbia J Janković 79 4 77  

Qualifying

Seeds

  1. Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei (Qualified)
  2. Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková (Qualified)
  3. Czech Republic Kristýna Plíšková (Qualified)
  4. Japan Rika Fujiwara (Second Round)
  5. Romania Elena Bogdan (Qualifying Competition)
  6. Thailand Varatchaya Wongteanchai (First Round)
  7. Hong Kong Zhang Ling (First Round)
  8. Indonesia Ayu Fani Damayanti (Qualifying Competition)

Qualifiers

Draw

First Qualifier

First Round   Second Round   Qualifying Competition
 
    1  Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei 7 6  
 Australia Daniella Jeflea 4 6 4      China Xu Yifan 5 2  
 China Xu Yifan 6 3 6       1  Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei 78 6
 China Zhao Yijing 2 4       8  Indonesia Ayu Fani Damayanti 66 0
 China Zheng Saisai 6 6      China Zheng Saisai 3 6 66
 China Zhou Yimiao 64 3     8  Indonesia Ayu Fani Damayanti 6 4 78  
8  Indonesia Ayu Fani Damayanti 77 6  

Second Qualifier

First Round   Second Round   Qualifying Competition
2  Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková 6 6  
 Japan Junri Namigata 0 1     2  Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková 77 6  
WC  Malaysia Choo Lyn Yuen 0 2      Ukraine Tetyana Arefyeva 63 0  
 Ukraine Tetyana Arefyeva 6 6       2  Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková 6 7
 Finland Piia Suomalainen 4 1       5  Romania Elena Bogdan 1 5
 Chinese Taipei Chan Chin-wei 6 6      Chinese Taipei Chan Chin-wei 2 6 5
 Austria Nicole Rottmann 4 1     5  Romania Elena Bogdan 6 2 7  
5  Romania Elena Bogdan 6 6  

Third Qualifier

First Round   Second Round   Qualifying Competition
3  Czech Republic Kristýna Plíšková 3 6 6  
 Slovenia Tadeja Majerič 6 4 3     3  Czech Republic Kristýna Plíšková 6 7  
 Japan Shuko Aoyama 6 4 6      Japan Shuko Aoyama 1 5  
WC  Malaysia Jawairiah Noordin 4 6 3       3  Czech Republic Kristýna Plíšková 6 6
 Chinese Taipei Hsu Wen-hsin 62 4        Thailand Luksika Kumkhum 3 4
 China Wang Qiang 77 6      China Wang Qiang 1 2
 Thailand Luksika Kumkhum 6 6      Thailand Luksika Kumkhum 6 6  
7  Hong Kong Zhang Ling 3 4  

Fourth Qualifier

First Round   Second Round   Qualifying Competition
4  Japan Rika Fujiwara 6 7  
 China Lu Jingjing 3 5     4  Japan Rika Fujiwara 3 2  
 Thailand Nudnida Luangnam 1 6 7      Thailand Nudnida Luangnam 6 6  
 Croatia Donna Vekić 6 4 5        Thailand Nudnida Luangnam 6 6
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Jasmina Tinjić 3 3        Russia Elena Bovina 2 4
 Luxembourg Anne Kremer 6 6      Luxembourg Anne Kremer 6 64 3
 Russia Elena Bovina 6 3 6      Russia Elena Bovina 3 77 6  
6  Thailand Varatchaya Wongteanchai 4 6 2  

References