2012 Mercury Insurance Open – Singles

2012 Mercury Insurance Open
Champion   Slovakia Dominika Cibulková
Runner-up   France Marion Bartoli
Final score   6–1, 7–5
Events
Singles   Doubles

Agnieszka Radwańska was the defending champion but chose not to compete.
Dominika Cibulková defeated her close friend Marion Bartoli 6–1, 7–5 in the final to win the tournament.

Seeds

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

  1. France Marion Bartoli (Final)
  2. Slovakia Dominika Cibulková (Champion)
  3. Serbia Jelena Janković (Quarterfinals)
  4. Russia Nadia Petrova (Semifinals)
  5. United States Christina McHale (Quarterfinals)
  6. Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová (First Round)
  7. Belgium Yanina Wickmayer (First Round, retired because of a lower back injury)
  8. South Africa Chanelle Scheepers (Second Round)

Draw

Key

Finals

  Semifinals Final
                         
  1  France Marion Bartoli 1 6 6  
Q  Chinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan 6 3 3  
  1  France Marion Bartoli 1 5  
  2  Slovakia Dominika Cibulková 6 7  
4  Russia Nadia Petrova 68 1
  2  Slovakia Dominika Cibulková 710 6  

Top Half

First Round   Second Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals
 
    1  France M Bartoli 6 5 6  
   Chinese Taipei K-c Chang 1 4      United States V King 4 7 4  
 United States V King 6 6       1  France M Bartoli 7 4 6  
Q  Portugal M Larcher de Brito 78 1 3       5  United States C McHale 5 6 4  
 Japan M Doi 66 6 6        Japan M Doi 6 4 4
   Australia J Gajdošová 65 5     5  United States C McHale 4 6 6  
5  United States C McHale 77 7       1  France M Bartoli 1 6 6
      Q  Chinese Taipei Y-j Chan 6 3 3
    3  Serbia J Janković 2 6 6  
Q  Kazakhstan S Karatantcheva 2 6 5      Hungary M Czink 6 4 4  
 Hungary M Czink 6 4 7       3  Serbia J Janković 77 68 5
 Greece E Daniilidou 3 3       Q  Chinese Taipei Y-j Chan 64 710 7  
 United Kingdom H Watson 6 6        United Kingdom H Watson 3 62
Q  Chinese Taipei Y-j Chan 78     Q  Chinese Taipei Y-j Chan 6 77  
7  Belgium Y Wickmayer 66 r  

Bottom Half

First Round   Second Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals
8  South Africa C Scheepers 6 77  
WC  United States C Vandeweghe 2 64     8  South Africa C Scheepers 4 2  
   United States V Lepchenko 6 6      United States V Lepchenko 6 6  
WC  United States N Gibbs 3 1          United States V Lepchenko 4 6 65  
WC  United States L Davis 3 2       4  Russia N Petrova 6 2 77  
Q  United States A Glatch 6 6     Q  United States A Glatch 4 3
    4  Russia N Petrova 6 6  
      4  Russia N Petrova 68 1
6/WC  Slovakia D Hantuchová 4 5       2  Slovakia D Cibulková 710 6
 Poland U Radwańska 6 7        Poland U Radwańska 6 6  
LL  United States M Oudin 1 78 6     LL  United States M Oudin 2 1  
 United States S Stephens 6 66 0          Poland U Radwańska 4 4
 New Zealand M Erakovic 6 6       2  Slovakia D Cibulková 6 6  
 United Kingdom A Keothavong 4 0        New Zealand M Erakovic 2 4
    2  Slovakia D Cibulková 6 6  
 

Qualifying

Seeds

  1. Italy Camila Giorgi (First Round)
  2. Kazakhstan Sesil Karatantcheva (Qualified)
  3. United States Melanie Oudin (Qualifying Competition, Lucky Loser)
  4. Japan Erika Sema (First Round)
  5. Portugal Michelle Larcher de Brito (Qualified)
  6. France Irena Pavlovic (Qualifying Competition)
  7. United States Alexa Glatch (Qualified)
  8. United States Madison Brengle (Qualifying Competition)

Qualifiers

Lucky Loser

  1. United States Melanie Oudin

Draw

First Qualifier

First Round Qualifying Competition
 
1  Italy Camila Giorgi 4 1    
   Thailand Noppawan Lertcheewakarn 6 6    
     Thailand Noppawan Lertcheewakarn 5 1  
  7  United States Alexa Glatch 7 6  
   Canada Heidi El Tabakh 1 3  
7  United States Alexa Glatch 6 6    

Second Qualifier

First Round Qualifying Competition
 
2  Kazakhstan Sesil Karatantcheva 6 0 6  
   United States Grace Min 0 6 2  
  2  Kazakhstan Sesil Karatantcheva 7 7  
  8  United States Madison Brengle 5 5  
WC  United States Zoe Gwen Scandalis 2 4  
8  United States Madison Brengle 6 6    

Third Qualifier

First Round Qualifying Competition
 
3  United States Melanie Oudin 77 6    
   United States Jessica Pegula 62 2    
  3  United States Melanie Oudin 4 2  
  5  Portugal Michelle Larcher de Brito 6 6  
   United States Julia Boserup 3 2  
5  Portugal Michelle Larcher de Brito 6 6    

Fourth Qualifier

First Round Qualifying Competition
 
4  Japan Erika Sema 4 6 5  
   Chinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan 6 4 7  
     Chinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan 6 6  
  6  France Irena Pavlovic 3 4  
WC  Slovenia Jelena Durišič 4 0  
6  France Irena Pavlovic 6 6    

References