The 2012 Bank of the West Classic was a professional

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tournament played on hard courts. It was the 41st edition of the tournament which was part of the

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category of the 2012 WTA Tour. It took place in Stanford, United States, on July 9–15, 2012. It was the first event of the 2012 US Open Series.

Singles entrants

Seeds

* ¹ Rankings as of June 25, 2012

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: * Mallory Burdette * Nicole Gibbs * Michelle Larcher de Brito The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * Jana Juricová *

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* Grace Min * Erika Sema The following players received entry into the singles main draw as lucky losers: * Alexa Glatch * Coco Vandeweghe * Zheng Saisai

Withdrawals

* Stéphanie Dubois (foot injury) *

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* Petra Martić * Christina McHale * Bojana Jovanovski * Angelique Kerber *

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Retirements

* Ayumi Morita (low back injury)

Doubles entrants

Seeds

*¹ Rankings as of June 25, 2012

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: * Mallory Burdette / Nicole Gibbs * Simone Kalhorn / Alessondra Parra

Retirements

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(heat illness)

Finals

Singles

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defeated Coco Vandeweghe 7–5, 6–3

Doubles

* Marina Erakovic / Heather Watson defeated Jarmila Gajdošová / Vania King 7–5, 7–6^(9–7)

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bank of the West Classic, 2012 2012 WTA Tour

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