The 2012 Brussels Open was a women's

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tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 2nd edition of the Brussels Open, and was part of the Premier-level tournaments of the 2012 WTA Tour. The event took place at the Royal Primerose Tennis Club in

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, from May 19 through May 26, 2012.

Agnieszka Radwańska Agnieszka Roma Radwańska (; born 6 March 1989) is a Polish former professional tennis player and current coach. She was ranked world No. 2 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), in July 2012. Radwańska won 20 WTA Tour sing ...

won the singles title.

Champions

Singles

defeated

Simona Halep Simona Halep (; born 27 September 1991) is a Romanian former professional tennis player. She was ranked as the List of WTA number 1 ranked singles tennis players, world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for 64 w ...

7–5, 6–0 *It was Radwanska's 3rd title of the year and 10th of her career. It was her 3rd Premier-level tournament of her career and 6th Premier overall.

Doubles

Bethanie Mattek-Sands /

Sania Mirza Sania Mirza (; born 15 November 1986) is an Indian former professional tennis player. A former doubles world No. 1, she won six major titles – three in women's doubles and three in mixed doubles. From 2003 until her retirement from singles ...

defeated

Alicja Rosolska Alicja Rosolska (; born 1 December 1985) is a Polish professional tennis player. On 9 June 2003, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 636. On 10 June 2019, she peaked at No. 23 in the WTA rankings, doubles rankings. Rosolska has w ...

Zheng Jie Zheng Jie (born 5 July 1983) is a Chinese former professional tennis player. In May 2009, she achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 15. Zheng is one of China's most successful tennis players. She won four singles titles on the ...

6–3, 6–2

Singles main draw entrants

Seeds

*Rankings as of May 14, 2012Official entry list
", Bruxelles Open, 16 April 2012. Retrieved 2011-04-18.

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the main draw: *

Tamaryn Hendler Tamaryn Hendler (born 12 August 1992), better known as Tammy Hendler or Tammy Emmrich, is a Belgian former tennis player. She is married to fellow tennis and pickleball player Martin Emmrich. Hendler, who resides in Boca Raton, Florida, reac ...

Jelena Janković Jelena Janković ( sr-Cyrl, Јелена Јанковић, ; born 28 February 1985) is a Serbian former professional tennis player. She was ranked as the List of WTA number 1 ranked singles tennis players, world No. 1 in women's singles by the W ...

Alison van Uytvanck Alison Van Uytvanck (; born 26 March 1994) is a Belgian former professional tennis player. In August 2018, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 37. Van Uytvanck has won five singles and two doubles WTA Tour titles and three Chall ...

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: *

Irina Falconi Irina Falconi Hartman (; born Irina Alejandra Falconi; May 4, 1990) is an Ecuadorian-born United States, American former professional tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 63, which she reached in May 2016. Her career-high in doubles ...

Urszula Radwańska Urszula Radwańska (; born 7 December 1990) is a Polish professional tennis player. Radwańska has won one doubles title on the WTA Tour, as well as seven singles and eleven doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. On 8 October 2012, she reac ...

Arantxa Rus Arantxa Rus (; born 13 December 1990) is a Dutch professional tennis player. She won one WTA Tour singles title at the 2023 Hamburg European Open – Women's singles, 2023 Hamburg Open and four in doubles. Her biggest singles successes to date ...

The following players received entry as lucky losers: * Bojana Jovanovski * Lesia Tsurenko

Withdrawals

Sara Errani Sara Errani (; born 29 April 1987) is an Italian professional tennis player. Errani is one of only seven women who have completed a career Grand Slam (tennis)#Golden Slam, Golden Slam in doubles. She is an Olympic Games gold medalist, a former ...

Daniela Hantuchová Daniela Hantuchová (; born 23 April 1983) is a Slovak tennis commentator and retired player. She turned professional in 1999 and had her breakthrough year in 2002, when she won her first WTA Tour title at the Indian Wells Open, defeating Martin ...

(foot stress fracture) *

Angelique Kerber Angelique Kerber (; born 18 January 1988) is a German former professional tennis player. She was ranked as the List of WTA number 1 ranked singles tennis players, world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for 34 wee ...

(low back injury) * Andrea Petkovic (ankle ligaments injury) *

Roberta Vinci Roberta Vinci (; born 18 February 1983) is an Italian former tennis player. In doubles tennis, she is a Grand Slam (tennis)#Career Grand Slam, Career Grand Slam champion having won all Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments, major tournaments and reac ...

(right wrist injury)

Retirements

Doubles main draw entrants

Seeds

*¹ Rankings are as of May 14, 2012

Other entrants

The following pair received wildcard into the doubles main draw: *

Elena Bovina Elena Olegovna Bovina ( rus, Елена Олеговна Бовина, , ɪ̯ɪˈlʲenə ˈbovʲɪnə, links=no; born 10 March 1983) is a former professional tennis player from Russia. She reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 14 i ...

Alison Van Uytvanck Alison Van Uytvanck (; born 26 March 1994) is a Belgian former professional tennis player. In August 2018, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 37. Van Uytvanck has won five singles and two doubles WTA Tour titles and three Chall ...

The following pair received entry as alternates: *

Veronika Kapshay Veronika Kapshay (; born 2 December 1986) is a Ukrainian former tennis player. Kapshay won three singles titles and 23 doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit, ITF Circuit. On 14 May 2012, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 227. ...

Lenka Wienerová Lenka Wienerová (born 23 April 1988) is a Slovak former tennis player. Wienerová won ten titles in singles and eleven in doubles on the ITF Circuit in her career. On 10 August 2009, she reached her best singles ranking of world No. 128. On 2 ...

Withdrawals

* Ksenia Pervak (knee injury)

References

External links

Official website
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