The 2012 Toray Pan Pacific Open was a women's

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tournament played on outdoor

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s. It was the 29th edition of the

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, and part of the Premier Series of the 2012 WTA Tour. It took place at the

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in Tokyo, Japan, from September 23 through 29, 2012.

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won the singles title.

Points and prize money

Point distribution

Prize money

Singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

* ¹ Rankings are as of September 17, 2012

Other entrants

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw: *

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The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: *

Camila Giorgi Camila Giorgi (; born 30 December 1991) is an Italian former professional tennis player. She had a career-high singles WTA rankings, ranking of world No. 26, which was achieved on 22 October 2018. Giorgi was known for her aggressive style of pla ...

Jamie Hampton Jamie Lee Hampton (born January 8, 1990) is an American former professional tennis player. In July 2013, she reached her highest singles ranking of world No. 24. Due to many injuries, she needed to stop playing in 2014, and officially retired i ...

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The following players received entry as lucky loser: *

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Withdrawals

Maria Kirilenko Maria Yuryevna Kirilenko ( rus, Мари́я Ю́рьевна Кириле́нко, p=mɐˈrʲijə kʲɪrʲɪˈlʲenkə, a=Ru-Maria_Kirilenko.ogg; born 25 January 1987) is a Russian former professional tennis player. A junior Grand Slam champio ...

(back injury)

Retirements

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(dizziness) *

(left thigh injury) * Klára Zakopalová (left wrist injury)

Doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

*¹ Rankings are as of September 17, 2012

Other entrants

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: *

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The following pair received entry as alternates: *

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Withdrawals

(left thigh injury)

Finals

Singles

def.

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 ...

6–0, 1–6, 6–3

Doubles

* Raquel Kops-Jones /

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def.

Anna-Lena Grönefeld Anna-Lena Grönefeld (also spelled Groenefeld; married name Herzgerodt; born 4 June 1985) is a German former professional tennis player. Competing as a professional from 2003 until 2019, she won one singles title on the WTA Tour, at the 2006 M ...

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6–1, 6–4

References

External links

Official website
{{2012 WTA Tour