title: 2012 BGL Luxembourg Open
text: # 2012 BGL Luxembourg Open
  
  The 2012 BGL Luxembourg Open was a professional women's tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 17th edition of the tournament, which was part of the 2012 WTA Tour. It took place in Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg between 15 and 21 October 2011. Unseeded Venus Williams won the singles title.
  
  ## Finals
  
  ### Singles
  
  * Venus Williams defeated Monica Niculescu 6–2, 6–3
  
  ### Doubles
  
  * Andrea Hlaváčková / Lucie Hradecká defeated Irina-Camelia Begu / Monica Niculescu 6–3, 6–4
  
  ## Singles main-draw entrants
  
  ### Seeds
  
  | Country | Player | $Rank^1$ | Seed |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | ITA | Roberta Vinci | 15 | 1 |
  | GER | Julia Görges | 19 | 2 |
  | SRB | Jelena Janković | 22 | 3 |
  | BEL | Yanina Wickmayer | 23 | 4 |
  | GER | Sabine Lisicki | 25 | 5 |
  | ROU | Sorana Cîrstea | 26 | 6 |
  | AUT | Tamira Paszek | 27 | 7 |
  | ESP | Carla Suárez Navarro | 35 | 8 |
  | GER | Mona Barthel | 37 | 9 |
  
  * $^1$ Rankings are as of October 8, 2012
  
  ### Other entrants
  
  The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
  
  * Belinda Bencic
  * Kirsten Flipkens
  * Mandy Minella
  
  The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
  
  * Annika Beck
  * Vera Dushevina
  * Tatjana Malek
  * Garbiñe Muguruza
  
  The following players received entry as lucky loser:
  
  * Anne Keothavong
  
  ### Withdrawals
  
  * Tímea Babos
  * Angelique Kerber (foot injury)
  * Sloane Stephens
  * Yanina Wickmayer (knee injury)
  
  ### Retirements
  
  * Peng Shuai (right shoulder injury)
  
  ## Doubles main-draw entrants
  
  ### Seeds
  
  | Country | Player | Country | Player | $Rank^1$ | Seed |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | CZE | Andrea Hlaváčková | CZE | Lucie Hradecká | 11 | 1 |
  | ROU | Irina-Camelia Begu | ROU | Monica Niculescu | 75 | 2 |
  | RUS | Vera Dushevina | BLR | Olga Govortsova | 117 | 3 |
  | CRO | Petra Martić | LUX | Mandy Minella | 127 | 4 |
  
  * $^1$ Rankings are as of October 8, 2012
  
  ### Other entrants
  
  The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
  
  * Mona Barthel / Jelena Janković
  * Belinda Bencic / Claudine Schaul
  
  ### Retirements
  
  * Jelena Janković (gastrointestinal illness)
  