title: 2012 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem – Singles
text: # 2012 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem – Singles
  
  Alberta Brianti was the defending champion, but she lost in the first round to Alexandra Cadanțu.
  
  Kiki Bertens won her first WTA Tour singles title as a qualifier, defeating Laura Pous Tió in the final, 7–5, 6–0.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Anabel Medina Garrigues (quarterfinals)
  * Svetlana Kuznetsova (second round, retired because of a left thigh injury)
  * Petra Cetkovská (quarterfinals)
  * Yanina Wickmayer (first round)
  * Simona Halep (semifinals)
  * Chanelle Scheepers (second round)
  * Klára Zakopalová (first round)
  * Shahar Pe'er (second round)
  
  ## Draw
  
  ### Key
  
  * Q = Qualifier
  * WC = Wild card
  * LL = Lucky loser
  * Alt = Alternate
  * SE = Special exempt
  * PR = Protected ranking
  * ITF = ITF entry
  * JE = Junior exempt
  * w/o = Walkover
  * r = Retired
  * d = Defaulted
  * SR = Special ranking
  
  ### Finals
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 5 | Simona Halep | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
  | Q | Kiki Bertens | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | Q | Kiki Bertens | 6 | 6 | | Q | Kiki Bertens | 7 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | Laura Pous Tió | 5 | 0 |
  | LL | Mathilde Johansson | 1 | 6 | 5 | | Laura Pous Tió | 5 | 0 |
  | | Laura Pous Tió | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1/WC | A Medina Garrigues | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | N Bratchikova | 2 | 4 | | 1/WC | A Medina Garrigues | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Panova | 3 | $6^{10}$ | | | M Minella | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Minella | 6 | $7^{12}$ | | | | | | | 1/WC | A Medina Garrigues | 2 | 1 | | | | |
  | | A Brianti | 7 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | 5 | S Halep | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | A Cadanțu | 5 | 7 | 6 | | A Cadanțu | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | FZ El Allami | $1^r$ | | | 5 | S Halep | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | S Halep | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | S Halep | 3 | 4 |
  | 4 | Y Wickmayer | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | Q | K Bertens | 6 | 6 |
  | | P Mayr-Achleitner | 6 | 6 | | | P Mayr-Achleitner | 4 | r | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Tatishvili | 5 | 7 | 4 | Q | G Muguruza Blanco | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | G Muguruza Blanco | 7 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | Q | G Muguruza Blanco | 1 | 4 | | | | |
  | | U Radwańska | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | Q | K Bertens | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | Q | K Bertens | 6 | 7 | | Q | K Bertens | 7 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | An Rodionova | 4 | 4 | | 6 | C Scheepers | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | C Scheepers | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 8 | S Pe'er | 5 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Rybáriková | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | S Pe'er | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | LL | M Johansson | 6 | 6 | | LL | M Johansson | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | N Lalami | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | LL | M Johansson | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | T Bacsinszky | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | 3 | P Cetkovská | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
  | Q | Ar Rodionova | 6 | $0^r$ | | | T Bacsinszky | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | M Czink | 4 | 2 | | 3 | P Cetkovská | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | P Cetkovská | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | LL | M Johansson | 1 | 6 | 5 |
  | 7 | K Zakopalová | 4 | 7 | $6^9$ | | | | | | | | | | | L Pous Tió | 6 | 2 | 7 |
  | | A Rus | 6 | 5 | $7^{11}$ | | A Rus | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | L Pous Tió | 6 | 6 | | | L Pous Tió | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | O Govortsova | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | L Pous Tió | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | T Babos | $6^3$ | 3 | | | | | | | | I-C Begu | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
  | | I-C Begu | $7^7$ | 6 | | | I-C Begu | 1 | $7^7$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | E Daniilidou | 1 | 5 | | 2 | S Kuznetsova | 6 | $6^4$ | $2^r$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ## Qualifying
  
  ### Seeds
  
  The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.
  
  * Anastasia Rodionova (moved to Main Draw)
  * Melinda Czink (qualified)
  * Mathilde Johansson (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  * Eva Birnerová (second round)
  * Karolína Plíšková (second round)
  * Lara Arruabarrena Vecino (second round)
  * Yaroslava Shvedova (second round)
  * Aravane Rezaï (second round)
  * Garbiñe Muguruza Blanco (qualified)
  
  ### Qualifiers
  
  * Garbiñe Muguruza Blanco
  * Melinda Czink
  * Arina Rodionova
  * Kiki Bertens
  
  ### Lucky loser
  
  * Mathilde Johansson
  
  ### Draw
  
  **First qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | 9 | Garbiñe Muguruza Blanco | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Laura Thorpe | 2 | 2 | | Claire Feuerstein | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | Claire Feuerstein | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 9 | Garbiñe Muguruza Blanco | 7 | 7 |
  | | Bianca Botto | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | Bianca Botto | 5 | 5 |
  | | Caroline Garcia | 3 | $6^5$ | | Bianca Botto | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | WC | Fatima Erraji | 1 | 0 | 7 | Yaroslava Shvedova | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | | |
  | 7 | Yaroslava Shvedova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Second qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 2 | Melinda Czink | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Séverine Beltrame | 3 | 2 | | | Réka-Luca Jani | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
  | | Réka-Luca Jani | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 2 | Melinda Czink | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | Ekaterina Ivanova | 0 | 4 |
  | | | | | | | Ekaterina Ivanova | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Elitsa Kostova | 4 | 6 | 1 | 8 | Aravane Rezaï | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | |
  | 8 | Aravane Rezaï | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Third qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 3 | Mathilde Johansson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | | Estrella Cabeza Candela | 1 | 6 | 6 | | Estrella Cabeza Candela | 2 | 1 | | | | | | |
  | | Olga Savchuk | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | 3 | Mathilde Johansson | 7 | 4 | 3 |
  | | Arina Rodionova | 1 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | Arina Rodionova | 5 | 6 | 6 |
  | | Darija Jurak | 6 | 5 | 3 | | Arina Rodionova | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | WC | Ghita Benhadi | 0 | 0 | | 5 | Karolína Plíšková | 6 | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
  | 5 | Karolína Plíšková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Fourth qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 4 | Eva Birnerová | $6^1$ | 5 | | | | | |
  | | Kristýna Plíšková | 6 | 4 | 7 | | Kristýna Plíšková | $7^7$ | 7 | | | | | |
  | | Marta Domachowska | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | Kristýna Plíšková | 1 | 6 | 4 |
  | | Kiki Bertens | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Kiki Bertens | 6 | 4 | 6 |
  | WC | Intissar Rassif | 0 | 0 | | | Kiki Bertens | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Maria João Koehler | $6^3$ | 2 | | 6 | Lara Arruabarrena Vecino | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | |
  | 6 | Lara Arruabarrena Vecino | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  