title: 2012 Women's Australian Open (squash)
text: # 2012 Women's Australian Open (squash)
  
  The Women's Australian Open 2012 is the women' edition of the 2012 Australian Open, which is a tournament of the WSA World Tour event Gold (Prize money: $50,000). The event took place in Canberra in Australia from 13 to 18 August. Nicol David won her second Australian Open trophy, beating Laura Massaro in the final.
  
  ## Prize money and ranking points
  
  For 2012, the prize purse was $50,000. The prize money and points breakdown is as follows:
  
  Prize Money Australian Open (2012) :
  
  | Event | W | F | SF | QF | 2R | 1R |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Points (WSA) | 2450 | 1610 | 980 | 595 | 350 | 175 |
  | Prize money | $7,650 | $5,175 | $3,040 | $1,800 | $1,010 | $565 |
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Nicol David (champion)
  * Jenny Duncalf (second round)
  * Laura Massaro (final)
  * Madeline Perry (semifinals)
  * Annie Au (second round)
  * Camille Serme (second round)
  * Rachael Grinham (second round)
  * Kasey Brown (quarterfinals)
  * Joelle King (second round)
  * Low Wee Wern (second round)
  * Dipika Pallikal (semifinals)
  * Donna Urquhart (quarterfinals)
  * Jaclyn Hawkes (first round)
  * Joey Chan (first round)
  * Delia Arnold (first round)
  * Emma Beddoes (second round)
  
  ## Draw and results
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Semi finals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Nicol David | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | Tesni Evans | 3 | 11 | 4 | 8 | | 1 | Nicol David | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 10 | Low Wee Wern | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | 10 | Low Wee Wern | 4 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Liu Tsz-Ling | 3 | 2 | 8 | | | | | | | | | 1 | Nicol David | 10 | 11 | 11 | 15 | | | | | | | |
  | 5 | Annie Au | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | Alison Waters | 12 | 1 | 7 | 13 | | | | | | | |
  | Q | Lisa Aitken | 5 | 2 | 2 | | | 5 | Annie Au | 7 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 15 | Delia Arnold | 8 | 6 | 3 | | | | Alison Waters | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Alison Waters | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Nicol David | 11 | 11 | 11 | | |
  | 4 | Madeline Perry | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Madeline Perry | 7 | 4 | 5 | | |
  | | Siti Munirah Jusoh | 3 | 9 | 1 | | | 4 | Madeline Perry | 11 | 13 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 16 | Emma Beddoes | 8 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 16 | Emma Beddoes | 8 | 11 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | Sarah Cardwell | 11 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | 4 | Madeline Perry | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | Kasey Brown | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | 8 | Kasey Brown | 4 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Line Hansen | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | 8 | Kasey Brown | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | 9 | Joelle King | 11 | 11 | 3 | 11 | | 9 | Joelle King | 11 | 4 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | Olga Ertlová | 7 | 7 | 11 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Nicol David | 17 | 11 | 11 | | |
  | Q | Kylie Lindsay | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Laura Massaro | 15 | 2 | 6 | | |
  | 12 | Donna Urquhart | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | 12 | Donna Urquhart | 11 | 11 | 6 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Siyoli Waters | 7 | 11 | 9 | | | 7 | Rachael Grinham | 5 | 7 | 11 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | Rachael Grinham | 11 | 13 | 11 | | | | | | | | | 12 | Donna Urquhart | wo | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Emily Whitlock | 9 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | 3 | Laura Massaro | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 13 | Jaclyn Hawkes | 11 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 9 | | Emily Whitlock | 12 | 8 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | Thaisa Serafini | 1 | 5 | 8 | | | 3 | Laura Massaro | 13 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | Laura Massaro | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Laura Massaro | 11 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 11 |
  | WC | Christine Nunn | 5 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | Dipika Pallikal | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
  | 11 | Dipika Pallikal | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | 11 | Dipika Pallikal | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | Am. Landers-Murphy | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | 6 | Camille Serme | 11 | 9 | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | Camille Serme | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | 11 | Dipika Pallikal | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
  | | Amanda Sobhy | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | Amanda Sobhy | 5 | 7 | 10 | | | | | | | | |
  | 14 | Joey Chan | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | Amanda Sobhy | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | Joshna Chinappa | 7 | 7 | 11 | | | 2 | Jenny Duncalf | 7 | 12 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | Jenny Duncalf | 11 | 11 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  