title: 2012 Qatar Total Open – Singles
text: # 2012 Qatar Total Open – Singles
  
  Victoria Azarenka defeated Samantha Stosur in the final, 6–1, 6–2 to win the singles tennis title at the 2012 WTA Qatar Open.
  
  Vera Zvonareva was the defending champion, but retired during her second round match against Monica Niculescu.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.
  
  * Victoria Azarenka (champion)
  * Caroline Wozniacki (second round)
  * Samantha Stosur (final)
  * Agnieszka Radwańska (semifinals)
  * Marion Bartoli (semifinals, retired due to a right calf injury)
  * Vera Zvonareva (second round, retired due to a left hip injury)
  * Francesca Schiavone (second round)
  * Jelena Janković (second round)
  * Sabine Lisicki (first round)
  * Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (first round)
  * Dominika Cibulková (first round)
  * Peng Shuai (second round)
  * Ana Ivanovic (second round)
  * Svetlana Kuznetsova (third round)
  * Daniela Hantuchová (first round)
  * Julia Görges (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
  
  | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Victoria Azarenka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Yanina Wickmayer | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Yanina Wickmayer | 0 | 4 | | 1 | Victoria Azarenka | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | | | | | 4 | Agnieszka Radwańska | 2 | 4 | | | | |
  | 4 | Agnieszka Radwańska | 6 | 6 | | 4 | Agnieszka Radwańska | 2 | 4 | | | | |
  | | Christina McHale | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Christina McHale | 1 | 1 | | | | | | 1 | Victoria Azarenka | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Samantha Stosur | 1 | 2 |
  | | Monica Niculescu | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | 3 | Samantha Stosur | 1 | 2 |
  | 3 | Samantha Stosur | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | Samantha Stosur | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | Samantha Stosur | 6 | 0 | | | | |
  | | | | | | 5 | Marion Bartoli | 3 | $0^r$ | | | | |
  | 5 | Marion Bartoli | 7 | 4 | 6 | 5 | Marion Bartoli | 3 | $0^r$ | | | | |
  | | Lucie Šafářová | 5 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  **Section 1**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 1 | V Azarenka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | C Garcia | $6^6$ | $6^4$ | | | M Barthel | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Barthel | $7^8$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | 1 | V Azarenka | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | I Benešová | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | S Halep | 3 | 1 | | | | |
  | | B Záhlavová-Strýcová | 6 | 3 | 1 | | I Benešová | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Halep | 3 | 6 | $7^7$ | | S Halep | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | 15 | D Hantuchová | 6 | 2 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | | 1 | V Azarenka | 6 | 6 |
  | 10 | A Pavlyuchenkova | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | Y Wickmayer | 0 | 4 |
  | | K Pervak | 1 | 6 | 6 | | K Pervak | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | V Razzano | 6 | 2 | 6 | Q | V Razzano | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | O Jabeur | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | K Pervak | 4 | 0 | | | | |
  | | A Morita | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | Y Wickmayer | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Y Wickmayer | 6 | 6 | | | Y Wickmayer | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 7 | F Schiavone | $6^4$ | 4 | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 2**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | 4 | A Radwańska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | A Keothavong | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | Q | A Keothavong | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | T Paszek | $6^4$ | $6^5$ | | | | | | 4 | A Radwańska | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
  | Q | A Wozniak | 3 | 3 | | | | | | Q | V Lepchenko | 5 | 1 | | | | | |
  | Q | V Lepchenko | 6 | 6 | Q | V Lepchenko | $7^7$ | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Yakimova | 2 | 2 | 16 | J Görges | $6^4$ | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 16 | J Görges | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | A Radwańska | 6 | 6 |
  | 12 | S Peng | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | C McHale | 1 | 1 |
  | WC | F Al Nabhani | 0 | 5 | 12 | S Peng | 7 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | C Scheepers | 4 | 3 | | C McHale | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | C McHale | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | C McHale | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | WC | N Lalami | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | S Pe'er | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | |
  | | S Pe'er | 6 | 6 | | S Pe'er | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | 8 | J Janković | $6^3$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  **Section 3**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 6 | V Zvonareva | 5 | $2^r$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | E Vesnina | 1 | 0 | | | M Niculescu | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Niculescu | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | M Niculescu | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
  | Q | V Dushevina | 5 | 2 | | | | | | Q | K Bondarenko | $6^5$ | 4 | | | | | |
  | Q | K Bondarenko | 7 | 6 | | Q | K Bondarenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | F Pennetta | 6 | 2 | 7 | | F Pennetta | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 11 | D Cibulková | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | M Niculescu | 2 | 6 | 3 |
  | 13 | A Ivanovic | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | S Stosur | 6 | 2 | 6 |
  | | C Suárez Navarro | 1 | $1^r$ | | 13 | A Ivanovic | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | P Martić | $6^5$ | 5 | | | P Cetkovská | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | P Cetkovská | $7^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | P Cetkovská | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
  | | J Gajdošová | 4 | 1 | | | | | | 3 | S Stosur | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | S Cîrstea | 6 | 6 | | | S Cîrstea | 4 | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 3 | S Stosur | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 4**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | 5 | M Bartoli | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | K Zakopalová | 4 | 1 | | | A Medina Garrigues | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Medina Garrigues | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 5 | M Bartoli | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | T Pironkova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | T Pironkova | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | P Hercog | 0 | 4 | | | T Pironkova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | A Kerber | 4 | 6 | 6 | | A Kerber | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 9 | S Lisicki | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | M Bartoli | 7 | 4 | 6 |
  | 14 | S Kuznetsova | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | L Šafářová | 5 | 6 | 1 |
  | | MJ Martínez Sánchez | 5 | 3 | | 14 | S Kuznetsova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Zheng | 3 | 6 | 3 | | M Kirilenko | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Kirilenko | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 14 | S Kuznetsova | $6^6$ | 3 | | | | | |
  | | L Šafářová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | L Šafářová | $7^8$ | 6 | | | | | |
  | Q | U Radwańska | 3 | 4 | | | L Šafářová | 4 | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | C Wozniacki | 6 | 4 | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ## Qualifying
  
  ### Seeds
  
  * Vania King (withdrew)
  * Eleni Daniilidou (first round)
  * Aleksandra Wozniak (qualified)
  * Urszula Radwańska (qualified)
  * Anne Keothavong (qualified)
  * Kateryna Bondarenko (qualified)
  * Vera Dushevina (qualified)
  * Arantxa Rus (first round)
  * Anastasia Rodionova (withdrew due to being in the Pattaya doubles final)
  * Virginie Razzano (qualified)
  * Alla Kudryavtseva (first round)
  * Kristina Barrois (qualifying competition)
  * Casey Dellacqua (qualifying competition)
  * Bojana Jovanovski (qualifying competition)
  * Heather Watson (qualifying competition)
  * Chang Kai-chen (qualifying competition)
  
  ### Qualifiers
  
  * Virginie Razzano
  * Varvara Lepchenko
  * Aleksandra Wozniak
  * Urszula Radwańska
  * Anne Keothavong
  * Kateryna Bondarenko
  * Vera Dushevina
  * Caroline Garcia
  
  ### Draw
  
  **First qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Vania King | | | | | | |
  | | Misaki Doi | w/o | | | | | |
  | | Misaki Doi | w/o | | | Misaki Doi | 2 | 5 |
  | | | | | 10 | Virginie Razzano | 6 | 7 |
  | WC | Vladimíra Uhlířová | 1 | 4 | 10 | Virginie Razzano | 6 | 7 |
  | 10 | Virginie Razzano | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  
  **Second qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2 | Eleni Daniilidou | 4 | 5 | | | | |
  | | Varvara Lepchenko | 6 | 7 | | | | |
  | | Varvara Lepchenko | 6 | 7 | | Varvara Lepchenko | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | 16 | Chang Kai-chen | 1 | 3 |
  | | Olga Savchuk | 3 | 1 | 16 | Chang Kai-chen | 1 | 3 |
  | 16 | Chang Kai-chen | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  
  **Third qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 3 | Aleksandra Wozniak | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Kurumi Nara | 1 | 1 | | | | |
  | | Kurumi Nara | 1 | 1 | 3 | Aleksandra Wozniak | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | 14 | Bojana Jovanovski | 3 | 2 |
  | | Raquel Kops-Jones | 3 | 5 | 14 | Bojana Jovanovski | 3 | 2 |
  | 14 | Bojana Jovanovski | 6 | 7 | | | | |
  
  **Fourth qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 4 | Urszula Radwańska | 6 | 1 | | | | | | |
  | | Lesia Tsurenko | 2 | $0^r$ | | | | | | |
  | | Lesia Tsurenko | 2 | $0^r$ | | 4 | Urszula Radwańska | 6 | 5 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | Andreja Klepač | 2 | 7 | 4 |
  | | Andreja Klepač | 6 | 5 | 6 | | Andreja Klepač | 2 | 7 | 4 |
  | 11 | Alla Kudryavtseva | 1 | 7 | 4 | | | | | |
  
  **Fifth qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 5 | Anne Keothavong | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Laura Robson | 1 | 1 | | | | |
  | | Laura Robson | 1 | 1 | 5 | Anne Keothavong | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | 15 | Heather Watson | 4 | 4 |
  | WC | Klaudia Jans-Ignacik | 2 | 1 | 15 | Heather Watson | 4 | 4 |
  | 15 | Heather Watson | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  
  **Sixth qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 6 | Kateryna Bondarenko | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Alizé Lim | 1 | 3 | | | | |
  | | Alizé Lim | 1 | 3 | 6 | Kateryna Bondarenko | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | 13 | Casey Dellacqua | 3 | 1 |
  | | Veronika Kapshay | 3 | 1 | 13 | Casey Dellacqua | 3 | 1 |
  | 13 | Casey Dellacqua | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  
  **Seventh qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 7 | Vera Dushevina | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | |
  | | Abigail Spears | 3 | $6^3$ | | | | |
  | | Abigail Spears | 3 | $6^3$ | 7 | Vera Dushevina | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | 12 | Kristina Barrois | 3 | 1 |
  | | Kristina Mladenovic | 4 | 2 | 12 | Kristina Barrois | 3 | 1 |
  | 12 | Kristina Barrois | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  
  **Eighth qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 8 | Arantxa Rus | 4 | 3 | | | |
  | | Caroline Garcia | 6 | 6 | | | |
  | | Caroline Garcia | 6 | 6 | Caroline Garcia | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | Natalie Grandin | 3 | 4 |
  | | Natalie Grandin | w/o | | Natalie Grandin | 3 | 4 |
  | 9 | Anastasia Rodionova | | | | | |
  