2012 Citi Open – Women's singles
# 2012 Citi Open – Women's singles

Nadia Petrova was the defending champion, but opted to play at the London Summer Olympics instead. Magdaléna Rybáriková won the title, defeating top seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6–1, 6–1, in the final.

## Seeds

* Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (final)
* Chanelle Scheepers (first round)
* Sloane Stephens (semifinals)
* Vania King (semifinals)
* Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová (first round)
* Iveta Benešová (first round)
* Coco Vandeweghe (quarterfinals)
* Olga Govortsova (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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | |
| 4 | Vania King | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | |
| 4 | Vania King | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 1 | 1 |
| | | | | | | Magdaléna Rybáriková | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Sloane Stephens | 3 | 3 | | | Magdaléna Rybáriková | 6 | 6 |
| | Magdaléna Rybáriková | 6 | 6 | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | A Pavlyuchenkova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Jovanovski | 4 | 3 | | 1 | A Pavlyuchenkova | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Czink | $7^7$ | 6 | | | M Czink | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| PR | A Chakvetadze | $6^4$ | 2 | | | | | | | 1 | A Pavlyuchenkova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | P Mayr-Achleitner | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | K-c Chang | 4 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | J Larsson | 6 | 6 | | | J Larsson | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K-c Chang | 6 | 6 | | | K-c Chang | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | I Benešová | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | A Pavlyuchenkova | 4 | 7 | 6 |
| 4 | V King | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | V King | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| Q | J Elie | 3 | 4 | | 4 | V King | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | C Giorgi | 2 | 6 | 4 | | I Falconi | 2 | $6^5$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Falconi | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | V King | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| | M Oudin | 4 | $7^7$ | $6^5$ | | | | | | 7/WC | C Vandeweghe | 1 | 6 | 4 | | | | | |
| Q | A Rezaï | 6 | $6^2$ | $7^7$ | Q | A Rezaï | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Sema | 4 | 1 | | 7/WC | C Vandeweghe | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7/WC | C Vandeweghe | 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 | O Govortsova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ka Plíšková | 2 | 2 | | 8 | O Govortsova | 6 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | E Bouchard | 6 | $7^7$ | | WC | E Bouchard | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | K Knapp | 2 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | WC | E Bouchard | 4 | 4 | | | | |
| Q | M Larcher de Brito | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 3 | S Stephens | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | M Lučić | 3 | 6 | 1 | Q | M Larcher de Brito | 2 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Karatantcheva | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | S Stephens | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | S Stephens | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | S Stephens | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | B Záhlavová-Strýcová | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | M Rybáriková | 6 | 6 |
| | E Gallovits-Hall | 7 | 4 | 6 | | E Gallovits-Hall | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Čepelová | 3 | 6 | 6 | Q | J Čepelová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Doi | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | Q | J Čepelová | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| | E Daniilidou | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | M Rybáriková | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | V Dushevina | 3 | 6 | 2 | | E Daniilidou | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Rybáriková | 6 | 6 | | | M Rybáriková | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | C Scheepers | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying

### Seeds

* Aravane Rezaï (qualified)
* Michelle Larcher de Brito (qualified)
* Jana Čepelová (qualified)
* Lauren Davis (qualifying competition)
* Alison Riske (qualifying competition)
* Tamaryn Hendler (first round)
* Gabriela Paz (qualifying competition)
* Jennifer Elie (qualified)

### Qualifiers

* Aravane Rezai
* Michelle Larcher de Brito
* Jana Čepelová
* Jennifer Elie

### Draw

**First qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Aravane Rezaï | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Tornado Alicia Black | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| WC | Tornado Alicia Black | 1 | 2 | 1 | Aravane Rezai | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | Chieh-yu Hsu | 2 | 3 |
| | Chieh-yu Hsu | 6 | 6 | | Chieh-yu Hsu | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Tamaryn Hendler | 2 | 3 | | | | |

**Second qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | Michelle Larcher de Brito | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Alessondra Parra | 0 | 3 | | | | |
| WC | Alessondra Parra | 0 | 3 | 2 | Michelle Larcher de Brito | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 7 | Gabriela Paz | 2 | 4 |
| | Alexandra Kiick | 5 | 3 | 7 | Gabriela Paz | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Gabriela Paz | 7 | 6 | | | | |

**Third qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | Jana Čepelová | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Alexandra Mueller | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| | Alexandra Mueller | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | Jana Čepelová | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 5 | Alison Riske | 7 | 1 | 4 |
| | Lena Litvak | $6^4$ | 4 | | 5 | Alison Riske | 7 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Alison Riske | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | |

**Fourth qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Lauren Davis | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Tori Kinard | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| WC | Tori Kinard | 4 | 2 | 4 | Lauren Davis | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| | | | | 8 | Jennifer Elie | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Simone Kalhorn | 2 | 1 | 8 | Jennifer Elie | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | Jennifer Elie | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
