2012 Generali Ladies Linz – Singles
# 2012 Generali Ladies Linz – Singles

Petra Kvitová was the defending champion, but could not participate as Victoria Azarenka participated.

World No. 1 Azarenka went on to win the title, defeating Julia Görges in the final 6–3, 6–4.

## Seeds

* Victoria Azarenka (champion)
* Ana Ivanovic (quarterfinals)
* Dominika Cibulková (withdrew because of a shoulder injury)
* Lucie Šafářová (first round)
* Julia Görges (final)
* Yanina Wickmayer (withdrew because of a viral illness)
* Tamira Paszek (first round)
* Sabine Lisicki (first round)

## Main 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 | Victoria Azarenka | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| LL | Irina-Camelia Begu | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| LL | Irina-Camelia Begu | 2 | 1 | | 1 | Victoria Azarenka | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | 5 | Julia Görges | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Julia Görges | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | Julia Görges | 3 | 4 |
| Q | Kirsten Flipkens | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | |

### 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | V Azarenka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Rus | 0 | 2 | | 1 | V Azarenka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Halep | 3 | | | | S Halep | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Tsurenko | $0^r$ | | | | | | | | 1 | V Azarenka | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | P Martić | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | P Martić | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| | S Cîrstea | 4 | 3 | | | P Martić | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | P Mayr-Achleitner | 6 | 6 | | WC | P Mayr-Achleitner | 2 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | S Lisicki | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | V Azarenka | 6 | 6 |
| LL | C Castaño | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | LL | I-C Begu | 2 | 1 |
| LL | I-C Begu | 6 | 6 | | LL | I-C Begu | 6 | $7^9$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Bertens | $7^7$ | 1 | 6 | | K Bertens | 4 | $6^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Barthel | $6^3$ | 6 | 1 | | | | | | LL | I-C Begu | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | |
| | C Suárez Navarro | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | Q | B Mattek-Sands | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | M Rybáriková | 3 | 4 | | | C Suárez Navarro | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | B Mattek-Sands | 6 | 6 | | Q | B Mattek-Sands | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | T Paszek | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | J Görges | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Hantuchová | 4 | $6^5$ | | 5 | J Görges | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Oprandi | 6 | 6 | | | R Oprandi | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Cadanțu | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | 5 | J Görges | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | L Hradecká | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | S Arvidsson | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| | S Soler Espinosa | 3 | $6^5$ | | | L Hradecká | 4 | $6^4$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Arvidsson | 3 | 6 | 7 | | S Arvidsson | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | L Šafářová | 6 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | J Görges | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| LL | K Pervak | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | Q | K Flipkens | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| Q | M Burdette | 6 | 6 | | Q | M Burdette | 6 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Flipkens | 6 | 6 | | Q | K Flipkens | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Cornet | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | Q | K Flipkens | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | B Záhlavová-Strýcová | $6^3$ | 2 | | | | | | | 2/WC | A Ivanovic | 4 | 0 | | | | | |
| WC | A Petkovic | $7^7$ | 6 | | WC | A Petkovic | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Niculescu | 5 | 3 | | 2/WC | A Ivanovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2/WC | A Ivanovic | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying

### Seeds

* Irina-Camelia Begu (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Kirsten Flipkens (qualified)
* Anne Keothavong (first round)
* Sesil Karatantcheva (second round)
* Ksenia Pervak (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
* Lesia Tsurenko (qualified)
* Jana Čepelová (qualifying competition)
* Kristýna Plíšková (first round)

### Qualifiers

* Mallory Burdette
* Kirsten Flipkens
* Lesia Tsurenko
* Bethanie Mattek-Sands

### Lucky losers

* Irina-Camelia Begu
* Catalina Castaño
* Ksenia Pervak

### Draw

**First 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Irina-Camelia Begu | $7^{13}$ | $6^5$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Aravane Rezaï | $6^{11}$ | $7^7$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Aravane Rezaï | $6^{11}$ | $7^7$ | 4 | 1 | Irina-Camelia Begu | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Stefanie Vögele | 1 | 7 | 4 | | | | |
| | Tatjana Malek | 4 | 3 | | | Stefanie Vögele | 1 | 7 | 4 | | | | |
| | Stefanie Vögele | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Stefanie Vögele | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 1 | Irina-Camelia Begu | 4 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Mallory Burdette | 6 | 6 |
| | Valeria Savinykh | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | Mallory Burdette | 6 | 6 |
| | Anna-Lena Friedsam | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Anna-Lena Friedsam | 6 | 6 | | | Anna-Lena Friedsam | $6^7$ | 7 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Mallory Burdette | $7^9$ | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| | Mallory Burdette | 6 | 6 | | | Mallory Burdette | $7^9$ | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| 8 | Kristýna Plíšková | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |

**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 | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | Kirsten Flipkens | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Karin Knapp | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Karin Knapp | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Kirsten Flipkens | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Vera Dushevina | 2 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | Vera Dushevina | 3 | 6 | 6 | | Vera Dushevina | 2 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | Anastasija Sevastova | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Anastasija Sevastova | 6 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | 2 | Kirsten Flipkens | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Jana Čepelová | 7 | 2 | 3 |
| | Annika Beck | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Jana Čepelová | 7 | 2 | 3 |
| WC | Janina Toljan | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Janina Toljan | 5 | 2 | | | Annika Beck | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Jana Čepelová | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Anastasia Rodionova | $6^2$ | 3 | | 7 | Jana Čepelová | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| 7 | Jana Čepelová | $7^7$ | 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 | Anne Keothavong | 6 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Maria Elena Camerin | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Maria Elena Camerin | 4 | 6 | 6 | | Maria Elena Camerin | 6 | 0 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Catalina Castaño | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Catalina Castaño | 6 | 6 | | | Catalina Castaño | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Barbara Haas | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Barbara Haas | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | Catalina Castaño | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Lesia Tsurenko | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Pia König | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Lesia Tsurenko | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| WC | Yvonne Neuwirth | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Yvonne Neuwirth | 6 | 6 | | WC | Yvonne Neuwirth | $7^{12}$ | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Lesia Tsurenko | $6^{10}$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | Nastassja Burnett | 3 | $6^1$ | | 6 | Lesia Tsurenko | $6^{10}$ | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 6 | Lesia Tsurenko | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Fourth qualifier**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Sesil Karatantcheva | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Paula Ormaechea | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Paula Ormaechea | 1 | 1 | | 4 | Sesil Karatantcheva | 5 | $6^0$ | | | | |
| | | | | | | Bethanie Mattek-Sands | 7 | $7^7$ | | | | |
| | Karolína Plíšková | 3 | $6^4$ | | | Bethanie Mattek-Sands | 7 | $7^7$ | | | | |
| | Bethanie Mattek-Sands | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bethanie Mattek-Sands | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | Bethanie Mattek-Sands | $7^9$ | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | 5 | Ksenia Pervak | $6^7$ | 5 |
| | Mervana Jugić-Salkić | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Ksenia Pervak | $6^7$ | 5 |
| | Jill Craybas | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jill Craybas | 6 | 6 | | | Jill Craybas | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Ksenia Pervak | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Eva Birnerová | 6 | 2 | $6^6$ | 5 | Ksenia Pervak | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| 5 | Ksenia Pervak | 4 | 6 | $7^8$ | | | | | | | | |
