2012 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem – Singles
# 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 | | | | | | | | | | |
