2012 Aegon Classic
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| 2012 Aegon Classic | |
|---|---|
| Date | 11–17 June |
| Edition | 31st |
| Surface | Grass / outdoor |
| Location | Birmingham, United Kingdom |
| Venue | Edgbaston Priory Club |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Melanie Oudin | |
| Doubles | |
 Tímea Babos /  Hsieh Su-wei | |
The 2012 Aegon Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 31st edition of the event. It took place at the Edgbaston Priory Club in Birmingham, United Kingdom, scheduled between 11 and 17 June 2012. Qualifier Melanie Oudin won the singles title.
Singles main draw entrants
[edit]Seeds
[edit]| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 ITA
|
Francesca Schiavone | 12 | 1 |
 GER
|
Sabine Lisicki | 13 | 2 |
 SVK
|
Daniela Hantuchová | 18 | 3 |
| ITA
|
Roberta Vinci | 19 | 4 |
 SRB
|
Jelena Janković | 21 | 5 |
| GER
|
Mona Barthel | 32 | 6 |
| USA
|
Christina McHale | 36 | 7 |
 RUS
|
Ekaterina Makarova | 38 | 8 |
 NZL
|
Marina Erakovic | 42 | 9 |
 ROU
|
Sorana Cîrstea | 43 | 10 |
 CZE
|
Iveta Benešová | 51 | 11 |
 AUT
|
Tamira Paszek | 52 | 12 |
| TPE
|
Hsieh Su-wei | 64 | 13 |
| HUN
|
Tímea Babos | 67 | 14 |
 GBR
|
Elena Baltacha | 68 | 15 |
 GRE
|
Eleni Daniilidou | 69 | 16 |
- 1 Rankings are as of May 28, 2012
Other entrants
[edit]The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Vera Dushevina
Michelle Larcher de Brito
Noppawan Lertcheewakarn
Grace Min- Melanie Oudin
- Alison Riske
- Abigail Spears
Zheng Jie
The following players received entry via the Lucky loser spot:
Withdrawals
[edit]
Sofia Arvidsson
Petra Cetkovská
Simona Halep
Jarmila Gajdošová (left wrist injury)
Kaia Kanepi- Peng Shuai
Lesia Tsurenko
Retirements
[edit]The following players retired from the singles main draw:
- Casey Dellacqua
Michaëlla Krajicek (viral illness)
Ayumi Morita
Virginie Razzano
Doubles main draw entrants
[edit]Seeds
[edit]| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA
|
Liezel Huber | USA
|
Lisa Raymond | 2 | 1 |
 IND
|
Sania Mirza |  KAZ
|
Yaroslava Shvedova | 15 | 2 |
 RSA
|
Natalie Grandin | CZE
|
Vladimíra Uhlířová | 47 | 3 |
| USA
|
Raquel Kops-Jones | USA
|
Abigail Spears | 50 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of May 28, 2012
Other entrants
[edit]The following pair received wildcard into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry as alternates:
Withdrawals
[edit]- Michaëlla Krajicek (viral illness)
Retirements
[edit]
Laura Robson (viral illness)- Zheng Jie (gastrointestinal illness)
Finals
[edit]Singles
[edit]- Melanie Oudin defeated
Jelena Janković, 6–4, 6–2
- It is the first career title for Oudin
Doubles
[edit]
Tímea Babos / 
Hsieh Su-wei defeated Liezel Huber / Lisa Raymond, 7–5, 6–7(2–7), [10–8]