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2012 Bank of the West Classic
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| date | July 9–15 |
| edition | 41st |
| surface | Hard |
| category | WTA Premier |
| prize_money | $740,000 |
| location | Stanford, United States |
| champs | USA Serena Williams |
| champd | NZL Marina Erakovic / GBR Heather Watson |
| main_name | Stanford Classic |
The 2012 Bank of the West Classic was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 41st edition of the tournament which was part of the WTA Premier tournaments category of the 2012 WTA Tour. It took place in Stanford, United States, on July 9–15, 2012. It was the first event of the 2012 US Open Series.
Singles entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| USA | Serena Williams | 6 | 1 |
| FRA | Marion Bartoli | 9 | 2 |
| SVK | Dominika Cibulková | 13 | 3 |
| SRB | Jelena Janković | 21 | 4 |
| BEL | Yanina Wickmayer | 36 | 5 |
| RSA | Chanelle Scheepers | 43 | 6 |
| CRO | Petra Martić | 45 | 7 |
| NZL | Marina Erakovic | 49 | 8 |
| ROU | Sorana Cîrstea | 52 | 9 |
- 1 Rankings as of June 25, 2012
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
- USA Mallory Burdette
- USA Nicole Gibbs
- POR Michelle Larcher de Brito
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- SVK Jana Juricová
- THA Noppawan Lertcheewakarn
- USA Grace Min
- JPN Erika Sema
The following players received entry into the singles main draw as lucky losers:
- USA Alexa Glatch
- USA Coco Vandeweghe
- CHN Zheng Saisai
Withdrawals
- CAN Stéphanie Dubois (foot injury)
- SVK Daniela Hantuchová
- CRO Petra Martić
- USA Christina McHale
- SRB Bojana Jovanovski
- GER Angelique Kerber
- RUS Nadia Petrova
- CHN Peng Shuai
Retirements
- JPN Ayumi Morita (low back injury)
Doubles entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS | Jarmila Gajdošová | USA | Vania King | 45 | 1 |
| USA | Raquel Kops-Jones | USA | Abigail Spears | 49 | 2 |
| RSA | Natalie Grandin | CZE | Vladimíra Uhlířová | 55 | 3 |
| TPE | Chan Hao-ching | TPE | Chan Yung-jan | 128 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings as of June 25, 2012
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
- USA Mallory Burdette / USA Nicole Gibbs
- USA Simone Kalhorn / USA Alessondra Parra
Retirements
- POL Urszula Radwańska (heat illness)
Finals
Singles
Main article: 2012 Bank of the West Classic – Singles
- USA Serena Williams defeated USA Coco Vandeweghe 7–5, 6–3
Doubles
Main article: 2012 Bank of the West Classic – Doubles
- NZL Marina Erakovic / GBR Heather Watson defeated AUS Jarmila Gajdošová / USA Vania King 7–5, 7–6(9–7)
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