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2012 New Haven Open at Yale
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| date | August 17–25 |
| edition | 44th |
| location | New Haven, United States |
| draw | 30S / 16D |
| surface | Hard / outdoor |
| venue | Cullman-Heyman Tennis Center |
| category | WTA Premier |
| champs | CZE Petra Kvitová |
| champd | USA Liezel Huber / USA Lisa Raymond |
The 2012 New Haven Open at Yale (New Haven Open at Yale presented by First Niagara for sponsorship reasons) was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 44th edition of the New Haven Open at Yale, and was part of the Premier Series of the 2012 WTA Tour. It took place at the Cullman-Heyman Tennis Center in New Haven, Connecticut, United States, from August 17 through August 25, 2012. It was the last event on the 2012 US Open Series before the 2012 US Open.
Singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Ranking* | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| POL | Agnieszka Radwańska | 3 | 1 |
| CZE | Petra Kvitová | 5 | 2 |
| DEN | Caroline Wozniacki | 8 | 3 |
| ITA | Sara Errani | 10 | 4 |
| FRA | Marion Bartoli | 11 | 5 |
| SVK | Dominika Cibulková | 13 | 6 |
| RUS | Maria Kirilenko | 14 | 7 |
| CZE | Lucie Šafářová | 19 | 8 |
- Seedings are based on the rankings of August 13, 2012
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
- CZE Petra Kvitová
- USA Bethanie Mattek-Sands
- GBR Laura Robson
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- HUN Tímea Babos
- USA Nicole Gibbs
- USA Alexa Glatch
- BLR Olga Govortsova
The following players entry as lucky loser:
- RUS Vera Dushevina
- USA Melanie Oudin
Withdrawals
The following players withdrew from the singles main draw:
- EST Kaia Kanepi (achilles tendon injury)
- USA Christina McHale (gastrointestinal illness)
- RUS Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
- ITA Flavia Pennetta (wrist injury)
- ITA Francesca Schiavone (gastrointestinal illness)
Retirements
- GER Mona Barthel (gastrointestinal illness)
- USA Varvara Lepchenko (wrist injury)
- POL Agnieszka Radwańska (right shoulder injury)
- DNK Caroline Wozniacki (right knee injury)
Doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA | Liezel Huber | USA | Lisa Raymond | 2 | 1 |
| CZE | Andrea Hlaváčková | CZE | Lucie Hradecká | 21 | 2 |
| SLO | Katarina Srebotnik | CHN | Zheng Jie | 38 | 3 |
| ESP | Nuria Llagostera Vives | ESP | María José Martínez Sánchez | 38 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of August 13, 2012
Other entrants
The following pair received wildcard into the doubles main draw:
- HUN Tímea Babos / USA Sloane Stephens The following pair received entry as alternates:
- ESP Sílvia Soler Espinosa / ESP Carla Suárez Navarro
Withdrawals
- ARG Paola Suárez (low back injury)
Finals
Singles
Main article: 2012 New Haven Open at Yale – Singles
CZE Petra Kvitová defeated RUS Maria Kirilenko, 7–6(11–9), 7–5
Doubles
Main article: 2012 New Haven Open at Yale – Doubles
USA Liezel Huber / USA Lisa Raymond defeated CZE Andrea Hlaváčková / CZE Lucie Hradecká, 4–6, 6–0, [10–4]
References
References
- "New Haven Open Coming Soon". wtnh.com.
- "New Haven Open Unveils Field That Includes 4 Of World's Top 10". Hartford Courant.
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