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| 2012 Open GDF Suez | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 4–12 February | |||
| Edition | 20th | |||
| Category | Premier | |||
| Draw | 30S / 16D | |||
| Prize money | $637,000 | |||
| Surface | Hard / indoor | |||
| Location | Paris, France | |||
| Venue | Stade Pierre de Coubertin | |||
| Champions | ||||
| Singles | ||||
 Angelique Kerber | ||||
| Doubles | ||||
 Liezel Huber /Lisa Raymond | ||||
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The2012 Open GDF Suez was a women's professionaltennis tournament played on indoorhard courts. It was the 20th edition of theOpen GDF Suez (formerly known as theOpen Gaz de France) and was aPremier tournament on the2012 WTA Tour. It took place atStade Pierre de Coubertin in Paris, France from 4 February through 12 February 2012.
Angelique Kerber defeated
Marion Bartoli, 7–6(7–3), 5–7, 6–3
Liezel Huber /Lisa Raymond defeatedAnna-Lena Grönefeld /
Petra Martić, 7–6(7–3), 6–1
| Country | Player | Ranking1 | Seeding |
|---|---|---|---|
 RUS | Maria Sharapova | 3 | 1 |
| FRA | Marion Bartoli | 7 | 2 |
 CHN | Li Na | 9 | 3 |
 SRB | Jelena Janković | 13 | 4 |
| GER | Sabine Lisicki | 14 | 5 |
| GER | Julia Görges | 21 | 6 |
 ITA | Roberta Vinci | 23 | 7 |
 ESP | Anabel Medina Garrigues | 24 | 8 |
| GER | Angelique Kerber | 27 | 9 |
The following players receivedwildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following players received entry aslucky losers into the singles main draw:
Jelena Janković (left thigh injury)
Kaia Kanepi (right shoulder injury)Sabine Lisicki (viral illness)Jill Craybas (right leg injury)Li Na (lower back injury)| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA | Liezel Huber | USA | Lisa Raymond | 3 | 1 |
 RSA | Natalie Grandin |  CZE | Vladimíra Uhlířová | 59 | 2 |
 AUS | Jarmila Gajdošová | USA | Bethanie Mattek-Sands | 63 | 3 |
 ROU | Monica Niculescu |  POL | Alicja Rosolska | 81 | 4 |
The following pair received wildcard into the doubles main draw:
Monica Niculescu (abdominal injury)