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2012 ASB Classic

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Date
  
2–8 January

Surface
  
Hard / outdoor

Venue
  
ASB Tennis Centre

Edition
  
27th

Location
  
Auckland, New Zealand

The 2012 ASB Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 27th edition of the ASB Classic, and was part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2012 WTA Tour. It took place at the ASB Tennis Centre in Auckland, New Zealand, from 2 to 8 January 2012.

Contents

Seeds

  • 1 Rankings as of 26 December 2011

    • Other entrants

    The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

  • Sacha Jones
  • Virginie Razzano
  • Magdaléna Rybáriková

    • The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

  • Jamie Hampton
  • Aravane Rezaï
  • Alison Riske
  • Karolína Plíšková

    • Withdrawals

  • Venus Williams (Sjögren's syndrome disease)

    • Retirements

  • Sabine Lisicki (left abdominal muscle injury)
  • Flavia Pennetta (back injury)

    • Seeds

  • 1 Rankings are as of 26 December 2011

    • Other entrants

    The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

  • Marina Erakovic / Rebecca Marino
  • Emily Fanning / Regina Kulikova

    • Withdrawals

  • Sabine Lisicki (left abdominal muscle injury)

    • Singles

    Zheng Jie def. Flavia Pennetta, 2–6, 6–3, 2–0 retired

  • It was Zheng's 1st title of the year and 4th of her career.

    • Doubles

    Andrea Hlaváčková / Lucie Hradecká def. Julia Görges / Flavia Pennetta 6–7(2–7), 6–2, [10–7]

    References

    2012 ASB Classic Wikipedia
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