2012 Baku Cup
Tennis tournament
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The 2012 Baku Cup was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. This was the second edition of the tournament, which was part of the 2012 WTA Tour. It took place in Baku, Azerbaijan between 23 and 29 July 2012.
| 2012 Baku Cup | |
|---|---|
| Date | 23–29 July |
| Edition | 2nd |
| Surface | Hard |
| Location | Baku, Azerbaijan |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Bojana Jovanovski | |
| Doubles | |
 Irina Buryachok /  Valeria Solovieva | |
Singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 KAZ |
Ksenia Pervak | 58 | 1 |
| RUS |
Alexandra Panova | 75 | 2 |
 LUX |
Mandy Minella | 78 | 3 |
 CZE |
Andrea Hlaváčková | 88 | 4 |
| SRB |
Bojana Jovanovski | 95 | 5 |
| RUS |
Nina Bratchikova | 99 | 6 |
 UZB |
Akgul Amanmuradova | 101 | 7 |
| CZE |
Eva Birnerová | 108 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of July 16, 2012
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Withdrawals
Tímea Babos
Kateryna Bondarenko
Alizé Cornet
Olga Govortsova (viral illness)
Anna Tatishvili
Retirements
Estrella Cabeza Candela (abdominal strain)
Noppawan Lertcheewakarn (right elbow injury)
Ksenia Pervak (heat illness)
Doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RUS |
Nina Bratchikova | RUS |
Alexandra Panova | 136 | 1 |
| RUS |
Alla Kudryavtseva |  THA |
Tamarine Tanasugarn | 155 | 2 |
| CZE |
Eva Birnerová |  ITA |
Alberta Brianti | 157 | 3 |
| UKR |
Irina Buryachok | RUS |
Valeria Solovieva | 396 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of July 16, 2012
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Retirements
- Estrella Cabeza Candela (abdominal strain)
- Noppawan Lertcheewakarn (right elbow injury)
Champions
Singles
Bojana Jovanovski def. 
Julia Cohen, 6–3, 6–1[1]
Doubles
- Irina Buryachok /
Valeria Solovieva def. 
Eva Birnerová / 
Alberta Brianti, 6–3, 6–2