2012 HP Open
Women's tennis tournament
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The 2012 HP Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts sponsored by Hewlett-Packard. It was the fourth edition of the HP Open, and part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2012 WTA Tour. It was held at the Utsubo Tennis Center in Osaka, Japan, from October 8 through October 14, 2012. Unseeded Heather Watson won the singles title.
| 2012 HP Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | 8–14 October |
| Edition | 4th |
| Category | WTA International |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Prize money | $220,000 |
| Surface | Hard / outdoor |
| Location | Osaka, Japan |
| Venue | Utsubo Tennis Center |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Heather Watson | |
| Doubles | |
 Raquel Kops-Jones / Abigail Spears | |
Finals
Singles
Heather Watson defeated 
Chang Kai-chen 7–5, 5–7, 7–6(7–4)
Doubles
Raquel Kops-Jones / Abigail Spears defeated 
Kimiko Date-Krumm / Heather Watson 6–1, 6–4
Singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
 AUS |
Samantha Stosur | 9 | 1 |
 CHN |
Zheng Jie | 22 | 2 |
| USA |
Christina McHale | 30 | 3 |
 ITA |
Francesca Schiavone | 33 | 4 |
 KAZ |
Yaroslava Shvedova | 36 | 5 |
 ESP |
Anabel Medina Garrigues | 39 | 6 |
 RSA |
Chanelle Scheepers | 53 | 7 |
| GBR |
Laura Robson | 60 | 8 |
- Rankings are as of October 1, 2012
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Withdrawals
Retirements
Francesca Schiavone (right wrist injury)
Doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA |
Raquel Kops-Jones | USA |
Abigail Spears | 33 | 1 |
| ESP |
Anabel Medina Garrigues | CHN |
Zheng Jie | 49 | 2 |
 CRO |
Darija Jurak |  HUN |
Katalin Marosi | 98 | 3 |
 JPN |
Kimiko Date-Krumm | GBR |
Heather Watson | 149 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of October 1, 2012
Other entrants
The following pair received wildcard into the doubles main draw:
Retirements
Eleni Daniilidou (right hamstring strain)
