2012 Malaysian Open
Tennis tournament
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The 2012 BMW Malaysian Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the third edition of the Malaysian Open and was an International tournament on the 2012 WTA Tour. The tournament took place from February 27 to March 4 at the Bukit Kiara Equestrian and Country Resort. Hsieh Su-wei won the singles title.
| 2012 Malaysian Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | February 27 – March 4 |
| Edition | 3rd |
| Category | International tournament |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Prize money | $220,000 |
| Surface | Hard / outdoor |
| Location | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Hsieh Su-wei | |
| Doubles | |
| Chang Kai-chen / Chuang Chia-jung | |
Finals
Singles
Hsieh Su-wei defeated 
Petra Martić 2–6, 7–5, 4–1 ret.
- It was Hsieh's 1st singles title of her career.
Doubles
Chang Kai-chen / Chuang Chia-jung defeated Chan Hao-ching / 
Rika Fujiwara 7–5, 6–4
Singles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Ranking1 | Seeds |
|---|---|---|---|
 POL |
Agnieszka Radwańska | 6 | 1 |
 SRB |
Jelena Janković | 14 | 2 |
 CHN |
Peng Shuai | 17 | 3 |
 AUS |
Jarmila Gajdošová | 43 | 4 |
| CRO |
Petra Martić | 66 | 5 |
| JPN |
Ayumi Morita | 69 | 6 |
| AUS |
Jelena Dokić | 74 | 7 |
 GBR |
Anne Keothavong | 77 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of February 20, 2012
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
Retirements
Petra Martić (fatigue and cramping)
Ayumi Morita (right shoulder injury)
Agnieszka Radwańska (right elbow injury)
Doubles main draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS |
Casey Dellacqua | AUS |
Jarmila Gajdošová | 98 | 1 |
| CRO |
Petra Martić |  FRA |
Kristina Mladenovic | 130 | 2 |
| TPE |
Chan Hao-ching | JPN |
Rika Fujiwara | 158 | 3 |
| JPN |
Shuko Aoyama | TPE |
Chan Chin-wei | 202 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of February 20, 2012
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
