2012 Tashkent Open
Tennis tournament
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The 2012 Tashkent Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 14th edition of the Tashkent Open, and was part of the WTA International tournaments of the 2012 WTA Tour. It took place at the Tashkent Tennis Center in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, from September 10 through September 16, 2012. Unseeded Irina-Camelia Begu won the singles title.
| 2012 Tashkent Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | September 10–16 |
| Edition | 14th |
| Category | WTA International |
| Draw | 32S / 16D |
| Prize money | $220,000 |
| Surface | Hard |
| Location | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Irina-Camelia Begu | |
| Doubles | |
 Paula Kania /  Polina Pekhova | |
Finals
Singles
Irina-Camelia Begu defeated 
Donna Vekić, 6–4, 6–4
- It was Begu's only singles title of the year and the 1st of her career.
Doubles
Paula Kania / Polina Pekhova defeated 
Anna Chakvetadze / 
Vesna Dolonc, 6–2, ret.
Singles main-draw entrants
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROU |
Monica Niculescu | 33 | 1 |
| POL |
Urszula Radwańska | 43 | 2 |
 FRA |
Alizé Cornet | 50 | 3 |
 SVK |
Magdaléna Rybáriková | 66 | 4 |
| ROU |
Alexandra Cadanțu | 68 | 5 |
| SRB |
Bojana Jovanovski | 72 | 6 |
| RUS |
Alexandra Panova | 76 | 7 |
 KAZ |
Galina Voskoboeva | 80 | 8 |
- 1 Rankings are as of August 27, 2012
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Withdrawals
Doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROU |
Irina-Camelia Begu | ROU |
Monica Niculescu | 65 | 1 |
| RUS |
Nina Bratchikova | RUS |
Alexandra Panova | 135 | 2 |
 CZE |
Eva Birnerová |  GRE |
Eleni Daniilidou | 138 | 3 |
| FRA |
Alizé Cornet | RUS |
Alla Kudryavtseva | 149 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of August 27, 2012
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
Retirements
Anna Chakvetadze (back injury)