2012 Aegon Classic – Singles

Sabine Lisicki was the defending champion but was defeated in the second round by Urszula Radwańska.

Melanie Oudin won her maiden and only WTA tour title, defeating Jelena Janković in the final 6–4, 6–2.

Seeds
• # 🇮🇹 Francesca Schiavone (second round)

• # 🇩🇪 Sabine Lisicki (second round)

• # 🇸🇰 Daniela Hantuchová (second round)

• # 🇮🇹 Roberta Vinci (quarterfinals)

• # 🇷🇸 Jelena Janković (final)

• # 🇩🇪 Mona Barthel (second round)

• # 🇺🇸 Christina McHale (second round)

• # 🇷🇺 Ekaterina Makarova (semifinals)

• # 🇳🇿 Marina Erakovic (third round)

• # 🇷🇴 Sorana Cîrstea (first round)

• # 🇨🇿 Iveta Benešová (first round)

• # 🇦🇹 Tamira Paszek (first round)

• # Hsieh Su-wei (quarterfinals)

• # 🇭🇺 Tímea Babos (second round)

• # 🇬🇧 Elena Baltacha (second round)

• # Eleni Daniilidou (first round)

Seeds
Zheng and Dushevina would have made it to the main draw, however, they registered late. Zheng would have been 7th seed. • # 🇨🇳 Zheng Jie (qualified)

• # 🇷🇺 Vera Dushevina (qualified)

• # 🇰🇿 Sesil Karatantcheva (qualifying competition, lucky loser)

• # 🇷🇺 Alla Kudryavtseva (qualifying competition, lucky loser)

• # 🇯🇵 Kurumi Nara (qualifying competition)

• # 🇺🇸 Alison Riske (qualified)

• # Michelle Larcher de Brito (qualified)

• # Bibiane Schoofs (first round)

• # Chan Yung-jan (qualifying competition)

• # 🇹🇭 Noppawan Lertcheewakarn (qualified)

• # 🇨🇳 Zhang Shuai (qualifying competition)

• # 🇵🇱 Sandra Zaniewska (qualifying competition)

• # 🇫🇷 Victoria Larrière (first round)

• # 🇺🇸 Grace Min (qualified)

• # 🇬🇧 Naomi Broady (qualifying competition)

• # 🇺🇸 Gail Brodsky (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers
• # 🇨🇳 Zheng Jie

• # 🇷🇺 Vera Dushevina

• # 🇹🇭 Noppawan Lertcheewakarn

• # 🇺🇸 Abigail Spears

• # 🇺🇸 Grace Min

• # 🇺🇸 Alison Riske

• # Michelle Larcher de Brito

• # 🇺🇸 Melanie Oudin

Lucky loser

 * 1) 🇰🇿 Sesil Karatantcheva
 * 2) 🇷🇺 Alla Kudryavtseva