2012 Baku Cup – Singles

Vera Zvonareva was the defending champion but was chosen to compete the 2012 Summer Olympics in London instead. Bojana Jovanovski defeated Julia Cohen 6–3, 6–1 in the final to win the tournament.

Seeds
• # 🇰🇿 Ksenia Pervak (first round, retired)

• # 🇷🇺 Alexandra Panova (semifinals)

• # 🇱🇺 Mandy Minella (quarterfinals)

• # 🇨🇿 Andrea Hlaváčková (first round)

• # 🇷🇸 Bojana Jovanovski (champion)

• # 🇷🇺 Nina Bratchikova (quarterfinals)

• # 🇺🇿 Akgul Amanmuradova (first round)

• # 🇨🇿 Eva Birnerová (first round)

Seeds
• # 🇦🇺 Sacha Jones (qualified)

• # 🇷🇸 Aleksandra Krunić (qualified)

• # 🇷🇺 Valeria Solovieva (qualified)

• # 🇯🇵 Rika Fujiwara (qualifying competition, retired)

• # 🇷🇺 Daria Gavrilova (qualifying competition)

• # 🇨🇳 Wang Qiang (qualified)

• # 🇨🇳 Zhou Yimiao (qualifying competition)

• # 🇦🇺 Stephanie Bengson (first round)

Qualifiers
• # 🇦🇺 Sacha Jones

• # 🇷🇸 Aleksandra Krunić

• # 🇷🇺 Valeria Solovieva

• # 🇨🇳 Wang Qiang