2012 Malaysian Open

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.

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

Seeds

 * 1 Rankings are as of February 20, 2012

Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
 * 🇦🇺 Jarmila Gajdošová
 * 🇷🇸 Jelena Janković
 * 🇷🇺 Olga Puchkova
 * 🇵🇱 Agnieszka Radwańska

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
 * Hsieh Su-wei
 * 🇹🇭 Nudnida Luangnam
 * 🇨🇿 Karolína Plíšková
 * 🇨🇿 Kristýna Plíšková

Retirements

 * Petra Martić (fatigue and cramping)
 * 🇯🇵 Ayumi Morita (right shoulder injury)
 * 🇵🇱 Agnieszka Radwańska (right elbow injury)

Seeds

 * 1 Rankings are as of February 20, 2012

Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
 * 🇧🇬 Elitsa Kostova / 🇱🇺 Anne Kremer
 * Hsieh Shu-ying / Hsieh Su-wei