2012 Open GDF Suez

The 2012 Open GDF Suez was a women's professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 20th edition of the Open GDF Suez (formerly known as the Open Gaz de France) and was a Premier tournament on the 2012 WTA Tour. It took place at Stade Pierre de Coubertin in Paris, France from 4 February through 12 February 2012.

Seeds

 * 1 Rankings as of January 30, 2012

Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the main draw:
 * 🇫🇷 Alizé Cornet
 * 🇫🇷 Pauline Parmentier

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
 * 🇭🇺 Gréta Arn
 * 🇩🇪 Kristina Barrois
 * 🇩🇪 Mona Barthel
 * 🇺🇸 Bethanie Mattek-Sands

The following players received entry as lucky losers into the singles main draw:
 * 🇮🇹 Alberta Brianti
 * 🇺🇸 Jill Craybas
 * 🇺🇸 Varvara Lepchenko

Withdrawals

 * 🇷🇸 Jelena Janković (left thigh injury)
 * 🇪🇪 Kaia Kanepi (right shoulder injury)
 * 🇩🇪 Sabine Lisicki (viral illness)

Retirements

 * 🇺🇸 Jill Craybas (right leg injury)
 * 🇨🇳 Li Na (lower back injury)

Seeds

 * 1 Rankings are as of January 30, 2012

Other entrants
The following pair received wildcard into the doubles main draw:
 * 🇫🇷 Julie Coin / 🇫🇷 Pauline Parmentier

Retirements

 * 🇷🇴 Monica Niculescu (abdominal injury)

Singles
🇩🇪 Angelique Kerber defeated 🇫🇷 Marion Bartoli, 7–6(7–3), 5–7, 6–3
 * It was Kerber's 1st career title. She became the first German winner at Paris since Steffi Graf in 1995.

Doubles
🇺🇸 Liezel Huber / 🇺🇸 Lisa Raymond defeated 🇩🇪 Anna-Lena Grönefeld  /  Petra Martić, 7–6(7–3), 6–1