2012 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix – Singles

Julia Görges was the defending champion, but she lost to Samantha Stosur in the second round.

Maria Sharapova won the title, defeating Victoria Azarenka in the final, 6–1, 6–4. Sharapova won the title after saving a match point in her quarterfinal match against Samantha Stosur. This tournament was the first since Wimbledon in 2009 in which the top four players in the world reached the semifinals.

Seeds
The top four seeds received a bye into the second round. • # 🇧🇾 Victoria Azarenka (final)

• # 🇷🇺 Maria Sharapova (champion)

• # 🇨🇿 Petra Kvitová (semifinals)

• # 🇵🇱 Agnieszka Radwańska (semifinals)

• # 🇦🇺 Samantha Stosur (quarterfinals)

• # Caroline Wozniacki (second round)

• # 🇫🇷 Marion Bartoli (second round)

• # 🇨🇳 Li Na (quarterfinals)

Seeds
• # 🇷🇴 Sorana Cîrstea (first round)

• # 🇧🇬 Tsvetana Pironkova (first round)

• # 🇨🇿 Iveta Benešová (qualified)

• # 🇨🇦 Aleksandra Wozniak (first round)

• # 🇪🇸 Carla Suárez Navarro (first round)

• # 🇨🇿 Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová (second round)

• # 🇺🇦 Kateryna Bondarenko (qualifying competition, lucky loser)

• # 🇭🇺 Gréta Arn (qualified)

Qualifiers
• # 🇷🇺 Anna Chakvetadze

• # 🇭🇺 Gréta Arn

• # 🇨🇿 Iveta Benešová

• # 🇫🇷 Alizé Cornet

Lucky losers

 * 1) 🇺🇦 Kateryna Bondarenko
 * 2) 🇺🇿 Akgul Amanmuradova