2012 Qatar Total Open – Singles

Victoria Azarenka defeated Samantha Stosur in the final, 6–1, 6–2 to win the singles tennis title at the 2012 WTA Qatar Open.

Vera Zvonareva was the defending champion, but retired during her second round match against Monica Niculescu.

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

• # Caroline Wozniacki (second round)

• # 🇦🇺 Samantha Stosur (final)

• # 🇵🇱 Agnieszka Radwańska (semifinals)

• # 🇫🇷 Marion Bartoli (semifinals, retired due to a right calf injury)

• # 🇷🇺 Vera Zvonareva (second round, retired due to a left hip injury)

• # 🇮🇹 Francesca Schiavone (second round)

• # 🇷🇸 Jelena Janković (second round)

• # 🇩🇪 Sabine Lisicki (first round)

• # 🇷🇺 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (first round)

• # 🇸🇰 Dominika Cibulková (first round)

• # 🇨🇳 Peng Shuai (second round)

• # 🇷🇸 Ana Ivanovic (second round)

• # 🇷🇺 Svetlana Kuznetsova (third round)

• # 🇸🇰 Daniela Hantuchová (first round)

• # 🇩🇪 Julia Görges (second round)

Seeds
• # 🇺🇸 Vania King (withdrew)

• # Eleni Daniilidou (first round)

• # 🇨🇦 Aleksandra Wozniak (qualified)

• # 🇵🇱 Urszula Radwańska (qualified)

• # 🇬🇧 Anne Keothavong (qualified)

• # 🇺🇦 Kateryna Bondarenko (qualified)

• # 🇷🇺 Vera Dushevina (qualified)

• # Arantxa Rus (first round)

• # 🇦🇺 Anastasia Rodionova (withdrew due to being in the Pattaya doubles final)

• # 🇫🇷 Virginie Razzano (qualified)

• # 🇷🇺 Alla Kudryavtseva (first round)

• # 🇩🇪 Kristina Barrois (qualifying competition)

• # 🇦🇺 Casey Dellacqua (qualifying competition)

• # 🇷🇸 Bojana Jovanovski (qualifying competition)

• # 🇬🇧 Heather Watson (qualifying competition)

• # Chang Kai-chen  (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers
• # 🇫🇷 Virginie Razzano

• # 🇺🇸 Varvara Lepchenko

• # 🇨🇦 Aleksandra Wozniak

• # 🇵🇱 Urszula Radwańska

• # 🇬🇧 Anne Keothavong

• # 🇺🇦 Kateryna Bondarenko

• # 🇷🇺 Vera Dushevina

• # 🇫🇷 Caroline Garcia