2012 UNICEF Open – Women's singles

Roberta Vinci was the defending champion, but lost to Kirsten Flipkens in the quarterfinals.

Eighth-seeded Nadia Petrova won the title, defeating Urszula Radwańska 6–4, 6–3, in the final.

Seeds
• # 🇦🇺 Samantha Stosur (first round)

• # 🇮🇹 Sara Errani (first round)

• # 🇸🇰 Dominika Cibulková (quarterfinals)

• # 🇮🇹 Flavia Pennetta (second round)

• # 🇷🇺 Maria Kirilenko (first round)

• # 🇮🇹 Roberta Vinci (quarterfinals)

• # 🇷🇸 Jelena Janković (first round)

• # 🇷🇺 Nadia Petrova (champion)

Seeds
• # 🇵🇱 Urszula Radwańska (qualified)

• # 🇷🇺 Nina Bratchikova (qualifying competition)

• # 🇺🇿 Akgul Amanmuradova (qualified)

• # 🇦🇺 Anastasia Rodionova (first round)

• # 🇺🇦 Yuliya Beygelzimer (qualifying competition)

• # 🇪🇸 Arantxa Parra Santonja (qualifying competition)

• # Richèl Hogenkamp (first round)

• # 🇧🇪 Kirsten Flipkens (qualified)

Qualifiers
• # 🇵🇱 Urszula Radwańska

• # 🇧🇪 Kirsten Flipkens

• # 🇺🇿 Akgul Amanmuradova

• # 🇷🇺 Daria Gavrilova