2012 Aegon Classic

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}} {{TennisEventInfo|2012|Aegon Classic| | date=11–17 June | edition=31st | surface=[[Grass court|Grass]] / outdoor | location=[[Birmingham]], United Kingdom | venue=[[Edgbaston Priory Club]] | champs={{flagicon|USA}} [[Melanie Oudin]] | champd={{flagicon|HUN}} [[Tímea Babos]] / {{flagicon|TPE}} [[Hsieh Su-wei]] | main_name= Birmingham Classic (tennis) {{!}} Birmingham Classic }}

The '''2012 Aegon Classic''' was a women's [[tennis]] tournament played on outdoor [[grass court]]s. It was the 31st edition of the [[Birmingham Classic (tennis)|event]]. It took place at the [[Edgbaston Priory Club]] in [[Birmingham]], United Kingdom, scheduled between 11 and 17 June 2012. Qualifier [[Melanie Oudin]] won the singles title.

==Singles main draw entrants==

===Seeds=== {| class="wikitable" border="1" |- ! width="70"| Country ! width="175"| Player ! Rank1 ! Seed |- |{{flag|ITA}} |[[Francesca Schiavone]] |12 |1 |- |{{flag|GER}} |[[Sabine Lisicki]] |13 |2 |- |{{flag|SVK}} |[[Daniela Hantuchová]] |18 |3 |- |{{flag|ITA}} |[[Roberta Vinci]] |19 |4 |- |{{flag|SRB}} |[[Jelena Janković]] |21 |5 |- |{{flag|GER}} |[[Mona Barthel]] |32 |6 |- |{{flagu|USA}} |[[Christina McHale]] |36 |7 |- |{{flag|RUS}} |[[Ekaterina Makarova]] |38 |8 |- |{{flag|NZL}} |[[Marina Erakovic]] |42 |9 |- |{{flag|ROU}} |[[Sorana Cîrstea]] |43 |10 |- |{{flag|CZE}} |[[Iveta Benešová]] |51 |11 |- |{{flag|AUT}} |[[Tamira Paszek]] |52 |12 |- |{{flag|TPE}} |[[Hsieh Su-wei]] |64 |13 |- |{{flag|HUN}} |[[Tímea Babos]] |67 |14 |- |{{flag|GBR}} |[[Elena Baltacha]] |68 |15 |- |{{flag|GRE}} |[[Eleni Daniilidou]] |69 |16 |} * 1 Rankings are as of May 28, 2012

===Other entrants=== The following players received [[Wild card (sports)|wildcard]]s into the main draw: * {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Jelena Janković]] * {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Tara Moore]] * {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Samantha Murray (tennis)|Samantha Murray]] * {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Francesca Schiavone]] * {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Melanie South]]

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Vera Dushevina]] * {{flagicon|POR}} [[Michelle Larcher de Brito]] * {{flagicon|THA}} [[Noppawan Lertcheewakarn]] * {{flagicon|USA}} [[Grace Min]] * {{flagicon|USA}} [[Melanie Oudin]] * {{flagicon|USA}} [[Alison Riske]] * {{flagicon|USA}} [[Abigail Spears]] * {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Zheng Jie]]

The following players received entry via the Lucky loser spot: * {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Sesil Karatantcheva]] * {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Alla Kudryavtseva]]

===Withdrawals=== * {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Sofia Arvidsson]] * {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Petra Cetkovská]] * {{flagicon|ROU}} [[Simona Halep]] * {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jarmila Gajdošová]] (left wrist injury) * {{flagicon|EST}} [[Kaia Kanepi]] * {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Peng Shuai]] * {{flagicon|UKR}} [[Lesia Tsurenko]]

===Retirements=== The following players retired from the singles main draw: * {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Casey Dellacqua]] * {{flagicon|NED}} [[Michaëlla Krajicek]] (viral illness) * {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Ayumi Morita]] * {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Virginie Razzano]]

==Doubles main draw entrants==

===Seeds=== {|class="sortable wikitable" |- ! width="70"| Country ! width="175"| Player ! width="70"| Country ! width="175"| Player ! Rank1 ! Seed |- |{{flagu|USA}} |[[Liezel Huber]] |{{flagu|USA}} |[[Lisa Raymond]] |2 |1 |- |{{flag|IND}} |[[Sania Mirza]] |{{flag|KAZ}} |[[Yaroslava Shvedova]] |15 |2 |- |{{flag|RSA}} |[[Natalie Grandin]] |{{flag|CZE}} |[[Vladimíra Uhlířová]] |47 |3 |- |{{flagu|USA}} |[[Raquel Kops-Jones]] |{{flagu|USA}} |[[Abigail Spears]] |50 |4 |} *1 Rankings are as of May 28, 2012

===Other entrants=== The following pair received wildcard into the doubles main draw: * {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Laura Robson (tennis)|Laura Robson]] / {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Heather Watson]] The following pair received entry as alternates: * {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Tara Moore]] / {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Melanie South]]

===Withdrawals=== * {{flagicon|NED}} [[Michaëlla Krajicek]] (viral illness)

===Retirements=== * {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Laura Robson (tennis)|Laura Robson]] (viral illness) * {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Zheng Jie]] (gastrointestinal illness)

==Finals==

===Singles=== {{main|2012 Aegon Classic – Singles}} *{{flagicon|USA}} [[Melanie Oudin]] defeated {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Jelena Janković]], 6–4, 6–2 **It is the first career title for Oudin

===Doubles=== {{main|2012 Aegon Classic – Doubles}} * {{flagicon|HUN}} [[Tímea Babos]] / {{flagicon|TPE}} [[Hsieh Su-wei]] defeated {{flagicon|USA}} [[Liezel Huber]] / {{flagicon|USA}} [[Lisa Raymond]], 7–5, 6–7(2–7), [10–8]

==References== {{reflist}} * [http://www.lta.org.uk/fans-major-events/AEGON-British-Tennis-Series/AEGON-Classic/News/2012/Main-Draw-entry-lists-revealed-for-the-AEGON-Classic/ Entry list]

==External links== *[http://www.aegonclassic.co.uk/ Official website]

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