{{TennisEventInfo|2012|Malaysian Open| | Logo= | Logo_size= | date=February 27 – March 4 | edition=3rd | category=[[WTA International tournaments|International tournament]] | draw=32S / 16D | prize_money=$220,000 | location=Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | surface=Hard / outdoor | champs={{flagicon|TPE}} [[Hsieh Su-wei]] | champd={{flagicon|TPE}} [[Chang Kai-chen]] / {{flagicon|TPE}} [[Chuang Chia-jung]] }}
The '''2012 BMW Malaysian Open''' was a women's [[tennis]] tournament played on [[Hardcourt|outdoor hard courts]]. It was the third edition of the [[Malaysian Open (tennis)|Malaysian Open]] and was an [[WTA International tournaments|International tournament]] on the [[2012 WTA Tour]]. The tournament took place from February 27 to March 4 at the [[Bukit Kiara Sports Complex|Bukit Kiara Equestrian and Country Resort]]. [[Hsieh Su-wei]] won the singles title.
==Finals== ===Singles=== {{main|2012 Malaysian Open – Singles}} {{flagicon|TPE}} [[Hsieh Su-wei]] defeated {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Petra Martić]] 2–6, 7–5, 4–1 ret. * It was Hsieh's 1st singles title of her career.
===Doubles=== {{main|2012 Malaysian Open – Doubles}} {{flagicon|TPE}} [[Chang Kai-chen]] / {{flagicon|TPE}} [[Chuang Chia-jung]] defeated {{flagicon|TPE}} [[Chan Hao-ching]] / {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Rika Fujiwara]] 7–5, 6–4
==Singles main draw entrants== ===Seeds=== {| class="sortable wikitable" |- ! width="70"| Country ! width="175"| Player ! Ranking<sup>1</sup> ! Seeds |- | {{flag|POL}} | [[Agnieszka Radwańska]] | 6 | 1 |- | {{flag|SRB}} | [[Jelena Janković]] | 14 | 2 |- | {{flag|CHN}} | [[Peng Shuai]] | 17 | 3 |- | {{flag|AUS}} | [[Jarmila Gajdošová]] | 43 | 4 |- | {{flag|CRO}} | [[Petra Martić]] | 66 | 5 |- | {{flag|JPN}} | [[Ayumi Morita]] | 69 | 6 |- | {{flag|AUS}} | [[Jelena Dokić]] | 74 | 7 |- | {{flag|GBR}} | [[Anne Keothavong]] | 77 | 8 |}
*<sup>1</sup> Rankings are as of February 20, 2012
===Other entrants=== The following players received [[Wild card (sports)|wildcard]]s into the main draw: * {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jarmila Gajdošová]] * {{flagicon|SRB}} [[Jelena Janković]] * {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Olga Puchkova]] * {{flagicon|POL}} [[Agnieszka Radwańska]]
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw: * {{flagicon|TPE}} [[Hsieh Su-wei]] * {{flagicon|THA}} [[Nudnida Luangnam]] * {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Karolína Plíšková]] * {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Kristýna Plíšková]]
===Retirements=== * {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Petra Martić]] (fatigue and cramping) * {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Ayumi Morita]] (right shoulder injury) * {{flagicon|POL}} [[Agnieszka Radwańska]] (right elbow injury)
==Doubles main draw entrants== ===Seeds=== {|class="sortable wikitable" |- ! width="70"| Country ! width="175"| Player ! width="70"| Country ! width="175"| Player ! Rank<sup>1</sup> ! Seed |- |{{flag|AUS}} |[[Casey Dellacqua]] |{{flag|AUS}} |[[Jarmila Gajdošová]] |98 |1 |- |{{flag|CRO}} |[[Petra Martić]] |{{flag|FRA}} |[[Kristina Mladenovic]] |130 |2 |- |{{flag|TPE}} |[[Chan Hao-ching]] |{{flag|JPN}} |[[Rika Fujiwara]] |158 |3 |- |{{flag|JPN}} |[[Shuko Aoyama]] |{{flag|TPE}} |[[Chan Chin-wei]] |202 |4 |} *<sup>1</sup> Rankings are as of February 20, 2012
===Other entrants=== The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw: * {{flagicon|BUL}} [[Elitsa Kostova]] / {{flagicon|LUX}} [[Anne Kremer]] * {{flagicon|TPE}} [[Hsieh Shu-ying]] / {{flagicon|TPE}} [[Hsieh Su-wei]]
==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20160821091652/http://www.bmwmalaysianopen.com/ Official website] * [https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/kuala-lumpur/mas/2012/w-int-mas-01a-2012/draws-and-results/ ITF tournament edition details]
{{Kuala Lumpur women's tournaments}} {{2012 WTA Tour}}
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