2012 Malaysian Open

2012 Malaysian Open
Date	February 27 – March 4
Edition	3rd
Category	International tournament
Draw	32S / 16D
Prize money	$220,000
Surface	Hard / outdoor
Location	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Champions
Singles
Hsieh Su-wei
Doubles
Chang Kai-chen / Chuang Chia-jung

The 2012 BMW Malaysian Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the third edition of the Malaysian Open and was an International tournament on the 2012 WTA Tour. The tournament took place from February 27 to March 4 at the Bukit Kiara Equestrian and Country Resort. Hsieh Su-wei won the singles title.

Hsieh Su-wei defeated Petra Martić 2–6, 7–5, 4–1 ret.

• It was Hsieh's 1st singles title of her career.

Chang Kai-chen / Chuang Chia-jung defeated Chan Hao-ching / Rika Fujiwara 7–5, 6–4

Country	Player	Ranking1	Seeds
POL	Agnieszka Radwańska	6	1
SRB	Jelena Janković	14	2
CHN	Peng Shuai	17	3
AUS	Jarmila Gajdošová	43	4
CRO	Petra Martić	66	5
JPN	Ayumi Morita	69	6
AUS	Jelena Dokić	74	7
GBR	Anne Keothavong	77	8

• ¹ Rankings are as of February 20, 2012

The following players received wildcards into the main draw:

• Jarmila Gajdošová
• Jelena Janković
• Olga Puchkova
• Agnieszka Radwańska

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

• Hsieh Su-wei
• Nudnida Luangnam
• Karolína Plíšková
• Kristýna Plíšková

• Petra Martić (fatigue and cramping)
• Ayumi Morita (right shoulder injury)
• Agnieszka Radwańska (right elbow injury)

Country	Player	Country	Player	Rank1	Seed
AUS	Casey Dellacqua	AUS	Jarmila Gajdošová	98	1
CRO	Petra Martić	FRA	Kristina Mladenovic	130	2
TPE	Chan Hao-ching	JPN	Rika Fujiwara	158	3
JPN	Shuko Aoyama	TPE	Chan Chin-wei	202	4

• ¹ Rankings are as of February 20, 2012

The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

• Elitsa Kostova / Anne Kremer
• Hsieh Shu-ying / Hsieh Su-wei

• Official website
• ITF tournament edition details