2012 Toray Pan Pacific Open
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The 2012 Toray Pan Pacific Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 29th edition of the Toray Pan Pacific Open, and part of the Premier Series of the 2012 WTA Tour. It took place at the Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan, from September 23 through 29, 2012. Nadia Petrova, who was seeded 17th, won the singles title.
Finals
Singles
- Russia Nadia Petrova defeated Poland Agnieszka Radwańska 6–0, 1–6, 6–3
Doubles
- United States Raquel Kops-Jones / United States Abigail Spears defeated Germany Anna-Lena Grönefeld / Czech Republic Květa Peschke 6–1, 6–4
Points and prize money
Point distribution
| Stage | Women's singles | Women's doubles |
|---|---|---|
| Champion | 900 | |
| Runner up | 620 | |
| Semifinals | 395 | |
| Quarterfinals | 225 | |
| Round of 16 | 125 | 1 |
| Round of 32 | 70 | – |
| Round of 64 | 1 | |
| Qualifier | 30 | |
| Qualifying Finalist | 20 | |
| Qualifying 1st round | 1 |
Prize money
| Stage | Women's singles | Women's doubles |
|---|---|---|
| Champion | $385,000 | $110,000 |
| Runner up | $192,000 | $59,850 |
| Semifinals | $96,100 | $31,600 |
| Quarterfinals | $44,250 | $16,800 |
| Round of 16 | $22,000 | $9,150 |
| Round of 32 | $11,300 | - |
| Round of 64 | $5,800 | - |
| Qualifying Finalist | $3,200 | - |
| Qualifying 1st round | $1,650 | - |
Singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLR | Victoria Azarenka | 1 | 1 |
| RUS | Maria Sharapova | 2 | 2 |
| POL | Agnieszka Radwańska | 3 | 3 |
| CZE | Petra Kvitová | 5 | 4 |
| GER | Angelique Kerber | 6 | 5 |
| ITA | Sara Errani | 7 | 6 |
| CHN | Li Na | 8 | 7 |
| AUS | Samantha Stosur | 9 | 8 |
| FRA | Marion Bartoli | 10 | 9 |
| DEN | Caroline Wozniacki | 11 | 10 |
| SRB | Ana Ivanovic | 12 | 11 |
| SVK | Dominika Cibulková | 13 | 12 |
| RUS | Maria Kirilenko | 14 | 13 |
| ITA | Roberta Vinci | 15 | 14 |
| EST | Kaia Kanepi | 16 | 15 |
| CZE | Lucie Šafářová | 17 | 16 |
| RUS | Nadia Petrova | 18 | 17 |
- 1 Rankings are as of September 17, 2012
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- Italy Camila Giorgi
- United States Jamie Hampton
- Serbia Bojana Jovanovski
- Sweden Johanna Larsson
- Japan Kurumi Nara
- France Pauline Parmentier
- Spain Sílvia Soler Espinosa
- United Kingdom Heather Watson
The following players received entry as lucky loser:
Withdrawals
- Russia Maria Kirilenko (back injury)
Retirements
- Belarus Victoria Azarenka (dizziness)
- Czech Republic Andrea Hlaváčková (left thigh injury)
- Czech Republic Klára Zakopalová (left wrist injury)
Doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA | Vania King | KAZ | Yaroslava Shvedova | 28 | 1 |
| ESP | Nuria Llagostera Vives | IND | Sania Mirza | 30 | 2 |
| SLO | Katarina Srebotnik | CHN | Zheng Jie | 31 | 3 |
| GER | Anna-Lena Grönefeld | CZE | Květa Peschke | 41 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of September 17, 2012
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
- Chinese Taipei Chuang Chia-jung / Japan Kimiko Date-Krumm
- Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová / China Peng Shuai
- Russia Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova / Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová
The following pair received entry as alternates:
Withdrawals
- Czech Republic Andrea Hlaváčková (left thigh injury)