2012 Bank of the West Classic – Singles

Singles
2012 Bank of the West Classic
Champion	Serena Williams
Runner-up	Coco Vandeweghe
Final score	7–5, 6–3

Serena Williams successfully defended her title after defeating lucky loser Coco Vandeweghe in the final, 7–5, 6–3. It was the first all-American final on the WTA Tour since the 2009 WTA Tour Championships and the first on American soil since Los Angeles in 2004.

Seeds

The top four seeds received a bye into the second round.

1. Serena Williams (champion)
2. Marion Bartoli (quarterfinals)
3. Dominika Cibulková (quarterfinals)
4. Jelena Janković (second round)
5. Yanina Wickmayer (semifinals)
6. Chanelle Scheepers (quarterfinals)
7. Petra Martić (withdrew)
8. Marina Erakovic (second round)
9. Sorana Cîrstea (semifinals)

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier WC = Wild Card LL = Lucky Loser

Alt = Alternate SE = Special Exempt PR = Protected Ranking

w/o = Walkover r = Retired d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Serena Williams	6	6
	9	Sorana Cîrstea	1	2
								1	Serena Williams	7	6
								LL	Coco Vandeweghe	5	3
	LL	Coco Vandeweghe	6	3	6
	5	Yanina Wickmayer	2	6	2

Top half

First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
							1	S Williams	6	6
WC	N Gibbs	6	6				WC	N Gibbs	2	1
Q	N Lertcheewakarn	4	4											1	S Williams	6	6
WC	M Larcher de Brito	5	6	6										6	C Scheepers	4	0
	J Gajdošová	7	2	3			WC	M Larcher de Brito	3	4
Q	G Min	4	4				6	C Scheepers	6	6
6	C Scheepers	6	6																		1	S Williams	6	6
																					9	S Cîrstea	1	2
							3	D Cibulková	6	6
Q	E Sema	6	6				Q	E Sema	1	3
LL	A Glatch	2	3											3	D Cibulková	7^7	2	0
	A Morita	2^r												9	S Cîrstea	6^5	6	6
LL	S Zheng	4					LL	S Zheng	3	3
	V King	5	4				9	S Cîrstea	6	6
9	S Cîrstea	7	6

Bottom half

First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
8	M Erakovic	6	6
Q	J Jurićová	2	2				8	M Erakovic	3	6	4
	E Daniilidou	6	3	4				U Radwańska	6	3	6
	U Radwańska	3	6	6											U Radwańska	4	4
	M Czink	4	1											LL	C Vandeweghe	6	6
LL	C Vandeweghe	6	6				LL	C Vandeweghe	6	6
							4	J Janković	4	2
																					LL	C Vandeweghe	6	3	6
5	Y Wickmayer	7	2	7																	5	Y Wickmayer	2	6	2
	K-c Chang	5	6	5			5	Y Wickmayer	5	6	6
	S Stephens	6^5	6	1				H Watson	7	1	4
	H Watson	7^7	4	6										5	Y Wickmayer	6	6
WC	M Burdette	2	7	6										2	M Bartoli	3	2
	A Keothavong	6	5	4			WC	M Burdette	5	0
							2	M Bartoli	7	6

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Sesil Karatantcheva (first round)
2. Coco Vandeweghe (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
3. Erika Sema (qualified)
4. Alexa Glatch (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
5. Noppawan Lertcheewakarn (qualified)
6. Chan Yung-jan (first round)
7. Grace Min (qualified)
8. Zheng Saisai (qualifying competition, lucky loser)

Qualifiers

1. Grace Min
2. Noppawan Lertcheewakarn
3. Erika Sema
4. Jana Jurićová

Lucky losers

1. Alexa Glatch
2. Coco Vandeweghe
3. Zheng Saisai

Draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Sesil Karatantcheva	3	5
		Abigail Spears	6	7
									Abigail Spears	7^7	2	4
								7	Grace Min	6^2	6	6
	WC	Alessondra Parra	2	0
	7	Grace Min	6	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Coco Vandeweghe	6	6
	WC	Simone Kalhorn	2	2
								2	Coco Vandeweghe	6	2	5
								5	Noppawan Lertcheewakarn	2	6	7
	WC	Ellen Tsay	6	4	2
	5	Noppawan Lertcheewakarn	3	6	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Erika Sema	6	6
	WC	Kristie Ahn	4	4
								3	Erika Sema	6	6
								8	Zheng Saisai	3	3
		Vladimíra Uhlířová	2	2
	8	Zheng Saisai	6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Alexa Glatch	6	1	7^7
		Raquel Kops-Jones	1	6	6^5
								4	Alexa Glatch	4	6	2
								WC	Jana Jurićová	6	2	6
	WC	Jana Jurićová	3	6	6
	6	Chan Yung-jan	6	1	2

References

• Main draw
• Qualifying draw