The 2012 Aegon Classic was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 31st edition of the 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.
| 2012 Aegon Classic | |
|---|---|
| Date | 11–17 June |
| Edition | 31st |
| Surface | Grass / outdoor |
| Location | Birmingham, United Kingdom |
| Venue | Edgbaston Priory Club |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Melanie Oudin | |
| Doubles | |
 Tímea Babos /  Hsieh Su-wei | |
Singles main draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| ITA | Francesca Schiavone | 12 | 1 |
| GER | Sabine Lisicki | 13 | 2 |
| SVK | Daniela Hantuchová | 18 | 3 |
| ITA | Roberta Vinci | 19 | 4 |
| SRB | Jelena Janković | 21 | 5 |
| GER | Mona Barthel | 32 | 6 |
| USA | Christina McHale | 36 | 7 |
| RUS | Ekaterina Makarova | 38 | 8 |
| NZL | Marina Erakovic | 42 | 9 |
| ROU | Sorana Cîrstea | 43 | 10 |
| CZE | Iveta Benešová | 51 | 11 |
| AUT | Tamira Paszek | 52 | 12 |
| TPE | Hsieh Su-wei | 64 | 13 |
| HUN | Tímea Babos | 67 | 14 |
| GBR | Elena Baltacha | 68 | 15 |
| GRE | Eleni Daniilidou | 69 | 16 |
- 1 Rankings are as of May 28, 2012
Other entrants
editThe following players received wildcards into the main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
- Vera Dushevina
- Michelle Larcher de Brito
- Noppawan Lertcheewakarn
- Grace Min
- Melanie Oudin
- Alison Riske
- Abigail Spears
- Zheng Jie
The following players received entry via the Lucky loser spot:
Withdrawals
edit- Sofia Arvidsson
- Petra Cetkovská
- Simona Halep
- Jarmila Gajdošová (left wrist injury)
- Kaia Kanepi
- Peng Shuai
- Lesia Tsurenko
Retirements
editThe following players retired from the singles main draw:
- Casey Dellacqua
- Michaëlla Krajicek (viral illness)
- Ayumi Morita
- Virginie Razzano
Doubles main draw entrants
editSeeds
edit| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA | Liezel Huber | USA | Lisa Raymond | 2 | 1 |
| IND | Sania Mirza | KAZ | Yaroslava Shvedova | 15 | 2 |
| RSA | Natalie Grandin | CZE | Vladimíra Uhlířová | 47 | 3 |
| USA | Raquel Kops-Jones | USA | Abigail Spears | 50 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings are as of May 28, 2012
Other entrants
editThe following pair received wildcard into the doubles main draw:
The following pair received entry as alternates:
Withdrawals
edit- Michaëlla Krajicek (viral illness)
Retirements
edit- Laura Robson (viral illness)
- Zheng Jie (gastrointestinal illness)
Finals
editSingles
edit- Melanie Oudin defeated Jelena Janković, 6–4, 6–2
- It is the first career title for Oudin
Doubles
edit- Tímea Babos / Hsieh Su-wei defeated Liezel Huber / Lisa Raymond, 7–5, 6–7(2–7), [10–8]