2012 Bank of the West Classic
| 2012 Bank of the West Classic | |
|---|---|
| Date | July 9–15 |
| Edition | 41st |
| Category | WTA Premier |
| Prize money | $740,000 |
| Surface | Hard |
| Location | Stanford, United States |
| Champions | |
| Singles | |
 Serena Williams | |
| Doubles | |
 Marina Erakovic /  Heather Watson | |
The 2012 Bank of the West Classic was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the 41st edition of the tournament which was part of the WTA Premier tournaments category of the 2012 WTA Tour. It took place in Stanford, United States, on July 9–15, 2012. It was the first event of the 2012 US Open Series.
Singles entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| USA
|
Serena Williams | 6 | 1 |
 FRA
|
Marion Bartoli | 9 | 2 |
 SVK
|
Dominika Cibulková | 13 | 3 |
 SRB
|
Jelena Janković | 21 | 4 |
 BEL
|
Yanina Wickmayer | 36 | 5 |
 RSA
|
Chanelle Scheepers | 43 | 6 |
 CRO
|
45 | 7 | |
| NZL
|
Marina Erakovic | 49 | 8 |
 ROU
|
Sorana Cîrstea | 52 | 9 |
- 1 Rankings as of June 25, 2012
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
The following players received entry into the singles main draw as lucky losers:
Withdrawals
Stéphanie Dubois (foot injury)
Daniela Hantuchová
Petra Martić
Christina McHale
Bojana Jovanovski
Angelique Kerber
Nadia Petrova
Peng Shuai
Retirements
Ayumi Morita (low back injury)
Doubles entrants
Seeds
| Country | Player | Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 AUS
|
Jarmila Gajdošová | USA
|
Vania King | 45 | 1 |
| USA
|
Raquel Kops-Jones | USA
|
Abigail Spears | 49 | 2 |
| RSA
|
Natalie Grandin |  CZE
|
Vladimíra Uhlířová | 55 | 3 |
 TPE
|
Chan Hao-ching | TPE
|
Chan Yung-jan | 128 | 4 |
- 1 Rankings as of June 25, 2012
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
- Mallory Burdette / Nicole Gibbs
- Simone Kalhorn / Alessondra Parra
Retirements
Urszula Radwańska (heat illness)
Finals
Singles
- Serena Williams defeated Coco Vandeweghe 7–5, 6–3
Doubles
Marina Erakovic / 
Heather Watson defeated 
Jarmila Gajdošová / Vania King 7–5, 7–6(9–7)