Serena Williams was the two-time defending champion, but lost in the second round to Jana Čepelová, ending her 15-match winning streak at this tournament, and her 28-match winning streak on clay.
Andrea Petkovic won the title, defeating Čepelová in the final, 7–5, 6–2.
This was the last WTA tournament that former World No. 3 and two-time French Open semifinalist Nadia Petrova competed in. Having been awarded a wildcard into the main-draw, she was beaten by Marina Erakovic in the first round.
Seeds The top eight seeds received a bye into the second round.
Serena Williams (second round) Jelena Janković (quarterfinals) Sara Errani (quarterfinals) Sabine Lisicki (third round) Sloane Stephens (second round) Eugenie Bouchard (semifinals) Samantha Stosur (third round) Sorana Cîrstea (second round) Lucie Šafářová (quarterfinals) Maria Kirilenko (first round) Venus Williams (third round) Daniela Hantuchová (quarterfinals) Elena Vesnina (third round) Andrea Petkovic (champion) Madison Keys (second round) Zhang Shuai (second round)
Draw
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Bottom half
Section 3
Section 4
Qualifying
Seeds
Qualifiers
Qualifying draw
First qualifier
Second qualifier
Third qualifier
Fourth qualifier
Fifth qualifier
Sixth qualifier
Seventh qualifier
Eighth qualifier
References
Main Draw Qualifying Draw