The 2012 Kangaroo Cup was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the sixteenth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2012 ITF Women's Circuit. It took place in Gifu, Japan between 30 April and 6 May 2012.
| Country | Player | Rank1 | Seed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Japan | Kimiko Date-Krumm | 82 | 1 | |
 Thailand | Tamarine Tanasugarn | 85 | 2 | |
 Australia | Casey Dellacqua | 105 | 3 | |
| Japan | Erika Sema | 131 | 4 | |
| Chan Yung-jan | 137 | 5 | ||
| Japan | Kurumi Nara | 140 | 6 | |
| Japan | Yurika Sema | 176 | 7 | |
| Thailand | Noppawan Lertcheewakarn | 193 | 8 |
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
Yurika Aoki Makoto Ninomiya Risa Ozaki Miki UkaiThe following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
See main article: 2012 Kangaroo Cup – Singles.
Kimiko Date-Krumm def. Noppawan Lertcheewakarn, 6–1, 5–7, 6–3See main article: 2012 Kangaroo Cup – Doubles.
Jessica Pegula / 
Zheng Saisai def. Chan Chin-wei / Hsu Wen-hsin, 6–4, 3–6, [10–4]