2012 Australian Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
2012 Australian Open
Champion Victoria Azarenka
Runner-up Maria Sharapova
Score6–3, 6–0
Draw128 (12 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds32
Main article: 2012 Australian Open

Victoria Azarenka defeated Maria Sharapova in the final, 6–3, 6–0 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2012 Australian Open. It was her first major title. Azarenka was the first Belarusian to win a singles major, and became the world No. 1 in doing so.[a] Caroline Wozniacki, Petra Kvitová and Sharapova were also in contention for the top ranking.

Kim Clijsters was the defending champion, but was defeated in the semifinals by Azarenka.[1]

For the first time in the tournament's history, all eight quarterfinalists were European. This was also the first major main draw appearance for future three-time major champion and world No. 1 Ashleigh Barty, who was defeated in the first round by Anna Tatishvili.

This tournament marked the first Australian Open appearance of future champion Madison Keys; she lost to Zheng Jie in the first round.

Seeds

1.   Caroline Wozniacki (quarterfinals)
2.   Petra Kvitová (semifinals)
3.   Victoria Azarenka (champion)
4.   Maria Sharapova (final)
5.   Li Na (fourth round)
6.   Samantha Stosur (first round)
7.   Vera Zvonareva (third round)
8.   Agnieszka Radwańska (quarterfinals)
9.   Marion Bartoli (third round)
10.   Francesca Schiavone (second round)
11.   Kim Clijsters (semifinals)
12.   Serena Williams (fourth round)
13.   Jelena Janković (fourth round)
14.   Sabine Lisicki (fourth round)
15.   Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (second round)
16.   Peng Shuai (second round)
17.   Dominika Cibulková (second round)
18.   Svetlana Kuznetsova (third round)
19.   Flavia Pennetta (first round)
20.   Daniela Hantuchová (third round)
21.   Ana Ivanovic (fourth round)
22.   Julia Görges (fourth round)
23.   Roberta Vinci (second round)
24.   Lucie Šafářová (first round)
25.   Kaia Kanepi (second round)
26.   Anabel Medina Garrigues (third round, retired because of a right ankle injury)
27.   Maria Kirilenko (third round, retired because of a left leg injury)
28.   Yanina Wickmayer (first round)
29.   Nadia Petrova (second round)
30.   Angelique Kerber (third round)
31.   Monica Niculescu (third round)
32.   Petra Cetkovská (second round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying

Main article: 2012 Australian Open – Women's singles qualifying

Wildcards

Main article: 2012 Australian Open – Main draw wildcard entries

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Caroline Wozniacki 3 64
11 Kim Clijsters 6 77
11 Kim Clijsters 4 6 3
3 Victoria Azarenka 6 1 6
3 Victoria Azarenka 60 6 6
8 Agnieszka Radwańska 77 0 2
3 Victoria Azarenka 6 6
4 Maria Sharapova 3 0
Ekaterina Makarova 2 3
4 Maria Sharapova 6 6
4 Maria Sharapova 6 3 6
2 Petra Kvitová 2 6 4
Sara Errani 4 4
2 Petra Kvitová 6 6

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1 C Wozniacki 6 6
An Rodionova 2 1 1 C Wozniacki 6 77
WC A Barty 2 64 A Tatishvili 1 64
A Tatishvili 6 77 1 C Wozniacki 6 6
P Parmentier 6 5 6 31 M Niculescu 2 2
A Kudryavtseva 3 7 3 P Parmentier 6 4 1
A Cornet 7 0 3 31 M Niculescu 4 6 6
31 M Niculescu 5 6 6 1 C Wozniacki 6 7
24 L Šafářová 2 4 13 J Janković 0 5
C McHale 6 6 C McHale 3 77 6
Q I Pavlovic 5 64 M Erakovic 6 64 3
M Erakovic 7 77 C McHale 2 0
Q K-c Chang 6 6 13 J Janković 6 6
P Martić 4 2 Q K-c Chang 4 2
Q L Robson 2 0 13 J Janković 6 6
13 J Janković 6 6

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
11 K Clijsters 7 6
Q MJ Köhler 5 1 11 K Clijsters 6 6
S Foretz Gacon 6 6 S Foretz Gacon 0 1
E Baltacha 2 4 11 K Clijsters 6 6
A Rus 64 1 20 D Hantuchová 3 2
L Tsurenko 77 6 L Tsurenko 6 4 3
Q V Lepchenko 6 3 2 20 D Hantuchová 4 6 6
20 D Hantuchová 4 6 6 11 K Clijsters 4 78 6
26 A Medina Garrigues 6 6 5 N Li 6 66 4
E Birnerová 3 3 26 A Medina Garrigues 6 6
P Mayr-Achleitner 2 4 O Govortsova 1 0
O Govortsova 6 6 26 A Medina Garrigues 0r
S Arvidsson 3 1 5 N Li[b] 3
WC O Rogowska 6 6 WC O Rogowska 2 2
K Pervak 3 1 5 N Li 6 6
5 N Li 6 6

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
3 V Azarenka 6 6
H Watson 1 0 3 V Azarenka 6 6
WC C Dellacqua 6 6 WC C Dellacqua 1 0
B Jovanovski 3 2 3 V Azarenka 6 6
A Keothavong 0r M Barthel 2 4
M Barthel[c] 6 M Barthel 7 6
A Morita 6 1 5 32 P Cetkovská 5 3
32 P Cetkovská 3 6 7 3 V Azarenka 6 6
19 F Pennetta 3 6 2 I Benešová 2 2
Q N Bratchikova 6 1 6 Q N Bratchikova 6 6
A Brianti 6 7 A Brianti 2 1
I Falconi 2 5 Q N Bratchikova 1 3
I Benešová 6 2 6 I Benešová 6 6
M Johansson 3 6 4 I Benešová 6 6
WC A Rezaï 3 4 16 S Peng 2 4
16 S Peng 6 6

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
10 F Schiavone 6 6
L Pous Tió 1 3 10 F Schiavone 4 3
A Yakimova 4 1 R Oprandi 6 6
R Oprandi 6 6 R Oprandi 6 3 1
K Date-Krumm 3 2 22 J Görges 3 6 6
E Daniilidou 6 6 E Daniilidou 2 0r
P Hercog 3 63 22 J Görges[d] 6 2
22 J Görges 6 77 22 J Görges 1 1
28 Y Wickmayer 5 2 8 A Radwańska 6 6
G Voskoboeva 7 6 G Voskoboeva 6 6
T Pironkova 6 6 T Pironkova 4 4
S Mirza 4 2 G Voskoboeva 2 2
Q P Ormaechea 6 3 7 8 A Radwańska 6 6
S Halep 1 6 5 Q P Ormaechea 3 1
B Mattek-Sands 712 4 2 8 A Radwańska 6 6
8 A Radwańska 610 6 6

Bottom half

Section 5

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7 V Zvonareva 77 65 6
A Dulgheru 64 77 3 7 V Zvonareva 6 77
E Rodina 3 1 L Hradecká 1 63
L Hradecká 6 6 7 V Zvonareva 67 1
E Makarova 6 2 6 E Makarova 79 6
T Tanasugarn 0 6 0 E Makarova 6 7
J Larsson 2 4 25 K Kanepi 2 5
25 K Kanepi 6 6 E Makarova 6 6
17 D Cibulková 6 6 12 S Williams 2 3
M Rybáriková 3 1 17 D Cibulková 2 6 8
R Marino 4 2 G Arn 6 3 10
G Arn 6 6 G Arn 1 1
I Brémond 0 4 12 S Williams 6 6
B Záhlavová-Strýcová 6 6 B Záhlavová-Strýcová 0 4
T Paszek 3 2 12 S Williams 6 6
12 S Williams 6 6

Section 6

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
14 S Lisicki 6 4 6
Q S Vögele 2 6 4 14 S Lisicki 6 6
S Pe'er 6 6 S Pe'er 1 2
WC I Holland 2 0 14 S Lisicki 2 6 6
S Stephens 6 6 18 S Kuznetsova 6 4 2
S Soler-Espinosa 4 2 S Stephens 66 5
C Scheepers 3 6 0 18 S Kuznetsova 78 7
18 S Kuznetsova 6 3 6 14 S Lisicki 6 2 3
30 A Kerber 6 6 4 M Sharapova 3 6 6
WC B Bobusic 1 3 30 A Kerber 7 6
S Dubois 6 1 6 S Dubois 5 1
E Vesnina 4 6 4 30 A Kerber 1 2
M Minella 1 1 4 M Sharapova 6 6
Q J Hampton 6 6 Q J Hampton 0 1
G Dulko 0 1 4 M Sharapova 6 6
4 M Sharapova 6 6

Section 7

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
6 S Stosur 62 3
S Cîrstea 77 6 S Cîrstea 1 6 6
Q A Riske 4 6 2 U Radwańska 6 2 3
U Radwańska 6 1 6 S Cîrstea 78 0 2
Q V Savinykh 2 1 S Errani 66 6 6
S Errani 6 6 S Errani 6 6
Q A Hlaváčková 3 6 0 29 N Petrova 2 2
29 N Petrova 6 3 6 S Errani 6 6
23 R Vinci 6 6 J Zheng 2 1
A Cadanțu 0 1 23 R Vinci 4 2
WC M Keys 2 1 J Zheng 6 6
J Zheng 6 6 J Zheng 6 6
J Dokić 6 6 9 M Bartoli 3 3
PR A Chakvetadze 2 1 J Dokić 3 2
V Razzano 5 0 9 M Bartoli 6 6
9 M Bartoli 7 6

Section 8

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
15 A Pavlyuchenkova 77 6
K Zakopalová 65 1 15 A Pavlyuchenkova 7 3 4
K Bondarenko 63 3 V King 5 6 6
V King 77 6 V King 3 4
K Barrois 3 613 21 A Ivanovic 6 6
M Krajicek 6 715 M Krajicek 2 3
L Domínguez Lino 0 3 21 A Ivanovic 6 6
21 A Ivanovic 6 6 21 A Ivanovic 2 62
27 M Kirilenko 6 6 2 P Kvitová 6 77
J Gajdošová 4 2 27 M Kirilenko 6 1 6
WC S Zhang 3 3 A Wozniak 4 6 2
A Wozniak 6 6 27 M Kirilenko 0 0r
I-C Begu 1 5 2 P Kvitová[e] 6 1
C Suárez Navarro 6 7 C Suárez Navarro 2 6 4
V Dushevina 2 0 2 P Kvitová 6 2 6
2 P Kvitová 6 6

Championship match statistics

Category Azarenka Sharapova
1st serve % 37/52 (71%) 30/47 (64%)
1st serve points won 25 of 37 = 68% 16 of 30 = 53%
2nd serve points won 8 of 15 = 53% 3 of 17 = 18%
Total service points won 33 of 52 = 63.46% 19 of 47 = 40.43%
Aces 0 1
Double faults 4 3
Winners 14 14
Unforced errors 12 30
Net points won 6 of 7 = 86% 4 of 9 = 44%
Break points converted 5 of 7 = 71% 1 of 4 = 25%
Return points won 28 of 47 = 60% 19 of 52 = 37%
Total points won 61 38
Source

Notes

  1. ^ Azarenka became the first player to achieve these feats while representing Belarus as an independent country, following its independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. Natasha Zvereva, who reached the 1988 French Open final, did so when Belarus (then known as Byelorussia) was part of the Soviet Union.
  2. ^ Li Na advanced to the fourth round after Anabel Medina Garrigues was forced to retire during the first set because of a right ankle injury.[2]
  3. ^ Mona Barthel advanced to the second round after Anne Keothavong was forced to retire after the first set because of foodborne illness.[3]
  4. ^ Julia Görges advanced to the third round after Eleni Daniilidou was forced to retire during the second set because of a neck injury.[4]
  5. ^ Petra Kvitová advanced to the fourth round after Maria Kirilenko was forced to retire during the second set because of a left leg injury.[5]

References

General
  • [1] Source for the draw at ausopen.com
  • "Australian Open 2012 Women's Singles - Main Draw". itftennis.com. ITF Licensing (UK) Ltd. Archived from the original on 2020-12-05. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
Specific
  1. ^ Clarey, Christoper (2011-01-29). "Clijsters, While Not at Her Best, Is Still Too Much for Li". The New York Times. Retrieved 2012-01-20.
  2. ^ "Li Na advances after opponent retires". Associated Press (AP). 2012-01-20. Archived from the original on January 21, 2012. Retrieved 2012-01-20.
  3. ^ Newman, Paul (2012-01-16). "Down Under & out: Brits crash out of Australian Open". independent.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2022-05-01. Retrieved 2012-01-20.
  4. ^ Daniilidou, Eleni (2012-01-16). "No Happy End In Round 2". daniilidou.net. Archived from the original on 2012-02-11. Retrieved 2012-01-20.
  5. ^ "Injury hands Kvitova easy win". australianopen.com. IBM Corp., Tennis Australia. 2012-01-21. Archived from the original on 2012-05-09. Retrieved 2012-01-21.
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