2012 Australian Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
2012 Australian Open
Final
Champion	Victoria Azarenka
Runner-up	Maria Sharapova
Score	6–3, 6–0
Details
Draw	128 (12 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds	32
Events

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 became the first Belarusian to reach and win a major final, and became the world No. 1 in doing so.^[a] Caroline Wozniacki, Petra Kvitová and Maria 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.

Seeds

01.

Caroline Wozniacki (quarterfinals)

02.

Petra Kvitová (semifinals)

03.

Victoria Azarenka (champion)

04.

Maria Sharapova (final)

05.

Li Na (fourth round)

06.

Samantha Stosur (first round)

07.

Vera Zvonareva (third round)

08.

Agnieszka Radwańska (quarterfinals)

09.

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

Wildcards

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	0^r
	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	0^r								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	0^r
	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	0^r
	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

^ 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.
^ 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]
^ Mona Barthel advanced to the second round after Anne Keothavong was forced to retire after the first set because of foodborne illness.^[3]
^ Julia Görges advanced to the third round after Eleni Daniilidou was forced to retire during the second set because of a neck injury.^[4]
^ 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

^ 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.
^ "Li Na advances after opponent retires". Associated Press (AP). 2012-01-20. Archived from the original on January 21, 2012. Retrieved 2012-01-20.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ "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.

External links

2012 Australian Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

Preceded by 2011 US Open – Women's singles	Grand Slam women's singles	Succeeded by 2012 French Open – Women's singles

[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.

[MedinaGarriguesOut-4] 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]

[KeothavongOut-6] Mona Barthel advanced to the second round after Anne Keothavong was forced to retire after the first set because of foodborne illness.^[3]

[DaniilidouOut-8] Julia Görges advanced to the third round after Eleni Daniilidou was forced to retire during the second set because of a neck injury.^[4]

[KirilenkoOut-10] 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]

[Clijsters2011-2] 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.

[MedinaGarriguesOut-3] "Li Na advances after opponent retires". Associated Press (AP). 2012-01-20. Archived from the original on January 21, 2012. Retrieved 2012-01-20.

[KeothavongOut-5] 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.

[DaniilidouOut-7] 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.

[KirilenkoOut-9] "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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