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
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