2012 Australian Open – Women's Singles

Victoria Azarenka won her maiden Grand Slam title, beating 2008 champion Maria Sharapova 6–3, 6–0 in the final to capture the Women's Singles tennis title at the 2012 Australian Open. Kim Clijsters was the defending champion, but was defeated in the semifinals by eventual champion Azarenka.[1]

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

Azarenka became the new WTA No. 1 singles player for the first time in her career following the tournament by reaching the final. Caroline Wozniacki, Petra Kvitová and Sharapova were also in contention for the No. 1 ranking at the start of the tournament.

For the first time since the start of the women's singles tournament in 1922, all of the quarterfinalists were European. This was also the first Grand Slam main draw appearance for future French Open champion and world No. 1 Ashleigh Barty, losing in the first round to Georgian Anna Tatishvili.

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)^[c]
27. Maria Kirilenko (Third round, retired because of a left leg injury)^[d]
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)

Qualifying

Wildcards

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior Exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Caroline Wozniacki	3	6^4
	11	Kim Clijsters	6	7^7
								11	Kim Clijsters	4	6	3
								3	Victoria Azarenka	6	1	6
	3	Victoria Azarenka	6^0	6	6
	8	Agnieszka Radwańska	7^7	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

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	1	C Wozniacki	6	6
		An Rodionova	2	1				1	C Wozniacki	6	7^7
	WC	A Barty	2	6^4					A Tatishvili	1	6^4
		A Tatishvili	6	7^7											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	7^7	6
	Q	I Pavlovic	5	6^4					M Erakovic	6	6^4	3
		M Erakovic	7	7^7												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	6^4	1											20	D Hantuchová	3	2
		L Tsurenko	7^7	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	7^8	6
	26	A Medina Garrigues	6	6																		5	N Li	6	6^6	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^[c]	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^[a]	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	6^3				22	J Görges^[b]	6	2
	22	J Görges	6	7^7																		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	7^12	4	2			8	A Radwańska	6	6
	8	A Radwańska	6^10	6	6

Section 5

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	7	V Zvonareva	7^7	6^5	6
		A Dulgheru	6^4	7^7	3			7	V Zvonareva	6	7^7
		E Rodina	3	1					L Hradecká	1	6^3
		L Hradecká	6	6											7	V Zvonareva	6^7	1
		E Makarova	6	2	6											E Makarova	7^9	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	6^6	5
		C Scheepers	3	6	0			18	S Kuznetsova	7^8	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	6^2	3
		S Cîrstea	7^7	6					S Cîrstea	1	6	6
	Q	A Riske	4	6	2				U Radwańska	6	2	3
		U Radwańska	6	1	6											S Cîrstea	7^8	0	2
	Q	V Savinykh	2	1												S Errani	6^6	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	7^7	6
		K Zakopalová	6^5	1				15	A Pavlyuchenkova	7	3	4
		K Bondarenko	6^3	3					V King	5	6	6
		V King	7^7	6												V King	3	4
		K Barrois	3	6^13											21	A Ivanovic	6	6
		M Krajicek	6	7^15					M Krajicek	2	3
		L Domínguez Lino	0	3				21	A Ivanovic	6	6
	21	A Ivanovic	6	6																		21	A Ivanovic	2	6^2
	27	M Kirilenko	6	6																		2	P Kvitová	6	7^7
		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^[d]	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

Notes

• ^a Mona Barthel advanced to the second round after Anne Keothavong was forced to retire after the first set because of foodborne illness.[2]
• ^b Julia Görges advanced to the third round after Eleni Daniilidou was forced to retire during the second set because of a neck injury.[3]
• ^c 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.[4]
• ^d 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

• Source for the draw at australianopen.com
• "Australian Open 2012 Women's Singles - Main Draw". itftennis.com. ITF Licensing (UK) Ltd. 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. The New York Times Company. Retrieved 2012-01-20.
2. Newman, Paul (2012-01-16). "Down Under & out: Brits crash out of Australian Open". independent.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-01-20.
3. 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.
4. "Li Na advances after opponent retires". Associated Press (AP). 2012-01-20. 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.

External links

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