2012 Australian Open – Women's Singles

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2012 Australian Open
Champion		Victoria Azarenka
Runner-up		Maria Sharapova
Final score		6–3, 6–0
Events
Singles		men		women				boys		girls
Doubles		men		women		mixed		boys		girls
Other events
Legends		men				mixed
WC Singles		men		women		quad
WC Doubles		men		women		quad

Kim Clijsters was the defending champion but lost to Victoria Azarenka in the semifinals.^[1] Azarenka went onto win her maiden Grand Slam title in the final, beating 2008 champion Maria Sharapova 6-3, 6-0.

All four top seeds (Caroline Wozniacki, Petra Kvitová, Victoria Azarenka and Maria Sharapova) were in contention for the World No. 1 ranking at the start of the tournament.

Seeds

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
	A 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[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	0r													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	0r
	P Hercog	3	63				22	J Görges[b]	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 Ivanović	6	6
	M Krajicek	6	715					M Krajicek	2	3
	L Domínguez Lino	0	3				21	A Ivanović	6	6
21	A Ivanović	6	6																		21	A Ivanović	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[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

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