2012 WTA Tour Championships – Singles

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Singles
2012 WTA Tour Championships
Final
ChampionUnited States Serena Williams
Runner-upRussia Maria Sharapova
Score6–4, 6–3
Details
Draw8 (RR + elimination)
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Serena Williams defeated Maria Sharapova in the final, 6–4, 6–3 to win the singles tennis title at the 2012 WTA Tour Championships. It was her third singles title at the event. Williams did not lose a set during the tournament.

This is the most recent edition of the event where the final was a rematch of a previous edition's final; Williams and Sharapova also contested the 2004 final, which Sharapova won. The 2012 edition was the first such event since the 1998 and 1999 editions, when Martina Hingis and Lindsay Davenport contested multiple finals of the WTA Tour Championships.

Petra Kvitová was the defending champion, but withdrew after her first match due to nasopharyngitis.

Angelique Kerber and Sara Errani made their debuts at the event.

Players[edit]

  1. Belarus Victoria Azarenka (semifinals)
  2. Russia Maria Sharapova (final)
  3. United States Serena Williams (champion)
  4. Poland Agnieszka Radwańska (semifinals)
  5. Germany Angelique Kerber (round robin)
  6. Czech Republic Petra Kvitová (round robin, withdrew because of nasopharyngitis)
  7. Italy Sara Errani (round robin)
  8. China Li Na (round robin)

Alternates[edit]

  1. Australia Samantha Stosur (round robin, Replaced Kvitová)
  2. France Marion Bartoli (Not Used)

Draw[edit]

Key[edit]

Finals[edit]

Semifinals Final
          
3 United States Serena Williams 6 6  
4 Poland Agnieszka Radwańska 2 1  
3 United States Serena Williams 6 6  
2 Russia Maria Sharapova 4 3  
2 Russia Maria Sharapova 6 6  
1 Belarus Victoria Azarenka 4 2  

Red group[edit]

Belarus Azarenka United States Williams Germany Kerber China Li RR W–L Set W–L Game W–L Standings
1 Belarus Victoria Azarenka 4–6, 4–6 6–7(11–13), 7–6(7–2), 6–4 7–6 (7–4), 6–3 2–1 4–3 (57.1%) 40–38 (51.3%) 2
3 United States Serena Williams 6–4, 6–4 6–4, 6–1 7–6(7–2), 6–3 3–0 6–0 (100%) 37–22 (62.7%) 1
5 Germany Angelique Kerber 7–6(13–11), 6–7(2–7), 4–6 4–6, 1–6 4–6, 3–6 0–3 1–6 (14.3%) 29–43 (41.5%) 4
8 China Li Na 6–7(4–7), 3–6 6–7(2–7), 3–6 6–4, 6–3 1–2 2–4 (33.3%) 30–33 (47.6%) 3

Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.

White group[edit]

Russia Sharapova Poland Radwańska Czech Republic Kvitová
Australia Stosur
Italy Errani RR W–L Set W–L Game W–L Standings
2 Russia Maria Sharapova 5–7, 7–5, 7–5 6–0, 6–3
(w/ Stosur)
6–3, 6–2 3–0 6–1 (85.7%) 43–25 (63.2%) 1
4 Poland Agnieszka Radwańska 7–5, 5–7, 5–7 6–3, 6–2
(w/ Kvitová)
6–7(6–8), 7–5, 6–4 2–1 5–3 (62.5%) 48–40 (54.5%) 2
6
9
Czech Republic Petra Kvitová
Australia Samantha Stosur
(w/ Stosur)
0–6, 3–6
3–6, 2–6
(w/ Kvitová)
(w/ Stosur)
3–6, 6–2, 0–6
0–1
0–2
0–2 (0%)
1–4 (20%)
5–12 (29.4%)
12–26 (31.6%)
X
4
7 Italy Sara Errani 3–6, 2–6 7–6(8–6), 5–7, 4–6 6–3, 2–6, 6–0
(w/ Stosur)
1–2 3–5 (37.5%) 35–40 (46.7%) 3

Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.

References[edit]

General
  • "TEB-BNP Paribas WTA Championships Istanbul – 2012 Singles Competition" (PDF). wtatennis.com. WTA Tour, Inc. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-11-19. Retrieved 2012-10-24.
Specific