2012 WTA Tour Championships – Singles

2012 WTA Tour Championships USA Serena Williams RUS Maria Sharapova 6–4, 6–3 8 (RR + elimination) 8 singles doubles 2012 WTA Tour Championships Serena Williams defeated Maria Sharapova in the final, 6–4, 6–3 to win the singles tennis title at the 2012 WTA Tour Championships.https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/8564376/serena-williams-beats-maria-sharapova-win-wta-championships Serena Williams wins WTA title ESPN 21 May 2026 It was her third singles title at the event and she did not lose a set during the tournament.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/20117316 Serena Williams beats Sharapova in WTA Championships final BBC Sport 21 May 2026 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.May 2026 Petra Kvitová was the defending champion,https://newyorktennismagazine.com/article/petra-kvitova-captures-first-wta-championships-title/ Petra Kvitova Captures First WTA Championships Title newyorktennismagazine.com 21 May 2026 but withdrew after her first match due to nasopharyngitis.https://www.cbc.ca/sports/tennis/illness-knocks-petra-kvitova-out-of-wta-championships-1.1208547 Illness knocks Petra Kvitova out of WTA Championships CBC 21 May 2026 Angelique Kerber and Sara Errani made their debuts at the event.May 2026 Players 30em BLR Victoria Azarenka (semifinals) RUS Maria Sharapova (final) USA Serena Williams (champion) POL Agnieszka Radwańska (semifinals) GER Angelique Kerber (round robin) CZE Petra Kvitová (round robin, withdrew because of nasopharyngitis) ITA Sara Errani (round robin) CHN Li Na (round robin) Alternates 30em AUS Samantha Stosur (round robin, Replaced Kvitová) FRA Marion Bartoli (Not Used) Draw Finals Semifinals Final 200 3 USA Serena Williams 6 6   4 POL Agnieszka Radwańska 2 1   2 RUS Maria Sharapova 6 6   1 BLR Victoria Azarenka 4 2   3 USA Serena Williams 6 6   2 RUS Maria Sharapova 4 3   Red group RR W–L Set W–L Game W–L Standings 1 BLR Azarenka BLR Victoria Azarenka 2–1 4–3 (57.1%) 40–38 (51.3%) 2 3 USA Williams USA Serena Williams 3–0 6–0 (100%) 37–22 (62.7%) 1 5 GER Kerber GER Angelique Kerber 0–3 1–6 (14.3%) 29–43 (41.5%) 4 8 CHN Li CHN Li Na 1–2 2–4 (33.3%) 30–33 (47.6%) 3 7–6 (7–4), 6–3 6–7(11–13), 7–6(7–2), 6–4 4–6, 4–6 6–4, 6–1 6–4, 6–4 7–6(7–2), 6–3 7–6(13–11), 6–7(2–7), 4–6 4–6, 1–6 4–6, 3–6 6–7(4–7), 3–6 6–7(2–7), 3–6 6–4, 6–3Standings 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 RR W–L Set W–L Game W–L Standings 2 RUS Sharapova RUS Maria Sharapova 3–0 6–1 (85.7%) 43–25 (63.2%) 1 4 POL Radwańska POL Agnieszka Radwańska 2–1 5–3 (62.5%) 48–40 (54.5%) 2 69 CZE Kvitová AUS Stosur CZE Petra Kvitová AUS Samantha Stosur 0–1 0–2 0–2 (0%) 1–4 (20%) 5–12 (29.4%) 12–26 (31.6%) X4 7 ITA Errani ITA Sara Errani 1–2 3–5 (37.5%) 35–40 (46.7%) 3 6–3, 6–2 6–0, 6–3(w/ Stosur) 5–7, 7–5, 7–5 6–3, 6–2(w/ Kvitová) 7–5, 5–7, 5–7 6–7(6–8), 7–5, 6–4 (w/ Stosur)0–6, 3–6 3–6, 2–6(w/ Kvitová) (w/ Stosur)3–6, 6–2, 0–6 3–6, 2–6 7–6(8–6), 5–7, 4–6 6–3, 2–6, 6–0(w/ Stosur)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 General wtatennis.com WTA Tour, Inc. TEB-BNP Paribas WTA Championships Istanbul – 2012 Singles Competition http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/posting/2012/808/MDS.pdf PDF 2012-10-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20121119062633/http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/posting/2012/808/MDS.pdf 2012-11-19 dead Specific Singles 2012 WTA Tour Championships