2012 French Open – Women's singles

2012 French Open RUS Maria Sharapova ITA Sara Errani 6–3, 6–2 French Open – Women's singles French Open – Women's singles 2012 French Open thumb|Maria Sharapova with the Suzanne-Lenglen Cup Maria Sharapova defeated Sara Errani in the final, 6–3, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2012 French Open. It was her first French Open title and fourth major title overall, completing the career Grand Slam.https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/jun/09/maria-sharapova-french-open-winner Maria Sharapova wins French Open to complete career grand slam 9 June 2012 The Guardian 11 June 2012 It was her first major title since a significant shoulder surgery four years prior.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/frenchopen/9323144/French-Open-2012-Maria-Sharapova-celebrates-one-of-her-sweetest-grand-slam-wins-after-having-feared-for-future.html Maria Sharapova celebrates one of her sweetest grand slam wins after having feared for future 9 June 2012 Daily Telegraph 11 June 2012 Sharapova regained the world No. 1 singles ranking with the win; Victoria Azarenka and Agnieszka Radwańska were also in contention for the top position. Li Na was the defending champion, but lost in the fourth round to qualifier Yaroslava Shvedova: the first time a defending champion was defeated by a qualifier in the tournament's history. The tournament was notable for one of the biggest upsets in French Open history as world No. 111 Virginie Razzano defeated world No. 5 and 2002 champion Serena Williams in the first round, despite Williams being two points from victory at 5–1 in the second-set tiebreaker. Razzano was only the second player ranked outside the top 100 (after Sun Tiantian at the 2005 China Open) to defeat Williams in a WTA Tour-level main draw match.August 2020 It was Williams' first loss in the first round of a major, going 46–0 heading into this match.https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/18251695 French Open: Serena Williams loses to Virginie Razzano BBC 29 May 2012 31 August 2016 Williams had lost in second round of a major just once, to her sister Venus Williams at the 1998 Australian Open. This tournament marked the major main-draw debut of future world No. 1 Karolína Plíšková. She lost to Marion Bartoli in the first round. Seeds 30em 1 1BLR Victoria Azarenka (fourth round) 2 8RUS Maria Sharapova (champion) 3 3POL Agnieszka Radwańska (third round) 4 6CZE Petra Kvitová (semifinals) 5 7USA Serena Williams (first round) 6 2AUS Samantha Stosur (semifinals) 7 5CHN Li Na (fourth round) 8 4FRA Marion Bartoli (second round) 9 7DEN Caroline Wozniacki (third round) 10 4GER Angelique Kerber (quarterfinals) 11RUS Vera Zvonareva (withdrew because of a right shoulder injury) 12 2GER Sabine Lisicki (first round) 13 3SRB Ana Ivanovic (third round) 14 6ITA Francesca Schiavone (third round) 15 1SVK Dominika Cibulková (quarterfinals) 16 8RUS Maria Kirilenko (second round) 17 5ITA Roberta Vinci (first round) 18 4ITA Flavia Pennetta (third round) 19 6SRB Jelena Janković (second round) 20 1CZE Lucie Šafářová (second round) 21 3ITA Sara Errani (final) 22 8RUS Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (third round) 23 7EST Kaia Kanepi (quarterfinals) 24 2CZE Petra Cetkovská (second round) 25 7GER Julia Görges (third round) 26 3RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova (fourth round) 27 2RUS Nadia Petrova (third round) 28 8CHN Peng Shuai (third round) 29 4ESP Anabel Medina Garrigues (third round) 30 5GER Mona Barthel (first round) 31 1CHN Zheng Jie (second round) 32 6ROU Monica Niculescu (first round) Qualifying 2012 French Open – Women's singles qualifying Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 15 SVK Dominika Cibulková 4 1 6 AUS Samantha Stosur 6 6 21 ITA Sara Errani 6 77 10 GER Angelique Kerber 3 62 Q KAZ Yaroslava Shvedova 6 2 4 4 CZE Petra Kvitová 3 6 6 23 EST Kaia Kanepi 2 3 2 RUS Maria Sharapova 6 6 6 AUS Samantha Stosur 5 6 3 21 ITA Sara Errani 7 1 6 4 CZE Petra Kvitová 3 3 2 RUS Maria Sharapova 6 6 21 ITA Sara Errani 3 2 2 RUS Maria Sharapova 6 6 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 1 BLR V Azarenka 66 6 6 ITA A Brianti 78 4 2 WC FRA C Garcia 6 4 3 Q GER D Pfizenmaier 3 6 6 Q CAN H El Tabakh 5 2 CAN A Wozniak 7 6 FRA A Cornet 4 4 31 CHN J Zheng 6 6 20 CZE L Šafářová 6 6 BLR A Yakimova 2 0 ESP MJ Martínez Sánchez 4 6 8 Q CZE E Birnerová 6 4 6 USA V King 6 6 KAZ G Voskoboeva 4 2 WC FRA K Mladenovic 2 1 15 SVK D Cibulková 6 6 1 BLR V Azarenka 6 6 Q GER D Pfizenmaier 1 1 CAN A Wozniak 6 6 31 CHN J Zheng 2 4 20 CZE L Šafářová 4 5 ESP MJ Martínez Sánchez 6 7 USA V King 0 2 15 SVK D Cibulková 6 6 1 BLR V Azarenka 6 6 CAN A Wozniak 4 4 ESP MJ Martínez Sánchez 2 1 15 SVK D Cibulková 6 6 1 BLR V Azarenka 2 64 15 SVK D Cibulková 6 77 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 12 GER S Lisicki 4 3 USA B Mattek-Sands 6 6 RUS E Makarova 4 66 USA S Stephens 6 78 FRA M Johansson 5 78 6 AUS An Rodionova 7 66 4 ROU S Halep 1 3 24 CZE P Cetkovská 6 6 27 RUS N Petrova 6 6 CZE I Benešová 3 3 ESP L Pous Tió 4 6 1 RSA C Scheepers 6 2 6 USA I Falconi 3 6 6 ROU E Gallovits-Hall 6 3 1 GBR E Baltacha 4 0 6 AUS S Stosur 6 6 USA B Mattek-Sands 1 1 USA S Stephens 6 6 FRA M Johansson 77 6 24 CZE P Cetkovská 61 2 27 RUS N Petrova 6 6 RSA C Scheepers 3 3 USA I Falconi 1 4 6 AUS S Stosur 6 6 USA S Stephens 6 6 FRA M Johansson 3 2 27 RUS N Petrova 3 3 6 AUS S Stosur 6 6 USA S Stephens 5 4 6 AUS S Stosur 7 6 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 3 POL A Radwańska 6 6 SRB B Jovanovski 1 0 USA V Williams 4 6 6 ARG P Ormaechea 6 1 3 Q TPE Y-j Chan 6 710 UKR K Bondarenko 1 68 CRO M Lučić-Baroni 1 3 26 RUS S Kuznetsova 6 6 21 ITA S Errani 4 6 6 AUS C Dellacqua 6 2 2 WC USA M Oudin 6 6 SWE J Larsson 3 3 CAN S Dubois 2 2 ISR S Pe'er 6 6 Q ESP L Arruabarrena 1 1 13 SRB A Ivanovic 6 6 3 POL A Radwańska 6 6 USA V Williams 2 3 Q TPE Y-j Chan 4 64 26 RUS S Kuznetsova 6 77 21 ITA S Errani 6 6 WC USA M Oudin 2 3 ISR S Pe'er 2 2 13 SRB A Ivanovic 6 6 3 POL A Radwańska 1 2 26 RUS S Kuznetsova 6 6 21 ITA S Errani 1 7 6 13 SRB A Ivanovic 6 5 3 26 RUS S Kuznetsova 0 5 21 ITA S Errani 6 7 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 10 GER A Kerber 6 6 Q CHN S Zhang 3 4 SUI R Oprandi 4 1 BLR O Govortsova 6 6 GEO A Tatishvili 3 7 4 Q USA A Glatch 6 5 6 TPE S-w Hsieh 77 4 2 18 ITA F Pennetta 63 6 6 29 ESP A Medina Garrigues 6 6 LL GBR L Robson 2 1 TPE K-c Chang 4 5 WC FRA I Pavlovic 6 7 CRO P Martić 6 7 NED M Krajicek 2 5 Q CZE Ka Plíšková 3 3 8 FRA M Bartoli 6 6 10 GER A Kerber 6 6 BLR O Govortsova 3 2 Q USA A Glatch 3 1 18 ITA F Pennetta 6 6 29 ESP A Medina Garrigues 6 6 WC FRA I Pavlovic 3 2 CRO P Martić 6 3 6 8 FRA M Bartoli 2 6 3 10 GER A Kerber 4 6 6 18 ITA F Pennetta 6 3 2 29 ESP A Medina Garrigues 2 1 CRO P Martić 6 6 10 GER A Kerber 6 7 CRO P Martić 3 5 Bottom half Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 7 CHN N Li 6 6 ROU S Cîrstea 2 1 CZE B Záhlavová-Strýcová 3 5 FRA S Foretz Gacon 6 7 USA C McHale 2 6 6 Q NED K Bertens 6 4 4 Q USA L Davis 6 6 30 GER M Barthel 1 1 17 ITA R Vinci 2 6 3 SWE S Arvidsson 6 4 6 Q KAZ Y Shvedova 6 6 LUX M Minella 3 4 THA T Tanasugarn 0 3 ESP C Suárez Navarro 6 6 HUN T Babos 1 0 LL KAZ S Karatantcheva 6 6 7 CHN N Li 6 6 FRA S Foretz Gacon 0 2 USA C McHale 6 6 Q USA L Davis 1 3 SWE S Arvidsson 1 0 Q KAZ Y Shvedova 6 6 ESP C Suárez Navarro 4 6 6 LL KAZ S Karatantcheva 6 4 1 7 CHN N Li 3 6 6 USA C McHale 6 2 1 Q KAZ Y Shvedova 6 7 ESP C Suárez Navarro 4 5 7 CHN N Li 6 2 0 Q KAZ Y Shvedova 3 6 6 Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 14 ITA F Schiavone 6 6 JPN K Date-Krumm 3 1 BUL T Pironkova 3 6 6 BEL Y Wickmayer 6 0 3 USA V Lepchenko 6 66 6 KAZ K Pervak 2 78 4 AUT P Mayr-Achleitner 6 1 5 19 SRB J Janković 1 6 7 32 ROU M Niculescu 6 3 3 RUS N Bratchikova 0 6 6 RUS V Dushevina 4 1 WC FRA C Feuerstein 6 6 FRA P Parmentier 4 3 POL U Radwańska 6 6 WC AUS A Barty 1 2 4 CZE P Kvitová 6 6 14 ITA F Schiavone 2 6 6 BUL T Pironkova 6 3 1 USA V Lepchenko 77 4 6 19 SRB J Janković 64 6 4 RUS N Bratchikova 3 6 7 WC FRA C Feuerstein 6 3 5 POL U Radwańska 1 3 4 CZE P Kvitová 6 6 14 ITA F Schiavone 6 3 6 USA V Lepchenko 3 6 8 RUS N Bratchikova 2 6 1 4 CZE P Kvitová 6 4 6 USA V Lepchenko 2 1 4 CZE P Kvitová 6 6 Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 5 USA S Williams 6 65 3 FRA V Razzano 4 77 6 NED A Rus 6 4 USA J Hampton 4 3r RUS E Vesnina 2 4 Q GBR H Watson 6 6 CZE L Hradecká 61 4 25 GER J Görges 77 6 23 EST K Kanepi 6 6 RUS A Panova 3 3 ROU I-C Begu 7 5 6 WC FRA A Rezaï 5 7 2 AUS J Gajdošová 6 4 SVK M Rybáriková 3 1r GRE E Daniilidou 0 1 9 DEN C Wozniacki 6 6 FRA V Razzano 3 63 NED A Rus 6 77 Q GBR H Watson 3 4 25 GER J Görges 6 6 23 EST K Kanepi 6 6 ROU I-C Begu 4 1 AUS J Gajdošová 1 4 9 DEN C Wozniacki 6 6 NED A Rus 77 2 6 25 GER J Görges 65 6 2 23 EST K Kanepi 6 63 6 9 DEN C Wozniacki 1 77 3 NED A Rus 1 6 0 23 EST K Kanepi 6 4 6 Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 16 RUS M Kirilenko 6 6 WC FRA V Larrière 1 2 CZE K Zakopalová 6 6 UKR L Tsurenko 2 1 GBR A Keothavong 1 2 HUN M Czink 6 6 HUN G Arn 4 4 22 RUS A Pavlyuchenkova 6 6 28 CHN S Peng 6 6 AUT T Paszek 4 3 NZL M Erakovic 5 5 ESP L Domínguez Lino 7 7 SLO P Hercog 6 4 3 JPN A Morita 3 6 6 ROU A Cadanțu 0 0 2 RUS M Sharapova 6 6 16 RUS M Kirilenko 4 6 3 CZE K Zakopalová 6 3 6 HUN M Czink 6 3 3 22 RUS A Pavlyuchenkova 4 6 6 28 CHN S Peng 6 6 ESP L Domínguez Lino 4 3 JPN A Morita 1 1 2 RUS M Sharapova 6 6 CZE K Zakopalová 6 7 22 RUS A Pavlyuchenkova 3 5 28 CHN S Peng 2 1 2 RUS M Sharapova 6 6 CZE K Zakopalová 4 77 2 2 RUS M Sharapova 6 65 6 Championship match statistics Category RUS Sharapova ITA Errani 1st serve % 36/60 (60%) 48/61 (79%) 1st serve points won 25 of 36 = 69% 22 of 48 = 46% 2nd serve points won 12 of 24 = 50% 5 of 13 = 38% Total service points won 37 of 60 = 61.67% 27 of 61 = 44.26% Aces 6 0 Double faults 5 1 Winners 37 12 Unforced errors 29 11 Net points won 5 of 9 = 56% 6 of 10 = 60% Break points converted 5 of 13 = 38% 2 of 5 = 40% Return points won 34 of 61 = 56% 23 of 60 = 38% Total points won 71 50Source References External links Main Draw 2012 French Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation 2012 Australian Open – Women's singles Grand Slam women's singles 2012 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