2012 WTA Tour

Women's tennis circuit 2012 WTA Tour VICTORIA AZARANKA (6703388365).jpg Victoria Azarenka finished the year as WTA world No. 1 for the first time in her career, though Serena Williams was named the Player of the Year. Azarenka won six singles tournaments during the season, including a major at the Australian Open. She also won three Premier Mandatory and Premier 5 events, finished runner-up at another major at the US Open, and won a bronze medal in singles at the London Olympics. Williams won seven singles tournaments during the season, including two majors at the Wimbledon Championships and the US Open, the gold medal in singles at the London Olympics, the WTA Tour Championships, and a Premier Mandatory event. 200px December 31, 2011 – November 4, 2012 42nd 57 Grand Slam (4) WTA Championships (2)Summer OlympicsWTA Premier Mandatory (4)WTA Premier 5 (5)WTA Premier (12) WTA International (29) USA Serena Williams (7) BLR Victoria Azarenka RUS Maria Sharapova (9) BLR Victoria Azarenka (US$7,928,920) BLR Victoria Azarenka (10,595) USA Serena Williams ITA Sara Errani ITA Roberta Vinci ITA Sara Errani GBR Laura Robson KAZ Yaroslava Shvedova 2011 2013 The 2012 WTA Tour is the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 2012 tennis season. The 2012 WTA Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments (supervised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF)), the WTA Premier tournaments (Premier Mandatory, Premier 5, and regular Premier), the WTA International tournaments, the Fed Cup (organized by the ITF), the year-end championships (the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tournament of Champions), and the tennis event at the Summer Olympic Games. Also included in the 2012 calendar is the Hopman Cup, which is organized by the ITF and does not distribute ranking points.wtatennis.com WTA Tour, Inc. 2012 WTA calendar http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Archive/AboutTheTour/TourCalendar_2012.pdf 2011-10-09 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20111027054835/http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Archive/AboutTheTour/TourCalendar_2012.pdf 2011-10-27 1 150 right Victoria Azarenka (left) became the first Belarusian to win a singles major title at the Australian Open, defeating Maria Sharapova in the final to also become the new world No. 1. Sharapova (middle) rebounded at the French Open, winning her fourth major and completing the career Grand Slam by defeating Sara Errani in the final. At Wimbledon and the US Open, Serena Williams (right) won her 14th and 15th major titles by beating Agnieszka Radwańska and Azarenka, respectively, in the finals for her fifth Wimbledon and fourth US Open triumphs. And at the London Olympics, Serena Williams won the gold medal by defeating Sharapova in the final, becoming the second woman to complete the career Golden Slam in singles. 210 RogersCup2011 SF2 VictoriaAzarenka2 (cropped).jpg 170 2011_French_Open_Maria_Sharapova.jpg 200 Wimbledon 2012 Day 10 Cropped.jpg Schedule This is the complete schedule of events on the 2012 calendar, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage. Key Grand Slam tournamentsSummer Olympic GamesYear-end championshipsWTA Premier MandatoryWTA Premier 5WTA PremierWTA InternationalTeam events January WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists2 Jan Hyundai Hopman CupPerth, AustraliaITF Mixed Teams ChampionshipsHard (i) – $1,000,000 – 8 teams (RR)CZE2–0FRA Round robin (Group A)BULDENUSARound robin (Group B)ESPAUSCHNBrisbane InternationalBrisbane, AustraliaWTA PremierHard – $655,000 – 32S/16DSingles – DoublesEST Kaia Kanepi6–2, 6–1SVK Daniela HantuchováBEL Kim Clijsters ITA Francesca Schiavone CZE Iveta Benešová USA Serena Williams SRB Jelena Janković GER Andrea Petkovic ESP Nuria Llagostera Vives ESP Arantxa Parra Santonja7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–2) USA Raquel Kops-Jones USA Abigail SpearsASB ClassicAuckland, New ZealandWTA InternationalHard – $220,000 – 32S/16DSingles – DoublesCHN Zheng Jie2–6, 6–3, 2–0 retiredAuckland a aITA Flavia PennettaGER Angelique Kerber RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova GER Sabine Lisicki RUS Elena Vesnina ITA Sara Errani CZE Lucie HradeckáCZE Andrea Hlaváčková CZE Lucie Hradecká6–7(2–7), 6–2, [10–7]GER Julia Görges ITA Flavia Pennetta9 Jan Apia International SydneySydney, AustraliaWTA PremierHard – $637,000 – 30S/16D Singles – DoublesBLR 1995 Victoria Azarenka 6–2, 1–6, 6–3CHN Li NaPOL Agnieszka Radwańska CZE Petra KvitováDEN Caroline Wozniacki FRA Marion Bartoli CZE Lucie Šafářová SVK Daniela HantuchováCZE Květa Peschke SLO Katarina Srebotnik 6–1, 4–6, [13–11] USA Liezel Huber USA Lisa RaymondMoorilla Hobart InternationalHobart, AustraliaWTA InternationalHard – $220,000 – 32S/16DSingles – DoublesGER Mona Barthel 6–1, 6–2 BEL Yanina Wickmayer ISR Shahar Pe'er GER Angelique Kerber ROU Simona Halep RUS Anna Chakvetadze ROU Sorana Cîrstea AUS Jarmila GajdošováROU Irina-Camelia Begu ROU Monica Niculescu 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–4), [10–5] TPE Chuang Chia-jung NZL Marina Erakovic16 Jan 23 Jan Australian OpenMelbourne, AustraliaGrand Slam$12,122,762 – hard128S/96Q/64D/32XSingles – Doubles – Mixed doubles BLR 1995 Victoria Azarenka6–3, 6–0 RUS Maria Sharapova BEL Kim Clijsters CZE Petra KvitováDEN Caroline Wozniacki POL Agnieszka Radwańska RUS Ekaterina Makarova ITA Sara ErraniRUS Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS Vera Zvonareva 5–7, 6–4, 6–3 ITA Sara Errani ITA Roberta VinciUSA Bethanie Mattek-Sands ROU Horia Tecău 6–3, 5–7, [10–3] RUS Elena Vesnina IND Leander Paes30 Jan Fed Cup by BNP Paribas QuarterfinalsMoscow, Russia – hard (i)Charleroi, Belgium – hard (i)Biella, Italy – clay (red) (i)Stuttgart, Germany – hard (i)Quarterfinals winnersRUS 3–2 SRB 3–2 ITA 3–2 CZE 4–1 Quarterfinals losers ESP BEL UKR GER February WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists6 Feb Open GDF SuezParis, FranceWTA PremierHard (i) – $637,000 – 30S/16DSingles – DoublesGER Angelique Kerber 7–6(7–3), 5–7, 6–3 FRA Marion Bartoli BEL Yanina Wickmayer CZE Klára Zakopalová RUS Maria Sharapova GER Mona Barthel GER Julia Görges ITA Roberta VinciUSA Liezel Huber USA Lisa Raymond7–6(7–3), 6–1GER Anna-Lena Grönefeld CRO Petra MartićPTT Pattaya OpenPattaya, ThailandWTA InternationalHard – $220,000 – 32S/16DSingles – DoublesSVK Daniela Hantuchová6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–3RUS Maria Kirilenko ROU Sorana Cîrstea TPE Hsieh Su-weiRUS Vera Zvonareva THA Tamarine Tanasugarn USA Vania King IND Sania MirzaIND Sania Mirza AUS Anastasia Rodionova3–6, 6–1, [10–8]TPE Chan Hao-ching TPE Chan Yung-jan13 Feb Qatar Total OpenDoha, QatarWTA Premier 5Hard – $2,168,400 – 56S/26DSingles – DoublesBLR Victoria Azarenka6–1, 6–2AUS Samantha Stosur POL Agnieszka Radwańska FRA Marion BartoliBEL Yanina Wickmayer USA Christina McHale ROM Monica Niculescu CZE Lucie ŠafářováUSA Liezel Huber USA Lisa Raymond6–3, 6–1USA Raquel Kops-Jones USA Abigail SpearsXX Copa BBVA ColsanitasBogotá, ColombiaWTA International$220,000 – clay (red) – 32S/16DSingles – DoublesESP Lara Arruabarrena-Vecino6–2, 7–5RUS Alexandra Panova ROU Edina Gallovits-Hall HUN Tímea BabosCOL Mariana Duque Mariño ARG Paula Ormaechea KAZ Yaroslava Shvedova ITA Karin KnappCZE Eva Birnerová RUS Alexandra Panova 6–2, 6–2 LUX Mandy Minella SUI Stefanie Vögele20 Feb Dubai Duty Free Tennis ChampionshipsDubai, United Arab EmiratesWTA PremierHard – $2,000,000 – 28S/16DSingles – DoublesPOL Agnieszka Radwańska 7–5, 6–4 GER Julia Görges DEN Caroline Wozniacki SRB Jelena Janković SVK Daniela Hantuchová SRB Ana Ivanovic AUS Samantha Stosur GER Sabine LisickiUSA Liezel Huber USA Lisa Raymond6–2, 6–1IND Sania Mirza RUS Elena VesninaMemphis InternationalMemphis, United StatesWTA InternationalHard (i) – $220,000 – 32S/16Q/16DSingles draw – Doubles drawSWE Sofia Arvidsson 6–3, 6–4 NZL Marina Erakovic RUS Vera DushevinaITA Alberta Brianti FRA Stéphanie Foretz GaconNED Michaëlla Krajicek UKR Lesia Tsurenko USA Varvara LepchenkoCZE Andrea Hlaváčková CZE Lucie Hradecká 6–3, 6–4 RUS Vera Dushevina BLR Olga GovortsovaWhirlpool Monterrey OpenMonterrey, MexicoWTA InternationalHard – $220,000 – 32S/32Q/16DSingles draw – Doubles drawHUN Tímea Babos6–4, 6–4ROU Alexandra CadanțuHUN Gréta Arn ITA Sara ErraniRUS Nina BratchikovaESP Lourdes Domínguez Lino AUT Patricia Mayr-Achleitner LUX Mandy MinellaITA Sara ErraniITA Roberta Vinci6–2, 7–6(8–6)JPN Kimiko Date-KrummCHN Zhang Shuai27 Feb Abierto Mexicano TELCEL p/b HSBCAcapulco, MexicoWTA International$220,000 – clay (red) – 32S/16DSingles – DoublesITA Sara Errani5–7, 7–6(7–2), 6–0 ITA Flavia PennettaITA Roberta Vinci ROU Irina-Camelia Begu NED Michaëlla Krajicek ESP Estrella Cabeza Candela SVK Magdaléna Rybáriková COL Mariana Duque MariñoITA Sara Errani ITA Roberta Vinci6–2, 6–1 ESP Lourdes Domínguez Lino ESP Arantxa Parra SantonjaBMW Malaysian OpenKuala Lumpur, MalaysiaWTA InternationalHard – $220,000 – 32S/32Q/16DSingles draw – Doubles drawTPE Hsieh Su-wei2–6, 7–5, 4–1 retiredKuala Lumpur b b CRO Petra MartićGRE Eleni Daniilidou SRB Jelena JankovićPOL Agnieszka RadwańskaAUS Olivia Rogowska CHN Peng Shuai JPN Ayumi MoritaTPE Chang Kai-chen TPE Chuang Chia-jung7–5, 6–4TPE Chan Hao-ching JPN Rika Fujiwara March WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists5 Mar12 MarBNP Paribas OpenIndian Wells, United StatesWTA Premier MandatoryHard – $5,536,664 – 96S/32DSingles – DoublesBLR Victoria Azarenka6–2, 6–3 RUS Maria SharapovaGER Angelique Kerber SRB Ana IvanovicPOL Agnieszka Radwańska CHN Li Na FRA Marion Bartoli RUS Maria KirilenkoUSA Liezel Huber USA Lisa Raymond 6–2, 6–3 IND Sania Mirza RUS Elena Vesnina19 Mar 26 Mar Sony Ericsson OpenKey Biscayne, United StatesWTA Premier MandatoryHard – $4,828,050 – 96S/32DSingles – DoublesPOL Agnieszka Radwańska 7–5, 6–4 RUS Maria SharapovaFRA Marion Bartoli DEN Caroline Wozniacki BLR Victoria Azarenka USA Venus Williams USA Serena Williams CHN Li NaRUS Maria Kirilenko RUS Nadia Petrova7–6(7–0), 4–6, [10–4] ITA Sara Errani ITA Roberta Vinci April WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists2 Apr Family Circle CupCharleston, United StatesWTA Premier$740,000 – clay (green) – 56S/16DSingles – DoublesUSA Serena Williams 6–0, 6–1CZE Lucie Šafářová SLO Polona Hercog AUS Samantha Stosur RUS Nadia Petrova RUS Vera Zvonareva GER Sabine Lisicki USA Venus WilliamsRUS Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova CZE Lucie Šafářová5–7, 6–4, [10–6] ESP Anabel Medina Garrigues KAZ Yaroslava Shvedova9 Apr Barcelona Ladies OpenBarcelona, SpainWTA International$220,000 – clay (red) – 32S/16DSingles – DoublesITA Sara Errani6–2, 6–2SVK Dominika CibulkováROU Sorana Cîrstea ESP Carla Suárez NavarroBLR Olga Govortsova UKR Yuliya Beygelzimer ROU Simona Halep GER Julia GörgesITA Sara Errani ITA Roberta Vinci 6–0, 6–2 ITA Flavia Pennetta ITA Francesca Schiavonee-Boks OpenCopenhagen, DenmarkWTA International$220,000 – hard (i)Vinkel Per Colstrup Farum dropper dyr plan https://politiken.dk/sport/tennis/ECE1495511/farum-dropper-dyr-plan/ politiken.dk 2 January 2012 Politiken 2 January 2012 da – 32S/16DSingles – DoublesGER Angelique Kerber 6–4, 6–4DEN Caroline WozniackiCRO Petra Martić SRB Jelena JankovićFRA Alizé Cornet SRB Bojana Jovanovski EST Kaia Kanepi GER Mona BarthelJPN Kimiko Date-Krumm JPN Rika Fujiwara6–2, 4–6, [10–5]SWE Sofia Arvidsson EST Kaia KanepiApril 16Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Semifinals Moscow, Russia – clay (i)Ostrava, Czech Republic – hard (i)Semifinals winners SRB 3–2 CZE 4–1 Semifinals losers RUS ITA April 23Porsche Tennis Grand PrixStuttgart, GermanyWTA Premier$740,000 – clay (red) (i) – 28S/32Q/16DSingles draw – Doubles draw RUS Maria Sharapova6–1, 6–4BLR Victoria AzarenkaPOL Agnieszka Radwańska CZE Petra KvitováGER Mona Barthel CHN Li Na GER Angelique KerberAUS Samantha StosurCZE Iveta Benešová CZE Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová 6–4, 7–5 GER Julia Görges GER Anna-Lena GrönefeldGrand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla MeryemFes, MoroccoWTA International$220,000 – clay (red) – 32S/16DSingles – DoublesNED Kiki Bertens 7–5, 6–0 ESP Laura Pous TióROU Simona Halep FRA Mathilde JohanssonESP Anabel Medina Garrigues ESP Garbiñe Muguruza Blanco CZE Petra Cetkovská ROU Irina-Camelia BeguCZE Petra Cetkovská RUS Alexandra Panova3–6, 7–6(7–5), [11–9]ROU Irina-Camelia Begu ROU Alexandra Cadanțu30 Apr Budapest Grand PrixBudapest, HungaryWTA International$220,000 – clay (red) – 32S/16DSingles – DoublesITA Sara Errani 7–5, 6–4 RUS Elena VesninaGEO Anna Tatishvili NZL Marina ErakovicITA Alberta Brianti CAN Aleksandra Wozniak CZE Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová CRO Petra MartićSVK Janette Husárová SVK Magdaléna Rybáriková6–4, 6–2 CZE Eva Birnerová NED Michaëlla KrajicekEstoril OpenOeiras, PortugalWTA International$220,000 – clay (red) – 32S/16DSingles – DoublesEST Kaia Kanepi 3–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–4 ESP Carla Suárez Navarro ITA Roberta Vinci ITA Karin KnappRUS Nadia Petrova CZE Petra Cetkovská ESP Sílvia Soler Espinosa KAZ Galina VoskoboevaTPE Chuang Chia-jung CHN Zhang Shuai 4–6, 6–1, [11–9] KAZ Yaroslava Shvedova KAZ Galina Voskoboeva May WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsMay 7Mutua Madrid OpenMadrid, SpainWTA Premier Mandatory$5,189,603 – clay (Blue) – 64S/32Q/28DSingles draw – Doubles drawUSA Serena Williams6–1, 6–3BLR Victoria AzarenkaPOL Agnieszka RadwańskaCZE Lucie Hradecká CHN Li NaUSA Varvara LepchenkoAUS Samantha StosurRUS Maria SharapovaITA Sara ErraniITA Roberta Vinci6–1, 3–6, [10–4] RUS Ekaterina MakarovaRUS Elena VesninaMay 14Internazionali BNL d'ItaliaRome, ItalyWTA Premier 5$2,168,400 – clay (red) – 56S/32Q/28DSingles draw – Doubles drawRUS Maria Sharapova4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5)CHN Li Na USA Serena WilliamsGER Angelique KerberSVK Dominika CibulkováITA Flavia PennettaCZE Petra KvitováUSA Venus WilliamsITA Sara ErraniITA Roberta Vinci6–2, 7–5 RUS Ekaterina MakarovaRUS Elena VesninaMay 21Brussels OpenBrussels, BelgiumWTA Premier$637,000 – clay (red) – 30S/32Q/16DSingles draw – Doubles drawPOL Agnieszka Radwańska7–5, 6–0ROU Simona HalepEST Kaia KanepiSWE Sofia ArvidssonBEL Alison Van UytvanckBUL Tsvetana Pironkova SVK Dominika CibulkováPOL Urszula RadwańskaUSA Bethanie Mattek-SandsIND Sania Mirza6–3, 6–2POL Alicja RosolskaCHN Zheng JieInternationaux de StrasbourgStrasbourg, FranceWTA International$220,000 – clay (red) – 32S/32Q/16DSingles draw – Doubles drawITA Francesca Schiavone6–4, 6–4FRA Alizé Cornet FRA Pauline ParmentierUSA Sloane StephensRUS Alexandra PanovaESP Anabel Medina GarriguesJPN Ayumi Morita SWE Johanna LarssonBLR Olga GovortsovaPOL Klaudia Jans-Ignacik6–7(4–7), 6–3, [10–3]RSA Natalie GrandinCZE Vladimíra UhlířováMay 28June 4French OpenParis, FranceGrand Slam$11,315,740 – clay (red)128S/96Q/64D/32XSingles draw – Doubles draw – Mixed draw – Legends DoublesRUS Maria Sharapova6–3, 6–2ITA Sara ErraniAUS Samantha StosurCZE Petra KvitováSVK Dominika CibulkováGER Angelique Kerber KAZ Yaroslava ShvedovaEST Kaia KanepiITA Sara ErraniITA Roberta Vinci4–6, 6–4, 6–2RUS Maria KirilenkoRUS Nadia PetrovaIND Sania MirzaIND Mahesh Bhupathi7–6(7–3), 6–1POL Klaudia Jans-IgnacikMEX Santiago González June WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists11 Jun Aegon ClassicBirmingham, Great BritainWTA InternationalGrass – $220,000 – 56S/16DSingles – Doubles USA Melanie Oudin6–4, 6–2SRB Jelena JankovićCHN Zheng Jie RUS Ekaterina MakarovaJPN Misaki Doi ITA Roberta Vinci TPE Hsieh Su-wei USA Irina FalconiHUN Tímea Babos TPE Hsieh Su-wei 7–5, 6–7(2–7), [10–8] USA Liezel Huber USA Lisa RaymondNÜRNBERGER Gastein LadiesBad Gastein, AustriaWTA International$220,000 – clay (red) – 32S/16DSingles – DoublesFRA Alizé Cornet7–5, 7–6(7–1) BEL Yanina WickmayerKAZ Ksenia Pervak LUX Mandy MinellaESP Estrella Cabeza Candela USA Chichi Scholl SWE Johanna Larsson AUT Yvonne MeusburgerUSA Jill Craybas GER Julia Görges 6–7(4–7), 6–4, [11–9] GER Anna-Lena Grönefeld CRO Petra Martić18 Jun Aegon InternationalEastbourne, Great BritainWTA PremierGrass – $637,000 – 32S/16DSingles – DoublesAUT Tamira Paszek5–7, 6–3, 7–5GER Angelique KerberFRA Marion Bartoli CZE Klára ZakopalováBUL Tsvetana Pironkova CZE Lucie Šafářová RUS Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova RUS Ekaterina MakarovaESP Nuria Llagostera VivesESP María José Martínez Sánchez6–4, retired USA Liezel Huber USA Lisa RaymondUNICEF Open's-Hertogenbosch, NetherlandsWTA InternationalGrass – $220,000 – 32S/16DSingles – DoublesRUS Nadia Petrova6–4, 6–3POL Urszula RadwańskaBEL Kirsten Flipkens BEL Kim ClijstersITA Roberta Vinci SVK Dominika Cibulková SWE Sofia Arvidsson ITA Francesca SchiavoneITA Sara Errani ITA Roberta Vinci6–4, 3–6, [11–9]RUS Maria Kirilenko RUS Nadia Petrova 25 Jun 2 Jul The Championships, Wimbledon London, Great BritainGrand Slam$11,174,883 – grass128S/96Q/64D/48XSingles – Doubles – Mixed doubles – Ladies' Invitation DoublesUSA Serena Williams6–1, 5–7, 6–2POL Agnieszka RadwańskaGER Angelique Kerber BLR Victoria AzarenkaGER Sabine Lisicki RUS Maria Kirilenko CZE Petra Kvitová AUT Tamira Paszek USA Serena Williams USA Venus Williams 7–5, 6–4 CZE Andrea Hlaváčková CZE Lucie HradeckáUSA Mike Bryan USA Lisa Raymond 6–3, 5–7, 6–4IND Leander Paes RUS Elena Vesnina July WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists9 Jul Bank of the West ClassicStanford, California, United StatesWTA PremierHard – $740,000 – 28S/16DSingles – DoublesUSA Serena Williams 7–5, 6–3 USA CoCo Vandeweghe ROU Sorana Cîrstea BEL Yanina Wickmayer RSA Chanelle Scheepers SVK Dominika Cibulková POL Urszula Radwańska FRA Marion BartoliNZL Marina Erakovic GBR Heather Watson 7–5, 7–6(9–7)AUS Jarmila Gajdošová USA Vania KingInternazionali Femminili di PalermoPalermo, ItalyWTA International$220,000 – clay (red) – 32S/16DSingles – DoublesITA Sara Errani6–1, 6–3CZE Barbora Záhlavová-StrýcováROU Irina-Camelia Begu GBR Laura Robson ROU Alexandra Cadanțu ESP Estrella Cabeza Candela GER Julia Görges ESP Carla Suárez NavarroCZE Renata Voráčová CZE Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová7–6(7–5), 6–4CRO Darija Jurak HUN Katalin Marosi16 Jul Mercury Insurance OpenCarlsbad, California, United States WTA PremierHard – $740,000 – 28S/16DSingles – DoublesSVK Dominika Cibulková 6–1, 7–5 FRA Marion BartoliTPE Chan Yung-jan RUS Nadia PetrovaUSA Christina McHale SRB Jelena Janković USA Varvara Lepchenko POL Urszula RadwańskaUSA Raquel Kops-Jones USA Abigail Spears6–2, 6–4USA Vania King RUS Nadia PetrovaSony Ericsson Swedish OpenBåstad, SwedenWTA International$220,000 – clay (red) – 32S/16DSingles – DoublesSLO Polona Hercog0–6, 6–4, 7–5FRA Mathilde JohanssonSWE Johanna Larsson GER Mona BarthelRUS Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova CZE Klára Zakopalová SWE Sofia Arvidsson BUL Tsvetana PironkovaCOL Catalina Castaño COL Mariana Duque Mariño6–4, 5–7, [10–6]CZE Eva Hrdinová BIH Mervana Jugić-Salkić23 Jul Baku CupBaku, AzerbaijanWTA InternationalHard – $220,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles SRB Bojana Jovanovski6–3, 6–1USA Julia Cohen RUS Olga Puchkova RUS Alexandra PanovaSVK Magdaléna Rybáriková LUX Mandy Minella SRB Aleksandra Krunić RUS Nina BratchikovaUKR Irina Buryachok RUS Valeriya Solovyeva 6–3, 6–2CZE Eva Birnerová ITA Alberta Brianti30 July Summer Olympic GamesLondon, Great BritainSummer Olympic Games Grass64S/32D/16XSingles – Doubles – Mixed doubles Fourth place GER Angelique Kerber DEN Caroline Wozniacki BEL Kim Clijsters CZE Petra KvitováUSA Serena Williams6–0, 6–1 RUS Maria Sharapova BLR Victoria Azarenka6–3, 6–4 RUS Maria Kirilenko USA Serena Williams USA Venus Williams6–4, 6–4 CZE Andrea Hlaváčková CZE Lucie Hradecká RUS Maria Kirilenko RUS Nadia Petrova4–6, 6–4, 6–1 USA Liezel Huber USA Lisa RaymondBLR Victoria Azarenka BLR Max Mirnyi2–6, 6–3, [10–8] GBR Laura Robson GBR Andy Murray USA Lisa Raymond USA Mike Bryan6–3, 4–6, [10–4] GER Sabine Lisicki GER Christopher KasCiti OpenWashington, D.C., United StatesWTA InternationalHard – $220,000 – 32S/16DSingles – DoublesSVK Magdaléna Rybáriková6–1, 6–1RUS Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova USA Vania King USA Sloane StephensTPE Chang Kai-chen USA CoCo Vandeweghe CAN Eugenie Bouchard SVK Jana ČepelováJPN Shuko Aoyama TPE Chang Kai-chen 7–5, 6–2USA Irina Falconi RSA Chanelle Scheepers August WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists6 Aug Rogers Cup p/b National BankMontreal, CanadaWTA Premier 5Hard – $2,168,400 – 48S/64Q/28DSingles – DoublesCZE Petra Kvitová7–5, 2–6, 6–3 CHN Li Na DEN Caroline Wozniacki CZE Lucie ŠafářováAUT Tamira Paszek CAN Aleksandra Wozniak ITA Roberta Vinci POL Agnieszka Radwańska POL Klaudia Jans-Ignacik FRA Kristina Mladenovic7–5, 2–6, [10–7] RUS Nadia Petrova SLO Katarina Srebotnik13 Aug Western & Southern OpenMason, Ohio, United StatesWTA Premier 5Hard – $2,168,400 – 56S/28DSingles – DoublesCHN Li Na 1–6, 6–3, 6–1GER Angelique KerberUSA Venus Williams CZE Petra KvitováPOL Agnieszka Radwańska AUS Samantha Stosur RUS Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova USA Serena WilliamsCZE Andrea Hlaváčková CZE Lucie Hradecká 6–1, 6–3SLO Katarina Srebotnik CHN Zheng Jie20 Aug New Haven Open at YaleNew Haven, United StatesWTA PremierHard – $637,000 – 28S/16DSingles – DoublesCZE Petra Kvitová7–6(11–9), 7–5RUS Maria KirilenkoDNK Caroline Wozniacki ITA Sara Errani BLR Olga Govortsova SVK Dominika Cibulková FRA Marion Bartoli CZE Lucie ŠafářováUSA Liezel Huber USA Lisa Raymond 4–6, 6–0, [10–4] CZE Andrea Hlaváčková CZE Lucie HradeckáTexas Tennis OpenDallas, United StatesWTA InternationalHard – $220,000 – 32S/16DSingles – DoublesITA Roberta Vinci 7–5, 6–3 SRB Jelena Janković SRB Bojana Jovanovski AUS Casey Dellacqua CHN Peng Shuai RSA Chanelle Scheepers CAN Aleksandra Wozniak ROU Sorana CîrsteaNZL Marina Erakovic GBR Heather Watson 6–3, 6–0LAT Līga Dekmeijere USA Irina Falconi27 Aug 3 SepUS OpenNew York City, United StatesGrand Slam$11,517,008 – hard128S/128Q/64D/32XSingles – Doubles – Mixed doubles USA Serena Williams6–2, 2–6, 7–5BLR Victoria Azarenka RUS Maria Sharapova ITA Sara ErraniAUS Samantha Stosur FRA Marion Bartoli SRB Ana Ivanovic ITA Roberta Vinci ITA Sara Errani ITA Roberta Vinci6–4, 6–2 CZE Andrea Hlaváčková CZE Lucie HradeckáRUS Ekaterina Makarova BRA Bruno Soares 6–7(8–10), 6–1, [12–10] CZE Květa Peschke POL Marcin Matkowski September WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists10 Sep Tashkent OpenTashkent, UzbekistanWTA InternationalHard – $220,000 – 32S/16DSingles – DoublesROU Irina-Camelia Begu 6–4, 6–4 CRO Donna Vekić CZE Eva Birnerová POL Urszula RadwańskaROU Alexandra Cadanțu SRB Bojana Jovanovski KAZ Galina Voskoboeva RUS Alexandra PanovaPOL Paula Kania BLR Polina Pekhova 6–2, ret. RUS Anna Chakvetadze SRB Vesna DoloncBell ChallengeQuebec City, CanadaWTA InternationalCarpet (i) – $220,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles BEL Kirsten Flipkens 6–1, 7–5 CZE Lucie Hradecká GER Mona Barthel FRA Kristina Mladenovic GEO Anna Tatishvili CZE Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová USA Melanie Oudin USA Lauren Davis GER Tatjana Malek FRA Kristina Mladenovic 7–6(7–5), 6–7(6–8), [10–7] POL Alicja Rosolska GBR Heather Watson17 Sep KDB Korea OpenSeoul, South KoreaWTA InternationalHard – $500,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles DNK Caroline Wozniacki 6–1, 6–0 EST Kaia KanepiRUS Ekaterina Makarova USA Varvara Lepchenko CZE Klara Zakopalová ESP María José Martínez Sánchez NED Kiki Bertens AUT Tamira PaszekUSA Raquel Kops-Jones USA Abigail Spears 2–6, 6–2, [10–8]UZB Akgul Amanmuradova USA Vania KingGuangzhou International Women's OpenGuangzhou, ChinaWTA InternationalHard – $220,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles TPE Hsieh Su-wei 6–3, 5–7, 6–4 GBR Laura Robson POL Urszula Radwańska ROU Sorana Cîrstea FRA Mathilde Johansson RSA Chanelle Scheepers FRA Alizé Cornet CHN Peng ShuaiTHA Tamarine Tanasugarn CHN Zhang Shuai 2–6, 6–2, [10–8] AUS Jarmila Gajdošová ROU Monica Niculescu24 Sep Toray Pan Pacific OpenTokyo, JapanWTA Premier 5Hard – $2,168,400 – 56S/16DSingles – DoublesRUS Nadia Petrova 6–0, 1–6, 6–3 POL Agnieszka Radwańska GER Angelique Kerber AUS Samantha StosurBLR Victoria Azarenka DEN Caroline Wozniacki ITA Sara Errani RUS Maria SharapovaUSA Raquel Kops-Jones USA Abigail Spears 6–1, 6–4 GER Anna-Lena Grönefeld CZE Květa Peschke October WeekTournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists1 Oct China OpenBeijing, ChinaWTA Premier MandatoryHard – $4,828,050 – 60S/28DSingles – DoublesBLR Victoria Azarenka6–3, 6–1 RUS Maria SharapovaFRA Marion Bartoli CHN Li Na SUI Romina Oprandi ESP Carla Suárez Navarro POL Agnieszka Radwańska GER Angelique Kerber RUS Ekaterina Makarova RUS Elena Vesnina 7–5, 7–5 ESP Nuria Llagostera Vives IND Sania Mirza8 Oct Generali Ladies Linz p/b voestalpineLinz, AustriaWTA InternationalHard (i) – $220,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles BLR Victoria Azarenka6–3, 6–4 GER Julia Görges ROU Irina-Camelia Begu BEL Kirsten FlipkensCRO Petra Martić USA Bethanie Mattek-Sands SWE Sofia Arvidsson SRB Ana IvanovicGER Anna-Lena Grönefeld CZE Květa Peschke6–3, 6–4 GER Julia Görges CZE Barbora Záhlavová-StrýcováHP Japan Women's Open TennisOsaka, JapanWTA InternationalHard – $220,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles GBR Heather Watson7–5, 5–7, 7–6(7–4) TPE Chang Kai-chen AUS Samantha Stosur JPN Misaki DoiUSA Jamie Hampton GBR Laura Robson RSA Chanelle Scheepers FRA Pauline ParmentierUSA Raquel Kops-Jones USA Abigail Spears6–1, 6–4 JPN Kimiko Date-Krumm GBR Heather Watson15 Oct Kremlin CupMoscow, RussiaWTA PremierHard (i) – $740,000 – 28S/16DSingles – DoublesDNK Caroline Wozniacki6–2, 4–6, 7–5 AUS Samantha StosurSRB Ana Ivanovic SWE Sofia ArvidssonCZE Klára Zakopalová SRB Vesna Dolonc SVK Dominika Cibulková RUS Maria KirilenkoRUS Ekaterina Makarova RUS Elena Vesnina 6–3, 1–6, [10–8] RUS Maria Kirilenko RUS Nadia PetrovaBGL BNP Paribas Luxembourg OpenKockelscheuer, LuxembourgWTA InternationalHard (i) – $220,000 – 32S/16DSingles – DoublesUSA Venus Williams6–2, 6–3ROU Monica NiculescuGER Andrea Petkovic SVK Daniela Hantuchová ITA Roberta Vinci KAZ Ksenia Pervak ESP Lourdes Domínguez Lino CZE Lucie HradeckáCZE Andrea Hlaváčková CZE Lucie Hradecká 6–3, 6–4 ROU Irina-Camelia Begu ROU Monica Niculescu22 OctTEB BNP Paribas WTA ChampionshipsIstanbul, TurkeyYear-end championshipsHard (i) – $4,900,000 – 8S (RR)/4DSingles – Doubles USA Serena Williams 6–4, 6–3 RUS Maria Sharapova POL Agnieszka Radwańska BLR Victoria Azarenka Round robin losersGER Angelique Kerber CHN Li Na ITA Sara Errani CZE Petra Kvitová (withdrew)AUS Samantha StosurRUS Maria Kirilenko RUS Nadia Petrova6–1, 6–4CZE Andrea Hlaváčková CZE Lucie Hradecká29 Oct Qatar Airways Tournament of ChampionsSofia, BulgariaYear-end championshipsHard (i) – $750,000 – 8S (RR)Singles RUS Nadia Petrova6–2, 6–1 DEN Caroline WozniackiBUL Tsvetana Pironkova ITA Roberta VinciRound robin losersSVK Daniela Hantuchová TPE Hsieh Su-weiSWE Sofia Arvidsson CHN Zheng Jie RUS Maria Kirilenko (withdrew)Fed Cup by BNP Paribas FinalPrague, Czech Republic CZE3–1 SRB Statistical information These tables present the number of singles (S), doubles (D), and mixed doubles (X) titles won by each player and each nation during the season, within all the tournament categories of the 2012 WTA Tour: the Grand Slam tournaments, the tennis event at the London Summer Olympic Games, the year-end championships (the WTA Tour Championships and the Tournament of Champions), the WTA Premier tournaments (Premier Mandatory, Premier 5, and regular Premier), and the WTA International tournaments. The players/nations are sorted by: 1) total number of titles (a doubles title won by two players representing the same nation counts as only one win for the nation); 2) cumulated importance of those titles (one Grand Slam win equalling two Premier Mandatory/Premier 5 wins, one year-end championships win equalling one-and-a-half Premier Mandatory/Premier 5 win, one Premier Mandatory/Premier 5 win equalling two Premier wins, one Olympic win equalling one-and-a-half Premier win, one Premier win equalling two International wins); 3) a singles > doubles > mixed doubles hierarchy; 4) alphabetical order (by family names for players). Key Grand Slam tournamentsSummer Olympic GamesYear-end championshipsWTA Premier MandatoryWTA Premier 5WTA PremierWTA International To avoid confusion and double counting, these tables should be updated only after an event is completed. The tables are through to the tournaments of the week of September 9. Titles won by player Total Player Grand Slam Olympic Games Year-end Premier Mandatory Premier 5 Premier International TotalSingles  S Doubles  D Mixed doubles  X Singles  S Doubles  D Mixed doubles  X Singles  S Doubles  D Singles  S Doubles  D Singles  S Doubles  D Singles  S Doubles  D Singles  S Doubles  D Singles  S Doubles  D Mixed doubles  X 12 Sara Errani ITA ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●4 8 09 Serena Williams USA ● ●● ● ● ● ● ● ● 7 2 09 Roberta Vinci ITA ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 8 07 Victoria Azarenka BLR ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 6 0 16 Lisa Raymond USA ● ● ● ● ● ● 0 5 15 Nadia Petrova RUS ● ● ● ● ● 3 2 05 Liezel Huber USA ● ● ● ● ● 0 5 04 Raquel Kops-Jones USA ● ● ● ● 0 4 04 Abigail Spears USA ● ● ● ● 0 4 04 Andrea Hlaváčková CZE ● ● ● ● 0 4 04 Lucie Hradecká CZE ● ● ● ● 0 4 03 Maria Sharapova RUS ● ● ● 3 0 03 Venus Williams USA ● ● ● 1 2 03 Ekaterina Makarova RUS ● ● ● 0 2 13 Sania Mirza IND ● ● ● 0 2 13 Agnieszka Radwańska POL ● ● ● 3 0 03 Heather Watson GBR ● ● ●1 2 03 Hsieh Su-wei Hsieh, Su-wei TPE ● ● ●2 1 02 Bethanie Mattek-Sands USA ● ● 0 1 12 Maria Kirilenko RUS ● ● 0 2 02 Elena Vesnina RUS ● ● 0 2 02 Petra Kvitová CZE ● ● 2 0 02 Klaudia Jans-Ignacik POL ● ● 0 2 02 Kristina Mladenovic FRA ● ● 0 2 02 Kaia Kanepi EST ● ● 2 0 02 Angelique Kerber GER ● ● 2 0 02 Caroline Wozniacki DNK ● ● 2 0 02 Marina Erakovic NZL ● ●0 2 02 Květa Peschke CZE ● ● 0 2 02 Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová Záhlavová-Strýcová, Barbora CZE ● ● 0 2 02 Tímea Babos HUN ● ●1 1 02 Irina-Camelia Begu ROU ● ● 1 1 02 Magdaléna Rybáriková SVK ● ● 1 1 02 Chuang Chia-jung Chuang, Chia-jung TPE ● ● 0 2 02 Chang Kai-chen Chang, Kai-chen TPE ● ● 0 2 02 Alexandra Panova RUS ● ● 0 2 02 Zhang Shuai Zhang Shuai (tennis) Zhang, Shuai CHN ● ●0 2 02 Nuria Llagostera Vives ESP ● ● 0 1 01 Svetlana Kuznetsova RUS ● 0 1 01 Vera Zvonareva RUS ● 0 1 01 Li Na Li Na (tennis) Li, Na CHN ● 1 0 01 Dominika Cibulková SVK ● 1 0 01 Tamira Paszek AUT ● 1 0 01 Iveta Benešová CZE ● 0 1 01 Arantxa Parra Santonja ESP ● 0 1 01 María José Martínez Sánchez ESP ● 0 1 01 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova RUS ● 0 1 01 Lucie Šafářová Šafářová, Lucie CZE ● 0 1 01 Katarina Srebotnik SLO ● 0 1 01 Lara Arruabarrena-Vecino ESP ● 1 0 01 Sofia Arvidsson SWE ● 1 0 01 Mona Barthel GER ● 1 0 01 Kiki Bertens NED ● 1 0 01 Alizé Cornet FRA ● 1 0 01 Kirsten Flipkens BEL ● 1 0 01 Daniela Hantuchová SVK ● 1 0 01 Polona Hercog SLO ● 1 0 01 Bojana Jovanovski SRB ● 1 0 01 Melanie Oudin USA ● 1 0 01 Francesca Schiavone ITA ● 1 0 01 Zheng Jie Zheng, Jie CHN ● 1 0 01 Shuko Aoyama JPN ● 0 1 01 Eva Birnerová CZE ● 0 1 01 Irina Buryachok UKR ● 0 1 01 Catalina Castaño COL ● 0 1 01 Petra Cetkovská CZE ● 0 1 01 Jill Craybas USA ● 0 1 01 Kimiko Date-Krumm JPN ● 0 1 01 Mariana Duque Mariño COL ● 0 1 01 Rika Fujiwara JPN ● 0 1 01 Julia Görges GER ● 0 1 01 Olga Govortsova BLR ● 0 1 01 Anna-Lena Grönefeld GER ● 0 1 01 Janette Husárová SVK ● 0 1 01 Paula Kania POL ● 0 1 01 Tatjana Malek GER ● 0 1 01 Monica Niculescu ROU ● 0 1 01 Polina Pekhova BLR ● 0 1 01 Anastasia Rodionova AUS ● 0 1 01 Valeria Solovieva RUS ● 0 1 01 Tamarine Tanasugarn THA ● 0 1 01 Renata Voráčová CZE ● 0 1 0 Titles won by nation Total Nation Grand Slam Olympic Games Year-end Premier Mandatory Premier 5 Premier International TotalSingles  S Doubles  D Mixed doubles  X Singles  S Doubles  D Mixed doubles  X Singles  S Doubles  D Singles  S Doubles  D Singles  S Doubles  D Singles  S Doubles  D Singles  S Doubles  D Singles  S Doubles  D Mixed doubles  X 24 United States 2 12 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 5 2 3 9 13 216 Russia 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 1 3 6 9 115 Czech Republic 1 1 1 3 7 2 11 014 Italy 2 1 1 6 4 6 8 09 Belarus 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 6 2 16 Poland 1 1 2 2 3 3 06 Germany 1 2 3 3 3 06 Taiwan 2 4 2 4 04 China 1 1 2 2 2 04 Slovakia 1 2 1 3 1 03 India 1 1 1 0 2 13 France 1 1 1 1 2 03 Germany 1 1 11 1 03 Spain 2 1 1 2 02 Denmark 1 1 2 0 02 Estonia 1 1 2 0 02 Slovenia 1 1 1 1 02 New Zealand 1 10 2 02 Hungary 1 1 1 1 02 Romania 1 1 1 1 02 Japan 2 0 2 01 Austria 1 1 0 01 Belgium 1 1 0 01 Netherlands 1 1 0 01 Serbia 1 1 0 01 Sweden 1 1 0 01 Australia 1 0 1 01 Colombia 1 0 1 01 Ukraine 1 0 1 01 Thailand 1 0 1 0 Titles information The following players won their first main circuit title in singles, doubles, or mixed doubles: Singles ESP Lara Arruabarrena-Vecino – Bogotá (singles) HUN Tímea Babos – Monterrey (singles) GER Mona Barthel – Hobart (singles) NED Kiki Bertens – Fes (singles) ROU Irina-Camelia Begu – Tashkent (singles) TPE Hsieh Su-wei – Kuala Lumpur (singles) SRB Bojana Jovanovski – Baku (singles) GER Angelique Kerber – Paris (singles) GBR Heather Watson – Osaka (singles) BEL Kirsten Flipkens – Quebec City (singles) Doubles JPN Shuko Aoyama – Washington, D.C. (doubles) HUN Tímea Babos – Birmingham (doubles) ROU Irina-Camelia Begu – Hobart (doubles) UKR Irina Buryachok – Baku (doubles) COL Catalina Castaño – Båstad (doubles) COL Mariana Duque Mariño – Båstad (doubles) JPN Rika Fujiwara – Copenhagen (doubles) POL Paula Kania – Tashkent (doubles) GER Tatjana Malek – Quebec City (doubles) FRA Kristina Mladenovic – Montreal (doubles) BLR Polina Pekhova – Tashkent (doubles) SVK Magdaléna Rybáriková – Budapest (doubles) CZE Lucie Šafářová – Charleston (doubles) RUS Valeriya Solovyeva – Baku (doubles) GBR Heather Watson – Stanford (doubles) Mixed doubles USA Bethanie Mattek-Sands – Australian Open (mixed doubles) RUS Ekaterina Makarova – US Open (mixed doubles) The following players defended a main circuit title in singles, doubles, or mixed doubles: Singles SVK Daniela Hantuchová – Pattaya City (singles) SLO Polona Hercog – Båstad (singles) RUS Maria Sharapova – Rome (singles) USA Serena Williams – Stanford (singles) Doubles USA Liezel Huber – Dubai (doubles) USA Serena Williams – Olympics (doubles) USA Venus Williams – Olympics (doubles) Rankings The Race to the Championships determines the players in the WTA Tour Championships in October. The WTA rankings are based on tournaments of the latest 52 weeks. Singles The following is the 2012 top 20 in the Race to the Championships and the top 20 ranked players in the world. Race to the WTA Championships WTA Tour http://www.wtatennis.com/page/RaceToSECSingles/0,,12781,00.html 2012-01-09 WTA Singles Rankings WTA Tour http://www.wtatennis.com/page/RankingsSingles/0,,12781~0~1~100,00.html 2012-01-09 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120722101715/http://www.wtatennis.com/page/RankingsSingles/0%2C%2C12781~0~1~100%2C00.html 2012-07-22 Players must include points from the Grand Slams, Premier Mandatory tournaments, the Summer Olympic Games and the WTA Championships. For Top 20 players, their best two results at Premier 5 tournaments will also count.http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Rankings_Stats/howitworks.pdf Archived copy 2011-01-08 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110312231756/http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Rankings_Stats/howitworks.pdf 2011-03-12 Gold backgrounds indicate players that qualified for the WTA Tour Championships. Blue backgrounds indicate players that qualified as alternates at the WTA Tour Championships. auto Race Singles (as of October 22, 2012)RkPlayerPointsTour1Victoria Azarenka BLR10,19019(18)2Maria Sharapova RUS9,11517(14)3Serena Williams USA7,90014(12)4Agnieszka Radwańska POL7,095235Angelique Kerber GER5,470216Petra Kvitová CZE5,21520(18)7Sara Errani ITA4,855238Li Na CHN4,72618(17)9Samantha Stosur AUS4,1202210Marion Bartoli FRA3,7402711Caroline Wozniacki DEN3,6852212Ana Ivanovic SRB2,90020(19)13Nadia Petrova RUS2,7252214Dominika Cibulková SVK2,4952715Maria Kirilenko RUS2,4632116Roberta Vinci ITA2,4002817Lucie Šafářová CZE2,1252418Julia Görges GER1,9652619Kaia Kanepi EST1,9291620Ekaterina Makarova RUS1,84119 1em WTA Singles Year-End Rankingswtatour.com WTA Tour, Inc. Singles Rankings Numeric List 5 November 2012 http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Rankings_Stats/Singles_Numeric_2012.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130423043447/http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Rankings_Stats/Singles_Numeric_2012.pdf 23 April 2013 # Player Points#Trn'11 RkHighLow'11→'12 1 Victoria Azarenka BLR 10,595 18 3 1 3 2 2 Maria Sharapova RUS 10,045 17 4 1 4 2 3 Serena Williams USA 9,400 15 12 3 13 9 4 Agnieszka Radwańska POL 7,425 22 8 2 8 4 5 Angelique Kerber GER 5,550 21 32 5 32 27 6 Sara Errani ITA 5,100 23 45 6 48 39 7 Li Na CHN 5,095 18 5 5 11 2 8 Petra Kvitová CZE 5,085 20 2 2 8 6 9 Samantha Stosur AUS 4,135 23 6 5 9 3 10 Caroline Wozniacki DEN 3,765 23 1 1 11 9 11 Marion Bartoli FRA 3,740 25 9 7 11 2 12 Nadia Petrova RUS 3,040 22 29 12 35 17 13 Ana Ivanovic SRB 2,900 19 22 12 22 9 14 Maria Kirilenko RUS 2,540 22 28 12 29 14 15 Dominika Cibulková SVK 2,495 27 18 12 18 3 16 Roberta Vinci ITA 2,475 28 23 15 28 7 17 Lucie Šafářová CZE 2,125 24 25 17 28 8 18 Julia Görges GER 1,965 26 21 15 29 3 19 Kaia Kanepi EST 1,929 16 34 15 34 15 20 Ekaterina Makarova RUS 1,841 19 52 20 56 32 Number 1 ranking Holder Date gained Date forfeitedCaroline Wozniacki DENYear-End 201129 January 2012Victoria Azarenka BLR30 January 201210 June 2012Maria Sharapova RUS11 June 20128 July 2012Victoria Azarenka BLR9 July 2012Year-End 2012 Doubles The following is the 2012 top 20 in the Race To The Championships – Doubles and the top 20 individual ranked doubles players. Gold backgrounds indicate teams that have qualified for WTA Tour Championships. auto Race Doubles (as of October 22, 2012)RkTeamPointsTour1Sara Errani ITA Roberta Vinci ITA10097152Andrea Hlaváčková CZE Lucie Hradecká CZE7380143Liezel Huber USA Lisa Raymond USA7036194Maria Kirilenko RUS Nadia Petrova RUS5325125Raquel Kops-Jones USA Abigail Spears USA5173256Elena Vesnina RUS Ekaterina Makarova RUS407187Nuria Llagostera Vives ESP María José Martínez Sánchez ESP373798Natalie Grandin RSA Vladimíra Uhlířová CZE2576319Serena Williams USA Venus Williams USA2280210Květa Peschke CZE Katarina Srebotnik SLO219712 2em WTA Doubles Year-End Rankingswtatour.com WTA Tour, Inc. Doubles Rankings Numeric List 5 November 2012 http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Rankings_Stats/Doubles_Numeric_2012.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130425220412/http://www.wtatennis.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Rankings_Stats/Doubles_Numeric_2012.pdf 25 April 2013 # Player Points Change 1 Roberta Vinci ITA 10,030 25 2 Sara Errani ITA 10,030 25 3 Andrea Hlaváčková CZE 8,160 11 4 Lucie Hradecká CZE 8,160 11 5 Nadia Petrova RUS 7,065 8 6 Lisa Raymond USA 6,585 2 7 Maria Kirilenko RUS 6,550 = 8 Liezel Huber USA 6,510 7 9 Elena Vesnina RUS 6,120 1 10 Nuria Llagostera Vives ESP 5,540 22 11 Ekaterina Makarova RUS 5,170 46 12 Sania Mirza IND 4,415 1 13 Raquel Kops-Jones USA 4,300 24 14 Abigail Spears USA 4,300 22 15 María José Martínez Sánchez ESP 4,136 6 16 Katarina Srebotnik SLO 3,935 14 17 Květa Peschke CZE 3,590 15 18 Anna-Lena Grönefeld GER 3,165 35 19 Zheng Jie CHN 3,120 1 20 Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová CZE 2,925 2 Number 1 ranking Holder Date gained Date forfeitedLiezel Huber USAYear-End 2011Liezel Huber USALisa Raymond USA23 April 20129 September 2012Sara Errani ITA10 September 201214 October 2012Roberta Vinci ITA15 October 2012Year-End 2012 Prize money leaders The 2012 WTA Tour season was the first, and still only, season where 3 different players earned at least $6,000,000. The 2014 and 2017 seasons each had 3 different players earned at least $5,000,000. The top-16 players earned over $1,000,000. # Player Singles Doubles Mixed Bonus Pool Year-to-date 1 Victoria Azarenka BLR $7,317,651$7,130$4,139$600,000$7,928,920 2 Serena Williams USA $6,828,831$214,725$2,419$0 $7,045,975 3 Maria Sharapova RUS $6,308,296$0$0$200,000$6,508,296 4 Agnieszka Radwańska POL $3,803,819$47,723$0$250,000$4,101,542 5 Sara Errani ITA $2,181,948$926,618$2,070$0$3,110,636 6 Petra Kvitová CZE $2,127,402$5,473$0$600,000$2,732,875 7 Caroline Wozniacki DEN $1,408,240$430$0$1,000,000$2,408,670 8 Li Na (tennis) CHN $1,880,646$0$0$400,000$2,280,646 9 Angelique Kerber GER $1,938,436$31,856$2,070$0$1,972,362 10 Samantha Stosur AUS $1,490,602$45,582$0$400,000$1,936,184 prize money given in US$ 2012 11 05 US onwtatennis.com WTA Tour, Inc. WTA Prize money http://www.wtatennis.com/page/PrizeMoneyRankings/0,,12781,00.html Statistics leaders 2012 11 12 US onwtatour.com WTA MATCHFACTS http://www.wtatour.com/SEWTATour-Archive/Rankings_Stats/match_stats.pdf 16 February 2010September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes AcesPlayerAcesMatches1USA Serena Williams484582RUS Nadia Petrova363573BLRVictoria Azarenka303784RUS Maria Sharapova244705AUS Samantha Stosur237646BEL Kim Clijsters230627GER Mona Barthel220728ITA Roberta Vinci218729CZE Petra Kvitová2075710ROU Sorana Cîrstea19057Service games wonPlayer%Matches1USA Serena Williams87.5582BEL Kim Clijsters78.8623CZE Petra Kvitová75.3574RUS Maria Sharapova75.2705BLR Victoria Azarenka75.0786AUS Samantha Stosur74.9647RUS Nadia Petrova74.5578CZE Lucie Hradecká73.1359CZE Andrea Hlaváčková73.02210CZE Lucie Šafářová72.548Break points savedPlayer%Matches1USA Serena Williams67.8582BEL Kim Clijsters64.7623CZE Andrea Hlaváčková63.5224RUS Maria Sharapova61.5705CZE Lucie Šafářová61.3486AUS Samantha Stosur60.4647USA Varvara Lepchenko59.7458CHN Li Na59.6599BLR Victoria Azarenka59.47810GER Angelique Kerber59.279 First serve percentagePlayer%Matches1ITA Sara Errani76.3722GER Andrea Petkovic72.5223NED Arantxa Rus70.6254SWE Sofia Arvidsson69.0475CHN Zheng Jie68.4496CHN Li Na67.9597POL Agnieszka Radwańska67.9788BLR Victoria Azarenka67.7789AUT Patricia Mayr-Achleitner67.52110ROU Irina-Camelia Begu66.741First service points wonPlayer%Matches1USA Serena Williams77.8582CZE Lucie Hradecká73.1353RUS Nadia Petrova71.5574BEL Kim Clijsters70.3625USA Venus Williams69.6336GER Mona Barthel69.2527EST Kaia Kanepi69.1348CZE Andrea Hlaváčková69.0229SRB Ana Ivanovic68.95410GBR Laura Robson68.731Second serve points wonPlayer%Matches1USA Serena Williams54.0582DEN Caroline Wozniacki50.7713CHN Li Na50.4594RUS Ekaterina Makarova50.2455RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova49.9256JPN Misaki Doi49.7257AUS Samantha Stosur49.6648USA Varvara Lepchenko49.4459CZE Petra Kvitová49.25710KAZ Galina Voskoboeva48.833 Points won returning 1st servicePlayer%Matches1ITA Sara Errani44.7722FRA Alizé Cornet44.1423ITA Flavia Pennetta42.7354CZE Klára Zakopalová42.4445USA Serena Williams42.4586BLR Victoria Azarenka42.0787POL Agnieszka Radwańska41.4788RUS Maria Sharapova41.4709SVK Dominika Cibulková40.95910EST Kaia Kanepi40.834Break points convertedPlayer%Matches1ITA Sara Errani54.3722POL Agnieszka Radwańska54.2783BLR Victoria Azarenka53.5784NED Arantxa Rus51.7255AUS Casey Dellacqua51.4236SVK Dominika Cibulková51.3597NED Kiki Bertens50.9238EST Kaia Kanepi50.7349SVK Magdaléna Rybáriková50.52910RUS Maria Sharapova50.370Return games wonPlayer%Matches1BLR Victoria Azarenka52.5782ITA Sara Errani51.2723ITA Flavia Pennetta48.0354POL Agnieszka Radwańska47.0785RUS Maria Sharapova47.0706USA Serena Williams46.8587FRA Mathilde Johansson45.0278CZE Klára Zakopalová44.5449SVK Dominika Cibulková44.55910FRA Alizé Cornet43.942 Points distribution CategoryWFSFQFR16R32R64R128QQ3Q2Q1Grand Slam (S)2000140090050028016010056050402Grand Slam (D)200014009005002801605–48–––WTA Championships (S)+450+360(230 for each win, 70 for each loss)WTA Championships (D)15001050690WTA Premier Mandatory (96S)10007004502501408050530–201WTA Premier Mandatory (64S)1000700450250140805–30–201WTA Premier Mandatory (28/32D)10007004502501405––––––WTA Premier 5 (56S)900620395225125701–30–201WTA Premier 5 (28D)9006203952251251––––––Summer Olympic Games (64S) 685470340(3rd) 260(4th)17595551–––––WTA Premier (56S)47032020012060401–12–81WTA Premier (32S)470320200120601––201281WTA Premier (16D)4703202001201–––––––Tournament of Champions+195+75(60 for each win, 25 for each loss)WTA International (56S)2802001307030151–10–61WTA International (32S)28020013070301––161061WTA International (16D)280200130701––––––– Retirements RUS Vasilisa Bardina (born 30 November 1987, in Moscow) turned professional in 2003 with a high singles ranking career of No. 48 on 15 January 2007 and a high doubles ranking career of No. 117 on 25 June 2007. SWI Myriam Casanova (born 20 June 1985, in Altstätten) turned professional in 2000 with a high singles ranking career of No. 45 on 7 April 2003 and a high doubles ranking career of No. 19 on 5 July 2004. BEL Kim Clijsters (born 8 July 1983, in Bilzen) turned professional in 1997, reaching career-high rankings of World No. 1 in Singles and Doubles. Clijsters has won 41 WTA singles titles and 11 WTA doubles titles. She has won four Grand Slam singles titles: three at the US Open, in 2005, 2009, and 2010 and one at the Australian Open in 2011. She has also been runner-up in four Grand Slam singles tournaments, and won the WTA Tour Championships singles title in 2002, 2003, and 2010. In doubles, she won the French Open and Wimbledon titles in 2003. Clijsters has retired once on 6 May 2007,Sport.be, Kim's Diary-Thanks you, 6 May 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20061107014315/http://www.sport.be/kimclijsters/eng/nieuws/kimsdagboek/ November 7, 2006 but almost two years later, on 26 March 2009, she publicly declared her intent to return to the WTA tour for the 2009 summer hard court season.https://www.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idUSTRE52P2KA20090326 Clijsters announces return to WTA tour Antonia Vandevelde 26 March 2009 Reuters 23 December 2012 In only her third tournament back, she won her second US Open title, becoming the first unseeded player and wildcard to win the tournament, and the first mother to win a major since Evonne Goolagong in 1980.SportsIllustrated.cnn.com https://web.archive.org/web/20090923041050/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/tennis/09/13/clijsters.wins.ap/index.html September 23, 2009 Clijsters announced in May that her second retirement would occur after the completion of the 2012 US OpenAFP http://ph.sports.yahoo.com/news/clijsters-retire-us-open-145246079--spt.html Clijsters to retire after US Open Sports.yahoo.com 2012-05-22 2012-12-23 USA Julie Ditty (born 4 January 1979, in Atlanta) turned professional in 2002 with a high singles ranking career of No. 89 on 24 March 2008 and a high doubles ranking career of No. 66 on 3 August 2009. ARG Gisela Dulko (born January 30, 1985, in Buenos Aires) was a former world no. 1 in doubles turned professional in 2001. Dulko has won 4 WTA singles titles and 17 WTA doubles titles. Dulko won the 2010 WTA Tour Championships and the 2011 Australian Open in doubles, enjoying an 11-year career before announcing her retirement in November 2012.http://www.dulkotenis.com/en/n/20121118_happy_end Dulko Tenis – Happy End 2012-11-18 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20121121231033/http://www.dulkotenis.com/en/n/20121118_happy_end 2012-11-21 USA Ashley Harkleroad (born 2 May 1985, in Rossville) turned professional in 2000 with a high singles ranking career of No. 39 on 9 June 2003 and a high doubles ranking career of No. 39 on 27 January 2007. BUL Svetlana Krivencheva (born 30 December 1973 in Plovdiv) turned professional in 1991 with a high doubles ranking career of No. 69 on 3 August 1998. USA Courtney Nagle (born 29 September 1982) turned professional in 2005 with a high doubles ranking career of No. 97 on 20 April 2009. FRA Olivia Sanchez (born 17 November 1982 in Paris) turned professional in 1998 with a high singles ranking career of No. 90 on 9 June 2008. TUR İpek Şenoğlu (born 8 June 1979 in Eskişehir) turned professional in 1996 with a high doubles ranking career of No. 53 on 19 October 2009. CZE Olga Vymetálková (born 24 January 1976) turned professional in 1994 with a high doubles ranking career of No. 82 on 13 September 2004. USA Mashona Washington (born 31 May 1976, in Flint) turned professional in 1995 with a high singles ranking career of No. 50 on 8 November 2004 and a high doubles ranking career of No. 55 on 18 July 2005. GER Jasmin Wöhr (born 21 August 1980 in Tübingen) turned professional in 1999 with a high doubles ranking career of No. 46 on 23 July 2007. Comeback Following are notable players who will comeback after retirements during the 2012 WTA Tour season: ARG Paola Suárez (born June 23, 1976, in Buenos Aires), who turned professional in 1991 and has reached a career high ranking of No. 9 on 7 June 2004 in singles and in doubles she was a former world no. 1. She has won 8 doubles Grand Slam (with Virginia Ruano Pascual), 4 singles titles, 44 WTA Tour doubles including 1 WTA Championships. She returned from retirement in 2012, partnering with Gisela Dulko at the 2012 Copa Sony Ericsson Colsanitas, but they lost in the first round. The pair played at the London Summer Olympic Games, where they also lost in the first round. Awards The winners of the 2012 WTA Awards were announced throughout the last week of November.http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/2995967/title/wta-player-awards-the-fan-favorites-more WTA Player Awards: The Fan Favorites & More 30 November 2012 23 December 2012 WTA Tour, Inc Player of the Year – USA Serena Williams Doubles Team of the Year – ITA Sara Errani & ITA Roberta Vinci Most Improved Player – ITA Sara Errani Comeback Player of the Year – KAZ Yaroslava Shvedova Newcomer of the Year – GBR Laura Robson Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award – BEL Kim Clijsters Player Service Award – USA Venus Williams Diamond Aces – BLR Victoria Azarenka Fan Favorite Singles Player – POL Agnieszka Radwańska Fan Favorite Doubles Team – USA Serena Williams & USA Venus Williams Fan Favorite Twitter – DEN Caroline Wozniacki (Twitter account) Fan Favorite Facebook – POL Agnieszka Radwańska (Facebook account) Fan Favorite Video – Agnieszka Radwańska & The Bee (video) Favorite Premier Tournament – GER Porsche Tennis Grand Prix (Stuttgart) Favorite International Tournament – SWE Sony Swedish Open (Båstad) See also 2012 ATP World Tour 2012 ATP Challenger Tour 2012 ITF Men's Circuit 2012 WTA 125s 2012 ITF Women's Circuit Women's Tennis Association International Tennis Federation Notes Auckland a a Zheng Jie won the final after Flavia Pennetta was forced to retire because of a low back injury.wtatennis.com WTA Tour, Inc. Zheng Wins Auckland, Ends WTA Title Drought http://www.wtatennis.com/news/article/2570020/title/zheng-wins-auckland-ends-wta-title-drought 2012-01-08 2012-12-23 Kuala Lumpur b b Hsieh Su-wei won the final after Petra Martić was forced to retire because of fatigue and cramping. References 2 External links Women's Tennis Association (WTA) official website International Tennis Federation (ITF) official website WTA Tour