2012 Australian Open – Women's singles

April 2026 2012 Australian Open BLR Victoria Azarenka RUS Maria Sharapova 6–3, 6–0 128 (12 Q Qualifiers / 8 WC Wild Cards) 32 2012 Australian Open Victoria Azarenka defeated Maria Sharapova in the final, 6–3, 6–0 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2012 Australian Open.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/16752431 Victoria Azarenka stuns Maria Sharapova in Australian Open final BBC Sport 17 July 2025 It was her first major title. Azarenka was the first Belarusian to win a singles major, and became the world No. 1 in doing so.Azarenka became the first player to achieve these feats while representing Belarus as an independent country, following its independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. Natasha Zvereva, who reached the 1988 French Open final, did so when Belarus (then known as Byelorussia) was part of the Soviet Union. Caroline Wozniacki, Petra Kvitová and Sharapova were also in contention for the top ranking. Kim Clijsters was the defending champion, but was defeated in the semifinals by Azarenka.Clarey Christoper The New York Times Clijsters, While Not at Her Best, Is Still Too Much for Li https://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/30/sports/tennis/30tennis.html 2011-01-29 2012-01-20 For the first time in the tournament's history, all eight quarterfinalists were European. This was also the first major main draw appearance for future three-time major champion and world No. 1 Ashleigh Barty, who was defeated in the first round by Anna Tatishvili. This tournament marked the first Australian Open appearance of future champion Madison Keys; she lost to Zheng Jie in the first round. Seeds 30em 1 1 DEN Caroline Wozniacki (quarterfinals) 2 8 CZE Petra Kvitová (semifinals) 3 3 BLR Victoria Azarenka (champion) 4 6 RUS Maria Sharapova (final) 5 2 CHN Li Na (fourth round) 6 7 AUS Samantha Stosur (first round) 7 5 RUS Vera Zvonareva (third round) 8 4 POL Agnieszka Radwańska (quarterfinals) 9 7 FRA Marion Bartoli (third round) 10 4 ITA Francesca Schiavone (second round) 11 2 BEL Kim Clijsters (semifinals) 12 5 USA Serena Williams (fourth round) 13 1 SRB Jelena Janković (fourth round) 14 6 GER Sabine Lisicki (fourth round) 15 8 RUS Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (second round) 16 3 CHN Peng Shuai (second round) 17 5 SVK Dominika Cibulková (second round) 18 6 RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova (third round) 19 3 ITA Flavia Pennetta (first round) 20 2 SVK Daniela Hantuchová (third round) 21 8 SRB Ana Ivanovic (fourth round) 22 4 GER Julia Görges (fourth round) 23 7 ITA Roberta Vinci (second round) 24 1 CZE Lucie Šafářová (first round) 25 5 EST Kaia Kanepi (second round) 26 2 ESP Anabel Medina Garrigues (third round, retired because of a right ankle injury) 27 8 RUS Maria Kirilenko (third round, retired because of a left leg injury) 28 4 BEL Yanina Wickmayer (first round) 29 7 RUS Nadia Petrova (second round) 30 6 GER Angelique Kerber (third round) 31 1 ROU Monica Niculescu (third round) 32 3 CZE Petra Cetkovská (second round) Qualifying 2012 Australian Open – Women's singles qualifying Wildcards 2012 Australian Open – Main draw wildcard entries Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 1 DEN Caroline Wozniacki 3 64 11 BEL Kim Clijsters 6 77 3 BLR Victoria Azarenka 60 6 6 8 POL Agnieszka Radwańska 77 0 2 RUS Ekaterina Makarova 2 3 4 RUS Maria Sharapova 6 6 ITA Sara Errani 4 4 2 CZE Petra Kvitová 6 6 11 BEL Kim Clijsters 4 6 3 3 BLR Victoria Azarenka 6 1 6 4 RUS Maria Sharapova 6 3 6 2 CZE Petra Kvitová 2 6 4 3 BLR Victoria Azarenka 6 6 4 RUS Maria Sharapova 3 0 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 1 DEN C Wozniacki 6 6 AUS An Rodionova 2 1 WC AUS A Barty 2 64 GEO A Tatishvili 6 77 FRA P Parmentier 6 5 6 RUS A Kudryavtseva 3 7 3 FRA A Cornet 7 0 3 31 ROU M Niculescu 5 6 6 24 CZE L Šafářová 2 4 USA C McHale 6 6 Q FRA I Pavlovic 5 64 NZL M Erakovic 7 77 Q TPE K-c Chang 6 6 CRO P Martić 4 2 Q GBR L Robson 2 0 13 SRB J Janković 6 6 1 DEN C Wozniacki 6 77 GEO A Tatishvili 1 64 FRA P Parmentier 6 4 1 31 ROU M Niculescu 4 6 6 USA C McHale 3 77 6 NZL M Erakovic 6 64 3 Q TPE K-c Chang 4 2 13 SRB J Janković 6 6 1 DEN C Wozniacki 6 6 31 ROU M Niculescu 2 2 USA C McHale 2 0 13 SRB J Janković 6 6 1 DEN C Wozniacki 6 7 13 SRB J Janković 0 5 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 11 BEL K Clijsters 7 6 Q POR MJ Köhler 5 1 FRA S Foretz Gacon 6 6 GBR E Baltacha 2 4 NED A Rus 64 1 UKR L Tsurenko 77 6 Q USA V Lepchenko 6 3 2 20 SVK D Hantuchová 4 6 6 26 ESP A Medina Garrigues 6 6 CZE E Birnerová 3 3 AUT P Mayr-Achleitner 2 4 BLR O Govortsova 6 6 SWE S Arvidsson 3 1 WC AUS O Rogowska 6 6 KAZ K Pervak 3 1 5 CHN N Li 6 6 11 BEL K Clijsters 6 6 FRA S Foretz Gacon 0 1 UKR L Tsurenko 6 4 3 20 SVK D Hantuchová 4 6 6 26 ESP A Medina Garrigues 6 6 BLR O Govortsova 1 0 WC AUS O Rogowska 2 2 5 CHN N Li 6 6 11 BEL K Clijsters 6 6 20 SVK D Hantuchová 3 2 26 ESP A Medina Garrigues 0r 5 CHN N LiMedinaGarriguesOut Li Na advanced to the fourth round after Anabel Medina Garrigues was forced to retire during the first set because of a right ankle injury.Associated Press (AP) Li Na advances after opponent retires https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gFyLKlTJ8iUkRpy5qbEgBME0qeyA?docId=508699c2e4984abc801e159f54bed37b https://web.archive.org/web/20120121202143/http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gFyLKlTJ8iUkRpy5qbEgBME0qeyA?docId=508699c2e4984abc801e159f54bed37b dead January 21, 2012 2012-01-20 2012-01-20 3 11 BEL K Clijsters 4 78 6 5 CHN N Li 6 66 4 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 3 BLR V Azarenka 6 6 GBR H Watson 1 0 WC AUS C Dellacqua 6 6 SRB B Jovanovski 3 2 GBR A Keothavong 0r GER M BarthelKeothavongOut Mona Barthel advanced to the second round after Anne Keothavong was forced to retire after the first set because of foodborne illness.Newman Paul independent.co.uk Down Under & out: Brits crash out of Australian Open https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/down-under--out-brits-crash-out-of-australian-open-6290607.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/down-under--out-brits-crash-out-of-australian-open-6290607.html 2022-05-01 subscription 2012-01-16 2012-01-20 6 JPN A Morita 6 1 5 32 CZE P Cetkovská 3 6 7 19 ITA F Pennetta 3 6 2 Q RUS N Bratchikova 6 1 6 ITA A Brianti 6 7 USA I Falconi 2 5 CZE I Benešová 6 2 6 FRA M Johansson 3 6 4 WC FRA A Rezaï 3 4 16 CHN S Peng 6 6 3 BLR V Azarenka 6 6 WC AUS C Dellacqua 1 0 GER M Barthel 7 6 32 CZE P Cetkovská 5 3 Q RUS N Bratchikova 6 6 ITA A Brianti 2 1 CZE I Benešová 6 6 16 CHN S Peng 2 4 3 BLR V Azarenka 6 6 GER M Barthel 2 4 Q RUS N Bratchikova 1 3 CZE I Benešová 6 6 3 BLR V Azarenka 6 6 CZE I Benešová 2 2 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 10 ITA F Schiavone 6 6 ESP L Pous Tió 1 3 BLR A Yakimova 4 1 ITA R Oprandi 6 6 JPN K Date-Krumm 3 2 GRE E Daniilidou 6 6 SLO P Hercog 3 63 22 GER J Görges 6 77 28 BEL Y Wickmayer 5 2 KAZ G Voskoboeva 7 6 BUL T Pironkova 6 6 IND S Mirza 4 2 Q ARG P Ormaechea 6 3 7 ROU S Halep 1 6 5 USA B Mattek-Sands 712 4 2 8 POL A Radwańska 610 6 6 10 ITA F Schiavone 4 3 ITA R Oprandi 6 6 GRE E Daniilidou 2 0r 22 GER J GörgesDaniilidouOut Julia Görges advanced to the third round after Eleni Daniilidou was forced to retire during the second set because of a neck injury.Eleni Daniilidou Daniilidou Eleni daniilidou.net No Happy End In Round 2 http://www.daniilidou.net/?p=2040 2012-01-16 2012-01-20 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120211195517/http://www.daniilidou.net/?p=2040 2012-02-11 6 2 KAZ G Voskoboeva 6 6 BUL T Pironkova 4 4 Q ARG P Ormaechea 3 1 8 POL A Radwańska 6 6 ITA R Oprandi 6 3 1 22 GER J Görges 3 6 6 KAZ G Voskoboeva 2 2 8 POL A Radwańska 6 6 22 GER J Görges 1 1 8 POL A Radwańska 6 6 Bottom half Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 7 RUS V Zvonareva 77 65 6 ROU A Dulgheru 64 77 3 RUS E Rodina 3 1 CZE L Hradecká 6 6 RUS E Makarova 6 2 6 THA T Tanasugarn 0 6 0 SWE J Larsson 2 4 25 EST K Kanepi 6 6 17 SVK D Cibulková 6 6 SVK M Rybáriková 3 1 CAN R Marino 4 2 HUN G Arn 6 6 FRA I Brémond 0 4 CZE B Záhlavová-Strýcová 6 6 AUT T Paszek 3 2 12 USA S Williams 6 6 7 RUS V Zvonareva 6 77 CZE L Hradecká 1 63 RUS E Makarova 6 7 25 EST K Kanepi 2 5 17 SVK D Cibulková 2 6 8 HUN G Arn 6 3 10 CZE B Záhlavová-Strýcová 0 4 12 USA S Williams 6 6 7 RUS V Zvonareva 67 1 RUS E Makarova 79 6 HUN G Arn 1 1 12 USA S Williams 6 6 RUS E Makarova 6 6 12 USA S Williams 2 3 Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 14 GER S Lisicki 6 4 6 Q SUI S Vögele 2 6 4 ISR S Pe'er 6 6 WC AUS I Holland 2 0 USA S Stephens 6 6 ESP S Soler-Espinosa 4 2 RSA C Scheepers 3 6 0 18 RUS S Kuznetsova 6 3 6 30 GER A Kerber 6 6 WC AUS B Bobusic 1 3 CAN S Dubois 6 1 6 RUS E Vesnina 4 6 4 LUX M Minella 1 1 Q USA J Hampton 6 6 ARG G Dulko 0 1 4 RUS M Sharapova 6 6 14 GER S Lisicki 6 6 ISR S Pe'er 1 2 USA S Stephens 66 5 18 RUS S Kuznetsova 78 7 30 GER A Kerber 7 6 CAN S Dubois 5 1 Q USA J Hampton 0 1 4 RUS M Sharapova 6 6 14 GER S Lisicki 2 6 6 18 RUS S Kuznetsova 6 4 2 30 GER A Kerber 1 2 4 RUS M Sharapova 6 6 14 GER S Lisicki 6 2 3 4 RUS M Sharapova 3 6 6 Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 6 AUS S Stosur 62 3 ROU S Cîrstea 77 6 Q USA A Riske 4 6 2 POL U Radwańska 6 1 6 Q RUS V Savinykh 2 1 ITA S Errani 6 6 Q CZE A Hlaváčková 3 6 0 29 RUS N Petrova 6 3 6 23 ITA R Vinci 6 6 ROU A Cadanțu 0 1 WC USA M Keys 2 1 CHN J Zheng 6 6 AUS J Dokić 6 6 PR RUS A Chakvetadze 2 1 FRA V Razzano 5 0 9 FRA M Bartoli 7 6 ROU S Cîrstea 1 6 6 POL U Radwańska 6 2 3 ITA S Errani 6 6 29 RUS N Petrova 2 2 23 ITA R Vinci 4 2 CHN J Zheng 6 6 AUS J Dokić 3 2 9 FRA M Bartoli 6 6 ROU S Cîrstea 78 0 2 ITA S Errani 66 6 6 CHN J Zheng 6 6 9 FRA M Bartoli 3 3 ITA S Errani 6 6 CHN J Zheng 2 1 Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 15 RUS A Pavlyuchenkova 77 6 CZE K Zakopalová 65 1 UKR K Bondarenko 63 3 USA V King 77 6 GER K Barrois 3 613 NED M Krajicek 6 715 ESP L Domínguez Lino 0 3 21 SRB A Ivanovic 6 6 27 RUS M Kirilenko 6 6 AUS J Gajdošová 4 2 WC CHN S Zhang 3 3 CAN A Wozniak 6 6 ROU I-C Begu 1 5 ESP C Suárez Navarro 6 7 RUS V Dushevina 2 0 2 CZE P Kvitová 6 6 15 RUS A Pavlyuchenkova 7 3 4 USA V King 5 6 6 NED M Krajicek 2 3 21 SRB A Ivanovic 6 6 27 RUS M Kirilenko 6 1 6 CAN A Wozniak 4 6 2 ESP C Suárez Navarro 2 6 4 2 CZE P Kvitová 6 2 6 USA V King 3 4 21 SRB A Ivanovic 6 6 27 RUS M Kirilenko 0 0r 2 CZE P KvitováKirilenkoOut Petra Kvitová advanced to the fourth round after Maria Kirilenko was forced to retire during the second set because of a left leg injury.australianopen.com IBM Corp., Tennis Australia Injury hands Kvitova easy win http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/news/articles/2012-01-21/201201211327107843474.html 2012-01-21 2012-01-21 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120509214008/http://www.australianopen.com/en_AU/news/articles/2012-01-21/201201211327107843474.html 2012-05-09 6 1 21 SRB A Ivanovic 2 62 2 CZE P Kvitová 6 77 Championship match statistics Category BLR Azarenka RUS Sharapova 1st serve % 37/52 (71%) 30/47 (64%) 1st serve points won 25 of 37 = 68% 16 of 30 = 53% 2nd serve points won 8 of 15 = 53% 3 of 17 = 18% Total service points won 33 of 52 = 63.46% 19 of 47 = 40.43% Aces 0 1 Double faults 4 3 Winners 14 14 Unforced errors12 30 Net points won 6 of 7 = 86% 4 of 9 = 44% Break points converted 5 of 7 = 71% 1 of 4 = 25% Return points won 28 of 47 = 60% 19 of 52 = 37% Total points won 61 38Source Notes References General 2012 LS itftennis.com ITF Licensing (UK) Ltd. 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