2012 Maria Sharapova tennis season

August 2014 June 2023 Victoria_Azarenka,_Serena_Williams_and_Maria_Sharapova_with_medals_2012_(cropped).jpg Sharapova at the 2012 London Olympics 275px $6,508,296 60–11 (84.51%) No. 2 2 F W 4R SF F S SF 12 August 2014 Maria Sharapova The 2012 Maria Sharapova tennis season officially began on 16 January 2012 with the start of the 2012 Australian Open. Sharapova began the season ranked the number 4 player in the world. All matches Tournament Match Round Opponent Rank Result Score Australian Open Melbourne, AustraliaGrand SlamHard, outdoor16–29 January 2012 1 1R ARG Gisela Dulko #68 Win 6–0, 6–1 2 2R USA Jamie Hampton #144 Win 6–0, 6–1 3 3R GER Angelique Kerber #30 Win 6–1, 6–2 4 4R GER Sabine Lisicki #15 Win 3–6, 6–2, 6–3 5 QF RUS Ekaterina Makarova #56 Win 6–2, 6–3 6 SF CZE Petra Kvitová #2 Win 6–2, 3–6, 6–4 7 F BLR Victoria Azarenka #3 Loss (1) 3–6, 0–6 Fed Cup WG: Russia vs. Spain Moscow, Russia Fed Cup Hard, indoor 4–5 February 2012 8 - ESP Sílvia Soler Espinosa #77 Win 6–2, 6–1 Open GDF Suez Paris, FranceWTA PremierHard, outdoor6–12 February 2012 - 1RBye 9 2R RSA Chanelle Scheepers #44 Win 6–3, 6–1 10 QF GER Angelique Kerber #27 Loss 4–6, 4–6 BNP Paribas Open Indian Wells, United StatesWTA Premier MandatoryHard, outdoor5–18 March 2012 – 1RBye 11 2R ARG Gisela Dulko #126 Win 6–2, 6–0 12 3R ROU Simona Halep #50 Win 6–3, 6–4 13 4R ITA Roberta Vinci #22 Win 6–2, 6–1 14 QF RUS Maria Kirilenko #23 Win 3–6, 7–5, 6–2 15 SF SRB Ana Ivanovic #16 Win 6–4, 0–1 ret. 16 F BLR Victoria Azarenka #10 Loss (2) 2–6, 3–6 Sony Ericsson Open Miami, United StatesWTA Premier MandatoryHard, outdoor19 March – 1 April 2013 – 1R Bye 17 2R ISR Shahar Pe'er #55 Win 4–6, 6–3, 6–3 18 3R USA Sloane Stephens #90 Win 6–4, 6–2 19 4R RUS Ekaterina Makarova #41 Win 6–4, 7–6(7–3) 20 QF CHN Li Na #8 Win 6–3, 6–0 21 SF DEN Caroline Wozniacki #6 Win 4–6, 6–2, 6–4 22 F POL Agnieszka Radwańska #4 Loss (3) 5–7, 4–6 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Stuttgart, GermanyWTA PremierClay, indoor23–29 April 2012 – 1R Bye 23 2R FRA Alizé Cornet #100 Win 6–3, 1–0 ret. 24 QF AUS Samantha Stosur #5 Win 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–5), 7–5 25 SF CZE Petra Kvitová #3 Win 6–4, 7–6(7–3) 26 F BLR Victoria Azarenka #1 Win (1) 6–1, 6–3 Mutua Madrid Open Madrid, SpainWTA Premier MandatoryClay (blue), outdoor7–13 May 2012 27 1R ROU Irina-Camelia Begu #55 Win 6–0, 6–3 28 2R CZE Klára Koukalová #44 Win 6–4, 6–3 - 3R CZE Lucie Šafářová #23 Walkover N/A 29 QF USA Serena Williams #9 Loss 1–6, 3–6 Internazionali BNL d'Italia Rome, ItalyWTA Premier 5Clay, outdoor14–20 May 2012 – 1R Bye 30 2R USA Christina McHale #36 Win 7–5, 7–5 31 3R SRB Ana Ivanovic #15 Win 7–6(7–3), 6–3 32 QF USA Venus Williams #63 Win 6–4, 6–3 33 SF GER Angelique Kerber #11 Win 6–3, 6–4 34 F CHN Li Na #9 Win (2) 4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5) French Open Paris, FranceGrand SlamClay, outdoor28 May – 10 June 2012 35 1R ROU Alexandra Cadanțu #78 Win 6–0, 6–0 36 2R JPN Ayumi Morita #84 Win 6–1, 6–1 37 3R CHN Peng Shuai #30 Win 6–2, 6–1 38 4R CZE Klára Koukalová #44 Win 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–2 39 QF EST Kaia Kanepi #23 Win 6–2, 6–3 40 SF CZE Petra Kvitová #4 Win 6–3, 6–3 41 F ITA Sara Errani #24 Win (3) 6–3, 6–2 Wimbledon Championships London, United KingdomGrand SlamGrass, outdoor25 June – 8 July 2012 42 1R AUS Anastasia Rodionova #133 Win 6–2, 6–3 43 2R BUL Tsvetana Pironkova #38 Win 7–6(7–3), 6–7(3–7), 6–0 44 3R TPE Su-Wei Hsieh #63 Win 6–1, 6–4 45 4R GER Sabine Lisicki #15 Loss 4–6, 3–6 2012 Summer Olympics London, United KingdomOlympic GamesGrass, outdoor27 July–5 August 2012 46 1R ISR Shahar Pe'er #49 Win 6–2, 6–0 47 2R GBR Laura Robson #76 Win 7–6(7–5), 6–3 48 3R GER Sabine Lisicki #17 Win 6–7(8–10), 6–4, 6–3 49 QF BEL Kim Clijsters #36 Win 6–2, 7–5 50 SF RUS Maria Kirilenko #15 Win 6–2, 6–3 51 F USA Serena Williams #4 Loss (4) 0–6, 1–6 US Open New York City, United StatesGrand SlamHard, outdoor27 August – 9 September 2012 52 1R HUN Melinda Czink #88 Win 6–2, 6–2 53 2R ESP Lourdes Domínguez Lino #78 Win 6–0, 6–1 54 3R USA Mallory Burdette #252 Win 6–1, 6–1 55 4R RUS Nadia Petrova #22 Win 6–1, 4–6, 6–4 56 QF FRA Marion Bartoli #11 Win 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 57 SF BLR Victoria Azarenka #1 Loss 6–3, 2–6, 4–6 Toray Pan Pacific OpenTokyo, JapanWTA Premier 5Hard, outdoor23–28 September 2013 - 1RBye 58 2R GBR Heather Watson #78 Win 6–7(7–9), 6–3, 6–4 59 3R CZE Lucie Šafářová #17 Win 6–2, 7–6(7–5) 60 QF AUS Samantha Stosur #9 Loss 4–6, 6–7(10–12) China OpenBeijing, ChinaWTA Premier MandatoryHard, outdoor28 September–6 October 2013 61 1R ROU Simona Halep #47 Win 7–5, 7–5 62 2R ROU Sorana Cîrstea #29 Win 6–2, 6–2 63 3R SLO Polona Hercog #90 Win 6–0, 6–2 64 QF GER Angelique Kerber #6 Win 6–0, 3–0 ret. 65 SF CHN Li Na #47 Win 6–4, 6–0 66 F BLR Victoria Azarenka #1 Loss (5) 3–6, 1–6WTA Tour Championships Istanbul, TurkeyYear-End ChampionshipHard, indoor23 – 28 October 2012 67 RR ITA Sara Errani #7 Win 6–3, 6–2 68 RR POL Agnieszka Radwańska #4 Win 5–7, 7–5, 7–5 69 RR AUS Samantha Stosur #9 Win 6–0, 6–3 70 SF BLR Victoria Azarenka #1 Win 6–4, 6–2 71 F USA Serena Williams #3 Loss (6) 4–6, 3–6 See also 2012 Serena Williams tennis season 2012 WTA Tour Maria Sharapova career statistics External links Maria Sharapova in the Grand Slam tournaments Women's singles Sharapova tennis season Sharapova tennis season Category:Maria Sharapova tennis seasons Category:2012 in Russian women's sport Category:2012 in Russian tennis