2012 US Open – Women's singles

July 2023 July 2023 2012 US Open USA Serena Williams BLR Victoria Azarenka 6–2, 2–6, 7–5 128 32 US Open – Women's singles US Open – Women's singles 2012 US Open (tennis) Serena Williams defeated Victoria Azarenka in the final, 6–2, 2–6, 7–5 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2012 US Open.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/19528696 Serena Williams beats Victoria Azarenka to win US Open BBC Sport 17 July 2025 It was her fourth US Open singles title and 15th major singles title overall. Azarenka served for the championship and led 5–3 in the third set. It was the first time since 1995 that the final went to three sets. With the victory, Williams became the third woman in history to win Wimbledon, the Olympics, and the US Open in the same season, after Steffi Graf and Venus Williams. Samantha Stosur was the defending champion, but was defeated in the quarterfinals by Azarenka. Three-time US Open champion Kim Clijsters, who was on a 22-match winning streak at the tournament, lost to Laura Robson in the second round. This was also Clijsters' last professional tournament before her second retirement (her first being in 2007), until she returned to the tour in 2020 at the Dubai Tennis Championships. This marked the first major main draw appearance of future world No. 1 and two-time major champion Garbiñe Muguruza, who lost to Sara Errani in the first round. It was also the first major main draw appearance of future WTA Finals champion Elina Svitolina, who lost to Ana Ivanovic in the first round. This marked the first time Ivanovic reached the quarterfinals of a major since winning the 2008 French Open. Seeds 30em 1 1 BLR Victoria Azarenka (final) 2 8 POL Agnieszka Radwańska (fourth round) 3 3 RUS Maria Sharapova (semifinals) 4 6 USA Serena Williams (champion) 5 4 CZE Petra Kvitová (fourth round) 6 7 GER Angelique Kerber (fourth round) 7 2 AUS Samantha Stosur (quarterfinals) 8 5 DEN Caroline Wozniacki (first round) 9 2 CHN Li Na (third round) 10 7 ITA Sara Errani (semifinals) 11 4 FRA Marion Bartoli (quarterfinals) 12 5 SRB Ana Ivanovic (quarterfinals) 13 8 SVK Dominika Cibulková (third round) 14 6 RUS Maria Kirilenko (third round) 15 3 CZE Lucie Šafářová (third round) 16 1 GER Sabine Lisicki (first round) 17 4 RUS Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (second round) 18 1 GER Julia Görges (first round) 19 3 RUS Nadia Petrova (fourth round) 20 8 ITA Roberta Vinci (quarterfinals) 21 7 USA Christina McHale (first round) 22 5 ITA Francesca Schiavone (first round) 23 2 BEL Kim Clijsters (second round) 24 6 CZE Klára Zakopalová (first round) 25 4 BEL Yanina Wickmayer (second round) 26 5 ROM Monica Niculescu (first round) 27 3 ESP Anabel Medina Garrigues (first round) 28 1 CHN Zheng Jie (third round) 29 7 AUT Tamira Paszek (first round) 30 8 SRB Jelena Janković (third round) 31 2 USA Varvara Lepchenko (third round) 32 6 CHN Peng Shuai (first round) Qualifying 2012 US Open – Women's singles qualifying Main draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 1 BLR Victoria Azarenka 6 4 77 7 AUS Samantha Stosur 1 6 65 3 RUS Maria Sharapova 3 6 6 11 FRA Marion Bartoli 6 3 4 12 SRB Ana Ivanovic 1 3 4 USA Serena Williams 6 6 10 ITA Sara Errani 6 6 20 ITA Roberta Vinci 2 4 1 BLR Victoria Azarenka 3 6 6 3 RUS Maria Sharapova 6 2 4 4 USA Serena Williams 6 6 10 ITA Sara Errani 1 2 1 BLR Victoria Azarenka 2 6 5 4 USA Serena Williams 6 2 7 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 1 BLR V Azarenka 6 6     RUS A Panova 0 1     CZE B Záhlavová-Strýcová 3 6 3 Q BEL K Flipkens 6 3 6 TPE S-w Hsieh 3 6 3 Q SVK M Rybáriková 6 2 6   FRA V Razzano 6 2 0r 28 CHN J Zheng 4 6 0 18 GER J Görges 64 1   Q CZE Kr Plíšková 77 6     LUX M Minella 6 3 6 WC AUS O Rogowska 2 6 3   FRA S Foretz Gacon 2 0     GEO A Tatishvili 6 6   ROM S Cîrstea 4 6 6 16 GER S Lisicki 6 2 2 1 BLR V Azarenka 6 6   Q BEL K Flipkens 2 2   Q SVK M Rybáriková 3 1   28 CHN J Zheng 6 6   Q CZE Kr Plíšková 4 4   LUX M Minella 6 6   GEO A Tatishvili 65 6 6 ROM S Cîrstea 77 1 2 1 BLR V Azarenka 6 6   28 CHN J Zheng 0 1     LUX M Minella 5 0   GEO A Tatishvili 7 6   1 BLR V Azarenka 6 6   GEO A Tatishvili 2 2   Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 9 CHN N Li 6 6     GBR H Watson 2 3   Q UKR L Tsurenko 2 3     AUS C Dellacqua 6 6   Q USA S Crawford 3 66     GBR L Robson 6 78   WC USA V Duval 3 1   23 BEL K Clijsters 6 6   31 USA V Lepchenko 6 3 7   FRA M Johansson 3 6 5 Q AUS An Rodionova 6 6 WC USA J Cohen 3 0 Q ROU E Gallovits-Hall 7 6   Q SUI S Vögele 5 4   CRO P Martić 1 1 7 AUS S Stosur 6 6 9 CHN N Li 6 6     AUS C Dellacqua 4 4     GBR L Robson 77 77   23 BEL K Clijsters 64 65   31 USA V Lepchenko 6 6 Q AUS An Rodionova 2 2 Q ROU E Gallovits-Hall 3 0   7 AUS S Stosur 6 6   9 CHN N Li 4 77 2 GBR L Robson 6 65 6 31 USA V Lepchenko 65 2   7 AUS S Stosur 77 6   GBR L Robson 4 4   7 AUS S Stosur 6 6   Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 3 RUS M Sharapova 6 6     HUN M Czink 2 2     ESP L Domínguez Lino 6 6     KAZ S Karatantcheva 4 1   PR SUI T Bacsinszky 4 3   WC USA M Burdette 6 6     CZE L Hradecká 6 6   27 ESP A Medina Garrigues 3 3   19 RUS N Petrova 6 77     AUS J Gajdošová 3 63     ROU S Halep 7 77   CZE I Benešová 5 65   ROU A Cadanțu 0 3     CAN A Wozniak 6 6   WC USA M Oudin 4 0 15 CZE L Šafářová 6 6 3 RUS M Sharapova 6 6     ESP L Domínguez Lino 0 1   WC USA M Burdette 6 6   CZE L Hradecká 2 4   19 RUS N Petrova 6 6   ROU S Halep 1 1   CAN A Wozniak 3 6 2 15 CZE L Šafářová 6 4 6 3 RUS M Sharapova 6 6   WC USA M Burdette 1 1   19 RUS N Petrova 6 7   15 CZE L Šafářová 4 5   3 RUS M Sharapova 6 4 6 19 RUS N Petrova 1 6 4 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 11 FRA M Bartoli 6 77     USA J Hampton 3 65     SUI R Oprandi 6 7     GER A Petkovic 2 5   WC FRA K Mladenovic 7 6     NZL M Erakovic 5 4     SVK D Hantuchová 4 61   17 RUS A Pavlyuchenkova 6 77   25 BEL Y Wickmayer 7 6   Q ISR J Glushko 5 2     FRA P Parmentier 6 6 NED M Krajicek 2 4 WC USA N Gibbs 5 3     FRA A Cornet 7 6   SLO P Hercog 66 1 5 CZE P Kvitová 78 6 11 FRA M Bartoli 6 1 7   SUI R Oprandi 2 6 5 WC FRA K Mladenovic 6 6   17 RUS A Pavlyuchenkova 1 2   25 BEL Y Wickmayer 65 3   FRA P Parmentier 77 6   FRA A Cornet 4 3   5 CZE P Kvitová 6 6   11 FRA M Bartoli 6 6   WC FRA K Mladenovic 2 4     FRA P Parmentier 4 4   5 CZE P Kvitová 6 6   11 FRA M Bartoli 1 6 6 5 CZE P Kvitová 6 2 0 Bottom half Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 8 DEN C Wozniacki 2 2     ROU I-C Begu 6 6     ESP S Soler Espinosa 6 6   Q RUS A Kudryavtseva 3 2   BUL T Pironkova 6 6     ITA C Giorgi 3 4     JPN A Morita 6 6   26 ROU M Niculescu 3 3   22 ITA F Schiavone 3 4     USA S Stephens 6 6     UZB A Amanmuradova 6 2 4 Q GER T Malek 4 6 6   JPN K Date-Krumm 4 2     SWE S Arvidsson 6 6   Q UKR E Svitolina 3 2 12 SRB A Ivanovic 6 6 ROU I-C Begu 4 65     ESP S Soler Espinosa 6 77     BUL T Pironkova 7 6   JPN A Morita 5 2   USA S Stephens 5 6 6 Q GER T Malek 7 4 2   SWE S Arvidsson 2 2   12 SRB A Ivanovic 6 6   ESP S Soler Espinosa 1 77 3 BUL T Pironkova 6 63 6   USA S Stephens 77 4 2 12 SRB A Ivanovic 64 6 6 BUL T Pironkova 0 4   12 SRB A Ivanovic 6 6   Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 14 RUS M Kirilenko 6 6     RSA C Scheepers 2 1   PR HUN Á Szávay 4 2r     HUN G Arn 6 3   KAZ G Voskoboeva 6 6     NED A Rus 1 3     CZE A Hlaváčková 6 6   24 CZE K Zakopalová 4 4   32 CHN S Peng 65 1     RUS E Vesnina 77 6     RUS E Makarova 6 6 LL GRE E Daniilidou 1 4   CRO M Lučić-Baroni 3 5     ESP MJ Martínez Sánchez 6 7   USA C Vandeweghe 1 1 4 USA S Williams 6 6 14 RUS M Kirilenko 6 6   HUN G Arn 3 2     KAZ G Voskoboeva 2 77 3 CZE A Hlaváčková 6 63 6 RUS E Vesnina 3 4   RUS E Makarova 6 6   ESP MJ Martínez Sánchez 2 4   4 USA S Williams 6 6   14 RUS M Kirilenko 7 4 4 CZE A Hlaváčková 5 6 6   RUS E Makarova 4 0   4 USA S Williams 6 6   CZE A Hlaváčková 0 0   4 USA S Williams 6 6   Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 6 GER A Kerber 6 6     GBR A Keothavong 2 0   WC USA B Mattek-Sands 3 1     USA V Williams 6 6   Q GBR J Konta 6 7   HUN T Babos 2 5     BLR O Govortsova 6 6   29 AUT T Paszek 3 4   21 USA C McHale 4 6 3   NED K Bertens 6 4 6 Q RUS O Puchkova 77 62 6   USA I Falconi 65 77 3   RUS V Dushevina 6 6   Q ITA N Burnett 0 3   ESP G Muguruza 3 78 1 10 ITA S Errani 6 66 6 6 GER A Kerber 6 5 7   USA V Williams 2 7 5 Q GBR J Konta 6 2 5 BLR O Govortsova 2 6 7 NED K Bertens 7 2 5 Q RUS O Puchkova 5 6 7   RUS V Dushevina 0 1   10 ITA S Errani 6 6   6 GER A Kerber 6 6   BLR O Govortsova 1 2   Q RUS O Puchkova 1 1   10 ITA S Errani 6 6   6 GER A Kerber 65 3   10 ITA S Errani 77 6   Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 13 SVK D Cibulková 65 6 6   SWE J Larsson 77 2 0   SRB B Jovanovski 4 7 6   GER M Barthel 6 5 2 USA V King 4 2     KAZ Y Shvedova 6 6     POL U Radwańska 1 1   20 ITA R Vinci 6 6   30 SRB J Janković 6 6     UKR K Bondarenko 1 2   Q ESP L Arruabarrena 6 77   ISR S Pe'er 4 65   KAZ K Pervak 5 2r     ESP C Suárez Navarro 7 1     RUS N Bratchikova 1 1 2 POL A Radwańska 6 6 13 SVK D Cibulková 77 77     SRB B Jovanovski 63 63     KAZ Y Shvedova 6 5 5 20 ITA R Vinci 3 7 7 30 SRB J Janković 6 6 Q ESP L Arruabarrena 4 2   ESP C Suárez Navarro 6 3 0 2 POL A Radwańska 4 6 6 13 SVK D Cibulková 2 5   20 ITA R Vinci 6 7   30 SRB J Janković 3 5   2 POL A Radwańska 6 7   20 ITA R Vinci 6 6   2 POL A Radwańska 1 4   Championship match statistics Category USA S. Williams BLR Azarenka 1st serve % 43/80 (54%) 65/101 (64%) 1st serve points won 33 of 43 = 77% 36 of 65 = 55% 2nd serve points won 15 of 37 = 41% 19 of 36 = 53% Total service points won 48 of 80 = 60.00% 55 of 101 = 54.46% Aces 13 0 Double faults 4 5 Winners 44 13 Unforced errors 45 28 Net points won 5 of 7 = 71% 10 of 13 = 77% Break points converted 5 of 14 = 36% 4 of 8 = 50% Return points won 46 of 101 = 46% 32 of 80 = 40% Total points won 94 87Source References External links Main Draw 2012 US Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation Grand Slam women's singles 2012 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles 2013 Australian Open – Women's singles Category:2012 US Open (tennis) Category:US Open (tennis) by year – Women's singles Category:2012 in women's tennis Category:2012 in American women's sports