2012 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
2012 Wimbledon Championships
Final
Champion	Serena Williams
Runner-up	Agnieszka Radwańska
Score	6–1, 5–7, 6–2
Details
Draw	128 (12 Q / 7 WC )
Seeds	32
Events

Serena Williams defeated Agnieszka Radwańska in the final, 6–1, 5–7, 6–2 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 2012 Wimbledon Championships.^[1] It was her fifth Wimbledon singles title (tying her for the third-most Wimbledon singles titles in the Open Era with her sister Venus) and her 14th major singles title overall. Radwańska became the first Pole to reach a major singles final since Jadwiga Jędrzejowska in 1939, and the first in the Open Era.

Serena Williams with the Venus Rosewater Dish after winning the final.

Petra Kvitová was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Williams. With the loss of Maria Sharapova in the fourth round, a first time finalist was guaranteed at the top half of the draw.

Yaroslava Shvedova became the first player in the Open Era to win a 'golden set' at Wimbledon, winning the first set of her 6–0, 6–4 victory over the reigning French Open runner-up and 10th seed Sara Errani in the third round without dropping a single point.^[2]

Sabine Lisicki defeated the reigning French Open champion (the then world No. 1 player Sharapova) en route to the Wimbledon quarterfinals for the third straight time. She previously defeated Li Na in 2011 and Svetlana Kuznetsova in 2009, and missed the 2010 Championships due to injury.

Victoria Azarenka regained the world No. 1 ranking by reaching the quarterfinals after Sharapova failed to reach the final. Four of the top five seeds were in contention for the top ranking during the tournament.

Seeds

01.

Maria Sharapova (fourth round)

02.

Victoria Azarenka (semifinals)

03.

Agnieszka Radwańska (final)

04.

Petra Kvitová (quarterfinals)

05.

Samantha Stosur (second round)

06.

Serena Williams (champion)

07.

Caroline Wozniacki (first round)

08.

Angelique Kerber (semifinals)

09.

Marion Bartoli (second round)

10.

Sara Errani (third round)

11.

Li Na (second round)

12.

Vera Zvonareva (third round, retired)

13.

Dominika Cibulková (first round)

14.

Ana Ivanovic (fourth round)

15.

Sabine Lisicki (quarterfinals)

16.

Flavia Pennetta (first round)

17.

Maria Kirilenko (quarterfinals)

18.

Jelena Janković (first round)

19.

Lucie Šafářová (first round)

20.

Nadia Petrova (third round)

21.

Roberta Vinci (fourth round)

22.

Julia Görges (third round)

23.

Petra Cetkovská (second round)

24.

Francesca Schiavone (fourth round)

25.

Zheng Jie (third round)

26.

Anabel Medina Garrigues (second round)

27.

Daniela Hantuchová (first round)

28.

Christina McHale (third round)

29.

Monica Niculescu (first round)

30.

Peng Shuai (fourth round)

31.

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (second round)

32.

Svetlana Kuznetsova (first round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals				Final

15	Sabine Lisicki	3	7⁹	5

8	Angelique Kerber	6	6⁷	7
					8	Angelique Kerber	3	4

					3	Agnieszka Radwańska	6	6
3	Agnieszka Radwańska	7	4	7

17	Maria Kirilenko	5	6	5
									3	Agnieszka Radwańska	1	7	2

									6	Serena Williams	6	5	6
6	Serena Williams	6	7

4	Petra Kvitová	3	5
					6	Serena Williams	6	7⁸

					2	Victoria Azarenka	3	6⁶
	Tamira Paszek	3	6⁴

2	Victoria Azarenka	6	7⁷

Top half

Section 1

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

1	M Sharapova	6	6
	An Rodionova	2	3		1	M Sharapova	7⁷	6³	6
Q	V Dolonc	7	0	5		T Pironkova	6³	7⁷	0
	T Pironkova	5	6	7						1	M Sharapova	6	6
	S-w Hsieh	6	6								S-w Hsieh	1	4
WC	V Razzano	2	4			S-w Hsieh	6	6
	S Foretz Gacon	6	3	6		S Foretz Gacon	4	1
29	M Niculescu	4	6	3											1	M Sharapova	4	3
23	P Cetkovská	6	6												15	S Lisicki	6	6
	V King	4	2		23	P Cetkovská	6⁶	6	3
	S Stephens	6	6			S Stephens	7⁸	4	6
Q	Ka Plíšková	2	2								S Stephens	6⁵	6	2
	B Jovanovski	5	6	2						15	S Lisicki	7⁷	1	6
	E Daniilidou	7	3	0^r		B Jovanovski	6	2	6
	P Martić	4	2		15	S Lisicki	3	6	8
15	S Lisicki	6	6

Section 2

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

12	V Zvonareva	2	7⁷	6
	M Barthel	6	6³	4	12	V Zvonareva	6	3	6
	E Gallovits-Hall	6	4	8		S Soler Espinosa	1	6	1
	S Soler Espinosa	4	6	10						12	V Zvonareva	3	3^r
	K-c Chang	1	2								K Clijsters	6	4
	A Hlaváčková	6	6			A Hlaváčková	3	3
	K Clijsters	6	6			K Clijsters	6	6
18	J Janković	2	4												K Clijsters	1	1
28	C McHale	6⁴	6	10										8	A Kerber	6	6
WC	J Konta	7⁷	2	8	28	C McHale	7	7
	L Tsurenko	6	0	3		M Johansson	5	5
	M Johansson	3	6	6						28	C McHale	2	3
	E Makarova	6	3	6						8	A Kerber	6	6
	A Brianti	2	6	3		E Makarova	5	3
	L Hradecká	4	1		8	A Kerber	7	6
8	A Kerber	6	6

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

3	A Radwańska	6	6
	M Rybáriková	3	3		3	A Radwańska	6	6
	V Williams	1	3			E Vesnina	2	1
	E Vesnina	6	6							3	A Radwańska	6	6
	I Benešová	2	1								H Watson	0	2
	H Watson	6	6			H Watson	6	6
	J Hampton	6	7⁷			J Hampton	1	4
27	D Hantuchová	4	6¹											3	A Radwańska	6	6
20	N Petrova	6	6											Q	C Giorgi	2	3
Q	ME Camerin	0	2		20	N Petrova	6	6³	9
	T Babos	6	4	6		T Babos	4	7⁷	7
WC	M Oudin	4	6	3						20	N Petrova	3	6⁶
	T Tanasugarn	4	2							Q	C Giorgi	6	7⁸
	A Tatishvili	6	6			A Tatishvili	3	1
Q	C Giorgi	6	6		Q	C Giorgi	6	6
16	F Pennetta	4	3

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

11	N Li	6	6
	K Pervak	3	1		11	N Li	3	4
	S Cîrstea	6	6			S Cîrstea	6	6
	P Parmentier	4	1								S Cîrstea	3	1
WC	N Broady	4	6⁴							17	M Kirilenko	6	6
	L Domínguez Lino	6	7⁷			L Domínguez Lino	1	2
	A Cadanțu	3	1		17	M Kirilenko	6	6
17	M Kirilenko	6	6											17	M Kirilenko	6	6⁶	6
30	S Peng	6	6³	6										30	S Peng	1	7⁸	3
Q	S Zaniewska	2	7⁷	3	30	S Peng	7⁷	6
	J Gajdošová	4	3			A Morita	6⁴	3
	A Morita	6	6							30	S Peng	6	6
	A Rus	7	6								A Rus	1	2
LL	M Doi	5	3			A Rus	6	0	6
	C Suárez Navarro	1	3		5	S Stosur	2	6	4
5	S Stosur	6	6

Bottom half

Section 5

First round					Second round				Third round					Fourth round

6	S Williams	6	6
	B Záhlavová-Strýcová	2	4		6	S Williams	6	6
	J Larsson	0	2		Q	M Czink	1	4
Q	M Czink	6	6						6	S Williams	6⁵	6	9
	V Dushevina	2	5						25	J Zheng	7⁷	2	7
	A Wozniak	6	7			A Wozniak	4	2
	S Dubois	6	4	3	25	J Zheng	6	6
25	J Zheng	4	6	6										6	S Williams	6	2	7
19	L Šafářová	3	0											WC	Y Shvedova	1	6	5
	K Bertens	6	6			K Bertens	4	4
	C Scheepers	6⁵	6⁵		WC	Y Shvedova	6	6
WC	Y Shvedova	7⁷	7⁷						WC	Y Shvedova	6	6
	L Pous Tió	3	3						10	S Errani	0	4
	A Keothavong	6	6			A Keothavong	1	1
Q	C Vandeweghe	1	3		10	S Errani	6	6
10	S Errani	6	6

Section 6

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

13	D Cibulková	4	1
	K Zakopalová	6	6			K Zakopalová	2	6	6
	O Govortsova	6	3	6		O Govortsova	6	1	2
Q	A Beck	3	6	3							K Zakopalová	0	4
	P Hercog	2	2							24	F Schiavone	6	6
Q	Kr Plíšková	6	6		Q	Kr Plíšková	4	4
WC	L Robson	6	4	4	24	F Schiavone	6	6
24	F Schiavone	2	6	6										24	F Schiavone	6	5	1
31	A Pavlyuchenkova	6	6											4	P Kvitová	4	7	6
	S Arvidsson	1	2		31	A Pavlyuchenkova	6⁴	4
	P Mayr-Achleitner	2	3			V Lepchenko	7⁷	6
	V Lepchenko	6	6								V Lepchenko	1	0
	E Baltacha	4	6	6						4	P Kvitová	6	6
	K Knapp	6	4	0		E Baltacha	0	4
	A Amanmuradova	4	4		4	P Kvitová	6	6
4	P Kvitová	6	6

Section 7

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

7	C Wozniacki	7	6⁴	4
	T Paszek	5	7⁷	6		T Paszek	6	6
	A Cornet	6	7⁷			A Cornet	2	1
	N Bratchikova	0	6¹								T Paszek	2	7⁷	7
	G Arn	4	2								Y Wickmayer	6	6⁴	5
	G Voskoboeva	6	6			G Voskoboeva	6	3	6
	Y Wickmayer	6	6			Y Wickmayer	4	6	8
32	S Kuznetsova	2	3													T Paszek	6	6
21	R Vinci	6	6												21	R Vinci	2	2
WC	A Barty	2	4		21	R Vinci	6	6
	U Radwańska	4	4			M Erakovic	4	3
	M Erakovic	6	6							21	R Vinci	7⁷	7⁷
Q	M Lučić-Baroni	4	6	6						Q	M Lučić-Baroni	6⁴	6³
	A Panova	6	3	4	Q	M Lučić-Baroni	6	6
	C Dellacqua	2	4		9	M Bartoli	4	3
9	M Bartoli	6	6

Section 8

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

14	A Ivanovic	6	3	6
	MJ Martínez Sánchez	3	6	3	14	A Ivanovic	6	7⁷
	K Date-Krumm	7	3	3		K Bondarenko	3	6³
	K Bondarenko	5	6	6						14	A Ivanovic	3	6	6
	A Yakimova	4	6	6						22	J Görges	6	3	4
	M Minella	6	3	3		A Yakimova	6³	2
	S Pe'er	2	2		22	J Görges	7⁷	6
22	J Görges	6	6												14	A Ivanovic	1	0
26	A Medina Garrigues	3	6	6											2	V Azarenka	6	6
	S Halep	6	1	2	26	A Medina Garrigues	7⁹	6⁵	3
Q	J Čepelová	6	3	6	Q	J Čepelová	6⁷	7⁷	6
Q	K Mladenovic	3	6	1						Q	J Čepelová	3	3
	I-C Begu	6³	4							2	V Azarenka	6	6
	R Oprandi	7⁷	6			R Oprandi	2	0
	I Falconi	1	4		2	V Azarenka	6	6
2	V Azarenka	6	6

Championship match statistics

Category	S. Williams	Radwańska
1st serve %	45/80 (56%)	72/99 (73%)
1st serve points won	37 of 45 = 82%	44 of 72 = 61%
2nd serve points won	17 of 35 = 49%	10 of 27 = 37%
Total service points won	54 of 80 = 67.50%	54 of 99 = 54.55%
Aces	17	2
Double faults	4	5
Winners	58	13
Unforced errors	36	14
Net points won	21 of 30 = 70%	10 of 17 = 59%
Break points converted	5 of 15 = 33%	2 of 2 = 100%
Return points won	45 of 99 = 45%	26 of 80 = 33%
Total points won	99	80
Source

References

^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
^ Karen, Mattias (30 June 2012). "Shvedova achieves 'golden set' against Errani at Wimbledon, 6–0 without dropping a point". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 30 June 2012.

External links

Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com
2012 Wimbledon Championships on WTAtennis.com
2012 Wimbledon Championships – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

Preceded by 2012 French Open – Women's singles	Grand Slam women's singles	Succeeded by 2012 US Open – Women's singles

[Barrett-1] Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

[2] Karen, Mattias (30 June 2012). "Shvedova achieves 'golden set' against Errani at Wimbledon, 6–0 without dropping a point". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 30 June 2012.

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