2012 French Open – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
2012 French Open
Champion	Maria Sharapova
Runner-up	Sara Errani
Final score	6–3, 6–2

Main article: 2012 French Open

Li Na was the defending champion, but lost in the fourth round to qualifier Yaroslava Shvedova, the first time a defending champion was defeated by a qualifier in the tournament's history.

Maria Sharapova defeated Sara Errani 6–3, 6–2 in the final, winning her first French Open title and completing the career grand slam.^[1]

The tournament was notable for one of the biggest upsets in recent years as World No. 111 Virginie Razzano beat World No. 5 and 2002 champion Serena Williams in the first round, 4–6, 7–6^(7–5), 6–3. It is the first and only time Williams lost in the first round of the Grand Slam tournament.^[2]

All of the top 3 seeds (Victoria Azarenka, Sharapova and Agnieszka Radwańska) were in contention for the world no. 1 ranking at the beginning of the tournament. As a result of reaching the final, Sharapova returned to World No. 1 in the WTA rankings for the first time since 2008 after defeating Petra Kvitová in the semifinals.^[3] It was her first Grand Slam since winning the 2008 Australian Open and her first since major shoulder surgery which threatened to end her career four years prior.

Seeds

01.

Victoria Azarenka (Fourth round)

02. Maria Sharapova (Champion)

03.

Agnieszka Radwańska (Third round)

04.

Petra Kvitová (Semifinals)

05.

Serena Williams (First round)

06.

Samantha Stosur (Semifinals)

07.

Li Na (Fourth round)

08.

Marion Bartoli (Second round)

09.

Caroline Wozniacki (Third round)

10.

Angelique Kerber (Quarterfinals)

11.

Vera Zvonareva (withdrew because of a right shoulder injury, replaced by Sesil Karatantcheva)

12.

Sabine Lisicki (First round)

13.

Ana Ivanovic (Third round)

14.

Francesca Schiavone (Third round)

15.

Dominika Cibulková (Quarterfinals)

16.

Maria Kirilenko (Second round)

17.

Roberta Vinci (First round)

18.

Flavia Pennetta (Third round)

19.

Jelena Janković (Second round)

20.

Lucie Šafářová (Second round)

21.

Sara Errani (Final)

22.

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Third round)

23.

Kaia Kanepi (Quarterfinals)

24.

Petra Cetkovská (Second round)

25.

Julia Görges (Third round)

26.

Svetlana Kuznetsova (Fourth round)

27.

Nadia Petrova (Third round)

28.

Peng Shuai (Third round)

29.

Anabel Medina Garrigues (Third round)

30.

Mona Barthel (First round)

31.

Zheng Jie (Second round)

32.

Monica Niculescu (First round)

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

Qualifying

Main article: 2012 French Open – Women's Singles Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final

15	Dominika Cibulková	4	1
6	Samantha Stosur	6	6
					6	Samantha Stosur	5	6	3

					21	Sara Errani	7	1	6
21	Sara Errani	6	7⁷

10	Angelique Kerber	3	6²
										21	Sara Errani	3	2
										2	Maria Sharapova	6	6
Q	Yaroslava Shvedova	6	2	4
4	Petra Kvitová	3	6	6
					4	Petra Kvitová	3	3

					2	Maria Sharapova	6	6
23	Kaia Kanepi	2	3

2	Maria Sharapova	6	6

Top Half

Section 1

First Round					Second Round				Third Round				Fourth Round

1	V Azarenka	6⁶	6	6
	A Brianti	7⁸	4	2	1	V Azarenka	6	6
WC	C Garcia	6	4	3	Q	D Pfizenmaier	1	1
Q	D Pfizenmaier	3	6	6					1	V Azarenka	6	6
Q	H El Tabakh	5	2							A Wozniak	4	4
	A Wozniak	7	6			A Wozniak	6	6
	A Cornet	4	4		31	J Zheng	2	4
31	J Zheng	6	6										1	V Azarenka	2	6⁴
20	L Šafářová	6	6										15	D Cibulková	6	7⁷
	A Yakimova	2	0		20	L Šafářová	4	5
	MJ Martínez Sánchez	4	6	8		MJ Martínez Sánchez	6	7
Q	E Birnerová	6	4	6						MJ Martínez Sánchez	2	1
	V King	6	6						15	D Cibulková	6	6
	G Voskoboeva	4	2			V King	0	2
WC	K Mladenovic	2	1		15	D Cibulková	6	6
15	D Cibulková	6	6

Section 2

First Round					Second Round				Third Round				Fourth Round

12	S Lisicki	4	3
	B Mattek-Sands	6	6			B Mattek-Sands	1	1
	E Makarova	4	6⁶			S Stephens	6	6
	S Stephens	6	7⁸							S Stephens	6	6
	M Johansson	5	7⁸	6						M Johansson	3	2
	A Rodionova	7	6⁶	4		M Johansson	7⁷	6
	S Halep	1	3		24	P Cetkovská	6¹	2
24	P Cetkovská	6	6											S Stephens	5	4
27	N Petrova	6	6										6	S Stosur	7	6
	I Benešová	3	3		27	N Petrova	6	6
	L Pous Tió	4	6	1		C Scheepers	3	3
	C Scheepers	6	2	6					27	N Petrova	3	3
	I Falconi	3	6	6					6	S Stosur	6	6
	E Gallovits-Hall	6	3	1		I Falconi	1	4
	E Baltacha	4	0		6	S Stosur	6	6
6	S Stosur	6	6

Section 3

First Round					Second Round				Third Round					Fourth Round

3	A Radwańska	6	6
	B Jovanovski	1	0		3	A Radwańska	6	6
	V Williams	4	6	6		V Williams	2	3
	P Ormaechea	6	1	3					3	A Radwańska	1	2
Q	Y-j Chan	6	7¹⁰						26	S Kuznetsova	6	6
	K Bondarenko	1	6⁸		Q	Y-j Chan	4	6⁴
	M Lučić	1	3		26	S Kuznetsova	6	7⁷
26	S Kuznetsova	6	6											26	S Kuznetsova	0	5
21	S Errani	4	6	6										21	S Errani	6	7
	C Dellacqua	6	2	2	21	S Errani	6	6
WC	M Oudin	6	6		WC	M Oudin	2	3
	J Larsson	3	3						21	S Errani	1	7	6
	S Dubois	2	2						13	A Ivanovic	6	5	3
	S Pe'er	6	6			S Pe'er	2	2
Q	L Arruabarrena Vecino	1	1		13	A Ivanovic	6	6
13	A Ivanovic	6	6

Section 4

First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Fourth Round

10	A Kerber	6	6
Q	S Zhang	3	4		10	A Kerber	6	6
	R Oprandi	4	1			O Govortsova	3	2
	O Govortsova	6	6							10	A Kerber	4	6	6
	A Tatishvili	3	7	4						18	F Pennetta	6	3	2
Q	A Glatch	6	5	6	Q	A Glatch	3	1
	S-w Hsieh	7⁷	4	2	18	F Pennetta	6	6
18	F Pennetta	6³	6	6											10	A Kerber	6	7
29	A Medina Garrigues	6	6													P Martić	3	5
LL	L Robson	2	1		29	A Medina Garrigues	6	6
	K-c Chang	4	5		WC	I Pavlovic	3	2
WC	I Pavlovic	6	7							29	A Medina Garrigues	2	1
	P Martić	6	7								P Martić	6	6
	M Krajicek	2	5			P Martić	6	3	6
Q	K Plíšková	3	3		8	M Bartoli	2	6	3
8	M Bartoli	6	6

Bottom Half

Section 5

First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Fourth Round

7	N Li	6	6
	S Cîrstea	2	1		7	N Li	6	6
	B Záhlavová-Strýcová	3	5			S Foretz Gacon	0	2
	S Foretz Gacon	6	7							7	N Li	3	6	6
	C McHale	2	6	6							C McHale	6	2	1
Q	K Bertens	6	4	4		C McHale	6	6
Q	L Davis	6	6		Q	L Davis	1	3
30	M Barthel	1	1												7	N Li	6	2	0
17	R Vinci	2	6	3											Q	Y Shvedova	3	6	6
	S Arvidsson	6	4	6		S Arvidsson	1	0
Q	Y Shvedova	6	6		Q	Y Shvedova	6	6
	M Minella	3	4							Q	Y Shvedova	6	7
	T Tanasugarn	0	3								C Suárez Navarro	4	5
	C Suárez Navarro	6	6			C Suárez Navarro	4	6	6
	T Babos	1	0		LL	S Karatantcheva	6	4	1
LL	S Karatantcheva	6	6

Section 6

First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Fourth Round

14	F Schiavone	6	6
	K Date-Krumm	3	1		14	F Schiavone	2	6	6
	T Pironkova	3	6	6		T Pironkova	6	3	1
	Y Wickmayer	6	0	3						14	F Schiavone	6	3	6
	V Lepchenko	6	6⁶	6							V Lepchenko	3	6	8
	K Pervak	2	7⁸	4		V Lepchenko	7⁷	4	6
	P Mayr-Achleitner	6	1	5	19	J Janković	6⁴	6	4
19	J Janković	1	6	7												V Lepchenko	2	1
32	M Niculescu	6	3	3											4	P Kvitová	6	6
	N Bratchikova	0	6	6		N Bratchikova	3	6	7
	V Dushevina	4	1		WC	C Feuerstein	6	3	5
WC	C Feuerstein	6	6								N Bratchikova	2	6	1
	P Parmentier	4	3							4	P Kvitová	6	4	6
	U Radwańska	6	6			U Radwańska	1	3
WC	A Barty	1	2		4	P Kvitová	6	6
4	P Kvitová	6	6

Section 7

First Round					Second Round				Third Round					Fourth Round

5	S Williams	6	6⁵	3
	V Razzano	4	7⁷	6		V Razzano	3	6³
	A Rus	6	4			A Rus	6	7⁷
	J Hampton	4	3^r							A Rus	7⁷	2	6
	E Vesnina	2	4						25	J Görges	6⁵	6	2
Q	H Watson	6	6		Q	H Watson	3	4
	L Hradecká	6¹	4		25	J Görges	6	6
25	J Görges	7⁷	6												A Rus	1	6	0
23	K Kanepi	6	6											23	K Kanepi	6	4	6
	A Panova	3	3		23	K Kanepi	6	6
	I-C Begu	7	5	6		I-C Begu	4	1
WC	A Rezaï	5	7	2					23	K Kanepi	6	6³	6
	J Gajdošová	6	4						9	C Wozniacki	1	7⁷	3
	M Rybáriková	3	1^r			J Gajdošová	1	4
	E Daniilidou	0	1		9	C Wozniacki	6	6
9	C Wozniacki	6	6

Section 8

First Round					Second Round					Third Round				Fourth Round

16	M Kirilenko	6	6
WC	V Larrière	1	2		16	M Kirilenko	4	6	3
	K Zakopalová	6	6			K Zakopalová	6	3	6
	L Tsurenko	2	1								K Zakopalová	6	7
	A Keothavong	1	2							22	A Pavlyuchenkova	3	5
	M Czink	6	6			M Czink	6	3	3
	G Arn	4	4		22	A Pavlyuchenkova	4	6	6
22	A Pavlyuchenkova	6	6												K Zakopalová	4	7⁷	2
28	S Peng	6	6											2	M Sharapova	6	6⁵	6
	T Paszek	4	3		28	S Peng	6	6
	M Erakovic	5	5			L Domínguez Lino	4	3
	L Domínguez Lino	7	7							28	S Peng	2	1
	P Hercog	6	4	3						2	M Sharapova	6	6
	A Morita	3	6	6		A Morita	1	1
	A Cadanțu	0	0		2	M Sharapova	6	6
2	M Sharapova	6	6

References

↑ "Maria Sharapova wins French Open to complete career grand slam". The Guardian. 9 June 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
↑ "French Open: Serena Williams loses to Virginie Razzano". BBC. 29 May 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
↑ "Maria Sharapova celebrates one of her sweetest grand slam wins after having feared for future". Daily Telegraph. 9 June 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2012.

External links

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