2012 China Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
2012 China Open
Final
ChampionBelarus Victoria Azarenka
Runner-upRussia Maria Sharapova
Score6–3, 6–1
Details
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Main article: 2012 China Open (tennis)

Victoria Azarenka defeated Maria Sharapova in the final, 6–3, 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2012 China Open.

Agnieszka Radwańska was the defending champion, but lost to Li Na in the quarterfinals.

Seeds

  1. Belarus Victoria Azarenka (champion)
  2. Russia Maria Sharapova (final)
  3. Poland Agnieszka Radwańska (quarterfinals)
  4. Czech Republic Petra Kvitová (second round)
  5. Germany Angelique Kerber (quarterfinals, retired due to right foot injury)
  6. Italy Sara Errani (first round, retired due to left thigh injury)
  7. China Li Na (semifinals)
  8. Australia Samantha Stosur (second round)
  9. France Marion Bartoli (semifinals)
  10. Denmark Caroline Wozniacki (third round)
  11. Serbia Ana Ivanovic (third round)
  12. Slovakia Dominika Cibulková (first round, retired due to left hip injury)
  13. Russia Maria Kirilenko (first round)
  14. Estonia Kaia Kanepi (withdrew because of a right heel injury)
  15. Italy Roberta Vinci (first round)
  16. Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová (first round)

The four Tokyo semifinalists received a bye into the second round. They are as follows:

Draw

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Belarus Victoria Azarenka 6 6
Switzerland Romina Oprandi 2 0
1 Belarus Victoria Azarenka 6 6
9 France Marion Bartoli 4 2
  Spain Carla Suárez Navarro 0 6 4
9 France Marion Bartoli 6 2 6
1 Belarus Victoria Azarenka 6 6
2 Russia Maria Sharapova 3 1
7 China Li Na 6 6
3 Poland Agnieszka Radwańska 4 2
7 China Li Na 4 0
2 Russia Maria Sharapova 6 6
5 Germany Angelique Kerber 0 0r
2 Russia Maria Sharapova 6 3

Top half

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 Belarus V Azarenka 6 6
  France A Cornet 1 0 1 Belarus V Azarenka 6 6
  Germany S Lisicki 6 5 6 Germany S Lisicki 4 2
  Spain A Medina Garrigues 3 7 2 1 Belarus V Azarenka 6 6
  Germany M Barthel 1 1 Q Russia E Vesnina 3 3
Q Russia E Vesnina 6 6 Q Russia E Vesnina 77 6
  Austria T Paszek 7 0 78 Austria T Paszek 65 2
LL Belarus O Govortsova 5 6 66 1 Belarus V Azarenka 6 6
11 Serbia A Ivanovic 6 6 Switzerland R Oprandi 2 0
  United States C McHale 3 2 11 Serbia A Ivanovic 4 7 6
  United States V Lepchenko 7 6 United States V Lepchenko 6 5 1
  Bulgaria T Pironkova 5 4 11 Serbia A Ivanovic 4 3
  Switzerland R Oprandi 7 6 Switzerland R Oprandi 6 6
  Poland U Radwańska 5 2   Switzerland R Oprandi 7 6
Q Italy C Giorgi 5 Q Italy C Giorgi 5 2
6 Italy S Errani 4r

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4 Czech Republic P Kvitová 6 6
Slovakia D Hantuchová 2 3 4 Czech Republic P Kvitová 3 2
  Spain C Suárez Navarro 6 6 Spain C Suárez Navarro 6 6
PR Switzerland T Bacsinszky 4 1   Spain C Suárez Navarro 7 6
  Serbia J Janković 6 6 Serbia J Janković 5 4
Germany A Petkovic 2 4   Serbia J Janković 6 6
  Romania M Niculescu 6 6 Romania M Niculescu 2 1
16 Czech Republic L Šafářová 2 0 Spain C Suárez Navarro 0 6 4
9 France M Bartoli 6 6 9 France M Bartoli 6 2 6
Q Serbia B Jovanovski 3 3 9 France M Bartoli 6 6
Q Japan A Morita 6 6 Q Japan A Morita 4 3
WC Spain M-T Torró-Flor 3 0 9 France M Bartoli 6 77
United States V King 711 5 2 Germany J Görges 3 62
Germany J Görges 69 7 6   Germany J Görges 77 4 7
8 Australia S Stosur 62 6 5

Bottom half

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7 China N Li 6 6
Italy F Schiavone 2 3  7 China N Li 6 6
Russia N Petrova 1 2
7 China N Li 4 6 77
  Belgium Y Wickmayer 5 5 China S Peng 6 2 63
China S Peng 7 7   China S Peng 5 7 6
  Kazakhstan Y Shvedova 6 4 Kazakhstan Y Shvedova 7 5 2
12 Slovakia D Cibulková 4 1r 7 China N Li 6 6
15 Italy R Vinci 77 64 2 3 Poland A Radwańska 4 2
Q Spain L Domínguez Lino 64 77 6 Q Spain L Domínguez Lino 7 6
WC Japan K Date-Krumm 4 4 Q United Kingdom L Robson 5 3
Q United Kingdom L Robson 6 6 Q Spain L Domínguez Lino 6 1 4
WC China S Zhang 6 6 3 Poland A Radwańska 2 6 6
WC China Q Wang 3 2 WC China S Zhang 2 3
3 Poland A Radwańska 6 6

Section 4

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5 Germany A Kerber 6 6
Q Spain L Arruabarrena Vecino 6 6 Q Spain L Arruabarrena Vecino 2 0
  China J Zheng 2 4 5 Germany A Kerber 6 2 6
  Chinese Taipei S-w Hsieh 6 6 10 Denmark C Wozniacki 1 6 4
WC China S Zheng 2 3   Chinese Taipei S-w Hsieh 77 63 0
  South Africa C Scheepers 5 78 2 10 Denmark C Wozniacki 65 77 6
10 Denmark C Wozniacki 7 66 6 5 Germany A Kerber 0 0r
13 Russia M Kirilenko 3 3 2 Russia M Sharapova 6 3
  Russia E Makarova 6 6   Russia E Makarova 65 6 63
Q Slovenia P Hercog 5 6 3 Q Slovenia P Hercog 77 3 77
Russia A Pavlyuchenkova 7 4 0r Q Slovenia P Hercog 0 2
Sweden S Arvidsson 2 3 2 Russia M Sharapova 6 6
Romania S Cîrstea 6 6   Romania S Cîrstea 2 2
Romania S Halep 5 5 2 Russia M Sharapova 6 6
2 Russia M Sharapova 7 7

Qualifying

Seeds

  1. Georgia (country) Anna Tatishvili (first round)
  2. Belarus Olga Govortsova (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  3. Serbia Bojana Jovanovski (qualified)
  4. United Kingdom Laura Robson (qualified)
  5. Hungary Tímea Babos (first round)
  6. Luxembourg Mandy Minella (first round)
  7. Spain Lourdes Domínguez Lino (qualified)
  8. Croatia Petra Martić (first round)
  9. Russia Elena Vesnina (qualified)
  10. France Pauline Parmentier (qualifying competition)
  11. Australia Casey Dellacqua (first round)
  12. United Kingdom Heather Watson (qualifying competition)
  13. Japan Ayumi Morita (qualified)
  14. Czech Republic Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová (withdrew, still competing in Tokyo)
  15. Sweden Johanna Larsson (qualifying competition)
  16. Kazakhstan Galina Voskoboeva (qualifying competition)
  17. France Mathilde Johansson (first round)

Qualifiers

  1. Spain Lara Arruabarrena Vecino
  2. Russia Elena Vesnina
  3. Serbia Bojana Jovanovski
  4. United Kingdom Laura Robson
  5. Slovenia Polona Hercog
  6. Italy Camila Giorgi
  7. Spain Lourdes Domínguez Lino
  8. Japan Ayumi Morita

Lucky losers

  1. Belarus Olga Govortsova

Draw

First qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
1 Georgia (country) Anna Tatishvili 4 3  
  Spain Lara Arruabarrena Vecino 6 6  
Spain Lara Arruabarrena Vecino 7 7  
Alt Russia Vera Dushevina 5 5  
Alt Russia Vera Dushevina 6 6  
11 Australia Casey Dellacqua 3 3  

Second qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
2 Belarus Olga Govortsova 6 6  
  Kazakhstan Sesil Karatantcheva 4 3  
2 Belarus Olga Govortsova 2 4  
9 Russia Elena Vesnina 6 6  
WC Canada Eugenie Bouchard 3 6 1
9 Russia Elena Vesnina 6 2 6

Third qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
3 Serbia Bojana Jovanovski 6 6  
  Spain Sílvia Soler Espinosa 1 0  
3 Serbia Bojana Jovanovski 3 6 6
16 Kazakhstan Galina Voskoboeva 6 4 3
WC China Tang Hao Chen 2 3  
16 Kazakhstan Galina Voskoboeva 6 6  

Fourth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
4 United Kingdom Laura Robson 6 6  
  Spain Garbiñe Muguruza 3 3  
4 United Kingdom Laura Robson 4 6 6
15 Sweden Johanna Larsson 6 2 1
  United States Julia Cohen 5 1  
15 Sweden Johanna Larsson 7 6  

Fifth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
5 Hungary Tímea Babos 2 5  
  Hungary Gréta Arn 6 7  
Hungary Gréta Arn 3 6 0
  Slovenia Polona Hercog 6 3 6
  Slovenia Polona Hercog 6 6  
17 France Mathilde Johansson 3 4  

Sixth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
6 Luxembourg Mandy Minella 2 4  
  Italy Camila Giorgi 6 6  
Italy Camila Giorgi 5 6 6
12 United Kingdom Heather Watson 7 2 3
WC China Tian Ran 5 2  
12 United Kingdom Heather Watson 7 6  

Seventh qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
7 Spain Lourdes Domínguez Lino 3 6 6
WC China Wang Yafan 6 3 4
7 Spain Lourdes Domínguez Lino 6 6  
10 France Pauline Parmentier 2 4  
  Spain María José Martínez Sánchez 3 63  
10 France Pauline Parmentier 6 77  

Eighth qualifier

First round Qualifying competition
          
8 Croatia Petra Martić 2 2  
  Russia Olga Puchkova 6 6  
Russia Olga Puchkova 3 3  
13 Japan Ayumi Morita 6 6  
  Greece Eleni Daniilidou 2 2  
13 Japan Ayumi Morita 6 6  

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