2012 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

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.

Women's singles
2012 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionUnited States Serena Williams
Runner-upPoland Agnieszka Radwańska
Score6–1, 5–7, 6–2
Details
Draw128 (12 Q / 7 WC )
Seeds32
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women seniors
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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 (world No. 1 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.

Seeds edit

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 edit

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
15   Sabine Lisicki 3 79 5
8   Angelique Kerber 6 677
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 edit

Section 1 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   M Sharapova 6 6
  An Rodionova 2 3 1   M Sharapova 77 636
Q   V Dolonc 7 0 5   T Pironkova 6377 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 666 3
  S Stephens 6 6   S Stephens 78 4 6
Q   Ka Plíšková 2 2   S Stephens 656 2
  B Jovanovski 5 6 2 15   S Lisicki 77 1 6
  E Daniilidou 7 3 0r   B Jovanovski 6 2 6
  P Martić 4 2 15   S Lisicki 3 6 8
15   S Lisicki 6 6

Section 2 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
12   V Zvonareva 2 77 6
  M Barthel 6 634 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 3r
  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 646 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 edit

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 6 639
  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 edit

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 6 666
30   S Peng 6 636 30   S Peng 1 78 3
Q   S Zaniewska 2 77 3 30   S Peng 77 6
  J Gajdošová 4 3   A Morita 643
  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 edit

Section 5 edit

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 656 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 6565 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 edit

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 644
  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 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
7   C Wozniacki 7 644
  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 6 645
  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 6463
  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 edit

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 632
  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 79 653
Q   J Čepelová 6 3 6 Q   J Čepelová 6777 6
Q   K Mladenovic 3 6 1 Q   J Čepelová 3 3
  I-C Begu 634 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 edit

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 edit

  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.

External links edit

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