2012 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
2012 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Serena Williams
Runner-up	Agnieszka Radwańska
Final score	6–1, 5–7, 6–2

Petra Kvitová was the defending champion, but lost to Serena Williams in the quarterfinals. Williams went on to win the tournament, beating Agnieszka Radwańska in the final, 6–1, 5–7, 6–2.

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 2012 French Open runner-up Sara Errani in the third round without dropping a single point.^[1]

Sabine Lisicki defeated the reigning French Open champion for her third straight Wimbledon. She defeated Maria Sharapova in the fourth round, as well as beating Li Na in 2011 and Svetlana Kuznetsova 2009. She missed the 2010 Championships due to injury.

Seeds

1. Maria Sharapova (Fourth round)
2. Victoria Azarenka (Semifinals)
3. Agnieszka Radwańska (Final)
4. Petra Kvitová (Quarterfinals)
5. Samantha Stosur (Second round)
6. Serena Williams (Champion)
7. Caroline Wozniacki (First round)
8. Angelique Kerber (Semifinals)
9. 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)

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Q = Qualifier WC = Wild Card LL = Lucky Loser

Alt = Alternate SE = Special Exempt PR = Protected Ranking

w/o = Walkover r = Retired d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	15	Sabine Lisicki	3	7^9	5
	8	Angelique Kerber	6	6^7	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	7^8
								2	Victoria Azarenka	3	6^6
		Tamira Paszek	3	6^4
	2	Victoria Azarenka	6	7^7

Top Half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	1	M Sharapova	6	6
		A Rodionova	2	3				1	M Sharapova	7^7	6^3	6
	Q	V Dolonc	7	0	5				T Pironkova	6^3	7^7	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	6^6	6	3
		S Stephens	6	6					S Stephens	7^8	4	6
	Q	Ka Plíšková	2	2												S Stephens	6^5	6	2
		B Jovanovski	5	6	2										15	S Lisicki	7^7	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	7^7	6
		M Barthel	6	6^3	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	6^4	6	10																	8	A Kerber	6	6
	WC	J Konta	7^7	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	7^7					J Hampton	1	4
	27	D Hantuchová	4	6^1																		3	A Radwańska	6	6
	20	N Petrova	6	6																		Q	C Giorgi	2	3
	Q	ME Camerin	0	2				20	N Petrova	6	6^3	9
		T Babos	6	4	6				T Babos	4	7^7	7
	WC	M Oudin	4	6	3										20	N Petrova	3	6^6
		T Tanasugarn	4	2											Q	C Giorgi	6	7^8
		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	6^4											17	M Kirilenko	6	6
		L Domínguez Lino	6	7^7					L Domínguez Lino	1	2
		A Cadanțu	3	1				17	M Kirilenko	6	6
	17	M Kirilenko	6	6																		17	M Kirilenko	6	6^6	6
	30	S Peng	6	6^3	6																	30	S Peng	1	7^8	3
	Q	S Zaniewska	2	7^7	3			30	S Peng	7^7	6
		J Gajdošová	4	3					A Morita	6^4	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	6^5	6	9
		V Dushevina	2	5											25	J Zheng	7^7	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	6^5	6^5				WC	Y Shvedova	6	6
	WC	Y Shvedova	7^7	7^7											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	6^4	4
		P Mayr-Achleitner	2	3					V Lepchenko	7^7	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	6^4	4
		T Paszek	5	7^7	6				T Paszek	6	6
		A Cornet	6	7^7					A Cornet	2	1
		N Bratchikova	0	6^1												T Paszek	2	7^7	7
		G Arn	4	2												Y Wickmayer	6	6^4	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	7^7	7^7
	Q	M Lučić	4	6	6										Q	M Lučić	6^4	6^3
		A Panova	6	3	4			Q	M Lučić	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	7^7
		K Date-Krumm	7	3	3				K Bondarenko	3	6^3
		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	6^3	2
		S Pe'er	2	2				22	J Görges	7^7	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	7^9	6^5	3
	Q	J Čepelová	6	3	6			Q	J Čepelová	6^7	7^7	6
	Q	K Mladenovic	3	6	1										Q	J Čepelová	3	3
		I-C Begu	6^3	4											2	V Azarenka	6	6
		R Oprandi	7^7	6					R Oprandi	2	0
		I Falconi	1	4				2	V Azarenka	6	6
	2	V Azarenka	6	6

References

1. Golden set for Shvedova

External links

• Main Draw