2012 Qatar Airways Tournament of Champions – Singles

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Singles
2012 Qatar Airways Tournament of Champions
ChampionRussia Nadia Petrova
Runner-upDenmark Caroline Wozniacki
Final score6–2, 6–1
Events
Singles
Doubles
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Main article: 2012 Qatar Airways Tournament of Champions

Ana Ivanovic was the two-time defending champion, but didn't qualify and was not able to compete as a wildcard due to playing in the Fed Cup.

Second seed Nadia Petrova won the title, defeating top seed Caroline Wozniacki in the final.[1][2] This was Petrova's 13th and final WTA singles title before announcing her retirement in January 2017 (she played her last tournament in April 2014).

Players[]

  1. Denmark Caroline Wozniacki (Final)
  2. Russia Nadia Petrova (Champion)
  3. Russia Maria Kirilenko (Round Robin, withdrew)
  4. Italy Roberta Vinci (Semifinals)
  5. Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei (Round Robin)
  6. China Zheng Jie (Round Robin, Retired)
  7. Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová (Round Robin)
  8. Bulgaria Tsvetana Pironkova (Semifinals)

Alternates[]

  1. Sweden Sofia Arvidsson (Round Robin, Replaced Kirilenko)
  2. France Alizé Cornet (Not Used)

Draw[]

The eight players have been drawn into two groups – "Serdika" and "Sredets" – which are the ancient names of the city of Sofia during the thracian, respectively medieval period of Bulgarian history.

Key[]

  • Q = Qualifier
  • WC = Wild card
  • LL = Lucky loser
  • Alt = Alternate
  • SE = Special exempt
  • PR = Protected ranking
  • ITF = ITF entry
  • JE = Junior exempt
  • w/o = Walkover
  • r = Retired
  • d = Defaulted

Finals[]

Semifinals Final
          
1 Denmark Caroline Wozniacki 6 6  
8/WC Bulgaria Tsvetana Pironkova 4 1  
1 Denmark Caroline Wozniacki 2 1  
2 Russia Nadia Petrova 6 6  
2 Russia Nadia Petrova 66 6 6
4 Italy Roberta Vinci 78 1 4

Serdika Group[]

Denmark Wozniacki Italy Vinci Chinese Taipei Hsieh Slovakia Hantuchová RR W–L Set W–L Game W–L Standings
1 Denmark Caroline Wozniacki 6–3, 6–1 6–2, 6–2 3–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–4 3–0 6–1 (85.7%) 40–24 (62.5%) 1
4 Italy Roberta Vinci 3–6, 1–6 6–1, 6–2 6–1, 6–2 2–1 4–2 (66.7%) 28–18 (60.9%) 2
5 Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei 2–6, 2–6 1–6, 2–6 6–1, 0–6, 6–4 1–2 2–5 (28.6%) 19–35 (35.2%) 3
7 Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová 6–3, 6–7(4–7), 4–6 1–6, 2–6 1–6, 6–0, 4–6 0–3 2–6 (25%) 30–40 (42.9%) 4

Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5) Steering Committee decision.

Sredets Group[]

Russia Petrova Russia Kirilenko
Sweden Arvidsson 		China Zheng Bulgaria Pironkova RR W–L Set W–L Game W–L Standings
2 Russia Nadia Petrova 3–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–3
(w/ Kirilenko) 		6–3, 6–3 5–7, 6–1, 6–3 3–0 6–2 (75%) 45–32 (58.4%) 1
3/WC
9 		Russia Maria Kirilenko
Sweden Sofia Arvidsson 		6–3, 6–7(4–7), 3–6
(w/ Kirilenko) 		(w/ Arvidsson)
5–1r 		6–1, 6–4
(w/ Kirilenko) 		1–1
1–0 		3–2 (60%)
0–0 (0%) 		27–21 (56%)
5–1 (83.3%) 		X
3
6 China Zheng Jie 3–6, 3–6 1r–5
(w/ Arvidsson) 		6–2, 4–6, 6–7(4–7) 0–3 1–4 (20%) 23–32 (41.8%) 4
8/WC Bulgaria Tsvetana Pironkova 7–5, 1–6, 3–6 1–6, 4–6
(w/ Kirilenko) 		2–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–4) 1–2 3–5 (37.5%) 31–45 (40.8%) 2

Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5) Steering Committee decision.

References[]

  1. ^ "Nadia Petrova beats Caroline Wozniacki 6–2, 6–1 to win Tournament of Champions final". Washington Post. 5 November 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2012.[dead link]
  2. ^ "Petrova beats Wozniacki to end season with victor". BBC Sport. 5 November 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2012.

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