2012 WTA Tour
Details | |
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Duration | December 31, 2011 – November 4 |
Edition | 42nd |
Tournaments | 57 |
Categories | Grand Slam (4) WTA Championships (2) Summer Olympics WTA Premier Mandatory (4) WTA Premier 5 (5) WTA Premier (12) WTA International (29) |
Achievements (singles) | |
Most tournament titles | Serena Williams (7) |
Most tournament finals | Victoria Azarenka Maria Sharapova (9) |
Prize money leader | Victoria Azarenka (US$7,928,920) |
Points leader | Victoria Azarenka (10,595) |
Awards | |
Player of the year | Serena Williams |
Doubles Team of the year | Sara Errani Roberta Vinci |
Most improved player of the year | Sara Errani |
Newcomer of the year | Laura Robson |
Comeback player of the year | Yaroslava Shvedova |
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The 2012 WTA Tour is the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 2012 tennis season. The 2012 WTA Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments (supervised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF)), the WTA Premier tournaments (Premier Mandatory, Premier 5, and regular Premier), the WTA International tournaments, the Fed Cup (organized by the ITF), the year-end championships (the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tournament of Champions), and the tennis event at the Summer Olympic Games. Also included in the 2012 calendar is the Hopman Cup, which is organized by the ITF and does not distribute ranking points.[1]
Schedule[]
This is the complete schedule of events on the 2012 calendar, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage.[1]
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Grand Slam tournaments |
Summer Olympic Games |
Year-end championships |
WTA Premier Mandatory |
WTA Premier 5 |
WTA Premier |
WTA International |
Team events |
January[]
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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January 2 | Hyundai Hopman Cup Perth, Australia ITF Mixed Teams Championships $1,000,000 – Hard (i) – 8 teams (RR) |
Czech Republic 2–0 |
France | Denmark United States |
Australia China |
Brisbane International Brisbane, Australia WTA Premier $655,000 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
Kaia Kanepi 6–2, 6–1 |
Daniela Hantuchová | Kim Clijsters Francesca Schiavone |
Iveta Benešová Serena Williams Jelena Janković Andrea Petkovic | |
Nuria Llagostera Vives Arantxa Parra Santonja 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–2) |
Raquel Kops-Jones Abigail Spears | ||||
ASB Classic Auckland, New Zealand WTA International $220,000 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
Zheng Jie 2–6, 6–3, 2–0 retired[a] |
Flavia Pennetta | Angelique Kerber Svetlana Kuznetsova |
Sabine Lisicki Elena Vesnina Sara Errani Lucie Hradecká | |
Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká 6–7(2–7), 6–2, [10–7] |
Julia Görges Flavia Pennetta | ||||
January 9 | Apia International Sydney Sydney, Australia WTA Premier $637,000 – Hard – 30S/48Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
Victoria Azarenka 6–2, 1–6, 6–3 |
Li Na | Agnieszka Radwańska Petra Kvitová |
Caroline Wozniacki Marion Bartoli Lucie Šafářová Daniela Hantuchová |
Květa Peschke Katarina Srebotnik 6–1, 4–6, [13–11] |
Liezel Huber Lisa Raymond | ||||
Moorilla Hobart International Hobart, Australia WTA International $220,000 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
Mona Barthel 6–1, 6–2 |
Yanina Wickmayer | Shahar Pe'er Angelique Kerber |
Simona Halep Anna Chakvetadze Sorana Cîrstea Jarmila Gajdošová | |
Irina-Camelia Begu Monica Niculescu 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–4), [10–5] |
Chuang Chia-jung Marina Erakovic | ||||
January 16 January 23 |
Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam $12,122,762 – Hard 128S/96Q/64D/32X Singles Draw – Doubles Draw – Mixed Draw - Legends Doubles |
Victoria Azarenka 6–3, 6–0 |
Maria Sharapova | Kim Clijsters Petra Kvitová |
Caroline Wozniacki Agnieszka Radwańska Ekaterina Makarova Sara Errani |
Svetlana Kuznetsova Vera Zvonareva 5–7, 6–4, 6–3 |
Sara Errani Roberta Vinci | ||||
Bethanie Mattek-Sands Horia Tecău 6–3, 5–7, [10–3] |
Elena Vesnina Leander Paes | ||||
January 30 | Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Quarterfinals Moscow, Russia – Hard (i) Charleroi, Belgium – Hard (i) Biella, Italy – Clay (Red) (i) Stuttgart, Germany – Hard (i) |
Serbia 3–2 Italy 3–2 Czech Republic 4–1 |
Belgium Ukraine Germany |
February[]
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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February 6 | Open GDF Suez Paris, France WTA Premier $637,000 – Hard (i) – 30S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
Angelique Kerber 7–6(7–3), 5–7, 6–3 |
Marion Bartoli | Yanina Wickmayer Klára Zakopalová |
Maria Sharapova Mona Barthel Julia Görges Roberta Vinci |
Liezel Huber Lisa Raymond 7–6(7–3), 6–1 |
Anna-Lena Grönefeld Petra Martić | ||||
PTT Pattaya Open Pattaya, Thailand WTA International $220,000 – Hard – 32S/16Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
Daniela Hantuchová 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–3 |
Maria Kirilenko | Sorana Cîrstea Hsieh Su-wei |
Vera Zvonareva Tamarine Tanasugarn Vania King Sania Mirza | |
Sania Mirza Anastasia Rodionova 3–6, 6–1, [10–8] |
Chan Hao-ching Chan Yung-jan | ||||
February 13 | Qatar Total Open Doha, Qatar WTA Premier 5 $2,168,400 – Hard – 56S/32Q/26D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
Victoria Azarenka 6–1, 6–2 |
Samantha Stosur | Agnieszka Radwańska Marion Bartoli |
Yanina Wickmayer Christina McHale Monica Niculescu Lucie Šafářová |
Liezel Huber Lisa Raymond 6–3, 6–1 |
Raquel Kops-Jones Abigail Spears | ||||
XX Copa BBVA Colsanitas Bogotá, Colombia WTA International $220,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
Lara Arruabarrena-Vecino 6–2, 7–5 |
Alexandra Panova | Edina Gallovits-Hall Tímea Babos |
Mariana Duque-Mariño Paula Ormaechea Yaroslava Shvedova Karin Knapp | |
Eva Birnerová Alexandra Panova 6–2, 6–2 |
Mandy Minella Stefanie Vögele | ||||
February 20 | Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates WTA Premier $2,000,000 – Hard – 28S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
Agnieszka Radwańska 7–5, 6–4 |
Julia Görges | Caroline Wozniacki Jelena Janković |
Daniela Hantuchová Ana Ivanovic Samantha Stosur Sabine Lisicki |
Liezel Huber Lisa Raymond 6–2, 6–1 |
Sania Mirza Elena Vesnina | ||||
Memphis International Memphis, United States WTA International $220,000 – Hard (i) – 32S/16Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
Sofia Arvidsson 6–3, 6–4 |
Marina Erakovic | Vera Dushevina Alberta Brianti |
Stéphanie Foretz Gacon Michaëlla Krajicek Lesia Tsurenko Varvara Lepchenko | |
Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká 6–3, 6–4 |
Vera Dushevina Olga Govortsova | ||||
Whirlpool Monterrey Open Monterrey, Mexico WTA International $220,000 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
Tímea Babos 6–4, 6–4 |
Alexandra Cadanțu | Gréta Arn Sara Errani |
Nina Bratchikova Lourdes Domínguez Lino Patricia Mayr-Achleitner Mandy Minella | |
Sara Errani Roberta Vinci 6–2, 7–6(8–6) |
Kimiko Date-Krumm Zhang Shuai | ||||
February 27 | Abierto Mexicano TELCEL p/b HSBC Acapulco, Mexico WTA International $220,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
Sara Errani 5–7, 7–6(7–2), 6–0 |
Flavia Pennetta | Roberta Vinci Irina-Camelia Begu |
Michaëlla Krajicek Estrella Cabeza Candela Magdaléna Rybáriková Mariana Duque-Mariño |
Sara Errani Roberta Vinci 6–2, 6–1 |
Lourdes Domínguez Lino Arantxa Parra Santonja | ||||
BMW Malaysian Open Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia WTA International $220,000 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
Hsieh Su-wei 2–6, 7–5, 4–1 retired[b] |
Petra Martić | Eleni Daniilidou Jelena Janković |
Agnieszka Radwańska Olivia Rogowska Peng Shuai Ayumi Morita | |
Chang Kai-chen Chuang Chia-jung 7–5, 6–4 |
Chan Hao-ching Rika Fujiwara |
March[]
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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March 5 March 12 |
BNP Paribas Open Indian Wells, United States WTA Premier Mandatory $5,536,664 – Hard – 96S/48Q/32D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
Victoria Azarenka 6–2, 6–3 |
Maria Sharapova | Angelique Kerber Ana Ivanovic |
Agnieszka Radwańska Li Na Marion Bartoli Maria Kirilenko |
Liezel Huber Lisa Raymond 6–2, 6–3 |
Sania Mirza Elena Vesnina | ||||
March 19 March 26 |
Sony Ericsson Open Key Biscayne, United States WTA Premier Mandatory $4,828,050 – Hard – 96S/48Q/32D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
Agnieszka Radwańska 7–5, 6–4 |
Maria Sharapova | Marion Bartoli Caroline Wozniacki |
Victoria Azarenka Venus Williams Serena Williams Li Na |
Maria Kirilenko Nadia Petrova 7–6(7–0), 4–6, [10–4] |
Sara Errani Roberta Vinci |
April[]
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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April 2 | Family Circle Cup Charleston, United States WTA Premier $740,000 – Clay (Green) – 56S/48Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
Serena Williams 6–0, 6–1 |
Lucie Šafářová | Polona Hercog Samantha Stosur |
Nadia Petrova Vera Zvonareva Sabine Lisicki Venus Williams |
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Lucie Šafářová 5–7, 6–4, [10–6] |
Anabel Medina Garrigues Yaroslava Shvedova | ||||
April 9 | Barcelona Ladies Open Barcelona, Spain WTA International $220,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/16Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
Sara Errani 6–2, 6–2 |
Dominika Cibulková | Sorana Cîrstea Carla Suárez Navarro |
Olga Govortsova Yuliya Beygelzimer Simona Halep Julia Görges |
Sara Errani Roberta Vinci 6–0, 6–2 |
Flavia Pennetta Francesca Schiavone | ||||
e-Boks Open Copenhagen, Denmark WTA International $220,000 – Hard (i)[2] – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
Angelique Kerber 6–4, 6–4 |
Caroline Wozniacki | Petra Martić Jelena Janković |
Alizé Cornet Bojana Jovanovski Kaia Kanepi Mona Barthel | |
Kimiko Date-Krumm Rika Fujiwara 6–2, 4–6, [10–5] |
Sofia Arvidsson Kaia Kanepi | ||||
April 16 | Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Semifinals Moscow, Russia – Clay (i) Ostrava, Czech Republic – Hard (i) |
Czech Republic 4–1 |
Italy |
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April 23 | Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Stuttgart, Germany WTA Premier $740,000 – Clay (Red) (i) – 28S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
Maria Sharapova 6–1, 6–4 |
Victoria Azarenka | Agnieszka Radwańska Petra Kvitová |
Mona Barthel Li Na Angelique Kerber Samantha Stosur |
Iveta Benešová Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová 6–4, 7–5 |
Julia Görges Anna-Lena Grönefeld | ||||
Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem Fes, Morocco WTA International $220,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
Kiki Bertens 7–5, 6–0 |
Laura Pous Tió | Simona Halep Mathilde Johansson |
Anabel Medina Garrigues Garbiñe Muguruza Blanco Petra Cetkovská Irina-Camelia Begu | |
Petra Cetkovská Alexandra Panova 3–6, 7–6(7–5), [11–9] |
Irina-Camelia Begu Alexandra Cadanțu | ||||
April 30 | Budapest Grand Prix Budapest, Hungary WTA International $220,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
Sara Errani 7–5, 6–4 |
Elena Vesnina | Anna Tatishvili Marina Erakovic |
Alberta Brianti Aleksandra Wozniak Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová Petra Martić |
Janette Husárová Magdaléna Rybáriková 6–4, 6–2 |
Eva Birnerová Michaëlla Krajicek | ||||
Estoril Open Oeiras, Portugal WTA International $220,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
Kaia Kanepi 3–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–4 |
Carla Suárez Navarro | Roberta Vinci Karin Knapp |
Nadia Petrova Petra Cetkovská Silvia Soler Espinosa Galina Voskoboeva | |
Chuang Chia-jung Zhang Shuai 4–6, 6–1, [11–9] |
Yaroslava Shvedova Galina Voskoboeva |
May[]
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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May 7 | Mutua Madrid Open Madrid, Spain WTA Premier Mandatory $5,189,603 – Clay (Blue) – 64S/32Q/28D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
Serena Williams 6–1, 6–3 |
Victoria Azarenka | Agnieszka Radwańska Lucie Hradecká |
Li Na Varvara Lepchenko Samantha Stosur Maria Sharapova |
Sara Errani Roberta Vinci 6–1, 3–6, [10–4] |
Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina | ||||
May 14 | Internazionali BNL d'Italia Rome, Italy WTA Premier 5 $2,168,400 – Clay (Red) – 56S/32Q/28D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
Maria Sharapova 4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5) |
Li Na | Serena Williams Angelique Kerber |
Dominika Cibulková Flavia Pennetta Petra Kvitová Venus Williams |
Sara Errani Roberta Vinci 6–2, 7–5 |
Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina | ||||
May 21 | Brussels Open Brussels, Belgium WTA Premier $637,000 – Clay (Red) – 30S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
Agnieszka Radwańska 7–5, 6–0 |
Simona Halep | Kaia Kanepi Sofia Arvidsson |
Alison van Uytvanck Tsvetana Pironkova Dominika Cibulková Urszula Radwańska |
Bethanie Mattek-Sands Sania Mirza 6–3, 6–2 |
Alicja Rosolska Zheng Jie | ||||
Internationaux de Strasbourg Strasbourg, France WTA International $220,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
Francesca Schiavone 6–4, 6–4 |
Alizé Cornet | Pauline Parmentier Sloane Stephens |
Alexandra Panova Anabel Medina Garrigues Ayumi Morita Johanna Larsson | |
Olga Govortsova Klaudia Jans-Ignacik 6–7(4–7), 6–3, [10–3] |
Natalie Grandin Vladimíra Uhlířová | ||||
May 28 June 4 |
French Open Paris, France Grand Slam $11,315,740 – Clay (Red) 128S/96Q/64D/32X Singles Draw – Doubles Draw – Mixed Draw - Legends Doubles |
Maria Sharapova 6–3, 6–2 |
Sara Errani | Samantha Stosur Petra Kvitová |
Dominika Cibulková Angelique Kerber Yaroslava Shvedova Kaia Kanepi |
Sara Errani Roberta Vinci 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
Maria Kirilenko Nadia Petrova | ||||
Sania Mirza Mahesh Bhupathi 7–6(7–3), 6–1 |
Klaudia Jans-Ignacik Santiago González |
June[]
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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June 11 | Aegon Classic Birmingham, Great Britain WTA International $220,000 – Grass – 56S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
Melanie Oudin 6–4, 6–2 |
Jelena Janković | Zheng Jie Ekaterina Makarova |
Misaki Doi Roberta Vinci Hsieh Su-wei Irina Falconi |
Tímea Babos Hsieh Su-wei 7–5, 6–7(2–7), [10–8] |
Liezel Huber Lisa Raymond | ||||
NÜRNBERGER Gastein Ladies Bad Gastein, Austria WTA International $220,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
Alizé Cornet 7–5, 7–6(7–1) |
Yanina Wickmayer | Ksenia Pervak Mandy Minella |
Estrella Cabeza Candela Chichi Scholl Johanna Larsson Yvonne Meusburger | |
Jill Craybas Julia Görges 6–7(4–7), 6–4, [11–9] |
Anna-Lena Grönefeld Petra Martić | ||||
June 18 | Aegon International Eastbourne, Great Britain WTA Premier $637,000 – Grass – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
Tamira Paszek 5–7, 6–3, 7–5 |
Angelique Kerber | Marion Bartoli Klára Zakopalová |
Tsvetana Pironkova Lucie Šafářová Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Ekaterina Makarova |
Nuria Llagostera Vives María José Martínez Sánchez 6–4, retired |
Liezel Huber Lisa Raymond | ||||
UNICEF Open 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands WTA International $220,000 – Grass – 32S/16Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
Nadia Petrova 6–4, 6–3 |
Urszula Radwańska | Kirsten Flipkens Kim Clijsters |
Roberta Vinci Dominika Cibulková Sofia Arvidsson Francesca Schiavone | |
Sara Errani Roberta Vinci 6–4, 3–6, [11–9] |
Maria Kirilenko Nadia Petrova | ||||
June 25 July 2 |
The Championships, Wimbledon London, Great Britain Grand Slam $11,174,883 – Grass 128S/96Q/64D/16Q/48X Singles Draw – Doubles Draw – Mixed Draw - Ladies' Invitation Doubles |
Serena Williams 6–1, 5–7, 6–2 |
Agnieszka Radwańska | Angelique Kerber Victoria Azarenka |
Sabine Lisicki Maria Kirilenko Petra Kvitová Tamira Paszek |
Serena Williams Venus Williams 7–5, 6–4 |
Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká | ||||
Mike Bryan Lisa Raymond 6–3, 5–7, 6–4 |
Leander Paes Elena Vesnina |
July[]
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists | |
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July 9 | Bank of the West Classic Stanford, United States WTA Premier $740,000 – Hard – 28S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
Serena Williams 7–5, 6–3 |
Coco Vandeweghe | Sorana Cîrstea Yanina Wickmayer |
Chanelle Scheepers Dominika Cibulková Urszula Radwańska Marion Bartoli | |
Marina Erakovic Heather Watson 7–5, 7–6(9–7) |
Jarmila Gajdošová Vania King | |||||
Internazionali Femminili di Palermo Palermo, Italy WTA International $220,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
Sara Errani 6–1, 6–3 |
Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová | Irina-Camelia Begu Laura Robson |
Alexandra Cadanțu Estrella Cabeza Candela Julia Görges Carla Suárez Navarro | ||
Renata Voráčová Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová 7–6(7–5), 6–4 |
Darija Jurak Katalin Marosi | |||||
July 16 | Mercury Insurance Open Carlsbad, United States WTA Premier $740,000 – Hard – 28S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
Dominika Cibulková 6–1, 7–5 |
Marion Bartoli | Chan Yung-jan Nadia Petrova |
Christina McHale Jelena Janković Varvara Lepchenko Urszula Radwańska | |
Raquel Kops-Jones Abigail Spears 6–2, 6–4 |
Vania King Nadia Petrova | |||||
Sony Ericsson Swedish Open Båstad, Sweden WTA International $220,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
Polona Hercog 0–6, 6–4, 7–5 |
Mathilde Johansson | Johanna Larsson Mona Barthel |
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Klára Zakopalová Sofia Arvidsson Tsvetana Pironkova | ||
Catalina Castaño Mariana Duque Mariño 6–4, 5–7, [10–6] |
Eva Hrdinová Mervana Jugić-Salkić | |||||
July 23 | Baku Cup Baku, Azerbaijan WTA International $220,000 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
Bojana Jovanovski 6–3, 6–1 |
Julia Cohen | Olga Puchkova Alexandra Panova |
Magdaléna Rybáriková Mandy Minella Aleksandra Krunić Nina Bratchikova | |
Irina Buryachok Valeria Solovieva 6–3, 6–2 |
Eva Birnerová Alberta Brianti | |||||
July 30 | Summer Olympic Games London, Great Britain Summer Olympic Games Grass 64S/32D/16X Singles Draw – Doubles Draw – Mixed Draw |
Gold | Silver | Bronze | Fourth place | Angelique Kerber Caroline Wozniacki Kim Clijsters Petra Kvitová |
Serena Williams 6–0, 6–1 |
Maria Sharapova | Victoria Azarenka 6–3, 6–4 |
Maria Kirilenko | |||
Serena Williams Venus Williams 6–4, 6–4 |
Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká |
Maria Kirilenko Nadia Petrova 4–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
Liezel Huber Lisa Raymond | |||
Victoria Azarenka Max Mirnyi 2–6, 6–3, [10–8] |
Laura Robson Andy Murray |
Lisa Raymond Mike Bryan 6–3, 4–6, [10–4] |
Sabine Lisicki Christopher Kas | |||
Citi Open Washington, D.C., United States WTA International $220,000 – Hard – 32S/16Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
Magdaléna Rybáriková 6–1, 6–1 |
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | Vania King Sloane Stephens |
Chang Kai-chen Coco Vandeweghe Eugenie Bouchard Jana Čepelová | ||
Shuko Aoyama Chang Kai-chen 7–5, 6–2 |
Irina Falconi Chanelle Scheepers |
August[]
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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August 6 | Rogers Cup p/b National Bank Montreal, Canada WTA Premier 5 $2,168,400 – Hard – 48S/64Q/28D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
Petra Kvitová 7–5, 2–6, 6–3 |
Li Na | Caroline Wozniacki Lucie Šafářová |
Tamira Paszek Aleksandra Wozniak Roberta Vinci Agnieszka Radwańska |
Klaudia Jans-Ignacik Kristina Mladenovic 7–5, 2–6, [10–7] |
Nadia Petrova Katarina Srebotnik | ||||
August 13 | Western & Southern Open Mason, United States WTA Premier 5 $2,168,400 – Hard – 56S/48Q/28D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
Li Na 1–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
Angelique Kerber | Venus Williams Petra Kvitová |
Agnieszka Radwańska Samantha Stosur Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Serena Williams |
Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká 6–1, 6–3 |
Katarina Srebotnik Zheng Jie | ||||
August 20 | New Haven Open at Yale New Haven, United States WTA Premier $637,000 – Hard – 28S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
Petra Kvitová 7–6(11–9), 7–5 |
Maria Kirilenko | Caroline Wozniacki Sara Errani |
Olga Govortsova Dominika Cibulková Marion Bartoli Lucie Šafářová |
Liezel Huber Lisa Raymond 4–6, 6–0, [10–4] |
Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká | ||||
Texas Tennis Open Dallas, United States WTA International $220,000 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
Roberta Vinci 7–5, 6–3 |
Jelena Janković | Bojana Jovanovski Casey Dellacqua |
Peng Shuai Chanelle Scheepers Aleksandra Wozniak Sorana Cîrstea | |
Marina Erakovic Heather Watson 6–3, 6–0 |
Līga Dekmeijere Irina Falconi | ||||
August 27 September 3 |
US Open New York City, United States Grand Slam $11,517,008 – Hard 128S/128Q/64D/32X Singles Draw – Doubles Draw – Mixed Draw |
Serena Williams 6–2, 2–6, 7–5 |
Victoria Azarenka | Maria Sharapova Sara Errani |
Samantha Stosur Marion Bartoli Ana Ivanovic Roberta Vinci |
Sara Errani Roberta Vinci 6–4, 6–2 |
Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká | ||||
Ekaterina Makarova Bruno Soares 6–7(8–10), 6–1, [12–10] |
Květa Peschke Marcin Matkowski |
September[]
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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September 10 | Tashkent Open Tashkent, Uzbekistan WTA International $220,000 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
Irina-Camelia Begu 6–4, 6–4 |
Donna Vekić | Eva Birnerová Urszula Radwańska |
Alexandra Cadanțu Bojana Jovanovski Galina Voskoboeva Alexandra Panova |
Paula Kania Polina Pekhova 6–2, ret. |
Anna Chakvetadze Vesna Dolonc | ||||
Bell Challenge Quebec City, Canada WTA International $220,000 – Carpet (i) – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
Kirsten Flipkens 6–1, 7–5 |
Lucie Hradecká | Mona Barthel Kristina Mladenovic |
Anna Tatishvili Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová Melanie Oudin Lauren Davis | |
Tatjana Malek Kristina Mladenovic 7–6(7–5), 6–7(6–8), [10–7] |
Alicja Rosolska Heather Watson | ||||
September 17 | KDB Korea Open Seoul, South Korea WTA International $500,000 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
Caroline Wozniacki 6–1, 6–0 |
Kaia Kanepi | Ekaterina Makarova Varvara Lepchenko |
Klara Zakopalová María José Martínez Sánchez Kiki Bertens Tamira Paszek |
Raquel Kops-Jones Abigail Spears 2–6, 6–2, [10–8] |
Akgul Amanmuradova Vania King | ||||
Guangzhou International Women's Open Guangzhou, China WTA International $220,000 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
Hsieh Su-wei 6–3, 5–7, 6–4 |
Laura Robson | Urszula Radwańska Sorana Cîrstea |
Mathilde Johansson Chanelle Scheepers Alizé Cornet Peng Shuai | |
Tamarine Tanasugarn Zhang Shuai 2–6, 6–2, [10–8] |
Jarmila Gajdošová Monica Niculescu | ||||
September 24 | Toray Pan Pacific Open Tokyo, Japan WTA Premier 5 $2,168,400 – Hard – 56S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
Nadia Petrova 6–0, 1–6, 6–3 |
Agnieszka Radwańska | Angelique Kerber Samantha Stosur |
Victoria Azarenka Caroline Wozniacki Sara Errani Maria Sharapova |
Raquel Kops-Jones Abigail Spears 6–1, 6–4 |
Anna-Lena Grönefeld Květa Peschke |
October[]
Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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October 1 | China Open Beijing, China WTA Premier Mandatory $4,828,050 – Hard – 60S/32Q/28D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
Victoria Azarenka 6–3, 6–1 |
Maria Sharapova | Marion Bartoli Li Na |
Romina Oprandi Carla Suárez Navarro Agnieszka Radwańska Angelique Kerber |
Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina 7–5, 7–5 |
Nuria Llagostera Vives Sania Mirza | ||||
October 8 | Generali Ladies Linz p/b voestalpine Linz, Austria WTA International $220,000 – Hard (i) – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
Victoria Azarenka 6–3, 6–4 |
Julia Görges | Irina-Camelia Begu Kirsten Flipkens |
Petra Martić Bethanie Mattek-Sands Sofia Arvidsson Ana Ivanovic |
Anna-Lena Grönefeld Květa Peschke 6–3, 6–4 |
Julia Görges Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová | ||||
HP Japan Women's Open Tennis Osaka, Japan WTA International $220,000 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
Heather Watson 7–5, 5–7, 7–6(7–4) |
Chang Kai-chen | Samantha Stosur Misaki Doi |
Jamie Hampton Laura Robson Chanelle Scheepers Pauline Parmentier | |
Raquel Kops-Jones Abigail Spears 6–1, 6–4 |
Kimiko Date-Krumm Heather Watson | ||||
October 15 | Kremlin Cup Moscow, Russia WTA Premier $740,000 – Hard (i) – 28S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
Caroline Wozniacki 6–2, 4–6, 7–5 |
Samantha Stosur | Ana Ivanovic Sofia Arvidsson |
Klára Zakopalová Vesna Dolonc Dominika Cibulková Maria Kirilenko |
Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina 6–3, 1–6, [10–8] |
Maria Kirilenko Nadia Petrova | ||||
BGL BNP Paribas Luxembourg Open Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg WTA International $220,000 – Hard (i) – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
Venus Williams 6–2, 6–3 |
Monica Niculescu | Andrea Petkovic Daniela Hantuchová |
Roberta Vinci Ksenia Pervak Lourdes Domínguez Lino Lucie Hradecká | |
Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká 6–3, 6–4 |
Irina-Camelia Begu | ||||
October 22 | TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships Istanbul, Turkey Year-end championships $4,900,000 – Hard (i) – 8S (RR)/4D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
Serena Williams 6–4, 6–3 |
Maria Sharapova | Agnieszka Radwańska Victoria Azarenka |
Round Robin losers Angelique Kerber Li Na Sara Errani Petra Kvitová (withdrew) Samantha Stosur |
Maria Kirilenko Nadia Petrova 6–1, 6–4 |
Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká | ||||
October 29 | Qatar Airways Tournament of Champions Sofia, Bulgaria Year-end championships $750,000 – Hard (i) – 8S (RR) Singles Draw |
Nadia Petrova 6–2, 6–1 |
Caroline Wozniacki | Tsvetana Pironkova Roberta Vinci |
Round Robin losers Daniela Hantuchová Hsieh Su-wei Sofia Arvidsson Zheng Jie Maria Kirilenko (withdrew) |
Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Final Czech Republic |
Czech Republic 3–1 |
Serbia |
Statistical information[]
These tables present the number of singles (S), doubles (D), and mixed doubles (X) titles won by each player and each nation during the season, within all the tournament categories of the 2012 WTA Tour: the Grand Slam tournaments, the tennis event at the London Summer Olympic Games, the year-end championships (the WTA Tour Championships and the Tournament of Champions), the WTA Premier tournaments (Premier Mandatory, Premier 5, and regular Premier), and the WTA International tournaments.[1] The players/nations are sorted by: 1) total number of titles (a doubles title won by two players representing the same nation counts as only one win for the nation); 2) cumulated importance of those titles (one Grand Slam win equalling two Premier Mandatory/Premier 5 wins, one year-end championships win equalling one-and-a-half Premier Mandatory/Premier 5 win, one Premier Mandatory/Premier 5 win equalling two Premier wins, one Olympic win equalling one-and-a-half Premier win, one Premier win equalling two International wins); 3) a singles > doubles > mixed doubles hierarchy; 4) alphabetical order (by family names for players).
Key[]
Grand Slam tournaments |
Summer Olympic Games |
Year-end championships |
WTA Premier Mandatory |
WTA Premier 5 |
WTA Premier |
WTA International |
To avoid confusion and double counting, these tables should be updated only after an event is completed. The tables are through to the tournaments of the week of September 9.
Titles won by player[]
Total | Player | Grand Slam | Olympic Games | Year-end | Premier Mandatory | Premier 5 | Premier | International | Total | |||||||||||
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S | D | X | S | D | X | S | D | S | D | S | D | S | D | S | D | S | D | X | ||
12 | Sara Errani (ITA) | ● ● | ● | ● | ● ● ● ● | ● ● ● ● | 4 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||||
9 | Serena Williams (USA) | ● ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● ● | 7 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||
9 | Roberta Vinci (ITA) | ● ● | ● | ● | ● | ● ● ● ● | 1 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||||
7 | Victoria Azarenka (BLR) | ● | ● | ● ● | ● | ● | ● | 6 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
6 | Lisa Raymond (USA) | ● | ● | ● | ● ● ● | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||||||||||||
5 | Nadia Petrova (RUS) | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 3 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||
5 | Liezel Huber (USA) | ● | ● | ● ● ● | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||||
4 | Raquel Kops-Jones (USA) | ● | ● | ● ● | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||||
4 | Abigail Spears (USA) | ● | ● | ● ● | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||||
4 | Andrea Hlaváčková (CZE) | ● | ● ● ● | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
4 | Lucie Hradecká (CZE) | ● | ● ● ● | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
3 | Maria Sharapova (RUS) | ● | ● | ● | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
3 | Venus Williams (USA) | ● | ● | ● | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||
3 | Ekaterina Makarova (RUS) | ● | ● | ● | 0 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||
3 | Sania Mirza (IND) | ● | ● | ● | 0 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||
3 | Agnieszka Radwańska (POL) | ● | ● ● | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
3 | Heather Watson (GBR) | ● | ● | ● | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||
3 | Hsieh Su-wei (TPE) | ● ● | ● | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
2 | Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) | ● | ● | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
2 | Maria Kirilenko (RUS) | ● | ● | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
2 | Elena Vesnina (RUS) | ● | ● | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
2 | Petra Kvitová (CZE) | ● | ● | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
2 | Klaudia Jans-Ignacik (POL) | ● | ● | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
2 | Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) | ● | ● | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
2 | Kaia Kanepi (EST) | ● | ● | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
2 | Angelique Kerber (GER) | ● | ● | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
2 | Caroline Wozniacki (DNK) | ● | ● | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
2 | Marina Erakovic (NZL) | ● | ● | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
2 | Květa Peschke (CZE) | ● | ● | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
2 | Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová (CZE) | ● | ● | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
2 | Tímea Babos (HUN) | ● | ● | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
2 | Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) | ● | ● | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
2 | Magdaléna Rybáriková (SVK) | ● | ● | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
2 | Chuang Chia-jung (TPE) | ● ● | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
2 | Chang Kai-chen (TPE) | ● ● | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
2 | Alexandra Panova (RUS) | ● ● | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
2 | Zhang Shuai (CHN) | ● ● | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
2 | Nuria Llagostera Vives (ESP) | ● ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
1 | Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
1 | Vera Zvonareva (RUS) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
1 | Li Na (CHN) | ● | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
1 | Dominika Cibulková (SVK) | ● | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
1 | Tamira Paszek (AUT) | ● | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
1 | Iveta Benešová (CZE) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
1 | Arantxa Parra Santonja (ESP) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
1 | María José Martínez Sánchez (ESP) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
1 | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
1 | Lucie Šafářová (CZE) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
1 | Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
1 | Lara Arruabarrena-Vecino (ESP) | ● | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
1 | Sofia Arvidsson (SWE) | ● | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
1 | Mona Barthel (GER) | ● | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
1 | Kiki Bertens (NED) | ● | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
1 | Alizé Cornet (FRA) | ● | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
1 | Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) | ● | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
1 | Daniela Hantuchová (SVK) | ● | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
1 | Polona Hercog (SLO) | ● | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
1 | Bojana Jovanovski (SRB) | ● | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
1 | Melanie Oudin (USA) | ● | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
1 | Francesca Schiavone (ITA) | ● | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
1 | Zheng Jie (CHN) | ● | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
1 | Shuko Aoyama (JPN) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
1 | Eva Birnerová (CZE) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
1 | Irina Buryachok (UKR) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
1 | Catalina Castaño (COL) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
1 | Petra Cetkovská (CZE) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
1 | Jill Craybas (USA) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
1 | Kimiko Date-Krumm (JPN) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
1 | Mariana Duque Mariño (COL) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
1 | Rika Fujiwara (JPN) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
1 | Julia Görges (GER) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
1 | Olga Govortsova (BLR) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
1 | Anna-Lena Grönefeld (GER) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
1 | Janette Husárová (SVK) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
1 | Paula Kania (POL) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
1 | Tatjana Malek (GER) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
1 | Monica Niculescu (ROU) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
1 | Polina Pekhova (BLR) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
1 | Anastasia Rodionova (AUS) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
1 | Valeria Solovieva (RUS) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
1 | Tamarine Tanasugarn (THA) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
1 | Renata Voráčová (CZE) | ● | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Titles won by nation[]
Total | Nation | Grand Slam | Olympic Games | Year-end | Premier Mandatory | Premier 5 | Premier | International | Total | |||||||||||
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S | D | X | S | D | X | S | D | S | D | S | D | S | D | S | D | S | D | X | ||
24 | United States | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 2 | |||
16 | Russia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1 | |||||
15 | Czech Republic | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 0 | |||||||||||
14 | Italy | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||||
9 | Belarus | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||
6 | Poland | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||
6 | Germany | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||||
6 | Taiwan | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
4 | China | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||
4 | Slovakia | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||
3 | India | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||
3 | France | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||
3 | Germany | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||
3 | Spain | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
2 | Denmark | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
2 | Estonia | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
2 | Slovenia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
2 | New Zealand | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
2 | Hungary | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
2 | Romania | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
2 | Japan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
1 | Austria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
1 | Belgium | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
1 | Netherlands | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
1 | Serbia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
1 | Sweden | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
1 | Australia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
1 | Colombia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
1 | Ukraine | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
1 | Thailand | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Titles information[]
The following players won their first main circuit title in singles, doubles, or mixed doubles:
- Singles
- Lara Arruabarrena-Vecino – Bogotá (singles)
- Tímea Babos – Monterrey (singles)
- Mona Barthel – Hobart (singles)
- Kiki Bertens – Fes (singles)
- Irina-Camelia Begu – Tashkent (singles)
- Hsieh Su-wei – Kuala Lumpur (singles)
- Bojana Jovanovski – Baku (singles)
- Angelique Kerber – Paris (singles)
- Heather Watson – Osaka (singles)
- Doubles
- Shuko Aoyama – Washington, D.C. (doubles)
- Tímea Babos – Birmingham (doubles)
- Irina-Camelia Begu – Hobart (doubles)
- Irina Buryachok – Baku (doubles)
- Catalina Castaño – Båstad (doubles)
- Mariana Duque Mariño – Båstad (doubles)
- Rika Fujiwara – Copenhagen (doubles)
- Paula Kania – Tashkent (doubles)
- Tatjana Malek – Quebec City (doubles)
- Kristina Mladenovic – Montreal (doubles)
- Polina Pekhova – Tashkent (doubles)
- Magdaléna Rybáriková – Budapest (doubles)
- Lucie Šafářová – Charleston (doubles)
- Valeria Solovieva – Baku (doubles)
- Heather Watson – Stanford (doubles)
- Mixed doubles
- Bethanie Mattek-Sands – Australian Open (mixed doubles)
- Ekaterina Makarova – US Open (mixed doubles)
The following players defended a main circuit title in singles, doubles, or mixed doubles:
- Singles
- Daniela Hantuchová – Pattaya City (singles)
- Polona Hercog – Båstad (singles)
- Maria Sharapova – Rome (singles)
- Serena Williams – Stanford (singles)
- Doubles
- Liezel Huber – Dubai (doubles)
- Serena Williams – Olympics (doubles)
- Venus Williams – Olympics (doubles)
Rankings[]
The Race to the Championships determines the players in the WTA Tour Championships in October. The WTA rankings are based on tournaments of the latest 52 weeks.
Singles[]
The following is the 2012 top 20 in the Race to the Championships and the top 20 ranked players in the world.[3][4] Players must include points from the Grand Slams, Premier Mandatory tournaments, the Summer Olympic Games and the WTA Championships. For Top 20 players, their best two results at Premier 5 tournaments will also count.[5] Gold backgrounds indicate players that qualified for the WTA Tour Championships. Blue backgrounds indicate players that qualified as alternates at the WTA Tour Championships.
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Number 1 ranking[]
Holder | Date Gained | Date Forfeited |
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Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) | Year-End 2011 | 29 January 2012 |
Victoria Azarenka (BLR) | 30 January 2012 | 10 June 2012 |
Maria Sharapova (RUS) | 11 June 2012 | 8 July 2012 |
Victoria Azarenka (BLR) | 9 July 2012 | Year-End 2012 |
Doubles[]
The following is the 2012 top 20 in the Race To The Championships – Doubles and the top 20 individual ranked doubles players. Gold backgrounds indicate teams that have qualified for WTA Tour Championships.
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Number 1 ranking[]
Holder | Date Gained | Date Forfeited |
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Liezel Huber (USA) | Year-End 2011 | |
Liezel Huber (USA) Lisa Raymond (USA) |
23 April 2012 |
9 September 2012 |
Sara Errani (ITA) | 10 September 2012 | 14 October 2012 |
Roberta Vinci (ITA) | 15 October 2012 | Year-End 2012 |
Prize money leaders[]
The 2012 WTA Tour season was the first, and still only, season where 3 different players earned at least $6,000,000. The 2014 and 2017 seasons each had 3 different players earned at least $5,000,000. The top-16 players earned over $1,000,000.
# | Player | Singles | Doubles | Mixed | Bonus Pool | Year-to-date |
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1 | Victoria Azarenka (BLR) | $7,317,651 | $7,130 | $4,139 | $600,000 | $7,928,920 |
2 | Serena Williams (USA) | $6,828,831 | $214,725 | $2,419 | $0 | $7,045,975 |
3 | Maria Sharapova (RUS) | $6,308,296 | $0 | $0 | $200,000 | $6,508,296 |
4 | Agnieszka Radwańska (POL) | $3,803,819 | $47,723 | $0 | $250,000 | $4,101,542 |
5 | Sara Errani (ITA) | $2,181,948 | $926,618 | $2,070 | $0 | $3,110,636 |
6 | Petra Kvitová (CZE) | $2,127,402 | $5,473 | $0 | $600,000 | $2,732,875 |
7 | Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) | $1,408,240 | $430 | $0 | $1,000,000 | $2,408,670 |
8 | Li Na (tennis) (CHN) | $1,880,646 | $0 | $0 | $400,000 | $2,280,646 |
9 | Angelique Kerber (GER) | $1,938,436 | $31,856 | $2,070 | $0 | $1,972,362 |
10 | Samantha Stosur (AUS) | $1,490,602 | $45,582 | $0 | $400,000 | $1,936,184 |
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Statistics leaders[]
as of November 12, 2012[9]
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Points distribution[]
Category | W | F | SF | QF | R16 | R32 | R64 | R128 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
Grand Slam (S) | 2000 | 1400 | 900 | 500 | 280 | 160 | 100 | 5 | 60 | 50 | 40 | 2 |
Grand Slam (D) | 2000 | 1400 | 900 | 500 | 280 | 160 | 5 | – | 48 | – | – | – |
WTA Championships (S) | +450 | +360 | (230 for each win, 70 for each loss) | |||||||||
WTA Championships (D) | 1500 | 1050 | 690 | |||||||||
WTA Premier Mandatory (96S) | 1000 | 700 | 450 | 250 | 140 | 80 | 50 | 5 | 30 | – | 20 | 1 |
WTA Premier Mandatory (64S) | 1000 | 700 | 450 | 250 | 140 | 80 | 5 | – | 30 | – | 20 | 1 |
WTA Premier Mandatory (28/32D) | 1000 | 700 | 450 | 250 | 140 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
WTA Premier 5 (56S) | 900 | 620 | 395 | 225 | 125 | 70 | 1 | – | 30 | – | 20 | 1 |
WTA Premier 5 (28D) | 900 | 620 | 395 | 225 | 125 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Summer Olympic Games (64S) | 685 | 470 | 340(3rd) 260(4th) | 175 | 95 | 55 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
WTA Premier (56S) | 470 | 320 | 200 | 120 | 60 | 40 | 1 | – | 12 | – | 8 | 1 |
WTA Premier (32S) | 470 | 320 | 200 | 120 | 60 | 1 | – | – | 20 | 12 | 8 | 1 |
WTA Premier (16D) | 470 | 320 | 200 | 120 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Tournament of Champions | +195 | +75 | (60 for each win, 25 for each loss) | |||||||||
WTA International (56S) | 280 | 200 | 130 | 70 | 30 | 15 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 6 | 1 |
WTA International (32S) | 280 | 200 | 130 | 70 | 30 | 1 | – | – | 16 | 10 | 6 | 1 |
WTA International (16D) | 280 | 200 | 130 | 70 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Retirements[]
- Vasilisa Bardina (born 30 November 1987, in Moscow) turned professional in 2003 with a high singles ranking career of No. 48 on 15 January 2007 and a high doubles ranking career of No. 117 on 25 June 2007.
- Myriam Casanova (born 20 June 1985, in Altstätten) turned professional in 2000 with a high singles ranking career of No. 45 on 7 April 2003 and a high doubles ranking career of No. 19 on 5 July 2004.
- Kim Clijsters (born 8 July 1983, in Bilzen) turned professional in 1997, reaching career-high rankings of World No. 1 in Singles and Doubles. Clijsters has won 41 WTA singles titles and 11 WTA doubles titles. She has won four Grand Slam singles titles: three at the US Open, in 2005, 2009, and 2010 and one at the Australian Open in 2011. She has also been runner-up in four Grand Slam singles tournaments, and won the WTA Tour Championships singles title in 2002, 2003, and 2010. In doubles, she won the French Open and Wimbledon titles in 2003. Clijsters has retired once on 6 May 2007,[10] but almost two years later, on 26 March 2009, she publicly declared her intent to return to the WTA tour for the 2009 summer hard court season.[11] In only her third tournament back, she won her second US Open title, becoming the first unseeded player and wildcard to win the tournament, and the first mother to win a major since Evonne Goolagong in 1980.[12] Clijsters announced in May that her second retirement would occur after the completion of the 2012 US Open[13]
- Julie Ditty (born 4 January 1979, in Atlanta) turned professional in 2002 with a high singles ranking career of No. 89 on 24 March 2008 and a high doubles ranking career of No. 66 on 3 August 2009.
- Gisela Dulko (born January 30, 1985, in Buenos Aires) was a former world no. 1 in doubles turned professional in 2001. Dulko has won 4 WTA singles titles and 17 WTA doubles titles. Dulko won the 2010 WTA Tour Championships and the 2011 Australian Open in doubles, enjoying an 11-year career before announcing her retirement in November 2012.[14]
- Ashley Harkleroad (born 2 May 1985, in Rossville) turned professional in 2000 with a high singles ranking career of No. 39 on 9 June 2003 and a high doubles ranking career of No. 39 on 27 January 2007.
- Svetlana Krivencheva (born 30 December 1973 in Plovdiv) turned professional in 1991 with a high doubles ranking career of No. 69 on 3 August 1998.
- Courtney Nagle (born 29 September 1982) turned professional in 2005 with a high doubles ranking career of No. 97 on 20 April 2009.
- Olivia Sanchez (born 17 November 1982 in Paris) turned professional in 1998 with a high singles ranking career of No. 90 on 9 June 2008.
- İpek Şenoğlu (born 8 June 1979 in Eskişehir) turned professional in 1996 with a high doubles ranking career of No. 53 on 19 October 2009.
- Olga Vymetálková (born 24 January 1976) turned professional in 1994 with a high doubles ranking career of No. 82 on 13 September 2004.
- Mashona Washington (born 31 May 1976, in Flint) turned professional in 1995 with a high singles ranking career of No. 50 on 8 November 2004 and a high doubles ranking career of No. 55 on 18 July 2005.
- Jasmin Wöhr (born 21 August 1980 in Tübingen) turned professional in 1999 with a high doubles ranking career of No. 46 on 23 July 2007.
Comebacks[]
Following are notable players who will comeback after retirements during the 2012 WTA Tour season:
- Paola Suárez (born June 23, 1976, in Buenos Aires), who turned professional in 1991 and has reached a career high ranking of No. 9 on 7 June 2004 in singles and in doubles she was a former world no. 1. She has won 8 doubles Grand Slam (with Virginia Ruano Pascual), 4 singles titles, 44 WTA Tour doubles including 1 WTA Championships. She returned from retirement in 2012, partnering with Gisela Dulko at the 2012 Copa Sony Ericsson Colsanitas, but they lost in the first round. The pair played at the London Summer Olympic Games, where they also lost in the first round.
Awards[]
The winners of the 2012 WTA Awards were announced throughout the last week of November.[15]
- Player of the Year – Serena Williams
- Doubles Team of the Year – Sara Errani & Roberta Vinci
- Most Improved Player – Sara Errani
- Comeback Player of the Year – Yaroslava Shvedova
- Newcomer of the Year – Laura Robson
- Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award – Kim Clijsters
- Player Service Award – Venus Williams
- Diamond Aces – Victoria Azarenka
- Fan Favorite Singles Player – Agnieszka Radwańska
- Fan Favorite Doubles Team – Serena Williams & Venus Williams
- Fan Favorite Twitter – Caroline Wozniacki (Twitter account)
- Fan Favorite Facebook – Agnieszka Radwańska (Facebook account)
- Fan Favorite Video – Agnieszka Radwańska & The Bee (video)
- Favorite Premier Tournament – Porsche Tennis Grand Prix (Stuttgart)
- Favorite International Tournament – Sony Swedish Open (Båstad)
See also[]
- 2012 ATP World Tour
- 2012 ATP Challenger Tour
- 2012 ITF Men's Circuit
- 2012 WTA 125s
- 2012 ITF Women's Circuit
- Women's Tennis Association
- International Tennis Federation
Notes[]
- a Zheng Jie won the final after Flavia Pennetta was forced to retire because of a low back injury.[16]
- b Hsieh Su-wei won the final after Petra Martić was forced to retire because of fatigue and cramping.
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- ^ "Zheng Wins Auckland, Ends WTA Title Drought". wtatennis.com. WTA Tour, Inc. 2012-01-08. Retrieved 2012-12-23.
External links[]
- 2012 WTA Tour
- 2012 in tennis
- WTA Tour seasons