2012 US Open – Women's Singles

Serena Williams defeated world No. 1 Victoria Azarenka 6–2, 2–6, 7–5 in the final, to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 2012 US Open, despite Azarenka serving for the match and leading 5–3 in the third set. It was the first time since 1995 that the final went to three sets. With the victory, Williams became only the third woman in history to win Wimbledon, Olympics, and the US Open in the same season after Steffi Graf and her sister, Venus Williams. Williams dropped just one set the entire tournament, to Azarenka in the final.

Women's Singles
2012 US Open
Champion	Serena Williams
Runner-up	Victoria Azarenka
Final score	6–2, 2–6, 7–5
Draw	128
Seeds	32

Samantha Stosur was the defending champion, but she was defeated in the quarterfinals by Victoria Azarenka.

Three-time US Open champion Kim Clijsters, who was on a 22-match winning streak at Flushing Meadows, lost to Laura Robson in the second round, her earliest exit at the tournament since 2000 and her first defeat since losing to compatriot Justine Henin in the final in 2003. This was also Clijster's last tournament before her second retirement (first was in 2007), until she came back to tour in 2020 at Dubai Tennis Championships.

This tournament served as the first Grand Slam main draw appearance for future two-time Grand Slam champion and world No. 1 Garbiñe Muguruza who lost to Sara Errani in the first round. It was also the first Grand Slam main draw appearance for future WTA Finals champion Elina Svitolina where she was defeated by former world No. 1 Ana Ivanovic in the first round. This also marked the first time Ivanovic had reached the quarterfinals of a major since winning the 2008 French Open.

Seeds

01.   Victoria Azarenka (Final)

02.   Agnieszka Radwańska (Fourth round)

03.   Maria Sharapova (Semifinals)

04.   Serena Williams (Champion)

05.   Petra Kvitová (Fourth round)

06.   Angelique Kerber (Fourth round)

07.   Samantha Stosur (Quarterfinals)

08.   Caroline Wozniacki (First round)

09.   Li Na (Third round)

10.   Sara Errani (Semifinals)

11.   Marion Bartoli (Quarterfinals)

12.   Ana Ivanovic (Quarterfinals)

13.   Dominika Cibulková (Third round)

14.   Maria Kirilenko (Third round)

15.   Lucie Šafářová (Third round)

16.   Sabine Lisicki (First round)

17.   Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Second round)

18.   Julia Görges (First round)

19.   Nadia Petrova (Fourth round)

20.   Roberta Vinci (Quarterfinals)

21.   Christina McHale (First round)

22.   Francesca Schiavone (First round)

23.   Kim Clijsters (Second round)

24.   Klára Zakopalová (First round)

25.   Yanina Wickmayer (Second round)

26.   Monica Niculescu (First round)

27.   Anabel Medina Garrigues (First round)

28.   Zheng Jie (Third round)

29.   Tamira Paszek (First round)

30.   Jelena Janković (Third round)

31.   Varvara Lepchenko (Third round)

32.   Peng Shuai (First round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying

Main draw

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

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Victoria Azarenka	6	4	7^7
	7	Samantha Stosur	1	6	6^5
								1	Victoria Azarenka	3	6	6
								3	Maria Sharapova	6	2	4
	3	Maria Sharapova	3	6	6
	11	Marion Bartoli	6	3	4
															1	Victoria Azarenka	2	6	5
															4	Serena Williams	6	2	7
	12	Ana Ivanovic	1	3
	4	Serena Williams	6	6
								4	Serena Williams	6	6
								10	Sara Errani	1	2
	10	Sara Errani	6	6
	20	Roberta Vinci	2	4

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	1	V Azarenka	6	6
		A Panova	0	1				1	V Azarenka	6	6
		B Záhlavová-Strýcová	3	6	3			Q	K Flipkens	2	2
	Q	K Flipkens	6	3	6										1	V Azarenka	6	6
		S-w Hsieh	3	6	3										28	J Zheng	0	1
	Q	M Rybáriková	6	2	6			Q	M Rybáriková	3	1
		V Razzano	6	2	0^r			28	J Zheng	6	6
	28	J Zheng	4	6	0																	1	V Azarenka	6	6
	18	J Görges	6^4	1																			A Tatishvili	2	2
	Q	Kr Plíšková	7^7	6				Q	Kr Plíšková	4	4
		M Minella	6	3	6				M Minella	6	6
	WC	O Rogowska	2	6	3											M Minella	5	0
		S Foretz Gacon	2	0												A Tatishvili	7	6
		A Tatishvili	6	6					A Tatishvili	6^5	6	6
		S Cîrstea	4	6	6				S Cîrstea	7^7	1	2
	16	S Lisicki	6	2	2

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	9	N Li	6	6
		H Watson	2	3				9	N Li	6	6
	Q	L Tsurenko	2	3					C Dellacqua	4	4
		C Dellacqua	6	6											9	N Li	4	7^7	2
	Q	S Crawford	3	6^6												L Robson	6	6^5	6
		L Robson	6	7^8					L Robson	7^7	7^7
	WC	V Duval	3	1				23	K Clijsters	6^4	6^5
	23	K Clijsters	6	6																			L Robson	4	4
	31	V Lepchenko	6	3	7																	7	S Stosur	6	6
		M Johansson	3	6	5			31	V Lepchenko	6	6
	Q	An Rodionova	6	6				Q	An Rodionova	2	2
	WC	J Cohen	3	0											31	V Lepchenko	6^5	2
	Q	E Gallovits-Hall	7	6											7	S Stosur	7^7	6
	Q	S Vögele	5	4				Q	E Gallovits-Hall	3	0
		P Martić	1	1				7	S Stosur	6	6
	7	S Stosur	6	6

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	3	M Sharapova	6	6
		M Czink	2	2				3	M Sharapova	6	6
		L Domínguez Lino	6	6					L Domínguez Lino	0	1
		S Karatantcheva	4	1											3	M Sharapova	6	6
	PR	T Bacsinszky	4	3											WC	M Burdette	1	1
	WC	M Burdette	6	6				WC	M Burdette	6	6
		L Hradecká	6	6					L Hradecká	2	4
	27	A Medina Garrigues	3	3																		3	M Sharapova	6	4	6
	19	N Petrova	6	7^7																		19	N Petrova	1	6	4
		J Gajdošová	3	6^3				19	N Petrova	6	6
		S Halep	7	7^7					S Halep	1	1
		I Benešová	5	6^5											19	N Petrova	6	7
		A Cadanțu	0	3											15	L Šafářová	4	5
		A Wozniak	6	6					A Wozniak	3	6	2
	WC	M Oudin	4	0				15	L Šafářová	6	4	6
	15	L Šafářová	6	6

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	11	M Bartoli	6	7^7
		J Hampton	3	6^5				11	M Bartoli	6	1	7
		R Oprandi	6	7					R Oprandi	2	6	5
		A Petkovic	2	5											11	M Bartoli	6	6
	WC	K Mladenovic	7	6											WC	K Mladenovic	2	4
		M Erakovic	5	4				WC	K Mladenovic	6	6
		D Hantuchová	4	6^1				17	A Pavlyuchenkova	1	2
	17	A Pavlyuchenkova	6	7^7																		11	M Bartoli	1	6	6
	25	Y Wickmayer	7	6																		5	P Kvitová	6	2	0
	Q	J Glushko	5	2				25	Y Wickmayer	6^5	3
		P Parmentier	6	6					P Parmentier	7^7	6
		M Krajicek	2	4												P Parmentier	4	4
	WC	N Gibbs	5	3											5	P Kvitová	6	6
		A Cornet	7	6					A Cornet	4	3
		P Hercog	6^6	1				5	P Kvitová	6	6
	5	P Kvitová	7^8	6

Section 5

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	8	C Wozniacki	2	2
		I-C Begu	6	6					I-C Begu	4	6^5
		S Soler Espinosa	6	6					S Soler Espinosa	6	7^7
	Q	A Kudryavtseva	3	2												S Soler Espinosa	1	7^7	3
		T Pironkova	6	6												T Pironkova	6	6^3	6
		C Giorgi	3	4					T Pironkova	7	6
		A Morita	6	6					A Morita	5	2
	26	M Niculescu	3	3																			T Pironkova	0	4
	22	F Schiavone	3	4																		12	A Ivanovic	6	6
		S Stephens	6	6					S Stephens	5	6	6
		A Amanmuradova	6	2	4			Q	T Malek	7	4	2
	Q	T Malek	4	6	6											S Stephens	7^7	4	2
		K Date-Krumm	4	2											12	A Ivanovic	6^4	6	6
		S Arvidsson	6	6					S Arvidsson	2	2
	Q	E Svitolina	3	2				12	A Ivanovic	6	6
	12	A Ivanovic	6	6

Section 6

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	14	M Kirilenko	6	6
		C Scheepers	2	1				14	M Kirilenko	6	6
	PR	Á Szávay	4	2^r					G Arn	3	2
		G Arn	6	3											14	M Kirilenko	7	4	4
		G Voskoboeva	6	6												A Hlaváčková	5	6	6
		A Rus	1	3					G Voskoboeva	2	7^7	3
		A Hlaváčková	6	6					A Hlaváčková	6	6^3	6
	24	K Zakopalová	4	4																			A Hlaváčková	0	0
	32	S Peng	6^5	1																		4	S Williams	6	6
		E Vesnina	7^7	6					E Vesnina	3	4
		E Makarova	6	6					E Makarova	6	6
	LL	E Daniilidou	1	4												E Makarova	4	0
		M Lučić-Baroni	3	5											4	S Williams	6	6
		MJ Martínez Sánchez	6	7					MJ Martínez Sánchez	2	4
		C Vandeweghe	1	1				4	S Williams	6	6
	4	S Williams	6	6

Section 7

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	6	A Kerber	6	6
		A Keothavong	2	0				6	A Kerber	6	5	7
	WC	B Mattek-Sands	3	1					V Williams	2	7	5
		V Williams	6	6											6	A Kerber	6	6
	Q	J Konta	6	7												O Govortsova	1	2
		T Babos	2	5				Q	J Konta	6	2	5
		O Govortsova	6	6					O Govortsova	2	6	7
	29	T Paszek	3	4																		6	A Kerber	6^5	3
	21	C McHale	4	6	3																	10	S Errani	7^7	6
		K Bertens	6	4	6				K Bertens	7	2	5
	Q	O Puchkova	7^7	6^2	6			Q	O Puchkova	5	6	7
		I Falconi	6^5	7^7	3										Q	O Puchkova	1	1
		V Dushevina	6	6											10	S Errani	6	6
	Q	N Burnett	0	3					V Dushevina	0	1
		G Muguruza Blanco	3	7^8	1			10	S Errani	6	6
	10	S Errani	6	6^6	6

Section 8

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	13	D Cibulková	6^5	6	6
		J Larsson	7^7	2	0			13	D Cibulková	7^7	7^7
		B Jovanovski	4	7	6				B Jovanovski	6^3	6^3
		M Barthel	6	5	2										13	D Cibulková	2	5
		V King	4	2											20	R Vinci	6	7
		Y Shvedova	6	6					Y Shvedova	6	5	5
		U Radwańska	1	1				20	R Vinci	3	7	7
	20	R Vinci	6	6																		20	R Vinci	6	6
	30	J Janković	6	6																		2	A Radwańska	1	4
		K Bondarenko	1	2				30	J Janković	6	6
	Q	L Arruabarrena	6	7^7				Q	L Arruabarrena	4	2
		S Pe'er	4	6^5											30	J Janković	3	5
		K Pervak	5	2^r											2	A Radwańska	6	7
		C Suárez Navarro	7	1					C Suárez Navarro	6	3	0
		N Bratchikova	1	1				2	A Radwańska	4	6	6
	2	A Radwańska	6	6

References

External links

• Main Draw
• 2012 US Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation