2012 WTA Tour Championships – Singles
Petra Kvitová was the defending champion, but withdrew from the tournament after her first match because of nasopharyngitis.
| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 2012 WTA Tour Championships | |
| Champion |  Serena Williams |
| Runner-up |  Maria Sharapova |
| Final score | 6–4, 6–3 |
Serena Williams defeated Maria Sharapova in straight sets in a rematch of their 2004 final. Williams did not lose a set in the entire tournament, and as of 2019 remains the most recent champion to do so.
Angelique Kerber and Sara Errani made their debut in the event.
Players
Victoria Azarenka (Semifinals)- Maria Sharapova (Final)
- Serena Williams (Champion)
Agnieszka Radwańska (Semifinals)
Angelique Kerber (Round Robin)
Petra Kvitová (Round Robin, withdrew because of nasopharyngitis)
Sara Errani (Round Robin)
Li Na (Round Robin)
Alternates
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Samantha Stosur (Round Robin, Replaced Kvitová)
Marion Bartoli (Not Used)
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
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Serena Williams
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Agnieszka Radwańska
| 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Serena Williams
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Maria Sharapova
| 4 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Maria Sharapova
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1 | Victoria Azarenka
| 4 | 2 | ||||||||||
Red Group
| Azarenka |
Williams |
Kerber |
Li |
RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings | ||
| 1 | Victoria Azarenka |
4–6, 4–6 | 6–7(11–13), 7–6(7–2), 6–4 | 7–6 (7–4), 6–3 | 2–1 | 4–3 (57.1%) | 40–38 (51.3%) | 2 | |
| 3 | Serena Williams |
6–4, 6–4 | 6–4, 6–1 | 7–6(7–2), 6–3 | 3–0 | 6–0 (100%) | 37–22 (62.7%) | 1 | |
| 5 | Angelique Kerber |
7–6(13–11), 6–7(2–7), 4–6 | 4–6, 1–6 | 4–6, 3–6 | 0–3 | 1–6 (14.3%) | 29–43 (41.5%) | 4 | |
| 8 | Li Na |
6–7(4–7), 3–6 | 6–7(2–7), 3–6 | 6–4, 6–3 | 1–2 | 2–4 (33.3%) | 30–33 (47.6%) | 3 |
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.
White Group
| Sharapova |
Radwańska |
Kvitová Stosur |
Errani |
RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings | ||
| 2 | Maria Sharapova |
5–7, 7–5, 7–5 | 6–0, 6–3 (w/ Stosur) |
6–3, 6–2 | 3–0 | 6–1 (85.7%) | 43–25 (63.2%) | 1 | |
| 4 | Agnieszka Radwańska |
7–5, 5–7, 5–7 | 6–3, 6–2 (w/ Kvitová) |
6–7(6–8), 7–5, 6–4 | 2–1 | 5–3 (62.5%) | 48–40 (54.5%) | 2 | |
| 6 9 |
Petra Kvitová Samantha Stosur |
(w/ Stosur) 0–6, 3–6 |
3–6, 2–6 (w/ Kvitová) |
(w/ Stosur) 3–6, 6–2, 0–6 |
0–1 0–2 |
0–2 (0%) 1–4 (20%) |
5–12 (29.4%) 12–26 (31.6%) |
X 4 | |
| 7 | Sara Errani |
3–6, 2–6 | 7–6(8–6), 5–7, 4–6 | 6–3, 2–6, 6–0 (w/ Stosur) |
1–2 | 3–5 (37.5%) | 35–40 (46.7%) | 3 |
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
- General
- "TEB-BNP Paribas WTA Championships Istanbul – 2012 Singles Competition" (PDF). wtatennis.com. WTA Tour, Inc. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-11-19. Retrieved 2012-10-24.
- Specific