Singles | |
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2012 WTA Tour Championships | |
Champion | Serena Williams |
Runner-up | Maria Sharapova |
Score | 6β4, 6β3 |
Draw | 8 (RR + elimination) |
Seeds | 8 |
Serena Williams defeated Maria Sharapova in the final, 6β4, 6β3 to win the singles tennis title at the 2012 WTA Tour Championships. It was her third singles title at the event. Williams did not lose a set during the tournament.
This is the most recent edition of the event where the final was a rematch of a previous edition's final; Williams and Sharapova also contested the 2004 final, which Sharapova won. The 2012 edition was the first such event since the 1998 and 1999 editions, when Martina Hingis and Lindsay Davenport contested multiple finals of the WTA Tour Championships.
Petra KvitovΓ‘ was the defending champion, but withdrew after her first match due to nasopharyngitis.
Angelique Kerber and Sara Errani made their debuts at the event.
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
3 | Serena Williams | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
4 | Agnieszka RadwaΕska | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
3 | Serena Williams | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
2 | Maria Sharapova | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||
2 | Maria Sharapova | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
1 | Victoria Azarenka | 4 | 2 |
Azarenka | Williams | Kerber | Li | RR WβL | Set WβL | Game WβL | Standings | ||
1 | Victoria Azarenka | 4β6, 4β6 | 6β7(11β13), 7β6(7β2), 6β4 | 7β6 (7β4), 6β3 | 2β1 | 4β3 (57.1%) | 40β38 (51.3%) | 2 | |
3 | Serena Williams | 6β4, 6β4 | 6β4, 6β1 | 7β6(7β2), 6β3 | 3β0 | 6β0 (100%) | 37β22 (62.7%) | 1 | |
5 | Angelique Kerber | 7β6(13β11), 6β7(2β7), 4β6 | 4β6, 1β6 | 4β6, 3β6 | 0β3 | 1β6 (14.3%) | 29β43 (41.5%) | 4 | |
8 | Li Na | 6β7(4β7), 3β6 | 6β7(2β7), 3β6 | 6β4, 6β3 | 1β2 | 2β4 (33.3%) | 30β33 (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.
Sharapova | RadwaΕska |
KvitovΓ‘ Stosur |
Errani | RR WβL | Set WβL | Game WβL | Standings | ||
2 | Maria Sharapova | 5β7, 7β5, 7β5 | 6β0, 6β3 (w/ Stosur) |
6β3, 6β2 | 3β0 | 6β1 (85.7%) | 43β25 (63.2%) | 1 | |
4 | Agnieszka RadwaΕska | 7β5, 5β7, 5β7 | 6β3, 6β2 (w/ KvitovΓ‘) |
6β7(6β8), 7β5, 6β4 | 2β1 | 5β3 (62.5%) | 48β40 (54.5%) | 2 | |
6 9 |
Petra KvitovΓ‘ Samantha Stosur |
(w/
Stosur) 0β6, 3β6 |
3β6, 2β6 (w/ KvitovΓ‘) |
(w/
Stosur) 3β6, 6β2, 0β6 |
0β1 0β2 |
0β2 (0%) 1β4 (20%) |
5β12 (29.4%) 12β26 (31.6%) |
X 4 | |
7 | Sara Errani | 3β6, 2β6 | 7β6(8β6), 5β7, 4β6 | 6β3, 2β6, 6β0 (w/ Stosur) |
1β2 | 3β5 (37.5%) | 35β40 (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.
Singles | |
---|---|
2012 WTA Tour Championships | |
Champion | Serena Williams |
Runner-up | Maria Sharapova |
Score | 6β4, 6β3 |
Draw | 8 (RR + elimination) |
Seeds | 8 |
Serena Williams defeated Maria Sharapova in the final, 6β4, 6β3 to win the singles tennis title at the 2012 WTA Tour Championships. It was her third singles title at the event. Williams did not lose a set during the tournament.
This is the most recent edition of the event where the final was a rematch of a previous edition's final; Williams and Sharapova also contested the 2004 final, which Sharapova won. The 2012 edition was the first such event since the 1998 and 1999 editions, when Martina Hingis and Lindsay Davenport contested multiple finals of the WTA Tour Championships.
Petra KvitovΓ‘ was the defending champion, but withdrew after her first match due to nasopharyngitis.
Angelique Kerber and Sara Errani made their debuts at the event.
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
3 | Serena Williams | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
4 | Agnieszka RadwaΕska | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
3 | Serena Williams | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
2 | Maria Sharapova | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||
2 | Maria Sharapova | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
1 | Victoria Azarenka | 4 | 2 |
Azarenka | Williams | Kerber | Li | RR WβL | Set WβL | Game WβL | Standings | ||
1 | Victoria Azarenka | 4β6, 4β6 | 6β7(11β13), 7β6(7β2), 6β4 | 7β6 (7β4), 6β3 | 2β1 | 4β3 (57.1%) | 40β38 (51.3%) | 2 | |
3 | Serena Williams | 6β4, 6β4 | 6β4, 6β1 | 7β6(7β2), 6β3 | 3β0 | 6β0 (100%) | 37β22 (62.7%) | 1 | |
5 | Angelique Kerber | 7β6(13β11), 6β7(2β7), 4β6 | 4β6, 1β6 | 4β6, 3β6 | 0β3 | 1β6 (14.3%) | 29β43 (41.5%) | 4 | |
8 | Li Na | 6β7(4β7), 3β6 | 6β7(2β7), 3β6 | 6β4, 6β3 | 1β2 | 2β4 (33.3%) | 30β33 (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.
Sharapova | RadwaΕska |
KvitovΓ‘ Stosur |
Errani | RR WβL | Set WβL | Game WβL | Standings | ||
2 | Maria Sharapova | 5β7, 7β5, 7β5 | 6β0, 6β3 (w/ Stosur) |
6β3, 6β2 | 3β0 | 6β1 (85.7%) | 43β25 (63.2%) | 1 | |
4 | Agnieszka RadwaΕska | 7β5, 5β7, 5β7 | 6β3, 6β2 (w/ KvitovΓ‘) |
6β7(6β8), 7β5, 6β4 | 2β1 | 5β3 (62.5%) | 48β40 (54.5%) | 2 | |
6 9 |
Petra KvitovΓ‘ Samantha Stosur |
(w/
Stosur) 0β6, 3β6 |
3β6, 2β6 (w/ KvitovΓ‘) |
(w/
Stosur) 3β6, 6β2, 0β6 |
0β1 0β2 |
0β2 (0%) 1β4 (20%) |
5β12 (29.4%) 12β26 (31.6%) |
X 4 | |
7 | Sara Errani | 3β6, 2β6 | 7β6(8β6), 5β7, 4β6 | 6β3, 2β6, 6β0 (w/ Stosur) |
1β2 | 3β5 (37.5%) | 35β40 (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.