2012 French Open – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
2012 French Open
Champion	Maria Sharapova
Runner-up	Sara Errani
Final score	6–3, 6–2

Li Na was the defending champion, but lost in the fourth round to qualifier Yaroslava Shvedova, the first time a defending champion was defeated by a qualifier in the tournament's history.

Maria Sharapova defeated Sara Errani 6–3, 6–2 in the final, winning her first French Open title and completing the career grand slam.^[1]

The tournament was notable for one of the biggest upsets in recent years as World No. 111 Virginie Razzano beat World No. 5 and 2002 champion Serena Williams in the first round, 4–6, 7–6^(7–5), 6–3. It is the first and only time Williams lost in the first round of the Grand Slam tournament.^[2]

All of the top 3 seeds (Victoria Azarenka, Sharapova and Agnieszka Radwańska) were in contention for the world no. 1 ranking at the beginning of the tournament. As a result of reaching the final, Sharapova returned to World No. 1 in the WTA rankings for the first time since 2008 after defeating Petra Kvitová in the semifinals.^[3] It was her first Grand Slam since winning the 2008 Australian Open and her first since major shoulder surgery which threatened to end her career four years prior.

Seeds

01.   Victoria Azarenka (Fourth round)

02.   Maria Sharapova (Champion)

03.   Agnieszka Radwańska (Third round)

04.   Petra Kvitová (Semifinals)

05.   Serena Williams (First round)

06.   Samantha Stosur (Semifinals)

07.   Li Na (Fourth round)

08.   Marion Bartoli (Second round)

09.   Caroline Wozniacki (Third round)

10.   Angelique Kerber (Quarterfinals)

11.   Vera Zvonareva (withdrew because of a right shoulder injury, replaced by Sesil Karatantcheva)

12.   Sabine Lisicki (First round)

13.   Ana Ivanovic (Third round)

14.   Francesca Schiavone (Third round)

15.   Dominika Cibulková (Quarterfinals)

16.   Maria Kirilenko (Second round)

17.   Roberta Vinci (First round)

18.   Flavia Pennetta (Third round)

19.   Jelena Janković (Second round)

20.   Lucie Šafářová (Second round)

21.   Sara Errani (Final)

22.   Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Third round)

23.   Kaia Kanepi (Quarterfinals)

24.   Petra Cetkovská (Second round)

25.   Julia Görges (Third round)

26.   Svetlana Kuznetsova (Fourth round)

27.   Nadia Petrova (Third round)

28.   Peng Shuai (Third round)

29.   Anabel Medina Garrigues (Third round)

30.   Mona Barthel (First round)

31.   Zheng Jie (Second round)

32.   Monica Niculescu (First round)

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

Qualifying

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	15	Dominika Cibulková	4	1
	6	Samantha Stosur	6	6
								6	Samantha Stosur	5	6	3
								21	Sara Errani	7	1	6
	21	Sara Errani	6	7^7
	10	Angelique Kerber	3	6^2
															21	Sara Errani	3	2
															2	Maria Sharapova	6	6
	Q	Yaroslava Shvedova	6	2	4
	4	Petra Kvitová	3	6	6
								4	Petra Kvitová	3	3
								2	Maria Sharapova	6	6
	23	Kaia Kanepi	2	3
	2	Maria Sharapova	6	6

Top Half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	1	V Azarenka	6^6	6	6
		A Brianti	7^8	4	2			1	V Azarenka	6	6
	WC	C Garcia	6	4	3			Q	D Pfizenmaier	1	1
	Q	D Pfizenmaier	3	6	6										1	V Azarenka	6	6
	Q	H El Tabakh	5	2												A Wozniak	4	4
		A Wozniak	7	6					A Wozniak	6	6
		A Cornet	4	4				31	J Zheng	2	4
	31	J Zheng	6	6																		1	V Azarenka	2	6^4
	20	L Šafářová	6	6																		15	D Cibulková	6	7^7
		A Yakimova	2	0				20	L Šafářová	4	5
		MJ Martínez Sánchez	4	6	8				MJ Martínez Sánchez	6	7
	Q	E Birnerová	6	4	6											MJ Martínez Sánchez	2	1
		V King	6	6											15	D Cibulková	6	6
		G Voskoboeva	4	2					V King	0	2
	WC	K Mladenovic	2	1				15	D Cibulková	6	6
	15	D Cibulková	6	6

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	12	S Lisicki	4	3
		B Mattek-Sands	6	6					B Mattek-Sands	1	1
		E Makarova	4	6^6					S Stephens	6	6
		S Stephens	6	7^8												S Stephens	6	6
		M Johansson	5	7^8	6											M Johansson	3	2
		A Rodionova	7	6^6	4				M Johansson	7^7	6
		S Halep	1	3				24	P Cetkovská	6^1	2
	24	P Cetkovská	6	6																			S Stephens	5	4
	27	N Petrova	6	6																		6	S Stosur	7	6
		I Benešová	3	3				27	N Petrova	6	6
		L Pous Tió	4	6	1				C Scheepers	3	3
		C Scheepers	6	2	6										27	N Petrova	3	3
		I Falconi	3	6	6										6	S Stosur	6	6
		E Gallovits-Hall	6	3	1				I Falconi	1	4
		E Baltacha	4	0				6	S Stosur	6	6
	6	S Stosur	6	6

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	3	A Radwańska	6	6
		B Jovanovski	1	0				3	A Radwańska	6	6
		V Williams	4	6	6				V Williams	2	3
		P Ormaechea	6	1	3										3	A Radwańska	1	2
	Q	Y-j Chan	6	7^10											26	S Kuznetsova	6	6
		K Bondarenko	1	6^8				Q	Y-j Chan	4	6^4
		M Lučić	1	3				26	S Kuznetsova	6	7^7
	26	S Kuznetsova	6	6																		26	S Kuznetsova	0	5
	21	S Errani	4	6	6																	21	S Errani	6	7
		C Dellacqua	6	2	2			21	S Errani	6	6
	WC	M Oudin	6	6				WC	M Oudin	2	3
		J Larsson	3	3											21	S Errani	1	7	6
		S Dubois	2	2											13	A Ivanovic	6	5	3
		S Pe'er	6	6					S Pe'er	2	2
	Q	L Arruabarrena Vecino	1	1				13	A Ivanovic	6	6
	13	A Ivanovic	6	6

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	10	A Kerber	6	6
	Q	S Zhang	3	4				10	A Kerber	6	6
		R Oprandi	4	1					O Govortsova	3	2
		O Govortsova	6	6											10	A Kerber	4	6	6
		A Tatishvili	3	7	4										18	F Pennetta	6	3	2
	Q	A Glatch	6	5	6			Q	A Glatch	3	1
		S-w Hsieh	7^7	4	2			18	F Pennetta	6	6
	18	F Pennetta	6^3	6	6																	10	A Kerber	6	7
	29	A Medina Garrigues	6	6																			P Martić	3	5
	LL	L Robson	2	1				29	A Medina Garrigues	6	6
		K-c Chang	4	5				WC	I Pavlovic	3	2
	WC	I Pavlovic	6	7											29	A Medina Garrigues	2	1
		P Martić	6	7												P Martić	6	6
		M Krajicek	2	5					P Martić	6	3	6
	Q	K Plíšková	3	3				8	M Bartoli	2	6	3
	8	M Bartoli	6	6

Bottom Half

Section 5

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	7	N Li	6	6
		S Cîrstea	2	1				7	N Li	6	6
		B Záhlavová-Strýcová	3	5					S Foretz Gacon	0	2
		S Foretz Gacon	6	7											7	N Li	3	6	6
		C McHale	2	6	6											C McHale	6	2	1
	Q	K Bertens	6	4	4				C McHale	6	6
	Q	L Davis	6	6				Q	L Davis	1	3
	30	M Barthel	1	1																		7	N Li	6	2	0
	17	R Vinci	2	6	3																	Q	Y Shvedova	3	6	6
		S Arvidsson	6	4	6				S Arvidsson	1	0
	Q	Y Shvedova	6	6				Q	Y Shvedova	6	6
		M Minella	3	4											Q	Y Shvedova	6	7
		T Tanasugarn	0	3												C Suárez Navarro	4	5
		C Suárez Navarro	6	6					C Suárez Navarro	4	6	6
		T Babos	1	0				LL	S Karatantcheva	6	4	1
	LL	S Karatantcheva	6	6

Section 6

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	14	F Schiavone	6	6
		K Date-Krumm	3	1				14	F Schiavone	2	6	6
		T Pironkova	3	6	6				T Pironkova	6	3	1
		Y Wickmayer	6	0	3										14	F Schiavone	6	3	6
		V Lepchenko	6	6^6	6											V Lepchenko	3	6	8
		K Pervak	2	7^8	4				V Lepchenko	7^7	4	6
		P Mayr-Achleitner	6	1	5			19	J Janković	6^4	6	4
	19	J Janković	1	6	7																		V Lepchenko	2	1
	32	M Niculescu	6	3	3																	4	P Kvitová	6	6
		N Bratchikova	0	6	6				N Bratchikova	3	6	7
		V Dushevina	4	1				WC	C Feuerstein	6	3	5
	WC	C Feuerstein	6	6												N Bratchikova	2	6	1
		P Parmentier	4	3											4	P Kvitová	6	4	6
		U Radwańska	6	6					U Radwańska	1	3
	WC	A Barty	1	2				4	P Kvitová	6	6
	4	P Kvitová	6	6

Section 7

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	5	S Williams	6	6^5	3
		V Razzano	4	7^7	6				V Razzano	3	6^3
		A Rus	6	4					A Rus	6	7^7
		J Hampton	4	3^r												A Rus	7^7	2	6
		E Vesnina	2	4											25	J Görges	6^5	6	2
	Q	H Watson	6	6				Q	H Watson	3	4
		L Hradecká	6^1	4				25	J Görges	6	6
	25	J Görges	7^7	6																			A Rus	1	6	0
	23	K Kanepi	6	6																		23	K Kanepi	6	4	6
		A Panova	3	3				23	K Kanepi	6	6
		I-C Begu	7	5	6				I-C Begu	4	1
	WC	A Rezaï	5	7	2										23	K Kanepi	6	6^3	6
		J Gajdošová	6	4											9	C Wozniacki	1	7^7	3
		M Rybáriková	3	1^r					J Gajdošová	1	4
		E Daniilidou	0	1				9	C Wozniacki	6	6
	9	C Wozniacki	6	6

Section 8

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	16	M Kirilenko	6	6
	WC	V Larrière	1	2				16	M Kirilenko	4	6	3
		K Zakopalová	6	6					K Zakopalová	6	3	6
		L Tsurenko	2	1												K Zakopalová	6	7
		A Keothavong	1	2											22	A Pavlyuchenkova	3	5
		M Czink	6	6					M Czink	6	3	3
		G Arn	4	4				22	A Pavlyuchenkova	4	6	6
	22	A Pavlyuchenkova	6	6																			K Zakopalová	4	7^7	2
	28	S Peng	6	6																		2	M Sharapova	6	6^5	6
		T Paszek	4	3				28	S Peng	6	6
		M Erakovic	5	5					L Domínguez Lino	4	3
		L Domínguez Lino	7	7											28	S Peng	2	1
		P Hercog	6	4	3										2	M Sharapova	6	6
		A Morita	3	6	6				A Morita	1	1
		A Cadanțu	0	0				2	M Sharapova	6	6
	2	M Sharapova	6	6

References

1. "Maria Sharapova wins French Open to complete career grand slam". The Guardian. 9 June 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
2. "French Open: Serena Williams loses to Virginie Razzano". BBC. 29 May 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
3. "Maria Sharapova celebrates one of her sweetest grand slam wins after having feared for future". Daily Telegraph. 9 June 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2012.

External links

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