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2012 French Open – Women's singles

Maria Sharapova defeated Sara Errani in the final, 6–3, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2012 French Open. It was her first French Open title, and she completed the career Grand Slam with the win.[1] It was Sharapova's first major title since the 2008 Australian Open, and her first since a shoulder surgery that threatened to end her career four years prior.[2] She lost only one set during the tournament, to Klára Zakopalová in the fourth round. Sharapova regained the world No. 1 ranking with the win; Victoria Azarenka and Agnieszka Radwańska were also in contention for the top spot.

Women's singles
2012 French Open
Final
ChampionRussia Maria Sharapova
Runner-upItaly Sara Errani
Score6–3, 6–2
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends −45 45+ women
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Main article: 2012 French Open
Maria Sharapova with the Suzanne-Lenglen Cup

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.

The tournament was notable for one of the biggest upsets in French Open history as world No. 111 Virginie Razzano defeated world No. 5 and 2002 champion Serena Williams in the first round, despite Williams being two points from victory at 5–1 in the second-set tiebreaker. Razzano became only the second player ranked outside the top 100 (after Sun Tiantian at the 2005 China Open) to defeat Williams in a WTA Tour-level main draw match.[citation needed] It was Williams' first loss in the first round of a major.[3]

This tournament marked the major main-draw debut of future world No. 1 Karolína Plíšková.

Seeds edit

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)
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 edit

Main article: 2012 French Open – Women's singles qualifying

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

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 77
10   Angelique Kerber 3 62
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 edit

Section 1 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
1   V Azarenka 66 6 6
  A Brianti 78 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 64
20   L Šafářová 6 6 15   D Cibulková 6 77
  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 edit

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 66   S Stephens 6 6
  S Stephens 6 78   S Stephens 6 6
  M Johansson 5 78 6   M Johansson 3 2
  An Rodionova 7 66 4   M Johansson 77 6
  S Halep 1 3 24   P Cetkovská 61 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 edit

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 6 710 26   S Kuznetsova 6 6
  K Bondarenko 1 68 Q   Y-j Chan 4 64
  M Lučić-Baroni 1 3 26   S Kuznetsova 6 77
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 1 1 13   A Ivanovic 6 6
13   A Ivanovic 6 6

Section 4 edit

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 77 4 2 18   F Pennetta 6 6
18   F Pennetta 63 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   Ka Plíšková 3 3 8   M Bartoli 2 6 3
8   M Bartoli 6 6

Bottom half edit

Section 5 edit

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 edit

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 66 6   V Lepchenko 3 6 8
  K Pervak 2 78 4   V Lepchenko 77 4 6
  P Mayr-Achleitner 6 1 5 19   J Janković 64 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 edit

First round Second round Third round Fourth round
5   S Williams 6 65 3
  V Razzano 4 77 6   V Razzano 3 63
  A Rus 6 4   A Rus 6 77
  J Hampton 4 3r   A Rus 77 2 6
  E Vesnina 2 4 25   J Görges 65 6 2
Q   H Watson 6 6 Q   H Watson 3 4
  L Hradecká 61 4 25   J Görges 6 6
25   J Görges 77 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 63 6
  J Gajdošová 6 4 9   C Wozniacki 1 77 3
  M Rybáriková 3 1r   J Gajdošová 1 4
  E Daniilidou 0 1 9   C Wozniacki 6 6
9   C Wozniacki 6 6

Section 8 edit

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 77 2
28   S Peng 6 6 2   M Sharapova 6 65 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

Championship match statistics edit

Category   Sharapova   Errani
1st serve % 36/60 (60%) 48/61 (79%)
1st serve points won 25 of 36 = 69% 22 of 48 = 46%
2nd serve points won 12 of 24 = 50% 5 of 13 = 38%
Total service points won 37 of 60 = 61.67% 27 of 61 = 44.26%
Aces 6 0
Double faults 5 1
Winners 37 12
Unforced errors 29 11
Net points won 5 of 9 = 56% 6 of 10 = 60%
Break points converted 5 of 13 = 38% 2 of 5 = 40%
Return points won 34 of 61 = 56% 23 of 60 = 38%
Total points won 71 50
Source

References edit

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

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