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, fourth major title overall and she completed the career Grand Slam. 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. 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
Champion	Maria Sharapova
Runner-up	Sara Errani
Score	6–3, 6–2

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. It was Williams' first loss in the first round of a major.

This tournament marked the major main-draw debut of future world No. 1 Karolína Plíšková. She lost to Marion Bartoli in the first round.

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)

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

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

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
• SR = Special ranking

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	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

Section 1

	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

	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

	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

	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

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	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

	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

	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

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

External links

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