2012 WTA Tour Championships – Singles

Serena Williams defeated Maria Sharapova in the final, 6–4, 6–3 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.

Singles
2012 WTA Tour Championships
Champion	Serena Williams
Runner-up	Maria Sharapova
Score	6–4, 6–3
Draw	8 (RR + elimination)
Seeds	8

Main article: 2012 WTA Tour Championships

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 Kvitová was the defending champion, but withdrew after her first match due to nasopharyngitis.

Angelique Kerber and Sara Errani made their debuts at the event.

Players

1. Victoria Azarenka (semifinals)
2. Maria Sharapova (final)
3. Serena Williams (champion)
4. Agnieszka Radwańska (semifinals)
5. Angelique Kerber (round robin)
6. Petra Kvitová (round robin, withdrew because of nasopharyngitis)
7. Sara Errani (round robin)
8. Li Na (round robin)

Alternates

1. Samantha Stosur (round robin, Replaced Kvitová)
2. 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
• SR = Special ranking

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.

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