2012 China Open – Women's singles

Victoria Azarenka defeated Maria Sharapova in the final, 6–3, 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2012 China Open.

Women's singles
2012 China Open
Champion Victoria Azarenka
Runner-up Maria Sharapova
Score6–3, 6–1
Seeds16
Main article: 2012 China Open (tennis)

Agnieszka Radwańska was the defending champion, but lost to Li Na in the quarterfinals.

Seeds
  1. Victoria Azarenka (champion)
  2. Maria Sharapova (final)
  3. Agnieszka Radwańska (quarterfinals)
  4. Petra Kvitová (second round)
  5. Angelique Kerber (quarterfinals, retired due to right foot injury)
  6. Sara Errani (first round, retired due to left thigh injury)
  7. Li Na (semifinals)
  8. Samantha Stosur (second round)
  9. Marion Bartoli (semifinals)
  10. Caroline Wozniacki (third round)
  11. Ana Ivanovic (third round)
  12. Dominika Cibulková (first round, retired due to left hip injury)
  13. Maria Kirilenko (first round)
  14. Kaia Kanepi (withdrew because of a right heel injury)
  15. Roberta Vinci (first round)
  16. Lucie Šafářová (first round)

The four Tokyo semifinalists received a bye into the second round. They are as follows:

Draw

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Victoria Azarenka 6 6
Romina Oprandi 2 0
1 Victoria Azarenka 6 6
9 Marion Bartoli 4 2
  Carla Suárez Navarro 0 6 4
9 Marion Bartoli 6 2 6
1 Victoria Azarenka 6 6
2 Maria Sharapova 3 1
7 Li Na 6 6
3 Agnieszka Radwańska 4 2
7 Li Na 4 0
2 Maria Sharapova 6 6
5 Angelique Kerber 0 0r
2 Maria Sharapova 6 3

Section 1
First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1 V Azarenka 6 6
  A Cornet 1 0 1 V Azarenka 6 6
  S Lisicki 6 5 6 S Lisicki 4 2
  A Medina Garrigues 3 7 2 1 V Azarenka 6 6
  M Barthel 1 1 Q E Vesnina 3 3
Q E Vesnina 6 6 Q E Vesnina 77 6
  T Paszek 7 0 78 T Paszek 65 2
LL O Govortsova 5 6 66 1 V Azarenka 6 6
11 A Ivanovic 6 6 R Oprandi 2 0
  C McHale 3 2 11 A Ivanovic 4 7 6
  V Lepchenko 7 6 V Lepchenko 6 5 1
  T Pironkova 5 4 11 A Ivanovic 4 3
  R Oprandi 7 6 R Oprandi 6 6
  U Radwańska 5 2   R Oprandi 7 6
Q C Giorgi 5 Q C Giorgi 5 2
6 S Errani 4r

Section 2
First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
4 P Kvitová 6 6
D Hantuchová 2 3 4 P Kvitová 3 2
  C Suárez Navarro 6 6 C Suárez Navarro 6 6
PR T Bacsinszky 4 1   C Suárez Navarro 7 6
  J Janković 6 6 J Janković 5 4
A Petkovic 2 4   J Janković 6 6
  M Niculescu 6 6 M Niculescu 2 1
16 L Šafářová 2 0 C Suárez Navarro 0 6 4
9 M Bartoli 6 6 9 M Bartoli 6 2 6
Q B Jovanovski 3 3 9 M Bartoli 6 6
Q A Morita 6 6 Q A Morita 4 3
WC M-T Torró-Flor 3 0 9 M Bartoli 6 77
V King 711 5 2 J Görges 3 62
J Görges 69 7 6   J Görges 77 4 7
8 S Stosur 62 6 5

Section 3
First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
7 N Li 6 6
F Schiavone 2 3  7 N Li 6 6
N Petrova 1 2
7 N Li 4 6 77
  Y Wickmayer 5 5 S Peng 6 2 63
S Peng 7 7   S Peng 5 7 6
  Y Shvedova 6 4 Y Shvedova 7 5 2
12 D Cibulková 4 1r 7 N Li 6 6
15 R Vinci 77 64 2 3 A Radwańska 4 2
Q L Domínguez Lino 64 77 6 Q L Domínguez Lino 7 6
WC K Date-Krumm 4 4 Q L Robson 5 3
Q L Robson 6 6 Q L Domínguez Lino 6 1 4
WC S Zhang 6 6 3 A Radwańska 2 6 6
WC Q Wang 3 2 WC S Zhang 2 3
3 A Radwańska 6 6

Section 4
First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5 A Kerber 6 6
Q L Arruabarrena Vecino 6 6 Q L Arruabarrena Vecino 2 0
  J Zheng 2 4 5 A Kerber 6 2 6
  S-w Hsieh 6 6 10 C Wozniacki 1 6 4
WC S Zheng 2 3   S-w Hsieh 77 63 0
  C Scheepers 5 78 2 10 C Wozniacki 65 77 6
10 C Wozniacki 7 66 6 5 A Kerber 0 0r
13 M Kirilenko 3 3 2 M Sharapova 6 3
  E Makarova 6 6   E Makarova 65 6 63
Q P Hercog 5 6 3 Q P Hercog 77 3 77
A Pavlyuchenkova 7 4 0r Q P Hercog 0 2
S Arvidsson 2 3 2 M Sharapova 6 6
S Cîrstea 6 6   S Cîrstea 2 2
S Halep 5 5 2 M Sharapova 6 6
2 M Sharapova 7 7

Qualifying

Seeds
  1. Anna Tatishvili (first round)
  2. Olga Govortsova (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  3. Bojana Jovanovski (qualified)
  4. Laura Robson (qualified)
  5. Tímea Babos (first round)
  6. Mandy Minella (first round)
  7. Lourdes Domínguez Lino (qualified)
  8. Petra Martić (first round)
  9. Elena Vesnina (qualified)
  10. Pauline Parmentier (qualifying competition)
  11. Casey Dellacqua (first round)
  12. Heather Watson (qualifying competition)
  13. Ayumi Morita (qualified)
  14. Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová (withdrew, still competing in Tokyo)
  15. Johanna Larsson (qualifying competition)
  16. Galina Voskoboeva (qualifying competition)
  17. Mathilde Johansson (first round)

Qualifiers
  1. Lara Arruabarrena Vecino
  2. Elena Vesnina
  3. Bojana Jovanovski
  4. Laura Robson
  5. Polona Hercog
  6. Camila Giorgi
  7. Lourdes Domínguez Lino
  8. Ayumi Morita

Lucky losers
  1. Olga Govortsova

First qualifier
First round Qualifying competition
          
1 Anna Tatishvili 4 3  
  Lara Arruabarrena Vecino 6 6  
Lara Arruabarrena Vecino 7 7  
Alt Vera Dushevina 5 5  
Alt Vera Dushevina 6 6  
11 Casey Dellacqua 3 3  

Second qualifier
First round Qualifying competition
          
2 Olga Govortsova 6 6  
  Sesil Karatantcheva 4 3  
2 Olga Govortsova 2 4  
9 Elena Vesnina 6 6  
WC Eugenie Bouchard 3 6 1
9 Elena Vesnina 6 2 6

Third qualifier
First round Qualifying competition
          
3 Bojana Jovanovski 6 6  
  Sílvia Soler Espinosa 1 0  
3 Bojana Jovanovski 3 6 6
16 Galina Voskoboeva 6 4 3
WC Tang Hao Chen 2 3  
16 Galina Voskoboeva 6 6  

Fourth qualifier
First round Qualifying competition
          
4 Laura Robson 6 6  
  Garbiñe Muguruza 3 3  
4 Laura Robson 4 6 6
15 Johanna Larsson 6 2 1
  Julia Cohen 5 1  
15 Johanna Larsson 7 6  

Fifth qualifier
First round Qualifying competition
          
5 Tímea Babos 2 5  
  Gréta Arn 6 7  
Gréta Arn 3 6 0
  Polona Hercog 6 3 6
  Polona Hercog 6 6  
17 Mathilde Johansson 3 4  

Sixth qualifier
First round Qualifying competition
          
6 Mandy Minella 2 4  
  Camila Giorgi 6 6  
Camila Giorgi 5 6 6
12 Heather Watson 7 2 3
WC Tian Ran 5 2  
12 Heather Watson 7 6  

Seventh qualifier
First round Qualifying competition
          
7 Lourdes Domínguez Lino 3 6 6
WC Wang Yafan 6 3 4
7 Lourdes Domínguez Lino 6 6  
10 Pauline Parmentier 2 4  
  María José Martínez Sánchez 3 63  
10 Pauline Parmentier 6 77  

Eighth qualifier
First round Qualifying competition
          
8 Petra Martić 2 2  
  Olga Puchkova 6 6  
Olga Puchkova 3 3  
13 Ayumi Morita 6 6  
  Eleni Daniilidou 2 2  
13 Ayumi Morita 6 6  

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