Women's tennis circuit
The 2012 WTA Tour is the elite professional
tennis circuit organized by the
Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 2012 tennis season. The 2012 WTA Tour calendar comprises the
Grand Slam tournaments (supervised by the
International Tennis Federation (ITF)), the
WTA Premier tournaments (Premier Mandatory, Premier 5, and regular Premier), the
WTA International tournaments , the
Fed Cup (organized by the ITF), the year-end championships (the
WTA Tour Championships and the
WTA Tournament of Champions ), and the
tennis event at the
Summer Olympic Games . Also included in the 2012 calendar is the
Hopman Cup , which is organized by the ITF and does not distribute ranking points.
[1]
Schedule
This is the complete schedule of events on the 2012 calendar, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage.
[1]
Key
Grand Slam tournaments
Summer Olympic Games
Year-end championships
WTA Premier Mandatory
WTA Premier 5
WTA Premier
WTA International
Team events
January
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
2 Jan
Hyundai Hopman Cup
Perth , Australia ITF Mixed Teams Championships Hard (i) – $1,000,000 – 8 teams (RR)
Czech Republic 2–0
France
Round robin (Group A)
Bulgaria
Denmark
United States
Round robin (Group B)
Spain
Australia
China
Brisbane International
Brisbane , Australia WTA Premier Hard – $655,000 – 32S/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Kaia Kanepi 6–2, 6–1
Daniela Hantuchová
Kim Clijsters
Francesca Schiavone
Iveta Benešová
Serena Williams
Jelena Janković
Andrea Petkovic
7–6(7–2) , 7–6(7–2)
ASB Classic
Auckland , New Zealand WTA International Hard – $220,000 – 32S/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Zheng Jie 2–6, 6–3, 2–0
retired
[a]
Flavia Pennetta
Angelique Kerber
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Sabine Lisicki
Elena Vesnina
Sara Errani
Lucie Hradecká
6–7(2–7) , 6–2, [10–7]
9 Jan
Apia International Sydney
Sydney , Australia WTA Premier Hard – $637,000 – 30S/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Victoria Azarenka 6–2, 1–6, 6–3
Li Na
Agnieszka Radwańska
Petra Kvitová
Caroline Wozniacki
Marion Bartoli
Lucie Šafářová
Daniela Hantuchová
Květa Peschke
Katarina Srebotnik 6–1, 4–6, [13–11]
Liezel Huber
Lisa Raymond
Moorilla Hobart International
Hobart , Australia WTA International Hard – $220,000 – 32S/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Mona Barthel 6–1, 6–2
Yanina Wickmayer
Shahar Pe'er
Angelique Kerber
Simona Halep
Anna Chakvetadze
Sorana Cîrstea
Jarmila Gajdošová
Irina-Camelia Begu
Monica Niculescu 6–7(4–7) , 7–6(7–4) , [10–5]
Chuang Chia-jung
Marina Erakovic
16 Jan 23 Jan
Australian Open
Melbourne , Australia Grand Slam $12,122,762 – hard 128S/96Q/64D/32X
Singles –
Doubles –
Mixed doubles
Victoria Azarenka 6–3, 6–0
Maria Sharapova
Kim Clijsters
Petra Kvitová
Caroline Wozniacki
Agnieszka Radwańska
Ekaterina Makarova
Sara Errani
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Vera Zvonareva 5–7, 6–4, 6–3
Sara Errani
Roberta Vinci
Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Horia Tecău 6–3, 5–7, [10–3]
Elena Vesnina
Leander Paes
30 Jan
Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Quarterfinals Moscow, Russia – hard (i)
Charleroi , Belgium – hard (i)
Biella , Italy – clay (red) (i)
Stuttgart , Germany – hard (i)
Quarterfinals winners
Russia 3–2
Serbia 3–2
Italy 3–2
Czech Republic 4–1
Quarterfinals losers
Spain
Belgium
Ukraine
Germany
February
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
6 Feb
Open GDF Suez Paris, France WTA Premier Hard (i) – $637,000 – 30S/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Angelique Kerber 7–6(7–3) , 5–7, 6–3
Marion Bartoli
Yanina Wickmayer
Klára Zakopalová
Maria Sharapova
Mona Barthel
Julia Görges
Roberta Vinci
Liezel Huber
Lisa Raymond 7–6(7–3) , 6–1
Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Petra Martić
PTT Pattaya Open
Pattaya , Thailand WTA International Hard – $220,000 – 32S/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Daniela Hantuchová 6–7(4–7) , 6–3, 6–3
Maria Kirilenko
Sorana Cîrstea
Hsieh Su-wei
Vera Zvonareva
Tamarine Tanasugarn
Vania King
Sania Mirza
Sania Mirza
Anastasia Rodionova 3–6, 6–1, [10–8]
Chan Hao-ching
Chan Yung-jan
13 Feb
Qatar Total Open
Doha , Qatar WTA Premier 5 Hard – $2,168,400 – 56S/26D
Singles –
Doubles
Victoria Azarenka 6–1, 6–2
Samantha Stosur
Agnieszka Radwańska
Marion Bartoli
Yanina Wickmayer
Christina McHale
Monica Niculescu
Lucie Šafářová
Liezel Huber
Lisa Raymond 6–3, 6–1
Raquel Kops-Jones
Abigail Spears
XX Copa BBVA Colsanitas
Bogotá , Colombia WTA International $220,000 – clay (red) – 32S/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Lara Arruabarrena-Vecino 6–2, 7–5
Alexandra Panova
Edina Gallovits-Hall
Tímea Babos
Mariana Duque Mariño
Paula Ormaechea
Yaroslava Shvedova
Karin Knapp
Eva Birnerová
Alexandra Panova 6–2, 6–2
Mandy Minella
Stefanie Vögele
20 Feb
Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships
Dubai , United Arab Emirates WTA Premier Hard – $2,000,000 – 28S/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Agnieszka Radwańska 7–5, 6–4
Julia Görges
Caroline Wozniacki
Jelena Janković
Daniela Hantuchová
Ana Ivanovic
Samantha Stosur
Sabine Lisicki
Liezel Huber
Lisa Raymond 6–2, 6–1
Sania Mirza
Elena Vesnina
Memphis International
Memphis , United States WTA International Hard (i) – $220,000 – 32S/16Q/16D
Singles draw –
Doubles draw
Sofia Arvidsson 6–3, 6–4
Marina Erakovic
Vera Dushevina
Alberta Brianti
Stéphanie Foretz Gacon
Michaëlla Krajicek
Lesia Tsurenko
Varvara Lepchenko
Andrea Hlaváčková
Lucie Hradecká 6–3, 6–4
Vera Dushevina
Olga Govortsova
Whirlpool Monterrey Open
Monterrey , Mexico WTA International Hard – $220,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles draw –
Doubles draw
Tímea Babos 6–4, 6–4
Alexandra Cadanțu
Gréta Arn
Sara Errani
Nina Bratchikova
Lourdes Domínguez Lino
Patricia Mayr-Achleitner
Mandy Minella
Sara Errani
Roberta Vinci 6–2, 7–6(8–6)
Kimiko Date-Krumm
Zhang Shuai
27 Feb
Abierto Mexicano TELCEL p/b HSBC
Acapulco , Mexico WTA International $220,000 – clay (red) – 32S/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Sara Errani 5–7, 7–6(7–2) , 6–0
Flavia Pennetta
Roberta Vinci
Irina-Camelia Begu
Michaëlla Krajicek
Estrella Cabeza Candela
Magdaléna Rybáriková
Mariana Duque Mariño
Sara Errani
Roberta Vinci 6–2, 6–1
Lourdes Domínguez Lino
Arantxa Parra Santonja
BMW Malaysian Open
Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia WTA International Hard – $220,000 – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles draw –
Doubles draw
Hsieh Su-wei 2–6, 7–5, 4–1
retired
[b]
Petra Martić
Eleni Daniilidou
Jelena Janković
Agnieszka Radwańska
Olivia Rogowska
Peng Shuai
Ayumi Morita
Chang Kai-chen
Chuang Chia-jung 7–5, 6–4
Chan Hao-ching
Rika Fujiwara
March
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
5 Mar 12 Mar
BNP Paribas Open
Indian Wells , United States WTA Premier Mandatory Hard – $5,536,664 – 96S/32D
Singles –
Doubles
Victoria Azarenka 6–2, 6–3
Maria Sharapova
Angelique Kerber
Ana Ivanovic
Agnieszka Radwańska
Li Na
Marion Bartoli
Maria Kirilenko
Liezel Huber
Lisa Raymond 6–2, 6–3
Sania Mirza
Elena Vesnina
19 Mar 26 Mar
Sony Ericsson Open
Key Biscayne , United States WTA Premier Mandatory Hard – $4,828,050 – 96S/32D
Singles –
Doubles
Agnieszka Radwańska 7–5, 6–4
Maria Sharapova
Marion Bartoli
Caroline Wozniacki
Victoria Azarenka
Venus Williams
Serena Williams
Li Na
Maria Kirilenko
Nadia Petrova 7–6(7–0) , 4–6, [10–4]
Sara Errani
Roberta Vinci
April
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
2 Apr
Family Circle Cup
Charleston , United States WTA Premier $740,000 – clay (green) – 56S/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Serena Williams 6–0, 6–1
Lucie Šafářová
Polona Hercog
Samantha Stosur
Nadia Petrova
Vera Zvonareva
Sabine Lisicki
Venus Williams
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Lucie Šafářová 5–7, 6–4, [10–6]
Anabel Medina Garrigues
Yaroslava Shvedova
9 Apr
Barcelona Ladies Open
Barcelona , Spain WTA International $220,000 – clay (red) – 32S/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Sara Errani 6–2, 6–2
Dominika Cibulková
Sorana Cîrstea
Carla Suárez Navarro
Olga Govortsova
Yuliya Beygelzimer
Simona Halep
Julia Görges
Sara Errani
Roberta Vinci 6–0, 6–2
Flavia Pennetta
Francesca Schiavone
e-Boks Open
Copenhagen , Denmark WTA International $220,000 – hard (i)
[2] – 32S/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Angelique Kerber 6–4, 6–4
Caroline Wozniacki
Petra Martić
Jelena Janković
Alizé Cornet
Bojana Jovanovski
Kaia Kanepi
Mona Barthel
Kimiko Date-Krumm
Rika Fujiwara 6–2, 4–6, [10–5]
Sofia Arvidsson
Kaia Kanepi
April 16
Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Semifinals Moscow, Russia – clay (i)
Ostrava , Czech Republic – hard (i)
Semifinals winners
Serbia 3–2
Czech Republic 4–1
Semifinals losers
Russia
Italy
April 23
Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
Stuttgart , Germany WTA Premier $740,000 – clay (red) (i) – 28S/32Q/16D
Singles draw –
Doubles draw
Maria Sharapova 6–1, 6–4
Victoria Azarenka
Agnieszka Radwańska
Petra Kvitová
Mona Barthel
Li Na
Angelique Kerber
Samantha Stosur
Iveta Benešová
Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová 6–4, 7–5
Julia Görges
Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem
Fes , Morocco WTA International $220,000 – clay (red) – 32S/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Kiki Bertens 7–5, 6–0
Laura Pous Tió
Simona Halep
Mathilde Johansson
Anabel Medina Garrigues
Garbiñe Muguruza Blanco
Petra Cetkovská
Irina-Camelia Begu
Petra Cetkovská
Alexandra Panova 3–6, 7–6(7–5) , [11–9]
Irina-Camelia Begu
Alexandra Cadanțu
30 Apr
Budapest Grand Prix
Budapest , Hungary WTA International $220,000 – clay (red) – 32S/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Sara Errani 7–5, 6–4
Elena Vesnina
Anna Tatishvili
Marina Erakovic
Alberta Brianti
Aleksandra Wozniak
Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová
Petra Martić
Janette Husárová
Magdaléna Rybáriková 6–4, 6–2
Eva Birnerová
Michaëlla Krajicek
Estoril Open
Oeiras , Portugal WTA International $220,000 – clay (red) – 32S/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Kaia Kanepi 3–6, 7–6(8–6) , 6–4
Carla Suárez Navarro
Roberta Vinci
Karin Knapp
Nadia Petrova
Petra Cetkovská
Sílvia Soler Espinosa
Galina Voskoboeva
Chuang Chia-jung
Zhang Shuai 4–6, 6–1, [11–9]
Yaroslava Shvedova
Galina Voskoboeva
May
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
May 7
Mutua Madrid Open
Madrid , Spain WTA Premier Mandatory $5,189,603 – clay (Blue) – 64S/32Q/28D
Singles draw –
Doubles draw
Serena Williams 6–1, 6–3
Victoria Azarenka
Agnieszka Radwańska
Lucie Hradecká
Li Na
Varvara Lepchenko
Samantha Stosur
Maria Sharapova
Sara Errani
Roberta Vinci 6–1, 3–6, [10–4]
Ekaterina Makarova
Elena Vesnina
May 14
Internazionali BNL d'Italia Rome, Italy WTA Premier 5 $2,168,400 – clay (red) – 56S/32Q/28D
Singles draw –
Doubles draw
Maria Sharapova 4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Li Na
Serena Williams
Angelique Kerber
Dominika Cibulková
Flavia Pennetta
Petra Kvitová
Venus Williams
Sara Errani
Roberta Vinci 6–2, 7–5
Ekaterina Makarova
Elena Vesnina
May 21
Brussels Open
Brussels , Belgium WTA Premier $637,000 – clay (red) – 30S/32Q/16D
Singles draw –
Doubles draw
Agnieszka Radwańska 7–5, 6–0
Simona Halep
Kaia Kanepi
Sofia Arvidsson
Alison Van Uytvanck
Tsvetana Pironkova
Dominika Cibulková
Urszula Radwańska
Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Sania Mirza 6–3, 6–2
Alicja Rosolska
Zheng Jie
Internationaux de Strasbourg
Strasbourg , France WTA International $220,000 – clay (red) – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles draw –
Doubles draw
Francesca Schiavone 6–4, 6–4
Alizé Cornet
Pauline Parmentier
Sloane Stephens
Alexandra Panova
Anabel Medina Garrigues
Ayumi Morita
Johanna Larsson
Olga Govortsova
Klaudia Jans-Ignacik 6–7(4–7) , 6–3, [10–3]
Natalie Grandin
Vladimíra Uhlířová
May 28 June 4
French Open Paris, France Grand Slam $11,315,740 – clay (red) 128S/96Q/64D/32X
Singles draw –
Doubles draw –
Mixed draw –
Legends Doubles
Maria Sharapova 6–3, 6–2
Sara Errani
Samantha Stosur
Petra Kvitová
Dominika Cibulková
Angelique Kerber
Yaroslava Shvedova
Kaia Kanepi
Sara Errani
Roberta Vinci 4–6, 6–4, 6–2
Maria Kirilenko
Nadia Petrova
Sania Mirza
Mahesh Bhupathi 7–6(7–3) , 6–1
Klaudia Jans-Ignacik
Santiago González
June
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
11 Jun
Aegon Classic
Birmingham , Great Britain WTA International Grass – $220,000 – 56S/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Melanie Oudin 6–4, 6–2
Jelena Janković
Zheng Jie
Ekaterina Makarova
Misaki Doi
Roberta Vinci
Hsieh Su-wei
Irina Falconi
7–5, 6–7(2–7) , [10–8]
NÜRNBERGER Gastein Ladies
Bad Gastein , Austria WTA International $220,000 – clay (red) – 32S/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Alizé Cornet 7–5, 7–6(7–1)
Yanina Wickmayer
Ksenia Pervak
Mandy Minella
Estrella Cabeza Candela
Chichi Scholl
Johanna Larsson
Yvonne Meusburger
6–7(4–7) , 6–4, [11–9]
18 Jun
Aegon International
Eastbourne , Great Britain WTA Premier Grass – $637,000 – 32S/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Tamira Paszek 5–7, 6–3, 7–5
Angelique Kerber
Marion Bartoli
Klára Zakopalová
Tsvetana Pironkova
Lucie Šafářová
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Ekaterina Makarova
UNICEF Open
's-Hertogenbosch , Netherlands WTA International Grass – $220,000 – 32S/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Nadia Petrova 6–4, 6–3
Urszula Radwańska
Kirsten Flipkens
Kim Clijsters
Roberta Vinci
Dominika Cibulková
Sofia Arvidsson
Francesca Schiavone
6–4, 3–6, [11–9]
25 Jun 2 Jul
The Championships, Wimbledon London, Great Britain Grand Slam $11,174,883 – grass 128S/96Q/64D/48X
Singles –
Doubles –
Mixed doubles –
Ladies' Invitation Doubles
Serena Williams 6–1, 5–7, 6–2
Agnieszka Radwańska
Angelique Kerber
Victoria Azarenka
Sabine Lisicki
Maria Kirilenko
Petra Kvitová
Tamira Paszek
Serena Williams
Venus Williams 7–5, 6–4
Andrea Hlaváčková
Lucie Hradecká
Mike Bryan
Lisa Raymond 6–3, 5–7, 6–4
Leander Paes
Elena Vesnina
July
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
9 Jul
Bank of the West Classic
Stanford, California , United States WTA Premier Hard – $740,000 – 28S/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Serena Williams 7–5, 6–3
CoCo Vandeweghe
Sorana Cîrstea
Yanina Wickmayer
Chanelle Scheepers
Dominika Cibulková
Urszula Radwańska
Marion Bartoli
Marina Erakovic
Heather Watson 7–5, 7–6(9–7)
Jarmila Gajdošová
Vania King
Internazionali Femminili di Palermo
Palermo , Italy WTA International $220,000 – clay (red) – 32S/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Sara Errani 6–1, 6–3
Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová
Irina-Camelia Begu
Laura Robson
Alexandra Cadanțu
Estrella Cabeza Candela
Julia Görges
Carla Suárez Navarro
7–6(7–5) , 6–4
16 Jul
Mercury Insurance Open
Carlsbad, California , United States WTA Premier Hard – $740,000 – 28S/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Dominika Cibulková 6–1, 7–5
Marion Bartoli
Chan Yung-jan
Nadia Petrova
Christina McHale
Jelena Janković
Varvara Lepchenko
Urszula Radwańska
6–2, 6–4
Sony Ericsson Swedish Open
Båstad , Sweden WTA International $220,000 – clay (red) – 32S/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Polona Hercog 0–6, 6–4, 7–5
Mathilde Johansson
Johanna Larsson
Mona Barthel
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Klára Zakopalová
Sofia Arvidsson
Tsvetana Pironkova
6–4, 5–7, [10–6]
23 Jul
Baku Cup
Baku , Azerbaijan WTA International Hard – $220,000 – 32S/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Bojana Jovanovski 6–3, 6–1
Julia Cohen
Olga Puchkova
Alexandra Panova
Magdaléna Rybáriková
Mandy Minella
Aleksandra Krunić
Nina Bratchikova
Irina Buryachok
Valeriya Solovyeva 6–3, 6–2
Eva Birnerová
Alberta Brianti
30 July
Summer Olympic Games London, Great Britain Summer Olympic Games Grass 64S/32D/16X
Singles –
Doubles –
Mixed doubles
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Fourth place
Angelique Kerber
Caroline Wozniacki
Kim Clijsters
Petra Kvitová
Serena Williams 6–0, 6–1
Maria Sharapova
Victoria Azarenka 6–3, 6–4
Maria Kirilenko
Serena Williams
Venus Williams 6–4, 6–4
Andrea Hlaváčková
Lucie Hradecká
Maria Kirilenko
Nadia Petrova 4–6, 6–4, 6–1
Liezel Huber
Lisa Raymond
Victoria Azarenka
Max Mirnyi 2–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Laura Robson
Andy Murray
Lisa Raymond
Mike Bryan 6–3, 4–6, [10–4]
Sabine Lisicki
Christopher Kas
Citi Open Washington, D.C., United States WTA International Hard – $220,000 – 32S/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Magdaléna Rybáriková 6–1, 6–1
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Vania King
Sloane Stephens
Chang Kai-chen
CoCo Vandeweghe
Eugenie Bouchard
Jana Čepelová
Shuko Aoyama
Chang Kai-chen 7–5, 6–2
Irina Falconi
Chanelle Scheepers
August
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
6 Aug
Rogers Cup p/b National Bank
Montreal , Canada WTA Premier 5 Hard – $2,168,400 – 48S/64Q/28D
Singles –
Doubles
Petra Kvitová 7–5, 2–6, 6–3
Li Na
Caroline Wozniacki
Lucie Šafářová
Tamira Paszek
Aleksandra Wozniak
Roberta Vinci
Agnieszka Radwańska
7–5, 2–6, [10–7]
13 Aug
Western & Southern Open
Mason, Ohio , United States WTA Premier 5 Hard – $2,168,400 – 56S/28D
Singles –
Doubles
Li Na 1–6, 6–3, 6–1
Angelique Kerber
Venus Williams
Petra Kvitová
Agnieszka Radwańska
Samantha Stosur
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Serena Williams
Andrea Hlaváčková
Lucie Hradecká 6–1, 6–3
Katarina Srebotnik
Zheng Jie
20 Aug
New Haven Open at Yale
New Haven , United States WTA Premier Hard – $637,000 – 28S/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Petra Kvitová 7–6(11–9) , 7–5
Maria Kirilenko
Caroline Wozniacki
Sara Errani
Olga Govortsova
Dominika Cibulková
Marion Bartoli
Lucie Šafářová
Liezel Huber
Lisa Raymond 4–6, 6–0, [10–4]
Andrea Hlaváčková
Lucie Hradecká
Texas Tennis Open
Dallas , United States WTA International Hard – $220,000 – 32S/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Roberta Vinci 7–5, 6–3
Jelena Janković
Bojana Jovanovski
Casey Dellacqua
Peng Shuai
Chanelle Scheepers
Aleksandra Wozniak
Sorana Cîrstea
Marina Erakovic
Heather Watson 6–3, 6–0
Līga Dekmeijere
Irina Falconi
27 Aug 3 Sep
US Open New York City, United States Grand Slam $11,517,008 – hard 128S/128Q/64D/32X
Singles –
Doubles –
Mixed doubles
Serena Williams 6–2, 2–6, 7–5
Victoria Azarenka
Maria Sharapova
Sara Errani
Samantha Stosur
Marion Bartoli
Ana Ivanovic
Roberta Vinci
Sara Errani
Roberta Vinci 6–4, 6–2
Andrea Hlaváčková
Lucie Hradecká
Ekaterina Makarova
Bruno Soares 6–7(8–10) , 6–1, [12–10]
Květa Peschke
Marcin Matkowski
September
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
10 Sep
Tashkent Open
Tashkent , Uzbekistan WTA International Hard – $220,000 – 32S/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Irina-Camelia Begu 6–4, 6–4
Donna Vekić
Eva Birnerová
Urszula Radwańska
Alexandra Cadanțu
Bojana Jovanovski
Galina Voskoboeva
Alexandra Panova
Paula Kania
Polina Pekhova 6–2, ret.
Anna Chakvetadze
Vesna Dolonc
Bell Challenge
Quebec City , Canada WTA International Carpet (i) – $220,000 – 32S/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Kirsten Flipkens 6–1, 7–5
Lucie Hradecká
Mona Barthel
Kristina Mladenovic
Anna Tatishvili
Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová
Melanie Oudin
Lauren Davis
Tatjana Malek
Kristina Mladenovic 7–6(7–5) , 6–7(6–8) , [10–7]
Alicja Rosolska
Heather Watson
17 Sep
KDB Korea Open
Seoul , South Korea WTA International Hard – $500,000 – 32S/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Caroline Wozniacki 6–1, 6–0
Kaia Kanepi
Ekaterina Makarova
Varvara Lepchenko
Klara Zakopalová
María José Martínez Sánchez
Kiki Bertens
Tamira Paszek
Raquel Kops-Jones
Abigail Spears 2–6, 6–2, [10–8]
Akgul Amanmuradova
Vania King
Guangzhou International Women's Open
Guangzhou , China WTA International Hard – $220,000 – 32S/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Hsieh Su-wei 6–3, 5–7, 6–4
Laura Robson
Urszula Radwańska
Sorana Cîrstea
Mathilde Johansson
Chanelle Scheepers
Alizé Cornet
Peng Shuai
Tamarine Tanasugarn
Zhang Shuai 2–6, 6–2, [10–8]
Jarmila Gajdošová
Monica Niculescu
24 Sep
Toray Pan Pacific Open Tokyo, Japan WTA Premier 5 Hard – $2,168,400 – 56S/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Nadia Petrova 6–0, 1–6, 6–3
Agnieszka Radwańska
Angelique Kerber
Samantha Stosur
Victoria Azarenka
Caroline Wozniacki
Sara Errani
Maria Sharapova
Raquel Kops-Jones
Abigail Spears 6–1, 6–4
Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Květa Peschke
October
Week
Tournament
Champions
Runners-up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
1 Oct
China Open
Beijing , China WTA Premier Mandatory Hard – $4,828,050 – 60S/28D
Singles –
Doubles
Victoria Azarenka 6–3, 6–1
Maria Sharapova
Marion Bartoli
Li Na
Romina Oprandi
Carla Suárez Navarro
Agnieszka Radwańska
Angelique Kerber
Ekaterina Makarova
Elena Vesnina 7–5, 7–5
Nuria Llagostera Vives
Sania Mirza
8 Oct
Generali Ladies Linz p/b voestalpine
Linz , Austria WTA International Hard (i) – $220,000 – 32S/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Victoria Azarenka 6–3, 6–4
Julia Görges
Irina-Camelia Begu
Kirsten Flipkens
Petra Martić
Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Sofia Arvidsson
Ana Ivanovic
6–3, 6–4
HP Japan Women's Open Tennis
Osaka , Japan WTA International Hard – $220,000 – 32S/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Heather Watson 7–5, 5–7, 7–6(7–4)
Chang Kai-chen
Samantha Stosur
Misaki Doi
Jamie Hampton
Laura Robson
Chanelle Scheepers
Pauline Parmentier
6–1, 6–4
15 Oct
Kremlin Cup Moscow, Russia WTA Premier Hard (i) – $740,000 – 28S/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Caroline Wozniacki 6–2, 4–6, 7–5
Samantha Stosur
Ana Ivanovic
Sofia Arvidsson
Klára Zakopalová
Vesna Dolonc
Dominika Cibulková
Maria Kirilenko
6–3, 1–6, [10–8]
BGL BNP Paribas Luxembourg Open
Kockelscheuer , Luxembourg WTA International Hard (i) – $220,000 – 32S/16D
Singles –
Doubles
Venus Williams 6–2, 6–3
Monica Niculescu
Andrea Petkovic
Daniela Hantuchová
Roberta Vinci
Ksenia Pervak
Lourdes Domínguez Lino
Lucie Hradecká
6–3, 6–4
22 Oct
TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships
Istanbul , Turkey Year-end championships Hard (i) – $4,900,000 – 8S (RR)/4D
Singles –
Doubles
Serena Williams 6–4, 6–3
Maria Sharapova
Agnieszka Radwańska
Victoria Azarenka
Round robin losers
Angelique Kerber
Li Na
Sara Errani
Petra Kvitová (withdrew)
Samantha Stosur
Maria Kirilenko
Nadia Petrova 6–1, 6–4
Andrea Hlaváčková
Lucie Hradecká
29 Oct
Qatar Airways Tournament of Champions
Sofia , Bulgaria Year-end championships Hard (i) – $750,000 – 8S (RR)
Singles
Nadia Petrova 6–2, 6–1
Caroline Wozniacki
Tsvetana Pironkova
Roberta Vinci
Round robin losers
Daniela Hantuchová
Hsieh Su-wei
Sofia Arvidsson
Zheng Jie
Maria Kirilenko (withdrew)
Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Final
Prague , Czech Republic
Czech Republic 3–1
Serbia
Statistical information
These tables present the number of
singles (S),
doubles (D), and
mixed doubles (X) titles won by each player and each nation during the season, within all the tournament categories of the 2012 WTA Tour: the
Grand Slam tournaments, the
tennis event at the
London Summer Olympic Games , the year-end championships (the
WTA Tour Championships and the
Tournament of Champions ), the
WTA Premier tournaments (Premier Mandatory, Premier 5, and regular Premier), and the
WTA International tournaments .
[1] The players/nations are sorted by: 1) total number of titles (a doubles title won by two players representing the same nation counts as only one win for the nation); 2) cumulated importance of those titles (one Grand Slam win equalling two Premier Mandatory/Premier 5 wins, one year-end championships win equalling one-and-a-half Premier Mandatory/Premier 5 win, one Premier Mandatory/Premier 5 win equalling two Premier wins, one Olympic win equalling one-and-a-half Premier win, one Premier win equalling two International wins); 3) a singles > doubles > mixed doubles hierarchy; 4) alphabetical order (by family names for players).
Key
Grand Slam tournaments
Summer Olympic Games
Year-end championships
WTA Premier Mandatory
WTA Premier 5
WTA Premier
WTA International
To avoid confusion and double counting, these tables should be updated only after an event is completed. The tables are through to the tournaments of the week of September 9.
Titles won by player
Titles won by nation
Total
Nation
Grand Slam
Olympic Games
Year-end
Premier Mandatory
Premier 5
Premier
International
Total
S
D
X
S
D
X
S
D
S
D
S
D
S
D
S
D
S
D
X
24
United States
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
5
2
3
9
13
2
16
Russia
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
3
6
9
1
15
Czech Republic
1
1
1
3
7
2
11
0
14
Italy
2
1
1
6
4
6
8
0
9
Belarus
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
6
2
1
6
Poland
1
1
2
2
3
3
0
6
Germany
1
2
3
3
3
0
6
Taiwan
2
4
2
4
0
4
China
1
1
2
2
2
0
4
Slovakia
1
2
1
3
1
0
3
India
1
1
1
0
2
1
3
France
1
1
1
1
2
0
3
Germany
1
1
1
1
1
0
3
Spain
2
1
1
2
0
2
Denmark
1
1
2
0
0
2
Estonia
1
1
2
0
0
2
Slovenia
1
1
1
1
0
2
New Zealand
1
1
0
2
0
2
Hungary
1
1
1
1
0
2
Romania
1
1
1
1
0
2
Japan
2
0
2
0
1
Austria
1
1
0
0
1
Belgium
1
1
0
0
1
Netherlands
1
1
0
0
1
Serbia
1
1
0
0
1
Sweden
1
1
0
0
1
Australia
1
0
1
0
1
Colombia
1
0
1
0
1
Ukraine
1
0
1
0
1
Thailand
1
0
1
0
Titles information
The following players won their first main circuit title in singles, doubles, or mixed doubles:
Singles
Doubles
Mixed doubles
The following players defended a main circuit title in singles, doubles, or mixed doubles:
Singles
Doubles
Rankings
The Race to the Championships determines the players in the WTA Tour Championships in October. The WTA rankings are based on tournaments of the latest 52 weeks.
Singles
The following is the 2012 top 20 in the Race to the Championships and the top 20 ranked players in the world.
[3]
[4] Players must include points from the Grand Slams, Premier Mandatory tournaments, the Summer Olympic Games and the WTA Championships. For Top 20 players, their best two results at Premier 5 tournaments will also count.
[5] Gold backgrounds indicate players that qualified for the
WTA Tour Championships . Blue backgrounds indicate players that qualified as alternates at the WTA Tour Championships.
Race Singles (as of October 22, 2012)
Rk
Player
Points
Tour
1
Victoria Azarenka (
BLR )
10,190
19(18)
2
Maria Sharapova (
RUS )
9,115
17(14)
3
Serena Williams (
USA )
7,900
14(12)
4
Agnieszka Radwańska (
POL )
7,095
23
5
Angelique Kerber (
GER )
5,470
21
6
Petra Kvitová (
CZE )
5,215
20(18)
7
Sara Errani (
ITA )
4,855
23
8
Li Na (
CHN )
4,726
18(17)
9
Samantha Stosur (
AUS )
4,120
22
10
Marion Bartoli (
FRA )
3,740
27
11
Caroline Wozniacki (
DEN )
3,685
22
12
Ana Ivanovic (
SRB )
2,900
20(19)
13
Nadia Petrova (
RUS )
2,725
22
14
Dominika Cibulková (
SVK )
2,495
27
15
Maria Kirilenko (
RUS )
2,463
21
16
Roberta Vinci (
ITA )
2,400
28
17
Lucie Šafářová (
CZE )
2,125
24
18
Julia Görges (
GER )
1,965
26
19
Kaia Kanepi (
EST )
1,929
16
20
Ekaterina Makarova (
RUS )
1,841
19
WTA Singles Year-End Rankings
[6]
#
Player
Points
#Trn
'11 Rk
High
Low
'11→'12
1
Victoria Azarenka (
BLR )
10,595
18
3
1
3
2
2
Maria Sharapova (
RUS )
10,045
17
4
1
4
2
3
Serena Williams (
USA )
9,400
15
12
3
13
9
4
Agnieszka Radwańska (
POL )
7,425
22
8
2
8
4
5
Angelique Kerber (
GER )
5,550
21
32
5
32
27
6
Sara Errani (
ITA )
5,100
23
45
6
48
39
7
Li Na (
CHN )
5,095
18
5
5
11
2
8
Petra Kvitová (
CZE )
5,085
20
2
2
8
6
9
Samantha Stosur (
AUS )
4,135
23
6
5
9
3
10
Caroline Wozniacki (
DEN )
3,765
23
1
1
11
9
11
Marion Bartoli (
FRA )
3,740
25
9
7
11
2
12
Nadia Petrova (
RUS )
3,040
22
29
12
35
17
13
Ana Ivanovic (
SRB )
2,900
19
22
12
22
9
14
Maria Kirilenko (
RUS )
2,540
22
28
12
29
14
15
Dominika Cibulková (
SVK )
2,495
27
18
12
18
3
16
Roberta Vinci (
ITA )
2,475
28
23
15
28
7
17
Lucie Šafářová (
CZE )
2,125
24
25
17
28
8
18
Julia Görges (
GER )
1,965
26
21
15
29
3
19
Kaia Kanepi (
EST )
1,929
16
34
15
34
15
20
Ekaterina Makarova (
RUS )
1,841
19
52
20
56
32
Number 1 ranking
Doubles
The following is the 2012 top 20 in the Race To The Championships – Doubles and the top 20 individual ranked doubles players. Gold backgrounds indicate teams that have qualified for
WTA Tour Championships .
WTA Doubles Year-End Rankings
[7]
#
Player
Points
Change
1
Roberta Vinci (
ITA )
10,030
25
2
Sara Errani (
ITA )
10,030
25
3
Andrea Hlaváčková (
CZE )
8,160
11
4
Lucie Hradecká (
CZE )
8,160
11
5
Nadia Petrova (
RUS )
7,065
8
6
Lisa Raymond (
USA )
6,585
2
7
Maria Kirilenko (
RUS )
6,550
=
8
Liezel Huber (
USA )
6,510
7
9
Elena Vesnina (
RUS )
6,120
1
10
Nuria Llagostera Vives (
ESP )
5,540
22
11
Ekaterina Makarova (
RUS )
5,170
46
12
Sania Mirza (
IND )
4,415
1
13
Raquel Kops-Jones (
USA )
4,300
24
14
Abigail Spears (
USA )
4,300
22
15
María José Martínez Sánchez (
ESP )
4,136
6
16
Katarina Srebotnik (
SLO )
3,935
14
17
Květa Peschke (
CZE )
3,590
15
18
Anna-Lena Grönefeld (
GER )
3,165
35
19
Zheng Jie (
CHN )
3,120
1
20
Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová (
CZE )
2,925
2
Number 1 ranking
Prize money leaders
The 2012 WTA Tour season was the first, and still only, season where 3 different players earned at least $6,000,000. The 2014 and 2017 seasons each had 3 different players earned at least $5,000,000. The top-16 players earned over $1,000,000.
#
Player
Singles
Doubles
Mixed
Bonus Pool
Year-to-date
1
Victoria Azarenka (
BLR )
$7,317,651
$7,130
$4,139
$600,000
$7,928,920
2
Serena Williams (
USA )
$6,828,831
$214,725
$2,419
$0
$7,045,975
3
Maria Sharapova (
RUS )
$6,308,296
$0
$0
$200,000
$6,508,296
4
Agnieszka Radwańska (
POL )
$3,803,819
$47,723
$0
$250,000
$4,101,542
5
Sara Errani (
ITA )
$2,181,948
$926,618
$2,070
$0
$3,110,636
6
Petra Kvitová (
CZE )
$2,127,402
$5,473
$0
$600,000
$2,732,875
7
Caroline Wozniacki (
DEN )
$1,408,240
$430
$0
$1,000,000
$2,408,670
8
Li Na (tennis) (
CHN )
$1,880,646
$0
$0
$400,000
$2,280,646
9
Angelique Kerber (
GER )
$1,938,436
$31,856
$2,070
$0
$1,972,362
10
Samantha Stosur (
AUS )
$1,490,602
$45,582
$0
$400,000
$1,936,184
prize money given in US$
as of November 5, 2012
[update]
[8]
Statistics leaders
as of November 12, 2012
[update]
[9]
Points distribution
[5]
Category
W
F
SF
QF
R16
R32
R64
R128
Q
Q3
Q2
Q1
Grand Slam (S)
2000
1400
900
500
280
160
100
5
60
50
40
2
Grand Slam (D)
2000
1400
900
500
280
160
5
–
48
–
–
–
WTA Championships (S)
+450
+360
(230 for each win, 70 for each loss)
WTA Championships (D)
1500
1050
690
WTA Premier Mandatory (96S)
1000
700
450
250
140
80
50
5
30
–
20
1
WTA Premier Mandatory (64S)
1000
700
450
250
140
80
5
–
30
–
20
1
WTA Premier Mandatory (28/32D)
1000
700
450
250
140
5
–
–
–
–
–
–
WTA Premier 5 (56S)
900
620
395
225
125
70
1
–
30
–
20
1
WTA Premier 5 (28D)
900
620
395
225
125
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
Summer Olympic Games (64S)
685
470
340(3rd) 260(4th)
175
95
55
1
–
–
–
–
–
WTA Premier (56S)
470
320
200
120
60
40
1
–
12
–
8
1
WTA Premier (32S)
470
320
200
120
60
1
–
–
20
12
8
1
WTA Premier (16D)
470
320
200
120
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Tournament of Champions
+195
+75
(60 for each win, 25 for each loss)
WTA International (56S)
280
200
130
70
30
15
1
–
10
–
6
1
WTA International (32S)
280
200
130
70
30
1
–
–
16
10
6
1
WTA International (16D)
280
200
130
70
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Retirements
Vasilisa Bardina (born 30 November 1987, in Moscow) turned professional in 2003 with a high singles ranking career of No. 48 on 15 January 2007 and a high doubles ranking career of No. 117 on 25 June 2007.
Myriam Casanova (born 20 June 1985, in
Altstätten ) turned professional in 2000 with a high singles ranking career of No. 45 on 7 April 2003 and a high doubles ranking career of No. 19 on 5 July 2004.
Kim Clijsters (born 8 July 1983, in
Bilzen ) turned professional in 1997, reaching career-high rankings of
World No. 1 in Singles and Doubles. Clijsters has won 41
WTA singles titles and 11 WTA doubles titles. She has won four Grand Slam singles titles: three at the
US Open , in 2005, 2009, and 2010 and one at the Australian Open in 2011. She has also been runner-up in four Grand Slam singles tournaments, and won the
WTA Tour Championships singles title in 2002, 2003, and 2010. In doubles, she won the French Open and
Wimbledon titles in 2003. Clijsters has retired once on 6 May 2007,
[10] but almost two years later, on 26 March 2009, she publicly declared her intent to return to the WTA tour for the 2009 summer hard court season.
[11] In only her third tournament back, she won her second US Open title, becoming the first unseeded player and
wildcard to win the tournament, and the first mother to win a major since
Evonne Goolagong in 1980.
[12] Clijsters announced in May that her second retirement would occur after the completion of the
2012 US Open
[13]
Julie Ditty (born 4 January 1979, in
Atlanta ) turned professional in 2002 with a high singles ranking career of No. 89 on 24 March 2008 and a high doubles ranking career of No. 66 on 3 August 2009.
Gisela Dulko (born January 30, 1985, in
Buenos Aires ) was a former world no. 1 in doubles turned professional in 2001. Dulko has won 4
WTA singles titles and 17 WTA doubles titles. Dulko won the
2010 WTA Tour Championships and the
2011 Australian Open in doubles, enjoying an 11-year career before announcing her retirement in November 2012.
[14]
Ashley Harkleroad (born 2 May 1985, in
Rossville ) turned professional in 2000 with a high singles ranking career of No. 39 on 9 June 2003 and a high doubles ranking career of No. 39 on 27 January 2007.
Svetlana Krivencheva (born 30 December 1973 in
Plovdiv ) turned professional in 1991 with a high doubles ranking career of No. 69 on 3 August 1998.
Courtney Nagle (born 29 September 1982) turned professional in 2005 with a high doubles ranking career of No. 97 on 20 April 2009.
Olivia Sanchez (born 17 November 1982 in Paris) turned professional in 1998 with a high singles ranking career of No. 90 on 9 June 2008.
İpek Şenoğlu (born 8 June 1979 in
Eskişehir ) turned professional in 1996 with a high doubles ranking career of No. 53 on 19 October 2009.
Olga Vymetálková (born 24 January 1976) turned professional in 1994 with a high doubles ranking career of No. 82 on 13 September 2004.
Mashona Washington (born 31 May 1976, in
Flint ) turned professional in 1995 with a high singles ranking career of No. 50 on 8 November 2004 and a high doubles ranking career of No. 55 on 18 July 2005.
Jasmin Wöhr (born 21 August 1980 in
Tübingen ) turned professional in 1999 with a high doubles ranking career of No. 46 on 23 July 2007.
Comebacks
Following are notable players who will comeback after retirements during the 2012 WTA Tour season:
Awards
The winners of the 2012
WTA Awards were announced throughout the last week of November.
[15]
See also
Notes
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Eastbourne (
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Stanford (
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Carlsbad (
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New Haven (
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Moscow (
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WTA International tournaments
Auckland (
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Hobart (
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Pattaya City (
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Bogotá (
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Memphis (
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Monterrey (
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Acapulco (
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Kuala Lumpur (
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Barcelona (
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Copenhagen (
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Fes (
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Budapest (
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Estoril (
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Strasbourg (
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Birmingham (
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's-Hertogenbosch (
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Palermo (
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Båstad (
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Bad Gastein (
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Baku (
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Washington D.C. (
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Dallas (
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Tashkent (
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Quebec City (
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Seoul (
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Guangzhou (
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Linz (
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Osaka (
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Luxembourg City (
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Team events