# Table tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's singles

The women's singles table tennis event was a part of the table tennis programme at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. The event took place from Saturday 28 July to Wednesday 1 August 2012 at ExCeL London. The tournament was a single elimination tournament with a third place playoff played between the two losing semi-finalists.
The draw was conducted on 25 July 2012.

## Schedule

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1).
| Dates | Start time | Round |
| 28 July | 9:00 | Preliminary round |
| 28 July | 11:15 | First round |
| 28 July | 20:30 | Second round |
| 29 July | 9:00 | Second round |
| 29 July | 18:00 | Third round |
| 30 July | 15:30 | Fourth round |
| 31 July | 10:00 | Quarterfinals |
| 31 July | 16:00 | Semifinals |
| 1 August | 14:30 | Bronze medal match |
| 1 August | 15:30 | Gold medal match |

## Seeds

Seeds were based on the ITTF World Ranking lists published in July 2012. The top 16 seeded players qualified directly to the third round.
* Ding Ning (CHN) (final, silver medalist)
* Li Xiaoxia (CHN) (champion, gold medalist)
* Kim Kyung-Ah (KOR) (quarterfinals)
* Kasumi Ishikawa (JPN) (semifinals, fourth place)
* Ai Fukuhara (JPN) (quarterfinals)
* Feng Tianwei (SIN) (semifinals, bronze medalist)
* Tie Ya Na (HKG) (third round)
* Wang Yuegu (SIN) (quarterfinals)
* Wu Jiaduo (GER) (fourth round)
* Shen Yanfei (ESP) (fourth round)
* Li Jiao (NED) (quarterfinals)
* Jiang Huajun (HKG) (fourth round)
* Viktoria Pavlovich (BLR) (fourth round)
* Li Jie (NED) (fourth round)
* Li Qian (POL) (fourth round)
* Park Mi-Young (KOR) (fourth round)
The players ranked from 17 to 32 qualified directly to the second round.
* Ri Myong-Sun (PRK) (second round)
* Daniela Dodean (ROU) (third round)
* Ni Xialian (LUX) (second round)
* Huang Yi-hua (TPE) (third round)
* Liu Jia (AUT) (third round)
* Kristin Silbereisen (GER) (third round)
* Georgina Póta (HUN) (third round)
* Elizabeta Samara (ROU) (fourth round)
* Kim Jong (PRK) (third round)
* Margaryta Pesotska (UKR) (third round)
* Iveta Vacenovská (CZE) (third round)
* Chen Szu-yu (TPE) (third round)
* Anna Tikhomirova (RUS) (third round)
* Li Qiangbing (AUT) (third round)
* Natalia Partyka (POL) (third round)
* Li Xue (FRA) (third round)

## Draw
### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match | Gold medal match |
| 1 | Ding Ning (CHN) | 11 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Feng Tianwei (SIN) | 7 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Feng Tianwei (SIN) | 7 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 1 | Ding Ning (CHN) | 8 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 4 | | |
| | | | | | | | | 2 | Li Xiaoxia (CHN) | 11 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 11 | | |
| 4 | Kasumi Ishikawa (JPN) | 5 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 7 | | 2 | Li Xiaoxia (CHN) | 11 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 11 | | |
| 2 | Li Xiaoxia (CHN) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| | | | | | | | | 6 | Feng Tianwei (SIN) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 4 | Kasumi Ishikawa (JPN) | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | N Ding (CHN) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 18 | D Dodean (ROU) | 7 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 18 | D Dodean (ROU) | 4 | 3 | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 45 | T Bilenko (UKR) | 11 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 2 | | | | | | | | | 1 | N Ding (CHN) | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| 43 | C Molnar (CRO) | 9 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | H Jiang (HKG) | 10 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 25 | J Kim (PRK) | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | 25 | J Kim (PRK) | 5 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 12 | H Jiang (HKG) | 11 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | N Ding (CHN) | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | A Fukuhara (JPN) | 13 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | 14 | Jie Li (NED) | 11 | 6 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 31 | N Partyka (POL) | 5 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 31 | N Partyka (POL) | 13 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 34 | M Skov (DEN) | 11 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 9 | | | | | | | | | 14 | Jie Li (NED) | 4 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 8 | | | | | | |
| 39 | W Tan (ITA) | 11 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 10 | | | | | | | | | 5 | A Fukuhara (JPN) | 11 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | |
| 29 | A Tikhomirova (RUS) | 6 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 29 | A Tikhomirova (RUS) | 7 | 8 | 9 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 5 | A Fukuhara (JPN) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | | | | | 6 | T Feng (SIN) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 28 | S-Y Chen (TPE) | 10 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 28 | S-Y Chen (TPE) | 6 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 37 | K Tóth (HUN) | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 11 | | | | | | | | | 6 | T Feng (SIN) | 11 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| 40 | N Komwong (THA) | 16 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | J Wu (GER) | 6 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 27 | I Vacenovská (CZE) | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | 27 | I Vacenovská (CZE) | 9 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 9 | J Wu (GER) | 11 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | T Feng (SIN) | 13 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 12 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | K-A Kim (KOR) | 11 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 10 |
| | | | | | | | | | 10 | Y Shen (ESP) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 32 | X Li (FRA) | 11 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 32 | X Li (FRA) | 5 | 2 | 8 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 48 | JF Lay (AUS) | 7 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 10 | Y Shen (ESP) | 8 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 42 | A Privalova (BLR) | 11 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | K-A Kim (KOR) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| 21 | J Liu (AUT) | 5 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | | 21 | J Liu (AUT) | 8 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | K-A Kim (KOR) | 11 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | | | | 4 | K Ishikawa (JPN) | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 30 | Q Li (AUT) | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | 30 | Q Li (AUT) | 13 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 52 | M Zhang (CAN) | 9 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | K Ishikawa (JPN) | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| 56 | M Miao (AUS) | 7 | 9 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | Q Li (POL) | 8 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 20 | Y-h Huang (TPE) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | 20 | Y-h Huang (TPE) | 7 | 8 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 15 | Q Li (POL) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | K Ishikawa (JPN) | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Y Wang (SIN) | 11 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | 13 | V Pavlovich (BLR) | 12 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 22 | K Silbereisen (GER) | 11 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 11 | | 22 | K Silbereisen (GER) | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 47 | J Parker (GBR) | 6 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 13 | V Pavlovich (BLR) | 6 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 8 | | | | | | | |
| 33 | Y Xian (FRA) | 11 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 11 | | | | | | | | | 8 | Y Wang (SIN) | 11 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| 17 | M-S Ri (PRK) | 9 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 33 | Y Xian (FRA) | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 8 | Y Wang (SIN) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | | | | 7 | YN Tie (HKG) | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 24 | E Samara (ROU) | 7 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | | 24 | E Samara (ROU) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 51 | D Meshref (EGY) | 11 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | 24 | E Samara (ROU) | 5 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | | | | | | |
| 36 | S Ramírez (ESP) | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 11 | Jiao Li (NED) | 11 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | |
| 26 | M Pesotska (UKR) | 11 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 11 | | 26 | M Pesotska (UKR) | 3 | 9 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 11 | Jiao Li (NED) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | Jiao Li (NED) | 5 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | X Li (CHN) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| | | | | | | | | 16 | M-Y Park (KOR) | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 23 | G Póta (HUN) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | | 23 | G Póta (HUN) | 11 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 44 | Y Tian (CRO) | 13 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 16 | M-Y Park (KOR) | 11 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 46 | A Hsing (USA) | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | | | | | | | | | 2 | X Li (CHN) | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| 19 | X Ni (LUX) | 9 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 46 | A Hsing (USA) | 4 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 2 | X Li (CHN) | 11 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Preliminary rounds
### Top half
#### Section 1

| Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round |
| | | | | | | | | | 45 | T Bilenko (UKR) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 11 |
| | | | | | | | | | 55 | P Medina (COL) | 4 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | 43 | C Molnar (CRO) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 49 | L Zhang (USA) | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 34 | M Skov (DEN) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 62 | N El-Dawlatly (EGY) | 9 | 6 | 7 | 9 | |
| 63 | O Oshonaike (NGR) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 39 | W Tan (ITA) | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | |
| 66 | N Shahsavari (IRI) | 13 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 63 | O Oshonaike (NGR) | 7 | 5 | 10 | 1 | |

#### Section 2

| Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round |
| | | | | | | 37 | K Tóth (HUN) | 11 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
| | | | | | | 60 | F Ramos (VEN) | 9 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 10 |
| | | | | | | 40 | N Komwong (THA) | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
| | | | | | | 50 | L Huang Mendes (POR) | 11 | 11 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 58 | L Silva (BRA) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 48 | JF Lay (AUS) | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | |
| 68 | A Lulu (VAN) | 5 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 58 | L Silva (BRA) | 11 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | | |
| | | | | | | 42 | A Privalova (BLR) | 11 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 11 | |
| | | | | | | 53 | X Han (CGO) | 2 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 9 | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round |
| 52 | M Zhang (CAN) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 41 | M Hu (TUR) | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 14 |
| 69 | A Majdi (QAT) | 3 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 52 | M Zhang (CAN) | 8 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 16 |
| | | | | | | 38 | D Hadačová (CZE) | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | |
| | | | | | | 56 | M Miao (AUS) | 11 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 11 | |
| 54 | C Kumahara (BRA) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 47 | J Parker (GBR) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | |
| 70 | Y Farah (DJI) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 54 | C Kumahara (BRA) | 7 | 5 | 9 | 5 | | | |
| 61 | S Hanffou (CMR) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 | Y Xian (FRA) | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | |
| 67 | T Moumjoghlian (LIB) | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 61 | S Hanffou (CMR) | 11 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | | |

#### Section 4

| Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round |
| 51 | D Meshref (EGY) | 11 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 35 | Y Noskova (RUS) | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 |
| 65 | O Edem (NGR) | 5 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 51 | D Meshref (EGY) | 12 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 11 |
| | | | | | | | | 36 | S Ramírez (ESP) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 11 | | |
| | | | | | | | | 57 | A Das (IND) | 9 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 2 | | |
| | | | | | | | | 44 | Y Tian (CRO) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 64 | B Rodríguez (CHI) | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 46 | A Hsing (USA) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 59 | Y Silva (MEX) | 9 | 8 | 3 | 5 | | | |