# 2012 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Serena Williams defeated Agnieszka Radwańska in the final, 6–1, 5–7, 6–2 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 2012 Wimbledon Championships. It was her fifth Wimbledon singles title and 14th major singles title overall. Radwańska was the first Pole to reach a major singles final since Jadwiga Jędrzejowska in 1939, and the first to do so in the Open Era.
Petra Kvitová was the defending champion, but lost in the quarterfinals to Williams. With the loss of Maria Sharapova in the fourth round, a first time finalist was guaranteed at the top half of the draw.
Yaroslava Shvedova was the first player in the Open Era to win a 'golden set' at Wimbledon, winning the first set of her 6–0, 6–4 victory over the reigning French Open runner-up and 10th seed Sara Errani in the third round without dropping a single point.
Sabine Lisicki defeated the reigning French Open champion (the incumbent world No. 1, Sharapova) en route to the Wimbledon quarterfinals for the third straight time. She previously defeated Li Na in 2011 and Svetlana Kuznetsova in 2009, and missed the 2010 championships due to injury.
Victoria Azarenka regained the world No. 1 singles ranking by reaching the quarterfinals after Sharapova failed to reach the final. Four of the top five seeds were in contention for the top ranking during the tournament.

## Seeds

    01. Maria Sharapova (fourth round)
    02. Victoria Azarenka (semifinals)
    03. Agnieszka Radwańska (final)
    04. Petra Kvitová (quarterfinals)
    05. Samantha Stosur (second round)
    06. Serena Williams (champion)
    07. Caroline Wozniacki (first round)
    08. Angelique Kerber (semifinals)
    09. Marion Bartoli (second round)
    10. Sara Errani (third round)
    11. Li Na (second round)
    12. Vera Zvonareva (third round, retired)
    13. Dominika Cibulková (first round)
    14. Ana Ivanovic (fourth round)
    15. Sabine Lisicki (quarterfinals)
    16. Flavia Pennetta (first round)
    17. Maria Kirilenko (quarterfinals)
    18. Jelena Janković (first round)
    19. Lucie Šafářová (first round)
    20. Nadia Petrova (third round)
    21. Roberta Vinci (fourth round)
    22. Julia Görges (third round)
    23. Petra Cetkovská (second round)
    24. Francesca Schiavone (fourth round)
    25. Zheng Jie (third round)
    26. Anabel Medina Garrigues (second round)
    27. Daniela Hantuchová (first round)
    28. Christina McHale (third round)
    29. Monica Niculescu (first round)
    30. Peng Shuai (fourth round)
    31. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (second round)
    32. Svetlana Kuznetsova (first round)
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

## 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 15 | Sabine Lisicki | 3 | 7$^9$ | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Angelique Kerber | 6 | 6$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Angelique Kerber | 6 | 6$^7$ | 7 | 8 | Angelique Kerber | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Agnieszka Radwańska | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 3 | Agnieszka Radwańska | 7 | 4 | 7 | 3 | Agnieszka Radwańska | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 17 | Maria Kirilenko | 5 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 17 | Maria Kirilenko | 5 | 6 | 5 | | | | | 3 | Agnieszka Radwańska | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | 6 | Serena Williams | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| 6 | Serena Williams | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Serena Williams | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| 4 | Petra Kvitová | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Petra Kvitová | 3 | 5 | | 6 | Serena Williams | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Victoria Azarenka | 3 | 6$^6$ | | | | | |
| | Tamira Paszek | 3 | 6$^4$ | | 2 | Victoria Azarenka | 3 | 6$^6$ | | | | | |
| 2 | Victoria Azarenka | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 1 | M Sharapova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | An Rodionova | 2 | 3 | | 1 | M Sharapova | 7$^7$ | 6$^3$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | V Dolonc | 7 | 0 | 5 | | T Pironkova | 6$^3$ | 7$^7$ | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Pironkova | 5 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | 1 | M Sharapova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | S-w Hsieh | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | S-w Hsieh | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| WC | V Razzano | 2 | 4 | | | S-w Hsieh | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Foretz Gacon | 6 | 3 | 6 | | S Foretz Gacon | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 29 | M Niculescu | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | M Sharapova | 4 | 3 |
| 23 | P Cetkovská | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | S Lisicki | 6 | 6 |
| | V King | 4 | 2 | | 23 | P Cetkovská | 6$^6$ | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Stephens | 6 | 6 | | | S Stephens | 7$^8$ | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Ka Plíšková | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | S Stephens | 6$^5$ | 6 | 2 | | | | |
| | B Jovanovski | 5 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | 15 | S Lisicki | 7$^7$ | 1 | 6 | | | | |
| | E Daniilidou | 7 | 3 | 0$^r$ | | B Jovanovski | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Martić | 4 | 2 | | 15 | S Lisicki | 3 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | S Lisicki | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 12 | V Zvonareva | 2 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Barthel | 6 | 6$^3$ | 4 | 12 | V Zvonareva | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | E Gallovits-Hall | 6 | 4 | 8 | | S Soler Espinosa | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Soler Espinosa | 4 | 6 | 10 | | | | | | 12 | V Zvonareva | 3 | 3$^r$ | | | | |
| | K-c Chang | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | K Clijsters | 6 | 4 | | | | |
| | A Hlaváčková | 6 | 6 | | | A Hlaváčková | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Clijsters | 6 | 6 | | | K Clijsters | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 18 | J Janković | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | K Clijsters | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | C McHale | 6$^4$ | 6 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | A Kerber | 6 | 6 |
| WC | J Konta | 7$^7$ | 2 | 8 | 28 | C McHale | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Tsurenko | 6 | 0 | 3 | | M Johansson | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Johansson | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 28 | C McHale | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| | E Makarova | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | A Kerber | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Brianti | 2 | 6 | 3 | | E Makarova | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | L Hradecká | 4 | 1 | | 8 | A Kerber | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | A Kerber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 3 | A Radwańska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Rybáriková | 3 | 3 | | 3 | A Radwańska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Williams | 1 | 3 | | | E Vesnina | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | E Vesnina | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 3 | A Radwańska | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | I Benešová | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | H Watson | 0 | 2 | | | | |
| | H Watson | 6 | 6 | | | H Watson | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Hampton | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | J Hampton | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 27 | D Hantuchová | 4 | 6$^1$ | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | A Radwańska | 6 | 6 |
| 20 | N Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | Q | C Giorgi | 2 | 3 |
| Q | ME Camerin | 0 | 2 | | 20 | N Petrova | 6 | 6$^3$ | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| | T Babos | 6 | 4 | 6 | | T Babos | 4 | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | M Oudin | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | 20 | N Petrova | 3 | 6$^6$ | | | | |
| | T Tanasugarn | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | Q | C Giorgi | 6 | 7$^8$ | | | | |
| | A Tatishvili | 6 | 6 | | | A Tatishvili | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Giorgi | 6 | 6 | | Q | C Giorgi | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | F Pennetta | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 11 | N Li | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Pervak | 3 | 1 | | 11 | N Li | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Cîrstea | 6 | 6 | | | S Cîrstea | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Parmentier | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | S Cîrstea | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
| WC | N Broady | 4 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | 17 | M Kirilenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | L Domínguez Lino | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | L Domínguez Lino | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Cadanțu | 3 | 1 | | 17 | M Kirilenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 17 | M Kirilenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | M Kirilenko | 6 | 6$^6$ | 6 |
| 30 | S Peng | 6 | 6$^3$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 30 | S Peng | 1 | 7$^8$ | 3 |
| Q | S Zaniewska | 2 | 7$^7$ | 3 | 30 | S Peng | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Gajdošová | 4 | 3 | | | A Morita | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Morita | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 30 | S Peng | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | A Rus | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | A Rus | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| LL | M Doi | 5 | 3 | | | A Rus | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Suárez Navarro | 1 | 3 | | 5 | S Stosur | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | S Stosur | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 5

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 6 | S Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Záhlavová-Strýcová | 2 | 4 | | 6 | S Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Larsson | 0 | 2 | | Q | M Czink | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Czink | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 6 | S Williams | 6$^5$ | 6 | 9 | | | | | |
| | V Dushevina | 2 | 5 | | | | | | 25 | J Zheng | 7$^7$ | 2 | 7 | | | | | |
| | A Wozniak | 6 | 7 | | | A Wozniak | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Dubois | 6 | 4 | 3 | 25 | J Zheng | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 25 | J Zheng | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | S Williams | 6 | 2 | 7 |
| 19 | L Šafářová | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | WC | Y Shvedova | 1 | 6 | 5 |
| | K Bertens | 6 | 6 | | | K Bertens | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Scheepers | 6$^5$ | 6$^5$ | | WC | Y Shvedova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Y Shvedova | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | | WC | Y Shvedova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | L Pous Tió | 3 | 3 | | | | | | 10 | S Errani | 0 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | A Keothavong | 6 | 6 | | | A Keothavong | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Vandeweghe | 1 | 3 | | 10 | S Errani | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | S Errani | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 6

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 13 | D Cibulková | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Zakopalová | 6 | 6 | | | K Zakopalová | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Govortsova | 6 | 3 | 6 | | O Govortsova | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Beck | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | K Zakopalová | 0 | 4 | | | | | |
| | P Hercog | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | 24 | F Schiavone | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | Kr Plíšková | 6 | 6 | | Q | Kr Plíšková | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | L Robson | 6 | 4 | 4 | 24 | F Schiavone | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 24 | F Schiavone | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 24 | F Schiavone | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 31 | A Pavlyuchenkova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | P Kvitová | 4 | 7 | 6 |
| | S Arvidsson | 1 | 2 | | 31 | A Pavlyuchenkova | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | P Mayr-Achleitner | 2 | 3 | | | V Lepchenko | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | V Lepchenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | V Lepchenko | 1 | 0 | | | | | |
| | E Baltacha | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | P Kvitová | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | K Knapp | 6 | 4 | 0 | | E Baltacha | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Amanmuradova | 4 | 4 | | 4 | P Kvitová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | P Kvitová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 7

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 7 | C Wozniacki | 7 | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Paszek | 5 | 7$^7$ | 6 | | T Paszek | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Cornet | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | A Cornet | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | N Bratchikova | 0 | 6$^1$ | | | | | | | | T Paszek | 2 | 7$^7$ | 7 | | | | |
| | G Arn | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | Y Wickmayer | 6 | 6$^4$ | 5 | | | | |
| | G Voskoboeva | 6 | 6 | | | G Voskoboeva | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Y Wickmayer | 6 | 6 | | | Y Wickmayer | 4 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| 32 | S Kuznetsova | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | T Paszek | 6 | 6 |
| 21 | R Vinci | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 21 | R Vinci | 2 | 2 |
| WC | A Barty | 2 | 4 | | 21 | R Vinci | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | U Radwańska | 4 | 4 | | | M Erakovic | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M Erakovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 21 | R Vinci | 7$^7$ | 7$^7$ | | | | | |
| Q | M Lučić-Baroni | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | Q | M Lučić-Baroni | 6$^4$ | 6$^3$ | | | | | |
| | A Panova | 6 | 3 | 4 | Q | M Lučić-Baroni | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Dellacqua | 2 | 4 | | 9 | M Bartoli | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | M Bartoli | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 8

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| 14 | A Ivanovic | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | MJ Martínez Sánchez | 3 | 6 | 3 | 14 | A Ivanovic | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Date-Krumm | 7 | 3 | 3 | | K Bondarenko | 3 | 6$^3$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Bondarenko | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 14 | A Ivanovic | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | A Yakimova | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 22 | J Görges | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | |
| | M Minella | 6 | 3 | 3 | | A Yakimova | 6$^3$ | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Pe'er | 2 | 2 | | 22 | J Görges | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 22 | J Görges | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | A Ivanovic | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | A Medina Garrigues | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | V Azarenka | 6 | 6 |
| | S Halep | 6 | 1 | 2 | 26 | A Medina Garrigues | 7$^9$ | 6$^5$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | J Čepelová | 6 | 3 | 6 | Q | J Čepelová | 6$^7$ | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | K Mladenovic | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | Q | J Čepelová | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | I-C Begu | 6$^3$ | 4 | | | | | | | 2 | V Azarenka | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | R Oprandi | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | R Oprandi | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | I Falconi | 1 | 4 | | 2 | V Azarenka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | V Azarenka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Championship match statistics

| Category | S. Williams | Radwańska |
| 1st serve % | 45/80 (56%) | 72/99 (73%) |
| 1st serve points won | 37 of 45 = 82% | 44 of 72 = 61% |
| 2nd serve points won | 17 of 35 = 49% | 10 of 27 = 37% |
| Total service points won | 54 of 80 = 67.50% | 54 of 99 = 54.55% |
| Aces | 17 | 2 |
| Double faults | 4 | 5 |
| Winners | 58 | 13 |
| Unforced errors | 36 | 14 |
| Net points won | 21 of 30 = 70% | 10 of 17 = 59% |
| Break points converted | 5 of 15 = 33% | 2 of 2 = 100% |
| Return points won | 45 of 99 = 45% | 26 of 80 = 33% |
| Total points won | 99 | 80 |
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