# 2012 Italian Open – Women's singles

Defending champion Maria Sharapova defeated Li Na in the final, 4–6, 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$ to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2012 Italian Open. She came back from a set and a double break deficit in the second set of the final, and saved a championship point in the third set.

## Seeds

The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.
    01. Victoria Azarenka (third round, withdrew because of a shoulder injury)
    02. Maria Sharapova (champion)
    03. Agnieszka Radwańska (second round)
    04. Petra Kvitová (quarterfinals)
    05. Samantha Stosur (third round)
    06. Caroline Wozniacki (second round, retired)
    07. Marion Bartoli (second round)
    08. Li Na (final)
    09. Serena Williams (semifinal, withdrew due to a lower back injury)
    10. Francesca Schiavone (first round)
    11. Sabine Lisicki (first round)
    12. Angelique Kerber (semifinals)
    13. Ana Ivanovic (third round)
    14. Dominika Cibulková (quarterfinals)
    15. Jelena Janković (first round)
    16. Maria Kirilenko (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 |
| 14 | Dominika Cibulková | 1 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Li Na | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Li Na | 6 | 7$^7$ | | 8 | Li Na | w/o | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 9 | Serena Williams | | | | | | | |
| | Flavia Pennetta | 0$^r$ | | | 9 | Serena Williams | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Serena Williams | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Serena Williams | 4 | | | | | | | 8 | Li Na | 6 | 4 | 6$^5$ |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Maria Sharapova | 4 | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| 12 | Angelique Kerber | 7$^7$ | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Maria Sharapova | 4 | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| 4 | Petra Kvitová | 6$^2$ | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Petra Kvitová | 6$^2$ | 6 | 1 | 12 | Angelique Kerber | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Maria Sharapova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| WC | Venus Williams | 4 | 3 | | 2 | Maria Sharapova | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| 2 | Maria Sharapova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 1 | V Azarenka | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Pe'er | 7$^7$ | 4 | 3 | | S Pe'er | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Peng | 6$^4$ | 6 | 1$^r$ | | | | | | 1 | V Azarenka | | | | | | |
| | R Vinci | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | 14 | D Cibulková | w/o | | | | | |
| WC | K Knapp | 6 | 2 | 6 | WC | K Knapp | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Lučić | 1 | 2 | | 14 | D Cibulková | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | D Cibulková | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | D Cibulková | 1 | 6$^4$ |
| 11 | S Lisicki | 6$^4$ | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | N Li | 6 | 7$^7$ |
| | M Erakovic | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6 | | M Erakovic | 7 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Gajdošová | 4 | 6$^3$ | | | C Scheepers | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | C Scheepers | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | | | C Scheepers | 6$^3$ | 2 | | | | |
| | I Benešová | 6 | 5 | 7$^7$ | | | | | | 8 | N Li | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | Y Wickmayer | 4 | 7 | 6$^5$ | | I Benešová | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 8 | N Li | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 3 | A Radwańska | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | P Cetkovská | 7 | 6 | | | P Cetkovská | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Q | O Govortsova | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | P Cetkovská | 0 | 1 | | | |
| Q | A Chakvetadze | 2 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | F Pennetta | 6 | 6 | | | |
| Q | S Stephens | 6 | 2 | 6 | Q | S Stephens | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | F Pennetta | 6 | 7$^7$ | | | F Pennetta | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | M Kirilenko | 1 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | | | | | F Pennetta | 0$^r$ |
| 9 | S Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | S Williams | 4 |
| | G Voskoboeva | 2 | 3 | | 9 | S Williams | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | N Petrova | 6 | 6 | | | N Petrova | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Hlaváčková | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | 9 | S Williams | 6 | 6 | | | |
| | A Medina Garrigues | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | A Medina Garrigues | 3 | 1 | | | |
| | J Zheng | 2 | 1 | | | A Medina Garrigues | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | C Wozniacki | 4 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | | 7 | M Bartoli | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Wozniak | 1 | 7$^7$ | 3 | | J Görges | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Görges | 6 | 6$^1$ | 6 | | | | | | J Görges | 4 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | V King | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 12 | A Kerber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | T Pironkova | 0 | 1 | | | V King | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Rodionova | 6 | 5 | 2 | 12 | A Kerber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | A Kerber | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 12 | A Kerber | 7$^7$ | 1 | 6 |
| 15 | J Janković | 3 | 6 | 6$^4$ | | | | | | | | | | 4 | P Kvitová | 6$^2$ | 6 | 1 |
| | S Cîrstea | 6 | 4 | 7$^7$ | | S Cîrstea | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Arvidsson | 6 | 6 | | | S Arvidsson | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | MJ Martínez Sánchez | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | S Cîrstea | 2 | 7 | 2 | | | | | |
| | A Pavlyuchenkova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | P Kvitová | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | |
| | K Pervak | 2 | 4 | | | A Pavlyuchenkova | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | P Kvitová | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | 5 | S Stosur | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| PR | T Bacsinszky | 0 | 0$^r$ | | S Errani | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | S Errani | 6 | 3 | | | | | 5 | S Stosur | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| WC | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | WC | V Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | S Halep | 3 | 4 | WC | V Williams | 7$^9$ | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | E Makarova | 6 | 6 | | E Makarova | 6$^7$ | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | F Schiavone | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | WC | V Williams | 4 | 3 |
| 13 | A Ivanovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 2 | M Sharapova | 6 | 6 |
| | S Kuznetsova | 4 | 3 | 13 | A Ivanovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | A Brianti | 2 | 1 | Q | S Soler Espinosa | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Soler Espinosa | 6 | 6 | | | | | 13 | A Ivanovic | 6$^4$ | 3 | | | | |
| | C McHale | 6 | 6 | | | | | 2 | M Sharapova | 7$^7$ | 6 | | | | |
| | M Niculescu | 4 | 4 | | C McHale | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | M Sharapova | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | |

## Qualifying
### Seeds

* Carla Suárez Navarro (first round)
* Petra Martić (first round)
* Aleksandra Wozniak (qualified)
* Sílvia Soler Espinosa (qualified)
* Kateryna Bondarenko (first round, retired)
* Pauline Parmentier (qualifying competition)
* Hsieh Su-wei (qualifying competition)
* Anna Tatishvili (first round)
* Gréta Arn (first round)
* Vera Dushevina (qualifying competition)
* Olga Govortsova (qualified)
* Varvara Lepchenko (qualifying competition)
* Johanna Larsson (first round)
* Sloane Stephens (qualified)
* Mathilde Johansson (first round)
* Jamie Hampton (first round)

### Qualifiers

* Mirjana Lučić
* Andrea Hlaváčková
* Aleksandra Wozniak
* Sílvia Soler Espinosa
* Anastasia Rodionova
* Olga Govortsova
* Sloane Stephens
* Anna Chakvetadze

### Qualifying draw
#### First qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 1 | Carla Suárez Navarro | 4 | 7 | 2 | | | | |
| | Gisela Dulko | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | |
| | Gisela Dulko | 6 | 5 | 6 | Gisela Dulko | 3 | 7$^9$ | 4 |
| | | | | | Mirjana Lučić | 6 | 6$^7$ | 6 |
| | Mirjana Lučić | 6 | 6 | | Mirjana Lučić | 6 | 6$^7$ | 6 |
| 16 | Jamie Hampton | 4 | 2 | | | | | |

#### Second qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 2 | Petra Martić | 7$^7$ | 3 | 5 | | | | |
| | Andrea Hlaváčková | 6$^3$ | 6 | 7 | | | | |
| | Andrea Hlaváčková | 6$^3$ | 6 | 7 | Andrea Hlaváčková | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| | | | | | Paula Ormaechea | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| | Paula Ormaechea | 7 | 6 | | Paula Ormaechea | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| 15 | Mathilde Johansson | 5 | 1 | | | | | |

#### Third qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 3 | Aleksandra Wozniak | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Alla Kudryavtseva | 1 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | Alla Kudryavtseva | 1 | 1 | | 3 | Aleksandra Wozniak | 7$^7$ | 4 | 6 |
| | | | | | WC | Nastassja Burnett | 6$^3$ | 6 | 4 |
| WC | Nastassja Burnett | 4 | 6 | 6 | WC | Nastassja Burnett | 6$^3$ | 6 | 4 |
| 13 | Johanna Larsson | 6 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |

#### Fourth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 4 | Sílvia Soler Espinosa | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | Lourdes Domínguez Lino | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| | Lourdes Domínguez Lino | 4 | 3 | 4 | Sílvia Soler Espinosa | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | Lesia Tsurenko | 3 | 3 |
| | Lesia Tsurenko | 6 | 6 | | Lesia Tsurenko | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | Gréta Arn | 2 | 2 | | | | |

#### Fifth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 5 | Kateryna Bondarenko | 6$^3$ | 0$^r$ | | | | |
| | Anastasia Rodionova | 7$^7$ | 0 | | | | |
| | Anastasia Rodionova | 7$^7$ | 0 | | Anastasia Rodionova | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | 10 | Vera Dushevina | 2 | 4 |
| | Chang Kai-chen | 3 | 1 | 10 | Vera Dushevina | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | Vera Dushevina | 6 | 6 | | | | |

#### Sixth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 6 | Pauline Parmentier | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Anastasia Grymalska | 2 | 3 | | | | |
| WC | Anastasia Grymalska | 2 | 3 | 6 | Pauline Parmentier | 2 | 1 |
| | | | | 11 | Olga Govortsova | 6 | 6 |
| | Jill Craybas | 5 | 3 | 11 | Olga Govortsova | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | Olga Govortsova | 7 | 6 | | | | |

#### Seventh qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 7 | Hsieh Su-wei | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| WC | Alexia Virgili | 4 | 3 | | | | |
| WC | Alexia Virgili | 4 | 3 | 7 | Hsieh Su-wei | 2 | 4 |
| | | | | 14 | Sloane Stephens | 6 | 6 |
| | Bethanie Mattek-Sands | 5 | 5 | 14 | Sloane Stephens | 6 | 6 |
| 14 | Sloane Stephens | 7 | 7 | | | | |

#### Eighth qualifier

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
| 8 | Anna Tatishvili | 4 | 1 | | | | | |
| PR | Anna Chakvetadze | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| PR | Anna Chakvetadze | 6 | 6 | PR | Anna Chakvetadze | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| | | | | 12 | Varvara Lepchenko | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| WC | Corinna Dentoni | 4 | 2 | 12 | Varvara Lepchenko | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| 12 | Varvara Lepchenko | 6 | 6 | | | | | |