# 2012 Maria Sharapova tennis season

The 2012 Maria Sharapova tennis season officially began on 16 January 2012 with the start of the 2012 Australian Open. Sharapova began the season ranked the number 4 player in the world.

## All matches

| Tournament | Match | Round | Opponent | Rank | Result | Score |
| Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Hard, outdoor 16–29 January 2012 | 1 | 1R | Gisela Dulko | #68 | Win | 6–0, 6–1 |
| Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Hard, outdoor 16–29 January 2012 | 2 | 2R | Jamie Hampton | #144 | Win | 6–0, 6–1 |
| Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Hard, outdoor 16–29 January 2012 | 3 | 3R | Angelique Kerber | #30 | Win | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Hard, outdoor 16–29 January 2012 | 4 | 4R | Sabine Lisicki | #15 | Win | 3–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
| Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Hard, outdoor 16–29 January 2012 | 5 | QF | Ekaterina Makarova | #56 | Win | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Hard, outdoor 16–29 January 2012 | 6 | SF | Petra Kvitová | #2 | Win | 6–2, 3–6, 6–4 |
| Australian Open Melbourne, Australia Grand Slam Hard, outdoor 16–29 January 2012 | 7 | F | Victoria Azarenka | #3 | Loss (1) | 3–6, 0–6 |
| Fed Cup WG: Russia vs. Spain Moscow, Russia Fed Cup Hard, indoor 4–5 February 2012 | 8 | - | Sílvia Soler Espinosa | #77 | Win | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Open GDF Suez Paris, France WTA Premier Hard, outdoor 6–12 February 2012 | - | 1R | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| Open GDF Suez Paris, France WTA Premier Hard, outdoor 6–12 February 2012 | 9 | 2R | Chanelle Scheepers | #44 | Win | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Open GDF Suez Paris, France WTA Premier Hard, outdoor 6–12 February 2012 | 10 | QF | Angelique Kerber | #27 | Loss | 4–6, 4–6 |
| BNP Paribas Open Indian Wells, United States WTA Premier Mandatory Hard, outdoor 5–18 March 2012 | – | 1R | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| BNP Paribas Open Indian Wells, United States WTA Premier Mandatory Hard, outdoor 5–18 March 2012 | 11 | 2R | Gisela Dulko | #126 | Win | 6–2, 6–0 |
| BNP Paribas Open Indian Wells, United States WTA Premier Mandatory Hard, outdoor 5–18 March 2012 | 12 | 3R | Simona Halep | #50 | Win | 6–3, 6–4 |
| BNP Paribas Open Indian Wells, United States WTA Premier Mandatory Hard, outdoor 5–18 March 2012 | 13 | 4R | Roberta Vinci | #22 | Win | 6–2, 6–1 |
| BNP Paribas Open Indian Wells, United States WTA Premier Mandatory Hard, outdoor 5–18 March 2012 | 14 | QF | Maria Kirilenko | #23 | Win | 3–6, 7–5, 6–2 |
| BNP Paribas Open Indian Wells, United States WTA Premier Mandatory Hard, outdoor 5–18 March 2012 | 15 | SF | Ana Ivanovic | #16 | Win | 6–4, 0–1 ret. |
| BNP Paribas Open Indian Wells, United States WTA Premier Mandatory Hard, outdoor 5–18 March 2012 | 16 | F | Victoria Azarenka | #10 | Loss (2) | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Sony Ericsson Open Miami, United States WTA Premier Mandatory Hard, outdoor 19 March – 1 April 2013 | – | 1R | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| Sony Ericsson Open Miami, United States WTA Premier Mandatory Hard, outdoor 19 March – 1 April 2013 | 17 | 2R | Shahar Pe'er | #55 | Win | 4–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
| Sony Ericsson Open Miami, United States WTA Premier Mandatory Hard, outdoor 19 March – 1 April 2013 | 18 | 3R | Sloane Stephens | #90 | Win | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Sony Ericsson Open Miami, United States WTA Premier Mandatory Hard, outdoor 19 March – 1 April 2013 | 19 | 4R | Ekaterina Makarova | #41 | Win | 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$ |
| Sony Ericsson Open Miami, United States WTA Premier Mandatory Hard, outdoor 19 March – 1 April 2013 | 20 | QF | Li Na | #8 | Win | 6–3, 6–0 |
| Sony Ericsson Open Miami, United States WTA Premier Mandatory Hard, outdoor 19 March – 1 April 2013 | 21 | SF | Caroline Wozniacki | #6 | Win | 4–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
| Sony Ericsson Open Miami, United States WTA Premier Mandatory Hard, outdoor 19 March – 1 April 2013 | 22 | F | Agnieszka Radwańska | #4 | Loss (3) | 5–7, 4–6 |
| Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Stuttgart, Germany WTA Premier Clay, indoor 23–29 April 2012 | – | 1R | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Stuttgart, Germany WTA Premier Clay, indoor 23–29 April 2012 | 23 | 2R | Alizé Cornet | #100 | Win | 6–3, 1–0 ret. |
| Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Stuttgart, Germany WTA Premier Clay, indoor 23–29 April 2012 | 24 | QF | Samantha Stosur | #5 | Win | 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 7–5 |
| Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Stuttgart, Germany WTA Premier Clay, indoor 23–29 April 2012 | 25 | SF | Petra Kvitová | #3 | Win | 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$ |
| Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Stuttgart, Germany WTA Premier Clay, indoor 23–29 April 2012 | 26 | F | Victoria Azarenka | #1 | Win (1) | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Mutua Madrid Open Madrid, Spain WTA Premier Mandatory Clay (blue), outdoor 7–13 May 2012 | 27 | 1R | Irina-Camelia Begu | #55 | Win | 6–0, 6–3 |
| Mutua Madrid Open Madrid, Spain WTA Premier Mandatory Clay (blue), outdoor 7–13 May 2012 | 28 | 2R | Klára Koukalová | #44 | Win | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Mutua Madrid Open Madrid, Spain WTA Premier Mandatory Clay (blue), outdoor 7–13 May 2012 | - | 3R | Lucie Šafářová | #23 | Walkover | N/A |
| Mutua Madrid Open Madrid, Spain WTA Premier Mandatory Clay (blue), outdoor 7–13 May 2012 | 29 | QF | Serena Williams | #9 | Loss | 1–6, 3–6 |
| Internazionali BNL d'Italia Rome, Italy WTA Premier 5 Clay, outdoor 14–20 May 2012 | – | 1R | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| Internazionali BNL d'Italia Rome, Italy WTA Premier 5 Clay, outdoor 14–20 May 2012 | 30 | 2R | Christina McHale | #36 | Win | 7–5, 7–5 |
| Internazionali BNL d'Italia Rome, Italy WTA Premier 5 Clay, outdoor 14–20 May 2012 | 31 | 3R | Ana Ivanovic | #15 | Win | 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 6–3 |
| Internazionali BNL d'Italia Rome, Italy WTA Premier 5 Clay, outdoor 14–20 May 2012 | 32 | QF | Venus Williams | #63 | Win | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Internazionali BNL d'Italia Rome, Italy WTA Premier 5 Clay, outdoor 14–20 May 2012 | 33 | SF | Angelique Kerber | #11 | Win | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Internazionali BNL d'Italia Rome, Italy WTA Premier 5 Clay, outdoor 14–20 May 2012 | 34 | F | Li Na | #9 | Win (2) | 4–6, 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$ |
| French Open Paris, France Grand Slam Clay, outdoor 28 May – 10 June 2012 | 35 | 1R | Alexandra Cadanțu | #78 | Win | 6–0, 6–0 |
| French Open Paris, France Grand Slam Clay, outdoor 28 May – 10 June 2012 | 36 | 2R | Ayumi Morita | #84 | Win | 6–1, 6–1 |
| French Open Paris, France Grand Slam Clay, outdoor 28 May – 10 June 2012 | 37 | 3R | Peng Shuai | #30 | Win | 6–2, 6–1 |
| French Open Paris, France Grand Slam Clay, outdoor 28 May – 10 June 2012 | 38 | 4R | Klára Koukalová | #44 | Win | 6–4, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 6–2 |
| French Open Paris, France Grand Slam Clay, outdoor 28 May – 10 June 2012 | 39 | QF | Kaia Kanepi | #23 | Win | 6–2, 6–3 |
| French Open Paris, France Grand Slam Clay, outdoor 28 May – 10 June 2012 | 40 | SF | Petra Kvitová | #4 | Win | 6–3, 6–3 |
| French Open Paris, France Grand Slam Clay, outdoor 28 May – 10 June 2012 | 41 | F | Sara Errani | #24 | Win (3) | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Wimbledon Championships London, United Kingdom Grand Slam Grass, outdoor 25 June – 8 July 2012 | 42 | 1R | Anastasia Rodionova | #133 | Win | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Wimbledon Championships London, United Kingdom Grand Slam Grass, outdoor 25 June – 8 July 2012 | 43 | 2R | Tsvetana Pironkova | #38 | Win | 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 6–7$^{(3–7)}$, 6–0 |
| Wimbledon Championships London, United Kingdom Grand Slam Grass, outdoor 25 June – 8 July 2012 | 44 | 3R | Su-Wei Hsieh | #63 | Win | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Wimbledon Championships London, United Kingdom Grand Slam Grass, outdoor 25 June – 8 July 2012 | 45 | 4R | Sabine Lisicki | #15 | Loss | 4–6, 3–6 |
| 2012 Summer Olympics London, United Kingdom Olympic Games Grass, outdoor 27 July–5 August 2012 | 46 | 1R | Shahar Pe'er | #49 | Win | 6–2, 6–0 |
| 2012 Summer Olympics London, United Kingdom Olympic Games Grass, outdoor 27 July–5 August 2012 | 47 | 2R | Laura Robson | #76 | Win | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 6–3 |
| 2012 Summer Olympics London, United Kingdom Olympic Games Grass, outdoor 27 July–5 August 2012 | 48 | 3R | Sabine Lisicki | #17 | Win | 6–7$^{(8–10)}$, 6–4, 6–3 |
| 2012 Summer Olympics London, United Kingdom Olympic Games Grass, outdoor 27 July–5 August 2012 | 49 | QF | Kim Clijsters | #36 | Win | 6–2, 7–5 |
| 2012 Summer Olympics London, United Kingdom Olympic Games Grass, outdoor 27 July–5 August 2012 | 50 | SF | Maria Kirilenko | #15 | Win | 6–2, 6–3 |
| 2012 Summer Olympics London, United Kingdom Olympic Games Grass, outdoor 27 July–5 August 2012 | 51 | F | Serena Williams | #4 | Loss (4) | 0–6, 1–6 |
| US Open New York City, United States Grand Slam Hard, outdoor 27 August – 9 September 2012 | 52 | 1R | Melinda Czink | #88 | Win | 6–2, 6–2 |
| US Open New York City, United States Grand Slam Hard, outdoor 27 August – 9 September 2012 | 53 | 2R | Lourdes Domínguez Lino | #78 | Win | 6–0, 6–1 |
| US Open New York City, United States Grand Slam Hard, outdoor 27 August – 9 September 2012 | 54 | 3R | Mallory Burdette | #252 | Win | 6–1, 6–1 |
| US Open New York City, United States Grand Slam Hard, outdoor 27 August – 9 September 2012 | 55 | 4R | Nadia Petrova | #22 | Win | 6–1, 4–6, 6–4 |
| US Open New York City, United States Grand Slam Hard, outdoor 27 August – 9 September 2012 | 56 | QF | Marion Bartoli | #11 | Win | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| US Open New York City, United States Grand Slam Hard, outdoor 27 August – 9 September 2012 | 57 | SF | Victoria Azarenka | #1 | Loss | 6–3, 2–6, 4–6 |
| Toray Pan Pacific Open Tokyo, Japan WTA Premier 5 Hard, outdoor 23–28 September 2013 | - | 1R | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| Toray Pan Pacific Open Tokyo, Japan WTA Premier 5 Hard, outdoor 23–28 September 2013 | 58 | 2R | Heather Watson | #78 | Win | 6–7$^{(7–9)}$, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Toray Pan Pacific Open Tokyo, Japan WTA Premier 5 Hard, outdoor 23–28 September 2013 | 59 | 3R | Lucie Šafářová | #17 | Win | 6–2, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$ |
| Toray Pan Pacific Open Tokyo, Japan WTA Premier 5 Hard, outdoor 23–28 September 2013 | 60 | QF | Samantha Stosur | #9 | Loss | 4–6, 6–7$^{(10–12)}$ |
| China Open Beijing, China WTA Premier Mandatory Hard, outdoor 28 September–6 October 2013 | 61 | 1R | Simona Halep | #47 | Win | 7–5, 7–5 |
| China Open Beijing, China WTA Premier Mandatory Hard, outdoor 28 September–6 October 2013 | 62 | 2R | Sorana Cîrstea | #29 | Win | 6–2, 6–2 |
| China Open Beijing, China WTA Premier Mandatory Hard, outdoor 28 September–6 October 2013 | 63 | 3R | Polona Hercog | #90 | Win | 6–0, 6–2 |
| China Open Beijing, China WTA Premier Mandatory Hard, outdoor 28 September–6 October 2013 | 64 | QF | Angelique Kerber | #6 | Win | 6–0, 3–0 ret. |
| China Open Beijing, China WTA Premier Mandatory Hard, outdoor 28 September–6 October 2013 | 65 | SF | Li Na | #47 | Win | 6–4, 6–0 |
| China Open Beijing, China WTA Premier Mandatory Hard, outdoor 28 September–6 October 2013 | 66 | F | Victoria Azarenka | #1 | Loss (5) | 3–6, 1–6 |
| WTA Tour Championships Istanbul, Turkey Year-End Championship Hard, indoor 23 – 28 October 2012 | 67 | RR | Sara Errani | #7 | Win | 6–3, 6–2 |
| WTA Tour Championships Istanbul, Turkey Year-End Championship Hard, indoor 23 – 28 October 2012 | 68 | RR | Agnieszka Radwańska | #4 | Win | 5–7, 7–5, 7–5 |
| WTA Tour Championships Istanbul, Turkey Year-End Championship Hard, indoor 23 – 28 October 2012 | 69 | RR | Samantha Stosur | #9 | Win | 6–0, 6–3 |
| WTA Tour Championships Istanbul, Turkey Year-End Championship Hard, indoor 23 – 28 October 2012 | 70 | SF | Victoria Azarenka | #1 | Win | 6–4, 6–2 |
| WTA Tour Championships Istanbul, Turkey Year-End Championship Hard, indoor 23 – 28 October 2012 | 71 | F | Serena Williams | #3 | Loss (6) | 4–6, 3–6 |