2012 Australian Open – Women's Singles

It was her first major title. Azarenka became the first Belarusian to reach and win a major final, and became the world No. 1 in doing so. Caroline Wozniacki, Petra Kvitová and Maria Sharapova were also in contention for the top ranking.

Women's singles
2012 Australian Open
Final
Champion	Victoria Azarenka
Runner-up	Maria Sharapova
Score	6–3, 6–0
Details
Draw	128 (12 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds	32
Events
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Kim Clijsters was the defending champion, but was defeated in the semifinals by Azarenka.

For the first time in the tournament's history, all eight quarterfinalists were European. This was also the first major main draw appearance for future three-time major champion and world No. 1 Ashleigh Barty, who was defeated in the first round by Anna Tatishvili.

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Key

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Caroline Wozniacki	3	64
	11	Kim Clijsters	6	77
								11	Kim Clijsters	4	6	3
								3	Victoria Azarenka	6	1	6
	3	Victoria Azarenka	60	6	6
	8	Agnieszka Radwańska	77	0	2
															3	Victoria Azarenka	6	6
															4	Maria Sharapova	3	0
		Ekaterina Makarova	2	3
	4	Maria Sharapova	6	6
								4	Maria Sharapova	6	3	6
								2	Petra Kvitová	2	6	4
		Sara Errani	4	4
	2	Petra Kvitová	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	1	C Wozniacki	6	6
		An Rodionova	2	1				1	C Wozniacki	6	77
	WC	A Barty	2	64					A Tatishvili	1	64
		A Tatishvili	6	77											1	C Wozniacki	6	6
		P Parmentier	6	5	6										31	M Niculescu	2	2
		A Kudryavtseva	3	7	3				P Parmentier	6	4	1
		A Cornet	7	0	3			31	M Niculescu	4	6	6
	31	M Niculescu	5	6	6																	1	C Wozniacki	6	7
	24	L Šafářová	2	4																		13	J Janković	0	5
		C McHale	6	6					C McHale	3	77	6
	Q	I Pavlovic	5	64					M Erakovic	6	64	3
		M Erakovic	7	77												C McHale	2	0
	Q	K-c Chang	6	6											13	J Janković	6	6
		P Martić	4	2				Q	K-c Chang	4	2
	Q	L Robson	2	0				13	J Janković	6	6
	13	J Janković	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	11	K Clijsters	7	6
	Q	MJ Köhler	5	1				11	K Clijsters	6	6
		S Foretz Gacon	6	6					S Foretz Gacon	0	1
		E Baltacha	2	4											11	K Clijsters	6	6
		A Rus	64	1											20	D Hantuchová	3	2
		L Tsurenko	77	6					L Tsurenko	6	4	3
	Q	V Lepchenko	6	3	2			20	D Hantuchová	4	6	6
	20	D Hantuchová	4	6	6																	11	K Clijsters	4	78	6
	26	A Medina Garrigues	6	6																		5	N Li	6	66	4
		E Birnerová	3	3				26	A Medina Garrigues	6	6
		P Mayr-Achleitner	2	4					O Govortsova	1	0
		O Govortsova	6	6											26	A Medina Garrigues	0r
		S Arvidsson	3	1											5	N Li	3
	WC	O Rogowska	6	6				WC	O Rogowska	2	2
		K Pervak	3	1				5	N Li	6	6
	5	N Li	6	6

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	3	V Azarenka	6	6
		H Watson	1	0				3	V Azarenka	6	6
	WC	C Dellacqua	6	6				WC	C Dellacqua	1	0
		B Jovanovski	3	2											3	V Azarenka	6	6
		A Keothavong	0r													M Barthel	2	4
		M Barthel	6						M Barthel	7	6
		A Morita	6	1	5			32	P Cetkovská	5	3
	32	P Cetkovská	3	6	7																	3	V Azarenka	6	6
	19	F Pennetta	3	6	2																		I Benešová	2	2
	Q	N Bratchikova	6	1	6			Q	N Bratchikova	6	6
		A Brianti	6	7					A Brianti	2	1
		I Falconi	2	5											Q	N Bratchikova	1	3
		I Benešová	6	2	6											I Benešová	6	6
		M Johansson	3	6	4				I Benešová	6	6
	WC	A Rezaï	3	4				16	S Peng	2	4
	16	S Peng	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	10	F Schiavone	6	6
		L Pous Tió	1	3				10	F Schiavone	4	3
		A Yakimova	4	1					R Oprandi	6	6
		R Oprandi	6	6												R Oprandi	6	3	1
		K Date-Krumm	3	2											22	J Görges	3	6	6
		E Daniilidou	6	6					E Daniilidou	2	0r
		P Hercog	3	63				22	J Görges	6	2
	22	J Görges	6	77																		22	J Görges	1	1
	28	Y Wickmayer	5	2																		8	A Radwańska	6	6
		G Voskoboeva	7	6					G Voskoboeva	6	6
		T Pironkova	6	6					T Pironkova	4	4
		S Mirza	4	2												G Voskoboeva	2	2
	Q	P Ormaechea	6	3	7										8	A Radwańska	6	6
		S Halep	1	6	5			Q	P Ormaechea	3	1
		B Mattek-Sands	712	4	2			8	A Radwańska	6	6
	8	A Radwańska	610	6	6

Bottom half

Section 5

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	7	V Zvonareva	77	65	6
		A Dulgheru	64	77	3			7	V Zvonareva	6	77
		E Rodina	3	1					L Hradecká	1	63
		L Hradecká	6	6											7	V Zvonareva	67	1
		E Makarova	6	2	6											E Makarova	79	6
		T Tanasugarn	0	6	0				E Makarova	6	7
		J Larsson	2	4				25	K Kanepi	2	5
	25	K Kanepi	6	6																			E Makarova	6	6
	17	D Cibulková	6	6																		12	S Williams	2	3
		M Rybáriková	3	1				17	D Cibulková	2	6	8
		R Marino	4	2					G Arn	6	3	10
		G Arn	6	6												G Arn	1	1
		I Brémond	0	4											12	S Williams	6	6
		B Záhlavová-Strýcová	6	6					B Záhlavová-Strýcová	0	4
		T Paszek	3	2				12	S Williams	6	6
	12	S Williams	6	6

Section 6

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	14	S Lisicki	6	4	6
	Q	S Vögele	2	6	4			14	S Lisicki	6	6
		S Pe'er	6	6					S Pe'er	1	2
	WC	I Holland	2	0											14	S Lisicki	2	6	6
		S Stephens	6	6											18	S Kuznetsova	6	4	2
		S Soler-Espinosa	4	2					S Stephens	66	5
		C Scheepers	3	6	0			18	S Kuznetsova	78	7
	18	S Kuznetsova	6	3	6																	14	S Lisicki	6	2	3
	30	A Kerber	6	6																		4	M Sharapova	3	6	6
	WC	B Bobusic	1	3				30	A Kerber	7	6
		S Dubois	6	1	6				S Dubois	5	1
		E Vesnina	4	6	4										30	A Kerber	1	2
		M Minella	1	1											4	M Sharapova	6	6
	Q	J Hampton	6	6				Q	J Hampton	0	1
		G Dulko	0	1				4	M Sharapova	6	6
	4	M Sharapova	6	6

Section 7

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	6	S Stosur	62	3
		S Cîrstea	77	6					S Cîrstea	1	6	6
	Q	A Riske	4	6	2				U Radwańska	6	2	3
		U Radwańska	6	1	6											S Cîrstea	78	0	2
	Q	V Savinykh	2	1												S Errani	66	6	6
		S Errani	6	6					S Errani	6	6
	Q	A Hlaváčková	3	6	0			29	N Petrova	2	2
	29	N Petrova	6	3	6																		S Errani	6	6
	23	R Vinci	6	6																			J Zheng	2	1
		A Cadanțu	0	1				23	R Vinci	4	2
	WC	M Keys	2	1					J Zheng	6	6
		J Zheng	6	6												J Zheng	6	6
		J Dokić	6	6											9	M Bartoli	3	3
	PR	A Chakvetadze	2	1					J Dokić	3	2
		V Razzano	5	0				9	M Bartoli	6	6
	9	M Bartoli	7	6

Section 8

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	15	A Pavlyuchenkova	77	6
		K Zakopalová	65	1				15	A Pavlyuchenkova	7	3	4
		K Bondarenko	63	3					V King	5	6	6
		V King	77	6												V King	3	4
		K Barrois	3	613											21	A Ivanovic	6	6
		M Krajicek	6	715					M Krajicek	2	3
		L Domínguez Lino	0	3				21	A Ivanovic	6	6
	21	A Ivanovic	6	6																		21	A Ivanovic	2	62
	27	M Kirilenko	6	6																		2	P Kvitová	6	77
		J Gajdošová	4	2				27	M Kirilenko	6	1	6
	WC	S Zhang	3	3					A Wozniak	4	6	2
		A Wozniak	6	6											27	M Kirilenko	0	0r
		I-C Begu	1	5											2	P Kvitová	6	1
		C Suárez Navarro	6	7					C Suárez Navarro	2	6	4
		V Dushevina	2	0				2	P Kvitová	6	2	6
	2	P Kvitová	6	6