Women's tennis circuit
The 2012 WTA Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments (supervised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF)), the WTA Premier tournaments (Premier Mandatory, Premier 5, and regular Premier), the WTA International tournaments, the Fed Cup (organized by the ITF), the year-end championships (the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tournament of Champions), and the tennis event at the Summer Olympic Games. Also included in the 2012 calendar is the Hopman Cup, which is organized by the ITF and does not distribute ranking points.
Schedule This is the complete schedule of events on the 2012 calendar, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage.
Grand Slam tournaments Summer Olympic Games Year-end championships WTA Premier Mandatory WTA Premier 5 WTA Premier WTA International Team events
January Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists 2 Jan Hyundai Hopman Cup Perth , Australia ITF Mixed Teams Championships Hard (i) – $1,000,000 – 8 teams (RR) Czech Republic 2–0 France Round robin (Group A)
Bulgaria Denmark United States Round robin (Group B)
Spain Australia China Brisbane International Brisbane , Australia WTA Premier Hard – $655,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles Kaia Kanepi 6–2, 6–1 Daniela Hantuchová Kim Clijsters Francesca Schiavone Iveta Benešová Serena Williams Jelena Janković Andrea Petkovic 7–6(7–2) , 7–6(7–2) ASB Classic Auckland , New Zealand WTA International Hard – $220,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles Zheng Jie 2–6, 6–3, 2–0 retired [a] Flavia Pennetta Angelique Kerber Svetlana Kuznetsova Sabine Lisicki Elena Vesnina Sara Errani Lucie Hradecká 6–7(2–7) , 6–2, [10–7] 9 Jan Apia International Sydney Sydney , Australia WTA Premier Hard – $637,000 – 30S/16D Singles – Doubles Victoria Azarenka 6–2, 1–6, 6–3 Li Na Agnieszka Radwańska Petra Kvitová Caroline Wozniacki Marion Bartoli Lucie Šafářová Daniela Hantuchová Květa Peschke Katarina Srebotnik 6–1, 4–6, [13–11] Liezel Huber Lisa Raymond Moorilla Hobart International Hobart , Australia WTA International Hard – $220,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles Mona Barthel 6–1, 6–2 Yanina Wickmayer Shahar Pe'er Angelique Kerber Simona Halep Anna Chakvetadze Sorana Cîrstea Jarmila Gajdošová Irina-Camelia Begu Monica Niculescu 6–7(4–7) , 7–6(7–4) , [10–5] Chuang Chia-jung Marina Erakovic 16 Jan 23 Jan Australian Open Melbourne , Australia Grand Slam $12,122,762 – hard 128S/96Q/64D/32XSingles – Doubles – Mixed doubles Victoria Azarenka 6–3, 6–0 Maria Sharapova Kim Clijsters Petra Kvitová Caroline Wozniacki Agnieszka Radwańska Ekaterina Makarova Sara Errani Svetlana Kuznetsova Vera Zvonareva 5–7, 6–4, 6–3 Sara Errani Roberta Vinci Bethanie Mattek-Sands Horia Tecău 6–3, 5–7, [10–3] Elena Vesnina Leander Paes 30 Jan Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Quarterfinals Moscow, Russia – hard (i)Charleroi , Belgium – hard (i)Biella , Italy – clay (red) (i)Stuttgart , Germany – hard (i) Quarterfinals winners
Russia 3–2 Serbia 3–2 Italy 3–2 Czech Republic 4–1 Quarterfinals losers
Spain Belgium Ukraine Germany
February Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists 6 Feb Open GDF Suez Paris, France WTA Premier Hard (i) – $637,000 – 30S/16DSingles – Doubles Angelique Kerber 7–6(7–3) , 5–7, 6–3 Marion Bartoli Yanina Wickmayer Klára Zakopalová Maria Sharapova Mona Barthel Julia Görges Roberta Vinci Liezel Huber Lisa Raymond 7–6(7–3) , 6–1 Anna-Lena Grönefeld Petra Martić PTT Pattaya Open Pattaya , Thailand WTA International Hard – $220,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles Daniela Hantuchová 6–7(4–7) , 6–3, 6–3 Maria Kirilenko Sorana Cîrstea Hsieh Su-wei Vera Zvonareva Tamarine Tanasugarn Vania King Sania Mirza Sania Mirza Anastasia Rodionova 3–6, 6–1, [10–8] Chan Hao-ching Chan Yung-jan 13 Feb Qatar Total Open Doha , Qatar WTA Premier 5 Hard – $2,168,400 – 56S/26DSingles – Doubles Victoria Azarenka 6–1, 6–2 Samantha Stosur Agnieszka Radwańska Marion Bartoli Yanina Wickmayer Christina McHale Monica Niculescu Lucie Šafářová Liezel Huber Lisa Raymond 6–3, 6–1 Raquel Kops-Jones Abigail Spears XX Copa BBVA Colsanitas Bogotá , Colombia WTA International $220,000 – clay (red) – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles Lara Arruabarrena-Vecino 6–2, 7–5 Alexandra Panova Edina Gallovits-Hall Tímea Babos Mariana Duque Mariño Paula Ormaechea Yaroslava Shvedova Karin Knapp Eva Birnerová Alexandra Panova 6–2, 6–2 Mandy Minella Stefanie Vögele 20 Feb Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships Dubai , United Arab Emirates WTA Premier Hard – $2,000,000 – 28S/16DSingles – Doubles Agnieszka Radwańska 7–5, 6–4 Julia Görges Caroline Wozniacki Jelena Janković Daniela Hantuchová Ana Ivanovic Samantha Stosur Sabine Lisicki Liezel Huber Lisa Raymond 6–2, 6–1 Sania Mirza Elena Vesnina Memphis International Memphis , United States WTA International Hard (i) – $220,000 – 32S/16Q/16DSingles draw – Doubles draw Sofia Arvidsson 6–3, 6–4 Marina Erakovic Vera Dushevina Alberta Brianti Stéphanie Foretz Gacon Michaëlla Krajicek Lesia Tsurenko Varvara Lepchenko Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká 6–3, 6–4 Vera Dushevina Olga Govortsova Whirlpool Monterrey Open Monterrey , Mexico WTA International Hard – $220,000 – 32S/32Q/16DSingles draw – Doubles draw Tímea Babos 6–4, 6–4 Alexandra Cadanțu Gréta Arn Sara Errani Nina Bratchikova Lourdes Domínguez Lino Patricia Mayr-Achleitner Mandy Minella Sara Errani Roberta Vinci 6–2, 7–6(8–6) Kimiko Date-Krumm Zhang Shuai 27 Feb Abierto Mexicano TELCEL p/b HSBC Acapulco , Mexico WTA International $220,000 – clay (red) – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles Sara Errani 5–7, 7–6(7–2) , 6–0 Flavia Pennetta Roberta Vinci Irina-Camelia Begu Michaëlla Krajicek Estrella Cabeza Candela Magdaléna Rybáriková Mariana Duque Mariño Sara Errani Roberta Vinci 6–2, 6–1 Lourdes Domínguez Lino Arantxa Parra Santonja BMW Malaysian Open Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia WTA International Hard – $220,000 – 32S/32Q/16DSingles draw – Doubles draw Hsieh Su-wei 2–6, 7–5, 4–1 retired [b] Petra Martić Eleni Daniilidou Jelena Janković Agnieszka Radwańska Olivia Rogowska Peng Shuai Ayumi Morita Chang Kai-chen Chuang Chia-jung 7–5, 6–4 Chan Hao-ching Rika Fujiwara
March Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists 5 Mar 12 Mar BNP Paribas Open Indian Wells , United States WTA Premier Mandatory Hard – $5,536,664 – 96S/32DSingles – Doubles Victoria Azarenka 6–2, 6–3 Maria Sharapova Angelique Kerber Ana Ivanovic Agnieszka Radwańska Li Na Marion Bartoli Maria Kirilenko Liezel Huber Lisa Raymond 6–2, 6–3 Sania Mirza Elena Vesnina 19 Mar 26 Mar Sony Ericsson Open Key Biscayne , United States WTA Premier Mandatory Hard – $4,828,050 – 96S/32DSingles – Doubles Agnieszka Radwańska 7–5, 6–4 Maria Sharapova Marion Bartoli Caroline Wozniacki Victoria Azarenka Venus Williams Serena Williams Li Na Maria Kirilenko Nadia Petrova 7–6(7–0) , 4–6, [10–4] Sara Errani Roberta Vinci
April Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists 2 Apr Family Circle Cup Charleston , United States WTA Premier $740,000 – clay (green) – 56S/16DSingles – Doubles Serena Williams 6–0, 6–1 Lucie Šafářová Polona Hercog Samantha Stosur Nadia Petrova Vera Zvonareva Sabine Lisicki Venus Williams Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Lucie Šafářová 5–7, 6–4, [10–6] Anabel Medina Garrigues Yaroslava Shvedova 9 Apr Barcelona Ladies Open Barcelona , Spain WTA International $220,000 – clay (red) – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles Sara Errani 6–2, 6–2 Dominika Cibulková Sorana Cîrstea Carla Suárez Navarro Olga Govortsova Yuliya Beygelzimer Simona Halep Julia Görges Sara Errani Roberta Vinci 6–0, 6–2 Flavia Pennetta Francesca Schiavone e-Boks Open Copenhagen , Denmark WTA International $220,000 – hard (i) – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles Angelique Kerber 6–4, 6–4 Caroline Wozniacki Petra Martić Jelena Janković Alizé Cornet Bojana Jovanovski Kaia Kanepi Mona Barthel Kimiko Date-Krumm Rika Fujiwara 6–2, 4–6, [10–5] Sofia Arvidsson Kaia Kanepi April 16 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Semifinals Moscow, Russia – clay (i)Ostrava , Czech Republic – hard (i) Semifinals winners
Serbia 3–2 Czech Republic 4–1 Semifinals losers
Russia Italy April 23 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Stuttgart , Germany WTA Premier $740,000 – clay (red) (i) – 28S/32Q/16DSingles draw – Doubles draw Maria Sharapova 6–1, 6–4 Victoria Azarenka Agnieszka Radwańska Petra Kvitová Mona Barthel Li Na Angelique Kerber Samantha Stosur Iveta Benešová Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová 6–4, 7–5 Julia Görges Anna-Lena Grönefeld Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem Fes , Morocco WTA International $220,000 – clay (red) – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles Kiki Bertens 7–5, 6–0 Laura Pous Tió Simona Halep Mathilde Johansson Anabel Medina Garrigues Garbiñe Muguruza Blanco Petra Cetkovská Irina-Camelia Begu Petra Cetkovská Alexandra Panova 3–6, 7–6(7–5) , [11–9] Irina-Camelia Begu Alexandra Cadanțu 30 Apr Budapest Grand Prix Budapest , Hungary WTA International $220,000 – clay (red) – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles Sara Errani 7–5, 6–4 Elena Vesnina Anna Tatishvili Marina Erakovic Alberta Brianti Aleksandra Wozniak Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová Petra Martić Janette Husárová Magdaléna Rybáriková 6–4, 6–2 Eva Birnerová Michaëlla Krajicek Estoril Open Oeiras , Portugal WTA International $220,000 – clay (red) – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles Kaia Kanepi 3–6, 7–6(8–6) , 6–4 Carla Suárez Navarro Roberta Vinci Karin Knapp Nadia Petrova Petra Cetkovská Sílvia Soler Espinosa Galina Voskoboeva Chuang Chia-jung Zhang Shuai 4–6, 6–1, [11–9] Yaroslava Shvedova Galina Voskoboeva
May Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists May 7 Mutua Madrid Open Madrid , Spain WTA Premier Mandatory $5,189,603 – clay (Blue) – 64S/32Q/28DSingles draw – Doubles draw Serena Williams 6–1, 6–3 Victoria Azarenka Agnieszka Radwańska Lucie Hradecká Li Na Varvara Lepchenko Samantha Stosur Maria Sharapova Sara Errani Roberta Vinci 6–1, 3–6, [10–4] Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina May 14 Internazionali BNL d'Italia Rome, Italy WTA Premier 5 $2,168,400 – clay (red) – 56S/32Q/28DSingles draw – Doubles draw Maria Sharapova 4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5) Li Na Serena Williams Angelique Kerber Dominika Cibulková Flavia Pennetta Petra Kvitová Venus Williams Sara Errani Roberta Vinci 6–2, 7–5 Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina May 21 Brussels Open Brussels , Belgium WTA Premier $637,000 – clay (red) – 30S/32Q/16DSingles draw – Doubles draw Agnieszka Radwańska 7–5, 6–0 Simona Halep Kaia Kanepi Sofia Arvidsson Alison Van Uytvanck Tsvetana Pironkova Dominika Cibulková Urszula Radwańska Bethanie Mattek-Sands Sania Mirza 6–3, 6–2 Alicja Rosolska Zheng Jie Internationaux de Strasbourg Strasbourg , France WTA International $220,000 – clay (red) – 32S/32Q/16DSingles draw – Doubles draw Francesca Schiavone 6–4, 6–4 Alizé Cornet Pauline Parmentier Sloane Stephens Alexandra Panova Anabel Medina Garrigues Ayumi Morita Johanna Larsson Olga Govortsova Klaudia Jans-Ignacik 6–7(4–7) , 6–3, [10–3] Natalie Grandin Vladimíra Uhlířová May 28 June 4 French Open Paris, France Grand Slam $11,315,740 – clay (red) 128S/96Q/64D/32XSingles draw – Doubles draw – Mixed draw – Legends Doubles Maria Sharapova 6–3, 6–2 Sara Errani Samantha Stosur Petra Kvitová Dominika Cibulková Angelique Kerber Yaroslava Shvedova Kaia Kanepi Sara Errani Roberta Vinci 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 Maria Kirilenko Nadia Petrova Sania Mirza Mahesh Bhupathi 7–6(7–3) , 6–1 Klaudia Jans-Ignacik Santiago González
June Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists 11 Jun Aegon Classic Birmingham , Great Britain WTA International Grass – $220,000 – 56S/16DSingles – Doubles Melanie Oudin 6–4, 6–2 Jelena Janković Zheng Jie Ekaterina Makarova Misaki Doi Roberta Vinci Hsieh Su-wei Irina Falconi 7–5, 6–7(2–7) , [10–8] NÜRNBERGER Gastein Ladies Bad Gastein , Austria WTA International $220,000 – clay (red) – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles Alizé Cornet 7–5, 7–6(7–1) Yanina Wickmayer Ksenia Pervak Mandy Minella Estrella Cabeza Candela Chichi Scholl Johanna Larsson Yvonne Meusburger 6–7(4–7) , 6–4, [11–9] 18 Jun Aegon International Eastbourne , Great Britain WTA Premier Grass – $637,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles Tamira Paszek 5–7, 6–3, 7–5 Angelique Kerber Marion Bartoli Klára Zakopalová Tsvetana Pironkova Lucie Šafářová Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Ekaterina Makarova UNICEF Open 's-Hertogenbosch , Netherlands WTA International Grass – $220,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles Nadia Petrova 6–4, 6–3 Urszula Radwańska Kirsten Flipkens Kim Clijsters Roberta Vinci Dominika Cibulková Sofia Arvidsson Francesca Schiavone 6–4, 3–6, [11–9] 25 Jun 2 Jul The Championships, Wimbledon London, Great Britain Grand Slam $11,174,883 – grass 128S/96Q/64D/48XSingles – Doubles – Mixed doubles – Ladies' Invitation Doubles Serena Williams 6–1, 5–7, 6–2 Agnieszka Radwańska Angelique Kerber Victoria Azarenka Sabine Lisicki Maria Kirilenko Petra Kvitová Tamira Paszek Serena Williams Venus Williams 7–5, 6–4 Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká Mike Bryan Lisa Raymond 6–3, 5–7, 6–4 Leander Paes Elena Vesnina
July Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists 9 Jul Bank of the West Classic Stanford, California , United States WTA Premier Hard – $740,000 – 28S/16DSingles – Doubles Serena Williams 7–5, 6–3 CoCo Vandeweghe Sorana Cîrstea Yanina Wickmayer Chanelle Scheepers Dominika Cibulková Urszula Radwańska Marion Bartoli Marina Erakovic Heather Watson 7–5, 7–6(9–7) Jarmila Gajdošová Vania King Internazionali Femminili di Palermo Palermo , Italy WTA International $220,000 – clay (red) – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles Sara Errani 6–1, 6–3 Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová Irina-Camelia Begu Laura Robson Alexandra Cadanțu Estrella Cabeza Candela Julia Görges Carla Suárez Navarro 7–6(7–5) , 6–4 16 Jul Mercury Insurance Open Carlsbad, California , United States WTA Premier Hard – $740,000 – 28S/16DSingles – Doubles Dominika Cibulková 6–1, 7–5 Marion Bartoli Chan Yung-jan Nadia Petrova Christina McHale Jelena Janković Varvara Lepchenko Urszula Radwańska 6–2, 6–4 Sony Ericsson Swedish Open Båstad , Sweden WTA International $220,000 – clay (red) – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles Polona Hercog 0–6, 6–4, 7–5 Mathilde Johansson Johanna Larsson Mona Barthel Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Klára Zakopalová Sofia Arvidsson Tsvetana Pironkova 6–4, 5–7, [10–6] 23 Jul Baku Cup Baku , Azerbaijan WTA International Hard – $220,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles Bojana Jovanovski 6–3, 6–1 Julia Cohen Olga Puchkova Alexandra Panova Magdaléna Rybáriková Mandy Minella Aleksandra Krunić Nina Bratchikova Irina Buryachok Valeriya Solovyeva 6–3, 6–2 Eva Birnerová Alberta Brianti 30 July Summer Olympic Games London, Great Britain Summer Olympic Games Grass 64S/32D/16XSingles – Doubles – Mixed doubles Gold Silver Bronze Fourth place Angelique Kerber Caroline Wozniacki Kim Clijsters Petra Kvitová Serena Williams 6–0, 6–1 Maria Sharapova Victoria Azarenka 6–3, 6–4 Maria Kirilenko Serena Williams Venus Williams 6–4, 6–4 Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká Maria Kirilenko Nadia Petrova 4–6, 6–4, 6–1 Liezel Huber Lisa Raymond Victoria Azarenka Max Mirnyi 2–6, 6–3, [10–8] Laura Robson Andy Murray Lisa Raymond Mike Bryan 6–3, 4–6, [10–4] Sabine Lisicki Christopher Kas Citi Open Washington, D.C., United States WTA International Hard – $220,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles Magdaléna Rybáriková 6–1, 6–1 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Vania King Sloane Stephens Chang Kai-chen CoCo Vandeweghe Eugenie Bouchard Jana Čepelová Shuko Aoyama Chang Kai-chen 7–5, 6–2 Irina Falconi Chanelle Scheepers
August Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists 6 Aug Rogers Cup p/b National Bank Montreal , Canada WTA Premier 5 Hard – $2,168,400 – 48S/64Q/28DSingles – Doubles Petra Kvitová 7–5, 2–6, 6–3 Li Na Caroline Wozniacki Lucie Šafářová Tamira Paszek Aleksandra Wozniak Roberta Vinci Agnieszka Radwańska 7–5, 2–6, [10–7] 13 Aug Western & Southern Open Mason, Ohio , United States WTA Premier 5 Hard – $2,168,400 – 56S/28DSingles – Doubles Li Na 1–6, 6–3, 6–1 Angelique Kerber Venus Williams Petra Kvitová Agnieszka Radwańska Samantha Stosur Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Serena Williams Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká 6–1, 6–3 Katarina Srebotnik Zheng Jie 20 Aug New Haven Open at Yale New Haven , United States WTA Premier Hard – $637,000 – 28S/16DSingles – Doubles Petra Kvitová 7–6(11–9) , 7–5 Maria Kirilenko Caroline Wozniacki Sara Errani Olga Govortsova Dominika Cibulková Marion Bartoli Lucie Šafářová Liezel Huber Lisa Raymond 4–6, 6–0, [10–4] Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká Texas Tennis Open Dallas , United States WTA International Hard – $220,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles Roberta Vinci 7–5, 6–3 Jelena Janković Bojana Jovanovski Casey Dellacqua Peng Shuai Chanelle Scheepers Aleksandra Wozniak Sorana Cîrstea Marina Erakovic Heather Watson 6–3, 6–0 Līga Dekmeijere Irina Falconi 27 Aug 3 Sep US Open New York City, United States Grand Slam $11,517,008 – hard 128S/128Q/64D/32XSingles – Doubles – Mixed doubles Serena Williams 6–2, 2–6, 7–5 Victoria Azarenka Maria Sharapova Sara Errani Samantha Stosur Marion Bartoli Ana Ivanovic Roberta Vinci Sara Errani Roberta Vinci 6–4, 6–2 Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká Ekaterina Makarova Bruno Soares 6–7(8–10) , 6–1, [12–10] Květa Peschke Marcin Matkowski
September Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists 10 Sep Tashkent Open Tashkent , Uzbekistan WTA International Hard – $220,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles Irina-Camelia Begu 6–4, 6–4 Donna Vekić Eva Birnerová Urszula Radwańska Alexandra Cadanțu Bojana Jovanovski Galina Voskoboeva Alexandra Panova Paula Kania Polina Pekhova 6–2, ret. Anna Chakvetadze Vesna Dolonc Bell Challenge Quebec City , Canada WTA International Carpet (i) – $220,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles Kirsten Flipkens 6–1, 7–5 Lucie Hradecká Mona Barthel Kristina Mladenovic Anna Tatishvili Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová Melanie Oudin Lauren Davis Tatjana Malek Kristina Mladenovic 7–6(7–5) , 6–7(6–8) , [10–7] Alicja Rosolska Heather Watson 17 Sep KDB Korea Open Seoul , South Korea WTA International Hard – $500,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles Caroline Wozniacki 6–1, 6–0 Kaia Kanepi Ekaterina Makarova Varvara Lepchenko Klara Zakopalová María José Martínez Sánchez Kiki Bertens Tamira Paszek Raquel Kops-Jones Abigail Spears 2–6, 6–2, [10–8] Akgul Amanmuradova Vania King Guangzhou International Women's Open Guangzhou , China WTA International Hard – $220,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles Hsieh Su-wei 6–3, 5–7, 6–4 Laura Robson Urszula Radwańska Sorana Cîrstea Mathilde Johansson Chanelle Scheepers Alizé Cornet Peng Shuai Tamarine Tanasugarn Zhang Shuai 2–6, 6–2, [10–8] Jarmila Gajdošová Monica Niculescu 24 Sep Toray Pan Pacific Open Tokyo, Japan WTA Premier 5 Hard – $2,168,400 – 56S/16DSingles – Doubles Nadia Petrova 6–0, 1–6, 6–3 Agnieszka Radwańska Angelique Kerber Samantha Stosur Victoria Azarenka Caroline Wozniacki Sara Errani Maria Sharapova Raquel Kops-Jones Abigail Spears 6–1, 6–4 Anna-Lena Grönefeld Květa Peschke
October Week Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists 1 Oct China Open Beijing , China WTA Premier Mandatory Hard – $4,828,050 – 60S/28DSingles – Doubles Victoria Azarenka 6–3, 6–1 Maria Sharapova Marion Bartoli Li Na Romina Oprandi Carla Suárez Navarro Agnieszka Radwańska Angelique Kerber Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina 7–5, 7–5 Nuria Llagostera Vives Sania Mirza 8 Oct Generali Ladies Linz p/b voestalpine Linz , Austria WTA International Hard (i) – $220,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles Victoria Azarenka 6–3, 6–4 Julia Görges Irina-Camelia Begu Kirsten Flipkens Petra Martić Bethanie Mattek-Sands Sofia Arvidsson Ana Ivanovic 6–3, 6–4 HP Japan Women's Open Tennis Osaka , Japan WTA International Hard – $220,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles Heather Watson 7–5, 5–7, 7–6(7–4) Chang Kai-chen Samantha Stosur Misaki Doi Jamie Hampton Laura Robson Chanelle Scheepers Pauline Parmentier 6–1, 6–4 15 Oct Kremlin Cup Moscow, Russia WTA Premier Hard (i) – $740,000 – 28S/16DSingles – Doubles Caroline Wozniacki 6–2, 4–6, 7–5 Samantha Stosur Ana Ivanovic Sofia Arvidsson Klára Zakopalová Vesna Dolonc Dominika Cibulková Maria Kirilenko 6–3, 1–6, [10–8] BGL BNP Paribas Luxembourg Open Kockelscheuer , Luxembourg WTA International Hard (i) – $220,000 – 32S/16DSingles – Doubles Venus Williams 6–2, 6–3 Monica Niculescu Andrea Petkovic Daniela Hantuchová Roberta Vinci Ksenia Pervak Lourdes Domínguez Lino Lucie Hradecká 6–3, 6–4 22 Oct TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships Istanbul , Turkey Year-end championships Hard (i) – $4,900,000 – 8S (RR)/4DSingles – Doubles Serena Williams 6–4, 6–3 Maria Sharapova Agnieszka Radwańska Victoria Azarenka Round robin losers Angelique Kerber Li Na Sara Errani Petra Kvitová (withdrew) Samantha Stosur Maria Kirilenko Nadia Petrova 6–1, 6–4 Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká 29 Oct Qatar Airways Tournament of Champions Sofia , Bulgaria Year-end championships Hard (i) – $750,000 – 8S (RR)Singles Nadia Petrova 6–2, 6–1 Caroline Wozniacki Tsvetana Pironkova Roberta Vinci Round robin losers Daniela Hantuchová Hsieh Su-wei Sofia Arvidsson Zheng Jie Maria Kirilenko (withdrew) Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Final Prague , Czech Republic Czech Republic 3–1 Serbia
These tables present the number of singles (S), doubles (D), and mixed doubles (X) titles won by each player and each nation during the season, within all the tournament categories of the 2012 WTA Tour: the Grand Slam tournaments, the tennis event at the London Summer Olympic Games, the year-end championships (the WTA Tour Championships and the Tournament of Champions), the WTA Premier tournaments (Premier Mandatory, Premier 5, and regular Premier), and the WTA International tournaments. The players/nations are sorted by: 1) total number of titles (a doubles title won by two players representing the same nation counts as only one win for the nation); 2) cumulated importance of those titles (one Grand Slam win equalling two Premier Mandatory/Premier 5 wins, one year-end championships win equalling one-and-a-half Premier Mandatory/Premier 5 win, one Premier Mandatory/Premier 5 win equalling two Premier wins, one Olympic win equalling one-and-a-half Premier win, one Premier win equalling two International wins); 3) a singles > doubles > mixed doubles hierarchy; 4) alphabetical order (by family names for players).
Key Grand Slam tournaments Summer Olympic Games Year-end championships WTA Premier Mandatory WTA Premier 5 WTA Premier WTA International
To avoid confusion and double counting, these tables should be updated only after an event is completed. The tables are through to the tournaments of the week of September 9.
Titles won by player Titles won by nation Total Nation Grand Slam Olympic Games Year-end Premier Mandatory Premier 5 Premier International Total S D X S D X S D S D S D S D S D S D X 24 United States 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 5 2 3 9 13 2 16 Russia 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 1 3 6 9 1 15 Czech Republic 1 1 1 3 7 2 11 0 14 Italy 2 1 1 6 4 6 8 0 9 Belarus 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 6 2 1 6 Poland 1 1 2 2 3 3 0 6 Germany 1 2 3 3 3 0 6 Taiwan 2 4 2 4 0 4 China 1 1 2 2 2 0 4 Slovakia 1 2 1 3 1 0 3 India 1 1 1 0 2 1 3 France 1 1 1 1 2 0 3 Germany 1 1 1 1 1 0 3 Spain 2 1 1 2 0 2 Denmark 1 1 2 0 0 2 Estonia 1 1 2 0 0 2 Slovenia 1 1 1 1 0 2 New Zealand 1 1 0 2 0 2 Hungary 1 1 1 1 0 2 Romania 1 1 1 1 0 2 Japan 2 0 2 0 1 Austria 1 1 0 0 1 Belgium 1 1 0 0 1 Netherlands 1 1 0 0 1 Serbia 1 1 0 0 1 Sweden 1 1 0 0 1 Australia 1 0 1 0 1 Colombia 1 0 1 0 1 Ukraine 1 0 1 0 1 Thailand 1 0 1 0
The following players won their first main circuit title in singles, doubles, or mixed doubles:
The following players defended a main circuit title in singles, doubles, or mixed doubles:
Rankings The Race to the Championships determines the players in the WTA Tour Championships in October. The WTA rankings are based on tournaments of the latest 52 weeks.
Singles The following is the 2012 top 20 in the Race to the Championships and the top 20 ranked players in the world. Players must include points from the Grand Slams, Premier Mandatory tournaments, the Summer Olympic Games and the WTA Championships. For Top 20 players, their best two results at Premier 5 tournaments will also count. Gold backgrounds indicate players that qualified for the WTA Tour Championships. Blue backgrounds indicate players that qualified as alternates at the WTA Tour Championships.
Race Singles (as of October 22, 2012) Rk Player Points Tour 1 Victoria Azarenka (BLR ) 10,190 19(18) 2 Maria Sharapova (RUS ) 9,115 17(14) 3 Serena Williams (USA ) 7,900 14(12) 4 Agnieszka Radwańska (POL ) 7,095 23 5 Angelique Kerber (GER ) 5,470 21 6 Petra Kvitová (CZE ) 5,215 20(18) 7 Sara Errani (ITA ) 4,855 23 8 Li Na (CHN ) 4,726 18(17) 9 Samantha Stosur (AUS ) 4,120 22 10 Marion Bartoli (FRA ) 3,740 27 11 Caroline Wozniacki (DEN ) 3,685 22 12 Ana Ivanovic (SRB ) 2,900 20(19) 13 Nadia Petrova (RUS ) 2,725 22 14 Dominika Cibulková (SVK ) 2,495 27 15 Maria Kirilenko (RUS ) 2,463 21 16 Roberta Vinci (ITA ) 2,400 28 17 Lucie Šafářová (CZE ) 2,125 24 18 Julia Görges (GER ) 1,965 26 19 Kaia Kanepi (EST ) 1,929 16 20 Ekaterina Makarova (RUS ) 1,841 19
WTA Singles Year-End Rankings # Player Points #Trn '11 Rk High Low '11→'12 1 Victoria Azarenka (BLR ) 10,595 18 3 1 3 2 2 Maria Sharapova (RUS ) 10,045 17 4 1 4 2 3 Serena Williams (USA ) 9,400 15 12 3 13 9 4 Agnieszka Radwańska (POL ) 7,425 22 8 2 8 4 5 Angelique Kerber (GER ) 5,550 21 32 5 32 27 6 Sara Errani (ITA ) 5,100 23 45 6 48 39 7 Li Na (CHN ) 5,095 18 5 5 11 2 8 Petra Kvitová (CZE ) 5,085 20 2 2 8 6 9 Samantha Stosur (AUS ) 4,135 23 6 5 9 3 10 Caroline Wozniacki (DEN ) 3,765 23 1 1 11 9 11 Marion Bartoli (FRA ) 3,740 25 9 7 11 2 12 Nadia Petrova (RUS ) 3,040 22 29 12 35 17 13 Ana Ivanovic (SRB ) 2,900 19 22 12 22 9 14 Maria Kirilenko (RUS ) 2,540 22 28 12 29 14 15 Dominika Cibulková (SVK ) 2,495 27 18 12 18 3 16 Roberta Vinci (ITA ) 2,475 28 23 15 28 7 17 Lucie Šafářová (CZE ) 2,125 24 25 17 28 8 18 Julia Görges (GER ) 1,965 26 21 15 29 3 19 Kaia Kanepi (EST ) 1,929 16 34 15 34 15 20 Ekaterina Makarova (RUS ) 1,841 19 52 20 56 32
Number 1 ranking Doubles The following is the 2012 top 20 in the Race To The Championships – Doubles and the top 20 individual ranked doubles players. Gold backgrounds indicate teams that have qualified for WTA Tour Championships.
WTA Doubles Year-End Rankings # Player Points Change 1 Roberta Vinci (ITA ) 10,030 25 2 Sara Errani (ITA ) 10,030 25 3 Andrea Hlaváčková (CZE ) 8,160 11 4 Lucie Hradecká (CZE ) 8,160 11 5 Nadia Petrova (RUS ) 7,065 8 6 Lisa Raymond (USA ) 6,585 2 7 Maria Kirilenko (RUS ) 6,550 = 8 Liezel Huber (USA ) 6,510 7 9 Elena Vesnina (RUS ) 6,120 1 10 Nuria Llagostera Vives (ESP ) 5,540 22 11 Ekaterina Makarova (RUS ) 5,170 46 12 Sania Mirza (IND ) 4,415 1 13 Raquel Kops-Jones (USA ) 4,300 24 14 Abigail Spears (USA ) 4,300 22 15 María José Martínez Sánchez (ESP ) 4,136 6 16 Katarina Srebotnik (SLO ) 3,935 14 17 Květa Peschke (CZE ) 3,590 15 18 Anna-Lena Grönefeld (GER ) 3,165 35 19 Zheng Jie (CHN ) 3,120 1 20 Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová (CZE ) 2,925 2
Number 1 ranking Prize money leaders The 2012 WTA Tour season was the first, and still only, season where 3 different players earned at least $6,000,000. The 2014 and 2017 seasons each had 3 different players earned at least $5,000,000. The top-16 players earned over $1,000,000.
# Player Singles Doubles Mixed Bonus Pool Year-to-date 1 Victoria Azarenka (BLR ) $7,317,651 $7,130 $4,139 $600,000 $7,928,920 2 Serena Williams (USA ) $6,828,831 $214,725 $2,419 $0 $7,045,975 3 Maria Sharapova (RUS ) $6,308,296 $0 $0 $200,000 $6,508,296 4 Agnieszka Radwańska (POL ) $3,803,819 $47,723 $0 $250,000 $4,101,542 5 Sara Errani (ITA ) $2,181,948 $926,618 $2,070 $0 $3,110,636 6 Petra Kvitová (CZE ) $2,127,402 $5,473 $0 $600,000 $2,732,875 7 Caroline Wozniacki (DEN ) $1,408,240 $430 $0 $1,000,000 $2,408,670 8 Li Na (tennis) (CHN ) $1,880,646 $0 $0 $400,000 $2,280,646 9 Angelique Kerber (GER ) $1,938,436 $31,856 $2,070 $0 $1,972,362 10 Samantha Stosur (AUS ) $1,490,602 $45,582 $0 $400,000 $1,936,184 prize money given in US$ as of November 5, 2012[update]
Statistics leaders as of November 12, 2012[update]
Points distribution Category W F SF QF R16 R32 R64 R128 Q Q3 Q2 Q1 Grand Slam (S) 2000 1400 900 500 280 160 100 5 60 50 40 2 Grand Slam (D) 2000 1400 900 500 280 160 5 – 48 – – – WTA Championships (S) +450 +360 (230 for each win, 70 for each loss) WTA Championships (D) 1500 1050 690 WTA Premier Mandatory (96S) 1000 700 450 250 140 80 50 5 30 – 20 1 WTA Premier Mandatory (64S) 1000 700 450 250 140 80 5 – 30 – 20 1 WTA Premier Mandatory (28/32D) 1000 700 450 250 140 5 – – – – – – WTA Premier 5 (56S) 900 620 395 225 125 70 1 – 30 – 20 1 WTA Premier 5 (28D) 900 620 395 225 125 1 – – – – – – Summer Olympic Games (64S) 685 470 340(3rd) 260(4th) 175 95 55 1 – – – – – WTA Premier (56S) 470 320 200 120 60 40 1 – 12 – 8 1 WTA Premier (32S) 470 320 200 120 60 1 – – 20 12 8 1 WTA Premier (16D) 470 320 200 120 1 – – – – – – – Tournament of Champions +195 +75 (60 for each win, 25 for each loss) WTA International (56S) 280 200 130 70 30 15 1 – 10 – 6 1 WTA International (32S) 280 200 130 70 30 1 – – 16 10 6 1 WTA International (16D) 280 200 130 70 1 – – – – – – –
Retirements Vasilisa Bardina (born 30 November 1987, in Moscow) turned professional in 2003 with a high singles ranking career of No. 48 on 15 January 2007 and a high doubles ranking career of No. 117 on 25 June 2007. Myriam Casanova (born 20 June 1985, in Altstätten ) turned professional in 2000 with a high singles ranking career of No. 45 on 7 April 2003 and a high doubles ranking career of No. 19 on 5 July 2004. Kim Clijsters (born 8 July 1983, in Bilzen ) turned professional in 1997, reaching career-high rankings of World No. 1 in Singles and Doubles. Clijsters has won 41 WTA singles titles and 11 WTA doubles titles. She has won four Grand Slam singles titles: three at the US Open , in 2005, 2009, and 2010 and one at the Australian Open in 2011. She has also been runner-up in four Grand Slam singles tournaments, and won the WTA Tour Championships singles title in 2002, 2003, and 2010. In doubles, she won the French Open and Wimbledon titles in 2003. Clijsters has retired once on 6 May 2007, but almost two years later, on 26 March 2009, she publicly declared her intent to return to the WTA tour for the 2009 summer hard court season. In only her third tournament back, she won her second US Open title, becoming the first unseeded player and wildcard to win the tournament, and the first mother to win a major since Evonne Goolagong in 1980. Clijsters announced in May that her second retirement would occur after the completion of the 2012 US Open Julie Ditty (born 4 January 1979, in Atlanta ) turned professional in 2002 with a high singles ranking career of No. 89 on 24 March 2008 and a high doubles ranking career of No. 66 on 3 August 2009. Gisela Dulko (born January 30, 1985, in Buenos Aires ) was a former world no. 1 in doubles turned professional in 2001. Dulko has won 4 WTA singles titles and 17 WTA doubles titles. Dulko won the 2010 WTA Tour Championships and the 2011 Australian Open in doubles, enjoying an 11-year career before announcing her retirement in November 2012. Ashley Harkleroad (born 2 May 1985, in Rossville ) turned professional in 2000 with a high singles ranking career of No. 39 on 9 June 2003 and a high doubles ranking career of No. 39 on 27 January 2007. Svetlana Krivencheva (born 30 December 1973 in Plovdiv ) turned professional in 1991 with a high doubles ranking career of No. 69 on 3 August 1998. Courtney Nagle (born 29 September 1982) turned professional in 2005 with a high doubles ranking career of No. 97 on 20 April 2009. Olivia Sanchez (born 17 November 1982 in Paris) turned professional in 1998 with a high singles ranking career of No. 90 on 9 June 2008. İpek Şenoğlu (born 8 June 1979 in Eskişehir ) turned professional in 1996 with a high doubles ranking career of No. 53 on 19 October 2009. Olga Vymetálková (born 24 January 1976) turned professional in 1994 with a high doubles ranking career of No. 82 on 13 September 2004. Mashona Washington (born 31 May 1976, in Flint ) turned professional in 1995 with a high singles ranking career of No. 50 on 8 November 2004 and a high doubles ranking career of No. 55 on 18 July 2005. Jasmin Wöhr (born 21 August 1980 in Tübingen ) turned professional in 1999 with a high doubles ranking career of No. 46 on 23 July 2007. Comebacks Following are notable players who will comeback after retirements during the 2012 WTA Tour season:
Awards The winners of the 2012 WTA Awards were announced throughout the last week of November.
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