2012 Sony Ericsson Open – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
2012 Sony Ericsson Open
Champion	Agnieszka Radwańska
Runner-up	Maria Sharapova
Final score	7–5, 6–4

Victoria Azarenka was the defending champion but lost to Marion Bartoli in the quarterfinals, which ended Azarenka's 26 match winning streak to start the 2012 season.

Agnieszka Radwańska won her second Premier Mandatory title and first Miami Masters title, defeating defending finalist Maria Sharapova in straight sets. Radwańska didn't drop a set the whole tournament.

This tournament also marks the first WTA main draw appearance of future French Open champion, Garbiñe Muguruza, where she made the fourth round before losing to eventual champion, Radwanska.

Seeds

All seeds received a bye into the second round.

01.   Victoria Azarenka (Quarterfinals) 02.   Maria Sharapova (Final) 03.   Petra Kvitová (Second round) 04.   Caroline Wozniacki (Semifinals) 05.   Agnieszka Radwańska (Champion) 06.   Samantha Stosur (Fourth round) 07.   Marion Bartoli (Semifinals) 08.   Li Na (Quarterfinals) 09.   Vera Zvonareva (Second round) 10.   Serena Williams (Quarterfinals) 11.   Francesca Schiavone (Second round) 12.   Sabine Lisicki (Fourth round) 13.   Jelena Janković (Second round) 14.   Julia Görges (Second round) 15.   Ana Ivanovic (Fourth round) 16.   Dominika Cibulková (Fourth round)

17.   Peng Shuai (Third round) 18.   Angelique Kerber (Second round) 19.   Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Second round) 20.   Daniela Hantuchová (Third round) 21.   Roberta Vinci (Third round) 22.   Maria Kirilenko (Fourth round) 23.   Yanina Wickmayer (Fourth round) 24.   Flavia Pennetta (Third round) 25.   Anabel Medina Garrigues (Second round) 26.   Svetlana Kuznetsova (Second round) 27.   Lucie Šafářová (Second round) 28.   Monica Niculescu (Second round) 29.   Petra Cetkovská (Third round) 30.   Sara Errani (Second round) 31.   Kaia Kanepi (Second round) 32.   Nadia Petrova (Second 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
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Victoria Azarenka	3	3
	7	Marion Bartoli	6	6
								7	Marion Bartoli	4	2
								5	Agnieszka Radwańska	6	6
	WC	Venus Williams	4	1
	5	Agnieszka Radwańska	6	6
															5	Agnieszka Radwańska	7	6
															2	Maria Sharapova	5	4
	10	Serena Williams	4	4
	4	Caroline Wozniacki	6	6
								4	Caroline Wozniacki	6	2	4
								2	Maria Sharapova	4	6	6
	8	Li Na	3	0
	2	Maria Sharapova	6	6

Top half

Section 1

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
							1	V Azarenka	6	7
Q	E Birnerová	7	4	0				M Krajicek	3	5
	M Krajicek	5	6	6										1	V Azarenka	6	6
WC	H Watson	6	3	7^7										WC	H Watson	0	2
	S Cîrstea	3	6	6^4			WC	H Watson	6	6
							27	L Šafářová	2	1
																					1	V Azarenka	1	7^9	7
																					16	D Cibulková	6	6^7	5
							18	A Kerber	6^4	1
	J Zheng	6	6					J Zheng	7^7	6
	L Hradecká	1	4												J Zheng	2	0
	A Tatishvili	6	4											16	D Cibulková	6	6
	T Paszek	4	3^r					A Tatishvili	5	1
							16	D Cibulková	7	6

Section 2

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
							11	F Schiavone	4	6	5
	A Yakimova	4	0					K Pervak	6	4	7
	K Pervak	6	6												K Pervak	2	1
WC	A Kleybanova	2	6	6										22	M Kirilenko	6	6
	J Larsson	6	3	2			WC	A Kleybanova	6^1	3
							22	M Kirilenko	7^7	6
																					22	M Kirilenko	1	2
																					7	M Bartoli	6	6
							32	N Petrova	3	2
	S Halep	6^5	6	6				S Halep	6	6
	C Suárez Navarro	7^7	3	3											S Halep	4	6^6
Q	J Hampton	1	3											7	M Bartoli	6	7^8
	P Hercog	6	6					P Hercog	7	2	1
							7	M Bartoli	5	6	6

Section 3

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
							3	P Kvitová	4	6	0
WC	V Williams	6	6				WC	V Williams	6	4	6
	K Date-Krumm	0	3											WC	V Williams	4	6	7^7
WC	A Wozniak	4	6	6										WC	A Wozniak	6	4	6^5
	E Daniilidou	6	3	0			WC	A Wozniak	4	6	6
							28	M Niculescu	6	3	4
																					WC	V Williams	6^4	6	6
																					15	A Ivanovic	7^7	2	2
							20	D Hantuchová	6^4	6	7^7
Q	U Radwańska	6	6^5	4			Q	K Bondarenko	7^7	2	6^4
Q	K Bondarenko	3	7^7	6										20	D Hantuchová	2	6^2
	V King	6	7^14											15	A Ivanovic	6	7^7
	L Pous Tió	2	6^12					V King	4	5
							15	A Ivanovic	6	7

Section 4

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
							9	V Zvonareva	4	3
	A Morita	3	6	0^r			WC	G Muguruza Blanco	6	6
WC	G Muguruza Blanco	6	2	3										WC	G Muguruza Blanco	6	1	7^8
	L Domínguez Lino	6	6											24	F Pennetta	2	6	6^6
WC	B Jovanovski	3	3					L Domínguez Lino	4	6	0
							24	F Pennetta	6	2	6
																					WC	G Muguruza Blanco	3	2
																					5	A Radwańska	6	6
							31	K Kanepi	5	3
Q	M Doi	3	4					S Soler Espinosa	7	6
	S Soler Espinosa	6	6												S Soler Espinosa	1	2
	M Rybáriková	7^7	2	1										5	A Radwańska	6	6
Q	M Keys	6^4	6	6			Q	M Keys	1	1
							5	A Radwańska	6	6

Bottom half

Section 5

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
							6	S Stosur	6	6
	K Zakopalová	3	5				Q	V Savinykh	4	0
Q	V Savinykh	6	7											6	S Stosur	2	7	6
	C Scheepers	3	6	6											C Scheepers	6	5	2
	I-C Begu	6	3	0				C Scheepers	1	6	6
							25	A Medina Garrigues	6	4	0
																					6	S Stosur	5	3
																					10	S Williams	7	6
							21	R Vinci	7	6
	T Pironkova	6	6					T Pironkova	5	1
	P Martić	3	2											21	R Vinci	2	1
WC	S Zhang	6^5	6	6										10	S Williams	6	6
	E Baltacha	7^7	3	2			WC	S Zhang	2	3
							10	S Williams	6	6

Section 6

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
							14	J Görges	2	5
	J Gajdošová	6	1	0				K Clijsters	6	7
	K Clijsters	4	6	6											K Clijsters	4	6^5
	M Erakovic	4	6	6										23	Y Wickmayer	6	7^7
	M Johansson	6	4	4				M Erakovic	3	4
							23	Y Wickmayer	6	6
																					23	Y Wickmayer	6^6	0
																					4	C Wozniacki	7^8	6
							29	P Cetkovská	0	7	6
	G Voskoboeva	3	4					C McHale	6	5	1
	C McHale	6	6											29	P Cetkovská	3	5
Q	V Dushevina	6^3	4											4	C Wozniacki	6	7
	B Záhlavová-Strýcová	7^7	6					B Záhlavová-Strýcová	4	0
							4	C Wozniacki	6	6

Section 7

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
							8	N Li	7	6
	A Brianti	1	2				Q	M Czink	5	2
Q	M Czink	6	6											8	N Li	7	6
	E Vesnina	6^5	1												I Benešová	5	2
	I Benešová	7^7	6					I Benešová	1	7^9	7^9
							26	S Kuznetsova	6	6^7	6^7
																					8	N Li	3	6	6
																					12	S Lisicki	6	4	2
							17	S Peng	6	6
WC	O Rogowska	4	1				Q	S Foretz Gacon	1	2
Q	S Foretz Gacon	6	6											17	S Peng	4	5
	G Dulko	4	5											12	S Lisicki	6	7
	S Arvidsson	6	7					S Arvidsson	3	2
							12	S Lisicki	6	6

Section 8

First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
							13	J Janković	0	3
	M Barthel	6	6					M Barthel	6	6
	G Arn	1	0												M Barthel	2	4
	E Makarova	6	7												E Makarova	6	6
	J Dokić	1	5					E Makarova	6	6
							19	A Pavlyuchenkova	1	2
																						E Makarova	4	6^3
																					2	M Sharapova	6	7^7
							30	S Errani	6	2	5
	P Parmentier	6	6^4	4			Q	S Stephens	3	6	7
Q	S Stephens	4	7^7	6										Q	S Stephens	4	2
	S Pe'er	6	6											2	M Sharapova	6	6
Q	A Cornet	4	2					S Pe'er	6	3	3
							2	M Sharapova	4	6	6

Qualifying

Seeds

01.   Kateryna Bondarenko (Qualified) 02.   Anne Keothavong (First round) 03.   Hsieh Su-wei (Qualifying competition) 04.   Vera Dushevina (Qualified) 05.   Varvara Lepchenko (Qualifying competition) 06.   Alexandra Panova (First round) 07.   Urszula Radwańska (Qualified) 08.   Olga Govortsova (First round) 09.   Stéphanie Foretz Gacon (Qualified) 10.   Sloane Stephens (Qualified) 11.   Stéphanie Dubois (First round) 12.   Mandy Minella (Qualifying competition)

13.   Patricia Mayr-Achleitner (First round) 14.   Edina Gallovits-Hall (First round) 15.   Nina Bratchikova (First round) 16.   Arantxa Rus (Qualifying competition) 17.   Jamie Hampton (Qualified) 18.   Irina Falconi (First round) 19.   Anastasia Rodionova (Qualifying competition) 20.   Chang Kai-chen (First round, retired) 21.   Lara Arruabarrena Vecino (First round) 22.   Eva Birnerová (Qualified) 23.   Alla Kudryavtseva (First round) 24.   Valeria Savinykh (Qualified)

Qualifiers

01.   Kateryna Bondarenko 02.   Misaki Doi 03.   Alizé Cornet 04.   Vera Dushevina 05.   Valeria Savinykh 06.   Melinda Czink

07.   Urszula Radwańska 08.   Madison Keys 09.   Stéphanie Foretz Gacon 10.   Sloane Stephens 11.   Eva Birnerová 12.   Jamie Hampton

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

First Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	1	Kateryna Bondarenko	6	6
	WC	Naomi Broady	3	0
								1	Kateryna Bondarenko	4	6	6
									Mirjana Lučić	6	2	4
		Mirjana Lučić	6	7^8
	21	Lara Arruabarrena Vecino	4	6^6

Second Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	2	Anne Keothavong	4	3
		Misaki Doi	6	6
									Misaki Doi	7^7	6
								16	Arantxa Rus	6^4	2
	WC	Caroline Garcia	6	3	1
	16	Arantxa Rus	2	6	6

Third Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	3	Hsieh Su-wei	7	2	6
		Akgul Amanmuradova	5	6	1
								3	Hsieh Su-wei	3	7	4
									Alizé Cornet	6	5	6
		Alizé Cornet	6	6
	15	Nina Bratchikova	2	3

Fourth Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	4	Vera Dushevina	6	6
	WC	Lauren Davis	3	1
								4	Vera Dushevina	6	6
									Chan Yung-jan	3	3
		Chan Yung-jan	6	6
	23	Alla Kudryavtseva	1	4

Fifth Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	5	Varvara Lepchenko	7	6^7	6
		Alison Riske	5	7^9	2
								5	Varvara Lepchenko	3	2
								24	Valeria Savinykh	6	6
		Stefanie Vögele	5	1^r
	24	Valeria Savinykh	7	3

Sixth Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	6	Alexandra Panova	3	6^3
		Laura Robson	6	7^7
									Laura Robson	6^4	2
									Melinda Czink	7^7	6
		Melinda Czink	6	6
	13	Patricia Mayr-Achleitner	4	4

Seventh Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	7	Urszula Radwańska	3	6	6
		Evgeniya Rodina	6	1	2
								7	Urszula Radwańska	4	7	6
									Andrea Hlaváčková	6	5	1
		Andrea Hlaváčková	6	0
	20	Chang Kai-chen	2	1^r

Eighth Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	8	Olga Govortsova	3	7	4
	WC	Madison Keys	6	5	6
								WC	Madison Keys	2	6	6
								19	Anastasia Rodionova	6	1	4
		Lesia Tsurenko	2	4
	19	Anastasia Rodionova	6	6

Ninth Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	9	Stéphanie Foretz Gacon	6	3	7^7
		Yvonne Meusburger	2	6	6^2
								9	Stéphanie Foretz Gacon	6	6
									Aravane Rezaï	4	3
		Aravane Rezaï	6	3	7
	14	Edina Gallovits-Hall	2	6	5

Tenth Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	10	Sloane Stephens	6	6
	WC	Indy de Vroome	1	3
								10	Sloane Stephens	6	6
									Sania Mirza	2	4
		Sania Mirza	7^7	6
	18	Irina Falconi	6^4	0

Eleventh Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	11	Stéphanie Dubois	6	4	0
	WC	Anastasia Pivovarova	4	6	6
								WC	Anastasia Pivovarova	4	3
								22	Eva Birnerová	6	6
		Kristina Barrois	2	6	5
	22	Eva Birnerová	6	2	7

Twelfth Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	12	Mandy Minella	6	6
		Sesil Karatantcheva	4	3
								12	Mandy Minella	3	2
								17	Jamie Hampton	6	6
		Paula Ormaechea	4	3
	17	Jamie Hampton	6	6

References

• Main Draw
• Qualifying Draw