2012 US Open – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
2012 US Open
Champion	Serena Williams
Runner-up	Victoria Azarenka
Final score	6–2, 2–6, 7–5

Samantha Stosur was the defending champion, but she lost to Victoria Azarenka in the quarterfinals.

Kim Clijsters, a three-time champion who was on a 22-match winning streak at Flushing Meadows, lost to Laura Robson for the first time in her career at the second round stage, bringing to a close her last professional singles tournament before retirement.

Serena Williams won her fourth US Open singles title after defeating Azarenka 6–2, 2–6, 7–5 in the final, despite Azarenka leading 5–3 in the third set. It was the first time since 1995 that the final went to three sets.

With the victory, Williams became only the third woman in history to win Wimbledon, Olympics, and the US Open in the same season after Steffi Graf and her sister, Venus Williams.

This tournament also marks the Grand Slam main draw debut for future Grand Slam champion Garbiñe Muguruza.

Seeds

1. Victoria Azarenka (Final)
2. Agnieszka Radwańska (Fourth round)
3. Maria Sharapova (Semifinals)
4. Serena Williams (Champion)
5. Petra Kvitová (Fourth round)
6. Angelique Kerber (Fourth round)
7. Samantha Stosur (Quarterfinals)
8. Caroline Wozniacki (First round)
9. Li Na (Third round)
10. Sara Errani (Semifinals)
11. Marion Bartoli (Quarterfinals)
12. Ana Ivanovic (Quarterfinals)
13. Dominika Cibulková (Third round)
14. Maria Kirilenko (Third round)
15. Lucie Šafářová (Third round)
16. Sabine Lisicki (First round)
17. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Second round)
18. Julia Görges (First round)
19. Nadia Petrova (Fourth round)
20. Roberta Vinci (Quarterfinals)
21. Christina McHale (First round)
22. Francesca Schiavone (First round)
23. Kim Clijsters (Second round)
24. Klára Zakopalová (First round)
25. Yanina Wickmayer (Second round)
26. Monica Niculescu (First round)
27. Anabel Medina Garrigues (First round)
28. Zheng Jie (Third round)
29. Tamira Paszek (First round)
30. Jelena Janković (Third round)
31. Varvara Lepchenko (Third round)
32. Peng Shuai (First round)

Qualifying

Main 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	6	4	7^7
	7	Samantha Stosur	1	6	6^5
								1	Victoria Azarenka	3	6	6
								3	Maria Sharapova	6	2	4
	3	Maria Sharapova	3	6	6
	11	Marion Bartoli	6	3	4
															1	Victoria Azarenka	2	6	5
															4	Serena Williams	6	2	7
	12	Ana Ivanovic	1	3
	4	Serena Williams	6	6
								4	Serena Williams	6	6
								10	Sara Errani	1	2
	10	Sara Errani	6	6
	20	Roberta Vinci	2	4

Top Half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	1	V Azarenka	6	6
		A Panova	0	1				1	V Azarenka	6	6
		B Záhlavová-Strýcová	3	6	3			Q	K Flipkens	2	2
	Q	K Flipkens	6	3	6										1	V Azarenka	6	6
		S-w Hsieh	3	6	3										28	J Zheng	0	1
	Q	M Rybáriková	6	2	6			Q	M Rybáriková	3	1
		V Razzano	6	2	0^r			28	J Zheng	6	6
	28	J Zheng	4	6	0																	1	V Azarenka	6	6
	18	J Görges	6^4	1																			A Tatishvili	2	2
	Q	Kr Plíšková	7^7	6				Q	Kr Plíšková	4	4
		M Minella	6	3	6				M Minella	6	6
	WC	O Rogowska	2	6	3											M Minella	5	0
		S Foretz Gacon	2	0												A Tatishvili	7	6
		A Tatishvili	6	6					A Tatishvili	6^5	6	6
		S Cîrstea	4	6	6				S Cîrstea	7^7	1	2
	16	S Lisicki	6	2	2

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	9	N Li	6	6
		H Watson	2	3				9	N Li	6	6
	Q	L Tsurenko	2	3					C Dellacqua	4	4
		C Dellacqua	6	6											9	N Li	4	7^7	2
	Q	S Crawford	3	6^6												L Robson	6	6^5	6
		L Robson	6	7^8					L Robson	7^7	7^7
	WC	V Duval	3	1				23	K Clijsters	6^4	6^5
	23	K Clijsters	6	6																			L Robson	4	4
	31	V Lepchenko	6	3	7																	7	S Stosur	6	6
		M Johansson	3	6	5			31	V Lepchenko	6	6
	Q	A Rodionova	6	6				Q	A Rodionova	2	2
	WC	J Cohen	3	0											31	V Lepchenko	6^5	2
	Q	E Gallovits-Hall	7	6											7	S Stosur	7^7	6
	Q	S Vögele	5	4				Q	E Gallovits-Hall	3	0
		P Martić	1	1				7	S Stosur	6	6
	7	S Stosur	6	6

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	3	M Sharapova	6	6
		M Czink	2	2				3	M Sharapova	6	6
		L Domínguez Lino	6	6					L Domínguez Lino	0	1
		S Karatantcheva	4	1											3	M Sharapova	6	6
	PR	T Bacsinszky	4	3											WC	M Burdette	1	1
	WC	M Burdette	6	6				WC	M Burdette	6	6
		L Hradecká	6	6					L Hradecká	2	4
	27	A Medina Garrigues	3	3																		3	M Sharapova	6	4	6
	19	N Petrova	6	7^7																		19	N Petrova	1	6	4
		J Gajdošová	3	6^3				19	N Petrova	6	6
		S Halep	7	7^7					S Halep	1	1
		I Benešová	5	6^5											19	N Petrova	6	7
		A Cadanțu	0	3											15	L Šafářová	4	5
		A Wozniak	6	6					A Wozniak	3	6	2
	WC	M Oudin	4	0				15	L Šafářová	6	4	6
	15	L Šafářová	6	6

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	11	M Bartoli	6	7^7
		J Hampton	3	6^5				11	M Bartoli	6	1	7
		R Oprandi	6	7					R Oprandi	2	6	5
		A Petkovic	2	5											11	M Bartoli	6	6
	WC	K Mladenovic	7	6											WC	K Mladenovic	2	4
		M Erakovic	5	4				WC	K Mladenovic	6	6
		D Hantuchová	4	6^1				17	A Pavlyuchenkova	1	2
	17	A Pavlyuchenkova	6	7^7																		11	M Bartoli	1	6	6
	25	Y Wickmayer	7	6																		5	P Kvitová	6	2	0
	Q	J Glushko	5	2				25	Y Wickmayer	6^5	3
		P Parmentier	6	6					P Parmentier	7^7	6
		M Krajicek	2	4												P Parmentier	4	4
	WC	N Gibbs	5	3											5	P Kvitová	6	6
		A Cornet	7	6					A Cornet	4	3
		P Hercog	6^6	1				5	P Kvitová	6	6
	5	P Kvitová	7^8	6

Bottom Half

Section 5

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	8	C Wozniacki	2	2
		I-C Begu	6	6					I-C Begu	4	6^5
		S Soler Espinosa	6	6					S Soler Espinosa	6	7^7
	Q	A Kudryavtseva	3	2												S Soler Espinosa	1	7^7	3
		T Pironkova	6	6												T Pironkova	6	6^3	6
		C Giorgi	3	4					T Pironkova	7	6
		A Morita	6	6					A Morita	5	2
	26	M Niculescu	3	3																			T Pironkova	0	4
	22	F Schiavone	3	4																		12	A Ivanovic	6	6
		S Stephens	6	6					S Stephens	5	6	6
		A Amanmuradova	6	2	4			Q	T Malek	7	4	2
	Q	T Malek	4	6	6											S Stephens	7^7	4	2
		K Date-Krumm	4	2											12	A Ivanovic	6^4	6	6
		S Arvidsson	6	6					S Arvidsson	2	2
	Q	E Svitolina	3	2				12	A Ivanovic	6	6
	12	A Ivanovic	6	6

Section 6

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	14	M Kirilenko	6	6
		C Scheepers	2	1				14	M Kirilenko	6	6
	PR	Á Szávay	4	2^r					G Arn	3	2
		G Arn	6	3											14	M Kirilenko	7	4	4
		G Voskoboeva	6	6												A Hlaváčková	5	6	6
		A Rus	1	3					G Voskoboeva	2	7^7	3
		A Hlaváčková	6	6					A Hlaváčková	6	6^3	6
	24	K Zakopalová	4	4																			A Hlaváčková	0	0
	32	S Peng	6^5	1																		4	S Williams	6	6
		E Vesnina	7^7	6					E Vesnina	3	4
		E Makarova	6	6					E Makarova	6	6
	LL	E Daniilidou	1	4												E Makarova	4	0
		M Lučić	3	5											4	S Williams	6	6
		MJ Martínez Sánchez	6	7					MJ Martínez Sánchez	2	4
		C Vandeweghe	1	1				4	S Williams	6	6
	4	S Williams	6	6

Section 7

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	6	A Kerber	6	6
		A Keothavong	2	0				6	A Kerber	6	5	7
	WC	B Mattek-Sands	3	1					V Williams	2	7	5
		V Williams	6	6											6	A Kerber	6	6
	Q	J Konta	6	7												O Govortsova	1	2
		T Babos	2	5				Q	J Konta	6	2	5
		O Govortsova	6	6					O Govortsova	2	6	7
	29	T Paszek	3	4																		6	A Kerber	6^5	3
	21	C McHale	4	6	3																	10	S Errani	7^7	6
		K Bertens	6	4	6				K Bertens	7	2	5
	Q	O Puchkova	7^7	6^2	6			Q	O Puchkova	5	6	7
		I Falconi	6^5	7^7	3										Q	O Puchkova	1	1
		V Dushevina	6	6											10	S Errani	6	6
	Q	N Burnett	0	3					V Dushevina	0	1
		G Muguruza Blanco	3	7^8	1			10	S Errani	6	6
	10	S Errani	6	6^6	6

Section 8

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Fourth Round
	13	D Cibulková	6^5	6	6
		J Larsson	7^7	2	0			13	D Cibulková	7^7	7^7
		B Jovanovski	4	7	6				B Jovanovski	6^3	6^3
		M Barthel	6	5	2										13	D Cibulková	2	5
		V King	4	2											20	R Vinci	6	7
		Y Shvedova	6	6					Y Shvedova	6	5	5
		U Radwańska	1	1				20	R Vinci	3	7	7
	20	R Vinci	6	6																		20	R Vinci	6	6
	30	J Janković	6	6																		2	A Radwańska	1	4
		K Bondarenko	1	2				30	J Janković	6	6
	Q	L Arruabarrena Vecino	6	7^7				Q	L Arruabarrena Vecino	4	2
		S Pe'er	4	6^5											30	J Janković	3	5
		K Pervak	5	2^r											2	A Radwańska	6	7
		C Suárez Navarro	7	1					C Suárez Navarro	6	3	0
		N Bratchikova	1	1				2	A Radwańska	4	6	6
	2	A Radwańska	6	6

References

• Main Draw