French Open 2012 / women singles

French Open 2012
Singles:	Men's	Ladies
Double:	Men's	Ladies	Mixed

Singles:	Juniors	Juniors
Double:	Juniors	Juniors

R. Single:	Men's	Ladies	Quad
R. Double:	Men's	Ladies	Quad
French Open women singles
2011 ◄ 2012 ► 2013
Grand Slams 2012 women's singles
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The women's singles of the French Open 2012 had a field of 128 players. Among them, placed at number seven, was the defending champion Li Na , who was eliminated in the round of 16 against the qualifier Jaroslawa Schwedowa . It won the Russian Marija Sharapova against the Italian Sara Errani in straight sets. Sharapova won the French Open for the first time and completed her career grand slam . She also made it to the top of the women's world rankings.

From the German-speaking countries took part in the tournament (in brackets world ranking position at the beginning of the tournament): Angelique Kerber (10), Sabine Lisicki (13), Julia Görges (27), Mona Barthel (32), Tamira Paszek (52), Romina Oprandi (71), Patricia Mayr-Achleitner (85) and Dinah Pfizenmaier (198); Angelique Kerber was the last of these players to be eliminated in the quarter-finals. Karin Knapp (96), Stefanie Vögele (119), Yvonne Meusburger (141), Tatjana Malek (164), Sarah Gronert (166), Amra Sadiković (182) and Kristina Barrois (196) did not qualify for the main round .

qualification

Twelve qualifying places were played out for the individual, which entitle them to participate in the main field of the tournament.

Seeding list

No.	Player	Round reached
01.	Belarus Viktoriya Azaranka	Round of 16
02.	Russia Maria Sharapova	victory
03.	Poland Agnieszka Radwańska	3rd round
04th	Czech Republic Petra Kvitová	Semifinals
05.	United States Serena Williams	1 round
06th	Australia Samantha Stosur	Semifinals
07th	China People's Republic Li Na	Round of 16
08th.	France Marion Bartoli	2nd round
09.	Denmark Caroline Wozniacki	3rd round
10.	Germany Angelique Kerber	Quarter finals
11.	Russia Vera Swonaryova	retreat
12.	Germany Sabine Lisicki	1 round
13.	Serbia Ana Ivanović	3rd round
14th	Italy Francesca Schiavone	3rd round
15th	Slovakia Dominika Cibulková	Quarter finals
16.	Russia Maria Kirilenko	2nd round

No.	Player	Round reached
17th	Italy Roberta Vinci	1 round
18th	Italy Flavia Pennetta	3rd round
19th	Serbia Jelena Janković	2nd round
20th	Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová	2nd round
21st	Italy Sara Errani	final
22nd	Russia Anastassija Pavlyuchenkova	3rd round
23.	Estonia Kaia Kanepi	Quarter finals
24.	Czech Republic Petra Cetkovská	2nd round
25th	Germany Julia Goerges	3rd round
26th	Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova	Round of 16
27.	Russia Nadia Petrova	3rd round
28.	China People's Republic Peng Shuai	3rd round
29	Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues	3rd round
30th	Germany Mona Barthel	1 round
31.	China People's Republic Zheng Jie	2nd round
32.	Romania Monica Niculescu	1 round

Main round

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier
WC = wildcard
LL = Lucky Loser
ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate)
PR = Protected Ranking
SE = Special Exempt

r = retired
d = disqualification
where = walkover

Quarter-finals, semi-finals, finals

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

15th

Dominika Cibulková

4th

1

6th

Australia Samantha Stosur

6th

6th

Samantha Stosur

5

6th

3

21st

Italy Sara Errani

7th

1

6th

21st

Italy Sara Errani

6th

7th

10

Angelique Kerber

3

6 ²

21st

Sara Errani

3

2

Russia Maria Sharapova

6th

Q

Jaroslawa Schwedowa

6th

2

4th

Czech Republic Petra Kvitová

3

6th

4th

Petra Kvitová

3

2

Russia Maria Sharapova

6th

23

Kaia Kanepi

2

3

2

Russia Maria Sharapova

6th

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

1

Belarus W. Asaranka

6 ⁶

6th

A. Brianti

7th

4th

2

1

Belarus W. Asaranka

6th

WC

C. Garcia

6th

4th

3

Q

D. Pfizenmaier

1

Q

Germany D. Pfizenmaier

3

6th

1

Belarus W. Asaranka

6th

Q

H. El Tabakh

5

2

A. Wozniak

4th

Canada A. Wozniak

7th

6th

Canada A. Wozniak

6th

A. Cornet

4th

31

J. Zheng

2

4th

31

China People's Republic J. Zheng

6th

1

W. Asaranka

2

6 ⁴

20th

Czech Republic L. Šafářová

6th

15th

Slovakia D. Cibulková

6th

7th

N. Jakimawa

2

0

20th

L. Šafářová

4th

5

Spain MJ Martínez Sánchez

4th

6th

8th

Spain MJ Martínez Sánchez

6th

7th

Q

E. Birnerová

6th

4th

6th

MJ Martínez Sánchez

2

1

United States V. King

6th

15th

Slovakia D. Cibulková

6th

G. Voskoboyeva

4th

2

V. King

0

2

WC

K. Mladenovic

2

1

15th

Slovakia D. Cibulková

6th

15th

Slovakia D. Cibulková

6th

Upper half 2

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

12

S. Lisicki

4th

3

United States B. Mattek-Sands

6th

B. Mattek-Sands

1

J. Makarova

4th

6 ⁶

United States S. Stephens

6th

United States S. Stephens

6th

7th

United States S. Stephens

6th

France M. Johansson

5

7th

6th

M. Johansson

3

2

A. Rodionova

7th

6 ⁶

4th

France M. Johansson

7th

6th

S. Halep

1

3

24

P. Cetkovská

6 ¹

2

24

Czech Republic P. Cetkovská

6th

S. Stephens

5

4th

27

Russia N. Petrova

6th

6th

Australia S. Stosur

7th

6th

I. Benešová

3

27

Russia N. Petrova

6th

L. Pous Tió

4th

6th

1

C. Scheepers

3

South Africa C. Scheepers

6th

2

6th

27

N. Petrova

3

United States I. Falconi

3

6th

6th

Australia S. Stosur

6th

E. Gallovits-Hall

6th

3

1

I. Falconi

1

4th

E. Baltacha

4th

0

6th

Australia S. Stosur

6th

6th

Australia S. Stosur

6th

Upper half 3

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

3

Poland A. Radwańska

6th

B. Jovanovski

1

0

3

Poland A. Radwańska

6th

United States V. Williams

4th

6th

V. Williams

2

3

P. Ormaechea

6th

1

3

A. Radwańska

1

2

Q

Chinese Taipei Y.-j. Chan

6th

7th

26th

Russia S. Kuznetsova

6th

K. Bondarenko

1

6 ⁸

Q

Y.-j. Chan

4th

6 ⁴

M. Lučić

1

3

26th

Russia S. Kuznetsova

6th

7th

26th

Russia S. Kuznetsova

6th

26th

S. Kuznetsova

0

5

21st

Italy S. Errani

4th

6th

21st

Italy S. Errani

6th

7th

C. Dellacqua

6th

2

21st

Italy S. Errani

6th

WC

United States M. Oudin

6th

WC

M. Oudin

2

3

J. Larsson

3

21st

Italy S. Errani

1

7th

6th

S. Dubois

2

13

A. Ivanović

6th

5

3

Israel S. Peer

6th

S. Peer

2

Q

L. Arruabarrena-Vecino

1

13

Serbia A. Ivanović

6th

13

Serbia A. Ivanović

6th

Upper half 4

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

10

Germany A. Kerber

6th

Q

S. Zhang

3

4th

10

Germany A. Kerber

6th

R. Oprandi

4th

1

W. Hawarzowa

3

2

Belarus W. Hawarzowa

6th

10

Germany A. Kerber

4th

6th

A. Tatishvili

3

7th

4th

18th

F. Pennetta

6th

3

2

Q

United States A. Glatch

6th

5

6th

Q

A. Glatch

3

1

S.-w. Hsieh

7th

4th

2

18th

Italy F. Pennetta

6th

18th

Italy F. Pennetta

6 ³

6th

10

Germany A. Kerber

6th

7th

29

Spain A. Medina Garrigues

6th

P. Martić

3

5

S. Soler Espinosa

2

1

29

Spain A. Medina Garrigues

6th

K.-c. Chang

4th

5

WC

I. Pavlovic

3

2

WC

France I. Pavlovic

6th

7th

29

A. Medina Garrigues

2

1

Croatia P. Martić

6th

7th

Croatia P. Martić

6th

M. Krajicek

2

5

Croatia P. Martić

6th

3

6th

Q

K. Plíšková

3

8th

M. Bartoli

2

6th

3

8th

France M. Bartoli

6th

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

7th

China People's Republic N. Li

6th

S. Cîrstea

2

1

7th

China People's Republic N. Li

6th

B. Záhlavová-Strýcová

3

5

S. Foretz Gacon

0

2

France S. Foretz Gacon

6th

7th

7th

China People's Republic N. Li

3

6th

United States C. McHale

2

6th

C. McHale

6th

2

1

Q

K. Bertens

6th

4th

United States C. McHale

6th

Q

United States L. Davis

6th

Q

L. Davis

1

3

30th

M. Barthel

1

7th

N. Li

6th

2

0

17th

R. Vinci

2

6th

3

Q

Kazakhstan J. Schwedowa

3

6th

Sweden S. Arvidsson

6th

4th

6th

S. Arvidsson

1

0

Q

Kazakhstan J. Schwedowa

6th

Q

Kazakhstan J. Schwedowa

6th

M. Minella

3

4th

Q

Kazakhstan J. Schwedowa

6th

7th

T. Tanasugarn

0

3

C. Suarez Navarro

4th

5

Spain C. Suarez Navarro

6th

Spain C. Suarez Navarro

4th

6th

T. Babos

1

0

LL

S. Karatancheva

6th

4th

1

LL

Kazakhstan S. Karatancheva

6th

Lower half 2

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

14th

Italy F. Schiavone

6th

K. Date Crooked

3

1

14th

Italy F. Schiavone

2

6th

Bulgaria Z. Pironkowa

3

6th

Z. Pironkowa

6th

3

1

Y. Wickmayer

6th

0

3

14th

F. Schiavone

6th

3

6th

United States V. Lepchenko

6th

6 ⁶

6th

United States V. Lepchenko

3

6th

8th

X. Pervak

2

7th

4th

United States V. Lepchenko

7th

4th

6th

P. Mayr-Achleitner

6th

1

5

19th

J. Janković

6th

6th

4th

19th

Serbia J. Janković

1

6th

7th

V. Lepchenko

2

1

32

M. Niculescu

6th

3

4th

Czech Republic P. Kvitová

6th

Russia N. Bratchikova

0

6th

Russia N. Bratchikova

3

6th

7th

W. Dushewina

4th

1

WC

C. Flint

6th

3

5

WC

France C. Flint

6th

N. Bratchikova

2

6th

1

P. Parmentier

4th

3

4th

Czech Republic P. Kvitová

6th

4th

6th

Poland U. Radwańska

6th

U. Radwańska

1

3

WC

A. Barty

1

2

4th

Czech Republic P. Kvitová

6th

4th

Czech Republic P. Kvitová

6th

Lower half 3

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

5

S. Williams

6th

6 ⁵

3

France V. Razzano

4th

7th

6th

V. Razzano

3

6 ³

Netherlands A. Rus

6th

4th

Netherlands A. Rus

6th

7th

J. Hampton

4th

3

r

Netherlands A. Rus

7th

2

6th

J. Wesnina

2

4th

25th

J. Goerges

6 ⁵

6th

2

Q

United Kingdom H. Watson

6th

Q

H. Watson

3

4th

L. Hradecká

6 ¹

4th

25th

Germany J. Goerges

6th

25th

Germany J. Goerges

7th

6th

A. Rus

1

6th

0

23

Estonia K. Kanepi

6th

23

Estonia K. Kanepi

6th

4th

6th

A Panowa

3

23

Estonia K. Kanepi

6th

Romania I.-C. Begu

7th

5

6th

I.-C. Begu

4th

1

WC

A. Rezaï

5

7th

2

23

Estonia K. Kanepi

6th

6 ³

6th

Australia J. Gajdošová

6th

4th

9

C. Wozniacki

1

7th

3

M. Rybáriková

3

1

r

J. Gajdošová

1

4th

E. Daniilidou

0

1

9

Denmark C. Wozniacki

6th

9

Denmark C. Wozniacki

6th

Lower half 4

First round

Second round

Third round

Round of 16

16

Russia M. Kirilenko

6th

WC

V. Larrière

1

2

16

M. Kirilenko

4th

6th

3

Czech Republic K. Zakopalová

6th

Czech Republic K. Zakopalová

6th

3

6th

L. Zurenko

2

1

Czech Republic K. Zakopalová

6th

7th

A. Keothavong

1

2

22nd

A. Pavlyuchenkova

3

5

Hungary M. Czink

6th

M. Czink

6th

3

G. Arn

4th

22nd

Russia A. Pavlyuchenkova

4th

6th

22nd

Russia A. Pavlyuchenkova

6th

K. Zakopalová

4th

7th

2

28

China People's Republic S. Peng

6th

2

Russia M. Sharapova

6th

6 ⁵

6th

T. Paszek

4th

3

28

China People's Republic S. Peng

6th

M. Eraković

5

L. Domínguez Lino

4th

3

Spain L. Domínguez Lino

7th

28

S. Peng

2

1

P. Hercog

6th

4th

3

2

Russia M. Sharapova

6th

Japan A. Morita

3

6th

A. Morita

1

A. Cadanțu

0

2

Russia M. Sharapova

6th

2

Russia M. Sharapova

6th

Prize money and world ranking points

round	Prize money	World ranking points
victory	€ 1,250,000	2,000
final	€ 625,000	1,400
Semifinals	€ 310,000	900
Quarter finals	€ 155,000	500
Round of 16	€ 80,000	280
Third round	€ 47,000	160
Second round	€ 28,000	100
First round	€ 18,000	5

Web links

French Open 2012 (women singles) as PDF (English) on the WTA homepage