Internazionali BNL d'Italia 2012 / women
| Internazionali BNL d'Italia 2012 | |
| date | May 13, 2012 - May 20, 2012 |
| Edition | 68 |
| navigation | 2011 ◄ 2012 ► 2013 |
| WTA tour | |
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| venue | Rome Italy
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| Tournament number | 709 |
| category | WTA Premier 5 |
| Tournament type | Free place tournament |
| Game surface | sand |
| draw | 56E / 32Q / 28D |
| Prize money | US $ 2,166,400 |
| Last year's winner (individual) |
 Maria Sharapova
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| Last year's winner (double) |
 Peng Shuai Zheng Jie
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| Winner (singles) |
Maria Sharapova
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| Winner (doubles) |
Sara Errani Roberta Vinci
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| Tournament supervisor | Laura Ceccarelli Tony Cho |
| Last direct assumption |
 Sofia Arvidsson (55)
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| Player representatives |
Francesca Schiavone Flavia Pennetta Ana Ivanović 
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| As of May 1, 2013 | |
The Internazionali BNL d'Italia 2012 was a women's tennis tournament of the WTA Tour 2012 in Rome ( Italy ). The WTA Rome is a category Premier 5 tournament and is played on clay. The tournament took place from May 13th to 20th, 2012. The total prize money was € 1,652,040 .
Last year's winner Marija Sharapova was able to successfully defend her title. The Italian pairing Sara Errani / Roberta Vinci won in doubles . Last year's winners, Peng Shuai and Zheng Jie , were not registered this year.
The field of participants consisted of 56 individual players, with nine players from the top 10 in the world rankings . Before the tournament, two qualifying rounds were played with 32 participants, eight of which qualified for the main draw. From the German-speaking countries took Angelique Kerber (11) Sabine Lisicki (13) Julia Goerges (29) and Karin Knapp (112) part (in brackets world ranking position at start of the tournament) in the tournament. In doubles, the field also consisted of 56 players.
qualification
Eight qualifier places were played out for the individual, which entitle them to participate in the main field of the tournament.
singles
Seeding list
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Explanation of symbols
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Results
Semi-finals, finals
| Semifinals | final | |||||||||||
| 8th | Well Li
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w. | O. | |||||||||
| 9 |  Serena Williams
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| 8th | Well Li
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6th | 4th | 6 5 | ||||||||
| 2 | Maria Sharapova
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4th | 6th | 7th | ||||||||
| 12 |  Angelique Kerber
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3 | 4th | |||||||||
| 2 | Maria Sharapova
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6th | 6th | |||||||||
Upper half
Upper half 1
| First round | Second round | Round of 16 | Quarter finals | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 |  W. Asaranka
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6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 S. Peer
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7th | 4th | 3 | S. Peer
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| S. Peng
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6 4 | 6th | 1r | 1 | W. Asaranka
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| R. Vinci
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4th | 6th | 2 | 14th |  D. Cibulková
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| WC | K. Knapp
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6th | 2 | 6th | WC | K. Knapp
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3 | 6th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Q |  M. Lučić
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1 | 2 | 14th | D. Cibulková
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6th | 4th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||
| 14th | D. Cibulková
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6th | 6th | 14th | D. Cibulková
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1 | 6 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | S. Lisicki
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6 4 | 6th | 3 | 8th | N. Li
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6th | 7th | |||||||||||||||||
 M. Eraković
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7th | 4th | 6th | M. Eraković
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7th | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
 J. Gajdošová
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4th | 6 3 |  C. Scheepers
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5 | 6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||
| C. Scheepers
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6th | 7th | C. Scheepers
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6 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 I. Benešová
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6th | 5 | 7th | 8th | N. Li
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7th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||
 Y. Wickmayer
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4th | 7th | 6 5 | I. Benešová
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1 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8th | N. Li
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6th | 7th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Upper half 2
| First round | Second round | Round of 16 | Quarter finals | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 |  A. Radwańska
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4th | 6th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| P. Cetkovská
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7th | 6th | P. Cetkovská
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6th | 4th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||
| Q | W. Hawarzowa
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5 | 4th | P. Cetkovská
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0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Q | A. Chakvetadze
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2 | 6th | 4th | F. Pennetta
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6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||
| Q | S. Stephens
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6th | 2 | 6th | Q | S. Stephens
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2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| F. Pennetta
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6th | 7th | F. Pennetta
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6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | M. Kirilenko
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1 | 6 2 | F. Pennetta
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0 | r | |||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | S. Williams
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6th | 6th | 9 | S. Williams
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4th | |||||||||||||||||||
 G. Voskoboyeva
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2 | 3 | 9 | S. Williams
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4th | 6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||
| N. Petrova
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6th | 6th | N. Petrova
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6th | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Q | A. Hlaváčková
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3 | 3 | 9 | S. Williams
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6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||
 A. Medina Garrigues
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6th | 6th | A. Medina Garrigues
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3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| J. Zheng
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2 | 1 | A. Medina Garrigues
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6th | 4th | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 6th |  C. Wozniacki
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4th | 0 | r | |||||||||||||||||||||
Bottom half
Lower half 1
| First round | Second round | Round of 16 | Quarter finals | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7th |  M. Bartoli
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3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Q |  A. Wozniak
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1 | 7th | 3 | J. Goerges
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6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||
| J. Goerges
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6th | 6 1 | 6th | J. Goerges
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4th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| V. King
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6th | 6th | 12 | A. Kerber
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6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||
 Z. Pironkowa
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0 | 1 | V. King
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3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Q | A. Rodionova
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6th | 5 | 2 | 12 | A. Kerber
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6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | A. Kerber
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4th | 7th | 6th | 12 | A. Kerber
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7th | 1 | 6th | ||||||||||||||||
| 15th | J. Janković
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3 | 6th | 6 4 | 4th | P. Kvitová
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6 2 | 6th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
 S. Cîrstea
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6th | 4th | 7th | S. Cîrstea
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6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||
| S. Arvidsson
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6th | 6th | S. Arvidsson
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3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| MJ Martínez Sánchez
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3 | 2 | S. Cîrstea
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2 | 7th | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| A. Pavlyuchenkova
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6th | 6th | 4th | P. Kvitová
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6th | 5 | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||
| X. Pervak
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2 | 4th | A. Pavlyuchenkova
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5 | 4th | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4th | P. Kvitová
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7th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Lower half 2
| First round | Second round | Round of 16 | Quarter finals | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | S. Stosur
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6th | 7th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 T. Bacsinszky
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0 | 0r | S. Errani
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3 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| S. Errani
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6th | 3 | 5 | S. Stosur
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4th | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| WC | V. Williams
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6th | 6th | WC | V. Williams
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6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||
| S. Halep
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3 | 4th | WC | V. Williams
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7th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||
| J. Makarova
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6th | 6th | J. Makarova
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6 7 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | F. Schiavone
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3 | 4th | WC | V. Williams
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4th | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | A. Ivanović
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6th | 6th | 2 | M. Sharapova
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6th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||
| S. Kuznetsova
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4th | 3 | 13 | A. Ivanović
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6th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||
| WC | A. Brianti
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2 | 1 | Q | S. Soler Espinosa
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| Q | S. Soler Espinosa
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6th | 6th | 13 | A. Ivanović
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6 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| C. McHale
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6th | 6th | 2 | M. Sharapova
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7th | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||
| M. Niculescu
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4th | 4th | C. McHale
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5 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | M. Sharapova
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7th | 7th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Prize money and world ranking points
| round | Prize money | World ranking points |
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| victory | € 350,000 | 800 |
| final | € 175,000 | 550 |
| Semifinals | € 87,500 | 350 |
| Quarter finals | € 40,000 | 200 |
| Third round | € 20,000 | 110 |
| Second round | € 10,275 | 60 |
| First round | € 5,400 | 1 |
Double
Seeding list
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Explanation of symbols
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Results
Prize money and world ranking points
| round | Prize money per team |
World ranking points per player |
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| victory | € 100,000 | 800 |
| final | € 50,000 | 550 |
| Semifinals | € 25,000 | 350 |
| Quarter finals | € 12,500 | 200 |
| Second round | € 9,250 | 110 |
| First round | € 3,170 | 60 |
Web links
- Internazionali BNL d'Italia 2012 / Women as PDF (English) on the WTA homepage
- Tournament schedule single as PDF (English) on the WTA homepage
- Tournament schedule doubles as PDF (English) on the WTA homepage