Olympic Summer Games 2012 / Tennis / Women's singles

Women's tennis singles of the 2012 Summer Olympics
Winner	United States Serena Williams
Final opponent	Russia Maria Sharapova
Final result	6-0, 6-1
Competitions
singles	Ladies	Men's
Double	Ladies	Men's	Mixed

Women's tennis singles of the 2012 Summer Olympics .

The defending champion was Jelena Dementjewa , who did not defend the title after her resignation on October 29, 2010. The game was played on the grounds of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club at Wimbledon from July 28 to August 4, 2012. A total of 64 players took part in this tournament. The draw for the matches took place on July 26, 2012.

Seeding list

No.	Player	Round reached
01.	Belarus Viktoriya Azaranka	bronze
02.	Poland Agnieszka Radwańska	1 round
03.	Russia Maria Sharapova	silver
04th	United States Serena Williams	gold
05.	Australia Samantha Stosur	1 round
06th	Czech Republic Petra Kvitová	Quarter finals
07th	Germany Angelique Kerber	Quarter finals
08th.	Denmark Caroline Wozniacki	Quarter finals

No.	Player	Round reached
09.	Italy Sara Errani	1 round
10.	China People's Republic Li Na	1 round
11.	Serbia Ana Ivanović	Round of 16
12.	Slovakia Dominika Cibulková	1 round
13.	Russia Vera Swonaryova	Round of 16
14th	Russia Maria Kirilenko	4th Place
15th	Germany Sabine Lisicki	Round of 16
16.	Russia Nadia Petrova	Round of 16

Explanation of symbols

INV = Tripartite Invitation
IP = ITF place
ALT = replacement (alternate)

r = retired
d = disqualification
where = walk over

Results

Quarter-finals, semi-finals, finals

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1

Belarus Viktoriya Azaranka

6th

7th

7th

Angelique Kerber

4th

5

1

Viktoriya Azaranka

1

2

4th

United States Serena Williams

6th

4th

United States Serena Williams

6th

8th

Caroline Wozniacki

0

3

4th

United States Serena Williams

6th

3

Maria Sharapova

0

1

Kim Clijsters

2

5

3

Russia Maria Sharapova

6th

7th

3

Russia Maria Sharapova

6th

14th

Maria Kirilenko

2

3

Bronze game

6th

Petra Kvitová

6 ³

3

14th

Russia Maria Kirilenko

7th

6th

1

Belarus Viktoriya Azaranka

6th

14th

Maria Kirilenko

3

4th

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round

Second round

Round of 16

1

Belarus W. Asaranka

6th

3

6th

I.-C. Begu

1

6th

1

Belarus W. Asaranka

6th

MJ Martínez Sánchez

1

2

Spain MJ Martínez Sánchez

6th

P. Hercog

2

4th

1

Belarus W. Asaranka

7th

6th

16

N. Petrova

6 ⁶

4th

IP

Georgia A. Tatishvili

6th

INV

S. Vogt

2

0

IP

A. Tatishvili

3

7th

2

16

Russia N. Petrova

6th

6 ⁵

6th

J. Zheng

4th

6 ⁷

16

Russia N. Petrova

6th

7th

Upper half 2

First round

Second round

Round of 16

9

S. Errani

3

1

United States V. Williams

6th

United States V. Williams

6th

A. Wozniak

1

3

M. Eraković

2

1

Canada A. Wozniak

6th

V. Williams

6 ⁵

7th

Germany A. Kerber

7th

G. Voskoboyeva

4th

2

T. Babos

6th

T. Babos

1

7th

Germany A. Kerber

6th

P. Cetkovská

1

0

r

7th

Germany A. Kerber

6th

3

Upper half 3

First round

Second round

Round of 16

4th

United States S. Williams

6th

J. Janković

3

1

4th

United States S. Williams

6th

U. Radwańska

2

3

M. Barthel

4th

3

Poland U. Radwańska

6th

4th

United States S. Williams

6th

13

W. Swonaryova

1

0

Italy F. Schiavone

6th

3

6th

K. Zakopalová

3

6th

4th

F. Schiavone

3

13

Russia W. Swonaryova

6th

S. Arvidsson

6 ³

4th

13

Russia W. Swonaryova

7th

6th

Upper half 4

First round

Second round

Round of 16

10

N. Li

2

6th

3

Slovakia D. Hantuchová

6th

3

6th

Slovakia D. Hantuchová

6th

IP

A. Cornet

3

0

IP

France A. Cornet

7th

6th

T. Paszek

6 ⁴

4th

D. Hantuchová

4th

2

8th

Denmark C. Wozniacki

6th

A. Medina Garrigues

2

6th

5

Belgium Y. Wickmayer

6th

4th

7th

Y. Wickmayer

4th

6th

3

8th

Denmark C. Wozniacki

6th

3

6th

IP

A. Keothavong

6th

3

2

8th

Denmark C. Wozniacki

4th

6th

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round

Second round

Round of 16

5

S. Stosur

6th

5

8th

Spain C. Suarez Navarro

3

7th

10

C. Suarez Navarro

3

Belgium K. Clijsters

6th

Belgium K. Clijsters

6th

R. Vinci

1

4th

Belgium K. Clijsters

6th

11

A. Ivanović

3

4th

PR

Á. Szávay

3

IP

United Kingdom E. Baltacha

6th

IP

E. Baltacha

4th

6 ⁵

11

Serbia A. Ivanović

6th

7th

C. McHale

4th

5

11

Serbia A. Ivanović

6th

7th

Lower half 2

First round

Second round

Round of 16

15th

Germany S. Lisicki

4th

6th

7th

IP

O. Jabeur

6th

0

5

15th

Germany S. Lisicki

4th

6th

7th

J. Schwedowa

6th

3

5

S. Halep

4th

2

Kazakhstan J. Schwedowa

6th

15th

S. Lisicki

7th

4th

3

Russia M. Sharapova

6 ⁸

6th

OLD

United Kingdom L. Robson

7th

6th

L. Šafářová

6 ⁴

4th

OLD

L. Robson

6 ⁵

3

Russia M. Sharapova

7th

6th

S. Peer

2

0

3

Russia M. Sharapova

6th

Lower half 3

First round

Second round

Round of 16

6th

Czech Republic P. Kvitová

6th

5

6th

K. Bondarenko

4th

7th

4th

6th

Czech Republic P. Kvitová

7th

2

6th

S. Peng

5

6th

1

S.-w. Hsieh

3

7th

5

China People's Republic S. Peng

6th

6 ³

7th

6th

Czech Republic P. Kvitová

6th

F. Pennetta

3

0

S. Cîrstea

2

6th

2

Italy F. Pennetta

6th

4th

6th

Italy F. Pennetta

7th

6th

Z. Pironkowa

5

1

Bulgaria Z. Pironkowa

7th

6th

12

D. Cibulková

6 ⁴

2

Lower half 4

First round

Second round

Round of 16

14th

Russia M. Kirilenko

6th

1

IP

M. Duque Mariño

0

1

r

14th

Russia M. Kirilenko

6th

OLD

H. Watson

3

2

S. Soler Espinosa

2

OLD

United Kingdom H. Watson

6th

14th

Russia M. Kirilenko

7th

6th

J. Goerges

6 ⁵

3

United States V. Lepchenko

7th

6 ⁶

6th

INV

V. Cepede Royg

5

7th

2

V. Lepchenko

3

5

Germany J. Goerges

6th

7th

Germany J. Goerges

7th

6 ⁵

6th

2

A. Radwańska

5

7th

4th

Web links

Official website of the ladies tournament on london2012.com (English)