2012 US Open – Women's singles

Serena Williams defeated Victoria Azarenka in the final, 6–2, 2–6, 7–5 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2012 US Open. It was her fourth US Open singles title and her 15th major singles title overall. Azarenka served for the championship and led 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 the third woman in history to win Wimbledon, the Olympics, and the US Open in the same season, after Steffi Graf and her sister Venus Williams. Williams lost only one set during the tournament, to Azarenka in the final.

Women's singles
2012 US Open
Champion	Serena Williams
Runner-up	Victoria Azarenka
Score	6–2, 2–6, 7–5
Draw	128
Seeds	32

Main article: 2012 US Open (tennis)

Samantha Stosur was the defending champion, but was defeated in the quarterfinals by Azarenka.

Three-time US Open champion Kim Clijsters, who was on a 22-match winning streak at the tournament, lost to Laura Robson in the second round. This was also Clijsters' last tournament before her second retirement (her first being in 2007), until she returned to the tour in 2020 at the Dubai Tennis Championships.

This marked the first major main draw appearance for future two-time major champion and world No. 1 Garbiñe Muguruza, who lost to Sara Errani in the first round. It was also the first major main draw appearance for future WTA Finals champion Elina Svitolina, who lost to Ana Ivanovic in the first round. This also marked the first time Ivanovic reached the quarterfinals of a major since winning the 2008 French Open.

Seeds

01.   Victoria Azarenka (final)

02.   Agnieszka Radwańska (fourth round)

03.   Maria Sharapova (semifinals)

04.   Serena Williams (champion)

05.   Petra Kvitová (fourth round)

06.   Angelique Kerber (fourth round)

07.   Samantha Stosur (quarterfinals)

08.   Caroline Wozniacki (first round)

09.   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)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Qualifying

Main article: 2012 US Open – Women's singles qualifying

Main draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Victoria Azarenka	6	4	77
	7	Samantha Stosur	1	6	65
								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	0r			28	J Zheng	6	6
	28	J Zheng	4	6	0																	1	V Azarenka	6	6
	18	J Görges	64	1																			A Tatishvili	2	2
	Q	Kr Plíšková	77	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	65	6	6
		S Cîrstea	4	6	6				S Cîrstea	77	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	77	2
	Q	S Crawford	3	66												L Robson	6	65	6
		L Robson	6	78					L Robson	77	77
	WC	V Duval	3	1				23	K Clijsters	64	65
	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	An Rodionova	6	6				Q	An Rodionova	2	2
	WC	J Cohen	3	0											31	V Lepchenko	65	2
	Q	E Gallovits-Hall	7	6											7	S Stosur	77	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	77																		19	N Petrova	1	6	4
		J Gajdošová	3	63				19	N Petrova	6	6
		S Halep	7	77					S Halep	1	1
		I Benešová	5	65											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	77
		J Hampton	3	65				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	61				17	A Pavlyuchenkova	1	2
	17	A Pavlyuchenkova	6	77																		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	65	3
		P Parmentier	6	6					P Parmentier	77	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	66	1				5	P Kvitová	6	6
	5	P Kvitová	78	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	65
		S Soler Espinosa	6	6					S Soler Espinosa	6	77
	Q	A Kudryavtseva	3	2												S Soler Espinosa	1	77	3
		T Pironkova	6	6												T Pironkova	6	63	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	77	4	2
		K Date-Krumm	4	2											12	A Ivanovic	64	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	2r					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	77	3
		A Hlaváčková	6	6					A Hlaváčková	6	63	6
	24	K Zakopalová	4	4																			A Hlaváčková	0	0
	32	S Peng	65	1																		4	S Williams	6	6
		E Vesnina	77	6					E Vesnina	3	4
		E Makarova	6	6					E Makarova	6	6
	LL	E Daniilidou	1	4												E Makarova	4	0
		M Lučić-Baroni	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	65	3
	21	C McHale	4	6	3																	10	S Errani	77	6
		K Bertens	6	4	6				K Bertens	7	2	5
	Q	O Puchkova	77	62	6			Q	O Puchkova	5	6	7
		I Falconi	65	77	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	3	78	1			10	S Errani	6	6
	10	S Errani	6	66	6

Section 8

	First round							Second round							Third round							Fourth round
	13	D Cibulková	65	6	6
		J Larsson	77	2	0			13	D Cibulková	77	77
		B Jovanovski	4	7	6				B Jovanovski	63	63
		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	6	77				Q	L Arruabarrena	4	2
		S Pe'er	4	65											30	J Janković	3	5
		K Pervak	5	2r											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

Championship match statistics

Category	S. Williams	Azarenka
1st serve %	43/80 (54%)	65/101 (64%)
1st serve points won	33 of 43 = 77%	36 of 65 = 55%
2nd serve points won	15 of 37 = 41%	19 of 36 = 53%
Total service points won	48 of 80 = 60.00%	55 of 101 = 54.46%
Aces	13	0
Double faults	4	5
Winners	44	13
Unforced errors	45	28
Net points won	5 of 7 = 71%	10 of 13 = 77%
Break points converted	5 of 14 = 36%	4 of 8 = 50%
Return points won	46 of 101 = 46%	32 of 80 = 40%
Total points won	94	87
Source

References

External links

• Main Draw
• 2012 US Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

Preceded by 2012 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles	Grand Slam women's singles	Succeeded by 2013 Australian Open – Women's singles