2012 Mutua Madrid Open – Women's singles

Serena Williams defeated Victoria Azarenka in the final, 6–1, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2012 Madrid Open. It was Azarenka's second consecutive runner-up finish at the event.

Women's singles
2012 Mutua Madrid Open
Champion	Serena Williams
Runner-up	Victoria Azarenka
Score	6–1, 6–3

Main article: 2012 Mutua Madrid Open

Petra Kvitová was the defending champion, but lost to Lucie Hradecká in the second round.

Seeds

01.   Victoria Azarenka (final)

02.   Maria Sharapova (quarterfinals)

03.   Petra Kvitová (second round)

04.   Agnieszka Radwańska (semifinals)

05.   Samantha Stosur (quarterfinals)

06.   Caroline Wozniacki (third round)

07.   Marion Bartoli (first round)

08.   Li Na (quarterfinals)

09.   Serena Williams (champion)

10.   Vera Zvonareva (first round)

11.   Francesca Schiavone (first round)

12.   Angelique Kerber (third round)

13.   Ana Ivanovic (third round)

14.   Dominika Cibulková (first round)

15.   Jelena Janković (first round)

16.   Maria Kirilenko (second round)

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

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	3	6	6
	8	Li Na	6	3	3
								1	Victoria Azarenka	6	6
								4	Agnieszka Radwańska	2	4
	4	Agnieszka Radwańska	6	6
	Q	Varvara Lepchenko	4	4
															1	Victoria Azarenka	1	3
															9	Serena Williams	6	6
	5	Samantha Stosur	68	66
	Q	Lucie Hradecká	710	78
								Q	Lucie Hradecká	65	0
								9	Serena Williams	77	6
	9	Serena Williams	6	6
	2	Maria Sharapova	1	3

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	1	V Azarenka	77	6
		S Kuznetsova	65	4				1	V Azarenka	6	77
	Q	A Hlaváčková	6	6				Q	A Hlaváčková	3	62
	Q	A Rodionova	1	4											1	V Azarenka	6	6
		N Petrova	4	6	6										13	A Ivanovic	4	4
		V King	6	3	1				N Petrova	5	1
	Q	M Johansson	4	1				13	A Ivanovic	7	6
	13	A Ivanovic	6	6																		1	V Azarenka	3	6	6
	12	A Kerber	6	6																		8	N Li	6	3	3
	Q	J Larsson	1	4				12	A Kerber	6	6
		S Halep	1	6	66			WC	V Williams	4	1
	WC	V Williams	6	4	78										12	A Kerber	5	4
		T Paszek	77	2	2										8	N Li	7	6
	WC	S Soler-Espinosa	62	6	6			WC	S Soler-Espinosa	3	1
	WC	G Muguruza Blanco	2	4				8	N Li	6	6
	8	N Li	6	6

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	4	A Radwańska	6	6
	WC	L Arruabarrena-Vecino	3	1				4	A Radwańska	6	6
		C Scheepers	6	2	3				S Errani	0	1
		S Errani	4	6	6										4	A Radwańska	77	6
		Y Wickmayer	6	6												R Vinci	61	4
		J Gajdošová	2	4					Y Wickmayer	1	2
		R Vinci	6	6					R Vinci	6	6
	14	D Cibulková	3	2																		4	A Radwańska	6	6
	11	F Schiavone	4	710	3																	Q	V Lepchenko	4	4
	Q	V Lepchenko	6	68	6			Q	V Lepchenko	77	6
		S Pe'er	6	7					S Pe'er	62	4
		P Hercog	3	5											Q	V Lepchenko	6	63	6
		T Pironkova	0	2												A Medina Garrigues	1	77	3
		A Medina Garrigues	6	6					A Medina Garrigues	6	3	7
		S Cîrstea	66	6	6				S Cîrstea	1	6	5
	7	M Bartoli	78	4	3

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	5	S Stosur	7	4	77
		P Martić	5	6	65			5	S Stosur	2	6	6
		S Arvidsson	4	5					C McHale	6	4	0
		C McHale	6	7											5	S Stosur	6	6
		M Niculescu	0	66												P Cetkovská	3	2
	Q	L Domínguez Lino	6	78				Q	L Domínguez Lino	4	5
		P Cetkovská	6	6					P Cetkovská	6	7
	10	V Zvonareva	2	2																		5	S Stosur	68	66
	16	M Kirilenko	6	7																		Q	L Hradecká	710	78
		J Zheng	2	5				16	M Kirilenko	4	4
		E Makarova	6	77					E Makarova	6	6
		G Voskoboeva	2	63												E Makarova	2	65
		S Peng	4	7	4										Q	L Hradecká	6	77
	Q	L Hradecká	6	5	6			Q	L Hradecká	6	6
		M Erakovic	2	3				3	P Kvitová	4	3
	3	P Kvitová	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	6	C Wozniacki	79	3	6
		K Pervak	67	6	4			6	C Wozniacki	6	77
		M Barthel	6	6					M Barthel	4	62
		J Görges	4	1											6	C Wozniacki	6	3	2
		A Pavlyuchenkova	6	66	6										9	S Williams	1	6	6
	Q	J Craybas	2	78	1				A Pavlyuchenkova	2	1
		E Vesnina	3	1				9	S Williams	6	6
	9	S Williams	6	6																		9	S Williams	6	6
	15	J Janković	6	65	4																	2	M Sharapova	1	3
	WC	C Suárez Navarro	4	77	6			WC	C Suárez Navarro	3	4
		L Šafářová	6	6					L Šafářová	6	6
		K Kanepi	4	4												L Šafářová
		I Benešová	4	65											2	M Sharapova	w/o
		K Zakopalová	6	77					K Zakopalová	4	3
		I-C Begu	0	3				2	M Sharapova	6	6
	2	M Sharapova	6	6

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Pauline Parmentier (qualifying competition)
2. Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová (first round)
3. Eleni Daniilidou (first round)
4. Hsieh Su-wei (qualifying competition)
5. Gréta Arn (first round)
6. Vera Dushevina (first round)
7. Varvara Lepchenko (qualified)
8. Johanna Larsson (qualified)
9. Sloane Stephens (first round)
10. Mathilde Johansson (qualified)
11. Anastasia Rodionova (qualified)
12. Lucie Hradecká (qualified)
13. Bojana Jovanovski (first round)
14. Laura Pous Tió (qualifying competition)
15. Bethanie Mattek-Sands (first round)
16. Lourdes Domínguez Lino (qualified)

Qualifiers

1. Anastasia Rodionova
2. Mathilde Johansson
3. Jill Craybas
4. Andrea Hlaváčková
5. Lucie Hradecká
6. Lourdes Domínguez Lino
7. Varvara Lepchenko
8. Johanna Larsson

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Pauline Parmentier	6	6
		Paula Ormaechea	1	1
								1	Pauline Parmentier	77	1	2
								11	Anastasia Rodionova	62	6	6
		Gisela Dulko	6	5	3
	11	Anastasia Rodionova	2	7	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová	4	3
		Mariana Duque-Mariño	6	6
									Mariana Duque-Mariño	62	65
								10	Mathilde Johansson	77	77
		Arantxa Parra Santonja	3	1
	10	Mathilde Johansson	6	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Eleni Daniilidou	7	3	1
		Jill Craybas	5	6	6
									Jill Craybas	7	6
								Alt	Marta Domachowska	5	0
	Alt	Marta Domachowska	77	7
	13	Bojana Jovanovski	64	5

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Hsieh Su-wei	6	6
	WC	Leticia Costas-Moreira	0	1
								4	Hsieh Su-wei	3	77	3
									Andrea Hlaváčková	6	65	6
		Andrea Hlaváčková	79	6
	9	Sloane Stephens	67	3

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Gréta Arn	3	1
		Alla Kudryavtseva	6	6
									Alla Kudryavtseva	3	6	4
								12	Lucie Hradecká	6	1	6
	WC	Inés Ferrer Suárez	4	2
	12	Lucie Hradecká	6	6

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Vera Dushevina	3	3
	WC	Estrella Cabeza Candela	6	6
								WC	Estrella Cabeza Candela	3	4
								16	Lourdes Domínguez Lino	6	6
		Sesil Karatantcheva	3	3
	16	Lourdes Domínguez Lino	6	6

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	7	Varvara Lepchenko	6	6
	WC	Sara Sorribes Tormo	4	1
								7	Varvara Lepchenko	6	6
								14	Laura Pous Tió	2	2
		Maria Elena Camerin	2	5
	14	Laura Pous Tió	6	7

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	8	Johanna Larsson	5	6	6
		Lesia Tsurenko	7	4	4
								8	Johanna Larsson	2	6	7
								PR	Anna Chakvetadze	6	4	5
	PR	Anna Chakvetadze	6	6
	15	Bethanie Mattek-Sands	4	4

References

• Qualifying Draw
• Main Draw