2012 Western & Southern Open – Women's singles

Li Na defeated Angelique Kerber in the final, 1–6, 6–3, 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2012 Cincinnati Masters.

Women's singles
2012 Western & Southern Open
Champion	Li Na
Runner-up	Angelique Kerber
Score	1–6, 6–3, 6–1
Draw	56
Seeds	16

Main article: 2012 Western & Southern Open

Maria Sharapova was the reigning champion, but withdrew because of a stomach virus.

Seeds

The top eight seeds and the Montreal finalists receive a bye into the second round.

1. Agnieszka Radwańska (quarterfinals)
2. Serena Williams (quarterfinals)
3. Samantha Stosur (quarterfinals)
4. Petra Kvitová (semifinals)
5. Angelique Kerber (final)
6. Caroline Wozniacki (third round)
7. Sara Errani (third round)
8. Marion Bartoli (second round)
9. Li Na (champion)
10. Ana Ivanovic (withdrew because of a right foot injury)
11. Dominika Cibulková (second round, retired)
12. Maria Kirilenko (first round)
13. Jelena Janković (first round)
14. Francesca Schiavone (first round)
15. Nadia Petrova (first round, retired because of dizziness)
16. Lucie Šafářová (first round)
17. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (quarterfinals)

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	Agnieszka Radwańska	1	1
	9	Li Na	6	6
								9	Li Na	7	3	6
								WC	Venus Williams	5	6	1
	3	Samantha Stosur	2	77	4
	WC	Venus Williams	6	62	6
															9	Li Na	1	6	6
															5	Angelique Kerber	6	3	1
	17	Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova	3	64
	4	Petra Kvitová	6	77
								4	Petra Kvitová	1	6	4
								5	Angelique Kerber	6	2	6
	5	Angelique Kerber	6	6
	2	Serena Williams	4	4

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	A Radwańska	6	6
		S Arvidsson	6	2					S Arvidsson	4	3
		T Paszek	1	1r											1	A Radwańska	6	4	6
		T Pironkova	4	1											WC	S Stephens	1	6	4
	WC	S Stephens	6	6				WC	S Stephens	6	6
	WC	C Giorgi	6	6				WC	C Giorgi	2	1
	14	F Schiavone	1	3																		1	A Radwańska	1	1
																						9	N Li	6	6
								9	N Li	6	4	6
		Y Wickmayer	78	2	3				S Cîrstea	3	6	3
		S Cîrstea	66	6	6										9	N Li	6	6
	Q	J Larsson	6	6											Q	J Larsson	2	2
	Q	C Dellacqua	1	3				Q	J Larsson	6	6
								8	M Bartoli	4	2

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								3	S Stosur	6	66	6
		S Halep	3	0					A Medina Garrigues	3	78	4
		A Medina Garrigues	6	6											3	S Stosur	6	6
		K Zakopalová	65	5												E Makarova	1	3
	LL	A Tatishvili	77	7				LL	A Tatishvili	1	2
		E Makarova	710	3					E Makarova	6	6
	15	N Petrova	68	1r																		3	S Stosur	2	77	4
	12	M Kirilenko	3	77	2																	WC	V Williams	6	62	6
	WC	V Williams	6	65	6			WC	V Williams	2	6	6
		C Scheepers	3	6	3				C Scheepers	6	3	2
		C McHale	6	3	0r										WC	V Williams	6	6
		J Zheng	6	61	3										7	S Errani	3	0
		D Hantuchová	2	77	6				D Hantuchová	4	4
								7	S Errani	6	6

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								6	C Wozniacki	6	6
	Q	S Karatantcheva	6	6				Q	S Karatantcheva	1	0
	Q	K Bertens	2	1											6	C Wozniacki	4	4
		S Pe'er	3	3											17	A Pavlyuchenkova	6	6
		J Görges	6	6					J Görges	3	0
		C Suárez Navarro	4	0				17	A Pavlyuchenkova	6	6
	17	A Pavlyuchenkova	6	6																		17	A Pavlyuchenkova	3	64
	13	J Janković	7	5	68																	4	P Kvitová	6	77
		S Peng	5	7	710				S Peng	6	6
		R Vinci	6	6					R Vinci	3	4
	Q	M Keys	3	3												S Peng	2	2
		MJ Martínez Sánchez	0	4											4	P Kvitová	6	6
		M Barthel	6	6					M Barthel	6	2	5
								4	P Kvitová	3	6	7

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								5	A Kerber	3	6	6
		V Lepchenko	64	4				LL	T Babos	6	1	2
	LL	T Babos	77	6											5	A Kerber	6	77
	Q	B Mattek-Sands	3	5											Q	A Hlaváčková	4	65
	Q	A Hlaváčková	6	7				Q	A Hlaváčková	77	4
	Q	A Amanmuradova	3	4				11	D Cibulková	61	1r
	11	D Cibulková	6	6																		5	A Kerber	6	6
	16	L Šafářová	3	4																		2	S Williams	4	4
	Q	Y Shvedova	6	6				Q	Y Shvedova	6	1r
		K Pervak	2	4				Q	U Radwańska	4	4
	Q	U Radwańska	6	6											Q	U Radwańska	4	3
	Q	V King	3	6	66										2	S Williams	6	6
	Q	E Daniilidou	6	2	78			Q	E Daniilidou	3	4
								2	S Williams	6	6

Qualifying draw

Seeds

1. Yaroslava Shvedova (qualified)
2. Urszula Radwańska (qualified)
3. Vania King (qualified)
4. Galina Voskoboeva (withdrew)
5. Iveta Benešová (first round)
6. Sílvia Soler Espinosa (first round)
7. Arantxa Rus (first round)
8. Tímea Babos (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
9. Lucie Hradecká (first round)
10. Bojana Jovanovski (first round)
11. CoCo Vandeweghe (first round)
12. Lourdes Domínguez Lino (first round)
13. Anne Keothavong (first round)
14. Anna Tatishvili (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
15. Kiki Bertens (qualified)
16. Olga Govortsova (qualifying competition)
17. Irina-Camelia Begu (qualifying competition)
18. Melinda Czink (qualifying competition)
19. Laura Robson (qualifying competition)
20. Andrea Hlaváčková (qualified)
21. Pauline Parmentier (first round)
22. Johanna Larsson (qualified)
23. Kateryna Bondarenko (qualifying competition)
24. Garbiñe Muguruza (first round)

Qualifiers

1. Yaroslava Shvedova
2. Urszula Radwańska
3. Vania King
4. Akgul Amanmuradova
5. Johanna Larsson
6. Kiki Bertens
7. Sesil Karatantcheva
8. Madison Keys
9. Casey Dellacqua
10. Andrea Hlaváčková
11. Eleni Daniilidou
12. Bethanie Mattek-Sands

Lucky losers

1. Tímea Babos
2. Anna Tatishvili

Draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Yaroslava Shvedova	6	6
	WC	Lauren Davis	3	2
								1	Yaroslava Shvedova	7	6
								14	Anna Tatishvili	5	2
	WC	Nicole Gibbs	2	68
	14	Anna Tatishvili	6	710

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Urszula Radwańska	6	6
		Mirjana Lučić	2	2
								2	Urszula Radwańska	6	6
								19	Laura Robson	3	2
		Vera Dushevina	2	6	4
	19	Laura Robson	6	3	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Vania King	6	6
		Kimiko Date-Krumm	4	4
								3	Vania King	3	6	7
								17	Irina-Camelia Begu	6	3	5
		Julia Cohen	4	2
	17	Irina-Camelia Begu	6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	Alt	Jana Čepelová	3	1
		Karolína Plíšková	6	6
									Karolína Plíšková	3	2
									Akgul Amanmuradova	6	6
		Akgul Amanmuradova	6	6
	21	Pauline Parmentier	4	3

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Iveta Benešová	1	77	3
		Alexa Glatch	6	62	6
									Alexa Glatch	2	2
								22	Johanna Larsson	6	6
	WC	Komal Safdar	1	1
	22	Johanna Larsson	6	6

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Sílvia Soler Espinosa	3	5
		Yulia Putintseva	6	7
									Yulia Putintseva	3	3
								15	Kiki Bertens	6	6
		Aravane Rezaï	3	77	4
	15	Kiki Bertens	6	63	6

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	7	Arantxa Rus	6	5	0
		Sesil Karatantcheva	3	7	6
									Sesil Karatantcheva	3	7	6
								16	Olga Govortsova	6	5	0
	WC	Jill Craybas	3	2
	16	Olga Govortsova	6	6

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	8	Tímea Babos	6	6
		Lesia Tsurenko	2	4
								8	Tímea Babos	3	0
								WC	Madison Keys	6	6
	WC	Madison Keys	77	3	6
	24	Garbiñe Muguruza	65	6	1

Ninth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	9	Lucie Hradecká	3	1
		Casey Dellacqua	6	6
									Casey Dellacqua	6	77
								18	Melinda Czink	4	62
		Melanie Oudin	3	4
	18	Melinda Czink	6	6

Tenth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	10	Bojana Jovanovski	3	6	62
		Olivia Rogowska	6	2	77
									Olivia Rogowska	77	4	4
								20	Andrea Hlaváčková	65	6	6
		Jarmila Gajdošová	3	64
	20	Andrea Hlaváčková	6	77

Eleventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	11	CoCo Vandeweghe	3	62
		Eleni Daniilidou	6	77
									Eleni Daniilidou	6	77
								23	Kateryna Bondarenko	3	62
		Chang Kai-chen	5	4
	23	Kateryna Bondarenko	7	6

Twelfth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	12	Lourdes Domínguez Lino	3	3
	WC	Bethanie Mattek-Sands	6	6
								WC	Bethanie Mattek-Sands	1	7	6
									Chan Yung-jan	6	5	3
		Chan Yung-jan	6	4	6
	13	Anne Keothavong	3	6	0

References

• Main Draw
• Qualifying Draw