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Victoria Azarenka became the new world no. 1 after winning her first major title at the 2012 Australian Open.

The 2012 WTA Tour is the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 2012 tennis season. The 2012 WTA Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments (supervised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF)), the WTA Premier tournaments (Premier Mandatory, Premier 5, and regular Premier), the WTA International tournaments, the Fed Cup (organized by the ITF), the year-end championships (the WTA Tour Championships and the Tournament of Champions), and the tennis event at the London Summer Olympic Games. Also included in the 2012 calendar is the Hopman Cup, which is organized by the ITF and does not distribute ranking points.[1] The secondary tierd circuit is the Challenger Tour.

Schedule

This is the complete schedule of events on the 2012 calendar, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage.[1]

Key

Grand Slam tournaments
Summer Olympic Games
Year-end championships
WTA Premier Mandatory
WTA Premier 5
WTA Premier
WTA International
Team events

January

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
January 2 Hyundai Hopman Cup
Australia Perth, Australia
ITF Mixed Teams Championships
A$1,000,000 – Hard (i) – 8 teams (RR)
 Czech Republic
2–0
 France
Round Robin (Group A)
 Bulgaria
 Denmark
 United States
Round Robin (Group B)
 Spain
 Australia
 China
Brisbane International
Australia Brisbane, Australia
WTA Premier
$655,000 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Estonia Kaia Kanepi
6–2, 6–1
Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová Belgium Kim Clijsters
Italy Francesca Schiavone
Czech Republic Iveta Benešová
United States Serena Williams
Serbia Jelena Janković
Germany Andrea Petkovic
Spain Nuria Llagostera Vives
Spain Arantxa Parra Santonja

7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–2)
United States Raquel Kops-Jones
United States Abigail Spears
ASB Classic
New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand
WTA International
$220,000 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
China Zheng Jie
2–6, 6–3, 2–0 retired[a]
Italy Flavia Pennetta Germany Angelique Kerber
Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova
Germany Sabine Lisicki
Russia Elena Vesnina
Italy Sara Errani
Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká
Czech Republic Andrea Hlaváčková
Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká

6–7(2–7), 6–2, [10–7]
Germany Julia Görges
Italy Flavia Pennetta
January 9 Apia International Sydney
Australia Sydney, Australia
WTA Premier
$637,000 – Hard – 30S/48Q/16D
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Belarus Victoria Azarenka
6–2, 1–6, 6–3
China Li Na Poland Agnieszka Radwańska
Czech Republic Petra Kvitová
Denmark Caroline Wozniacki
France Marion Bartoli
Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová
Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová
Czech Republic Květa Peschke
Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik

6–1, 4–6, [13–11]
United States Liezel Huber
United States Lisa Raymond
Moorilla Hobart International
Australia Hobart, Australia
WTA International
$220,000 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Germany Mona Barthel
6–1, 6–2
Belgium Yanina Wickmayer Israel Shahar Pe'er
Germany Angelique Kerber
Romania Simona Halep
Russia Anna Chakvetadze
Romania Sorana Cîrstea
Australia Jarmila Gajdošová
Romania Irina-Camelia Begu
Romania Monica Niculescu

6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–4), [10–5]
Chinese Taipei Chuang Chia-jung
New Zealand Marina Erakovic
January 16
January 23
Australian Open
Australia Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam
A$ – Hard
128S/96Q/64D/32X
Singles DrawDoubles DrawMixed Draw
Belarus Victoria Azarenka
6–3, 6–0
Russia Maria Sharapova Belgium Kim Clijsters
Czech Republic Petra Kvitová
Denmark Caroline Wozniacki
Poland Agnieszka Radwańska
Russia Ekaterina Makarova
Italy Sara Errani
Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova
Russia Vera Zvonareva

5–7, 6–4, 6–3
Italy Sara Errani
Italy Roberta Vinci
United States Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Romania Horia Tecău

6–3, 5–7, [10–3]
Russia Elena Vesnina
India Leander Paes
January 30 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Quarterfinals
Russia Moscow, Russia – Hard (i)
Belgium Charleroi, Belgium – Hard (i)
Italy Biella, Italy – Clay (Red) (i)
Germany Stuttgart, Germany – Hard (i)
Quarterfinals winners
 Russia 3–2
 Serbia 3–2
 Italy 3–2
 Czech Republic 4–1
Quarterfinals losers
 Spain
 Belgium
 Ukraine
 Germany

February

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
February 6 Open GDF Suez
France Paris, France
WTA Premier
$637,000 – Hard (i) – 30S/32Q/16D
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Germany Angelique Kerber
7–6(7–3), 5–7, 6–3
France Marion Bartoli Belgium Yanina Wickmayer
Czech Republic Klára Zakopalová
Russia Maria Sharapova
Germany Mona Barthel
Germany Julia Görges
Italy Roberta Vinci
United States Liezel Huber
United States Lisa Raymond

7–6(7–3), 6–1
Germany Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Croatia Petra Martić
PTT Pattaya Open
Thailand Pattaya City, Thailand
WTA International
$220,000 – Hard – 32S/16Q/16D
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová
6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–3
Russia Maria Kirilenko Romania Sorana Cîrstea
Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei
Russia Vera Zvonareva
Thailand Tamarine Tanasugarn
United States Vania King
India Sania Mirza
India Sania Mirza
Australia Anastasia Rodionova

3–6, 6–1, [10–8]
Chinese Taipei Chan Hao-ching
Chinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan
February 13 Qatar Total Open
Qatar Doha, Qatar
WTA Premier 5
$2,168,400 – Hard – 56S/32Q/26D
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Belarus Victoria Azarenka
6–1, 6–2
Australia Samantha Stosur Poland Agnieszka Radwańska
France Marion Bartoli
Belgium Yanina Wickmayer
United States Christina McHale
Romania Monica Niculescu
Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová
United States Liezel Huber
United States Lisa Raymond

6–3, 6–1
United States Raquel Kops-Jones
United States Abigail Spears
XX Copa BBVA-Colsanitas
Colombia Bogotá, Colombia
WTA International
$220,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Spain Lara Arruabarrena-Vecino
6–2, 7–5
Russia Alexandra Panova Romania Edina Gallovits-Hall
Hungary Tímea Babos
Colombia Mariana Duque-Mariño
Argentina Paula Ormaechea
Kazakhstan Yaroslava Shvedova
Italy Karin Knapp
Czech Republic Eva Birnerová
Russia Alexandra Panova

6–2, 6–2
Luxembourg Mandy Minella
Switzerland Stefanie Vögele
February 20 Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships
United Arab Emirates Dubai, United Arab Emirates
WTA Premier
$2,000,000 – Hard – 28S/32Q/16D
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Poland Agnieszka Radwańska
7–5, 6–4
Germany Julia Görges Denmark Caroline Wozniacki
Serbia Jelena Janković
Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová
Serbia Ana Ivanovic
Australia Samantha Stosur
Germany Sabine Lisicki
United States Liezel Huber
United States Lisa Raymond

6–2, 6–1
India Sania Mirza
Russia Elena Vesnina
Memphis International
United States Memphis, United States
WTA International
$220,000 – Hard (i) – 32S/16Q/16D
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Sweden Sofia Arvidsson
6–3, 6–4
New Zealand Marina Erakovic Russia Vera Dushevina
Italy Alberta Brianti
France Stéphanie Foretz Gacon
Netherlands Michaëlla Krajicek
Ukraine Lesia Tsurenko
United States Varvara Lepchenko
Czech Republic Andrea Hlaváčková
Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká

6–3, 6–4
Russia Vera Dushevina
Belarus Olga Govortsova
Whirlpool Monterrey Open
Mexico Monterrey, Mexico
WTA International
$220,000 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Hungary Tímea Babos
6–4, 6–4
Romania Alexandra Cadanțu Hungary Gréta Arn
Italy Sara Errani
Russia Nina Bratchikova
Spain Lourdes Domínguez Lino
Austria Patricia Mayr-Achleitner
Luxembourg Mandy Minella
Italy Sara Errani
Italy Roberta Vinci

6–2, 7–6(8–6)
Japan Kimiko Date-Krumm
China Zhang Shuai
February 27 Abierto Mexicano TELCEL p/b HSBC
Mexico Acapulco, Mexico
WTA International
$220,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Italy Sara Errani
5–7, 7–6(7–2), 6–0
Italy Flavia Pennetta Italy Roberta Vinci
Romania Irina-Camelia Begu
Netherlands Michaëlla Krajicek
Spain Estrella Cabeza Candela
Slovakia Magdaléna Rybáriková
Colombia Mariana Duque-Mariño
Italy Sara Errani
Italy Roberta Vinci

6–2, 6–1
Spain Lourdes Domínguez Lino
Spain Arantxa Parra Santonja
BMW Malaysian Open
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
WTA International
$220,000 – Hard (i) – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei
2–6, 7–5, 4–1 retired[b]
Croatia Petra Martić Greece Eleni Daniilidou
Serbia Jelena Janković
Poland Agnieszka Radwańska
Australia Olivia Rogowska
China Peng Shuai
Japan Ayumi Morita
Chinese Taipei Chang Kai-chen
Chinese Taipei Chuang Chia-jung

7–5, 6–4
Chinese Taipei Chan Hao-ching
Japan Rika Fujiwara

March

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
March 5
March 12
BNP Paribas Open
United States Indian Wells, United States
WTA Premier Mandatory
$5,536,664 – Hard – 96S/48Q/32D
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Belarus Victoria Azarenka
6–2, 6–3
Russia Maria Sharapova Germany Angelique Kerber
Serbia Ana Ivanovic
Poland Agnieszka Radwańska
China Li Na
France Marion Bartoli
Russia Maria Kirilenko
United States Liezel Huber
United States Lisa Raymond

6–2, 6–3
India Sania Mirza
Russia Elena Vesnina
March 21
March 28
Sony Ericsson Open
United States Miami, United States
WTA Premier Mandatory
$4,828,050 – Hard – 96S/48Q/32D
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Poland Agnieszka Radwańska
7–5, 6–4
Russia Maria Sharapova France Marion Bartoli
Denmark Caroline Wozniacki
Belarus Victoria Azarenka
United States Venus Williams
United States Serena Williams
China Li Na
Russia Maria Kirilenko
Russia Nadia Petrova

7–6(7–0), 4–6, [10–4]
Italy Sara Errani
Italy Roberta Vinci

April

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
April 2 Family Circle Cup
United States Charleston, United States
WTA Premier
$740,000 – Clay (Green) – 56S/48Q/16D
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
United States Serena Williams
6–0, 6–1
Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová Slovenia Polona Hercog
Australia Samantha Stosur
Russia Nadia Petrova
Russia Vera Zvonareva
Germany Sabine Lisicki
United States Venus Williams
Russia Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová

5–7, 6–4, [10–6]
Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues
Kazakhstan Yaroslava Shvedova
April 9 Barcelona Ladies Open
Spain Barcelona, Spain
WTA International
$220,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/16Q/16D
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Italy Sara Errani
6–2, 6–2
Slovakia Dominika Cibulková Romania Sorana Cîrstea
Spain Carla Suárez Navarro
Belarus Olga Govortsova
Ukraine Yuliya Beygelzimer
Romania Simona Halep
Germany Julia Görges
Italy Sara Errani
Italy Roberta Vinci

6–0, 6–2
Italy Flavia Pennetta
Italy Francesca Schiavone
e-Boks Open
Denmark Copenhagen, Denmark
WTA International
$220,000 – Hard (i)[2] – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Germany Angelique Kerber
6–4, 6–4
Denmark Caroline Wozniacki Croatia Petra Martić
Serbia Jelena Janković
France Alizé Cornet
Serbia Bojana Jovanovski
Estonia Kaia Kanepi
Germany Mona Barthel
Japan Kimiko Date-Krumm
Japan Rika Fujiwara

6–2, 4–6, [10–5]
Sweden Sofia Arvidsson
Estonia Kaia Kanepi
April 16 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Semifinals
Russia Moscow, Russia – Clay (i)
Czech Republic Ostrava, Czech Republic – Hard (i)
Semifinals winners
 Serbia 3–2
 Czech Republic 4–1
Semifinals losers
 Russia
 Italy
April 23 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
Germany Stuttgart, Germany
WTA Premier
$740,000 – Clay (Red) (i) – 28S/32Q/16D
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Russia Maria Sharapova
6–1, 6–4
Belarus Victoria Azarenka Poland Agnieszka Radwańska
Czech Republic Petra Kvitová
Germany Mona Barthel
China Li Na
Germany Angelique Kerber
Australia Samantha Stosur
Czech Republic Iveta Benešová
Czech Republic Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová

6–4, 7–5
Germany Julia Görges
Germany Anna-Lena Grönefeld
Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem
Morocco Fes, Morocco
WTA International
$220,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Netherlands Kiki Bertens
7–5, 6–0
Spain Laura Pous Tió Romania Simona Halep
France Mathilde Johansson
Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues
Spain Garbiñe Muguruza Blanco
Czech Republic Petra Cetkovská
Romania Irina-Camelia Begu
Czech Republic Petra Cetkovská
Russia Alexandra Panova

3–6, 7–6(7–5), [11–9]
Romania Irina-Camelia Begu
Romania Alexandra Cadanțu
April 30 Budapest Grand Prix
Hungary Budapest, Hungary
WTA International
$220,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Italy Sara Errani
7–5, 6–4
Russia Elena Vesnina Georgia (country) Anna Tatishvili
New Zealand Marina Erakovic
Italy Alberta Brianti
Canada Aleksandra Wozniak
Czech Republic Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová
Croatia Petra Martić
Slovakia Janette Husárová
Slovakia Magdaléna Rybáriková

6–4, 6–2
Czech Republic Eva Birnerová
Netherlands Michaëlla Krajicek
Estoril Open
Portugal Estoril, Portugal
WTA International
$220,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Estonia Kaia Kanepi
3–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–4
Spain Carla Suárez Navarro Italy Roberta Vinci
Italy Karin Knapp
Russia Nadia Petrova
Czech Republic Petra Cetkovská
Spain Silvia Soler Espinosa
Kazakhstan Galina Voskoboeva
Chinese Taipei Chuang Chia-jung
China Zhang Shuai

4–6, 6–1, [11–9]
Kazakhstan Yaroslava Shvedova
Kazakhstan Galina Voskoboeva

May

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
May 7 Mutua Madrid Open
Spain Madrid, Spain
WTA Premier Mandatory
€3,755,140 – Clay (Blue) – 64S/32Q/28D
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
United States Serena Williams
6–1, 6–3
Belarus Victoria Azarenka Poland Agnieszka Radwańska
Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká
China Li Na
United States Varvara Lepchenko
Australia Samantha Stosur
Russia Maria Sharapova
Italy Sara Errani
Italy Roberta Vinci

6–1, 3–6, [10–4]
Russia Ekaterina Makarova
Russia Elena Vesnina
May 14 Internazionali BNL d'Italia
Italy Rome, Italy
WTA Premier 5
$2,168,400 – Clay (Red) – 56S/32Q/28D
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Russia Maria Sharapova
4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
China Li Na United States Serena Williams
Germany Angelique Kerber
Slovakia Dominika Cibulková
Italy Flavia Pennetta
Czech Republic Petra Kvitová
United States Venus Williams
Italy Sara Errani
Italy Roberta Vinci

6–2, 7–5
Russia Ekaterina Makarova
Russia Elena Vesnina
May 21 Brussels Open
Belgium Brussels, Belgium
WTA Premier
$637,000 – Clay (Red) – 30S/32Q/16D
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Poland Agnieszka Radwańska
7–5, 6–0
Romania Simona Halep Estonia Kaia Kanepi
Sweden Sofia Arvidsson
Belgium Alison van Uytvanck
Bulgaria Tsvetana Pironkova
Slovakia Dominika Cibulková
Poland Urszula Radwańska
United States Bethanie Mattek-Sands
India Sania Mirza

6–3, 6–2
Poland Alicja Rosolska
China Zheng Jie
Internationaux de Strasbourg
France Strasbourg, France
WTA International
$220,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles DrawDoubles Draw
Italy Francesca Schiavone
6–4, 6–4
France Alizé Cornet France Pauline Parmentier
United States Sloane Stephens
Russia Alexandra Panova
Spain Anabel Medina Garrigues
Japan Ayumi Morita
Sweden Johanna Larsson
Belarus Olga Govortsova
Poland Klaudia Jans-Ignacik

6–7(4–7), 6–3, [10–3]
South Africa Natalie Grandin
Czech Republic Vladimíra Uhlířová
May 28
June 4
French Open
France Paris, France
Grand Slam
€18,718,000 – Clay (Red)
128S/96Q/64D/32X
Singles DrawDoubles Draw - Mixed Draw
Russia Maria Sharapova
6-3, 6–2
Italy Sara Errani Australia Samantha Stosur
Czech Republic Petra Kvitová
Slovakia Dominika Cibulková
Germany Angelique Kerber
Kazakhstan Yaroslava Shvedova
Estonia Kaia Kanepi
Italy Sara Errani
Italy Roberta Vinci

4–6, 6–4, 6–2
Russia Maria Kirilenko
Russia Nadia Petrova
India Sania Mirza
India Mahesh Bhupathi

7–6(7–3), 6–1
Poland Klaudia Jans-Ignacik
Mexico Santiago González

June

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
June 11 AEGON Classic
United Kingdom Birmingham, United Kingdom
WTA International
$220,000 – Grass – 56S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw
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NÜRNBERGER Gastein Ladies
Austria Bad Gastein, Austria
WTA International
$ – Clay (Red) – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw
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June 18 AEGON International
United Kingdom Eastbourne, United Kingdom
WTA Premier
$637,000 – Grass – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw
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UNICEF Open
Netherlands 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
WTA International
$220,000 – Grass – 32S/16Q/16D
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw
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June 25
July 2
The Championships, Wimbledon
United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
Grand Slam
£ – Grass
128S/96Q/64D/16Q/48X
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw - Mixed Draw
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July

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
July 9 Bank of the West Classic
United States Stanford, United States
WTA Premier
$740,000 – Hard – 28S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw
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Internazionali femminili di tennis di Palermo
Italy Palermo, Italy
WTA International
$220,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw
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July 16 Mercury Insurance Open p/b Tri-City Medical Center
United States Carlsbad, United States
WTA Premier
$740,000 – Hard – 56S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw
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Sony Ericsson Swedish Open
Sweden Båstad, Sweden
WTA International
$220,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw
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July 23 Baku Cup
Azerbaijan Baku, Azerbaijan
WTA International
$220,000 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw
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July 30 Summer Olympic Games
United Kingdom London, United Kingdom
Summer Olympic Games
Grass
64S/32D/X
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw - Mixed Draw
 Gold  Silver  Bronze Fourth place vs.
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Citi Open
United States Washington D.C., United States
WTA International
$220,000 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw
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August

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
August 6 Rogers Cup p/b National Bank
Canada Montreal, Canada
WTA Premier 5
$2,168,400 – Hard – 56S/64Q/28D
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw
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August 13 Western & Southern Open
United States Cincinnati, United States
WTA Premier 5
$2,168,400 – Hard – 56S/48Q/28D
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw
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August 20 New Haven Open at Yale
United States New Haven, United States
WTA Premier
$637,000 – Hard – 28S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw
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Texas Tennis Open
United States Dallas, United States
WTA International
$220,000 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw
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August 27
September 3
US Open
United States New York City, United States
Grand Slam
$ – Hard
128S/128Q/64D/32X
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw - Mixed Draw
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September

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
September 10 Tashkent Open
Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
WTA International
$220,000 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw
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Bell Challenge
Canada Quebec City, Canada
WTA International
$220,000 – Hard (i) – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw
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September 17 Hansol Korea Open
South Korea Seoul, South Korea
WTA International
$220,000 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw
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Guangzhou International Women's Open
China Guangzhou, China
WTA International
$220,000 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw
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September 24 Toray Pan Pacific Open
Japan Tokyo, Japan
WTA Premier 5
$2,168,400 – Hard – 56S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw
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October

Week of Tournament Champions Runners-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
October 1 China Open
China Beijing, China
WTA Premier Mandatory
$4,828,050 – Hard – 60S/32Q/28D
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw
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October 8 Generali Ladies Linz p/b voestalpine
Austria Linz, Austria
WTA International
$220,000 – Hard (i) – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw
vs vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
HP Japan Women's Open Tennis
Japan Osaka, Japan
WTA International
$220,000 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw
vs vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
October 15 Kremlin Cup
Russia Moscow, Russia
WTA Premier
$740,000 – Hard (i) – 28S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw
vs vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
BGL BNP Paribas Luxembourg Open
Luxembourg Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
WTA International
$220,000 – Hard (i) – 32S/32Q/16D
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw
vs vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
/
vs
/
October 22 TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships
Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
Year-end championships
$4,900,000 – Hard (i) – 8S (RR)/4D
Singles Draw – Doubles Draw
vs

/
vs
/
October 29 Tournament of Champions
Bulgaria Sofia, Bulgaria
Year-end championships
$750,000 – Hard (i) – 8S
Singles Draw
vs vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
vs
Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Final
Czech Republic Czech Republic
 Serbia vs.  Czech Republic

Statistical information

These tables present the number of singles (S), doubles (D), and mixed doubles (X) titles won by each player and each nation during the season, within all the tournament categories of the 2012 WTA Tour: the Grand Slam tournaments, the tennis event at the London Summer Olympic Games, the year-end championships (the WTA Tour Championships and the Tournament of Champions), the WTA Premier tournaments (Premier Mandatory, Premier 5, and regular Premier), and the WTA International tournaments.[1] The players/nations are sorted by: 1) total number of titles (a doubles title won by two players representing the same nation counts as only one win for the nation); 2) cumulated importance of those titles (one Grand Slam win equalling two Premier Mandatory/Premier 5 wins, one year-end championships win equalling one-and-a-half Premier Mandatory/Premier 5 win, one Premier Mandatory/Premier 5 win equalling two Premier wins, one Olympic win equalling one-and-a-half Premier win, one Premier win equalling two International wins); 3) a singles > doubles > mixed doubles hierarchy; 4) alphabetical order (by family names for players).

Key

Grand Slam tournaments
Summer Olympic Games
Year-end championships
WTA Premier Mandatory
WTA Premier 5
WTA Premier
WTA International

To avoid confusion and double counting, these tables should be updated only after an event is completed. The tables are through to the tournaments of the week of May 21.

Titles won by player

Total Player Singles Doubles Mixed Doubles Singles Doubles Mixed Doubles Singles Doubles Singles Doubles Singles Doubles Singles Doubles Singles Doubles TotalSingles TotalDoubles TotalMixed Doubles
9  Sara Errani (ITA) 3 6 0
6  Roberta Vinci (ITA) 0 6 0
4  Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 4 0 0
4  Liezel Huber (USA) 0 4 0
4  Lisa Raymond (USA) 0 4 0
3  Agnieszka Radwańska (POL) 3 0 0
3  Sania Mirza (IND) 0 2 1
2  Serena Williams (USA) 2 0 0
2  Angelique Kerber (GER) 2 0 0
2  Maria Kirilenko (RUS) 0 1 0
2  Nadia Petrova (RUS) 0 1 0
2  Maria Sharapova (RUS) 2 0 0
2  Kaia Kanepi (EST) 2 0 0
2  Bethanie Mattek-Sands (USA) 0 1 1
2  Chuang Chia-jung (TPE) 0 2 0
2  Andrea Hlaváčková (CZE) 0 2 0
2  Lucie Hradecká (CZE) 0 2 0
2  Alexandra Panova (RUS) 0 2 0
1  Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS) 0 1 0
1  Vera Zvonareva (RUS) 0 1 0
1  Iveta Benešová (CZE) 0 1 0
1  Nuria Llagostera Vives (ESP) 0 1 0
1  Arantxa Parra Santonja (ESP) 0 1 0
1  Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) 0 1 0
1  Květa Peschke (CZE) 0 1 0
1  Lucie Šafářová (CZE) 0 1 0
1  Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) 0 1 0
1  Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová (CZE) 0 1 0
1  Lara Arruabarrena-Vecino (ESP) 1 0 0
1  Sofia Arvidsson (SWE) 1 0 0
1  Tímea Babos (HUN) 1 0 0
1  Mona Barthel (GER) 1 0 0
1  Kiki Bertens (NED) 1 0 0
1  Daniela Hantuchová (SVK) 1 0 0
1  Francesca Schiavone (ITA) 1 0 0
1  Hsieh Su-wei (TPE) 1 0 0
1  Zheng Jie (CHN) 1 0 0
1  Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) 0 1 0
1  Eva Birnerová (CZE) 0 1 0
1  Petra Cetkovská (CZE) 0 1 0
1  Chang Kai-chen (TPE) 0 1 0
1  Kimiko Date-Krumm (JPN) 0 1 0
1  Rika Fujiwara (JPN) 0 1 0
1  Olga Govortsova (BLR) 0 1 0
1  Janette Husárová (SVK) 0 1 0
1  Klaudia Jans-Ignacik (POL) 0 1 0
1  Monica Niculescu (ROU) 0 1 0
1  Anastasia Rodionova (AUS) 0 1 0
1  Magdaléna Rybáriková (SVK) 0 1 0
1  Zhang Shuai (CHN) 0 1 0

Titles won by nation

Total Nation Singles Doubles Mixed Doubles Singles Doubles Mixed Doubles Singles Doubles Singles Doubles Singles Doubles Singles Doubles Singles Doubles TotalSingles TotalDoubles TotalMixed Doubles
10  Italy (ITA) 1 1 1 4 3 4 6 0
8  Russia (RUS) 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 6 0
8  United States (USA) 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 5 1
7  Czech Republic (CZE) 3 4 0 7 0
5  Belarus (BLR) 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 0
4  Poland (POL) 1 2 1 3 1 0
3  India (IND) 1 1 1 0 2 1
3  Germany (GER) 1 2 3 0 0
3  Chinese Taipei (TPE) 1 2 1 2 0
2  Estonia (EST) 1 1 2 0 0
2  Spain (ESP) 1 1 1 1 0
2  China (CHN) 1 1 1 1 0
2  Slovakia (SVK) 1 1 1 1 0
1  Slovenia (SLO) 1 0 1 0
1  Hungary (HUN) 1 1 0 0
1  Netherlands (NED) 1 1 0 0
1  Sweden (SWE) 1 1 0 0
1  Australia (AUS) 1 0 1 0
1  Japan (JPN) 1 0 1 0
1  Romania (ROU) 1 0 1 0

Titles information

The following players won their first main circuit title in singles, doubles, or mixed doubles:

Singles
Doubles
Mixed doubles

The following players defended a main circuit title in singles, doubles, or mixed doubles:

Singles
Doubles

Rankings

The Race to the Championships determines the players in the WTA Tour Championships in October. The WTA rankings are based on tournaments of the latest 52 weeks.

Singles

The following is the 2012 top 20 in the Race to the Championships and the top 20 ranked players in the world.[3][4] Players must include points from the Grand Slams, Premier Mandatory tournaments and the WTA Championships. For Top 20 players, their best two results at Premier 5 tournaments will also count.[5] Gold backgrounds indicate players that have already qualified for the WTA Tour Championships.

Race Singles (as of June 11, 2012)
Rk Player Points Tour
1  Maria Sharapova (RUS) 6540 9(8)
2  Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 6045 10(9)
3  Agnieszka Radwańska (POL) 4166 12
4  Sara Errani (ITA) 3130 12
5  Angelique Kerber (GER) 2850 12
6  Samantha Stosur (AUS) 2621 12
7  Petra Kvitová (CZE) 2590 10(9)
8  Serena Williams (USA) 2520 8(7)
9  Li Na (CHN) 2371 10
10  Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 1972 11
11  Marion Bartoli (FRA) 1923 13
12  Kaia Kanepi (EST) 1659 10
13  Ana Ivanovic (SRB) 1547 11
14  Dominika Cibulková (SVK) 1435 14
15  Julia Görges (GER) 1386 13
16  Lucie Šafářová (CZE) 1258 13
17  Kim Clijsters (BEL) 1180 6(3)
18  Mona Barthel (GER) 1114 13
19  Flavia Pennetta (ITA) 1110 11
20  Maria Kirilenko (RUS) 1100 12

Template:Current Women's Singles WTA Rankings

Doubles

The following is the 2012 top 20 in the Race To The Championships – Doubles and the top 20 individual ranked doubles players. Gold backgrounds indicate teams that have qualified for WTA Tour Championships.

Race Doubles (as of June 11, 2012)
Rk  Team Points Tour
1  Sara Errani (ITA)
 Roberta Vinci (ITA)
7091 10
2  Liezel Huber (USA)
 Lisa Raymond (USA)
4270 12
3  Maria Kirilenko (RUS)
 Nadia Petrova (RUS)
3695 7
4  Andrea Hlaváčková (CZE)
 Lucie Hradecká (CZE)
3080 9
5  Sania Mirza (IND)
 Elena Vesnina (RUS)
2176 7
6  Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS)
 Vera Zvonareva (RUS)
2145 3
7  Květa Peschke (CZE)
 Katarina Srebotnik (SLO)
1837 10
8  Elena Vesnina (RUS)
 Ekaterina Makarova (RUS)
1820 3
9  Gisela Dulko (ARG)
 Paola Suárez (ARG)
1696 9
10  Iveta Benešová (CZE)
 Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová (CZE)
1542 11

Template:Current Women's Doubles Individual WTA Rankings

Prize money leaders

# Player Singles Doubles Mixed Year-to-date
1  Victoria Azarenka  (BLR) $4,518,016 $7,130 $ 0 $4,525,146
2  Maria Sharapova  (RUS) $2,680,090 $ 0 $ 0 $2,680,090
3  Agnieszka Radwańska  (POL) $1,979,982 $32,341 $ 0 $2,012,323
4  Serena Williams  (USA) $1,260,640 $ 0 $ 0 $1,260,640
5  Sara Errani  (ITA) $416,254 $403,505 $ 0 $819,759
6  Caroline Wozniacki  (DEN) $681,894 $430 $ 0 $682,324
7 China Li Na (CHN) $662,763 $ 0 $ 0 $662,763
8  Petra Kvitová  (CZE) $630,152 $5,473 $ 0 $635,625
9  Roberta Vinci  (ITA) $207,032 $406,130 $17,908 $631,070
10  Angelique Kerber  (GER) $605,642 $6,801 $0 $612,443
prize money given in US$Template:·w as of May 28, 2012[6]

Statistics leaders

as of May 14, 2012[7]

 
ACES
Pos Player Aces Matches
1 United States Serena Williams 163 21
2 Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká 122 18
3 Germany Mona Barthel 122 28
4 Poland Agnieszka Radwańska 104 38
5 Germany Julia Görges 97 27
6 Croatia Petra Martić 96 20
7 France Marion Bartoli 96 29
8 Australia Samantha Stosur 93 27
9 Serbia Ana Ivanovic 90 24
10 Russia Nadia Petrova 88 16
SERVICE GAMES WON
Pos Player % Matches
1 United States Serena Williams 87.6 21
2 Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová 79.2 24
3 Russia Maria Sharapova 75.9 28
4 Czech Republic Petra Kvitová 75.9 17
5 Australia Samantha Stosur 75.6 27
6 Belgium Kim Clijsters 75.6 13
7 Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká 74.7 18
8 Belarus Victoria Azarenka 74.3 37
9 China Li Na 73.6 25
10 Serbia Ana Ivanović 73.3 24
BREAK POINTS SAVED
Pos Player % Matches
1 Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová 70.3 24
2 United States Serena Williams 70.3 21
3 Russia Maria Sharapova 65.8 28
4 Belgium Kim Clijsters 64.1 13
5 Russia Vera Dushevina 63.4 11
6 Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká 62.7 18
7 France Stéphanie Foretz Gacon 62.6 10
8 Australia Samantha Stosur 62.3 27
9 Italy Francesca Schiavone 61.4 17
10 France Pauline Parmentier 61.0 11
 
FIRST SERVE PERCENTAGE
Pos Player % Matches
1 Italy Sara Errani 74.3 33
2 Sweden Sofia Arvidsson 71.7 16
3 China Zheng Jie 69.4 19
4 China Li Na 69.0 25
5 Denmark Caroline Wozniacki 68.9 29
7 Russia Maria Sharapova 68.2 28
6 United States Varvara Lepchenko 68.4 17
8 Austria Patricia Mayr-Achleitner 68.2 10
9 Poland Agnieszka Radwańska 68.0 38
10 Poland Urszula Radwańska 67.9 11
FIRST SERVICE POINTS WON
Pos Player % Matches
1 United States Serena Williams 78.3 21
2 Czech Republic Lucie Hradecká 71.4 18
3 Serbia Ana Ivanović 71.1 24
4 Estonia Kaia Kanepi 70.8 18
5 Germany Mona Barthel 70.4 28
6 United States Venus Williams 69.7 11
7 Belgium Kim Clijsters 69.6 13
8 Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová 69.6 24
9 Czech Republic Petra Kvitová 68.8 17
10 Netherlands Michaëlla Krajicek 68.5 13
SECOND SERVE POINTS WON
Pos Player % Matches
1 United States Serena Williams  53.4 21
2 Italy Sara Errani 51.4 33
3 China Li Na  51.1 25
4 Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova 50.7 17
5 Australia Samantha Stosur 50.6 27
6 Czech Republic Petra Kvitová 50.4 17
7 Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová 49.9 24
8 Russia Ekaterina Makarova 49.7 16
9 Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei 49.4 10
10 Germany Julia Görges 49.1 27
 
POINTS WON RETURNING 1ST SERVICE
Pos Player % Matches
1 Italy Sara Errani 46.8 29
2 South Africa Chanelle Scheepers 44.3 16
3 Italy Flavia Pennetta 43.7 21
4 United States Serena Williams 43.6 21
5 Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-Wei 43.5 10
6 Poland Agnieszka Radwańska 43.1 38
7 Spain Lourdes Domínguez Lino 42.8 16
8 France Alizé Cornet 42.8 11
9 Ukraine Kateryna Bondarenko 42.8 9
10 Austria Patricia Mayr-Achleitner 42.7 10
BREAK POINTS CONVERTED
Pos Player % Matches
1 Russia Nina Bratchikova 59.4 1
2 China Zheng Jie 57.2 19
3 Poland Agnieszka Radwańska 56.0 38
4 Czech Republic Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová 55.1 16
5 Australia Casey Dellacqua 54.0 10
6 Austria Patricia Mayr-Achleitner 53.3 10
7 Italy Sara Errani 52.7 33
8 Greece Eleni Daniilidou 52.6 12
9 Spain Carla Suárez Navarro 52.1 18
10 Russia Vera Zvonareva 52.0 14
RETURN GAMES WON
Pos Player % Matches
1 Italy Sara Errani 56.0 33
2 Belarus Victoria Azarenka 51.9 37
3 Poland Agnieszka Radwańska 50.1 38
4 Italy Flavia Pennetta 48.9 21
5 United States Serena Williams 47.9 21
6 Spain Lourdes Domínguez Lino 47.2 12
7 Spain Carla Suárez Navarro 47.2 17
8 Spain Garbiñe Muguruza Blanco 47.1 10
9 Chinese Taipei Hsieh Su-wei 47.1 10
10 Slovakia Dominika Cibulková 46.6 20

Points distribution

[8]

Category W F SF QF R16 R32 R64 R128 Q Q3 Q2 Q1
Grand Slam (S) 2000 1400 900 500 280 160 100 5 60 50 40 2
Grand Slam (D) 2000 1400 900 500 280 160 5 48
WTA Championships (S) +450 +360 (230 for each win, 70 for each loss)
WTA Championships (D) 1500 1050 690
WTA Premier Mandatory (96S) 1000 700 450 250 140 80 50 5 30 20 1
WTA Premier Mandatory (64S) 1000 700 450 250 140 80 5 30 20 1
WTA Premier Mandatory (28/32D) 1000 700 450 250 140 5
WTA Premier 5 (56S) 900 620 395 225 125 70 1 30 20 1
WTA Premier 5 (28D) 900 620 395 225 125 1
Summer Olympic Games (64S) 685 470 340(3rd) 260(4th) 175 95 55 1
WTA Premier (56S) 470 320 200 120 60 40 1 12 8 1
WTA Premier (32S) 470 320 200 120 60 1 20 12 8 1
WTA Premier (16D) 470 320 200 120 1
Tournament of Champions +195 +75 (60 for each win, 25 for each loss)
WTA International (56S) 280 200 130 70 30 15 1 10 6 1
WTA International (32S) 280 200 130 70 30 1 16 10 6 1
WTA International (16D) 280 200 130 70 1

Retirements

36-year-old Květa Peschke, doubles world no. 1 for 10 weeks in 2011, announced her retirement for the end of the 2012 season.

Following is a list of notable players (winners of a main tour title, and/or part of the WTA Rankings top 100 (singles) or top 50 (doubles) for at least one week) who announced their retirement from professional tennis, became inactive (after not playing for more than 52 weeks), or were permanently banned from playing, during the 2012 season:

  • Belgium Kim Clijsters (born July 8, 1983 in Bilzen, Belgium) turned professional in 1997, reaching career-high rankings of World No. 1 in Singles and Doubles. Clijsters has won 41 WTA singles titles and 11 WTA doubles titles. She has won four Grand Slam singles titles: three at the US Open, in 2005, 2009, and 2010 and one at the Australian Open in 2011. She has also been runner-up in four Grand Slam singles tournaments, and won the WTA Tour Championships singles title in 2002, 2003, and 2010. In doubles, she won the French Open and Wimbledon titles in 2003. Clijsters has retired once in 6 May 2007,[10] but almost two years later, on 26 March 2009, she publicly declared her intent to return to the WTA tour for the 2009 summer hard court season.[11] In only her third tournament back, she won her second US Open title, becoming the first unseeded player and wildcard to win the tournament, and the first mother to win a major since Evonne Goolagong in 1980.[12] Clijsters has announced her second retirement will occur after the completion of the 2012 US Open[13]

Comebacks

Following are notable players who will comeback after retirements during the 2012 WTA Tour season:

  • Argentina Paola Suárez (born June 23, 1976 in Buenos Aires), who turned professional in 1991 and has reached a career high ranking of No. 9 on 07 June 2004 in singles and in doubles she was a former world no. 1. She has won 8 doubles Grand Slam (with Virginia Ruano Pascual), 4 singles titles, 44 WTA Tour doubles including 1 WTA Championships. She return back from retirement in 2012, partnering with Gisela Dulko at the 2012 Copa Sony Ericsson Colsanitas, but they lost in the first round. The pair is aiming to play at the London Summer Olympics Games.

See also

Notes

References

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