2012 WTA Tour
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
February
March
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BNP Paribas Open Indian Wells, United States WTA Premier Mandatory $5,536,664 – Hard – 96S/48Q/32D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
Victoria Azarenka 6–2, 6–3 |
Maria Sharapova | Angelique Kerber Ana Ivanovic |
Agnieszka Radwańska Li Na Marion Bartoli Maria Kirilenko |
Liezel Huber Lisa Raymond 6–2, 6–3 |
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Sony Ericsson Open Miami, United States WTA Premier Mandatory $4,828,050 – Hard – 96S/48Q/32D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
Agnieszka Radwańska 7–5, 6–4 |
Maria Sharapova | Marion Bartoli Caroline Wozniacki |
Victoria Azarenka Venus Williams Serena Williams Li Na |
Maria Kirilenko Nadia Petrova 7–6(7–0), 4–6, [10–4] |
Sara Errani Roberta Vinci |
April
May
June
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June 11 | AEGON Classic Birmingham, United Kingdom WTA International $220,000 – Grass – 56S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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NÜRNBERGER Gastein Ladies Bad Gastein, Austria WTA International $ – Clay (Red) – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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June 18 | AEGON International Eastbourne, United Kingdom WTA Premier $637,000 – Grass – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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UNICEF Open 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands WTA International $220,000 – Grass – 32S/16Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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The Championships, Wimbledon London, United Kingdom Grand Slam £ – Grass 128S/96Q/64D/16Q/48X Singles Draw – Doubles Draw - Mixed Draw |
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July
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July 9 | Bank of the West Classic 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 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 Carlsbad, United States WTA Premier $740,000 – Hard – 56S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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Sony Ericsson Swedish Open Båstad, Sweden WTA International $220,000 – Clay (Red) – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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July 23 | Baku Cup Baku, Azerbaijan WTA International $220,000 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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July 30 | Summer Olympic Games London, United Kingdom Summer Olympic Games Grass 64S/32D/X Singles Draw – Doubles Draw - Mixed Draw |
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Citi Open Washington D.C., United States WTA International $220,000 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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August
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August 6 | Rogers Cup p/b National Bank 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 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 New Haven, United States WTA Premier $637,000 – Hard – 28S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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Texas Tennis Open Dallas, United States WTA International $220,000 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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US Open New York City, United States Grand Slam $ – Hard 128S/128Q/64D/32X Singles Draw – Doubles Draw - Mixed Draw |
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September
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September 10 | Tashkent Open Tashkent, Uzbekistan WTA International $220,000 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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Bell Challenge 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 Seoul, South Korea WTA International $220,000 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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Guangzhou International Women's Open Guangzhou, China WTA International $220,000 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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September 24 | Toray Pan Pacific Open Tokyo, Japan WTA Premier 5 $2,168,400 – Hard – 56S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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October
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October 1 | China Open 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 Linz, Austria WTA International $220,000 – Hard (i) – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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HP Japan Women's Open Tennis Osaka, Japan WTA International $220,000 – Hard – 32S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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October 15 | Kremlin Cup Moscow, Russia WTA Premier $740,000 – Hard (i) – 28S/32Q/16D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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October 22 | TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships Istanbul, Turkey Year-end championships $4,900,000 – Hard (i) – 8S (RR)/4D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw |
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October 29 | Tournament of Champions Sofia, Bulgaria Year-end championships $750,000 – Hard (i) – 8S Singles Draw |
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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 |
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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 |
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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
- Lara Arruabarrena-Vecino – Bogota (singles)
- Tímea Babos – Monterrey (singles)
- Mona Barthel – Hobart (singles)
- Kiki Bertens – Fes (singles)
- Hsieh Su-wei – Kuala Lumpur (singles)
- Angelique Kerber – Paris (singles)
- Doubles
- Irina-Camelia Begu – Hobart (doubles)
- Rika Fujiwara – Copenhagen (doubles)
- Lucie Šafářová – Charleston (doubles)
- Magdaléna Rybáriková – Budapest (doubles)
- Mixed doubles
The following players defended a main circuit title in singles, doubles, or mixed doubles:
- Singles
- Doubles
- Liezel Huber – Dubai (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.
DoublesThe 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.
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