2012 Apia International Sydney – Women's singles

Li Na was the defending champion, but lost the final against Victoria Azarenka, 6–2, 1–6, 6–3.

Women's singles
2012 Apia International Sydney
Champion	Victoria Azarenka
Runner-up	Li Na
Score	6–2, 1–6, 6–3
Draw	30 (6 Q / 2 WC )
Seeds	8

Seeds

The top two seeds received a bye into the second round.

Caroline Wozniacki (quarterfinals)
Petra Kvitová (semifinals)
Victoria Azarenka (champion)
Li Na (final)
Samantha Stosur (first round)
Vera Zvonareva (first round)
Agnieszka Radwańska (semifinals)
Marion Bartoli (quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

Finals

	Semifinals							Final

	7	Agnieszka Radwańska	6	3	2

	3	Victoria Azarenka	1	6	6
								3	Victoria Azarenka	6	1	6

								4	Li Na	2	6	3
	4	Li Na	1	7	6

	2	Petra Kvitová	6	5	2

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals

								1	C Wozniacki	7	2	6
		D Cibulková	6	4	6				D Cibulková	5	6	4
		S Peng	2	6	4										1	C Wozniacki	6	5	2
		A Pavlyuchenkova	2	3											7	A Radwańska	3	7	6
		A Petkovic	6	6					A Petkovic	5	4
	Q	U Radwańska	1	1				7	A Radwańska	7	6
	7	A Radwańska	6	6																		7	A Radwańska	6	3	2
	3	V Azarenka	6	6																		3	V Azarenka	1	6	6
	Q	S Vögele	2	1				3	V Azarenka	6	6
		J Janković	6	3					J Janković	4	2
		J Görges	1	1^r											3	V Azarenka	7	6
	WC	J Dokić	6	6											8	M Bartoli	5	4
	WC	I Holland	0	0				WC	J Dokić	0	3
	LL	P Hercog	3	3				8	M Bartoli	6	6
	8	M Bartoli	6	6

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals

	6	V Zvonareva	1	2
		S Kuznetsova	6	6					S Kuznetsova	1	0^r
		L Šafářová	7⁷	6					L Šafářová	6	2
		A Ivanovic	6⁵	2												L Šafářová	2	6³
	Q	M Czink	4	2											4	N Li	6	7⁷
	Q	C Scheepers	6	6				Q	C Scheepers	6	4	1
	Q	E Makarova	0	3				4	N Li	2	6	6
	4	N Li	6	6																		4	N Li	1	7	6
	5	S Stosur	2	4																		2	P Kvitová	6	5	2
		F Schiavone	6	6					F Schiavone	5	1
		R Vinci	5	2					D Hantuchová	7	6
		D Hantuchová	7	6												D Hantuchová	0	4
	LL	A Dulgheru	6	6											2	P Kvitová	6	6
	Q	S Arvidsson	1	1				LL	A Dulgheru	5	6	4
								2	P Kvitová	7	3	6

Qualifying

Seeds

Maria Kirilenko (second round)
~~Kaia Kanepi~~ (withdrew due to winning Brisbane)
Polona Hercog (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
Chanelle Scheepers (qualified)
Tamira Paszek (first round)
Barbora Záhlavová Strýcová (second round)
Ekaterina Makarova (qualified)
Iveta Benešová (second round)
Anastasiya Yakimova (first round)
Alexandra Dulgheru (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
Anne Keothavong (first round)
Pauline Parmentier (first round)
Vania King (qualifying competition, withdrew)

Qualifiers

Lucky losers

Alexandra Dulgheru
Polona Hercog

First qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition

	1/WC	Maria Kirilenko	1	6	7⁷

		Varvara Lepchenko	6	2	6⁵
								1/WC	Maria Kirilenko	3	0

									Sofia Arvidsson	6	6
		Erika Sema	3	7⁷	3

		Sofia Arvidsson	6	6⁴	6
																Sofia Arvidsson	6⁶	7⁷	7

															10	Alexandra Dulgheru	7⁸	6²	5
		Iryna Brémond	2	2

	Alt	Andreja Klepač	6	6
								Alt	Andreja Klepač	4	4

								10	Alexandra Dulgheru	6	6
		Monique Adamczak	4	1

	10	Alexandra Dulgheru	6	6

Second qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition

	13	Vania King	5	6	6

		Arantxa Rus	7	3	1
								13	Vania King	6	7⁷

									Paula Ormaechea	1	6³
		Patricia Mayr-Achleitner	0	1^r

		Paula Ormaechea	6	3
															13	Vania King

																Urszula Radwańska	w/o
	WC	Sally Peers	2	2

		Urszula Radwańska	6	6
									Urszula Radwańska	6	6

								8	Iveta Benešová	4	1
		Lourdes Domínguez Lino	6⁰	2

	8	Iveta Benešová	7⁷	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition

	3	Polona Hercog	7⁷	6

	Alt	Elena Bogdan	6³	3
								3	Polona Hercog	7	6

								WC	Viktorija Rajicic	5	4
		Anna Tatishvili	3	6	4

	WC	Viktorija Rajicic	6	4	6
															3	Polona Hercog	1	3

															7	Ekaterina Makarova	6	6
		Kristina Mladenovic	6	3	6

		Vera Dushevina	2	6	2
									Kristina Mladenovic	6	2	3

								7	Ekaterina Makarova	4	6	6
		Aravane Rezaï	2	0^r

	7	Ekaterina Makarova	6	0

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition

	4	Chanelle Scheepers	6	6

	WC	Azra Hadzic	3	0
								4	Chanelle Scheepers	6	6

								WC	Arina Rodionova	2	1
	WC	Arina Rodionova	7⁷	6

	WC	Tammi Patterson	6³	3
															4	Chanelle Scheepers	6	6

																Alizé Cornet	4	4
		Alizé Cornet	6	4

		Anastasia Pivovarova	2	1^r
									Alizé Cornet	6	1	6

									Mirjana Lučić	4	6	1
		Mirjana Lučić	6	6

	9	Anastasiya Yakimova	2	1

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition

	5	Tamira Paszek	0	6⁷

		Bojana Jovanovski	6	7⁹
									Bojana Jovanovski	6⁶	7	7

									Virginie Razzano	7⁸	5	5
		Virginie Razzano	6	6

		Tamarine Tanasugarn	2	3
																Bojana Jovanovski	6	4	2

																Stefanie Vögele	3	6	6
	Alt	Victoria Larrière	3	3

		Stefanie Vögele	6	6
									Stefanie Vögele	6	6

									Michaëlla Krajicek	2	4
		Michaëlla Krajicek	2	6	7

	11	Anne Keothavong	6	2	5

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Second round							Qualifying competition

	6	Barbora Záhlavová Strýcová	6	5	7⁷

		Mandy Minella	3	7	6⁴
								6	Barbora Záhlavová Strýcová	6³	7	4

									Melinda Czink	7⁷	5	6
		Sílvia Soler Espinosa	2	1

		Melinda Czink	6	6
																Melinda Czink	6⁵	6	6

																Eleni Daniilidou	7⁷	4	4
		Alla Kudryavtseva	5	6	4

		Stéphanie Foretz Gacon	7	3	6
									Stéphanie Foretz Gacon	6⁴	2

									Eleni Daniilidou	7⁷	6
		Eleni Daniilidou	6	6

	12	Pauline Parmentier	4	3

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