2012 French Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
Women's singles
2012 French Open
Champion	Maria Sharapova
Runner-up	Sara Errani
Score	6–3, 6–2

Maria Sharapova defeated Sara Errani in the final, 6–3, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2012 French Open. It was her first French Open title, and she completed the career Grand Slam with the win.[1] It was Sharapova's first major title since the 2008 Australian Open, and her first since a shoulder surgery that threatened to end her career four years prior.[2] She lost only one set during the tournament, to Klára Zakopalová in the fourth round. Sharapova regained the world No. 1 ranking with the win; Victoria Azarenka and Agnieszka Radwańska were also in contention for the top spot.

Maria Sharapova with the Suzanne-Lenglen Cup

Li Na was the defending champion, but lost in the fourth round to qualifier Yaroslava Shvedova, the first time a defending champion was defeated by a qualifier in the tournament's history.

The tournament was notable for one of the biggest upsets in French Open history as world No. 111 Virginie Razzano defeated world No. 5 and 2002 champion Serena Williams in the first round, despite Williams being two points from victory at 5–1 in the second-set tiebreaker. Razzano became only the second player ranked outside the top 100 (after Sun Tiantian at the 2005 China Open) to defeat Williams in a WTA Tour-level main draw match. It was Williams' first loss in the first round of a major.[3]

This tournament marked the major main-draw debut of future world No. 1 Karolína Plíšková.

Seeds

01.

Victoria Azarenka (fourth round)

02. Maria Sharapova (champion)

03.

Agnieszka Radwańska (third round)

04.

Petra Kvitová (semifinals)

05.

Serena Williams (first round)

06.

Samantha Stosur (semifinals)

07.

Li Na (fourth round)

08.

Marion Bartoli (second round)

09.

Caroline Wozniacki (third round)

10.

Angelique Kerber (quarterfinals)

11.

Vera Zvonareva (withdrew because of a right shoulder injury)

12.

Sabine Lisicki (first round)

13.

Ana Ivanovic (third round)

14.

Francesca Schiavone (third round)

15.

Dominika Cibulková (quarterfinals)

16.

Maria Kirilenko (second round)

17.

Roberta Vinci (first round)

18.

Flavia Pennetta (third round)

19.

Jelena Janković (second round)

20.

Lucie Šafářová (second round)

21.

Sara Errani (final)

22.

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (third round)

23.

Kaia Kanepi (quarterfinals)

24.

Petra Cetkovská (second round)

25.

Julia Görges (third round)

26.

Svetlana Kuznetsova (fourth round)

27.

Nadia Petrova (third round)

28.

Peng Shuai (third round)

29.

Anabel Medina Garrigues (third round)

30.

Mona Barthel (first round)

31.

Zheng Jie (second round)

32.

Monica Niculescu (first round)

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

Qualifying

Draw

Key

Finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final

15	Dominika Cibulková	4	1

6	Samantha Stosur	6	6
					6	Samantha Stosur	5	6	3

					21	Sara Errani	7	1	6
21	Sara Errani	6	7⁷

10	Angelique Kerber	3	6²
										21	Sara Errani	3	2

										2	Maria Sharapova	6	6
Q	Yaroslava Shvedova	6	2	4

4	Petra Kvitová	3	6	6
					4	Petra Kvitová	3	3

					2	Maria Sharapova	6	6
23	Kaia Kanepi	2	3

2	Maria Sharapova	6	6

Section 1

First round					Second round				Third round				Fourth round

1	V Azarenka	6⁶	6	6
	A Brianti	7⁸	4	2	1	V Azarenka	6	6
WC	C Garcia	6	4	3	Q	D Pfizenmaier	1	1
Q	D Pfizenmaier	3	6	6					1	V Azarenka	6	6
Q	H El Tabakh	5	2							A Wozniak	4	4
	A Wozniak	7	6			A Wozniak	6	6
	A Cornet	4	4		31	J Zheng	2	4
31	J Zheng	6	6										1	V Azarenka	2	6⁴
20	L Šafářová	6	6										15	D Cibulková	6	7⁷
	A Yakimova	2	0		20	L Šafářová	4	5
	MJ Martínez Sánchez	4	6	8		MJ Martínez Sánchez	6	7
Q	E Birnerová	6	4	6						MJ Martínez Sánchez	2	1
	V King	6	6						15	D Cibulková	6	6
	G Voskoboeva	4	2			V King	0	2
WC	K Mladenovic	2	1		15	D Cibulková	6	6
15	D Cibulková	6	6

Section 2

First round					Second round				Third round				Fourth round

12	S Lisicki	4	3
	B Mattek-Sands	6	6			B Mattek-Sands	1	1
	E Makarova	4	6⁶			S Stephens	6	6
	S Stephens	6	7⁸							S Stephens	6	6
	M Johansson	5	7⁸	6						M Johansson	3	2
	An Rodionova	7	6⁶	4		M Johansson	7⁷	6
	S Halep	1	3		24	P Cetkovská	6¹	2
24	P Cetkovská	6	6											S Stephens	5	4
27	N Petrova	6	6										6	S Stosur	7	6
	I Benešová	3	3		27	N Petrova	6	6
	L Pous Tió	4	6	1		C Scheepers	3	3
	C Scheepers	6	2	6					27	N Petrova	3	3
	I Falconi	3	6	6					6	S Stosur	6	6
	E Gallovits-Hall	6	3	1		I Falconi	1	4
	E Baltacha	4	0		6	S Stosur	6	6
6	S Stosur	6	6

Section 3

First round					Second round				Third round					Fourth round

3	A Radwańska	6	6
	B Jovanovski	1	0		3	A Radwańska	6	6
	V Williams	4	6	6		V Williams	2	3
	P Ormaechea	6	1	3					3	A Radwańska	1	2
Q	Y-j Chan	6	7¹⁰						26	S Kuznetsova	6	6
	K Bondarenko	1	6⁸		Q	Y-j Chan	4	6⁴
	M Lučić-Baroni	1	3		26	S Kuznetsova	6	7⁷
26	S Kuznetsova	6	6											26	S Kuznetsova	0	5
21	S Errani	4	6	6										21	S Errani	6	7
	C Dellacqua	6	2	2	21	S Errani	6	6
WC	M Oudin	6	6		WC	M Oudin	2	3
	J Larsson	3	3						21	S Errani	1	7	6
	S Dubois	2	2						13	A Ivanovic	6	5	3
	S Pe'er	6	6			S Pe'er	2	2
Q	L Arruabarrena	1	1		13	A Ivanovic	6	6
13	A Ivanovic	6	6

Section 4

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

10	A Kerber	6	6
Q	S Zhang	3	4		10	A Kerber	6	6
	R Oprandi	4	1			O Govortsova	3	2
	O Govortsova	6	6							10	A Kerber	4	6	6
	A Tatishvili	3	7	4						18	F Pennetta	6	3	2
Q	A Glatch	6	5	6	Q	A Glatch	3	1
	S-w Hsieh	7⁷	4	2	18	F Pennetta	6	6
18	F Pennetta	6³	6	6											10	A Kerber	6	7
29	A Medina Garrigues	6	6													P Martić	3	5
LL	L Robson	2	1		29	A Medina Garrigues	6	6
	K-c Chang	4	5		WC	I Pavlovic	3	2
WC	I Pavlovic	6	7							29	A Medina Garrigues	2	1
	P Martić	6	7								P Martić	6	6
	M Krajicek	2	5			P Martić	6	3	6
Q	Ka Plíšková	3	3		8	M Bartoli	2	6	3
8	M Bartoli	6	6

Section 5

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

7	N Li	6	6
	S Cîrstea	2	1		7	N Li	6	6
	B Záhlavová-Strýcová	3	5			S Foretz Gacon	0	2
	S Foretz Gacon	6	7							7	N Li	3	6	6
	C McHale	2	6	6							C McHale	6	2	1
Q	K Bertens	6	4	4		C McHale	6	6
Q	L Davis	6	6		Q	L Davis	1	3
30	M Barthel	1	1												7	N Li	6	2	0
17	R Vinci	2	6	3											Q	Y Shvedova	3	6	6
	S Arvidsson	6	4	6		S Arvidsson	1	0
Q	Y Shvedova	6	6		Q	Y Shvedova	6	6
	M Minella	3	4							Q	Y Shvedova	6	7
	T Tanasugarn	0	3								C Suárez Navarro	4	5
	C Suárez Navarro	6	6			C Suárez Navarro	4	6	6
	T Babos	1	0		LL	S Karatantcheva	6	4	1
LL	S Karatantcheva	6	6

Section 6

First round					Second round					Third round					Fourth round

14	F Schiavone	6	6
	K Date-Krumm	3	1		14	F Schiavone	2	6	6
	T Pironkova	3	6	6		T Pironkova	6	3	1
	Y Wickmayer	6	0	3						14	F Schiavone	6	3	6
	V Lepchenko	6	6⁶	6							V Lepchenko	3	6	8
	K Pervak	2	7⁸	4		V Lepchenko	7⁷	4	6
	P Mayr-Achleitner	6	1	5	19	J Janković	6⁴	6	4
19	J Janković	1	6	7												V Lepchenko	2	1
32	M Niculescu	6	3	3											4	P Kvitová	6	6
	N Bratchikova	0	6	6		N Bratchikova	3	6	7
	V Dushevina	4	1		WC	C Feuerstein	6	3	5
WC	C Feuerstein	6	6								N Bratchikova	2	6	1
	P Parmentier	4	3							4	P Kvitová	6	4	6
	U Radwańska	6	6			U Radwańska	1	3
WC	A Barty	1	2		4	P Kvitová	6	6
4	P Kvitová	6	6

Section 7

First round					Second round				Third round					Fourth round

5	S Williams	6	6⁵	3
	V Razzano	4	7⁷	6		V Razzano	3	6³
	A Rus	6	4			A Rus	6	7⁷
	J Hampton	4	3^r							A Rus	7⁷	2	6
	E Vesnina	2	4						25	J Görges	6⁵	6	2
Q	H Watson	6	6		Q	H Watson	3	4
	L Hradecká	6¹	4		25	J Görges	6	6
25	J Görges	7⁷	6												A Rus	1	6	0
23	K Kanepi	6	6											23	K Kanepi	6	4	6
	A Panova	3	3		23	K Kanepi	6	6
	I-C Begu	7	5	6		I-C Begu	4	1
WC	A Rezaï	5	7	2					23	K Kanepi	6	6³	6
	J Gajdošová	6	4						9	C Wozniacki	1	7⁷	3
	M Rybáriková	3	1^r			J Gajdošová	1	4
	E Daniilidou	0	1		9	C Wozniacki	6	6
9	C Wozniacki	6	6

Section 8

First round					Second round					Third round				Fourth round

16	M Kirilenko	6	6
WC	V Larrière	1	2		16	M Kirilenko	4	6	3
	K Zakopalová	6	6			K Zakopalová	6	3	6
	L Tsurenko	2	1								K Zakopalová	6	7
	A Keothavong	1	2							22	A Pavlyuchenkova	3	5
	M Czink	6	6			M Czink	6	3	3
	G Arn	4	4		22	A Pavlyuchenkova	4	6	6
22	A Pavlyuchenkova	6	6												K Zakopalová	4	7⁷	2
28	S Peng	6	6											2	M Sharapova	6	6⁵	6
	T Paszek	4	3		28	S Peng	6	6
	M Erakovic	5	5			L Domínguez Lino	4	3
	L Domínguez Lino	7	7							28	S Peng	2	1
	P Hercog	6	4	3						2	M Sharapova	6	6
	A Morita	3	6	6		A Morita	1	1
	A Cadanțu	0	0		2	M Sharapova	6	6
2	M Sharapova	6	6

Championship match statistics

Category	Sharapova	Errani
1st serve %	36/60 (60%)	48/61 (79%)
1st serve points won	25 of 36 = 69%	22 of 48 = 46%
2nd serve points won	12 of 24 = 50%	5 of 13 = 38%
Total service points won	37 of 60 = 61.67%	27 of 61 = 44.26%
Aces	6	0
Double faults	5	1
Winners	37	12
Unforced errors	29	11
Net points won	5 of 9 = 56%	6 of 10 = 60%
Break points converted	5 of 13 = 38%	2 of 5 = 40%
Return points won	34 of 61 = 56%	23 of 60 = 38%
Total points won	71	50
Source

References

"Maria Sharapova wins French Open to complete career grand slam". The Guardian. 9 June 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
"Maria Sharapova celebrates one of her sweetest grand slam wins after having feared for future". Daily Telegraph. 9 June 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
"French Open: Serena Williams loses to Virginie Razzano". BBC. 29 May 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2016.

External links

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[1] "Maria Sharapova wins French Open to complete career grand slam". The Guardian. 9 June 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2012.

[2] "Maria Sharapova celebrates one of her sweetest grand slam wins after having feared for future". Daily Telegraph. 9 June 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2012.

[3] "French Open: Serena Williams loses to Virginie Razzano". BBC. 29 May 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2016.

French Open women's singles champions
Amateur Era (national)	1897: Adine Masson 1898: Adine Masson 1899: Adine Masson 1900: Hélène Prévost 1901: Suzanne Girod 1902: Adine Masson 1903: Adine Masson 1904: Kate Gillou 1905: Kate Gillou 1906: Kate Gillou-Fenwick 1907: Comtesse de Kermel 1908: Kate Gillou-Fenwick 1909: Jeanne Matthey 1910: Jeanne Matthey 1911: Jeanne Matthey 1912: Jeanne Matthey 1913: Marguerite Broquedis 1914: Marguerite Broquedis 1915–1919: No competition (World War I) 1920: Suzanne Lenglen 1921: Suzanne Lenglen 1922: Suzanne Lenglen 1923: Suzanne Lenglen 1924: Julie Vlasto
Amateur Era (international)	1925: Suzanne Lenglen 1926: Suzanne Lenglen 1927: Kea Bouman 1928: Helen Wills 1929: Helen Wills 1930: Helen Wills Moody 1931: Cilly Aussem 1932: Helen Wills Moody 1933: Margaret Scriven 1934: Margaret Scriven 1935: Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling 1936: Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling 1937: Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling 1938: Simonne Mathieu 1939: Simonne Mathieu 1940–1945: No competition (World War II) 1946: Margaret Osborne duPont 1947: Patricia Canning Todd 1948: Nelly Adamson Landry 1949: Margaret Osborne duPont 1950: Doris Hart 1951: Shirley Fry 1952: Doris Hart 1953: Maureen Connolly 1954: Maureen Connolly 1955: Angela Mortimer 1956: Althea Gibson 1957: Shirley Bloomer 1958: Zsuzsa Körmöczy 1959: Christine Truman 1960: Darlene Hard 1961: Ann Jones 1962: Margaret Smith 1963: Lesley Turner 1964: Margaret Smith 1965: Lesley Turner 1966: Ann Haydon-Jones 1967: Françoise Dürr
Open Era	1968: Nancy Richey 1969: Margaret Court 1970: Margaret Court 1971: Evonne Goolagong 1972: Billie Jean King 1973: Margaret Court 1974: Chris Evert 1975: Chris Evert 1976: Sue Barker 1977: Mima Jaušovec 1978: Virginia Ruzici 1979: Chris Evert 1980: Chris Evert 1981: Hana Mandlíková 1982: Martina Navratilova 1983: Chris Evert 1984: Martina Navratilova 1985: Chris Evert 1986: Chris Evert 1987: Steffi Graf 1988: Steffi Graf 1989: Arantxa Sánchez 1990: Monica Seles 1991: Monica Seles 1992: Monica Seles 1993: Steffi Graf 1994: Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 1995: Steffi Graf 1996: Steffi Graf 1997: Iva Majoli 1998: Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 1999: Steffi Graf 2000: Mary Pierce 2001: Jennifer Capriati 2002: Serena Williams 2003: Justine Henin 2004: Anastasia Myskina 2005: Justine Henin 2006: Justine Henin 2007: Justine Henin 2008: Ana Ivanovic 2009: Svetlana Kuznetsova 2010: Francesca Schiavone 2011: Li Na 2012: Maria Sharapova 2013: Serena Williams 2014: Maria Sharapova 2015: Serena Williams 2016: Garbiñe Muguruza 2017: Jeļena Ostapenko 2018: Simona Halep 2019: Ashleigh Barty 2020: Iga Świątek 2021: Barbora Krejčíková 2022: Iga Świątek 2023: Iga Świątek

French Open women's singles drawsheets
Pre-Open era	1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940–1945 (WWII) 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967
Open era	1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

2012 WTA Tour « 2011 2013 »
Grand Slam events	Australian Open (S, D, X) French Open (S, D, X) Wimbledon (S, D, X) US Open (S, D, X)
WTA Premier Mandatory tournaments	Indian Wells (S, D) Miami (S, D) Madrid (S, D) Beijing (S, D)
WTA Premier 5 tournaments	Doha (S, D) Rome (S, D) Montreal (S, D) Cincinnati (S, D) Tokyo (S, D)
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WTA International tournaments	Auckland (S, D) Hobart (S, D) Pattaya City (S, D) Bogotá (S, D) Memphis (S, D) Monterrey (S, D) Acapulco (S, D) Kuala Lumpur (S, D) Barcelona (S, D) Copenhagen (S, D) Fes (S, D) Budapest (S, D) Estoril (S, D) Strasbourg (S, D) Birmingham (S, D) 's-Hertogenbosch (S, D) Palermo (S, D) Båstad (S, D) Bad Gastein (S, D) Baku (S, D) Washington D.C. (S, D) Dallas (S, D) Tashkent (S, D) Quebec City (S, D) Seoul (S, D) Guangzhou (S, D) Linz (S, D) Osaka (S, D) Luxembourg City (S, D)
Team events	Fed Cup World Group I + World Group II WG I play-offs WG II play-offs Americas Asia/Oceania Europe/Africa
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