2012 US Open – Women's Singles

Serena Williams defeated Victoria Azarenka 6–2, 2–6, 7–5 in the final, to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 2012 US Open, despite Azarenka serving for the match and leading 5–3 in the third set. It was the first time since 1995 that the final went to three sets. With the victory, Williams became only the third woman in history to win Wimbledon, Olympics, and the US Open in the same season after Steffi Graf and her sister, Venus Williams. Williams dropped just one set the entire tournament, to Azarenka in the final.

Women's Singles
2012 US Open
Champion Serena Williams
Runner-up Victoria Azarenka
Final score6–2, 2–6, 7–5
Draw128
Seeds32
Main article: 2012 US Open (tennis)

Samantha Stosur was the defending champion, but she was defeated in the quarterfinals by Victoria Azarenka.

Kim Clijsters, a three-time champion who was on a 22-match winning streak at Flushing Meadows, lost to Laura Robson for the first time in her career in the second round. Clijsters went on her second retirement (first was in 2007), until she came back to tour in 2020 at Dubai Tennis Championships.

This tournament served as the first Grand Slam main draw appearance for future two-time Grand Slam champion and world No. 1 Garbiñe Muguruza who lost to Sara Errani in the first round. It was also the first Grand Slam main draw appearance for future WTA Finals champion Elina Svitolina where she was defeated by former world No. 1 Ana Ivanovic in the first round.

Seeds
01.   Victoria Azarenka (Final)
02.   Agnieszka Radwańska (Fourth round)
03.   Maria Sharapova (Semifinals)
04.   Serena Williams (Champion)
05.   Petra Kvitová (Fourth round)
06.   Angelique Kerber (Fourth round)
07.   Samantha Stosur (Quarterfinals)
08.   Caroline Wozniacki (First round)
09.   Li Na (Third round)
10.   Sara Errani (Semifinals)
11.   Marion Bartoli (Quarterfinals)
12.   Ana Ivanovic (Quarterfinals)
13.   Dominika Cibulková (Third round)
14.   Maria Kirilenko (Third round)
15.   Lucie Šafářová (Third round)
16.   Sabine Lisicki (First round)
17.   Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Second round)
18.   Julia Görges (First round)
19.   Nadia Petrova (Fourth round)
20.   Roberta Vinci (Quarterfinals)
21.   Christina McHale (First round)
22.   Francesca Schiavone (First round)
23.   Kim Clijsters (Second round)
24.   Klára Zakopalová (First round)
25.   Yanina Wickmayer (Second round)
26.   Monica Niculescu (First round)
27.   Anabel Medina Garrigues (First round)
28.   Zheng Jie (Third round)
29.   Tamira Paszek (First round)
30.   Jelena Janković (Third round)
31.   Varvara Lepchenko (Third round)
32.   Peng Shuai (First round)

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

Qualifying
Main article: 2012 US Open – Women's Singles Qualifying

Main draw

Key

Finals
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Victoria Azarenka 6 4 77
7 Samantha Stosur 1 6 65
1 Victoria Azarenka 3 6 6
3 Maria Sharapova 6 2 4
3 Maria Sharapova 3 6 6
11 Marion Bartoli 6 3 4
1 Victoria Azarenka 2 6 5
4 Serena Williams 6 2 7
12 Ana Ivanovic 1 3
4 Serena Williams 6 6
4 Serena Williams 6 6
10 Sara Errani 1 2
10 Sara Errani 6 6
20 Roberta Vinci 2 4

Top Half

Section 1
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
1 V Azarenka 6 6  
  A Panova 0 1   1 V Azarenka 6 6  
  B Záhlavová-Strýcová 3 6 3 Q K Flipkens 2 2  
Q K Flipkens 6 3 6 1 V Azarenka 6 6  
S-w Hsieh 3 6 3 28 J Zheng 0 1  
Q M Rybáriková 6 2 6 Q M Rybáriková 3 1  
  V Razzano 6 2 0r 28 J Zheng 6 6  
28 J Zheng 4 6 0 1 V Azarenka 6 6  
18 J Görges 64 1   A Tatishvili 2 2  
Q Kr Plíšková 77 6   Q Kr Plíšková 4 4
  M Minella 6 3 6   M Minella 6 6
WC O Rogowska 2 6 3   M Minella 5 0  
  S Foretz Gacon 2 0   A Tatishvili 7 6  
  A Tatishvili 6 6     A Tatishvili 65 6 6
S Cîrstea 4 6 6 S Cîrstea 77 1 2
16 S Lisicki 6 2 2

Section 2
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
9 N Li 6 6  
  H Watson 2 3   9 N Li 6 6  
Q L Tsurenko 2 3     C Dellacqua 4 4  
  C Dellacqua 6 6   9 N Li 4 77 2
Q S Crawford 3 66   L Robson 6 65 6
  L Robson 6 78     L Robson 77 77  
WC V Duval 3 1   23 K Clijsters 64 65  
23 K Clijsters 6 6   L Robson 4 4  
31 V Lepchenko 6 3 7 7 S Stosur 6 6  
  M Johansson 3 6 5 31 V Lepchenko 6 6
Q An Rodionova 6 6 Q An Rodionova 2 2
WC J Cohen 3 0 31 V Lepchenko 65 2  
Q E Gallovits-Hall 7 6   7 S Stosur 77 6  
Q S Vögele 5 4   Q E Gallovits-Hall 3 0  
P Martić 1 1 7 S Stosur 6 6  
7 S Stosur 6 6

Section 3
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
3 M Sharapova 6 6  
  M Czink 2 2   3 M Sharapova 6 6  
  L Domínguez Lino 6 6     L Domínguez Lino 0 1  
  S Karatantcheva 4 1   3 M Sharapova 6 6  
PR T Bacsinszky 4 3   WC M Burdette 1 1  
WC M Burdette 6 6   WC M Burdette 6 6  
  L Hradecká 6 6   L Hradecká 2 4  
27 A Medina Garrigues 3 3   3 M Sharapova 6 4 6
19 N Petrova 6 77   19 N Petrova 1 6 4
  J Gajdošová 3 63   19 N Petrova 6 6
  S Halep 7 77   S Halep 1 1
  I Benešová 5 65 19 N Petrova 6 7  
  A Cadanțu 0 3   15 L Šafářová 4 5  
  A Wozniak 6 6     A Wozniak 3 6 2
WC M Oudin 4 0 15 L Šafářová 6 4 6
15 L Šafářová 6 6

Section 4
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
11 M Bartoli 6 77  
  J Hampton 3 65   11 M Bartoli 6 1 7
  R Oprandi 6 7     R Oprandi 2 6 5
  A Petkovic 2 5   11 M Bartoli 6 6  
WC K Mladenovic 7 6   WC K Mladenovic 2 4  
  M Erakovic 5 4   WC K Mladenovic 6 6  
  D Hantuchová 4 61   17 A Pavlyuchenkova 1 2  
17 A Pavlyuchenkova 6 77   11 M Bartoli 1 6 6
25 Y Wickmayer 7 6   5 P Kvitová 6 2 0
Q J Glushko 5 2   25 Y Wickmayer 65 3
  P Parmentier 6 6   P Parmentier 77 6
M Krajicek 2 4   P Parmentier 4 4  
WC N Gibbs 5 3   5 P Kvitová 6 6  
  A Cornet 7 6     A Cornet 4 3  
P Hercog 66 1 5 P Kvitová 6 6  
5 P Kvitová 78 6

Bottom Half

Section 5
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
8 C Wozniacki 2 2  
  I-C Begu 6 6   I-C Begu 4 65  
  S Soler Espinosa 6 6     S Soler Espinosa 6 77  
Q A Kudryavtseva 3 2   S Soler Espinosa 1 77 3
T Pironkova 6 6   T Pironkova 6 63 6
  C Giorgi 3 4     T Pironkova 7 6  
  A Morita 6 6   A Morita 5 2  
26 M Niculescu 3 3   T Pironkova 0 4  
22 F Schiavone 3 4   12 A Ivanovic 6 6  
  S Stephens 6 6   S Stephens 5 6 6
  A Amanmuradova 6 2 4 Q T Malek 7 4 2
Q T Malek 4 6 6   S Stephens 77 4 2
  K Date-Krumm 4 2   12 A Ivanovic 64 6 6
  S Arvidsson 6 6     S Arvidsson 2 2  
Q E Svitolina 3 2 12 A Ivanovic 6 6  
12 A Ivanovic 6 6

Section 6
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
14 M Kirilenko 6 6  
  C Scheepers 2 1   14 M Kirilenko 6 6  
PR Á Szávay 4 2r   G Arn 3 2  
  G Arn 6 3   14 M Kirilenko 7 4 4
G Voskoboeva 6 6   A Hlaváčková 5 6 6
  A Rus 1 3     G Voskoboeva 2 77 3
  A Hlaváčková 6 6   A Hlaváčková 6 63 6
24 K Zakopalová 4 4   A Hlaváčková 0 0  
32 S Peng 65 1   4 S Williams 6 6  
  E Vesnina 77 6   E Vesnina 3 4
  E Makarova 6 6   E Makarova 6 6
LL E Daniilidou 1 4   E Makarova 4 0  
  M Lučić-Baroni 3 5   4 S Williams 6 6  
  MJ Martínez Sánchez 6 7     MJ Martínez Sánchez 2 4  
C Vandeweghe 1 1 4 S Williams 6 6  
4 S Williams 6 6

Section 7
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
6 A Kerber 6 6  
  A Keothavong 2 0   6 A Kerber 6 5 7
WC B Mattek-Sands 3 1     V Williams 2 7 5
  V Williams 6 6   6 A Kerber 6 6  
Q J Konta 6 7   O Govortsova 1 2  
T Babos 2 5   Q J Konta 6 2 5
  O Govortsova 6 6   O Govortsova 2 6 7
29 T Paszek 3 4   6 A Kerber 65 3  
21 C McHale 4 6 3 10 S Errani 77 6  
  K Bertens 6 4 6 K Bertens 7 2 5
Q O Puchkova 77 62 6 Q O Puchkova 5 6 7
  I Falconi 65 77 3 Q O Puchkova 1 1  
  V Dushevina 6 6   10 S Errani 6 6  
Q N Burnett 0 3     V Dushevina 0 1  
G Muguruza Blanco 3 78 1 10 S Errani 6 6  
10 S Errani 6 66 6

Section 8
First Round Second Round Third Round Fourth Round
13 D Cibulková 65 6 6
  J Larsson 77 2 0 13 D Cibulková 77 77  
  B Jovanovski 4 7 6   B Jovanovski 63 63  
  M Barthel 6 5 2 13 D Cibulková 2 5  
V King 4 2   20 R Vinci 6 7  
  Y Shvedova 6 6     Y Shvedova 6 5 5
  U Radwańska 1 1   20 R Vinci 3 7 7
20 R Vinci 6 6   20 R Vinci 6 6  
30 J Janković 6 6   2 A Radwańska 1 4  
  K Bondarenko 1 2   30 J Janković 6 6
Q L Arruabarrena 6 77 Q L Arruabarrena 4 2
  S Pe'er 4 65 30 J Janković 3 5  
  K Pervak 5 2r   2 A Radwańska 6 7  
  C Suárez Navarro 7 1     C Suárez Navarro 6 3 0
  N Bratchikova 1 1 2 A Radwańska 4 6 6
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