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2012 Australian Open – Wheelchair women's singles

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Wheelchair women's singles
2012 Australian Open
Final
ChampionNetherlands Esther Vergeer
Runner-upNetherlands Aniek van Koot
Score6–0, 6–0
Events
Singles men women boys girls
Doubles men women mixed boys girls
WC Singles men women quad
WC Doubles men women quad
Legends men women mixed
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Defending champion Esther Vergeer defeated Aniek van Koot in the final, 6–0, 6–0 to win the women's singles wheelchair tennis title at the 2012 Australian Open.[1][2] She lost only four games en route to the title.

The 2012 Australian Open – Wheelchair women's singles[3][4] was a tennis tournament featuring 8 paraplegic women tennis players, and part of the NEC Tour. The tournament took place at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 25 January to 28 January 2012, as the 10th edition of the Australian Open women's wheelchair event and the first Grand Slam event of 2012. The tournament was played on Plexicushion Prestige AO hard courts, which was rated a medium-fast pace by the ITF. The competition was organised by the International Tennis Federation and Tennis Australia.

Seeds

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  1. Netherlands Esther Vergeer (champion)
  2. Netherlands Aniek van Koot (final)

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Netherlands Esther Vergeer 6 6  
  Belgium Annick Sevenans 0 2  
1 Netherlands Esther Vergeer 6 6  
  Germany Sabine Ellerbrock 0 2  
  Germany Sabine Ellerbrock 6 7  
  Japan Yui Kamiji 1 5  
1 Netherlands Esther Vergeer 6 6  
2 Netherlands Aniek van Koot 0 0  
  Australia Daniela Di Toro 2 63  
  Netherlands Marjolein Buis 6 77  
  Netherlands Marjolein Buis 3 4  
2 Netherlands Aniek van Koot 6 6  
WC Netherlands Sharon Walraven 4 2  
2 Netherlands Aniek van Koot 6 6  

References

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  1. ^ Australian Open Wheelchair results Archived 2012-01-26 at the Wayback Machine beta.ITFtennis.com
  2. ^ Results Women Wheelchair Singles www.australianopen.com
  3. ^ "itftennis.com Australien open Wheelchair championships preview". Archived from the original on 2012-07-10. Retrieved 2012-01-25.
  4. ^ Australian open