2012 Italian Open – Women's singles

Women's singles
2012 Internazionali BNL d'Italia
2011 Champion	Maria Sharapova

Main article: 2012 Internazionali BNL d'Italia

Maria Sharapova is the defending champion.

Seeds

The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.

01.   Victoria Azarenka (Third Round, withdrew because of a shoulder injury)

02.   Maria Sharapova

03.   Agnieszka Radwańska (Second Round)

04.   Petra Kvitová

05.   Samantha Stosur

06.   Caroline Wozniacki (Second Round, retired)

07.   Marion Bartoli (Second Round)

08.   Li Na

09.   Serena Williams

10.   Francesca Schiavone (First Round)

11.   Sabine Lisicki (First Round)

12.   Angelique Kerber

13.   Ana Ivanović

14.   Dominika Cibulková

15.   Jelena Janković (First Round)

16.   Maria Kirilenko (First Round)

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

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

14

Dominika Cibulková

Flavia Pennetta

9

Serena Williams

12

Angelique Kerber

4

Petra Kvitová

WC

Venus Williams

Top Half

Section 1

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								1	V Azarenka	6	6
		S Pe'er	77	4	3				S Pe'er	1	2
		S Peng	64	6	1r										1	V Azarenka
		R Vinci	4	6	2										14	D Cibulková	w/o
	WC	K Knapp	6	2	6			WC	K Knapp	3	6	1
	Q	M Lučić	1	2				14	D Cibulková	6	4	6
	14	D Cibulková	6	6																		14	D Cibulková
	11	S Lisicki	64	6	3
		M Erakovic	77	4	6				M Erakovic	7	1	2
		J Gajdošová	4	63					C Scheepers	5	6	6
		C Scheepers	6	77												C Scheepers
		I Benešová	6	5	77										8	N Li
		Y Wickmayer	4	7	65				I Benešová	1	5
								8	N Li	6	7

Section 2

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								3	A Radwańska	4	6	1
		P Cetkovská	7	6					P Cetkovská	6	4	6
	Q	O Govortsova	5	4												P Cetkovská	0	1
	Q	A Chakvetadze	2	6	4											F Pennetta	6	6
	Q	S Stephens	6	2	6			Q	S Stephens	2	3
		F Pennetta	6	77					F Pennetta	6	6
	16	M Kirilenko	1	62																			F Pennetta
	9	S Williams	6	6																		9	S Williams
		G Voskoboeva	2	3				9	S Williams	4	6	6
		N Petrova	6	6					N Petrova	6	2	3
	Q	A Hlaváčková	3	3											9	S Williams	6	6
		A Medina Garrigues	6	6												A Medina Garrigues	3	1
		J Zheng	2	1					A Medina Garrigues	6	4
								6	C Wozniacki	4	0r

Bottom Half

Section 3

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								7	M Bartoli	3	1
	Q	A Wozniak	1	77	3				J Görges	6	6
		J Görges	6	61	6											J Görges	4	1
		V King	6	6											12	A Kerber	6	6
		T Pironkova	0	1					V King	3	2
	Q	A Rodionova	6	5	2			12	A Kerber	6	6
	12	A Kerber	4	7	6																	12	A Kerber
	15	J Janković	3	6	64																	4	P Kvitová
		S Cîrstea	6	4	77				S Cîrstea	6	6
		S Arvidsson	6	6					S Arvidsson	3	1
		MJ Martínez Sánchez	3	2												S Cîrstea	2	7	2
		A Pavlyuchenkova	6	6											4	P Kvitová	6	5	6
		K Pervak	2	4					A Pavlyuchenkova	5	4
								4	P Kvitová	7	6

Section 4

	First Round							Second Round							Third Round							Quarterfinals
								5	S Stosur	6	7
	PR	T Bacsinszky	0	0r					S Errani	3	5
		S Errani	6	3											5	S Stosur	4	3
	WC	V Williams	6	6											WC	V Williams	6	6
		S Halep	3	4				WC	V Williams	79	6
		E Makarova	6	6					E Makarova	67	1
	10	F Schiavone	3	4																		WC	V Williams
	13	A Ivanović	6	6
		S Kuznetsova	4	3				13	A Ivanović	6	6
	WC	A Brianti	2	1				Q	S Soler Espinosa	2	1
	Q	S Soler Espinosa	6	6											13	A Ivanović
		C McHale	6	6											2	M Sharapova
		M Niculescu	4	4					C McHale	5	5
								2	M Sharapova	7	7

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Carla Suárez Navarro (First Round)
2. Petra Martić (First Round)
3. Aleksandra Wozniak (Qualified)
4. Silvia Soler Espinosa (Qualified)
5. Kateryna Bondarenko (First Round, retired)
6. Pauline Parmentier (Qualifying Round)
7. Hsieh Su-wei (Qualifying Round)
8. Anna Tatishvili (First Round)

9. Gréta Arn (First Round)
10. Vera Dushevina (Qualifying Round)
11. Olga Govortsova (Qualified)
12. Varvara Lepchenko (Qualifying Round)
13. Johanna Larsson (First Round)
14. Sloane Stephens (Qualified)
15. Mathilde Johansson (First Round)
16. Jamie Hampton (First Round)

Qualifiers

1. Mirjana Lučić
2. Andrea Hlaváčková
3. Aleksandra Wozniak
4. Silvia Soler Espinosa

5. Anastasia Rodionova
6. Olga Govortsova
7. Sloane Stephens
8. Anna Chakvetadze

Qualifying Draw

First Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	1	Carla Suárez Navarro	4	7	2
		Gisela Dulko	6	5	6
								Gisela Dulko		3	79	4
								Mirjana Lučić		6	67	6
		Mirjana Lučić	6	6
	16	Jamie Hampton	4	2

Second Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	2	Petra Martić	77	3	5
		Andrea Hlaváčková	63	6	7
								Andrea Hlaváčková		6	1	6
								Paula Ormaechea		4	6	3
		Paula Ormaechea	7	6
	15	Mathilde Johansson	5	1

Third Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	3	Aleksandra Wozniak	6	6
		Alla Kudryavtseva	1	1
								3	Aleksandra Wozniak	77	4	6
								WC	Nastassja Burnett	63	6	4
	WC	Nastassja Burnett	4	6	6
	13	Johanna Larsson	6	1	2

Fourth Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	4	Silvia Soler Espinosa	6	6
		Lourdes Domínguez Lino	4	3
								4	Silvia Soler Espinosa	6	6
									Lesya Tsurenko	3	3
		Lesya Tsurenko	6	6
	9	Gréta Arn	2	2

Fifth Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	5	Kateryna Bondarenko	63	r
		Anastasia Rodionova	77
									Anastasia Rodionova	6	6
								10	Vera Dushevina	2	4
		Chang Kai-chen	3	1
	10	Vera Dushevina	6	6

Sixth Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	6	Pauline Parmentier	6	6
	WC	Anastasia Grymalska	2	3
								6	Pauline Parmentier	2	1
								11	Olga Govortsova	6	6
		Jill Craybas	5	3
	11	Olga Govortsova	7	6

Seventh Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	7	Hsieh Su-wei	6	6
	WC	Alexia Virgili	4	3
								7	Hsieh Su-wei	2	4
								14	Sloane Stephens	6	6
		Bethanie Mattek-Sands	5	5
	14	Sloane Stephens	7	7

Eighth Qualifier

	First Round							Qualifying Competition
	8	Anna Tatishvili	4	1
	PR	Anna Chakvetadze	6	6
								PR	Anna Chakvetadze	6	4	6
								12	Varvara Lepchenko	1	6	4
	WC	Corinna Dentoni	4	2
	12	Varvara Lepchenko	6	6

References

• Main Draw
• Qualifying Draw