2012 WTA Tour Championships – Singles

Singles
2012 WTA Tour Championships
Champion	Serena Williams
Runner-up	Maria Sharapova
Final score	6–4, 6–3

Main article: 2012 WTA Tour Championships

Petra Kvitová was the defending champion, but withdrew from the tournament after her first match because of nasopharyngitis.

Serena Williams defeated Maria Sharapova in straight sets in a rematch of their 2004 final. Williams did not lose a set in the entire tournament, and as of 2019 remains the most recent champion to do so.

Angelique Kerber and Sara Errani made their debut in the event.

Players

1. Victoria Azarenka (Semifinals)
2. Maria Sharapova (Final)
3. Serena Williams (Champion)
4. Agnieszka Radwańska (Semifinals)
5. Angelique Kerber (Round Robin)
6. Petra Kvitová (Round Robin, withdrew because of nasopharyngitis)
7. Sara Errani (Round Robin)
8. Li Na (Round Robin)

Alternates

1. Samantha Stosur (Round Robin, Replaced Kvitová)
2. Marion Bartoli (Not Used)

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

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	3	Serena Williams	6	6
	4	Agnieszka Radwańska	2	1
								3	Serena Williams	6	6
								2	Maria Sharapova	4	3
	2	Maria Sharapova	6	6
	1	Victoria Azarenka	4	2

Red Group

		Azarenka	Williams	Kerber	Li	RR W–L	Set W–L	Game W–L	Standings
1	Victoria Azarenka		4–6, 4–6	6–7(11–13), 7–6(7–2), 6–4	7–6 (7–4), 6–3	2–1	4–3 (57.1%)	40–38 (51.3%)	2
3	Serena Williams	6–4, 6–4		6–4, 6–1	7–6(7–2), 6–3	3–0	6–0 (100%)	37–22 (62.7%)	1
5	Angelique Kerber	7–6(13–11), 6–7(2–7), 4–6	4–6, 1–6		4–6, 3–6	0–3	1–6 (14.3%)	29–43 (41.5%)	4
8	Li Na	6–7(4–7), 3–6	6–7(2–7), 3–6	6–4, 6–3		1–2	2–4 (33.3%)	30–33 (47.6%)	3

Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5) Steering Committee decision.

White Group

		Sharapova	Radwańska	Kvitová Stosur	Errani	RR W–L	Set W–L	Game W–L	Standings
2	Maria Sharapova		5–7, 7–5, 7–5	6–0, 6–3 (w/ Stosur)	6–3, 6–2	3–0	6–1 (85.7%)	43–25 (63.2%)	1
4	Agnieszka Radwańska	7–5, 5–7, 5–7		6–3, 6–2 (w/ Kvitová)	6–7(6–8), 7–5, 6–4	2–1	5–3 (62.5%)	48–40 (54.5%)	2
6 9	Petra Kvitová Samantha Stosur	(w/ Stosur) 0–6, 3–6	3–6, 2–6 (w/ Kvitová)		(w/ Stosur) 3–6, 6–2, 0–6	0–1 0–2	0–2 (0%) 1–4 (20%)	5–12 (29.4%) 12–26 (31.6%)	X 4
7	Sara Errani	3–6, 2–6	7–6(8–6), 5–7, 4–6	6–3, 2–6, 6–0 (w/ Stosur)		1–2	3–5 (37.5%)	35–40 (46.7%)	3

Standings are determined by: 1) Number of wins; 2) Number of matches; 3) In two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4) In three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5) Steering Committee decision.

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