2012 Maria Sharapova tennis season

2012 Maria Sharapova tennis season

Sharapova at the 2012 London Olympics
Calendar prize money $6,508,296
Singles
Season record 60–11 (84.51%)
Year-end ranking No. 2
Ranking change from previous year Increase 2
Grand Slam results
Australian Open F
French Open W
Wimbledon 4R
US Open SF
Tour Finals F
Olympic Games S
Fed Cup
Fed Cup SF
Last updated on: 12 August 2014.
Main article: Maria Sharapova

The 2012 Maria Sharapova tennis season officially began on 16 January 2012 with the start of the 2012 Australian Open. Sharapova began the season ranked the number 4 player in the world.

All matches

Tournament Match Round Opponent Rank Result Score
Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam
Hard, outdoor
16–29 January 2012
1 1R Argentina Gisela Dulko #68 Win 6–0, 6–1
2 2R United States Jamie Hampton #144 Win 6–0, 6–1
3 3R Germany Angelique Kerber #30 Win 6–1, 6–2
4 4R Germany Sabine Lisicki #15 Win 3–6, 6–2, 6–3
5 QF Russia Ekaterina Makarova #56 Win 6–2, 6–3
6 SF Czech Republic Petra Kvitová #2 Win 6–2, 3–6, 6–4
7 F Belarus Victoria Azarenka #3 Loss (1) 3–6, 0–6
Fed Cup WG: Russia vs. Spain
Moscow, Russia
Fed Cup
Hard, indoor
February 4–5, 2012
8 - Spain Sílvia Soler Espinosa #77 Win 6–2, 6–1
Open GDF Suez
Paris, France
WTA Premier
Hard, outdoor
6–12 February 2012
- 1R Bye
9 2R South Africa Chanelle Scheepers #44 Win 6–3, 6–1
10 QF Germany Angelique Kerber #27 Loss 4–6, 4–6
BNP Paribas Open
Indian Wells, United States
WTA Premier Mandatory
Hard, outdoor
5–18 March 2012
1R Bye
11 2R Argentina Gisela Dulko #126 Win 6–2, 6–0
12 3R Romania Simona Halep #50 Win 6–3, 6–4
13 4R Italy Roberta Vinci #22 Win 6–2, 6–1
14 QF Russia Maria Kirilenko #23 Win 3–6, 7–5, 6–2
15 SF Serbia Ana Ivanovic #16 Win 6–4, 0–1 ret.
16 F Belarus Victoria Azarenka #10 Loss (2) 2–6, 3–6
Sony Ericsson Open
Miami, United States
WTA Premier Mandatory
Hard, outdoor
19 March – 1 April 2013
1R Bye
17 2R Israel Shahar Pe'er #55 Win 4–6, 6–3, 6–3
18 3R United States Sloane Stephens #90 Win 6–4, 6–2
19 4R Russia Ekaterina Makarova #41 Win 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
20 QF China Li Na #8 Win 6–3, 6–0
21 SF Denmark Caroline Wozniacki #6 Win 4–6, 6–2, 6–4
22 F Poland Agnieszka Radwańska #4 Loss (3) 5–7, 4–6
Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
Stuttgart, Germany
WTA Premier
Clay, indoor
23–29 April 2012
1R Bye
23 2R France Alizé Cornet #100 Win 6–3, 1–0 ret.
24 QF Australia Samantha Stosur #5 Win 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–5), 7–5
25 SF Czech Republic Petra Kvitová #3 Win 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
26 F Poland Victoria Azarenka #1 Win (1) 6–1, 6–3
Mutua Madrid Open
Madrid, Spain
WTA Premier Mandatory
Clay (blue), outdoor
7–13 May 2012
27 1R Romania Irina-Camelia Begu #55 Win 6–0, 6–3
28 2R Czech Republic Klára Koukalová #44 Win 6–4, 6–3
- 3R Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová #23 Walkover N/A
29 QF United States Serena Williams #9 Loss 1–6, 3–6
Internazionali BNL d'Italia
Rome, Italy
WTA Premier 5
Clay, outdoor
14–20 May 2012
1R Bye
30 2R United States Christina McHale #36 Win 7–5, 7–5
31 3R Serbia Ana Ivanovic #15 Win 7–6(7–3), 6–3
32 QF United States Venus Williams #63 Win 6–4, 6–3
33 SF Germany Angelique Kerber #11 Win 6–3, 6–4
34 F China Li Na #9 Win (2) 4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
French Open
Paris, France
Grand Slam
Clay, outdoor
28 May – 10 June 2012
35 1R Romania Alexandra Cadanțu #78 Win 6–0, 6–0
36 2R Japan Ayumi Morita #84 Win 6–1, 6–1
37 3R China Peng Shuai #30 Win 6–2, 6–1
38 4R Czech Republic Klára Koukalová #44 Win 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–2
39 QF Estonia Kaia Kanepi #23 Win 6–2, 6–3
40 SF Czech Republic Petra Kvitová #4 Win 6–3, 6–3
41 F Italy Sara Errani #24 Win (3) 6–3, 6–2
Wimbledon Championships
London, United Kingdom
Grand Slam
Grass, outdoor
25 June – 8 July 2012
42 1R Australia Anastasia Rodionova #133 Win 6–2, 6–3
43 2R Bulgaria Tsvetana Pironkova #38 Win 7–6(7–3), 6–7(3–7), 6–0
44 3R Chinese Taipei Su-Wei Hsieh #63 Win 6–1, 6–4
45 4R Germany Sabine Lisicki #15 Loss 4–6, 3–6
2012 Summer Olympics
London, United Kingdom
Olympics Games
Grass, outdoor
27 July–5 August 2012
46 1R Israel Shahar Pe'er #49 Win 6–2, 6–0
47 2R United Kingdom Laura Robson #76 Win 7–6(7–5), 6–3
48 3R Germany Sabine Lisicki #17 Win 6–7(8–10), 6–4, 6–3
49 QF Belgium Kim Clijsters #36 Win 6–2, 7–5
50 SF Russia Maria Kirilenko #15 Win 6–2, 6–3
51 F United States Serena Williams #4 Loss (4) 0–6, 1–6
US Open
New York City, United States
Grand Slam
Hard, outdoor
27 August – 9 September 2012
52 1R Hungary Melinda Czink #88 Win 6–2, 6–2
53 2R Spain Lourdes Domínguez Lino #78 Win 6–0, 6–1
54 3R United States Mallory Burdette #252 Win 6–1, 6–1
55 4R Russia Nadia Petrova #22 Win 6–1, 4–6, 6–4
56 QF France Marion Bartoli #11 Win 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
57 SF Belarus Victoria Azarenka #1 Loss 6–3, 2–6, 4–6
Toray Pan Pacific Open
Tokyo, Japan
WTA Premier 5
Hard, outdoor
23–28 September 2013
- 1R Bye
58 2R United Kingdom Heather Watson #78 Win 6–7(7–9), 6–3, 6–4
59 3R Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová #17 Win 6–2, 7–6(7–5)
60 QF Australia Samantha Stosur #9 Loss 4–6, 6–7(10–12)
China Open
Beijing, China
WTA Premier Mandatory
Hard, outdoor
28 September–6 October 2013
61 1R Romania Simona Halep #47 Win 7–5, 7–5
62 2R Romania Sorana Cîrstea #29 Win 6–2, 6–2
63 3R Slovenia Polona Hercog #90 Win 6–0, 6–2
64 QF Germany Angelique Kerber #6 Win 6–0, 3–0 ret.
65 SF China Li Na #47 Win 6–4, 6–0
66 F Belarus Victoria Azarenka #1 Loss (5) 3–6, 1–6
WTA Tour Championships
Istanbul, Turkey
Year-End Championship
Hard, indoor
23 – 28 October 2012
67 RR Italy Sara Errani #7 Win 6–3, 6–2
68 RR Poland Agnieszka Radwańska #4 Win 5–7, 7–5, 7–5
69 RR Australia Samantha Stosur #9 Win 6–0, 6–3
70 SF Belarus Victoria Azarenka #1 Win 6–4, 6–2
71 F United States Serena Williams #3 Loss (6) 4–6, 3–6

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