Victoria Azarenka defeated Maria Sharapova in the final, 6–3, 6–0 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2012 Australian Open. It was her first major title. Azarenka was the first Belarusian to win a singles major, and became the world No. 1 in doing so. Caroline Wozniacki, Petra Kvitová and Sharapova were also in contention for the top ranking.
Kim Clijsters was the defending champion, but was defeated in the semifinals by Azarenka.
For the first time in the tournament's history, all eight quarterfinalists were European. This was also the first major main draw appearance for future three-time major champion and world No. 1 Ashleigh Barty, who was defeated in the first round by Anna Tatishvili.
This tournament marked the first Australian Open appearance of future champion Madison Keys; she lost to Zheng Jie in the first round.
Seeds
Qualifying
Wildcards
Draw
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Bottom half
Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
Championship match statistics Category Azarenka Sharapova 1st serve % 37/52 (71%) 30/47 (64%) 1st serve points won 25 of 37 = 68% 16 of 30 = 53% 2nd serve points won 8 of 15 = 53% 3 of 17 = 18% Total service points won 33 of 52 = 63.46% 19 of 47 = 40.43% Aces 0 1 Double faults 4 3 Winners 14 14 Unforced errors12 30 Net points won 6 of 7 = 86% 4 of 9 = 44% Break points converted 5 of 7 = 71% 1 of 4 = 25% Return points won 28 of 47 = 60% 19 of 52 = 37% Total points won 61 38Source
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References General
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External links 2012 Australian Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation