2012 WTA Tour
 Serena Williams won two slams and an Olympic gold in singles | |
| Details | |
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| Duration | December 31, 2011 – November 4 |
| Edition | 42nd |
| Tournaments | 57 |
| Categories |
Grand Slam (4) WTA Championships (2) Summer Olympics WTA Premier Mandatory (4) WTA Premier 5 (5) WTA Premier (12) WTA International (29) |
| Achievements (singles) | |
| Most tournament titles |
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| Most tournament finals |
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| Prize money leader |
(US$7,928,920) |
| Points leader |
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| Awards | |
| Player of the year |
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| Doubles Team of the year |
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| Most improved player of the year |
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| Newcomer of the year |
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| Comeback player of the year |
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Victoria Azarenka (left) claimed her first Grand Slam title at the 2012 Australian Open, defeating Maria Sharapova to become the new World No. 1, thus becoming the first Belarusian to win the Grand Slam. Sharapova (middle) rebounded at the 2012 French Open, completing a career Grand Slam by defeating Sara Errani in the final. At Wimbledon and the US Open, Serena Williams (right) won her fourteenth and fifteen Grand Slam titles beating Agnieszka Radwańska and Azarenka respectively, in the final to earn her fifth Wimbledon and fourth US Open victory. And at the Summer Olympic Games, Serena Williams won the gold medal defeating Maria Sharapova to become the second woman to complete a career Golden Slam in singles.
The 2012 WTA Tour is the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 2012 tennis season. The 2012 WTA Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments (supervised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF)), the WTA Premier tournaments (Premier Mandatory, Premier 5, and regular Premier), the WTA International tournaments, the Fed Cup (organized by the ITF), the year-end championships (the WTA Tour Championships and the WTA Tournament of Champions), and the tennis event at the Summer Olympic Games. Also included in the 2012 calendar is the Hopman Cup, which is organized by the ITF and does not distribute ranking points.[1]
Schedule
This is the complete schedule of events on the 2012 calendar, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage.[1]
- Key
| Grand Slam tournaments |
| Summer Olympic Games |
| Year-end championships |
| WTA Premier Mandatory |
| WTA Premier 5 |
| WTA Premier |
| WTA International |
| Team events |
January
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February
March
| Week of | Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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| March 5 March 12 | BNP Paribas Open Indian Wells, United States WTA Premier Mandatory $5,536,664 – Hard – 96S/48Q/32D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw | 6–2, 6–3 | |   |    |
6–2, 6–3 |  | ||||
| March 19 March 26 | Sony Ericsson Open Miami, United States WTA Premier Mandatory $4,828,050 – Hard – 96S/48Q/32D Singles Draw – Doubles Draw | 7–5, 6–4 | |  | |
7–6(7–0), 4–6, [10–4] | |
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
Statistical information
These tables present the number of singles (S), doubles (D), and mixed doubles (X) titles won by each player and each nation during the season, within all the tournament categories of the 2012 WTA Tour: the Grand Slam tournaments, the tennis event at the London Summer Olympic Games, the year-end championships (the WTA Tour Championships and the Tournament of Champions), the WTA Premier tournaments (Premier Mandatory, Premier 5, and regular Premier), and the WTA International tournaments.[1] The players/nations are sorted by: 1) total number of titles (a doubles title won by two players representing the same nation counts as only one win for the nation); 2) cumulated importance of those titles (one Grand Slam win equalling two Premier Mandatory/Premier 5 wins, one year-end championships win equalling one-and-a-half Premier Mandatory/Premier 5 win, one Premier Mandatory/Premier 5 win equalling two Premier wins, one Olympic win equalling one-and-a-half Premier win, one Premier win equalling two International wins); 3) a singles > doubles > mixed doubles hierarchy; 4) alphabetical order (by family names for players).
Key
| Grand Slam tournaments |
| Summer Olympic Games |
| Year-end championships |
| WTA Premier Mandatory |
| WTA Premier 5 |
| WTA Premier |
| WTA International |
To avoid confusion and double counting, these tables should be updated only after an event is completed. The tables are through to the tournaments of the week of September 9.
Titles won by player
Titles won by nation
| Total | Nation | S | D | X | S | D | X | S | D | S | D | S | D | S | D | S | D | Total S | Total D | Total X |
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| 24 | United States | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 2 | |||
| 16 | Russia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1 | |||||
| 15 | Czech Republic | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 14 | Italy | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 9 | Belarus | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||
| 6 | Poland | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Germany | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | Taiwan | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | China | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Slovakia | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | India | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | France | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Germany | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Spain | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Denmark | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Estonia | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Slovenia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | New Zealand | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Hungary | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Romania | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Japan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Austria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Belgium | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Netherlands | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Serbia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Sweden | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Australia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Colombia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Ukraine | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Thailand | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Titles information
The following players won their first main circuit title in singles, doubles, or mixed doubles:
- Singles
- Doubles
- Mixed doubles
The following players defended a main circuit title in singles, doubles, or mixed doubles:
- Singles
- Doubles
Rankings
The Race to the Championships determines the players in the WTA Tour Championships in October. The WTA rankings are based on tournaments of the latest 52 weeks.
Singles
The following is the 2012 top 20 in the Race to the Championships and the top 20 ranked players in the world.[3][4] Players must include points from the Grand Slams, Premier Mandatory tournaments, the Summer Olympic Games and the WTA Championships. For Top 20 players, their best two results at Premier 5 tournaments will also count.[5] Gold backgrounds indicate players that qualified for the WTA Tour Championships. Blue backgrounds indicate players that qualified as alternates at the WTA Tour Championships.
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Number 1 ranking
| Holder | Date Gained | Date Forfeited |
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Year-End 2011 | 29 January 2012 |
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30 January 2012 | 10 June 2012 |
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11 June 2012 | 8 July 2012 |
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9 July 2012 | Year-End 2012 |
Doubles
The following is the 2012 top 20 in the Race To The Championships – Doubles and the top 20 individual ranked doubles players. Gold backgrounds indicate teams that have qualified for WTA Tour Championships.
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Number 1 ranking
| Holder | Date Gained | Date Forfeited |
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Year-End 2011 | |
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23 April 2012 |
9 September 2012 |
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10 September 2012 | 14 October 2012 |
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15 October 2012 | Year-End 2012 |
Prize money leaders
The 2012 WTA Tour season was the first, and still only, season where 3 different players earned at least $6,000,000. The 2014 and 2017 seasons each had 3 different players earned at least $5,000,000. The top-16 players earned over $1,000,000.
| # | Player | Singles | Doubles | Mixed | Bonus Pool | Year-to-date |
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| 1 | | $7,317,651 | $7,130 | $4,139 | $600,000 | $7,928,920 |
| 2 | | $6,828,831 | $214,725 | $2,419 | $0 | $7,045,975 |
| 3 | | $6,308,296 | $0 | $0 | $200,000 | $6,508,296 |
| 4 | | $3,803,819 | $47,723 | $0 | $250,000 | $4,101,542 |
| 5 | | $2,181,948 | $926,618 | $2,070 | $0 | $3,110,636 |
| 6 | | $2,127,402 | $5,473 | $0 | $600,000 | $2,732,875 |
| 7 | | $1,408,240 | $430 | $0 | $1,000,000 | $2,408,670 |
| 8 | | $1,880,646 | $0 | $0 | $400,000 | $2,280,646 |
| 9 | | $1,938,436 | $31,856 | $2,070 | $0 | $1,972,362 |
| 10 |  | $1,490,602 | $45,582 | $0 | $400,000 | $1,936,184 |
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Statistics leaders
as of November 12, 2012[9]
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Points distribution
| Category | W | F | SF | QF | R16 | R32 | R64 | R128 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Grand Slam (S) | 2000 | 1400 | 900 | 500 | 280 | 160 | 100 | 5 | 60 | 50 | 40 | 2 |
| Grand Slam (D) | 2000 | 1400 | 900 | 500 | 280 | 160 | 5 | – | 48 | – | – | – |
| WTA Championships (S) | +450 | +360 | (230 for each win, 70 for each loss) | |||||||||
| WTA Championships (D) | 1500 | 1050 | 690 | |||||||||
| WTA Premier Mandatory (96S) | 1000 | 700 | 450 | 250 | 140 | 80 | 50 | 5 | 30 | – | 20 | 1 |
| WTA Premier Mandatory (64S) | 1000 | 700 | 450 | 250 | 140 | 80 | 5 | – | 30 | – | 20 | 1 |
| WTA Premier Mandatory (28/32D) | 1000 | 700 | 450 | 250 | 140 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| WTA Premier 5 (56S) | 900 | 620 | 395 | 225 | 125 | 70 | 1 | – | 30 | – | 20 | 1 |
| WTA Premier 5 (28D) | 900 | 620 | 395 | 225 | 125 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Summer Olympic Games (64S) | 685 | 470 | 340(3rd) 260(4th) | 175 | 95 | 55 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| WTA Premier (56S) | 470 | 320 | 200 | 120 | 60 | 40 | 1 | – | 12 | – | 8 | 1 |
| WTA Premier (32S) | 470 | 320 | 200 | 120 | 60 | 1 | – | – | 20 | 12 | 8 | 1 |
| WTA Premier (16D) | 470 | 320 | 200 | 120 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Tournament of Champions | +195 | +75 | (60 for each win, 25 for each loss) | |||||||||
| WTA International (56S) | 280 | 200 | 130 | 70 | 30 | 15 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 6 | 1 |
| WTA International (32S) | 280 | 200 | 130 | 70 | 30 | 1 | – | – | 16 | 10 | 6 | 1 |
| WTA International (16D) | 280 | 200 | 130 | 70 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Retirements
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Comebacks
Following are notable players who will comeback after retirements during the 2012 WTA Tour season:
Awards
The winners of the 2012 WTA Awards were announced throughout the last week of November.[15]
- Player of the Year –
- Doubles Team of the Year –
- Most Improved Player –
- Comeback Player of the Year –
- Newcomer of the Year –
- Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award –
- Player Service Award –
- Diamond Aces –
- Fan Favorite Singles Player –
- Fan Favorite Doubles Team –
- Fan Favorite Twitter –
- Fan Favorite Facebook –
- Fan Favorite Video – Agnieszka Radwańska & The Bee (video)
- Favorite Premier Tournament –
- Favorite International Tournament –
See also
Notes
- a Zheng Jie won the final after Flavia Pennetta was forced to retire because of a low back injury.[16]
- b Hsieh Su-wei won the final after Petra Martić was forced to retire because of fatigue and cramping.
References
- 1 2 3 "2012 WTA calendar" (PDF). wtatennis.com. WTA Tour, Inc. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-27. Retrieved 2011-10-09.
- ↑ Vinkel, Per Colstrup. "Farum dropper dyr plan". politiken.dk (in Danish). Politiken. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
- ↑ "Race to the WTA Championships". WTA Tour. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
- ↑ "WTA Singles Rankings". WTA Tour. Archived from the original on 2012-07-22. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
- 1 2 "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-03-12. Retrieved 2011-01-08.
- ↑ "Singles Rankings Numeric List 5 November 2012" (PDF). wtatour.com. WTA Tour, Inc. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 April 2013.
- ↑ "Doubles Rankings Numeric List 5 November 2012" (PDF). wtatour.com. WTA Tour, Inc. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2013.
- ↑ "WTA Prize Money". wtatennis.com. WTA Tour, Inc.
- ↑ "WTA MATCHFACTS" (PDF). wtatour.com. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
- ↑ Sport.be, Kim's Diary-Thanks you, 6 May 2007 Archived November 7, 2006, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Antonia Vandevelde (26 March 2009). "Clijsters announces return to WTA tour". Reuters. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
- ↑ SportsIllustrated.cnn.com Archived September 23, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ AFP (2012-05-22). "Clijsters to retire after US Open". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2012-12-23.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-11-21. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ↑ "WTA Player Awards: The Fan Favorites & More". WTA Tour, Inc. 30 November 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2012.
- ↑ "Zheng Wins Auckland, Ends WTA Title Drought". wtatennis.com. WTA Tour, Inc. 2012-01-08. Retrieved 2012-12-23.
External links
- Women's Tennis Association (WTA) official website
- International Tennis Federation (ITF) official website
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