2012 Maria Sharapova tennis season

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.

2012 Maria Sharapova tennis season
Sharapova at the 2012 London Olympics
Calendar prize money$6,508,296
Singles
Season record60–11 (84.51%)
Year-end rankingNo. 2
Ranking change from previous year 2
Grand Slam & significant results
Australian OpenF
French OpenW
Wimbledon4R
US OpenSF
Tour FinalsF
Olympic GamesS
Fed Cup
Fed CupSF
Last updated on: 12 August 2014.
Main article: Maria Sharapova

All matches
Tournament Match Round Opponent Rank Result Score
Australian Open
Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam
Hard, outdoor
16–29 January 2012		 1 1R Gisela Dulko #68 Win 6–0, 6–1
2 2R Jamie Hampton #144 Win 6–0, 6–1
3 3R Angelique Kerber #30 Win 6–1, 6–2
4 4R Sabine Lisicki #15 Win 3–6, 6–2, 6–3
5 QF Ekaterina Makarova #56 Win 6–2, 6–3
6 SF Petra Kvitová #2 Win 6–2, 3–6, 6–4
7 F 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 - 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 Chanelle Scheepers #44 Win 6–3, 6–1
10 QF 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 Gisela Dulko #126 Win 6–2, 6–0
12 3R Simona Halep #50 Win 6–3, 6–4
13 4R Roberta Vinci #22 Win 6–2, 6–1
14 QF Maria Kirilenko #23 Win 3–6, 7–5, 6–2
15 SF Ana Ivanovic #16 Win 6–4, 0–1 ret.
16 F 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 Shahar Pe'er #55 Win 4–6, 6–3, 6–3
18 3R Sloane Stephens #90 Win 6–4, 6–2
19 4R Ekaterina Makarova #41 Win 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
20 QF Li Na #8 Win 6–3, 6–0
21 SF Caroline Wozniacki #6 Win 4–6, 6–2, 6–4
22 F 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 Alizé Cornet #100 Win 6–3, 1–0 ret.
24 QF Samantha Stosur #5 Win 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–5), 7–5
25 SF Petra Kvitová #3 Win 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
26 F 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 Irina-Camelia Begu #55 Win 6–0, 6–3
28 2R Klára Koukalová #44 Win 6–4, 6–3
- 3R Lucie Šafářová #23 Walkover N/A
29 QF 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 Christina McHale #36 Win 7–5, 7–5
31 3R Ana Ivanovic #15 Win 7–6(7–3), 6–3
32 QF Venus Williams #63 Win 6–4, 6–3
33 SF Angelique Kerber #11 Win 6–3, 6–4
34 F 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 Alexandra Cadanțu #78 Win 6–0, 6–0
36 2R Ayumi Morita #84 Win 6–1, 6–1
37 3R Peng Shuai #30 Win 6–2, 6–1
38 4R Klára Koukalová #44 Win 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–2
39 QF Kaia Kanepi #23 Win 6–2, 6–3
40 SF Petra Kvitová #4 Win 6–3, 6–3
41 F 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 Anastasia Rodionova #133 Win 6–2, 6–3
43 2R Tsvetana Pironkova #38 Win 7–6(7–3), 6–7(3–7), 6–0
44 3R Su-Wei Hsieh #63 Win 6–1, 6–4
45 4R Sabine Lisicki #15 Loss 4–6, 3–6
2012 Summer Olympics
London, United Kingdom
Olympic Games
Grass, outdoor
27 July–5 August 2012		 46 1R Shahar Pe'er #49 Win 6–2, 6–0
47 2R Laura Robson #76 Win 7–6(7–5), 6–3
48 3R Sabine Lisicki #17 Win 6–7(8–10), 6–4, 6–3
49 QF Kim Clijsters #36 Win 6–2, 7–5
50 SF Maria Kirilenko #15 Win 6–2, 6–3
51 F 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 Melinda Czink #88 Win 6–2, 6–2
53 2R Lourdes Domínguez Lino #78 Win 6–0, 6–1
54 3R Mallory Burdette #252 Win 6–1, 6–1
55 4R Nadia Petrova #22 Win 6–1, 4–6, 6–4
56 QF Marion Bartoli #11 Win 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
57 SF 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 Heather Watson #78 Win 6–7(7–9), 6–3, 6–4
59 3R Lucie Šafářová #17 Win 6–2, 7–6(7–5)
60 QF 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 Simona Halep #47 Win 7–5, 7–5
62 2R Sorana Cîrstea #29 Win 6–2, 6–2
63 3R Polona Hercog #90 Win 6–0, 6–2
64 QF Angelique Kerber #6 Win 6–0, 3–0 ret.
65 SF Li Na #47 Win 6–4, 6–0
66 F 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 Sara Errani #7 Win 6–3, 6–2
68 RR Agnieszka Radwańska #4 Win 5–7, 7–5, 7–5
69 RR Samantha Stosur #9 Win 6–0, 6–3
70 SF Victoria Azarenka #1 Win 6–4, 6–2
71 F Serena Williams #3 Loss (6) 4–6, 3–6

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