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 yearIncrease 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.

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
4–5 February 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 Belarus 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
Olympic 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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