title: 2012 Mutua Madrid Open – Women's singles
text: # 2012 Mutua Madrid Open – Women's singles
  
  Serena Williams defeated Victoria Azarenka in the final, 6–1, 6–3 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2012 Madrid Open. It was Azarenka's second consecutive runner-up finish at the event.
  
  Petra Kvitová was the defending champion, but lost to Lucie Hradecká in the second round.
  
  ## Seeds
  
      01. Victoria Azarenka (final)
      02. Maria Sharapova (quarterfinals)
      03. Petra Kvitová (second round)
      04. Agnieszka Radwańska (semifinals)
      05. Samantha Stosur (quarterfinals)
      06. Caroline Wozniacki (third round)
      07. Marion Bartoli (first round)
      08. Li Na (quarterfinals)
      09. Serena Williams (champion)
      10. Vera Zvonareva (first round)
      11. Francesca Schiavone (first round)
      12. Angelique Kerber (third round)
      13. Ana Ivanovic (third round)
      14. Dominika Cibulková (first round)
      15. Jelena Janković (first round)
      16. Maria Kirilenko (second round)
  
  Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.
  
  ## Draw
  
  ### Key
  
  * Q = Qualifier
  * WC = Wild card
  * LL = Lucky loser
  * Alt = Alternate
  * SE = Special exempt
  * PR = Protected ranking
  * ITF = ITF entry
  * JE = Junior exempt
  * w/o = Walkover
  * r = Retired
  * d = Defaulted
  * SR = Special ranking
  
  ### Finals
  
  | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
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  | 1 | Victoria Azarenka | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | Li Na | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | Li Na | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | Victoria Azarenka | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | | | | | 4 | Agnieszka Radwańska | 2 | 4 | | | | |
  | 4 | Agnieszka Radwańska | 6 | 6 | | 4 | Agnieszka Radwańska | 2 | 4 | | | | |
  | Q | Varvara Lepchenko | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | Varvara Lepchenko | 4 | 4 | | | | | | 1 | Victoria Azarenka | 1 | 3 |
  | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Serena Williams | 6 | 6 |
  | 5 | Samantha Stosur | $6^8$ | $6^6$ | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Serena Williams | 6 | 6 |
  | Q | Lucie Hradecká | $7^{10}$ | $7^8$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | Lucie Hradecká | $7^{10}$ | $7^8$ | | Q | Lucie Hradecká | $6^5$ | 0 | | | | |
  | | | | | | 9 | Serena Williams | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | |
  | 9 | Serena Williams | 6 | 6 | | 9 | Serena Williams | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | |
  | 2 | Maria Sharapova | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  **Section 1**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | V Azarenka | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Kuznetsova | $6^5$ | 4 | | 1 | V Azarenka | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | A Hlaváčková | 6 | 6 | | Q | A Hlaváčková | 3 | $6^2$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | A Rodionova | 1 | 4 | | | | | | 1 | V Azarenka | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | N Petrova | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | 13 | A Ivanovic | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
  | | V King | 6 | 3 | 1 | | N Petrova | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | M Johansson | 4 | 1 | | 13 | A Ivanovic | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 13 | A Ivanovic | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | V Azarenka | 3 | 6 | 6 |
  | 12 | A Kerber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | N Li | 6 | 3 | 3 |
  | Q | J Larsson | 1 | 4 | | 12 | A Kerber | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Halep | 1 | 6 | $6^6$ | WC | V Williams | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | V Williams | 6 | 4 | $7^8$ | | | | | 12 | A Kerber | 5 | 4 | | | | | |
  | | T Paszek | $7^7$ | 2 | 2 | | | | | 8 | N Li | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
  | WC | S Soler-Espinosa | $6^2$ | 6 | 6 | WC | S Soler-Espinosa | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | G Muguruza Blanco | 2 | 4 | | 8 | N Li | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 8 | N Li | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 2**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 4 | A Radwańska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | L Arruabarrena-Vecino | 3 | 1 | | 4 | A Radwańska | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | C Scheepers | 6 | 2 | 3 | | S Errani | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Errani | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 4 | A Radwańska | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Y Wickmayer | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | R Vinci | $6^1$ | 4 | | | | | |
  | | J Gajdošová | 2 | 4 | | | Y Wickmayer | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | R Vinci | 6 | 6 | | | R Vinci | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 14 | D Cibulková | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | A Radwańska | 6 | 6 |
  | 11 | F Schiavone | 4 | $7^{10}$ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | Q | V Lepchenko | 4 | 4 |
  | Q | V Lepchenko | 6 | $6^8$ | 6 | Q | V Lepchenko | $7^7$ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Pe'er | 6 | 7 | | | S Pe'er | $6^2$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | P Hercog | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | Q | V Lepchenko | 6 | $6^3$ | 6 | | | | |
  | | T Pironkova | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | A Medina Garrigues | 1 | $7^7$ | 3 | | | | |
  | | A Medina Garrigues | 6 | 6 | | | A Medina Garrigues | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Cîrstea | $6^6$ | 6 | 6 | | S Cîrstea | 1 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | M Bartoli | $7^8$ | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  **Section 3**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 5 | S Stosur | 7 | 4 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | P Martić | 5 | 6 | $6^5$ | 5 | S Stosur | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | | S Arvidsson | 4 | 5 | | | C McHale | 6 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
  | | C McHale | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | 5 | S Stosur | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | M Niculescu | 0 | $6^6$ | | | | | | | | P Cetkovská | 3 | 2 | | | | |
  | Q | L Domínguez Lino | 6 | $7^8$ | | Q | L Domínguez Lino | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | P Cetkovská | 6 | 6 | | | P Cetkovská | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 10 | V Zvonareva | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | S Stosur | $6^8$ | $6^6$ |
  | 16 | M Kirilenko | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | Q | L Hradecká | $7^{10}$ | $7^8$ |
  | | J Zheng | 2 | 5 | | 16 | M Kirilenko | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | E Makarova | 6 | $7^7$ | | | E Makarova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | G Voskoboeva | 2 | $6^3$ | | | | | | | | E Makarova | 2 | $6^5$ | | | | |
  | | S Peng | 4 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | Q | L Hradecká | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | |
  | Q | L Hradecká | 6 | 5 | 6 | Q | L Hradecká | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Erakovic | 2 | 3 | | 3 | P Kvitová | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | P Kvitová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 4**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 6 | C Wozniacki | $7^9$ | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | K Pervak | $6^7$ | 6 | 4 | 6 | C Wozniacki | 6 | $7^7$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | M Barthel | 6 | 6 | | | M Barthel | 4 | $6^2$ | | | | | | | | | |
  | | J Görges | 4 | 1 | | | | | | 6 | C Wozniacki | 6 | 3 | 2 | | | | |
  | | A Pavlyuchenkova | 6 | $6^6$ | 6 | | | | | 9 | S Williams | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | Q | J Craybas | 2 | $7^8$ | 1 | | A Pavlyuchenkova | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | E Vesnina | 3 | 1 | | 9 | S Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 9 | S Williams | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | S Williams | 6 | 6 |
  | 15 | J Janković | 6 | $6^5$ | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | M Sharapova | 1 | 3 |
  | WC | C Suárez Navarro | 4 | $7^7$ | 6 | WC | C Suárez Navarro | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | L Šafářová | 6 | 6 | | | L Šafářová | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | K Kanepi | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | L Šafářová | | | | | | | |
  | | I Benešová | 4 | $6^5$ | | | | | | 2 | M Sharapova | w/o | | | | | | |
  | | K Zakopalová | 6 | $7^7$ | | | K Zakopalová | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | I-C Begu | 0 | 3 | | 2 | M Sharapova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | M Sharapova | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ## Qualifying
  
  ### Seeds
  
  * Pauline Parmentier (qualifying competition)
  * Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová (first round)
  * Eleni Daniilidou (first round)
  * Hsieh Su-wei (qualifying competition)
  * Gréta Arn (first round)
  * Vera Dushevina (first round)
  * Varvara Lepchenko (qualified)
  * Johanna Larsson (qualified)
  * Sloane Stephens (first round)
  * Mathilde Johansson (qualified)
  * Anastasia Rodionova (qualified)
  * Lucie Hradecká (qualified)
  * Bojana Jovanovski (first round)
  * Laura Pous Tió (qualifying competition)
  * Bethanie Mattek-Sands (first round)
  * Lourdes Domínguez Lino (qualified)
  
  ### Qualifiers
  
  * Anastasia Rodionova
  * Mathilde Johansson
  * Jill Craybas
  * Andrea Hlaváčková
  * Lucie Hradecká
  * Lourdes Domínguez Lino
  * Varvara Lepchenko
  * Johanna Larsson
  
  ### Qualifying draw
  
  **First qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Pauline Parmentier | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | | Paula Ormaechea | 1 | 1 | | | | | | |
  | | Paula Ormaechea | 1 | 1 | | 1 | Pauline Parmentier | $7^7$ | 1 | 2 |
  | | | | | | 11 | Anastasia Rodionova | $6^2$ | 6 | 6 |
  | | Gisela Dulko | 6 | 5 | 3 | 11 | Anastasia Rodionova | $6^2$ | 6 | 6 |
  | 11 | Anastasia Rodionova | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
  
  **Second qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2 | Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová | 4 | 3 | | | | |
  | | Mariana Duque-Mariño | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Mariana Duque-Mariño | 6 | 6 | | Mariana Duque-Mariño | $6^2$ | $6^5$ |
  | | | | | 10 | Mathilde Johansson | $7^7$ | $7^7$ |
  | | Arantxa Parra Santonja | 3 | 1 | 10 | Mathilde Johansson | $7^7$ | $7^7$ |
  | 10 | Mathilde Johansson | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  
  **Third qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 3 | Eleni Daniilidou | 7 | 3 | 1 | | | | |
  | | Jill Craybas | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | | Jill Craybas | 5 | 6 | 6 | | Jill Craybas | 7 | 6 |
  | | | | | | Alt | Marta Domachowska | 5 | 0 |
  | Alt | Marta Domachowska | $7^7$ | 7 | | Alt | Marta Domachowska | 5 | 0 |
  | 13 | Bojana Jovanovski | $6^4$ | 5 | | | | | |
  
  **Fourth qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 4 | Hsieh Su-wei | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | WC | Leticia Costas-Moreira | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
  | WC | Leticia Costas-Moreira | 0 | 1 | 4 | Hsieh Su-wei | 3 | $7^7$ | 3 |
  | | | | | | Andrea Hlaváčková | 6 | $6^5$ | 6 |
  | | Andrea Hlaváčková | $7^9$ | 6 | | Andrea Hlaváčková | 6 | $6^5$ | 6 |
  | 9 | Sloane Stephens | $6^7$ | 3 | | | | | |
  
  **Fifth qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 5 | Gréta Arn | 3 | 1 | | | | | |
  | | Alla Kudryavtseva | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Alla Kudryavtseva | 6 | 6 | | Alla Kudryavtseva | 3 | 6 | 4 |
  | | | | | 12 | Lucie Hradecká | 6 | 1 | 6 |
  | WC | Inés Ferrer Suárez | 4 | 2 | 12 | Lucie Hradecká | 6 | 1 | 6 |
  | 12 | Lucie Hradecká | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  
  **Sixth qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 6 | Vera Dushevina | 3 | 3 | | | | |
  | WC | Estrella Cabeza Candela | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | WC | Estrella Cabeza Candela | 6 | 6 | WC | Estrella Cabeza Candela | 3 | 4 |
  | | | | | 16 | Lourdes Domínguez Lino | 6 | 6 |
  | | Sesil Karatantcheva | 3 | 3 | 16 | Lourdes Domínguez Lino | 6 | 6 |
  | 16 | Lourdes Domínguez Lino | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  
  **Seventh qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 7 | Varvara Lepchenko | 6 | 6 | | | | |
  | WC | Sara Sorribes Tormo | 4 | 1 | | | | |
  | WC | Sara Sorribes Tormo | 4 | 1 | 7 | Varvara Lepchenko | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | 14 | Laura Pous Tió | 2 | 2 |
  | | Maria Elena Camerin | 2 | 5 | 14 | Laura Pous Tió | 2 | 2 |
  | 14 | Laura Pous Tió | 6 | 7 | | | | |
  
  **Eighth qualifier**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition | Qualifying competition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 8 | Johanna Larsson | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | Lesia Tsurenko | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
  | | Lesia Tsurenko | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | Johanna Larsson | 2 | 6 | 7 |
  | | | | | | PR | Anna Chakvetadze | 6 | 4 | 5 |
  | PR | Anna Chakvetadze | 6 | 6 | | PR | Anna Chakvetadze | 6 | 4 | 5 |
  | 15 | Bethanie Mattek-Sands | 4 | 4 | | | | | | |
  