2012 Apia International Sydney – Women's Singles

Women's Singles
2012 Apia International Sydney
Champion	Victoria Azarenka
Runner-up	Li Na
Final score	6–2, 1–6, 6–3

Li Na was the defending champion, but lost the final against Victoria Azarenka, 6–2, 1–6, 6–3.

Seeds

The top two seeds received a bye into the second round.

1. Caroline Wozniacki (Quarterfinals)
2. Petra Kvitová (Semifinals)
3. Victoria Azarenka (Champion)
4. Li Na (Final)
5. Samantha Stosur (First round)
6. Vera Zvonareva (First round)
7. Agnieszka Radwańska (Semifinals)
8. Marion Bartoli (Quarterfinals)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	7	Agnieszka Radwańska	6	3	2
	3	Victoria Azarenka	1	6	6
								3	Victoria Azarenka	6	1	6
								4	Li Na	2	6	3
	4	Li Na	1	7	6
	2	Petra Kvitová	6	5	2

Top Half

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
							1	C Wozniacki	7	2	6
	D Cibulková	6	4	6				D Cibulková	5	6	4
	S Peng	2	6	4										1	C Wozniacki	6	5	2
	A Pavlyuchenkova	2	3											7	A Radwańska	3	7	6
	A Petkovic	6	6					A Petkovic	5	4
Q	U Radwańska	1	1				7	A Radwańska	7	6
7	A Radwańska	6	6																		7	A Radwańska	6	3	2
3	V Azarenka	6	6																		3	V Azarenka	1	6	6
Q	S Vögele	2	1				3	V Azarenka	6	6
	J Janković	6	3					J Janković	4	2
	J Görges	1	1^r											3	V Azarenka	7	6
WC	J Dokić	6	6											8	M Bartoli	5	4
WC	I Holland	0	0				WC	J Dokić	0	3
LL	P Hercog	3	3				8	M Bartoli	6	6
8	M Bartoli	6	6

Bottom Half

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
6	V Zvonareva	1	2
	S Kuznetsova	6	6					S Kuznetsova	1	0^r
	L Šafářová	7^7	6					L Šafářová	6	2
	A Ivanovic	6^5	2												L Šafářová	2	6^3
Q	M Czink	4	2											4	N Li	6	7^7
Q	C Scheepers	6	6				Q	C Scheepers	6	4	1
Q	E Makarova	0	3				4	N Li	2	6	6
4	N Li	6	6																		4	N Li	1	7	6
5	S Stosur	2	4																		2	P Kvitová	6	5	2
	F Schiavone	6	6					F Schiavone	5	1
	R Vinci	5	2					D Hantuchová	7	6
	D Hantuchová	7	6												D Hantuchová	0	4
LL	A Dulgheru	6	6											2	P Kvitová	6	6
Q	S Arvidsson	1	1				LL	A Dulgheru	5	6	4
							2	P Kvitová	7	3	6

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Maria Kirilenko (Second round)
2. Kaia Kanepi (withdrew due to winning Brisbane)
3. Polona Hercog (Qualifying competition, Lucky Loser)
4. Chanelle Scheepers (Qualified)
5. Tamira Paszek (First round)
6. Barbora Záhlavová Strýcová (Second round)
7. Ekaterina Makarova (Qualified)
8. Iveta Benešová (Second round)
9. Anastasiya Yakimova (First round)
10. Alexandra Dulgheru (Qualifying competition, Lucky Loser)
11. Anne Keothavong (First round)
12. Pauline Parmentier (First round)
13. Vania King (Qualifying competition, withdrew)

Qualifiers

1. Sofia Arvidsson
2. Urszula Radwańska
3. Ekaterina Makarova
4. Chanelle Scheepers
5. Stefanie Vögele
6. Melinda Czink

Lucky Losers

1. Alexandra Dulgheru
2. Polona Hercog

Qualifying Draw

First Qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	1/WC	Maria Kirilenko	1	6	7^7
		Varvara Lepchenko	6	2	6^5
								1/WC	Maria Kirilenko	3	0
									Sofia Arvidsson	6	6
		Erika Sema	3	7^7	3
		Sofia Arvidsson	6	6^4	6
																Sofia Arvidsson	6^6	7^7	7
															10	Alexandra Dulgheru	7^8	6^2	5
		Iryna Brémond	2	2
	Alt	Andreja Klepač	6	6
								Alt	Andreja Klepač	4	4
								10	Alexandra Dulgheru	6	6
		Monique Adamczak	4	1
	10	Alexandra Dulgheru	6	6

Second Qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	13	Vania King	5	6	6
		Arantxa Rus	7	3	1
								13	Vania King	6	7^7
									Paula Ormaechea	1	6^3
		Patricia Mayr-Achleitner	0	1^r
		Paula Ormaechea	6	3
															13	Vania King
																Urszula Radwańska	w/o
	WC	Sally Peers	2	2
		Urszula Radwańska	6	6
									Urszula Radwańska	6	6
								8	Iveta Benešová	4	1
		Lourdes Domínguez Lino	6^0	2
	8	Iveta Benešová	7^7	6

Third Qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	3	Polona Hercog	7^7	6
	Alt	Elena Bogdan	6^3	3
								3	Polona Hercog	7	6
								WC	Viktorija Rajicic	5	4
		Anna Tatishvili	3	6	4
	WC	Viktorija Rajicic	6	4	6
															3	Polona Hercog	1	3
															7	Ekaterina Makarova	6	6
		Kristina Mladenovic	6	3	6
		Vera Dushevina	2	6	2
									Kristina Mladenovic	6	2	3
								7	Ekaterina Makarova	4	6	6
		Aravane Rezaï	2	r
	7	Ekaterina Makarova	6

Fourth Qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	4	Chanelle Scheepers	6	6
	WC	Azra Hadzic	3	0
								4	Chanelle Scheepers	6	6
								WC	Arina Rodionova	2	1
	WC	Arina Rodionova	7^7	6
	WC	Tammi Patterson	6^3	3
															4	Chanelle Scheepers	6	6
																Alizé Cornet	4	4
		Alizé Cornet	6	4
		Anastasia Pivovarova	2	1^r
									Alizé Cornet	6	1	6
									Mirjana Lučić	4	6	1
		Mirjana Lučić	6	6
	9	Anastasiya Yakimova	2	1

Fifth Qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	5	Tamira Paszek	0	6^7
		Bojana Jovanovski	6	7^9
									Bojana Jovanovski	6^6	7	7
									Virginie Razzano	7^8	5	5
		Virginie Razzano	6	6
		Tamarine Tanasugarn	2	3
																Bojana Jovanovski	6	4	2
																Stefanie Vögele	3	6	6
	Alt	Victoria Larrière	3	3
		Stefanie Vögele	6	6
									Stefanie Vögele	6	6
									Michaëlla Krajicek	2	4
		Michaëlla Krajicek	2	6	7
	11	Anne Keothavong	6	2	5

Sixth Qualifier

	First Round							Second Round							Qualifying Competition
	6	Barbora Záhlavová Strýcová	6	5	7^7
		Mandy Minella	3	7	6^4
								6	Barbora Záhlavová Strýcová	6^3	7	4
									Melinda Czink	7^7	5	6
		Silvia Soler-Espinosa	2	1
		Melinda Czink	6	6
																Melinda Czink	6^5	6	6
																Eleni Daniilidou	7^7	4	4
		Alla Kudryavtseva	5	6	4
		Stéphanie Foretz Gacon	7	3	6
									Stéphanie Foretz Gacon	6^4	2
									Eleni Daniilidou	7^7	6
		Eleni Daniilidou	6	6
	12	Pauline Parmentier	4	3

References

• Main Draw
• Qualifying Draw