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.

All matches

Tournament Match Round Opponent Rank Result Score Australian Open Melbourne, AustraliaGrand SlamHard, outdoor16–29 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 Fed Cup Hard, indoor 4–5 February 2012 8 - Sílvia Soler Espinosa #77 Win 6–2, 6–1 Open GDF Suez Paris, FranceWTA PremierHard, outdoor6–12 February 2012 - 1RBye 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 StatesWTA Premier MandatoryHard, outdoor5–18 March 2012 – 1RBye 11 2R #126 Win 6–2, 6–0 12 3R #50 Win 6–3, 6–4 13 4R #22 Win 6–2, 6–1 14 QF #23 Win 3–6, 7–5, 6–2 15 SF #16 Win 6–4, 0–1 ret. 16 F #10 Loss (2) 2–6, 3–6 Sony Ericsson Open Miami, United StatesWTA Premier MandatoryHard, outdoor19 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, GermanyWTA PremierClay, indoor23–29 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, SpainWTA Premier MandatoryClay (blue), outdoor7–13 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, ItalyWTA Premier 5Clay, outdoor14–20 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, FranceGrand SlamClay, outdoor28 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 KingdomGrand SlamGrass, outdoor25 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 KingdomOlympic GamesGrass, outdoor27 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 StatesGrand SlamHard, outdoor27 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 OpenTokyo, JapanWTA Premier 5Hard, outdoor23–28 September 2013 - 1RBye 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 OpenBeijing, ChinaWTA Premier MandatoryHard, outdoor28 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, 1–6WTA Tour Championships Istanbul, TurkeyYear-End ChampionshipHard, indoor23 – 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

See also

2012 Serena Williams tennis season 2012 WTA Tour Maria Sharapova career statistics

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