Women's singles
2012 China Open
Champion	Victoria Azarenka
Runner-up	Maria Sharapova
Score	6–3, 6–1
Seeds	16

Victoria Azarenka defeated Maria Sharapova in the final, 6–3, 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2012 China Open.

Agnieszka Radwańska was the defending champion, but lost to Li Na in the quarterfinals.

Seeds

The four Tokyo semifinalists received a bye into the second round. They are as follows:

• Angelique Kerber
• Nadia Petrova
• Agnieszka Radwańska
• Samantha Stosur

Draw

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Victoria Azarenka	6	6
		Romina Oprandi	2	0
								1	Victoria Azarenka	6	6
								9	Marion Bartoli	4	2
		Carla Suárez Navarro	0	6	4
	9	Marion Bartoli	6	2	6
															1	Victoria Azarenka	6	6
															2	Maria Sharapova	3	1
	7	Li Na	6	6
	3	Agnieszka Radwańska	4	2
								7	Li Na	4	0
								2	Maria Sharapova	6	6
	5	Angelique Kerber	0	0r
	2	Maria Sharapova	6	3

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	1	V Azarenka	6	6
		A Cornet	1	0				1	V Azarenka	6	6
		S Lisicki	6	5	6				S Lisicki	4	2
		A Medina Garrigues	3	7	2										1	V Azarenka	6	6
		M Barthel	1	1											Q	E Vesnina	3	3
	Q	E Vesnina	6	6				Q	E Vesnina	77	6
		T Paszek	7	0	78				T Paszek	65	2
	LL	O Govortsova	5	6	66																	1	V Azarenka	6	6
	11	A Ivanovic	6	6																			R Oprandi	2	0
		C McHale	3	2				11	A Ivanovic	4	7	6
		V Lepchenko	7	6					V Lepchenko	6	5	1
		T Pironkova	5	4											11	A Ivanovic	4	3
		R Oprandi	7	6												R Oprandi	6	6
		U Radwańska	5	2					R Oprandi	7	6
	Q	C Giorgi	5					Q	C Giorgi	5	2
	6	S Errani	4r

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	4	P Kvitová	6	6
		D Hantuchová	2	3				4	P Kvitová	3	2
		C Suárez Navarro	6	6					C Suárez Navarro	6	6
	PR	T Bacsinszky	4	1												C Suárez Navarro	7	6
		J Janković	6	6												J Janković	5	4
		A Petkovic	2	4					J Janković	6	6
		M Niculescu	6	6					M Niculescu	2	1
	16	L Šafářová	2	0																			C Suárez Navarro	0	6	4
	9	M Bartoli	6	6																		9	M Bartoli	6	2	6
	Q	B Jovanovski	3	3				9	M Bartoli	6	6
	Q	A Morita	6	6				Q	A Morita	4	3
	WC	M-T Torró-Flor	3	0											9	M Bartoli	6	77
		V King	711	5	2											J Görges	3	62
		J Görges	69	7	6				J Görges	77	4	7
								8	S Stosur	62	6	5

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
	7	N Li	6	6
		F Schiavone	2	3				7	N Li	6	6
									N Petrova	1	2
															7	N Li	4	6	77
		Y Wickmayer	5	5												S Peng	6	2	63
		S Peng	7	7					S Peng	5	7	6
		Y Shvedova	6	4					Y Shvedova	7	5	2
	12	D Cibulková	4	1r																		7	N Li	6	6
	15	R Vinci	77	64	2																	3	A Radwańska	4	2
	Q	L Domínguez Lino	64	77	6			Q	L Domínguez Lino	7	6
	WC	K Date-Krumm	4	4				Q	L Robson	5	3
	Q	L Robson	6	6											Q	L Domínguez Lino	6	1	4
	WC	S Zhang	6	6											3	A Radwańska	2	6	6
	WC	Q Wang	3	2				WC	S Zhang	2	3
								3	A Radwańska	6	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								5	A Kerber	6	6
	Q	L Arruabarrena Vecino	6	6				Q	L Arruabarrena Vecino	2	0
		J Zheng	2	4											5	A Kerber	6	2	6
		S-w Hsieh	6	6											10	C Wozniacki	1	6	4
	WC	S Zheng	2	3					S-w Hsieh	77	63	0
		C Scheepers	5	78	2			10	C Wozniacki	65	77	6
	10	C Wozniacki	7	66	6																	5	A Kerber	0	0r
	13	M Kirilenko	3	3																		2	M Sharapova	6	3
		E Makarova	6	6					E Makarova	65	6	63
	Q	P Hercog	5	6	3			Q	P Hercog	77	3	77
		A Pavlyuchenkova	7	4	0r										Q	P Hercog	0	2
		S Arvidsson	2	3											2	M Sharapova	6	6
		S Cîrstea	6	6					S Cîrstea	2	2
		S Halep	5	5				2	M Sharapova	6	6
	2	M Sharapova	7	7

Qualifying

Draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Anna Tatishvili	4	3
		Lara Arruabarrena Vecino	6	6
									Lara Arruabarrena Vecino	7	7
								Alt	Vera Dushevina	5	5
	Alt	Vera Dushevina	6	6
	11	Casey Dellacqua	3	3

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Olga Govortsova	6	6
		Sesil Karatantcheva	4	3
								2	Olga Govortsova	2	4
								9	Elena Vesnina	6	6
	WC	Eugenie Bouchard	3	6	1
	9	Elena Vesnina	6	2	6

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Bojana Jovanovski	6	6
		Sílvia Soler Espinosa	1	0
								3	Bojana Jovanovski	3	6	6
								16	Galina Voskoboeva	6	4	3
	WC	Tang Hao Chen	2	3
	16	Galina Voskoboeva	6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Laura Robson	6	6
		Garbiñe Muguruza	3	3
								4	Laura Robson	4	6	6
								15	Johanna Larsson	6	2	1
		Julia Cohen	5	1
	15	Johanna Larsson	7	6

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Tímea Babos	2	5
		Gréta Arn	6	7
									Gréta Arn	3	6	0
									Polona Hercog	6	3	6
		Polona Hercog	6	6
	17	Mathilde Johansson	3	4

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Mandy Minella	2	4
		Camila Giorgi	6	6
									Camila Giorgi	5	6	6
								12	Heather Watson	7	2	3
	WC	Tian Ran	5	2
	12	Heather Watson	7	6

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	7	Lourdes Domínguez Lino	3	6	6
	WC	Wang Yafan	6	3	4
								7	Lourdes Domínguez Lino	6	6
								10	Pauline Parmentier	2	4
		María José Martínez Sánchez	3	63
	10	Pauline Parmentier	6	77

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	8	Petra Martić	2	2
		Olga Puchkova	6	6
									Olga Puchkova	3	3
								13	Ayumi Morita	6	6
		Eleni Daniilidou	2	2
	13	Ayumi Morita	6	6

References

External links

• Main Draw
• Qualifying Draw