Women's singles
2012 Italian Open
Champion	Maria Sharapova
Runner-up	Li Na
Score	4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Draw	56
Seeds	16

Defending champion Maria Sharapova defeated Li Na in the final, 4–6, 6–4, 7–6^(7–5) to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2012 Italian Open. She came back from a set and a double break deficit in the second set of the final, and saved a championship point in the third set.^[1][2]

Seeds

The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	14	Dominika Cibulková	1	64
	8	Li Na	6	77
								8	Li Na	w/o
								9	Serena Williams
		Flavia Pennetta	0r
	9	Serena Williams	4
															8	Li Na	6	4	65
															2	Maria Sharapova	4	6	77
	12	Angelique Kerber	77	1	6
	4	Petra Kvitová	62	6	1
								12	Angelique Kerber	3	4
								2	Maria Sharapova	6	6
	WC	Venus Williams	4	3
	2	Maria Sharapova	6	6

Top half

Section 1

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	V Azarenka	6	6
		S Pe'er	77	4	3				S Pe'er	1	2
		S Peng	64	6	1r										1	V Azarenka
		R Vinci	4	6	2										14	D Cibulková	w/o
	WC	K Knapp	6	2	6			WC	K Knapp	3	6	1
	Q	M Lučić	1	2				14	D Cibulková	6	4	6
	14	D Cibulková	6	6																		14	D Cibulková	1	64
	11	S Lisicki	64	6	3																	8	N Li	6	77
		M Erakovic	77	4	6				M Erakovic	7	1	2
		J Gajdošová	4	63					C Scheepers	5	6	6
		C Scheepers	6	77												C Scheepers	63	2
		I Benešová	6	5	77										8	N Li	77	6
		Y Wickmayer	4	7	65				I Benešová	1	5
								8	N Li	6	7

Section 2

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								3	A Radwańska	4	6	1
		P Cetkovská	7	6					P Cetkovská	6	4	6
	Q	O Govortsova	5	4												P Cetkovská	0	1
	Q	A Chakvetadze	2	6	4											F Pennetta	6	6
	Q	S Stephens	6	2	6			Q	S Stephens	2	3
		F Pennetta	6	77					F Pennetta	6	6
	16	M Kirilenko	1	62																			F Pennetta	0r
	9	S Williams	6	6																		9	S Williams	4
		G Voskoboeva	2	3				9	S Williams	4	6	6
		N Petrova	6	6					N Petrova	6	2	3
	Q	A Hlaváčková	3	3											9	S Williams	6	6
		A Medina Garrigues	6	6												A Medina Garrigues	3	1
		J Zheng	2	1					A Medina Garrigues	6	4
								6	C Wozniacki	4	0r

Bottom half

Section 3

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								7	M Bartoli	3	1
	Q	A Wozniak	1	77	3				J Görges	6	6
		J Görges	6	61	6											J Görges	4	1
		V King	6	6											12	A Kerber	6	6
		T Pironkova	0	1					V King	3	2
	Q	A Rodionova	6	5	2			12	A Kerber	6	6
	12	A Kerber	4	7	6																	12	A Kerber	77	1	6
	15	J Janković	3	6	64																	4	P Kvitová	62	6	1
		S Cîrstea	6	4	77				S Cîrstea	6	6
		S Arvidsson	6	6					S Arvidsson	3	1
		MJ Martínez Sánchez	3	2												S Cîrstea	2	7	2
		A Pavlyuchenkova	6	6											4	P Kvitová	6	5	6
		K Pervak	2	4					A Pavlyuchenkova	5	4
								4	P Kvitová	7	6

Section 4

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								5	S Stosur	6	7
	PR	T Bacsinszky	0	0r					S Errani	3	5
		S Errani	6	3											5	S Stosur	4	3
	WC	V Williams	6	6											WC	V Williams	6	6
		S Halep	3	4				WC	V Williams	79	6
		E Makarova	6	6					E Makarova	67	1
	10	F Schiavone	3	4																		WC	V Williams	4	3
	13	A Ivanovic	6	6																		2	M Sharapova	6	6
		S Kuznetsova	4	3				13	A Ivanovic	6	6
	WC	A Brianti	2	1				Q	S Soler Espinosa	2	1
	Q	S Soler Espinosa	6	6											13	A Ivanovic	64	3
		C McHale	6	6											2	M Sharapova	77	6
		M Niculescu	4	4					C McHale	5	5
								2	M Sharapova	7	7

Qualifying

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Carla Suárez Navarro	4	7	2
		Gisela Dulko	6	5	6
									Gisela Dulko	3	79	4
									Mirjana Lučić	6	67	6
		Mirjana Lučić	6	6
	16	Jamie Hampton	4	2

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Petra Martić	77	3	5
		Andrea Hlaváčková	63	6	7
									Andrea Hlaváčková	6	1	6
									Paula Ormaechea	4	6	3
		Paula Ormaechea	7	6
	15	Mathilde Johansson	5	1

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Aleksandra Wozniak	6	6
		Alla Kudryavtseva	1	1
								3	Aleksandra Wozniak	77	4	6
								WC	Nastassja Burnett	63	6	4
	WC	Nastassja Burnett	4	6	6
	13	Johanna Larsson	6	1	2

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Sílvia Soler Espinosa	6	6
		Lourdes Domínguez Lino	4	3
								4	Sílvia Soler Espinosa	6	6
									Lesia Tsurenko	3	3
		Lesia Tsurenko	6	6
	9	Gréta Arn	2	2

Fifth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	5	Kateryna Bondarenko	63	0r
		Anastasia Rodionova	77	0
									Anastasia Rodionova	6	6
								10	Vera Dushevina	2	4
		Chang Kai-chen	3	1
	10	Vera Dushevina	6	6

Sixth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	6	Pauline Parmentier	6	6
	WC	Anastasia Grymalska	2	3
								6	Pauline Parmentier	2	1
								11	Olga Govortsova	6	6
		Jill Craybas	5	3
	11	Olga Govortsova	7	6

Seventh qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	7	Hsieh Su-wei	6	6
	WC	Alexia Virgili	4	3
								7	Hsieh Su-wei	2	4
								14	Sloane Stephens	6	6
		Bethanie Mattek-Sands	5	5
	14	Sloane Stephens	7	7

Eighth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	8	Anna Tatishvili	4	1
	PR	Anna Chakvetadze	6	6
								PR	Anna Chakvetadze	6	4	6
								12	Varvara Lepchenko	1	6	4
	WC	Corinna Dentoni	4	2
	12	Varvara Lepchenko	6	6

References

• Main draw
• Qualifying draw

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