2012 Apia International Sydney – Women's singles

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

Women's singles
2012 Apia International Sydney
Final
ChampionBelarus Victoria Azarenka
Runner-upChina Li Na
Score6–2, 1–6, 6–3
Details
Draw30 (6 Q / 2 WC )
Seeds8
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Seeds

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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

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Finals

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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

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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 1r 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

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6   V Zvonareva 1 2
  S Kuznetsova 6 6   S Kuznetsova 1 0r
  L Šafářová 77 6   L Šafářová 6 2
  A Ivanovic 65 2   L Šafářová 2 63
Q   M Czink 4 2 4   N Li 6 77
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

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Seeds

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  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

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Lucky losers

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Qualifying draw

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First qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
1/WC   Maria Kirilenko 1 6 77
    Varvara Lepchenko 6 2 65
1/WC   Maria Kirilenko 3 0  
    Sofia Arvidsson 6 6  
    Erika Sema 3 77 3
    Sofia Arvidsson 6 64 6
    Sofia Arvidsson 66 77 7
10   Alexandra Dulgheru 78 62 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

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
13   Vania King 5 6 6
    Arantxa Rus 7 3 1
13   Vania King 6 77  
  Paula Ormaechea 1 63  
    Patricia Mayr-Achleitner 0 1r  
    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 60 2  
8   Iveta Benešová 77 6  

Third qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
3   Polona Hercog 77 6  
Alt   Elena Bogdan 63 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 0r  
7   Ekaterina Makarova 6 0  

Fourth qualifier

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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 77 6  
WC   Tammi Patterson 63 3  
4   Chanelle Scheepers 6 6  
    Alizé Cornet 4 4  
    Alizé Cornet 6 4  
    Anastasia Pivovarova 2 1r  
    Alizé Cornet 6 1 6
    Mirjana Lučić 4 6 1
    Mirjana Lučić 6 6  
9   Anastasiya Yakimova 2 1  

Fifth qualifier

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
5   Tamira Paszek 0 67  
    Bojana Jovanovski 6 79  
  Bojana Jovanovski 66 7 7
  Virginie Razzano 78 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

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First round Second round Qualifying competition
               
6   Barbora Záhlavová Strýcová 6 5 77
    Mandy Minella 3 7 64
6   Barbora Záhlavová Strýcová 63 7 4
    Melinda Czink 77 5 6
    Sílvia Soler Espinosa 2 1  
    Melinda Czink 6 6  
    Melinda Czink 65 6 6
    Eleni Daniilidou 77 4 4
    Alla Kudryavtseva 5 6 4
    Stéphanie Foretz Gacon 7 3 6
    Stéphanie Foretz Gacon 64 2  
    Eleni Daniilidou 77 6  
    Eleni Daniilidou 6 6  
12   Pauline Parmentier 4 3  
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