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]

Women's singles
2012 Italian Open
Final
ChampionRussia Maria Sharapova
Runner-upChina Li Na
Score4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Details
Draw56
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Seeds

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

01.     Victoria Azarenka (third round, withdrew because of a shoulder injury)
02.     Maria Sharapova (champion)
03.     Agnieszka Radwańska (second round)
04.     Petra Kvitová (quarterfinals)
05.     Samantha Stosur (third round)
06.     Caroline Wozniacki (second round, retired)
07.     Marion Bartoli (second round)
08.     Li Na (final)
09.     Serena Williams (semifinal, withdrew due to a lower back injury)
10.     Francesca Schiavone (first round)
11.     Sabine Lisicki (first round)
12.     Angelique Kerber (semifinals)
13.     Ana Ivanovic (third round)
14.     Dominika Cibulková (quarterfinals)
15.     Jelena Janković (first round)
16.     Maria Kirilenko (first round)

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

Draw

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Finals

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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

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Section 1

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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

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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

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Section 3

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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

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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

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Seeds

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  1.   Carla Suárez Navarro (first round)
  2.   Petra Martić (first round)
  3.   Aleksandra Wozniak (qualified)
  4.   Sílvia Soler Espinosa (qualified)
  5.   Kateryna Bondarenko (first round, retired)
  6.   Pauline Parmentier (qualifying competition)
  7.   Hsieh Su-wei (qualifying competition)
  8.   Anna Tatishvili (first round)
  9.   Gréta Arn (first round)
  10.   Vera Dushevina (qualifying competition)
  11.   Olga Govortsova (qualified)
  12.   Varvara Lepchenko (qualifying competition)
  13.   Johanna Larsson (first round)
  14.   Sloane Stephens (qualified)
  15.   Mathilde Johansson (first round)
  16.   Jamie Hampton (first round)

Qualifiers

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Qualifying draw

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First qualifier

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "Sharapova lifts trophy in rainy Rome". CNN. 20 May 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Maria Sharapova wins Italian Open crown in Rome". BBC Sport. 20 May 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
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