2012 Western & Southern Open – Women's singles

Li Na defeated Angelique Kerber in the final, 1–6, 6–3, 6–1 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2012 Cincinnati Masters.

Women's singles
2012 Western & Southern Open
Final
ChampionChina Li Na
Runner-upGermany Angelique Kerber
Score1–6, 6–3, 6–1
Details
Draw56
Seeds16
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Maria Sharapova was the reigning champion, but withdrew because of a stomach virus.

Seeds

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

  1.   Agnieszka Radwańska (quarterfinals)
  2.   Serena Williams (quarterfinals)
  3.   Samantha Stosur (quarterfinals)
  4.   Petra Kvitová (semifinals)
  5.   Angelique Kerber (final)
  6.   Caroline Wozniacki (third round)
  7.   Sara Errani (third round)
  8.   Marion Bartoli (second round)
  9.   Li Na (champion)
  10.   Ana Ivanovic (withdrew because of a right foot injury)
  11.   Dominika Cibulková (second round, retired)
  12.   Maria Kirilenko (first round)
  13.   Jelena Janković (first round)
  14.   Francesca Schiavone (first round)
  15.   Nadia Petrova (first round, retired because of dizziness)
  16.   Lucie Šafářová (first round)
  17.   Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (quarterfinals)

Draw

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Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1   Agnieszka Radwańska 1 1  
9   Li Na 6 6  
9   Li Na 7 3 6
WC   Venus Williams 5 6 1
3   Samantha Stosur 2 77 4
WC   Venus Williams 6 62 6
9   Li Na 1 6 6
5   Angelique Kerber 6 3 1
17   Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 3 64
4   Petra Kvitová 6 77
4   Petra Kvitová 1 6 4
5   Angelique Kerber 6 2 6
5   Angelique Kerber 6 6  
2   Serena Williams 4 4  

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
1   A Radwańska 6 6
    S Arvidsson 6 2   S Arvidsson 4 3
  T Paszek 1 1r 1   A Radwańska 6 4 6
    T Pironkova 4 1 WC   S Stephens 1 6 4
WC   S Stephens 6 6 WC   S Stephens 6 6
WC   C Giorgi 6 6 WC   C Giorgi 2 1
14   F Schiavone 1 3 1   A Radwańska 1 1
9   N Li 6 6
9   N Li 6 4 6
  Y Wickmayer 78 2 3   S Cîrstea 3 6 3
  S Cîrstea 66 6 6 9   N Li 6 6
Q   J Larsson 6 6 Q   J Larsson 2 2
Q   C Dellacqua 1 3 Q   J Larsson 6 6
8   M Bartoli 4 2

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
3   S Stosur 6 66 6
    S Halep 3 0   A Medina Garrigues 3 78 4
  A Medina Garrigues 6 6 3   S Stosur 6 6
    K Zakopalová 65 5   E Makarova 1 3
LL   A Tatishvili 77 7 LL   A Tatishvili 1 2
    E Makarova 710 3   E Makarova 6 6
15   N Petrova 68 1r 3   S Stosur 2 77 4
12   M Kirilenko 3 77 2 WC   V Williams 6 62 6
WC   V Williams 6 65 6 WC   V Williams 2 6 6
  C Scheepers 3 6 3   C Scheepers 6 3 2
  C McHale 6 3 0r WC   V Williams 6 6
  J Zheng 6 61 3 7   S Errani 3 0
  D Hantuchová 2 77 6     D Hantuchová 4 4
7   S Errani 6 6

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
6   C Wozniacki 6 6
Q   S Karatantcheva 6 6 Q   S Karatantcheva 1 0
Q   K Bertens 2 1 6   C Wozniacki 4 4
    S Pe'er 3 3 17   A Pavlyuchenkova 6 6
  J Görges 6 6     J Görges 3 0
    C Suárez Navarro 4 0 17   A Pavlyuchenkova 6 6
17   A Pavlyuchenkova 6 6 17   A Pavlyuchenkova 3 64
13   J Janković 7 5 68 4   P Kvitová 6 77
  S Peng 5 7 710     S Peng 6 6
  R Vinci 6 6   R Vinci 3 4
Q   M Keys 3 3     S Peng 2 2
  MJ Martínez Sánchez 0 4 4   P Kvitová 6 6
  M Barthel 6 6     M Barthel 6 2 5
4   P Kvitová 3 6 7

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
5   A Kerber 3 6 6
    V Lepchenko 64 4 LL   T Babos 6 1 2
LL   T Babos 77 6 5   A Kerber 6 77
Q   B Mattek-Sands 3 5 Q   A Hlaváčková 4 65
Q   A Hlaváčková 6 7 Q   A Hlaváčková 77 4
Q   A Amanmuradova 3 4 11   D Cibulková 61 1r
11   D Cibulková 6 6 5   A Kerber 6 6
16   L Šafářová 3 4 2   S Williams 4 4
Q   Y Shvedova 6 6 Q   Y Shvedova 6 1r
  K Pervak 2 4 Q   U Radwańska 4 4
Q   U Radwańska 6 6 Q   U Radwańska 4 3
Q   V King 3 6 66 2   S Williams 6 6
Q   E Daniilidou 6 2 78 Q   E Daniilidou 3 4
2   S Williams 6 6

Qualifying draw

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Seeds

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  1.   Yaroslava Shvedova (qualified)
  2.   Urszula Radwańska (qualified)
  3.   Vania King (qualified)
  4.   Galina Voskoboeva (withdrew)
  5.   Iveta Benešová (first round)
  6.   Sílvia Soler Espinosa (first round)
  7.   Arantxa Rus (first round)
  8.   Tímea Babos (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  9.   Lucie Hradecká (first round)
  10.   Bojana Jovanovski (first round)
  11.   CoCo Vandeweghe (first round)
  12.   Lourdes Domínguez Lino (first round)
  13.   Anne Keothavong (first round)
  14.   Anna Tatishvili (qualifying competition, lucky loser)
  15.   Kiki Bertens (qualified)
  16.   Olga Govortsova (qualifying competition)
  17.   Irina-Camelia Begu (qualifying competition)
  18.   Melinda Czink (qualifying competition)
  19.   Laura Robson (qualifying competition)
  20.   Andrea Hlaváčková (qualified)
  21.   Pauline Parmentier (first round)
  22.   Johanna Larsson (qualified)
  23.   Kateryna Bondarenko (qualifying competition)
  24.   Garbiñe Muguruza (first round)

Qualifiers

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Lucky losers

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Draw

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First qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
1   Yaroslava Shvedova 6 6  
WC   Lauren Davis 3 2  
1   Yaroslava Shvedova 7 6  
14   Anna Tatishvili 5 2  
WC   Nicole Gibbs 2 68  
14   Anna Tatishvili 6 710  

Second qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
2   Urszula Radwańska 6 6  
    Mirjana Lučić 2 2  
2   Urszula Radwańska 6 6  
19   Laura Robson 3 2  
    Vera Dushevina 2 6 4
19   Laura Robson 6 3 6

Third qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
3   Vania King 6 6  
    Kimiko Date-Krumm 4 4  
3   Vania King 3 6 7
17   Irina-Camelia Begu 6 3 5
    Julia Cohen 4 2  
17   Irina-Camelia Begu 6 6  

Fourth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
Alt   Jana Čepelová 3 1  
    Karolína Plíšková 6 6  
  Karolína Plíšková 3 2  
    Akgul Amanmuradova 6 6  
    Akgul Amanmuradova 6 6  
21   Pauline Parmentier 4 3  

Fifth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
5   Iveta Benešová 1 77 3
    Alexa Glatch 6 62 6
  Alexa Glatch 2 2  
22   Johanna Larsson 6 6  
WC   Komal Safdar 1 1  
22   Johanna Larsson 6 6  

Sixth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
6   Sílvia Soler Espinosa 3 5  
    Yulia Putintseva 6 7  
  Yulia Putintseva 3 3  
15   Kiki Bertens 6 6  
    Aravane Rezaï 3 77 4
15   Kiki Bertens 6 63 6

Seventh qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
7   Arantxa Rus 6 5 0
    Sesil Karatantcheva 3 7 6
  Sesil Karatantcheva 3 7 6
16   Olga Govortsova 6 5 0
WC   Jill Craybas 3 2  
16   Olga Govortsova 6 6  

Eighth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
8   Tímea Babos 6 6  
    Lesia Tsurenko 2 4  
8   Tímea Babos 3 0  
WC   Madison Keys 6 6  
WC   Madison Keys 77 3 6
24   Garbiñe Muguruza 65 6 1

Ninth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
9   Lucie Hradecká 3 1  
    Casey Dellacqua 6 6  
  Casey Dellacqua 6 77  
18   Melinda Czink 4 62  
    Melanie Oudin 3 4  
18   Melinda Czink 6 6  

Tenth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
10   Bojana Jovanovski 3 6 62
    Olivia Rogowska 6 2 77
  Olivia Rogowska 77 4 4
20   Andrea Hlaváčková 65 6 6
    Jarmila Gajdošová 3 64  
20   Andrea Hlaváčková 6 77  

Eleventh qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
11   CoCo Vandeweghe 3 62  
    Eleni Daniilidou 6 77  
  Eleni Daniilidou 6 77  
23   Kateryna Bondarenko 3 62  
    Chang Kai-chen 5 4  
23   Kateryna Bondarenko 7 6  

Twelfth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
12   Lourdes Domínguez Lino 3 3  
WC   Bethanie Mattek-Sands 6 6  
WC   Bethanie Mattek-Sands 1 7 6
    Chan Yung-jan 6 5 3
    Chan Yung-jan 6 4 6
13   Anne Keothavong 3 6 0

References

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