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
Champion	Victoria Azarenka
Runner-up	Li Na
Score	6–2, 1–6, 6–3
Draw	30 (6 Q / 2 WC )
Seeds	8

Main article: 2012 Apia International Sydney

Seeds

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

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	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

	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

	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

Seeds

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

1. Sofia Arvidsson
2. Urszula Radwańska
3. Ekaterina Makarova
4. Chanelle Scheepers
5. Stefanie Vögele
6. Melinda Czink

Lucky losers

1. Alexandra Dulgheru
2. Polona Hercog

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

External links

• Main draw
• Qualifying draw