WTA London Olympics 2012 Draw, Results & Schedule

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Serena Williams won the 2012 London Olympics, defeating Maria Sharapova 6-0 6-1 in the final. The Olympics event was played on grass courts in London, United Kingdom, from July 28 to August 5, 2012.

Champion
Serena Williams
def. Maria Sharapova , 6-0 6-1
Dates
Jul 28 — Aug 5
Location
London, United Kingdom
Category
Olympics
Surface
Grass
Prize money
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London Olympics 2012 match log
DateRoundWinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch
F (1)
Aug 5, 2012* F Serena Williams #4 6-0 6-1 Maria Sharapova #3 H2H Match data
BR (1)
Aug 5, 2012* BR Victoria Azarenka #1 6-3 6-4 Maria Kirilenko #15 H2H Match data
SF (2)
Aug 4, 2012* SF Serena Williams #4 6-1 6-2 Victoria Azarenka #1 H2H Match data
Aug 4, 2012* SF Maria Sharapova #3 6-2 6-3 Maria Kirilenko #15 H2H Match data
QF (4)
Aug 3, 2012* QF Victoria Azarenka #1 6-4 7-5 Angelique Kerber #7 H2H Match data
Aug 3, 2012* QF Serena Williams #4 6-0 6-3 Caroline Wozniacki #8 H2H Match data
Aug 3, 2012* QF Maria Sharapova #3 6-2 7-5 Kim Clijsters #36 H2H Match data
Aug 3, 2012* QF Maria Kirilenko #15 7-6(3) 6-3 Petra Kvitova #6 H2H Match data
R16 (8)
Aug 2, 2012* R16 Victoria Azarenka #1 7-6(6) 6-4 Nadia Petrova #23 H2H Match data
Aug 2, 2012* R16 Angelique Kerber #7 7-6(5) 7-6(5) Venus Williams #72 H2H Match data
Aug 2, 2012* R16 Serena Williams #4 6-1 6-0 Vera Zvonareva #13 H2H Match data
Aug 2, 2012* R16 Caroline Wozniacki #8 6-4 6-2 Daniela Hantuchova #33 H2H Match data
Aug 2, 2012* R16 Kim Clijsters #36 6-3 6-4 Ana Ivanovic #12 H2H Match data
Aug 2, 2012* R16 Maria Sharapova #3 6-7(8) 6-4 6-3 Sabine Lisicki #20 H2H Match data
Aug 2, 2012* R16 Petra Kvitova #6 6-3 6-0 Flavia Pennetta #19 H2H Match data
Aug 2, 2012* R16 Maria Kirilenko #15 7-6(5) 6-3 Julia Goerges #24 H2H Match data
R32 (16)
Aug 1, 2012* R32 Victoria Azarenka #1 6-1 6-2 Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez #91 H2H Match data
Aug 1, 2012* R32 Nadia Petrova #23 6-3 6-7(5) 6-2 Anna Tatishvili #84 H2H Match data
Aug 1, 2012* R32 Venus Williams #72 6-1 6-3 Aleksandra Wozniak #52 H2H Match data
Aug 1, 2012* R32 Angelique Kerber #7 6-1 6-1 Timea Babos #67 H2H Match data
Aug 1, 2012* R32 Serena Williams #4 6-2 6-3 Urszula Radwanska #45 H2H Match data
Aug 1, 2012* R32 Vera Zvonareva #13 6-3 6-3 Francesca Schiavone #21 H2H Match data
Aug 1, 2012* R32 Daniela Hantuchova #33 6-3 6-0 Alizé Cornet #47 H2H Match data
Aug 1, 2012* R32 Caroline Wozniacki #8 6-4 3-6 6-3 Yanina Wickmayer #31 H2H Match data
Aug 1, 2012* R32 Kim Clijsters #36 6-3 6-3 Carla Suárez Navarro #44 H2H Match data
Aug 1, 2012* R32 Ana Ivanovic #12 6-4 7-6(5) Elena Baltacha #105 H2H Match data
Aug 1, 2012* R32 Sabine Lisicki #20 4-6 6-3 7-5 Yaroslava Shvedova #46 H2H Match data
Aug 1, 2012* R32 Maria Sharapova #3 7-6(5) 6-3 Laura Robson #98 H2H Match data
Aug 1, 2012* R32 Petra Kvitova #6 7-5 2-6 6-1 Shuai Peng #29 H2H Match data
Aug 1, 2012* R32 Flavia Pennetta #19 7-5 6-1 Tsvetana Pironkova #56 H2H Match data
Aug 1, 2012* R32 Maria Kirilenko #15 6-3 6-2 Heather Watson #69 H2H Match data
Aug 1, 2012* R32 Julia Goerges #24 6-3 7-5 Varvara Lepchenko #40 H2H Match data
R64 (32)
Jul 30, 2012* R64 Victoria Azarenka #1 6-1 3-6 6-1 Irina-Camelia Begu #80 H2H Match data
Jul 30, 2012* R64 Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez #91 6-2 6-4 Polona Hercog #62 H2H Match data
Jul 30, 2012* R64 Anna Tatishvili #84 6-2 6-0 Stephanie Vogt #235 H2H Match data
Jul 30, 2012* R64 Nadia Petrova #23 6-4 7-6(7) Jie Zheng #25 H2H Match data
Jul 30, 2012* R64 Venus Williams #72 6-3 6-1 Sara Errani #9 H2H Match data
Jul 30, 2012* R64 Aleksandra Wozniak #52 6-2 6-1 Marina Erakovic #53 H2H Match data
Jul 30, 2012* R64 Timea Babos #67 6-4 6-2 Galina Voskoboeva #58 H2H Match data
Jul 30, 2012* R64 Angelique Kerber #7 6-1 3-0 (ret.) Petra Cetkovska #32 H2H Match data
Jul 30, 2012* R64 Serena Williams #4 6-3 6-1 Jelena Jankovic #18 H2H Match data
Jul 30, 2012* R64 Urszula Radwanska #45 6-4 6-3 Mona Barthel #37 H2H Match data
Jul 30, 2012* R64 Francesca Schiavone #21 6-3 3-6 6-4 Klara Koukalova #30 H2H Match data
Jul 30, 2012* R64 Vera Zvonareva #13 7-6(5) 6-4 Sofia Arvidsson #49 H2H Match data
Jul 30, 2012* R64 Daniela Hantuchova #33 6-2 3-6 6-3 Na Li #11 H2H Match data
Jul 30, 2012* R64 Alizé Cornet #47 7-6(7) 6-4 Tamira Paszek H2H Match data
Jul 30, 2012* R64 Yanina Wickmayer #31 6-2 4-6 7-5 Anabel Medina Garrigues #35 H2H Match data
Jul 30, 2012* R64 Caroline Wozniacki #8 4-6 6-3 6-2 Anne Keothavong #77 H2H Match data
Jul 30, 2012* R64 Carla Suárez Navarro #44 3-6 7-5 10-8 Samantha Stosur #5 H2H Match data
Jul 30, 2012* R64 Kim Clijsters #36 6-1 6-4 Roberta Vinci #27 H2H Match data
Jul 30, 2012* R64 Elena Baltacha #105 6-3 6-3 Agnes Szavay #1145 H2H Match data
Jul 30, 2012* R64 Ana Ivanovic #12 6-4 7-5 Christina Mchale #26 H2H Match data
Jul 30, 2012* R64 Sabine Lisicki #20 4-6 6-0 7-5 Ons Jabeur #279 H2H Match data
Jul 30, 2012* R64 Yaroslava Shvedova #46 6-4 6-2 Simona Halep #48 H2H Match data
Jul 30, 2012* R64 Laura Robson #98 7-6(4) 6-4 Lucie Safarova #22 H2H Match data
Jul 30, 2012* R64 Maria Sharapova #3 6-2 6-0 Shahar Peer #57 H2H Match data
Jul 30, 2012* R64 Petra Kvitova #6 6-4 5-7 6-4 Kateryna Volodko #95 H2H Match data
Jul 30, 2012* R64 Shuai Peng #29 6-3 6-7(3) 7-5 Su-Wei Hsieh #54 H2H Match data
Jul 30, 2012* R64 Flavia Pennetta #19 6-2 4-6 6-2 Sorana Cirstea #38 H2H Match data
Jul 30, 2012* R64 Tsvetana Pironkova #56 7-6(4) 6-2 Dominika Cibulkova #14 H2H Match data
Jul 30, 2012* R64 Maria Kirilenko #15 6-0 1-1 (ret.) Mariana Duque-Mariño #115 H2H Match data
Jul 30, 2012* R64 Heather Watson #69 6-2 6-2 Sílvia Soler-Espinosa #63 H2H Match data
Jul 30, 2012* R64 Varvara Lepchenko #40 7-5 6-7(6) 6-2 Veronica Cepede Royg #185 H2H Match data
Jul 30, 2012* R64 Julia Goerges #24 7-5 6-7(5) 6-4 Agnieszka Radwanska #2 H2H Match data

Most Gold Medals

Players with the most Olympic singles gold medals
PlayerGolds
Belinda Bencic 1
Elena Dementieva 1
Jennifer Capriati 1
Justine Henin 1
Lindsay Davenport 1
Monica Puig 1
Qinwen Zheng 1
Serena Williams 1
Steffi Graf 1
Venus Williams 1

Recent Finals

Recent London Olympics finals
EditionSurfaceWinnerScoreRunner-upH2HMatch
2024 Clay Qinwen Zheng #7 6-2 6-3 Donna Vekic #21 H2H Match data
2020 Hard Belinda Bencic #12 7-5 2-6 6-3 Marketa Vondrousova #42 H2H Match data
2016 Hard Monica Puig #34 6-4 4-6 6-1 Angelique Kerber #2 H2H Match data
2012 Grass Serena Williams #4 6-0 6-1 Maria Sharapova #3 H2H Match data
2008 Hard Elena Dementieva #7 3-6 7-5 6-3 Dinara Safina #6 H2H Match data

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where were the 2012 Olympic women's singles played?
The 2012 Olympic women's singles were played in London, United Kingdom.
Who won the 2012 Olympic women's singles gold medal?
Serena Williams won the 2012 Olympic women's singles gold medal, defeating Maria Sharapova 6-0 6-1 in the final.
Who has won the most Olympic women's singles gold medals?
10 players share the Olympic women's singles record with 1 gold medal each.
What surface was used for the 2012 Olympic women's singles?
The 2012 Olympic women's singles were played on grass courts.