WTA London Olympics 2012 Draw & Results

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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 July 28–August 5 on grass courts in London, United Kingdom.

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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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Results

Match type

64 recorded singles results

London Olympics 2012 match log
WinnerScoreLoserH2HMatch DataDateRound
F (1)
Serena Williams #4 6-0 6-1 Maria Sharapova #3 H2H Match data Aug 5, 2012* F
BR (1)
Victoria Azarenka #1 6-3 6-4 Maria Kirilenko #15 H2H Match data Aug 5, 2012* BR
SF (2)
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 Aug 4, 2012* SF
QF (4)
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 Aug 3, 2012* QF
R16 (8)
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 #72CH 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 Aug 2, 2012* R16
R32 (16)
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 #72CH 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 Aug 1, 2012* R32
R64 (32)
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 #72CH 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 Upset: winner had a 20 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
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 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 Upset: winner had a 19 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
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 Jul 30, 2012* R64 Upset: winner had a 15 percent pre-match Elo win probability.

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

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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.