2012 Qatar Airways Tournament of Champions – Singles
| Singles | |
|---|---|
| 2012 Qatar Airways Tournament of Champions | |
| Champion |  Nadia Petrova |
| Runner-up |  Caroline Wozniacki |
| Score | 6–2, 6–1 |
Ana Ivanovic was the two-time defending champion, but didn't qualify and was not able to compete as a wildcard due to playing in the Fed Cup.
Second seed Nadia Petrova won the title, defeating top seed Caroline Wozniacki in the final.[1][2] This was Petrova's 13th and final WTA singles title before announcing her retirement in January 2017 (she played her last tournament in April 2014).
Players[edit]
Caroline Wozniacki (final)
Nadia Petrova (champion)- Maria Kirilenko (round robin, withdrew)
Roberta Vinci (semifinals)
Hsieh Su-wei (round robin)
Zheng Jie (round robin, Retired)
Daniela Hantuchová (round robin)
Tsvetana Pironkova (semifinals)
Alternates[edit]
Sofia Arvidsson (round robin, Replaced Kirilenko)
Alizé Cornet (Not Used)
Draw[edit]
The eight players have been drawn into two groups – "Serdika" and "Sredets" – which are the ancient names of the city of Sofia during the thracian, respectively medieval period of Bulgarian history.
Key[edit]
- 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[edit]
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Caroline Wozniacki
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 8/WC |  Tsvetana Pironkova
| 4 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 1 | Caroline Wozniacki
| 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Nadia Petrova
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Nadia Petrova
| 66 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
| 4 |  Roberta Vinci
| 78 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||
Serdika group[edit]
| Wozniacki
|
Vinci
|
 Hsieh
|
 Hantuchová
|
RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings | ||
| 1 | Caroline Wozniacki
|
6–3, 6–1 | 6–2, 6–2 | 3–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–4 | 3–0 | 6–1 (85.7%) | 40–24 (62.5%) | 1 | |
| 4 | Roberta Vinci
|
3–6, 1–6 | 6–1, 6–2 | 6–1, 6–2 | 2–1 | 4–2 (66.7%) | 28–18 (60.9%) | 2 | |
| 5 | Hsieh Su-wei
|
2–6, 2–6 | 1–6, 2–6 | 6–1, 0–6, 6–4 | 1–2 | 2–5 (28.6%) | 19–35 (35.2%) | 3 | |
| 7 | Daniela Hantuchová
|
6–3, 6–7(4–7), 4–6 | 1–6, 2–6 | 1–6, 6–0, 4–6 | 0–3 | 2–6 (25%) | 30–40 (42.9%) | 4 |
Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.
Sredets group[edit]
| Petrova
|
Kirilenko  Arvidsson
|
 Zheng
|
Pironkova
|
RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings | ||
| 2 | Nadia Petrova
|
3–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–3 (w/ Kirilenko) |
6–3, 6–3 | 5–7, 6–1, 6–3 | 3–0 | 6–2 (75%) | 45–32 (58.4%) | 1 | |
| 3/WC Alt |
Maria Kirilenko Sofia Arvidsson
|
6–3, 6–7(4–7), 3–6 (w/ Kirilenko) |
(w/ Arvidsson) 5–1r |
6–1, 6–4 (w/ Kirilenko) |
1–1 1–0 |
3–2 (60%) 0–0 (0%) |
27–21 (56%) 5–1 (83.3%) |
X 3 | |
| 6 | Zheng Jie
|
3–6, 3–6 | 1r–5 (w/ Arvidsson) |
6–2, 4–6, 6–7(4–7) | 0–3 | 1–4 (20%) | 23–32 (41.8%) | 4 | |
| 8/WC | Tsvetana Pironkova
|
7–5, 1–6, 3–6 | 1–6, 4–6 (w/ Kirilenko) |
2–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–4) | 1–2 | 3–5 (37.5%) | 31–45 (40.8%) | 2 |
Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.
References[edit]
- ^ "Nadia Petrova beats Caroline Wozniacki 6–2, 6–1 to win Tournament of Champions final". Washington Post. 5 November 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2012.[dead link]
- ^ "Petrova beats Wozniacki to end season with victor". BBC Sport. 5 November 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2012.