2012 Qatar Airways Tournament of Champions – Singles
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.
Singles | |
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2012 Qatar Airways Tournament of Champions | |
Champion | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
Final score | 6–2, 6–1 |
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
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
Sofia Arvidsson (Round Robin, Replaced Kirilenko)
Alizé Cornet (Not Used)
Draw
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
- 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
Finals
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
1 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
8/WC | ![]() | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||
1 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
2 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
2 | ![]() | 66 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
4 | ![]() | 78 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||
Serdika Group
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RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings | ||
1 | ![]() |
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 | |
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3–6, 1–6 | 6–1, 6–2 | 6–1, 6–2 | 2–1 | 4–2 (66.7%) | 28–18 (60.9%) | 2 | |
5 | ![]() |
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 | |
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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
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RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings | ||
2 | ![]() |
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 9 |
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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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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
- "Nadia Petrova beats Caroline Wozniacki 6–2, 6–1 to win Tournament of Champions final". Washington Post. 5 November 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
- "Petrova beats Wozniacki to end season with victor". BBC Sport. 5 November 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2012.