2012 Qatar Airways Tournament of Champions – Singles

Ana Ivanovic was the two-time defending champion, but did not qualify and was not able to compete as a wildcard due to playing in the Fed Cup.

Singles
2012 Qatar Airways Tournament of Champions
Champion	Nadia Petrova
Runner-up	Caroline Wozniacki
Score	6–2, 6–1
Draw	8

Main article: 2012 Qatar Airways Tournament of Champions

Second seed Nadia Petrova won the title, defeating top seed Caroline Wozniacki in the final. 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

1. Caroline Wozniacki (final)
2. Nadia Petrova (champion)
3. Maria Kirilenko (round robin, withdrew)
4. Roberta Vinci (semifinals)
5. Hsieh Su-wei (round robin)
6. Zheng Jie (round robin, Retired)
7. Daniela Hantuchová (round robin)
8. Tsvetana Pironkova (semifinals)

Alternates

1. Sofia Arvidsson (round robin, Replaced Kirilenko)
2. 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 and medieval periods, respectively, of Bulgarian history. Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	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

		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

		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.

External links

• Main Draw